Crop Production ISSN: 1936-3737 Released November 9, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Small Grain Updates Survey respondents who reported barley, oat, Durum wheat, or other spring wheat acreage as not yet harvested in Idaho, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington during the surveys conducted in preparation for the Small Grains 2011 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 2011 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. Corn Production Down 1 Percent from October Forecast Soybean Production Down Slightly Cotton Production Down 2 Percent Corn production is forecast at 12.3 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the October forecast and down 1 percent from 2010. If realized, this will be the fourth largest production total on record for the United States. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 146.7 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from the October forecast and down 6.1 bushels from 2010. If realized, this will be the lowest average yield since 2003. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 83.9 million acres, unchanged from the October forecast. Soybean production is forecast at 3.05 billion bushels, down slightly from the October forecast and down 9 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 41.3 bushels per acre, down 0.2 bushel from last month and down 2.2 bushels from last year. If realized, the average yield will be the second lowest since 2003. Area for harvest is forecast at 73.7 million acres, unchanged from October but down 4 percent from 2010. All cotton production is forecast at 16.3 million 480-pound bales, down 2 percent from the October forecast and down 10 percent from last year. Yield is expected to average 794 pounds per harvested acre, down 18 pounds from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 15.6 million 480-pound bales, down 12 percent from 2010. American Pima production, forecast at 737,200 bales, was carried forward from last month. This report was approved on November 9, 2011. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen A. Merrigan Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Hubert Hamer Contents Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 6 Corn Production - United States Chart......................................................................... 7 Sorghum for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 7 Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 8 Rice Production by Class - United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011................................ 8 Soybean Production - United States Chart...................................................................... 8 Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 9 Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 10 Cottonseed Production - United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011................................... 10 Cotton Production - United States Chart....................................................................... 10 Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 11 Sugarbeet Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 12 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011................................................................................... 12 Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011.............................................................................................. 12 Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011................................................................................... 13 Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011................................................................................... 13 Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2010 and 2011................................................................................................. 14 Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Selected States: 2011 Crop.............................. 15 Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Seven-State Total: 2011 Crop............................ 16 Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Colorado: 2011 Crop..................................... 16 Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011............ 17 Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011............... 17 All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011......... 17 Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011....... 17 Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011........................................................................................... 18 Wheat Production by Class - United States: 2009-2011.......................................................... 