Cr Pr 2-2 (11-09) Crop Production Washington, D.C. Released November 10, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Corn Production Down 1 Percent from October Forecast Soybean Production Up 2 Percent Cotton Production Down 4 Percent Corn production is forecast at 12.9 billion bushels, down 1 percent from last month but 7 percent higher than 2008. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 162.9 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from October but 9.0 bushels above last year. Despite the drop in yield from October, this yield will be the highest on record if realized. Total production will be second highest on record, only behind 2007. Within the Corn Belt, forecasted yields in Minnesota and Wisconsin increased, while Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan yields decreased. Soybean production is forecast at a record high 3.32 billion bushels, up 2 percent from the October forecast and up 12 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 43.3 bushels per acre, up 0.9 bushel from last month and up 3.6 bushels from 2008. If realized, this will be the highest U.S. yield on record. Compared with last month, yields are forecast higher or unchanged in all States except Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and Texas. Increases of 3 bushels are expected in Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, and Maryland. The largest decrease in yield from the October forecast is expected in Mississippi where excessive rain during October hindered yield expectations. If realized, the forecasted yield in Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, and Pennsylvania will be a record high and the forecasted yield in Georgia, Maryland, and North Carolina will tie the previous record high. Area for harvest in the U.S. is forecast at 76.6 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 3 percent from 2008. All Cotton production is forecast at 12.5 million 480-pound bales, down 4 percent from last month and down 2 percent from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 12.1 million 480-pound bales, down 4 percent from last month and down 2 percent from last year. Forecasted yield in the Delta region decreased due to continual wet weather. Texas producers expect lower yields due to the effects of the cool, wet weather on the late planted crop. Upland growers in Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma are expecting record high yields. The American-Pima production forecast, at 367,000 bales, was carried forward from the August 2009 forecast. This report was approved on November 10, 2009. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Carol C. House Contents Page Grains & Hay Corn for Grain...........................................................................4 Ears Per Acre.......................................................................24 Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths.............................................26 Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width.................27 Percentage Distribution by Plant Population.........................................25 Plant Population Per Acre...........................................................23 Rice.....................................................................................6 Rice, by Class........................................................................6 Selected Small Grains, Acres, Yield, and Production.....................................15 Selected Small Grains, Stocks...........................................................16 Sorghum for Grain........................................................................5 Wheat, by Class.........................................................................15 Oilseeds Peanuts.................................................................................8 Soybeans................................................................................7 Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths..............................................30 Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width..................31 Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet...................................................29 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton..................................................................................9 Cumulative Boll Counts..............................................................28 Cottonseed..............................................................................8 Sugarbeets.............................................................................10 Sugarcane..............................................................................10 Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas...................................................................11 Dry Edible Peas........................................................................11 Lentils................................................................................10 Noncitrus Fruits & Tree Nuts Papayas................................................................................12 Potatoes & Miscellaneous Crops Potatoes..............................................................................12 Fall Percent of Major Varieties Planted............................................13 Number of Hills by Type............................................................32 Harvest Loss by Type...............................................................33 Grading Categories by Type.........................................................33 Round Potatoes by Size Categories..................................................34 Long Potatoes by Size Categories..................................................35 Crop Comments................................................................................38 Crop Summary.................................................................................17 Information Contacts.........................................................................46 Reliability of Production Data in this Report................................................44 Weather Maps.................................................................................36 Weather Summary..............................................................................37 Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2009 : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :------------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AL : 235 260 104.0 108.0 108.0 24,440 28,080 AR : 430 410 155.0 153.0 152.0 66,650 62,320 CA : 170 125 195.0 180.0 180.0 33,150 22,500 CO : 1,080 950 137.0 140.0 145.0 147,960 137,750 DE : 152 160 125.0 145.0 145.0 19,000 23,200 GA : 310 350 140.0 140.0 140.0 43,400 49,000 IL : 11,900 11,800 179.0 179.0 175.0 2,130,100 2,065,000 IN : 5,460 5,440 160.0 166.0 166.0 873,600 903,040 IA : 12,800 13,350 171.0 188.0 183.0 2,188,800 2,443,050 KS : 3,630 3,870 134.0 145.0 145.0 486,420 561,150 KY : 1,120 1,130 136.0 157.0 160.0 152,320 180,800 LA : 510 620 144.0 132.0 130.0 73,440 80,600 MD : 400 400 121.0 145.0 145.0 48,400 58,000 MI : 2,140 1,990 138.0 144.0 142.0 295,320 282,580 MN : 7,200 7,100 164.0 170.0 172.0 1,180,800 1,221,200 MS : 700 710 140.0 130.0 125.0 98,000 88,750 MO : 2,650 2,900 144.0 151.0 151.0 381,600 437,900 NE : 8,550 8,900 163.0 178.0 178.0 1,393,650 1,584,200 NJ : 74 69 116.0 135.0 135.0 8,584 9,315 NY : 640 600 144.0 132.0 130.0 92,160 78,000 NC : 830 800 78.0 115.0 115.0 64,740 92,000 ND : 2,300 1,750 124.0 123.0 121.0 285,200 211,750 OH : 3,120 3,120 135.0 166.0 166.0 421,200 517,920 OK : 320 330 115.0 110.0 110.0 36,800 36,300 PA : 880 880 133.0 144.0 144.0 117,040 126,720 SC : 315 295 65.0 110.0 110.0 20,475 32,450 SD : 4,400 4,600 133.0 150.0 150.0 585,200 690,000 TN : 630 590 118.0 136.0 139.0 74,340 82,010 TX : 2,030 2,100 125.0 130.0 130.0 253,750 273,000 VA : 340 355 108.0 128.0 130.0 36,720 46,150 WA : 90 90 205.0 205.0 210.0 18,450 18,900 WI : 2,880 2,900 137.0 144.0 146.0 394,560 423,400 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 354 350 155.3 155.0 154.0 54,969 53,893 : US : 78,640 79,294 153.9 164.2 162.9 12,101,238 12,920,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, NM, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual Sta level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2009 Summary." Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2009 : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :-----------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- 1,000 Bushels : AR : 115 35 88.0 93.0 93.0 10,120 3,255 CO : 150 110 30.0 35.0 30.0 4,500 3,300 IL : 76 38 103.0 90.0 90.0 7,828 3,420 KS : 2,750 2,500 78.0 83.0 83.0 214,500 207,500 LA : 110 67 87.0 77.0 80.0 9,570 5,360 MS : 82 12 71.0 74.0 72.0 5,822 864 MO : 80 45 97.0 89.0 89.0 7,760 4,005 NE : 210 140 91.0 90.0 84.0 19,110 11,760 NM : 80 49 43.0 44.0 44.0 3,440 2,156 OK : 310 210 45.0 42.0 47.0 13,950 9,870 SD : 115 125 64.0 66.0 68.0 7,360 8,500 TX : 3,050 2,300 52.0 44.0 44.0 158,600 101,200 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 143 50 68.4 52.4 52.4 9,782 2,620 : US : 7,271 5,681 65.0 64.0 64.0 472,342 363,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For 2008, Other States include AL, AZ, CA, GA, KY, NC, PA, SC, and TN. For 2009, Other States include AZ, and GA. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2009 Summary." Rice: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: : : : 2009 : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :-------------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --------- Pounds -------- ---- 1,000 Cwt --- : AR : 1,395 1,475 6,660 6,850 6,730 92,938 99,268 CA : 517 549 8,320 8,500 8,500 43,030 46,665 LA : 464 470 5,830 6,400 6,450 27,037 30,315 MS : 229 238 6,850 6,800 6,650 15,687 15,827 MO : 199 199 6,620 7,000 7,000 13,173 13,930 TX : 172 170 6,900 7,500 7,200 11,868 12,240 : US : 2,976 3,101 6,846 7,115 7,038 203,733 218,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rice: Production by Class, United States, 2007-2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Year : Long Grain : Medium Grain : Short Grain 1/ : All : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 2007 : 143,235 51,063 4,090 198,388 2008 : 153,257 47,166 3,310 203,733 2009 2/ : 152,533 62,294 3,418 218,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain. 2/ The 2009 rice production by class forecasts are based on class harvested acreage estimates and the 5-year average class yield compared to the all rice yield. Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2009 : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :-------------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL : 350 430 35.0 37.0 37.0 12,250 15,910 AR : 3,250 3,370 38.0 39.0 38.0 123,500 128,060 DE : 193 183 27.5 36.0 39.0 5,308 7,137 GA : 415 450 31.0 34.0 33.0 12,865 14,850 IL : 9,120 9,350 47.0 44.0 45.0 428,640 420,750 IN : 5,430 5,430 45.0 43.0 46.0 244,350 249,780 IA : 9,670 9,530 46.5 52.0 51.0 449,655 486,030 KS : 3,250 3,650 37.0 40.0 43.0 120,250 156,950 KY : 1,380 1,410 34.5 44.0 46.0 47,610 64,860 LA : 950 970 33.0 37.0 37.0 31,350 35,890 MD : 485 475 30.0 40.0 43.0 14,550 20,425 MI : 1,890 1,990 37.0 37.0 39.0 69,930 77,610 MN : 6,970 7,100 38.0 40.0 42.0 264,860 298,200 MS : 1,960 2,140 40.0 39.0 36.0 78,400 77,040 MO : 5,030 5,300 38.0 42.0 44.0 191,140 233,200 NE : 4,860 4,750 46.5 52.0 52.0 225,990 247,000 NJ : 90 87 30.0 38.0 40.0 2,700 3,480 NY : 226 252 46.0 42.0 43.0 10,396 10,836 NC : 1,670 1,760 33.0 34.0 34.0 55,110 59,840 ND : 3,760 3,850 28.0 30.0 30.0 105,280 115,500 OH : 4,480 4,580 36.0 46.0 48.0 161,280 219,840 OK : 360 370 25.0 28.0 28.0 9,000 10,360 PA : 430 445 40.0 46.0 47.0 17,200 20,915 SC : 530 560 32.0 27.0 27.0 16,960 15,120 SD : 4,060 4,200 34.0 40.0 41.0 138,040 172,200 TN : 1,460 1,530 34.0 40.0 41.0 49,640 62,730 TX : 205 195 24.5 25.0 23.0 5,023 4,485 VA : 570 580 32.0 37.0 37.0 18,240 21,460 WI : 1,590 1,630 35.0 39.0 41.0 55,650 66,830 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 47 52 39.1 35.6 38.1 1,840 1,982 : US : 74,681 76,619 39.7 42.4 43.3 2,967,007 3,319,270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2009 Summary." Peanuts: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: : : : 2009 : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :-------------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Pounds -------- --- 1,000 Pounds --- : AL : 193.0 153.0 3,500 3,300 3,200 675,500 489,600 FL : 140.0 105.0 3,200 3,100 3,000 448,000 315,000 GA : 685.0 500.0 3,400 3,500 3,500 2,329,000 1,750,000 MS : 21.0 20.0 3,900 3,500 3,200 81,900 64,000 NM : 8.0 7.0 3,200 3,200 3,200 25,600 22,400 NC : 97.0 66.0 3,700 3,500 3,700 358,900 244,200 OK : 18.0 12.0 3,500 3,400 3,300 63,000 39,600 SC : 68.0 47.0 3,900 3,000 2,800 265,200 131,600 TX : 253.0 160.0 3,300 3,200 3,300 834,900 528,000 VA : 24.0 12.0 3,350 3,400 3,600 80,400 43,200 : US : 1,507.0 1,082.0 3,426 3,363 3,353 5,162,400 3,627,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cottonseed: Production, United States, 2007-2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : US : 6,588.7 4,300.3 4,209.