18 Barley Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011.............................. 18 Oat Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011................................. 19 All Wheat Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011........................... 19 Durum Wheat Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011......................... 19 Crop Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Domestic Units)............................... 20 Crop Yield and Production - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Domestic Units)..................................... 21 Crop Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Metric Units)................................. 22 Crop Yield and Production - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Metric Units)....................................... 23 Fruits and Nuts Production - United States: 2011 and 2012 (Domestic Units).................................... 24 Fruits and Nuts Production - United States: 2011 and 2012 (Metric Units)...................................... 25 Corn for Grain Plant Population per Acre - Selected States: 2007-2011......................................... 26 Corn for Grain Number of Ears per Acre - Selected States: 2007-2011........................................... 27 Corn Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab - United States: 2007-2011....................... 27 Corn for Grain Percentage Distribution by Plant Population Per Acre - Selected States: 2007-2011.............. 28 Corn for Grain Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2007-2011........................... 29 Corn for Grain Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2007-2011............................................................................................. 30 Cotton Cumulative Boll Counts - Selected States: 2007-2011.................................................... 31 Soybean Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet - Selected States: 2007-2011....................................... 32 Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2007-2011.................................. 33 Soybean Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab - United States: 2007-2011.................... 34 Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2007-2011............................................................................................. 35 Fall Potato Number of Hills by Type - Selected States: 2007-2011.............................................. 37 Fall Potato Harvest Loss by Type - Selected States: 2007-2011................................................. 38 Fall Potato Grading Categories by Type - Selected States: 2010 and 2011....................................... 39 Round Potato Size Categories by Type - Selected States: 2010 and 2011......................................... 39 Long Potato (Russet and Shepody) Size Categories - Maine: 2010 and 2011....................................... 40 All Long Potato Size Categories - Selected States: 2010 and 2011.............................................. 40 Percent of Normal Precipitation............................................................................... 41 Departure from Normal Temperature............................................................................. 41 October Weather Summary....................................................................................... 42 October Agricultural Summary.................................................................................. 42 Crop Comments................................................................................................. 44 Statistical Methodology....................................................................................... 48 Reliability of November 1 Crop Production Forecasts........................................................... 49 Information Contacts.......................................................................................... 50 Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-----------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---------- bushels --------- --- 1,000 bushels --- : Alabama .........: 250 240 116.0 107.0 107.0 29,000 25,680 Arkansas ........: 380 510 150.0 142.0 140.0 57,000 71,400 California ......: 180 150 195.0 185.0 190.0 35,100 28,500 Colorado ........: 1,210 1,350 151.0 127.0 120.0 182,710 162,000 Delaware ........: 173 183 115.0 125.0 127.0 19,895 23,241 Georgia .........: 245 290 145.0 152.0 152.0 35,525 44,080 Illinois ........: 12,400 12,400 157.0 159.0 156.0 1,946,800 1,934,400 Indiana .........: 5,720 5,700 157.0 145.0 145.0 898,040 826,500 Iowa ............: 13,050 13,650 165.0 169.0 171.0 2,153,250 2,334,150 Kansas ..........: 4,650 4,300 125.0 105.0 100.0 581,250 430,000 : Kentucky ........: 1,230 1,280 124.0 139.0 139.0 152,520 177,920 Louisiana .......: 500 560 140.0 135.0 135.0 70,000 75,600 Maryland ........: 430 440 106.0 105.0 105.0 45,580 46,200 Michigan ........: 2,100 2,200 150.0 148.0 148.0 315,000 325,600 Minnesota .......: 7,300 7,650 177.0 165.0 160.0 1,292,100 1,224,000 Mississippi .....: 670 770 136.0 118.0 118.0 91,120 90,860 Missouri ........: 3,000 3,120 123.0 115.0 115.0 369,000 358,800 Nebraska ........: 8,850 9,500 166.0 160.0 160.0 1,469,100 1,520,000 New Jersey ......: 71 82 114.0 130.0 125.0 8,094 10,250 New York ........: 590 620 150.0 130.0 127.0 88,500 78,740 : North Carolina ..: 840 800 91.0 84.0 82.0 76,440 65,600 North Dakota ....: 1,880 2,050 132.0 121.0 110.0 248,160 225,500 Ohio ............: 3,270 3,220 163.0 154.0 159.0 533,010 511,980 Oklahoma ........: 340 230 130.0 85.0 80.0 44,200 18,400 Pennsylvania ....: 910 930 128.0 109.0 109.0 116,480 101,370 South Carolina ..: 335 335 91.0 57.0 55.0 30,485 18,425 South Dakota ....: 4,220 4,800 135.0 139.0 135.0 569,700 648,000 Tennessee .......: 640 730 117.0 137.0 136.0 74,880 99,280 Texas ...........: 2,080 1,700 145.0 112.0 105.0 301,600 178,500 Virginia ........: 310 340 67.0 119.0 119.0 20,770 40,460 Washington ......: 125 115 205.0 210.0 210.0 25,625 24,150 Wisconsin .......: 3,100 3,280 162.0 160.0 160.0 502,200 524,800 : Other States 1/ .: 397 411 160.5 159.5 159.5 63,731 65,550 : United States ...: 81,446 83,936 152.8 148.1 146.7 12,446,865 12,309,936 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2011 Summary." Sorghum for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-----------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- 1,000 bushels : Arkansas ........: 35 85 77.0 74.0 74.0 2,695 6,290 Colorado ........: 160 160 47.0 39.0 39.0 7,520 6,240 Illinois ........: 33 20 96.0 94.0 94.0 3,168 1,880 Kansas ..........: 2,250 2,350 76.0 55.0 55.0 171,000 129,250 Louisiana .......: 78 125 95.0 81.0 81.0 7,410 10,125 Mississippi .....: 10 50 65.0 75.0 75.0 650 3,750 Missouri ........: 33 35 78.0 80.0 80.0 2,574 2,800 Nebraska ........: 75 71 90.0 85.0 89.0 6,750 6,319 New Mexico ......: 68 30 66.0 65.0 65.0 4,488 1,950 Oklahoma ........: 250 130 52.0 23.0 20.0 13,000 2,600 South Dakota ....: 85 85 62.0 65.0 62.0 5,270 5,270 Texas ...........: 1,700 1,250 70.0 52.0 54.0 119,000 67,500 : Other States 1/ .: 31 41 60.3 47.9 47.2 1,870 1,935 : United States ...: 4,808 4,432 71.8 55.0 55.5 345,395 245,909 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Other States include Arizona and Georgia. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2011 Summary." Rice Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-------------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 : November 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ------------ pounds ----------- ---- 1,000 cwt --- : Arkansas .....: 1,785 1,155 6,480 6,800 6,850 115,675 79,118 California ...: 553 588 8,020 8,300 8,400 44,326 49,392 Louisiana ....: 535 420 6,100 6,400 6,400 32,625 26,880 Mississippi ..: 303 153 6,850 7,100 7,100 20,756 10,863 Missouri .....: 251 128 6,480 7,200 7,200 16,254 9,216 Texas ........: 188 180 7,160 7,000 7,000 13,468 12,600 : United States : 3,615 2,624 6,725 7,123 7,167 243,104 188,069 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes sweet rice production. Rice Production by Class - United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Year : Long grain : Medium grain : Short grain 1/ : All : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2010 .......: 183,296 57,144 2,664 243,104 2011 2/ ....: 117,503 67,621 2,945 188,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain. 2/ The 2011 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 - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-----------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels -- : Alabama .........: 345 290 26.0 30.0 33.0 8,970 9,570 Arkansas ........: 3,150 3,250 35.0 37.0 37.0 110,250 120,250 Delaware ........: 173 168 32.0 38.0 39.0 5,536 6,552 Georgia .........: 255 145 26.0 21.0 23.0 6,630 3,335 Illinois ........: 9,050 8,850 51.5 46.0 46.0 466,075 407,100 Indiana .........: 5,330 5,290 48.5 42.0 42.0 258,505 222,180 Iowa ............: 9,730 9,260 51.0 50.5 50.5 496,230 467,630 Kansas ..........: 4,250 3,800 32.5 27.0 27.0 138,125 102,600 Kentucky ........: 1,390 1,470 34.0 39.0 39.0 47,260 57,330 Louisiana .......: 1,020 980 41.0 36.0 37.0 41,820 36,260 : Maryland ........: 465 460 34.0 39.0 39.0 15,810 17,940 Michigan ........: 2,040 1,940 43.5 44.0 44.0 88,740 85,360 Minnesota .......: 7,310 7,010 45.0 41.0 40.0 328,950 280,400 Mississippi .....: 1,980 1,780 38.5 40.0 41.0 76,230 72,980 Missouri ........: 5,070 5,250 41.5 37.0 37.0 210,405 