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ Type :------------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : : 2009 : : State : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :-------------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Pounds -------- 1,000 Bales 2/ : Upland : AL : 286.0 250.0 787 806 710 469.0 370.0 AZ : 133.0 139.0 1,462 1,450 1,450 405.0 420.0 AR : 615.0 500.0 1,012 1,037 893 1,296.0 930.0 CA : 117.0 70.0 1,506 1,495 1,495 367.0 218.0 FL : 65.0 81.0 916 830 741 124.0 125.0 GA : 920.0 990.0 835 897 873 1,600.0 1,800.0 KS : 25.0 32.0 653 720 615 34.0 41.0 LA : 234.0 225.0 576 811 768 281.0 360.0 MS : 360.0 285.0 911 909 842 683.0 500.0 MO : 303.0 263.0 1,106 1,132 949 698.0 520.0 NM : 35.0 28.0 974 1,029 1,029 71.0 60.0 NC : 428.0 370.0 847 876 921 755.0 710.0 OK : 155.0 195.0 811 825 825 262.0 335.0 SC : 134.0 114.0 881 737 737 246.0 175.0 TN : 280.0 280.0 909 943 926 530.0 540.0 TX : 3,250.0 3,700.0 657 649 636 4,450.0 4,900.0 VA : 60.0 64.0 908 900 938 113.5 125.0 : US : 7,400.0 7,586.0 803 799 767 12,384.5 12,129.0 : Amer-Pima 3/: AZ : 0.8 1.3 480 997 997 0.8 2.7 CA : 151.0 127.0 1,281 1,247 1,247 403.0 330.0 NM : 1.9 1.4 758 789 789 3.0 2.3 TX : 15.0 16.5 768 931 931 24.0 32.0 : US : 168.7 146.2 1,226 1,205 1,205 430.8 367.0 : All : AL : 286.0 250.0 787 806 710 469.0 370.0 AZ : 133.8 140.3 1,456 1,446 1,446 405.8 422.7 AR : 615.0 500.0 1,012 1,037 893 1,296.0 930.0 CA : 268.0 197.0 1,379 1,335 1,335 770.0 548.0 FL : 65.0 81.0 916 830 741 124.0 125.0 GA : 920.0 990.0 835 897 873 1,600.0 1,800.0 KS : 25.0 32.0 653 720 615 34.0 41.0 LA : 234.0 225.0 576 811 768 281.0 360.0 MS : 360.0 285.0 911 909 842 683.0 500.0 MO : 303.0 263.0 1,106 1,132 949 698.0 520.0 NM : 36.9 29.4 963 1,017 1,017 74.0 62.3 NC : 428.0 370.0 847 876 921 755.0 710.0 OK : 155.0 195.0 811 825 825 262.0 335.0 SC : 134.0 114.0 881 737 737 246.0 175.0 TN : 280.0 280.0 909 943 926 530.0 540.0 TX : 3,265.0 3,716.5 658 650 637 4,474.0 4,932.0 VA : 60.0 64.0 908 900 938 113.5 125.0 : US : 7,568.7 7,732.2 813 807 776 12,815.3 12,496.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb. net weight bale. 3/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2009 : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :-------------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Tons --------- -- 1,000 Tons -- : CA : 25.4 24.6 39.7 40.0 40.0 1,008 984 CO : 28.6 35.0 26.5 27.7 27.7 758 970 ID : 116.0 163.0 31.2 34.1 34.3 3,619 5,591 MI : 136.0 136.0 28.7 27.0 25.0 3,903 3,400 MN : 399.0 455.0 24.7 24.5 23.0 9,855 10,465 MT : 30.7 32.9 26.8 29.5 29.2 823 961 NE : 37.3 52.5 22.6 22.0 24.5 843 1,286 ND : 197.0 216.0 25.9 24.5 22.0 5,102 4,752 OR : 5.9 10.5 33.1 34.8 36.8 195 386 WA 2/ : 1.6 41.9 67 WY : 27.1 25.0 24.5 26.0 26.0 664 650 : US : 1,004.6 1,150.5 26.7 26.8 25.6 26,837 29,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except CA. In CA, relates year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central CA and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern CA. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2009. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2009 : : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 :-------------------: 2008 : 2009 : : : : Oct 1 : Nov 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --------- Tons --------- -- 1,000 Tons -- : FL : 401.0 390.0 33.1 36.7 36.7 13,255 14,313 HI : 22.8 21.7 65.5 67.2 67.2 1,494 1,458 LA : 405.0 400.0 28.3 28.0 30.0 11,462 12,000 TX : 39.2 41.0 35.5 37.4 35.0 1,392 1,435 : US : 868.0 852.7 31.8 33.4 34.3 27,603 29,206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Lentils: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 38.0 53.0 37.0 52.0 MT : 83.0 125.0 79.0 120.0 ND : 95.0 165.0 90.0 163.0 WA : 55.0 70.0 55.0 70.0 : US : 271.0 413.0 261.0 405.0 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ----- : ID : 950 1,200 352 624 MT : 770 1,400 608 1,680 ND : 920 1,560 828 2,543 WA : 1,100 1,400 605 980 : US : 917 1,439 2,393 5,827 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Edible Peas: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 37.0 44.0 36.0 43.0 MT : 245.0 240.0 231.0 222.0 ND : 520.0 490.0 500.0 480.0 OR : 5.5 6.3 5.3 5.9 WA : 75.0 85.0 75.0 85.0 : US : 882.5 865.3 847.3 835.9 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ------ 1,000 Cwt ------ : ID : 1,500 1,900 540 817 MT : 1,080 1,400 2,495 3,108 ND : 1,580 2,400 7,900 11,520 OR : 2,550 2,500 135 148 WA : 1,600 2,100 1,200 1,785 : US : 1,448 2,079 12,270 17,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austrian Winter Peas: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2008 and Forecasted November 1, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : ID : 5.0 8.0 4.0 6.0 MT : 10.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 OR : 2.5 2.5 1.0 1.7 : US : 17.5 20.5 8.0 10.7 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Pounds ------- ----- 1,000 Cwt ----- : ID : 1,400 1,600 56 96 MT : 960 1,000 29 30 OR : 1,850 1,800 19 31 : US : 1,300 1,467 104 157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papayas: Area and Fresh Production by Month, Hawaii, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Aug : 2,310 2,070 1,350 1,310 2,380 2,305 Sep : 2,305 2,070 1,320 1,310 2,460 2,385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. Potatoes: Area Planted, Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2008-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal Group : Area Planted : Area Harvested : Yield : Production and :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Acres --------- -- Cwt -- --- 1,000 Cwt -- : Winter 1/ : Total : 11.0 9.0 11.0 8.7 230 245 2,530 2,132 : Spring 1/ : Total : 70.3 75.6 68.8 73.4 293 291 20,132 21,325 : Summer 1/ : Total : 47.2 43.9 45.1 42.5 306 346 13,805 14,705 : Fall : CA : 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 470 495 3,948 4,158 CO : 57.0 56.0 56.9 55.2 385 395 21,907 21,804 ID : 305.0 320.0 304.0 319.0 383 411 116,475 131,000 10 SW Co : 15.0 19.0 15.0 19.0 540 500 8,100 9,500 Other ID : 290.0 301.0 289.0 300.0 375 405 108,375 121,500 ME : 56.0 56.0 54.7 55.5 270 270 14,769 14,985 MA : 2.8 3.5 2.7 3.5 260 260 702 910 MI : 43.0 45.0 42.5 43.5 350 355 14,875 15,443 MN : 50.0 47.0 48.0 45.0 425 460 20,400 20,700 MT : 10.9 11.0 10.5 10.0 330 350 3,465 3,500 NE : 19.5 20.0 19.4 19.8 425 410 8,245 8,118 NV : 5.8 5.1 5.8 5.1 410 445 2,378 2,270 NM : 5.9 6.5 5.9 6.4 390 420 2,301 2,688 NY : 18.0 17.1 17.8 16.5 320 300 5,696 4,950 ND : 82.0 83.0 81.0 75.0 280 250 22,680 18,750 OH : 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 325 335 683 704 OR : 35.3 37.0 35.3 37.0 529 570 18,676 21,090 Malheur 2/ : 2.8 2.8 460 1,288 Other OR 2/ : 32.5 32.5 535 17,388 PA : 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.5 265 310 2,518 2,945 RI : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 280 210 140 84 WA : 155.0 145.0 155.0 145.0 600 610 93,000 88,450 WI : 63.5 63.5 62.0 63.0 415 460 25,730 28,980 : Total : 931.1 936.9 922.0 919.9 411 426 378,588 391,529 : US :1,059.6 1,065.4 1,046.9 1,044.5 396 411 415,055 429,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2009. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Varieties Planted, 2009 Crop The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts variety surveys in 8 States, accounting for 88 percent of the 2009 forecasted U.S. fall potato production. Colorado data are from a growers' potato variety survey. The remaining 7 States conduct objective yield surveys where all producing areas are sampled in proportion to planted acreage. Variety data shown below are actual percentages from these surveys. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, Selected States, 2009 Crop 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Pct. of :: : : Pct. of : : Planted :: : : Planted State : Varieties : Acres :: State : Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID : R Burbank : 56.2 :: ND :R Burbank : 53.8 : Ranger R : 15.0 :: :Norland : 11.0 : R Norkotah : 14.6 :: :Ranger R : 5.3 : Premier R : 2.8 :: :Umatilla R : 5.1 : Western R : 2.3 :: :Frito-Lay : 5.0 : Umatilla R : 1.7 :: :Dakota Pearl : 3.5 : Shepody : 1.6 :: :Shepody : 2.7 : Alturas : 1.2 :: :Bannock : 2.5 : Frito-Lay : 1.0 :: :Ivory Crisp : 2.4 : Other : 3.6 :: :Sangre : 2.3 : : :: :Red LaSoda : 2.2 ME : R Burbank : 41.5 :: :Dakota Crisp : 1.4 : Frito-Lay : 11.1 :: :Other : 2.8 : R Norkotah : 5.1 :: : : : Superior : 4.9 :: OR :R Norkotah : 26.6 : Yukon Gold : 4.3 :: :R Burbank : 20.1 : Shepody : 3.9 :: :Ranger R : 17.7 : Norland : 3.6 :: :Premier R : 6.1 : Atlantic : 3.0 :: :Alturas : 5.9 : Goldrush : 2.7 :: :Shepody : 5.9 : Katahdin : 2.7 :: :Frito-Lay : 5.6 : Monona : 2.1 :: :Umatilla R : 5.0 : Reba : 2.0 :: :Pike : 1.8 : Ontario : 1.5 :: :Dakota Pearl : 1.6 : Snowden : 1.4 :: :Other : 3.7 : Norwis : 1.2 :: : : : Other : 9.0 :: WA :R Burbank : 30.8 : : :: :R Norkotah : 14.5 MN : R Burbank : 53.2 :: :Ranger R : 13.9 : Norland : 22.6 :: :Umatilla R : 11.9 : Umatilla R : 5.1 :: :Alturas : 7.9 : Dakota Rose : 2.0 :: :Chieftain : 3.6 : Chieftain : 1.4 :: :Premier R : 3.4 : Cascade : 1.2 :: :Frito-Lay : 3.4 : R Norkotah : 1.2 :: :Shepody : 2.3 : Yukon Gold : 1.2 :: :Other : 8.3 : Snowden : 1.0 :: : : : Other : 11.1 :: WI :Frito-Lay : 21.4 : : :: :R Burbank : 17.0 : : :: :Norkotah : 13.5 : : :: :Goldrush : 10.3 : : :: :Norland : 8.7 : : :: :Silverton R : 8.2 : : :: :Snowden : 5.9 : : :: :Superior : 2.9 : : :: :Atlantic : 2.0 : : :: :Ranger R : 1.3 : : :: :Pike : 1.1 : : :: :Shepody : 1.0 : : :: :Bannock : 1.0 : : :: :Mega Chip : 1.0 : : :: :Other : 4.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised from the September preliminary. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, 7-State Total, 2009 Crop 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pct. of :: : Pct. of : Planted :: : Planted Varieties : Acres :: Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R Burbank : 44.7 :: Pike : 0.4 R Norkotah : 12.2 :: Bannock : 0.3 Ranger R : 10.8 :: Ivory Crisp : 0.3 Frito-Lay : 4.5 :: Sangre : 0.3 Umatilla R : 4.2 :: Red LaSoda : 0.2 Norland : 3.9 :: Cascade : 0.2 Alturas : 2.4 :: Klondike Rose : 0.2 Premier R : 2.2 :: Katahdin : 0.2 Shepody : 2.1 :: Monona : 0.2 Goldrush : 1.1 :: Dakota Crisp : 0.1 Western R : 1.0 :: NorValley : 0.1 Yukon Gold : 0.9 :: Mazama : 0.1 Chieftain : 0.9 :: Reba : 0.1 Dakota Pearl : 0.7 :: Dakota Rose : 0.1 Silverton R : 0.7 :: Bintje : 0.1 Snowden : 0.7 :: Ontario : 0.1 Superior : 0.6 :: Defender : 0.1 Atlantic : 0.5 :: Other : 2.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Revised from the September preliminary. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, Colorado, 2009 Crop ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pct. of :: : Pct. of : Planted :: : Planted Varieties : Acres :: Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------- R Norkotah : 42.5 :: Latona : 1.3 Canela R : 11.9 :: Gala : 1.1 Centennial R : 9.9 :: Cherry Red : 0.9 Rio Grande R : 7.1 :: Purple Majesty : 0.2 Yukon Gold : 2.8 :: Chipeta : 0.1 R Nugget : 2.8 :: Atlantic : 0.1 Satina : 2.5 :: Other : 16.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Small Grains: Planted, Selected States and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Idaho :Minnesota : Montana :North Dakota: Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oats : 80 250 70 350 40 3,404 Barley : 530 95 870 1,210 80 3,567 All Wheat : 1,310 1,655 5,520 8,680 155 59,133 Durum : 20 570 1,650 2,554 Other Spr: 550 1,600 2,400 6,450 13,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Small Grains: Harvested, Selected States and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Crop :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Idaho :Minnesota : Montana :North Dakota: Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oats : 25 170 32 165 10 1,379 Barley : 510 80 720 1,130 64 3,113 All Wheat : 1,250 1,595 5,305 8,415 132 49,868 Durum : 20 535 1,570 2,428 Other Spr: 530 1,550 2,350 6,300 12,955 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2009 Summary" released September 30, 2009. Selected Small Grains: Yield, Selected States and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Yield Crop :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Idaho :Minnesota : Montana :North Dakota: Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Bushels : Oats : 78.0 71.0 56.0 68.0 61.0 67.5 Barley : 95.0 61.0 57.0 70.0 105.0 73.0 All Wheat : 79.3 52.8 33.3 44.8 38.0 44.4 Durum : 81.0 31.0 39.0 44.9 Other Spr: 77.0 53.0 30.0 46.0 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2009 Summary" released September 30, 2009. Selected Small Grains: Production, Selected States and United States, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Idaho :Minnesota : Montana :North Dakota: Wyoming :United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : Oats : 1,950 12,070 1,792 11,220 610 93,081 Barley : 48,450 4,880 41,040 79,100 6,720 227,323 All Wheat : 99,130 84,175 176,625 377,190 5,016 2,216,171 Durum : 1,620 16,585 61,230 109,042 Other Spr: 40,810 82,150 70,500 289,800 584,411 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2009 Summary" released September 30, 2009. Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 2007-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter : Spring : :-------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Hard : Soft : : Hard : : : Total : Red : Red : White : Red : White : Durum : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2007 : 955,555 352,026 191,660 450,070 29,553 72,224 2,051,088 2008 :1,034,694 613,578 219,062 512,138 35,865 83,827 2,499,164 2009 : 919,015 403,563 200,140 547,933 36,478 109,042 2,216,171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on the latest varietal acreage survey data available. 2/ Updated from "Small Grains 2009 Summary" released September 30, 2009. Selected Small Grains: Stocks by Position, Selected States and United States, September 1, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : On : Off : Total All State : Farms : Farms 2/ : Positions :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oats :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : ID : * 261 * MN : 8,400 36,190 44,590 MT : 1,900 60 1,960 ND : 10,300 1,220 11,520 WY : * * * Unall * : 13,500 20,499 47,530 : US : 54,300 73,955 128,255 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Barley :----------------------------------------------------------- ID : 29,000 19,809 48,809 MN : 3,900 11,385 15,285 MT : 35,000 8,600 43,600 ND : 64,000 19,000 83,000 WY : * * * Unall* : 18,000 5,174 38,814 : US : 153,900 85,314 239,214 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Durum Wheat 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------- MT : 17,500 1,180 18,680 ND : 54,000 6,900 60,900 : Oth Sts : 2,600 19,609 22,209 : US : 74,100 27,689 101,789 :----------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------- ID : 36,000 41,816 77,816 MN : 82,000 20,052 102,052 MT : 159,500 26,660 186,160 ND : 313,000 51,900 364,900 WY : * * * Unall* : 37,000 15,142 177,466 : US : 835,500 1,375,167 2,210,667 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * "Off farms unallocated" includes State data not published to avoid disclosur individual operations: "On farms unallocated" includes minor producing States' data not published separately. 1/ Updated from "Grains Stocks" released September 30, 2009. 2/ Included stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 3/ Included in all wheat. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2008-2009 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 4,246.0 3,567.0 3,779.0 3,113.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 85,982.0 86,351.0 78,640.0 79,294.0 Corn for Silage : 5,965.0 Hay, All : 60,062.0 60,177.0 Alfalfa : 20,980.0 20,982.0 All Other : 39,082.0 39,195.0 Oats : 3,247.0 3,404.0 1,400.0 1,379.0 Proso Millet : 520.0 405.0 460.0 Rice : 2,995.0 3,125.0 2,976.0 3,101.0 Rye : 1,260.0 1,241.0 269.0 252.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 8,284.0 6,623.0 7,271.0 5,681.0 Sorghum for Silage : 408.0 Wheat, All : 63,193.0 59,133.0 55,699.0 49,868.0 Winter : 46,307.0 43,311.0 39,608.0 34,485.0 Durum : 2,721.0 2,554.0 2,574.0 2,428.0 Other Spring : 14,165.0 13,268.0 13,517.0 12,955.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,011.0 831.0 989.0 807.5 Cottonseed 3/ : Flaxseed : 354.0 353.0 340.0 341.0 Mustard Seed : 79.5 53.5 71.5 50.5 Peanuts : 1,534.0 1,109.0 1,507.0 1,082.0 Rapeseed : 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.8 Safflower : 202.0 194.0 195.0 187.0 Soybeans for Beans : 75,718.0 77,510.0 74,681.0 76,619.0 Sunflower : 2,516.5 2,032.0 2,396.0 1,939.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 9,471.0 9,138.7 7,568.7 7,732.2 Upland : 9,297.0 8,989.0 7,400.0 7,586.0 Amer-Pima : 174.0 149.7 168.7 146.2 Sugarbeets : 1,090.8 1,185.0 1,004.6 1,150.5 Sugarcane : 868.0 852.7 Tobacco : 354.5 353.3 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 17.5 20.5 8.0 10.7 Dry Edible Beans : 1,495.0 1,532.6 1,445.2 1,435.0 Dry Edible Peas : 882.5 865.3 847.3 835.9 Lentils : 271.0 413.0 261.0 405.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.3 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.1 Hops : 40.9 40.2 Peppermint Oil : 60.0 Potatoes, All : 1,059.6 1,065.4 1,046.9 1,044.5 Winter : 11.0 9.0 11.0 8.7 Spring : 70.3 75.6 68.8 73.4 Summer : 47.2 43.9 45.1 42.5 Fall : 931.1 936.9 922.0 919.9 Spearmint Oil : 20.4 Sweet Potatoes : 103.2 106.7 97.3 103.3 Taro (HI) 4/ : 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or f previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2009 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, 2008-2009 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Units:------------------------------------------- : : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------- : : Grains & Hay : : Barley :Bu : 63.6 73.0 240,193 227,323 Corn for Grain :" : 153.9 162.9 12,101,238 12,920,928 Corn for Silage :Tons : 18.7 111,619 Hay, All :" : 2.43 2.54 145,672 152,729 Alfalfa :" : 3.32 3.43 69,620 71,977 All Other :" : 1.95 2.06 76,052 80,752 Oats :Bu : 63.7 67.5 89,135 93,081 Proso Millet :" : 32.3 14,880 Rice 2/ :Cwt : 6,846 7,038 203,733 218,245 Rye :Bu : 29.7 27.8 7,979 6,993 Sorghum for Grain :" : 65.0 64.0 472,342 363,810 Sorghum for Silage :Tons : 13.8 5,646 Wheat, All :Bu : 44.9 44.4 2,499,164 2,216,171 Winter :" : 47.1 44.2 1,867,333 1,522,718 Durum :" : 32.6 44.9 83,827 109,042 Other Spring :" : 40.5 45.1 548,004 584,411 : : Oilseeds : : Canola :Lbs : 1,461 1,861 1,445,064 1,502,820 Cottonseed 3/ :Tons : 4,300.3 4,209.0 Flaxseed :Bu : 16.8 5,716 Mustard Seed :Lbs : 577 41,255 Peanuts :" : 3,426 3,353 5,162,400 3,627,600 Rapeseed :" : 1,500 300 Safflower :" : 1,592 310,433 Soybeans for Beans :Bu : 39.7 43.3 2,967,007 3,319,270 Sunflower :Lbs : 1,429 1,538 3,422,840 2,981,670 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ :Bales: 813 776 12,815.3 12,496.0 Upland 2/ :" : 803 767 12,384.5 12,129.0 Amer-Pima 2/ :" : 1,226 1,205 430.8 367.0 Sugarbeets :Tons : 26.7 25.6 26,837 29,445 Sugarcane :" : 31.8 34.3 27,603 29,206 Tobacco :Lbs : 2,258 2,304 800,504 813,964 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ :Cwt : 1,300 1,467 104 157 Dry Edible Beans 2/ :" : 1,768 1,754 25,558 25,170 Dry Edible Peas 2/ :" : 1,448 2,079 12,270 17,378 Lentils 2/ :" : 917 1,439 2,393 5,827 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ :" : 580 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) :Lbs : 1,370 8,600 Ginger Root (HI) :" : 30,000 1,800 Hops :" : 1,971 2,013 80,630.1 80,878.7 Peppermint Oil :" : 92 5,499 Potatoes, All :Cwt : 396 411 415,055 429,691 Winter :" : 230 245 2,530 2,132 Spring :" : 293 291 20,132 21,325 Summer :" : 306 346 13,805 14,705 Fall :" : 411 426 378,588 391,529 Spearmint Oil :Lbs : 118 2,399 Sweet Potatoes :Cwt : 190 18,443 Taro (HI) 3/ :Lbs : 4,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or f previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2009 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2008-2009 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 1,718,310 1,443,530 1,529,320 1,259,800 Corn for Grain 2/ :34,796,060 34,945,390 31,824,820 32,089,490 Corn for Silage : 2,413,980 Hay, All 3/ : 24,306,490 24,353,030 Alfalfa : 8,490,400 8,491,210 All Other : 15,816,090 15,861,820 Oats : 1,314,030 1,377,560 566,570 558,070 Proso Millet : 210,440 163,900 186,160 Rice : 1,212,050 1,264,660 1,204,360 1,254,940 Rye : 509,910 502,220 108,860 101,980 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,352,450 2,680,260 2,942,500 2,299,040 Sorghum for Silage : 165,110 Wheat, All 3/ :25,573,580 23,930,530 22,540,830 20,181,080 Winter :18,739,980 17,527,530 16,028,960 13,955,730 Durum : 1,101,160 1,033,580 1,041,670 982,590 Other Spring : 5,732,430 5,369,430 5,470,190 5,242,760 : Oilseeds : Canola : 409,140 336,300 400,240 326,790 Cottonseed 4/ : Flaxseed : 143,260 142,860 137,590 138,000 Mustard Seed : 32,170 21,650 28,940 20,440 Peanuts : 620,790 448,800 609,870 437,870 Rapeseed : 80 360 80 320 Safflower : 81,750 78,510 78,910 75,680 Soybeans for Beans :30,642,320 31,367,520 30,222,650 31,006,940 Sunflower : 1,018,400 822,330 969,640 784,690 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 3,832,820 3,698,340 3,062,980 3,129,140 Upland : 3,762,400 3,637,760 2,994,710 3,069,980 Amer-Pima : 70,420 60,580 68,270 59,170 Sugarbeets : 441,440 479,560 406,550 465,600 Sugarcane : 351,270 345,080 Tobacco : 143,460 142,970 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 7,080 8,300 3,240 4,330 Dry Edible Beans : 605,010 620,230 584,860 580,730 Dry Edible Peas : 357,140 350,180 342,890 338,280 Lentils : 109,670 167,140 105,620 163,900 Wrinkled Seed Peas 4/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,550 Ginger Root (HI) : 20 Hops : 16,550 16,260 Peppermint Oil : 24,280 Potatoes, All 3/ : 428,810 431,160 423,670 422,700 Winter : 4,450 3,640 4,450 3,520 Spring : 28,450 30,590 27,840 29,700 Summer : 19,100 17,770 18,250 17,200 Fall : 376,810 379,150 373,120 372,270 Spearmint Oil : 8,260 Sweet Potatoes : 41,760 43,180 39,380 41,800 Taro (HI) 5/ : 160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or f previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2009 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, 2008-2009 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.42 3.93 5,229,590 4,949,370 Corn for Grain : 9.66 10.23 307,385,600 328,206,690 Corn for Silage : 41.95 101,259,050 Hay, All 2/ : 5.44 5.69 132,151,420 138,553,420 Alfalfa : 7.44 7.69 63,158,200 65,296,440 All Other : 4.36 4.62 68,993,210 73,256,980 Oats : 2.28 2.42 1,293,790 1,351,070 Proso Millet : 1.81 337,470 Rice : 7.67 7.89 9,241,170 9,899,430 Rye : 1.86 1.74 202,680 177,630 Sorghum for Grain : 4.08 4.02 11,998,040 9,241,200 Sorghum for Silage : 31.02 5,121,970 Wheat, All 2/ : 3.02 2.99 68,016,100 60,314,290 Winter : 3.17 2.97 50,820,480 41,441,590 Durum : 2.19 3.02 2,281,400 2,967,640 Other Spring : 2.73 3.03 14,914,220 15,905,060 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.64 2.09 655,470 681,670 Cottonseed 3/ : 3,901,170 3,818,340 Flaxseed : 1.06 145,190 Mustard Seed : 0.65 18,710 Peanuts : 3.84 3.76 2,341,630 1,645,450 Rapeseed : 1.68 140 Safflower : 1.78 140,810 Soybeans for Beans : 2.67 2.91 80,748,700 90,335,730 Sunflower : 1.60 1.72 1,552,570 1,352,460 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.91 0.87 2,790,200 2,720,680 Upland : 0.90 0.86 2,696,410 2,640,780 Amer-Pima : 1.37 1.35 93,800 79,900 Sugarbeets : 59.88 57.37 24,346,120 26,712,050 Sugarcane : 71.29 76.78 25,041,020 26,495,240 Tobacco : 2.53 2.58 363,100 369,210 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.46 1.64 4,720 7,100 Dry Edible Beans : 1.98 1.97 1,159,290 1,141,690 Dry Edible Peas : 1.62 2.33 556,560 788,250 Lentils : 1.03 1.61 108,540 264,310 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 26,310 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.53 3,900 Ginger Root (HI) : 33.63 820 Hops : 2.21 2.26 36,570 36,690 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 2,490 Potatoes, All 2/ : 44.44 46.11 18,826,580 19,490,460 Winter : 25.78 27.47 114,760 96,710 Spring : 32.80 32.56 913,170 967,290 Summer : 34.31 38.78 626,180 667,010 Fall : 46.02 47.71 17,172,460 17,759,460 Spearmint Oil : 0.13 1,090 Sweet Potatoes : 21.25 836,560 Taro (HI) 3/ : 1,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or f previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2009 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2008-2010 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Units :----------------------------------------- : : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ : : Grapefruit :Tons : 1,548 1,331 1,211 Lemons :" : 619 950 855 Oranges :" : 10,076 9,198 8,245 Tangelos (FL) :" : 68 52 45 Tangerines and Mandarins :" : 527 443 509 : : Noncitrus : : Apples :1,000 Lbs: 9,769.3 10,016.0 Apricots :Tons : 81.6 75.3 Bananas (HI) :Lbs : 17,400.0 Grapes :Tons : 7,303.3 7,021.0 Olives (CA) :" : 66.8 50.0 Papayas (HI) :Lbs : 33,500.0 Peaches :Tons : 1,133.3 1,078.3 Pears :" : 870.9 935.3 Prunes, Dried (CA) :" : 129.0 170.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) :" : 15.5 18.3 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) (shelled) :Lbs : 1,630,000 1,350,000 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) :Tons : 32.0 38.0 Pecans (in-shell) :Lbs : 193,890 309,200 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) :Tons : 436.0 415.0 Maple Syrup :Gals : 1,912 2,327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or f previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2009 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2009-10 season. 2/ Production years are 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2008-2010 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :-------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 1,404,320 1,207,460 1,098,600 Lemons : 561,550 861,830 775,640 Oranges : 9,140,790 8,344,290 7,479,740 Tangelos (FL) : 61,690 47,170 40,820 Tangerines and Mandarins : 478,090 401,880 461,760 : Noncitrus : Apples : 4,431,280 4,543,180 Apricots : 74,040 68,270 Bananas (HI) : 7,890 Grapes : 6,625,410 6,369,340 Olives (CA) : 60,600 45,360 Papayas (HI) : 15,200 Peaches : 1,028,120 978,250 Pears : 790,020 848,490 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 117,030 154,220 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 14,060 16,600 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) (shelled) : 739,360 612,350 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) : 29,030 34,470 Pecans (in-shell) : 87,950 140,250 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) : 395,530 376,480 Maple Syrup : 9,560 11,630 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or f previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2009 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2009-10 season. 2/ Production years are 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10. Corn for Grain: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 10 corn producing States during 2009. 