194,250 Nebraska ........: 5,100 4,850 52.5 54.0 53.0 267,750 257,050 New Jersey ......: 92 86 24.0 34.0 35.0 2,208 3,010 New York ........: 279 277 48.0 42.0 43.0 13,392 11,911 North Carolina ..: 1,550 1,350 26.0 31.0 31.0 40,300 41,850 North Dakota ....: 4,070 3,950 34.0 29.0 28.0 138,380 110,600 : Ohio ............: 4,590 4,540 48.0 46.0 46.0 220,320 208,840 Oklahoma ........: 475 250 25.0 17.0 17.0 11,875 4,250 Pennsylvania ....: 495 485 42.0 42.0 40.0 20,790 19,400 South Carolina ..: 455 360 23.0 26.0 26.0 10,465 9,360 South Dakota ....: 4,140 4,050 38.0 39.0 38.0 157,320 153,900 Tennessee .......: 1,410 1,250 31.0 35.0 34.0 43,710 42,500 Texas ...........: 185 110 30.0 15.0 15.0 5,550 1,650 Virginia ........: 540 540 26.0 39.0 39.0 14,040 21,060 Wisconsin .......: 1,630 1,600 50.5 45.0 47.0 82,315 75,200 : Other States 1/ .: 41 35 30.0 35.4 35.4 1,230 1,240 : United States ...: 76,610 73,676 43.5 41.5 41.3 3,329,181 3,045,558 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Florida and West Virginia. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2011 Summary." Peanut Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-----------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ----------- pounds ---------- --- 1,000 pounds --- : Alabama .......: 185.0 167.0 2,600 2,800 2,900 481,000 484,300 Florida .......: 135.0 157.0 3,500 3,400 3,500 472,500 549,500 Georgia .......: 555.0 470.0 3,530 3,450 3,400 1,959,150 1,598,000 Mississippi ...: 18.0 15.0 3,500 3,600 3,900 63,000 58,500 New Mexico ....: 10.0 7.0 3,400 3,000 3,000 34,000 21,000 North Carolina : 86.0 81.0 2,700 3,400 3,500 232,200 283,500 Oklahoma ......: 21.0 23.0 3,350 2,800 2,700 70,350 62,100 South Carolina : 64.0 73.0 3,500 3,000 3,000 224,000 219,000 Texas .........: 163.0 105.0 3,600 3,000 3,000 586,800 315,000 Virginia ......: 18.0 16.0 1,880 3,500 3,600 33,840 57,600 : United States .: 1,255.0 1,114.0 3,312 3,256 3,275 4,156,840 3,648,500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cottonseed Production - United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 tons : United States ...: 6,098.1 5,470.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Cotton Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-----------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 acres -- ---------- pounds ---------- 1,000 bales 2/ : Upland : Alabama .........: 338.0 440.0 682 731 731 480.0 670.0 Arizona .........: 193.0 248.0 1,517 1,510 1,510 610.0 780.0 Arkansas ........: 540.0 660.0 1,045 996 996 1,176.0 1,370.0 California ......: 123.0 181.0 1,483 1,485 1,432 380.0 540.0 Florida .........: 89.0 120.0 766 712 700 142.0 175.0 Georgia .........: 1,315.0 1,520.0 821 853 837 2,250.0 2,650.0 Kansas ..........: 50.0 67.0 787 595 595 82.0 83.0 Louisiana .......: 249.0 285.0 842 893 893 437.0 530.0 Mississippi .....: 410.0 605.0 993 960 952 848.0 1,200.0 Missouri ........: 308.0 365.0 1,068 1,131 1,131 685.0 860.0 : New Mexico ......: 47.0 63.0 1,174 952 952 115.0 125.0 North Carolina ..: 545.0 800.0 838 702 660 951.0 1,100.0 Oklahoma ........: 270.0 100.0 750 504 504 422.0 105.0 South Carolina ..: 201.0 303.0 898 776 784 376.0 495.0 Tennessee .......: 387.0 490.0 845 823 823 681.0 840.0 Texas ...........: 5,350.0 3,200.0 703 600 578 7,840.0 3,850.0 Virginia ........: 82.0 115.0 732 835 793 125.0 190.0 : United States ...:10,497.0 9,562.0 805 797 781 17,600.0 15,563.0 : American Pima 3/ : Arizona .........: 2.5 11.0 845 873 873 4.4 20.0 California ......: 180.0 259.0 1,237 1,269 1,269 464.0 685.0 New Mexico ......: 2.7 3.0 836 832 832 4.7 5.2 Texas ...........: 16.5 14.5 902 894 894 31.0 27.0 : United States ...: 201.7 287.5 1,200 1,231 1,231 504.1 737.2 : All : Alabama .........: 338.0 440.0 682 731 731 480.0 670.0 Arizona .........: 195.5 259.0 1,509 1,483 1,483 614.4 800.0 Arkansas ........: 540.0 660.0 1,045 996 996 1,176.0 1,370.0 California ......: 303.0 440.0 1,337 1,358 1,336 844.0 1,225.0 Florida .........: 89.0 120.0 766 712 700 142.0 175.0 Georgia .........: 1,315.0 1,520.0 821 853 837 2,250.0 2,650.0 Kansas ..........: 50.0 67.0 787 595 595 82.0 83.0 Louisiana .......: 249.0 285.0 842 893 893 437.0 530.0 Mississippi .....: 410.0 605.0 993 960 952 848.0 1,200.0 Missouri ........: 308.0 365.0 1,068 1,131 1,131 685.0 860.0 : New Mexico ......: 49.7 66.0 1,156 947 947 119.7 130.2 North Carolina ..: 545.0 800.0 838 702 660 951.0 1,100.0 Oklahoma ........: 270.0 100.0 750 504 504 422.0 105.0 South Carolina ..: 201.0 303.0 898 776 784 376.0 495.0 Tennessee .......: 387.0 490.0 845 823 823 681.0 840.0 Texas ...........: 5,366.5 3,214.5 704 601 579 7,871.0 3,877.0 Virginia ........: 82.0 115.0 732 835 793 125.0 190.0 : United States ...:10,698.7 9,849.5 812 809 794 18,104.1 16,300.