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, 2005-2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 28,000 28,050 28,000 29,150 29,650 : Oct : 28,050 28,000 28,100 29,000 29,550 : Nov : 28,000 28,000 28,100 28,950 29,600 : Final : 28,000 28,000 28,100 28,900 : : IN : Sep : 25,300 26,450 27,350 28,500 28,350 : Oct : 25,200 26,350 27,350 28,350 28,400 : Nov : 25,200 26,350 27,350 28,350 28,350 : Final : 25,200 26,350 27,350 28,350 : : IA : Sep : 28,050 28,600 29,100 29,300 29,500 : Oct : 27,950 28,600 29,100 29,250 29,450 : Nov : 28,000 28,600 29,100 29,250 29,400 : Final : 28,000 28,600 29,100 29,250 : : KS : Sep : 21,600 21,800 20,600 20,250 22,650 : Oct : 21,500 21,750 20,500 20,950 22,600 : Nov : 21,400 21,750 20,500 20,950 22,600 : Final : 21,400 21,750 20,500 20,950 : : MN : Sep : 28,400 28,850 29,850 30,150 30,800 : Oct : 28,300 28,900 29,800 30,100 30,600 : Nov : 28,400 28,900 29,750 30,150 30,600 : Final : 28,450 28,900 29,750 30,050 : : MO : Sep : 24,100 24,350 24,200 25,700 25,700 : Oct : 24,050 24,350 24,300 25,700 25,500 : Nov : 24,050 24,350 24,300 25,700 25,500 : Final : 24,050 24,350 24,300 25,700 : : NE : Sep : 23,900 24,750 25,000 24,500 25,700 All : Oct : 23,700 24,550 25,000 24,300 25,700 : Nov : 23,700 24,600 25,000 24,250 25,700 : Final : 23,700 24,450 25,000 24,250 : : NE : Sep : 26,700 27,400 27,250 27,250 28,250 Irrigated : Oct : 26,650 27,200 27,250 27,350 28,250 : Nov : 26,650 27,200 27,200 27,250 28,250 : Final : 26,650 27,200 27,200 27,250 : : NE : Sep : 20,400 20,650 21,350 20,000 21,750 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 20,000 20,450 21,300 19,900 21,700 : Nov : 20,000 20,550 21,350 19,900 21,700 : Final : 20,000 20,250 21,350 19,900 : : OH : Sep : 25,650 26,250 26,900 27,750 28,300 : Oct : 25,600 26,250 26,700 27,800 28,450 : Nov : 25,600 26,200 26,600 27,800 28,200 : Final : 25,600 26,200 26,600 27,800 : : SD : Sep : 23,450 23,900 23,400 22,950 24,300 : Oct : 23,650 24,000 23,100 23,100 24,250 : Nov : 23,700 24,000 23,150 23,100 24,300 : Final : 23,700 24,000 23,150 23,100 : : WI : Sep : 27,400 27,250 28,800 28,800 28,150 : Oct : 27,100 27,100 28,700 28,500 28,150 : Nov : 27,050 27,450 28,800 28,250 27,700 : Final : 27,050 27,450 28,800 28,250 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain: Number of Ears per Acre, Selected States, 2005-2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 26,950 27,600 27,750 28,600 29,150 : Oct : 26,850 27,450 27,750 28,500 28,900 : Nov : 26,850 27,400 27,750 28,400 28,900 : Final : 26,850 27,400 27,750 28,350 : : IN : Sep : 24,850 25,850 26,950 27,950 27,950 : Oct : 24,600 25,750 26,800 27,700 28,100 : Nov : 24,650 25,700 26,800 27,700 28,000 : Final : 24,650 25,750 26,800 27,700 : : IA : Sep : 27,150 27,350 28,500 28,600 29,250 : Oct : 27,100 27,350 28,400 28,600 29,200 : Nov : 27,100 27,350 28,450 28,600 29,200 : Final : 27,100 27,350 28,400 28,600 : : KS : Sep : 21,100 20,850 20,900 19,850 22,750 : Oct : 21,000 20,750 20,800 20,600 22,650 : Nov : 20,900 20,750 20,800 20,650 22,750 : Final : 20,900 20,750 20,800 20,650 : : MN : Sep : 28,000 28,050 28,850 29,900 30,250 : Oct : 27,900 28,250 28,600 29,350 30,750 : Nov : 28,050 28,250 28,600 29,450 30,800 : Final : 28,050 28,250 28,600 29,400 : : MO : Sep : 22,550 23,850 23,950 25,050 24,800 : Oct : 22,600 23,800 23,950 25,000 24,800 : Nov : 22,600 23,800 23,950 24,900 24,800 : Final : 22,600 23,800 23,950 24,900 : : NE : Sep : 23,250 23,850 24,850 24,050 25,650 All : Oct : 22,800 23,700 24,750 23,950 25,650 : Nov : 22,800 23,700 24,750 23,900 25,600 : Final : 22,800 23,550 24,750 23,900 : : NE : Sep : 26,250 26,750 27,200 26,800 27,900 Irrigated : Oct : 25,900 26,600 27,000 27,000 27,950 : Nov : 25,900 26,600 27,000 26,900 27,900 : Final : 25,900 26,650 27,000 26,900 : : NE : Sep : 19,550 19,400 21,100 19,550 22,100 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 18,950 19,150 21,050 19,500 22,050 : Nov : 18,900 19,200 21,100 19,550 22,000 : Final : 18,900 18,800 21,100 19,550 : : OH : Sep : 24,800 25,200 26,350 26,950 27,700 : Oct : 24,700 25,350 26,000 27,400 27,950 : Nov : 24,650 25,450 25,950 27,250 27,650 : Final : 24,650 25,450 25,950 27,250 : : SD : Sep : 23,150 22,050 23,250 24,150 26,150 : Oct : 23,100 21,900 22,700 23,900 26,050 : Nov : 23,050 21,700 22,700 23,800 26,050 : Final : 23,050 21,700 22,700 23,800 : : WI : Sep : 26,550 26,750 27,800 27,750 27,500 : Oct : 26,350 26,850 27,700 28,300 28,850 : Nov : 26,350 27,200 27,850 27,950 28,150 : Final : 26,350 27,200 27,850 27,900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain: Percentage Distribution by Plant Population Per Acre Selected States, 2005-2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Plant Populations State :Year :------------------------------------------------------------- : :Less than : 20,000- : 22,501- : 25,001- : 27,501- :More than : : 20,000 : 22,500 : 25,000 : 27,500 : 30,000 : 30,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : IL : 2005: 2.8 2.8 11.4 21.4 36.7 24.9 : 2006: 0.4 4.3 11.9 23.1 36.1 24.2 : 2007: 2.2 2.9 10.3 20.1 35.6 28.9 : 2008: 2.6 3.2 6.1 16.2 29.9 42.0 : 2009: 1.2 3.6 7.9 11.5 25.0 50.8 : : IN : 2005: 11.5 13.8 17.2 27.6 16.1 13.8 : 2006: 6.8 6.8 18.6 28.0 26.1 13.7 : 2007: 4.7 3.5 16.4 26.9 29.2 19.3 : 2008: 5.9 5.0 6.9 18.3 24.8 39.1 : 2009: 4.6 3.3 7.9 19.7 31.6 32.9 : : IA : 2005: 3.8 3.8 12.2 19.6 29.7 30.9 : 2006: 0.8 2.6 9.0 21.1 33.4 33.1 : 2007: 1.4 1.1 7.2 16.3 32.6 41.4 : 2008: 0.3 4.2 4.8 18.1 29.2 43.4 : 2009: 3.1 3.8 6.5 9.2 28.5 48.9 : : KS : 2005: 40.7 4.9 10.7 10.7 15.5 17.5 : 2006: 30.3 12.8 11.0 14.7 20.2 11.0 : 2007: 42.9 8.0 15.2 11.6 14.3 8.0 : 2008: 42.1 13.7 11.6 14.7 12.6 5.3 : 2009: 31.4 19.6 9.8 9.8 18.6 10.8 : : MN : 2005: 1.1 2.8 10.2 22.2 30.1 33.6 : 2006: 2.8 3.4 6.2 21.3 24.2 42.1 : 2007: 0.6 1.8 6.0 13.3 30.7 47.6 : 2008: 1.0 1.4 3.8 15.7 22.4 55.7 : 2009: 0.6 2.4 1.8 6.6 23.4 65.2 : : MO : 2005: 13.1 23.8 22.1 23.8 12.3 4.9 : 2006: 15.9 10.3 25.4 27.7 16.7 4.0 : 2007: 12.6 18.9 21.3 29.1 13.4 4.7 : 2008: 9.6 9.6 17.8 27.5 24.4 11.1 : 2009: 10.8 14.2 17.5 27.5 14.2 15.8 : : NE : 2005: 22.8 10.0 15.6 20.8 19.2 11.6 : 2006: 19.5 11.8 15.0 19.9 22.8 11.0 : 2007: 15.4 12.6 17.7 20.5 23.2 10.6 : 2008: 23.1 8.7 16.5 15.3 24.0 12.4 : 2009: 15.4 12.3 15.4 14.5 19.7 22.7 : : OH : 2005: 10.3 15.5 20.7 19.0 19.0 15.5 : 2006: 8.5 6.0 18.8 28.2 24.8 13.7 : 2007: 5.8 10.0 15.0 25.0 26.7 17.5 : 2008: 7.4 2.5 11.6 22.3 22.3 33.9 : 2009: 3.8 3.8 9.6 19.2 32.8 30.8 : : SD : 2005: 19.1 19.1 21.3 22.5 10.6 7.4 : 2006: 19.2 17.9 19.2 21.9 11.5 10.3 : 2007: 25.4 20.8 17.9 17.0 12.3 6.6 : 2008: 27.4 17.9 18.9 16.8 9.5 9.5 : 2009: 18.9 6.6 25.4 20.8 17.9 10.4 : : WI : 2005: 7.0 7.0 12.8 25.5 22.1 25.6 : 2006: 10.1 3.0 11.1 21.2 22.2 32.4 : 2007: 4.1 6.1 10.2 17.3 19.4 42.9 : 2008: 4.4 5.1 11.0 17.6 22.1 39.8 : 2009: 8.9 5.0 11.9 22.8 12.9 38.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain: Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths, Selected States, 2005-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row Width (inches) State :Year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : Less than : : : : More than : : 30 : 30 : 36 : 38 : 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : 2005: 4 266 14 6 : 2006: 5 269 12 : 2007: 3 260 12 4 : 2008: 3 298 6 7 4 : 2009: 6 239 7 3 : : IN : 2005: 4 161 13 3 : 2006: 1 153 14 4 : 2007: 11 153 11 3 : 2008: 13 193 7 2 : 2009: 9 145 1 1 : : IA : 2005: 7 236 15 31 : 2006: 7 234 14 17 : 2007: 7 245 11 15 1 : 2008: 9 310 9 16 : 2009: 5 246 12 8 1 : : KS : 2005: 4 104 1 1 : 2006: 3 110 1 : 2007: 1 114 : 2008: 3 98 : 2009: 1 108 : : MN : 2005: 37 128 9 2 : 2006: 36 138 3 2 : 2007: 38 125 9 3 : 2008: 44 179 1 2 1 : 2009: 33 139 3 3 : : MO : 2005: 1 110 6 11 : 2006: 2 112 3 9 : 2007: 1 108 4 13 : 2008: 1 119 4 13 1 : 2009: 2 107 4 9 : : NE : 2005: 5 184 69 2 : 2006: 8 185 56 5 : 2007: 1 197 57 7 : 2008: 4 191 54 2 : 2009: 5 186 41 4 : : OH : 2005: 1 109 5 3 : 2006: 1 114 3 2 : 2007: 1 117 6 1 : 2008: 1 118 2 2 1 : 2009: 1 109 1 : : SD : 2005: 11 75 12 9 : 2006: 9 71 9 9 : 2007: 8 90 13 10 : 2008: 10 83 8 8 : 2009: 12 93 9 5 : : WI : 2005: 1 81 5 5 1 : 2006: 5 86 3 14 1 : 2007: 4 87 4 13 1 : 2008: 4 122 5 10 3 : 2009: 3 94 7 9 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain: Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width, Selected States, 2005-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Row Width (inches) : State :Year : Number :----------------------------------------------:Average : : of : 20.5 : 20.6- :30.6- :34.6- : 36.6- : 38.6 & : Row : :Samples :or Less: 30.5 : 34.5 : 36.5 : 38.5 :Greater : Width -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number ---------------- Percent ---------------- Inches : : IL : 2005: 281 1.4 82.5 9.3 3.2 3.6 0.0 30.3 : 2006: 277 1.4 84.9 9.0 3.6 1.1 0.0 30.3 : 2007: 273 0.7 78.4 13.9 5.1 1.5 0.4 30.6 : 2008: 345 0.3 86.7 8.1 2.9 1.4 0.6 30.3 : 2009: 252 1.2 84.5 9.5 2.0 2.8 0.0 30.2 : : IN : 2005: 174 2.9 67.4 21.8 3.4 3.4 1.1 30.4 : 2006: 161 0.0 73.2 15.5 7.5 1.9 1.9 31.0 : 2007: 171 3.5 73.0 16.4 4.7 1.2 1.2 30.1 : 2008: 202 4.5 73.2 17.8 1.5 2.5 0.5 30.0 : 2009: 152 3.9 75.7 19.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 29.7 : : IA : 2005: 286 1.4 72.7 10.5 4.9 8.4 2.1 31.1 : 2006: 266 1.9 71.0 15.4 4.9 4.9 1.9 30.8 : 2007: 276 1.8 73.3 16.3 5.4 1.8 1.4 30.6 : 2008: 332 1.8 78.0 13.0 2.4 3.6 1.2 30.5 : 2009: 265 1.5 75.1 16.5 3.8 2.3 0.8 30.5 : : KS : 2005: 103 2.9 69.9 25.2 1.0 1.0 0.0 30.0 : 2006: 109 0.9 83.5 13.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 30.2 : 2007: 112 1.8 75.0 22.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 30.3 : 2008: 95 1.1 72.5 25.3 0.0 1.1 0.0 30.1 : 2009: 102 0.0 78.4 20.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 30.3 : : MN : 2005: 176 2.3 82.4 10.2 4.0 1.1 0.0 28.7 : 2006: 178 3.4 82.0 10.7 1.1 2.8 0.0 28.7 : 2007: 166 6.6 71.1 16.9 3.0 2.4 0.0 28.5 : 2008: 210 3.8 76.2 18.1 0.5 1.4 0.0 28.7 : 2009: 167 3.6 79.6 13.2 1.8 1.2 0.6 28.8 : : MO : 2005: 122 0.0 58.2 27.9 4.1 5.7 4.1 31.4 : 2006: 126 1.6 61.9 24.6 2.4 7.9 1.6 30.9 : 2007: 127 0.0 55.9 29.9 2.4 5.5 6.3 31.5 : 2008: 135 0.7 69.0 16.3 3.7 9.6 0.7 31.0 : 2009: 120 0.0 65.8 23.3 4.2 2.5 4.2 30.9 : : NE : 2005: 250 1.6 54.8 17.2 20.0 6.4 0.0 31.8 : 2006: 246 2.0 60.6 13.8 18.7 4.9 0.0 31.4 : 2007: 254 0.4 56.3 17.7 14.6 10.6 0.4 31.9 : 2008: 242 1.2 60.0 16.1 13.6 7.9 1.2 31.6 : 2009: 228 1.3 61.5 17.5 14.5 4.8 0.4 31.3 : : OH : 2005: 116 0.0 64.6 25.9 1.7 5.2 2.6 31.0 : 2006: 117 0.9 70.0 17.9 4.3 6.0 0.9 30.9 : 2007: 120 0.8 74.2 16.7 7.5 0.8 0.0 30.6 : 2008: 121 0.0 72.8 19.8 2.5 4.1 0.8 30.7 : 2009: 104 1.0 67.2 27.9 1.0 2.9 0.0 30.4 : : SD : 2005: 94 6.4 58.5 10.6 7.4 16.0 1.1 30.9 : 2006: 78 1.3 52.6 28.2 5.1 11.5 1.3 31.2 : 2007: 106 3.8 56.5 20.8 10.4 6.6 1.9 30.9 : 2008: 95 4.2 58.9 22.1 5.3 7.4 2.1 30.4 : 2009: 106 3.8 61.3 23.6 4.7 5.7 0.9 30.1 : : WI : 2005: 86 0.0 56.9 32.6 2.3 7.0 1.2 31.1 : 2006: 99 4.0 60.7 19.2 3.0 9.1 4.0 30.8 : 2007: 98 2.0 57.2 21.4 9.2 7.1 3.1 31.1 : 2008: 136 2.2 72.1 16.2 2.9 2.9 3.7 30.5 : 2009: 101 2.0 60.3 22.8 4.0 5.9 5.0 31.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in 6 cotton producing States during 2009. 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, 2005-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR : Sep : 811 859 790 943 1,051 : Oct : 728 814 839 810 814 : Nov : 733 849 849 852 803 : Dec : 733 824 849 846 : Final : 733 824 849 846 : : : : GA : Sep : 667 648 616 587 571 : Oct : 689 675 570 613 731 : Nov : 767 774 707 733 712 : Dec : 767 790 708 742 : Final : 767 790 708 742 : : LA : Sep : 746 760 796 655 714 : Oct : 768 781 808 578 792 : Nov : 775 786 841 579 756 : Dec : 775 785 841 579 : Final : 775 785 841 579 : : MS : Sep : 818 700 819 909 925 : Oct : 729 699 745 679 833 : Nov : 724 695 747 728 717 : Dec : 722 695 747 722 : Final : 722 695 747 722 : : NC : Sep : 799 637 527 667 701 : Oct : 693 641 601 652 730 : Nov : 721 671 625 702 779 : Dec : 721 671 625 704 : Final : 721 671 625 704 : : TX : Sep : 620 530 602 633 613 : Oct : 516 477 538 513 522 : Nov : 586 533 631 579 502 : Dec : 585 544 632 573 : Final : 585 544 632 573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes small bolls (less than one inch in diameter), large unopened bolls least one inch in diameter), open bolls, partially opened bolls, and burrs per 40 feet of row. November, December, and Final exclude small bolls. Soybeans: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean producing States during 2009. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are actual field counts from this survey. Soybeans: Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet, Selected States, 2005-2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR 1/ : Sep : : Oct : 1,796 1,645 1,621 1,569 1,785 : Nov : 1,823 1,655 1,665 1,723 1,794 : Final : 1,824 1,667 1,690 1,715 : : IL : Sep : 1,824 1,860 1,800 1,621 1,610 : Oct : 1,820 1,890 1,796 1,893 1,672 : Nov : 1,858 1,923 1,818 1,801 1,676 : Final : 1,858 1,923 1,831 1,829 : : IN : Sep : 1,747 1,764 1,667 1,608 1,516 : Oct : 1,790 1,893 1,660 1,577 1,525 : Nov : 1,899 1,909 1,628 1,648 1,583 : Final : 1,899 1,909 1,641 1,659 : : IA : Sep : 1,796 1,688 1,787 1,758 1,858 : Oct : 1,935 1,758 1,917 1,732 1,878 : Nov : 1,968 1,760 1,933 1,770 1,868 : Final : 1,970 1,760 1,932 1,775 : : KS : Sep : 1,383 1,466 1,605 1,346 1,627 : Oct : 1,431 1,509 1,524 1,487 1,759 : Nov : 1,547 1,581 1,608 1,581 1,784 : Final : 1,546 1,581 1,609 1,629 : : MN : Sep : 1,597 1,500 1,558 1,466 1,456 : Oct : 1,598 1,586 1,589 1,493 1,542 : Nov : 1,640 1,568 1,588 1,470 1,611 : Final : 1,640 1,568 1,588 1,472 : : MO : Sep : 1,580 1,673 1,566 1,538 1,856 : Oct : 1,585 1,746 1,579 1,473 1,983 : Nov : 1,679 1,738 1,685 1,673 2,083 : Final : 1,652 1,735 1,697 1,690 : : NE : Sep : 1,778 1,699 1,876 1,692 1,793 : Oct : 1,903 1,801 2,042 1,766 1,878 : Nov : 1,920 1,784 2,088 1,857 1,868 : Final : 1,920 1,766 2,084 1,857 : : ND : Sep : 1,386 1,127 1,323 1,261 1,208 : Oct : 1,471 1,241 1,445 1,261 1,236 : Nov : 1,496 1,260 1,500 1,405 1,317 : Final : 1,496 1,260 1,497 1,405 : : OH : Sep : 1,990 1,868 1,892 1,942 1,846 : Oct : 1,890 1,895 1,850 1,755 1,769 : Nov : 1,974 1,835 1,909 1,618 1,757 : Final : 1,981 1,866 1,909 1,616 : : SD : Sep : 1,572 1,255 1,476 1,425 1,513 : Oct : 1,617 1,345 1,492 1,465 1,642 : Nov : 1,605 1,316 1,510 1,492 1,683 : Final : 1,556 1,312 1,510 1,492 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ September data not available due to plant immaturity. Soybeans: Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths, Selected States, 2005-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row Width (inches) State :Year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : Less than : : : : More than : : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR : 2005: 31 96 60 21 21 : 2006: 17 108 54 46 27 : 2007: 17 96 56 32 35 : 2008: 12 84 68 36 42 : 2009: 12 75 81 37 50 : : IL : 2005: 12 51 116 35 2 : 2006: 9 42 119 41 1 : 2007: 8 38 123 43 4 : 2008: 15 53 128 43 1 : 2009: 7 30 110 65 : : IN : 2005: 8 69 65 15 2 : 2006: 4 70 70 9 : 2007: 5 71 78 13 2 : 2008: 6 59 112 13 : 2009: 2 47 95 14 : : IA : 2005: 5 26 76 99 10 : 2006: 7 25 68 95 12 : 2007: 5 18 89 92 4 : 2008: 7 21 102 138 4 : 2009: 2 15 92 95 5 : : KS : 2005: 22 38 41 1 : 2006: 3 22 28 46 2 : 2007: 1 14 29 43 2 : 2008: 3 16 37 53 : 2009: 2 19 40 45 2 : : MN : 2005: 8 16 29 39 : 2006: 9 17 41 39 : 2007: 6 14 42 47 1 : 2008: 8 7 45 68 2 : 2009: 9 10 40 44 2 : : MO : 2005: 7 26 73 15 9 : 2006: 8 27 68 29 3 : 2007: 10 30 54 17 5 : 2008: 5 24 70 30 9 : 2009: 3 14 68 19 6 : : NE : 2005: 1 8 32 47 16 : 2006: 1 4 36 52 14 : 2007: 1 7 37 39 17 : 2008: 2 8 40 46 11 : 2009: 11 32 45 12 : : ND : 2005: 16 16 54 13 : 2006: 26 27 43 11 : 2007: 14 20 54 10 : 2008: 23 17 57 16 : 2009: 14 17 57 19 1 : : OH : 2005: 13 75 41 1 : 2006: 5 74 45 9 1 : 2007: 6 74 50 8 : 2008: 2 77 56 2 : 2009: 4 79 49 6 : : SD : 2005: 3 11 46 34 7 : 2006: 1 15 48 38 6 : 2007: 2 12 41 47 9 : 2008: 2 11 52 42 6 : 2009: 3 14 47 42 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes broadcast soybeans. Soybeans: Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width, Selected States, 2005-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Row Width (inches) : State :Year : Number :--------------------------------------------: Average : : of : 10.0 & : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- : 34.6 & : Row : :Samples :Less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :Greater : Width 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number ---------------- Percent --------------- Inches : : AR : 2005: 233 47.3 22.0 13.7 8.1 8.9 16.3 : 2006: 232 37.1 23.3 16.1 15.6 7.9 18.0 : 2007: 236 34.3 28.1 17.1 11.5 9.0 17.5 : 2008: 241 23.7 30.4 24.9 11.2 9.8 18.8 : 2009: 243 23.5 29.0 30.4 9.1 8.0 18.5 : : IL : 2005: 220 24.5 55.7 3.4 15.5 0.9 16.1 : 2006: 215 20.2 58.8 2.1 18.4 0.5 16.6 : 2007: 220 19.5 54.2 3.9 20.1 2.3 17.6 : 2008: 246 20.9 57.3 2.9 18.5 0.4 16.7 : 2009: 211 15.9 52.1 4.3 27.7 0.0 18.6 : : IN : 2005: 161 39.4 49.7 2.8 7.2 0.9 13.7 : 2006: 151 46.7 45.7 2.0 5.6 0.0 12.7 : 2007: 165 36.4 52.4 1.8 8.2 1.2 13.9 : 2008: 187 30.8 60.6 2.4 6.2 0.0 14.0 : 2009: 159 25.6 61.8 3.5 8.8 0.3 14.9 : : IA : 2005: 217 10.1 33.0 7.6 46.1 3.2 22.6 : 2006: 208 10.3 36.3 5.3 42.8 5.3 22.4 : 2007: 210 8.6 40.6 7.6 40.3 2.9 21.8 : 2008: 276 6.9 37.3 6.7 47.6 1.5 22.6 : 2009: 209 6.9 39.2 7.2 43.6 3.1 22.3 : : KS : 2005: 104 12.0 40.4 9.6 37.0 1.0 20.6 : 2006: 95 22.1 33.2 1.6 42.1 1.0 20.4 : 2007: 85 12.9 32.9 6.5 45.3 2.4 21.9 : 2008: 106 10.9 37.0 8.0 43.6 0.5 21.4 : 2009: 109 11.6 45.4 7.4 35.6 0.0 20.1 : : MN : 2005: 98 14.8 27.5 19.4 38.3 0.0 21.2 : 2006: 107 18.3 31.9 15.5 34.3 0.0 20.0 : 2007: 109 13.4 31.3 16.1 38.3 0.9 21.1 : 2008: 128 10.2 23.4 16.0 48.8 1.6 23.0 : 2009: 107 9.8 27.6 22.4 40.2 0.0 21.5 : : MO : 2005: 130 23.5 54.2 5.4 10.0 6.9 16.9 : 2006: 135 16.3 56.7 4.4 20.4 2.2 17.9 : 2007: 120 24.2 51.7 7.5 13.3 3.3 16.7 : 2008: 142 13.4 54.6 5.6 19.7 6.7 19.1 : 2009: 114 12.7 61.4 6.6 14.9 4.4 18.0 : : NE : 2005: 104 4.8 36.1 4.3 41.8 13.0 24.3 : 2006: 108 1.9 31.5 7.4 45.8 13.4 25.2 : 2007: 101 9.0 31.0 7.5 37.5 15.0 23.6 : 2008: 106 6.1 35.4 6.6 40.6 11.3 23.8 : 2009: 100 6.0 35.7 7.5 37.7 13.1 23.4 : : ND : 2005: 93 27.0 54.6 9.7 8.7 0.0 14.7 : 2006: 107 32.2 44.9 14.5 8.4 0.0 14.6 : 2007: 105 26.2 55.2 10.0 8.6 0.0 14.7 : 2008: 111 22.5 56.3 8.6 12.6 0.0 15.3 : 2009: 108 18.7 52.8 10.3 17.3 0.9 17.0 : : OH : 2005: 130 63.9 31.5 3.1 1.5 0.0 10.7 : 2006: 132 45.6 46.0 1.5 6.1 0.8 12.6 : 2007: 136 51.5 44.5 0.3 3.7 0.0 11.7 : 2008: 138 52.5 43.9 1.8 1.8 0.0 11.4 : 2009: 138 51.8 42.8 2.5 2.9 0.0 11.9 : : SD : 2005: 100 11.5 34.5 15.5 30.0 8.5 21.5 : 2006: 108 10.6 34.7 15.3 34.3 5.1 21.9 : 2007: 109 9.2 31.7 11.9 40.8 6.4 22.8 : 2008: 112 8.0 38.8 7.2 39.3 6.7 22.5 : 2009: 112 12.6 30.0 13.0 38.1 6.3 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Broadcast soybeans included as "10.0 inches and less" but excluded in computation of average width. 2009 Potato Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 7 fall potato producing States during 2009. These 7 States account for 83 percent of the fall potato production. Sample plots were located in potato fields randomly selected using a scientifically designed sampling procedure. Field workers recorded counts and measurements within the field and then harvested six hills per sample. Potatoes were sent to laboratories for sizing and grading according to accepted U.S. fresh grading standards. Fall Potatoes: Number of Hills by Type, Seven Objective Yield States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Reds : Whites : Yellows : Russets : :------------------------------------------------------------------- State:Crop :Number :Avg No. :Number :Avg No. :Number :Avg No. :Number :Avg No. :Year : of : Hills : of : Hills : of : Hills : of : Hills : :Samples:per Acre:Samples:per Acre:Samples:per Acre:Samples:per Acre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : ID : 2008: 10 12,682 270 12,536 : 2009: 5 17,938 9 12,142 253 12,940 : : ME : 2008: 8 13,785 50 12,655 9 13,228 69 9,603 : 2009: 6 14,873 40 13,807 9 15,617 61 9,638 : : MN : 2008: 43 13,278 8 11,854 83 12,309 : 2009: 43 12,314 8 13,507 89 13,446 : : ND : 2008: 16 11,499 25 11,743 88 12,311 : 2009: 21 10,403 18 9,660 87 12,166 : : OR : 2008: 24 14,555 7 13,136 91 13,591 : 2009: 22 13,575 103 13,549 : : WA : 2008: 5 15,012 24 14,600 129 14,852 : 2009: 12 16,779 11 15,779 4 16,892 140 14,638 : : WI : 2008: 17 14,957 35 15,077 77 12,693 : 2009: 8 14,288 47 14,514 66 12,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on row measurements and counts in potato fields selected for objective yield samples. 2/ Missing data represents insufficient number of samples. Fall Potatoes: Harvest Loss by Type, Seven Objective Yield States, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State:Crop: Reds : Whites : Yellows : Russets : All Types :Year: : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cwt per Acre : : ID :2008: 31 30 :2009: 27 26 : : ME :2008: 23 10 20 20 :2009: 25 13 23 23 : : MN :2008: 15 25 21 :2009: 14 23 21 : : ND :2008: 14 18 32 27 :2009: 16 31 28 : : OR :2008: 20 35 31 :2009: 15 27 25 : : WA :2008: 14 24 22 :2009: 25 24 : : WI :2008: 7 10 10 10 :2009: 16 16 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Potatoes left in the field at time of harvest. Based on counts in potato fie selected for postharvest samples. 2/ Missing data represents insufficient number of samples. Fall Potatoes: Grading Categories by Type and State, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : No. 1 : No. 2 or : and :2 Inch Minimum 2/: Processing Usable : Cull 3/ State : :1 1/2 Inch Minimum 2/: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Round Red Potatoes : MN : 76.7 77.4 17.0 13.4 6.4 9.2 ND : 81.4 86.7 14.7 8.9 4.0 4.4 WI : 76.5 23.3 0.2 : Round White Potatoes : ME 4/ : 76.3 72.9 11.9 15.7 11.7 11.4 ND : 85.6 76.9 9.2 7.2 5.3 15.9 OR : 85.0 82.6 9.1 8.5 5.9 8.9 WI : 73.0 81.1 26.8 15.4 0.2 3.5 : Long Potatoes : (Russet and Shepody) : ID 5/ : 70.3 76.6 20.6 17.3 9.0 6.1 ME 4/ : 65.5 69.8 20.0 19.2 14.5 11.0 MN : 72.9 79.9 21.0 15.0 6.1 5.1 ND : 76.5 77.7 18.3 17.6 5.2 4.7 OR : 77.1 79.6 18.0 15.8 4.9 4.6 WA : 80.3 80.6 15.6 15.2 4.1 4.2 WI : 84.2 86.2 15.6 13.5 0.1 0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. Missing data represents insufficient number of samples. totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. 2/ Potatoes which meet the requirements for US #1 or US #2, as stated in United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. 3/ Potatoes not meeting the requirements for US #1 or US #2, as stated in United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. 4/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. 5/ Russets only. Round Potatoes: Size Categories by Type and State, 2008-2009 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inches Year :----------------------------------------------------------- Type : 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 : 4 Inch State : - : - : - : - : - : - : and and : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 : 4 : over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : 2008 : : Red Potatoes : MN : 4.6 3.3 11.0 18.4 60.8 2.0 ND : 3.3 3.4 10.3 18.3 62.8 2.0 WI : 9.2 6.9 20.2 26.3 36.9 0.5 : White Potatoes : ME 3/ : 0.5 4.1 11.9 19.7 59.6 3.0 1.2 ND : 4.6 3.8 12.4 18.3 56.2 4.0 0.8 OR : 3.0 4.5 9.3 17.0 49.9 15.0 1.2 WI : 4.4 4.2 11.0 13.2 60.0 5.8 1.5 : : : 2009 : : Red Potatoes : MN : 5.2 3.7 11.3 20.3 58.7 0.8 ND : 4.3 3.2 10.0 17.2 63.6 1.7 WI : : White Potatoes : ME 3/ : 3.7 5.3 13.1 20.3 53.8 2.6 1.2 ND : 3.1 4.2 10.6 15.2 61.0 5.4 0.5 OR : 2.2 4.3 10.9 9.1 55.9 12.8 4.8 WI : 3.9 2.6 10.3 17.1 61.0 5.0 0.1 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2008 totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. 2/ Missing data represents insufficient number of samples. 3/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. Long Potatoes (Russet & Shepody): Size Categories Maine, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inches : Ounce :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 : 2 in. : : : : : 14 Crop : - : - : or : 6-8 : 8-10 : 10-12 : 12-14 : and Year : 1 7/8 : 2 : 4-6 : : : : : Over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : 2008 : 5.5 7.1 33.2 19.6 12.6 8.3 5.9 7.8 : 2009 : 7.0 7.4 40.8 20.0 10.9 5.8 3.5 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. Long Potatoes (Russet & Shepody): Size Categories by State, 2008-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inches : Ounce :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- State:1 1/2:1 5/8:1 7/8:2 in.: : : : : : : : : 14 and : - : - : - : or : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 :and Year:1 5/8:1 7/8: 2 : 4-6 : : : : : : : : :Over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : 2008 : : ID 2/: 1.3 6.2 5.2 26.4 9.7 8.5 7.5 7.1 5.3 4.2 3.7 3.0 11.9 MN : 2.4 8.5 5.4 29.0 10.5 9.1 8.3 6.0 5.3 4.5 2.9 1.8 6.3 ND : 1.0 5.7 3.9 24.9 11.1 10.0 9.4 7.4 5.7 4.5 3.0 3.2 10.3 OR : 1.4 4.9 3.9 24.5 10.8 8.8 7.2 8.0 5.8 5.5 3.9 3.4 12.1 WA : 0.6 3.5 3.3 24.7 10.3 9.6 8.4 7.7 6.5 5.2 4.3 3.2 12.7 WI : 0.6 6.0 5.6 32.0 11.6 8.9 7.6 6.6 5.0 4.4 3.4 2.5 5.7 : : 2009 : : ID 2/: 1.2 6.3 5.5 29.2 10.8 9.5 7.5 6.8 5.3 3.6 3.1 2.4 8.8 MN : 1.3 5.1 4.4 25.3 11.0 10.1 8.9 7.6 7.0 4.6 3.5 2.5 8.7 ND : 0.9 6.2 5.1 29.2 10.4 10.3 8.9 6.9 5.4 3.4 3.5 2.2 7.6 OR : 1.2 4.0 3.6 22.4 9.2 8.0 7.6 6.5 7.1 5.3 4.4 4.3 16.4 WA : 0.5 2.8 3.0 21.7 9.6 8.8 8.4 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.1 3.7 16.9 WI : 0.9 4.3 4.4 29.3 10.9 9.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 4.4 3.8 2.4 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2008 totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. 2/ Russets only. October Weather Summary Through November 1, corn and cotton harvesting advanced at the slowest pace since at least the mid-1970's, when National crop progress tables first appeared in the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. The Nation's soybean harvest proceeded at the slowest pace since 1984. Across the Plains, Midwest, and South, near-record to record-setting wetness and crop developmental delays contributed to the sluggish harvest pace and declines in the quality of crops remaining in the field. October rainfall totaled more than 400 percent of normal in portions of the lower and middle Mississippi Valley. Excessively wet conditions also hampered planting of soft red winter wheat from the Delta into the lower Great Lakes States. Extremely cool weather accompanied the wetness, with monthly temperatures averaging at least 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit below normal in a broad area of the Plains and the middle and upper Mississippi Valley. From October 9-12, freezes ended the growing season across the majority of the Corn Belt, halting the development of immature summer crops. Unusual October warmth was limited to the lower Southeast, including Florida. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal conditions in the Southwest and the southern Atlantic States allowed fieldwork to advance with few delays. Relatively dry weather also prevailed in western Texas, although cool weather continued to impede cotton maturation. Elsewhere, seasonal showers developed in the Northwest, while a single, mid-October storm resulted in briefly heavy rain and above-normal monthly precipitation totals in central California. October Agricultural Summary The arrival of October brought with it tremendous amounts of precipitation to the Great Plains, Great Lakes, Corn Belt, Delta, and Southeast, with accumulations across the majority of these regions totaling 200 percent of normal or more. The resulting muddy fields limited small grain seeding, slowed row crop harvest, and caused declining crop conditions in many locations. With the exception of areas in the Southwest, along the Gulf Coast, and in Florida, average temperatures were below normal throughout the month. Killing frosts that ended the growing season for several States occurred early in the month as far south as western Oklahoma and northern Texas. Hampered by mostly cooler than normal temperatures and above average precipitation across much of the major corn growing regions, crop development and harvest progress in this year's corn crop remained sluggish throughout the month of October. Ninety-five percent of the corn crop was at or beyond the dented stage by October 4, three points behind last year and 4 points, or slightly over 1 week, behind the 5-year average, with double-digit delays remaining in Illinois, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania. Crop maturity had advanced to 83 percent complete by October 18, compared with 92 percent at the same time last year and 97 percent for the 5-year average. Cool temperatures minimized further crop development during the latter part of the month, as maturity advanced less than 1 percentage point each day. On November 1, crop maturity had reached 94 percent, 5 points behind the average, with progress in North Dakota over 1 month behind normal. Producers were able to harvest just 15 percent of the Nation's corn crop from October 4 to November 1 as continual rainfall and soggy fields in the Great Plains, Great Lakes, and Corn Belt limited fieldwork. On November 1, twenty-five percent of the crop was harvested, 28 points behind last year and 46 points, or 1 month, behind the 5-year average. Delays of 3 weeks or more were evident in the 6 largest corn-producing States, with progress in Illinois over 5 weeks behind normal. Overall, 67 percent of the corn crop was reported in good to excellent condition on November 1, down 3 points from ratings on October 4 but 3 points better than last year. As the month ended, crop conditions in unharvested fields throughout the Great Plains, Great Lakes, and Corn Belt deteriorated as reports of unfavorably high moisture levels and mold were reported. Ninety-one percent of the sorghum crop was at or beyond the coloring stage by October 4, two points behind the 5-year average, while crop maturity had advanced to 55 percent, slightly behind last year and 13 points behind the average. Cool temperatures in the High Plains of Texas, the second largest sorghum-producing State, hampered crop development and as a result slowed harvest progress throughout the month. Coloring advanced just 4 points during the month, reaching 95 percent complete on October 25. By November 1, maturity had reached 83 percent, 6 points behind last year and 10 points behind the average. Producers were able to harvest just 10 percent of the Nation's crop from October 4 to November 1 when progress had advanced to 45 percent complete, 23 points, or nearly 1 month, behind normal. Overall, 47 percent of the sorghum crop was reported in good to excellent condition on November 1, down 2 points from ratings on October 4 and down 6 points from last year. By October 4, fifty-three percent of the 2010 winter wheat crop had been seeded, 2 points behind the 5-year average, while 26 percent of the crop had emerged, 1 point behind the average. Significant delays were evident mid-month in the eastern Corn Belt, Missouri, and Ohio as producers waited to seed their winter wheat crop following the late harvest of double-cropped soybeans. As November began, seeding had reached 79 percent complete, 9 points behind last year and 11 points behind the 5-year average, with significant delays remaining in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. Emergence had advanced to 64 percent complete by November 1, eleven points behind the average. Overall, 64 percent of the winter wheat crop was reported in good to excellent condition on November 1, compared with 67 percent last year. Spring wheat harvest lagged normal throughout the season. By October 4, producers had harvested 97 percent of this year's crop, 3 points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest was complete in Idaho, South Dakota, and Washington and nearly complete in Minnesota and Montana. In North Dakota, the largest spring wheat-producing State, progress was 2 weeks behind normal as rainfall and saturated fields left producers struggling to complete harvest. The month began with rice producers rapidly harvesting their crop during the week ending October 4 but progress quickly slowed as rainfall limited fieldwork across much of the Delta. On October 18, harvest had reached 76 percent complete and advanced 13 points to 89 percent complete by November 1, nine points, or over 2 weeks, behind the 5-year average. Harvest was complete or nearly complete in California, Louisiana, and Texas while delays of 15 points or more remained in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri. Overall, 60 percent of the rice crop was reported in good to excellent condition as harvest surpassed the halfway point during the week ending October 4, compared with 62 percent at the same time last year. Strong winds and heavy rainfall associated with mid-month storms in California caused lodging in some fields. As October began, leaf drop was active across much of the major soybean-producing regions despite below average temperatures. By October 11, leaves had dropped on 89 percent of this year's soybean acreage while producers had harvested 23 percent of the crop. Persistent rainfall and mostly below average temperatures caused harvest delays in all of the 18 major States except North Carolina. Nationally, progress fell to over 2 weeks behind the average during the week ending October 18 and was over 3 weeks behind normal by November 1 when 51 percent of the crop was reported as harvested. Overall, 63 percent of the soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition as harvest surpassed the halfway mark during the week ending November 1, down 4 points from ratings on October 4. Excessive moisture led to significant crop deterioration in the Delta and Wisconsin where many soybean stands experienced sprouting and had bursting pods. Sunflower harvest advanced from 5 percent complete on October 4 to 15 percent complete on November 1, thirty-one points behind last year and 42 points, or over 2 weeks, behind the 5-year average. As muddy fields in North Dakota, the largest sunflower-producing State, limited fieldwork to 13 days during the month, producers were able to harvest just 4 percent of their crop, leaving progress, at 10 percent on November 1, three weeks behind normal. Harvest was underway in the 8 major peanut-producing States by October 4 although progress was behind normal in all States except Texas. Ideal harvest conditions early in the month allowed producers in Oklahoma and South Carolina to dig nuts at a rapid pace, pushing progress equal to or ahead of normal by October 11. Across the Southeast, persistent mid-month rainfall further delayed harvest in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, 3 of the 4 largest peanut-producing States. Toward month's end, drier conditions and above average temperatures along the Atlantic Coast provided ideal harvest conditions for producers from Virginia southward into Florida. By November 1, producers had harvested 56 percent of the Nation's crop, 21 points behind last year and 19 points, or over 1 week, behind the 5-year average. Overall, 66 percent of the peanut crop was reported in good to excellent condition on November 1, down 4 points from ratings on October 4. By October 4, bolls were opened in 68 percent of this year's cotton crop, 9 points behind the 5-year average, with developmental delays of 2 weeks or more evident in Alabama, Missouri, and Tennessee. Nationally, harvest had advanced to 10 percent complete, 11 points behind the average. Rainfall and muddy fields caused major mid-month harvest delays across the Delta and Southeast. Abnormally cool temperatures later in the month left the crop in the High Plains of Texas lacking the heat units needed to open the bolls remaining on the tops of the plants. On November 1, acreage with opened bolls had advanced to 92 percent, while producers had harvested 28 percent of the crop, 17 points behind last year and 22 points, or slightly over 3 weeks, behind the average. Overall, 42 percent of the cotton crop was reported in good to excellent condition on November 1, down 5 points from both ratings on October 4 and last year. Excessive rainfall caused a significant decline in crop conditions in the Delta and Southeast where hard lock, boll rot, and sprouting were reported in numerous fields. Producers in the 4 major sugarbeet-producing States dug 61 percent of their crop from October 4 to November 1. Despite above average rainfall in Minnesota and North Dakota, the largest and third largest sugarbeet-producing States, harvest remained active throughout the month although overall progress was behind normal. During the month, harvest in Idaho and Michigan remained on par with or ahead of the average. Crop Comments Corn: Area harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 79.3 million acres, unchanged from October but up 1 percent from 2008. If realized, area harvested for grain will be the second largest on record since 1944, behind only the 86.5 million acres harvested in 2007. The November 1 corn objective yield data indicate a record high number of ears per acre for the combined 10 objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). All objective yield States, except Missouri, recorded record high ear counts. Crop maturity continued to lag behind the normal pace in October due to both late spring planting and below average temperatures. As of October 11, crop development was behind normal in all of the 18 major corn-producing States except North Carolina where the crop was reported as 100 percent mature. By November 1, acreage at or beyond the mature stage advanced to 94 percent, 4 percentage points behind last year and 5 points behind the 5-year average. The most significant delay was in North Dakota where crop maturity lagged 34 points, or over 1 month behind normal. From October 9-12, freezing temperatures ended the 2009 growing season across much of the Great Plains and well over half of the Corn Belt. As of October 24, at least one freeze had occurred in over 90 percent of the Nation's corn production area, while hard freezes (readings of 28 degrees Fahrenheit or lower) had been observed in more than 60 percent of the production area. By November 1, only 25 percent of the Nation's corn crop had been harvested as growers encountered wet field conditions and higher than normal moisture levels in mature corn. The harvest pace was 46 points, or 1 month behind the 5-year average. Harvest delays of 3 weeks or more were evident in the 6 largest corn-producing States, with progress in Illinois more than 5 weeks behind normal. Conditions in unharvested corn fields throughout the Great Plains, Corn Belt, and Great Lakes continued to deteriorate as reports of unfavorably high moisture levels and mold were reported. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 364 million bushels, up slightly from the October 1 forecast but down 23 percent from 2008. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 5.68 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 22 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 64.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from October but down 1.0 bushel from last year. The yield forecasts for Kansas and Texas, the two largest sorghum-producing States, are unchanged from October at 83.0 and 44.0 bushels per acre, respectively. Producers in Oklahoma are expecting a 5.0 bushel increase from last month, while Nebraska producers expect a 6.0 bushel decline from the October 1 forecast. As of November 1, eighty-three percent of the crop was at or beyond maturity, 6 percentage points behind last year and 10 points behind the 5-year average. Persistent rainfall and below average temperatures across much of the growing region caused harvest delays in all of the top 11 sorghum-producing States except New Mexico. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska were all more than 40 points behind the normal harvest pace as of November 1. Nationally, harvest was 45 percent complete compared with 55 percent last year and 68 percent for the 5-year average. As of November 1, crop condition was rated 47 percent good to excellent, compared with 53 percent at the same time last year. Rice: Production is forecast at 218 million cwt, down 1 percent from the October forecast but up 7 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 3.10 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 4 percent from 2008. As of November 1, the U.S. yield is forecast at 7,038 pounds per acre, down 77 pounds from the October 1 forecast but 192 pounds above the 2008 average yield of 6,846 pounds per acre. Expected yields decreased from the previous month in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas, while Louisiana's yield increased slightly. The forecasted yields in California and Missouri were unchanged from the October 1 forecast. Record high yields are forecast in Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas. As of November 1, eighty-nine percent of the U.S. acreage was harvested, 8 percentage points behind last year and 9 points behind the 5-year average. Significant harvest delays continued in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri, due primarily to late spring planting and wet field conditions during harvest. Soybeans: Area for harvest is forecast at 76.6 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 3 percent from 2008. Harvested area, if realized, will be the largest on record. The November objective yield data for the combined eleven major soybean-producing States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) indicate a higher pod count compared with last year. Compared with final counts for 2008, pod counts are up in eight States, with increases of more than 100 pods per 18 square feet in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and South Dakota. The largest increase from 2008's final pod count is expected in Missouri, up 393 pods per 18 square feet. Soybean harvest in the 18 major States was 15 percent complete at the beginning of October, 13 points behind last year's pace and 21 points behind normal. Prior to this time, the lateness of the harvest was largely attributed to the crop maturing late as a result of spring planting delays. However, excessive rainfall during the month of October caused harvest progress to fall further behind normal across most of the Nation. October rainfall totals were greater than 200 percent of normal in numerous locations across the Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Delta States. Condition ratings deteriorated in many of those areas, particularly in Mississippi where only 24 percent of the crop was rated good to excellent as of November 1, down 22 points from the beginning of October and down 41 points from early September. As of November 1, only 51 percent of the U.S. soybean crop had been harvested, 36 points behind normal. Harvest progress was more than 16 points behind normal in all of the 18 major soybean-producing States, except Ohio and North Carolina, and was more than 40 points behind normal in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin. If realized, the forecasted yield in Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, and Pennsylvania will be a record high and the forecasted yield in Georgia, Maryland, and North Carolina will tie the previous record high. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 3.63 billion pounds, down slightly from the October 1 forecast and down 30 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.08 million acres, unchanged from October but down 28 percent from 2008. Yields are expected to average 3,353 pounds per acre, down 10 pounds from last month and down 73 pounds from the 2008 record yield of 3,426 pounds per acre. If realized, this will be the second highest U.S. yield on record. Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.75 billion pounds, down 1 percent from October and down 28 percent from last year. Expected area for harvest, at 825,000 acres, is unchanged from October but down 25 percent from 2008. Yields in the region are expected to average 3,334 pounds per acre, down 50 pounds from last month and 98 pounds below last year. Yields are forecast lower than last month in all Southeast States except Georgia, which remains unchanged at a record high 3,500 pounds. Harvest progress was behind average in most States in the region due to abundant rainfall and wet field conditions. Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 287 million pounds, up 6 percent from the October 1 forecast but down 35 percent from 2008. Expected area for harvest, at 78,000 acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 36 percent from last year. The average yield is forecast at 3,685 pounds per acre, up 200 pounds from the October forecast and 54 pounds higher than the 2008 average. Record high yields are expected in both States. As of November 1, Virginia growers had harvested 93 percent of their peanut crop. In North Carolina, however, harvest was only 80 percent complete, due to heavy rainfall and below average temperatures during October. Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 590 million pounds, up 3 percent from last month but down 36 percent from 2008. Expected acreage for harvest, at 179,000, is unchanged from last month but down 36 percent from last year. Yields in the region are expected to average 3,296 pounds per acre, up 83 pounds from the October forecast but down 14 pounds from the previous year. The average yield forecast in Texas is 100 pounds higher than last month, whereas the forecast in Oklahoma decreased 100 pounds. The New Mexico yield is unchanged from the previous forecast. Cotton: Upland cotton harvested, at 7.59 million acres, is unchanged from last month but up 3 percent from last year. American-Pima harvested area, at 146,200, was carried forward from the August forecast. In the Southeastern region, producers began defoliation of the crop during the first part of October. Harvest was underway by the middle of the month, well behind normal. As of November 1, the crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition in the region except in Virginia where the crop was in good to excellent condition. In Georgia, objective yield measurements indicate boll weights to be the largest on record. Producers in the Delta continued to battle wet conditions, delaying harvest throughout the region. During the first part of October, harvest was just beginning in the North Delta region, well behind normal. By mid-month, clear, cool weather allowed producers to make rapid harvest progress but by month's end, rain showers moved into the region further delaying harvest. As of November 1, the crop in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi was rated in mostly fair to poor condition while the crop in Tennessee and Missouri was rated in mostly fair to good condition. Objective yield data for Louisiana showed the boll weight to be lowest in the last 15 years. In Mississippi, objective yield measurements showed boll counts to be the second lowest in the last 5 years. In Texas, cool, wet weather delayed defoliation and harvest during the first of the month. By the later part of October, producers received the first freeze and nearly perfect harvest weather which allowed for rapid progress. Unlike most of the Cotton Belt, harvest in Texas was progressing normally. Objective yield data showed boll counts to be the lowest in the last 3 years and boll weights to be the third largest in the last 5 years. In Oklahoma and Kansas, harvest was underway by the end of the month with the crop rated in mostly fair to good condition. In Arizona and California, harvest was in full swing during the first part of October and made rapid progress throughout the month, well ahead of last year's late harvest and ahead of the 5-year average. As of November 1, the crop was rated in mostly good to excellent condition. The American-Pima production forecast was carried forward from the August forecast, at 367,000 bales, down 15 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,205 pounds per harvested acre, down 21 pounds from last year. Ginnings totaled 2,192,600 running bales prior to November 1, compared with 4,358,450 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year and 7,071,700 running bales in 2007. Sugarbeets: Production of sugarbeets for the 2009 crop year is forecast at 29.4 million tons, 5 percent below the October 1 forecast but up 10 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 1.15 million acres, down 1 percent from the October 1 forecast but 15 percent above last year. Harvested area increased 5,000 acres in Minnesota but decreased 5,000 acres in both Montana and Wyoming where recent freeze damage adversely affected some acreage and 3,000 acres in North Dakota where abnormally wet fields this season have slowed harvest. Expected yield is forecast at 25.6 tons per acre, down 1.2 tons from October 1 and down 1.1 tons from 2008. Record high yields are forecast in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, and Wyoming. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 29.2 million tons, up 2 percent from the October 1 forecast and up 6 percent from 2008. The forecasted production increase in Louisiana, where timely rainfall late in the growing season boosted crop growth, more than offset the expected decrease in Texas. Producers intend to harvest 852,700 acres for sugar and seed during the 2009 crop season, unchanged from last month but 15,300 acres below last year. Expected yield is forecast at 34.3 tons per acre, up 0.9 ton from the previous forecast and up 2.5 tons from 2008. Lentils: Production of lentils is forecast at 5.83 million cwt, up 144 percent from last year. Acreage, yield, and production increased in all four program States. Area for harvest is forecast at 405,000 acres, up 55 percent from the previous year. Average yield is expected to be 1,439 pounds per acre, up 522 pounds per acre from 2008. North Dakota's production is forecast at 2.54 million cwt, more than three times greater than a year ago. Harvested area increased 81 percent from 2008, while yields increased by 640 pounds per acre to 1,560. Crop condition was rated mostly good throughout the entire growing season. Harvest of the crop started the first week of August and was finished by mid-September. Montana's production is forecast at 1.68 million cwt, up 176 percent from last year. Harvested area increased 51 percent from 2008, while yields increased by 630 pounds per acre to 1,400. Favorable growing conditions were more commonplace during this season, when compared with 2008, which was negatively affected by high temperatures and limited precipitation. Idaho's production, at 624,000 cwt, was up 77 percent from a year ago, while Washington's production, at 980 thousand cwt, showed an increase of 62 percent from 2008. Dry Edible Peas: Production of dry edible peas is forecast at 17.4 million cwt, up 42 percent from the 2008 estimate. All five program States showed increased production from last season and, if realized, this will be the highest production since records began in 1928. Area for harvest, at 835,900 acres, is 1 percent below a year ago. Average yield is forecast at 2,079 pounds per acre, up 631 pounds from last season. North Dakota's dry edible pea production is forecast at 11.5 million cwt, up 46 percent from last season. Harvested acreage, at 480,000, is down 4 percent from a year ago, while yield, at 2,400 pounds per acre, is up 820 pounds from 2008. Soil moisture supplies were rated mostly adequate in 2009 compared with very short to short during 2008. Normally, the western part of the State has short moisture supplies during the growing season, however, 2009 was considered an optimum moisture supply crop year. Production in Montana, at 3.11 million cwt, is up 25 percent from the 2008 estimate. Harvested area decreased by 4 percent to 222,000 acres but yields increased by 320 pounds per acre to 1,400. Last year's drought-like conditions were followed by a much cooler, wetter growing season this year, which improved the crop. Production in Washington and Idaho showed increases from a year ago at 49 percent and 51 percent, respectively. Austrian Winter Peas: Production of Austrian winter peas is forecast at 157,000 cwt, up 51 percent from 2008. Area harvested is forecast at 10,700 acres, up 34 percent from last year. Average yield is expected to be 1,467 pounds per acre, up 167 pounds per acre from last season. The Idaho Austrian winter pea production forecast, at 96,000 cwt, is up 71 percent from last year. A wet spring combined with moderate summer heat provided good growing conditions. Oregon's production forecast, at 31,000 cwt, is up 63 percent from last year's crop. Favorable growing conditions were reported this season. Montana's production forecast of 30,000 cwt is up 3 percent from last year. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 2.39 million pounds for September 2009, up 3 percent from August but 3 percent lower than September 2008. Total crop area for September is estimated at 2,070 acres, unchanged from August but 10 percent below September 2008. Harvested area totaled 1,310 acres, unchanged from the previous month but 1 percent lower than last year. Warm, dry weather continued during September in the major papaya growing areas. Irrigation was increased in some areas, and the favorable weather conditions allowed growers to perform usual field maintenance and planting activities. The crop remained in fair to good condition. Fall Potatoes: Production of fall potatoes for 2009 is forecast at 392 million cwt, up 3 percent from 2008. Area harvested, at 919,900 acres, is virtually unchanged from the July estimate. The average yield, forecast at 426 cwt per acre, is up 15 cwt per acre from last year's yield and, if realized, will be the highest yield on record. Idaho's yield is forecast at 411 cwt per acre. If realized, this will be Idaho's highest yield on record, 25 cwt above the record yield set in 2006. In eastern Washington, potato harvest was near completion. Despite weather delays, progress was the same as last year's pace and the 5-year average. In Colorado, growing conditions were favorable in the San Luis Valley, however, an early frost and disease led to an increase in abandonment this year. Oregon's crop had a normal start without any widespread delays during planting. In California, favorable weather conditions aided yields and resulted in good crop quality reports from growers. In North Dakota, planting began later than normal and remained behind average throughout the planting season. Crop condition was rated fair to good throughout the growing season. Wisconsin growers reported above average crop conditions and good quality. Cool temperatures and timely rain provided good growing conditions for Michigan potatoes. Late blight was reported across the State, but farmers were able to take corrective action when needed. In Maine, cool, dry conditions aided growers with an early start to potato planting. Warm weather was welcomed in mid-August, but dry conditions continued into mid-September, preventing tubers from increasing in size. All Potatoes: Total U.S. potato production in 2009 from all four seasons is forecast at 430 million cwt, up 4 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 1.04 million acres, is virtually unchanged from last year. Yield is forecast at 411 cwt per acre, up 15 cwt from the previous year record high of 396 cwt per acre. Small Grains: Survey respondents who reported barley, oats, Durum wheat, or other spring wheat acreage as not yet harvested in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming during the surveys conducted in preparation for the Small Grains 2009 Summary were re-contacted in late October to determine how many of the acres were actually harvested and record the actual production from those acres. Based on this updated information, several changes were made to the estimates published in the Small Grains 2009 Summary. Because unharvested production is a component of on-farm stocks, changes were made to the September 1 on-farm stocks levels comparable with the production adjustments as well. Durum harvested area was reduced 30,000 acres in Montana and 60,000 acres in North Dakota. No acreage change was made in Idaho. Yields in Montana and North Dakota increased 1.0 bushel per acre while Idaho increased 2.0 bushels per acre. United States Durum production is 109 million bushels, down 1 percent from the Small Grains 2009 Summary. Other spring wheat harvested area declined 100,000 acres in North Dakota but was unchanged in Idaho, Minnesota, and Montana. Yield in Minnesota decreased 1.0 bushel per acre but increased 0.5 bushel in North Dakota. Yields in Idaho and Montana were unchanged. As a result of the changes in Minnesota and North Dakota, other spring wheat production in the United States is 584 million bushels, down less than 1 percent from the Small Grains 2009 Summary. All wheat production in the United States is 2.22 billion bushels, down fractionally from the previous estimate. Oat harvested area was unchanged in all States. Yield decreased 1.0 bushel per acre in North Dakota and decreased 3.0 bushels in Wyoming. Yields were unchanged in Idaho, Minnesota, and Montana. As a result of the changes in North Dakota and Wyoming, oat production in the United States is 93.1 million bushels, down slightly from the previous estimate. Barley harvested area in North Dakota was revised to 1.13 million acres, down 10,000 acres from the Small Grains 2009 Summary. Harvested acres remain the same in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, and Wyoming. Yield decreased 1.0 bushel per acre in Minnesota but increased 1.0 bushel in Montana. Yields were unchanged in Idaho, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Total U.S. production is estimated at 227 million bushels, slightly below the previous estimate. Florida Citrus: Rainfall was very light across most citrus producing areas during the month as the Florida peninsula began moving into the dry season. Temperatures ranged from lows in the 50s to highs in the lower 90s. A cold front moved across the State in mid-October, bringing temporary relief from the hot temperatures. Temperatures returned to normal by the end of the month. Citrus trees were in good condition as harvest got underway. Grove activity included limited harvesting, applying herbicides, and mowing. Scouting for greening and canker continued and affected trees were removed. Thirty-nine packinghouses opened and began shipping fruit. Varieties packed included navel, Ambersweet, and Hamlin oranges, white and colored grapefruit, and Fallglo and Sunburst tangerines. Seven processors were open and accepting fruit. California Citrus: Growth regulator treatments were applied to new season navel oranges as fruit continued to develop in size. The Valencia orange harvest continued to wind down in the San Joaquin Valley and the Satsuma mandarin harvest began. Harvesting of lemons neared completion in the coastal region and continued in the desert region. In Kern County, citrus growers were concerned after citrus leaf miner pests were detected in some orchards. The fall budding of citrus trees continued. In orchards hit by the mid-month storm, some non-staked trees suffered from leaning and there was significant debris on orchard floors. Normal spraying and maintenance continued in citrus groves. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: The raisin, table, and wine grape harvests continued normally in early-October. By the middle of the month, an approaching storm prompted growers to accelerate harvest along the North Coast. Portions of a few vineyards were covered with plastic to limit damage. Upon its arrival, the storm produced wet and windy weather throughout much of the State, raising concerns about rot and Brix levels of wine grapes along the North Coast and significantly slowing harvest in most locations. Following the storm, warm weather helped return harvest activities back to normal. Normal spraying and maintenance continued in orchards and vineyards, including ongoing applications of fall fertilizer for fruit trees. The fig harvest ended and the kiwifruit harvest began in October. Harvesting of apples continued, primarily in the San Joaquin Valley. Light picking of peach, plum, and nectarine trees continued as the harvests neared completion. Early in the month, pomegranate harvest was in full swing, with Foothill and Wonderful varieties being picked. By the end of the month, harvest of the Foothill variety had ended. The fall strawberry season began in the San Joaquin Valley. The almond and walnut harvests neared completion in the Central Valley during October, while the pistachio harvest accelerated. The mid-month storm uprooted a few almond trees, leaned some young nut trees, and broke limbs. Almond and walnut hulling and stockpile fumigations continued. Overall quality was reported as good for both crops but insect damage in walnuts was more apparent than in past seasons. As part of post-harvest maintenance, some almond orchards were pruned. Pistachio quality and yields were reported as good. Reliability of November 1 Crop Production Forecast Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between October 24 and November 5 to gather information on expected yield as of November 1. The objective yield surveys for corn, cotton, and soybeans were conducted in the major producing States that usually account for about 75 percent of the U.S. production. Randomly selected plots were revisited to make current counts. The counts made within each sample plot depend on the crop and the maturity of that crop. In all cases, plant counts are recorded along with other measurements that provide information to forecast the number of ears, bolls, or pods and their weight. The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield. The average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are revisited each month until crop maturity when the fruit is harvested and weighed. After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled to obtain current year harvesting loss. The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of mail, internet, and personal interviewers. Approximately 12,000 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield. These growers will continue to be surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields. Estimating Procedures: National and State level objective yield and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. The survey data were also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and previous years. Each State Field Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published November 1 forecasts. Revision Policy: The November 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing season. End-of-season estimates are made after harvest. At the end of the marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks, production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks. Revisions are then made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant changes. Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision in the August Crop Production report if conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. Planted acres may also be revised for cotton, peanuts, and rice in September Crop Production report each year; spring wheat, Durum wheat, barley, and oats only in the Small Grains Summary 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, administrative data, such as Farm Service Agency program "sign up" data, or remote sensing data are available. Harvested acres may be revised any time a production forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since the last forecast. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the November 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the November 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The average of the squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the November 1 corn for grain production forecast is 1.2 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production forecast will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 1.2 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 2.0 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the differences between the November 1 forecast and the final estimate. Using corn again as an example, changes between the November 1 forecast and the final estimate during the last 20 years have averaged 90 million bushels, ranging from 1 million bushels to 214 million bushels. The November 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 6 times and above 14 times. This does not imply that the November 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. Reliability of November 1 Crop Production Forecasts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Root Mean : 20-Year Record of : : Square Error : Differences Between Forecast : : : : and Final Estimate : :------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Unit : : 90 : Quantity : Years : :Percent: Percent :------------------------------------ : : :Confidence: : : :Below:Above : : : Interval :Average:Smallest:Largest:Final:Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------ Million ----- Number : : Corn For Grain :Bu : 1.2 2.0 90 1 214 6 14 Sorghum for Grain :Bu : 4.6 8.0 16 1 86 7 13 Rice :Cwt : 2.1 3.7 3 * 12 13 7 Soybeans for Beans:Bu : 1.3 2.3 28 2 83 9 11 Cotton 1/ :Bales: 2.9 5.1 397 1 949 13 7 Fall Potatoes :Cwt : 1.8 3.1 6 1 16 15 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Rounds to less than 1 million. 1/ Quantity is in thousands of units. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Lance Honig, Chief.............................................................(202) 720-2127 Field Crops Section Jacqueline Moore, Head.........................................................(202) 720-2127 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings........................................(202) 720-5944 Bryan Durham - Hay, Oats, Sorghum..............................................(202) 690-3234 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed...............................(202) 720-9526 Suzanne Avilla - Peanuts, Rice.................................................(202) 720-7688 Nick Schauer - Wheat, Rye......................................................(202) 720-8068 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops..............................(202) 720-7621 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds...........................(202) 720-7369 Fruits, Vegetables & Special Crops Section Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head......................................................(202) 720-2127 Jorge Garcia-Pratts - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Tropical Fruits..................(202) 720-2127 Debbie Flippin - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries.........(202) 720-2157 Fred Granja - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco...............(202) 720-4288 Mike Jacobsen - Berries, Cranberries...........................................(202) 720-9085 Dawn Keen - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts......................(202) 720-4215 Tierra Mobley - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes.......................................(202) 720-4285 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans..........(202) 720-3250 Kim Ritchie - Hops.............................................................(360) 902-1940 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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