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-pound net weight bale. 3/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Sugarbeet Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-------------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 : November 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 acres -- ------------ tons ----------- -- 1,000 tons -- : California 1/ : 25.1 25.1 40.0 43.0 43.0 1,004 1,079 Colorado .....: 27.9 28.7 29.5 26.0 28.0 823 804 Idaho ........: 170.0 178.0 31.0 32.2 33.8 5,270 6,016 Michigan .....: 147.0 149.0 26.0 24.6 24.6 3,822 3,665 Minnesota ....: 441.0 462.0 26.6 20.5 19.5 11,731 9,009 Montana ......: 42.5 43.1 29.5 25.1 25.8 1,254 1,112 Nebraska .....: 47.5 51.0 23.8 24.5 25.0 1,131 1,275 North Dakota .: 214.0 231.0 26.5 22.0 20.5 5,671 4,736 Oregon .......: 10.3 8.8 36.3 34.3 36.4 374 320 Wyoming ......: 30.4 31.0 27.0 25.0 27.0 821 837 : United States : 1,155.7 1,207.7 27.6 24.2 23.9 31,901 28,853 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern California. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre 1/ : Production 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2011 : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 :-------------------------: 2010 : 2011 : : : : October 1 : November 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres ------------ tons ----------- -- 1,000 tons -- : Florida ......: 392.0 397.0 33.1 35.0 35.0 12,972 13,895 Hawaii .......: 17.4 17.0 71.6 77.4 77.4 1,245 1,316 Louisiana ....: 420.0 420.0 27.8 28.0 28.0 11,676 11,760 Texas ........: 48.1 49.0 30.5 33.7 33.6 1,467 1,646 : United States : 877.5 883.0 31.2 32.4 32.4 27,360 28,617 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Net tons. Lentil Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ........: 55.0 28.0 54.0 27.0 Montana ......: 260.0 280.0 247.0 270.0 North Dakota .: 265.0 80.0 255.0 77.0 Washington ...: 78.0 60.0 78.0 60.0 : United States : 658.0 448.0 634.0 434.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- pounds ------- ------ 1,000 cwt ----- : Idaho ........: 950 1,300 513 351 Montana ......: 1,360 1,000 3,359 2,700 North Dakota .: 1,540 1,070 3,927 824 Washington ...: 1,100 1,400 858 840 : United States : 1,365 1,086 8,657 4,715 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Edible Pea Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ........: 31.0 16.0 30.0 15.0 Montana ......: 220.0 190.0 207.0 180.0 North Dakota .: 430.0 85.0 400.0 80.0 Oregon .......: 7.0 5.0 6.4 4.8 Washington ...: 68.0 70.0 68.0 70.0 : United States : 756.0 366.0 711.4 349.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- pounds ------- ------ 1,000 cwt ----- : Idaho ........: 1,600 1,800 480 270 Montana ......: 2,000 1,300 4,140 2,340 North Dakota .: 2,030 1,450 8,120 1,160 Oregon .......: 2,950 3,190 189 153 Washington ...: 1,900 2,100 1,292 1,470 : United States : 1,999 1,542 14,221 5,393 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austrian Winter Pea Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2010 and Forecasted November 1, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ........: 11.0 6.0 9.0 5.0 Montana ......: 16.0 10.0 7.0 5.0 Oregon .......: 4.2 2.0 1.9 1.1 : United States : 31.2 18.0 17.9 11.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- pounds ------- ----- 1,000 cwt ---- : Idaho ........: 1,100 1,700 99 85 Montana ......: 1,570 1,900 110 95 Oregon .......: 1,460 1,710 28 19 : United States : 1,324 1,793 237 199 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seasonal group : Area planted : Area harvested :Yield per acre : Production and State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :----------- 1,000 acres ---------- --- cwt --- --- 1,000 cwt -- : Spring 1/ : United States ......: 89.3 93.1 85.8 90.5 289 283 24,797 25,640 : Summer 1/ : United States ......: 42.1 45.2 40.4 44.2 321 303 12,971 13,386 : Fall : California .........: 6.5 8.6 6.5 8.6 435 480 2,828 4,128 Colorado ...........: 55.5 54.0 55.2 53.9 390 395 21,528 21,291 Idaho ..............: 295.0 320.0 294.0 319.0 384 398 112,970 127,070 10 Southwest counti: 16.0 19.0 16.0 19.0 545 530 8,720 10,070 Other Idaho countie: 279.0 301.0 278.0 300.0 375 390 104,250 117,000 Maine ..............: 55.0 57.0 54.8 54.0 290 260 15,892 14,040 Massachusetts ......: 3.9 (D) 3.8 (D) 285 (D) 1,083 (D) Michigan ...........: 44.0 45.0 43.5 44.0 360 350 15,660 15,400 Minnesota ..........: 45.0 49.0 42.0 46.0 405 345 17,010 15,870 Montana ............: 11.5 11.7 11.3 11.4 325 340 3,673 3,876 : Nebraska ...........: 19.0 20.0 18.6 19.6 415 400 7,719 7,840 Nevada .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New Mexico .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) New York ...........: 16.2 16.5 16.0 16.2 320 255 5,120 4,131 North Dakota .......: 84.0 84.0 80.0 77.0 275 235 22,000 18,095 Ohio ...............: 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.7 290 250 609 425 Oregon .............: 35.5 40.0 35.5 39.9 565 585 20,058 23,342 Pennsylvania .......: 9.5 9.2 9.0 8.5 245 230 2,205 1,955 Rhode Island .......: 0.6 (D) 0.6 (D) 275 (D) 165 (D) Washington .........: 135.0 160.0 134.0 160.0 660 620 88,440 99,200 Wisconsin ..........: 62.5 63.0 61.5 62.0 395 360 24,293 22,320 : Other States 2/ ....: 13.4 17.3 13.4 16.7 392 367 5,252 6,130 : United States ......: 894.3 957.3 881.8 938.5 416 410 366,505 385,113 : All : United States ......:1,025.7 1,095.6 1,008.0 1,073.2 401 395 404,273 424,139 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ Includes data withheld above. Fall Potato Varieties Planted The National Agricultural Statistics Service collects variety data in eight States, accounting for 81 percent of the 2011 forecasted United States fall potato planted acres. Colorado data are from a growers' potato variety survey. The remaining seven 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. Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Selected States: 2011 Crop [Revised from the September 1 preliminary] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of :: : Percent of State and variety : planted acres :: State and variety : planted acres --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho : :: North Dakota - continued : Russet Burbank .............: 57.8 :: : R Norkotah .................: 16.2 :: Dakota Pearl ...............: 3.0 Ranger R ...................: 14.2 :: Frito-Lay ..................: 2.6 Frito-Lay ..................: 1.3 :: Modoc ......................: 2.3 Umatilla R .................: 1.2 :: Ivory Crisp ................: 2.2 Western R ..................: 1.1 :: Shepody ....................: 1.5 Norland ....................: 1.1 :: Red La Soda ................: 1.3 Other ......................: 7.1 :: Sangre .....................: 1.2 : :: Other ......................: 3.5 Maine : :: : Russet Burbank .............: 43.1 :: Oregon : Frito-Lay ..................: 12.5 :: R Norkotah .................: 22.3 Snowden ....................: 5.5 :: Ranger R ...................: 17.9 R Norkotah .................: 4.9 :: Russet Burbank .............: 16.6 Shepody ....................: 4.1 :: Umatilla R .................: 9.5 Superior ...................: 4.1 :: Shepody ....................: 6.8 Norland ....................: 3.9 :: Frito-Lay ..................: 6.5 Reba .......................: 2.7 :: Alturas ....................: 5.8 Goldrush ...................: 2.6 :: Premier R ..................: 2.5 Yukon Gold .................: 2.2 :: Modoc ......................: 1.9 Innovator ..................: 2.0 :: Atlantic ...................: 1.9 Blazer R ...................: 1.9 :: Yukon Gold .................: 1.7 Atlantic ...................: 1.3 :: Pike .......................: 1.3 Monona .....................: 1.1 :: Other ......................: 5.3 Ontario ....................: 1.1 :: : Katahdin ...................: 1.1 :: Washington : Other ......................: 5.9 :: Russet Burbank .............: 30.5 : :: Umatilla R .................: 16.7 Minnesota : :: R Norkotah .................: 14.1 Russet Burbank .............: 52.9 :: Ranger R ...................: 11.1 Norland ....................: 21.8 :: Alturas ....................: 8.8 Umatilla R .................: 8.0 :: Frito-Lay ..................: 3.2 Alpine .....................: 2.7 :: Chieftain ..................: 3.1 Dakota Rose ................: 1.7 :: Shepody ....................: 3.1 Snowden ....................: 1.2 :: Premier R ..................: 2.4 Cascade ....................: 1.2 :: Cal White ..................: 1.0 Modoc ......................: 1.1 :: Other ......................: 6.0 Ivory Crisp ................: 1.0 :: : Chieftain ..................: 1.0 :: Wisconsin : Other ......................: 7.4 :: Frito-Lay ..................: 23.4 : :: Russet Burbank .............: 12.5 North Dakota : :: Norkotah ...................: 12.5 Russet Burbank .............: 44.8 :: Goldrush ...................: 10.5 Norland ....................: 11.5 :: Norland ....................: 7.6 Ranger R ...................: 6.4 :: Snowden ....................: 6.3 Prospect ...................: 5.9 :: Silverton R ................: 5.9 Bannock ....................: 5.3 :: Umatilla R .................: 3.6 Umatilla R .................: 4.8 :: Atlantic ...................: 2.7 R Norkotah .................: 3.7 :: Pike .......................: 2.6 : :: Superior ...................: 2.3 : :: Bannock ....................: 1.2 : :: Mega Chip ..................: 1.0 : :: Other ......................: 7.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Seven-State Total: 2011 Crop [The Seven State total includes Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. Revised from the September 1 preliminary] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of :: : Percent of Variety : planted acres :: Variety : planted acres --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russet Burbank ..........: 44.0 :: Ivory Crisp .............: 0.3 R Norkotah ..............: 12.7 :: Red LaSoda ..............: 0.2 Ranger R ................: 9.9 :: Reba ....................: 0.2 Umatilla R ..............: 5.5 :: Blazer R ................: 0.2 Frito-Lay ...............: 4.7 :: Dakota Crisp ............: 0.2 Norland .................: 3.9 :: Cascade .................: 0.2 Alturas .................: 2.2 :: Classic .................: 0.2 Shepody .................: 1.7 :: Laratte .................: 0.1 Goldrush ................: 1.1 :: Klondike Rose ...........: 0.1 Snowden .................: 1.0 :: Sangre ..................: 0.1 Premier R ...............: 0.8 :: Dakota Rose .............: 0.1 Chieftain ...............: 0.8 :: Rio Grande R ............: 0.1 Yukon Gold ..............: 0.8 :: Bintje ..................: 0.1 Bannock .................: 0.7 :: Mega Chip ...............: 0.1 Prospect ................: 0.6 :: Wisconsin ...............: 0.1 Cal White ...............: 0.6 :: Monona ..................: 0.1 Atlantic ................: 0.5 :: Ontario .................: 0.1 Silverton R .............: 0.5 :: Katahdin ................: 0.1 Superior ................: 0.5 :: Yukon Gem ...............: 0.1 Dakota Pearl ............: 0.5 :: Red Pontiac .............: 0.1 Western R ...............: 0.5 :: Keuka Gold ..............: 0.1 Modoc ...................: 0.4 :: Mazama ..................: 0.1 Innovator ...............: 0.3 :: Norwis ..................: 0.1 Alpine ..................: 0.3 :: All Blue ................: 0.1 Pike ....................: 0.3 :: Other ...................: 2.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Colorado: 2011 Crop [Revised from the September 1 preliminary] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of :: : Percent of Variety : planted acres :: Variety : planted acres --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R Norkotah ..............: 49.3 :: Yukon Gold ..............: 2.2 Canela R ................: 11.5 :: Mesa R ..................: 2.1 Classic .................: 6.6 :: Blazer R ................: 1.9 Rio Grande R ............: 6.2 :: R Nugget ................: 1.7 Centennial R ............: 4.0 :: Other ...................: 14.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barley Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ----- bushels 1,000 bushels : Idaho 1/ ......: 520 500 93.0 46,500 Maine .........: 16 14 35.0 490 Montana .......: 700 620 50.0 31,000 North Dakota ..: 400 350 47.0 16,450 Oregon ........: 38 32 75.0 2,400 Washington 1/ .: 125 115 74.0 8,510 : United States 1: 2,559 2,239 69.6 155,780 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2011 Summary" released September 30, 2011. Oat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ---- bushels 1,000 bushels : Idaho .........: 70 15 70.0 1,050 Maine 1/ ......: 28 26 45.0 1,170 Montana .......: 45 20 50.0 1,000 North Dakota 1/: 170 85 52.0 4,420 Oregon ........: 35 12 100.0 1,200 Washington 1/ .: 10 3 59.0 177 : United States 1: 2,496 939 57.1 53,649 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2011 Summary" released September 30, 2011. All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ----- bushels 1,000 bushels : Idaho .........: 1,471 1,401 82.8 115,979 Montana 1/ ....: 5,100 4,975 35.2 174,970 North Dakota 1/: 6,800 6,590 30.3 199,858 Oregon ........: 990 982 75.9 74,515 Washington 1/ .: 2,380 2,345 71.6 167,880 : United States 1: 54,409 45,705 43.7 1,999,347 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2011 Summary" released September 30, 2011. Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ----- bushels 1,000 bushels : Idaho .........: 11 11 69.0 759 Montana 1/ ....: 400 385 28.0 10,780 North Dakota 1/: 750 715 25.5 18,233 : United States 1: 1,369 1,312 38.5 50,482 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2011 Summary" released September 30, 2011. Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - Selected States and United States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ----- bushels 1,000 bushels : Idaho .........: 640 620 84.0 52,080 Montana 1/ ....: 2,450 2,400 31.0 74,400 North Dakota 1/: 5,650 5,500 30.5 167,750 Oregon ........: 160 157 70.0 10,990 Washington 1/ .: 620 615 62.0 38,130 : United States 1: 12,394 12,079 37.7 455,188 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2011 Summary" released September 30, 2011. Wheat Production by Class - United States: 2009-2011 [Wheat class estimates are based on the latest available data including both surveys and administrative data] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Crop : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels : Winter : Hard red ......: 919,939 1,018,337 780,089 Soft red ......: 403,984 237,429 457,535 Hard white ....: 18,248 13,496 12,368 Soft white ....: 182,437 215,599 243,685 : Spring : Hard red ......: 547,933 569,975 397,689 Hard white ....: 7,865 9,256 11,878 Soft white ....: 28,613 36,744 45,621 Durum .........: 109,042 106,080 50,482 : Total ...... : 2,218,061 2,206,916 1,999,347 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Small Grains 2011 Summary" released September 30, 2011. Barley Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels : Idaho 2/ ...........: 26,000 18,645 44,645 Montana ............: 28,000 11,082 39,082 North Dakota .......: 19,500 20,755 40,255 Oregon .............: 1,200 576 1,776 Washington 2/ ......: 3,100 4,039 7,139 : Unallocated 3/ .....: 12,500 8,604 32,384 : United States 2/ ...: 93,050 82,007 175,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2/ Updated from "Grain Stocks" released September 30, 2011. 3/ "Off farms unallocated" includes State data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations. "On farms unallocated" includes minor producing States' data not published separately. Oat Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels : Idaho ..............: (D) 161 (D) Montana ............: 1,200 65 1,265 North Dakota 2/ ....: 4,900 553 5,453 Oregon .............: (D) 393 (D) Washington .........: (D) 52 (D) : Unallocated 2/ 3/ ..: 8,800 4,351 15,996 : United States 2/ ...: 30,700 47,313 78,013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2/ Updated from "Grain Stocks" released September 30, 2011. 3/ "Off farms unallocated" includes State data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations. "On farms unallocated" includes minor producing States' data not published separately. All Wheat Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels : Idaho ..............: 44,500 42,875 87,375 Montana 2/ .........: 157,000 29,726 186,726 North Dakota 2/ ....: 154,000 69,470 223,470 Oregon .............: 18,500 42,587 61,087 Washington 2/ ......: 26,500 136,070 162,570 : United States 2/ ...: 633,000 1,508,573 2,141,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2/ Updated from "Grains Stocks" released September 30, 2011. Durum Wheat Stocks by Position - Selected States and United States: September 1, 2011 [Included in all wheat] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : On : Off : Total all : farms : farms 1/ : positions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 bushels : Montana 2/ .........: 10,500 2,205 12,705 North Dakota 2/ ....: 23,500 9,438 32,938 : Other States .......: 900 17,185 18,085 : United States 2/ ...: 34,900 28,828 63,728 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, and processors. 2/ Updated from "Grains Stocks" released September 30, 2011. Crop Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Domestic Units) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2011 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 2,872 2,559 2,465 2,239 Corn for grain 1/ ..............: 88,192 91,897 81,446 83,936 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 5,567 Hay, all .......................: (NA) (NA) 59,862 57,605 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) (NA) 19,956 19,329 All other ....................: (NA) (NA) 39,906 38,276 Oats ...........................: 3,138 2,496 1,263 939 Proso millet ...................: 390 320 363 Rice ...........................: 3,636 2,693 3,615 2,624 Rye ............................: 1,211 1,266 265 242 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 5,404 5,467 4,808 4,432 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 273 Wheat, all .....................: 53,593 54,409 47,619 45,705 Winter .......................: 37,335 40,646 31,741 32,314 Durum ........................: 2,560 1,369 2,519 1,312 Other spring .................: 13,698 12,394 13,359 12,079 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 1,448.8 1,071.0 1,431.0 1,050.0 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 421 229 418 224 Mustard seed ...................: 50.5 26.0 48.1 24.8 Peanuts ........................: 1,288.0 1,147.0 1,255.0 1,114.0 Rapeseed .......................: 2.3 2.0 2.2 1.9 Safflower ......................: 175.0 137.5 167.7 131.5 Soybeans for beans .............: 77,404 74,966 76,610 73,676 Sunflower ......................: 1,951.5 1,544.0 1,873.8 1,473.0 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all ....................: 10,974.2 14,720.0 10,698.7 9,849.5 Upland .......................: 10,770.0 14,431.0 10,497.0 9,562.0 American Pima ................: 204.2 289.0 201.7 287.5 Sugarbeets .....................: 1,171.4 1,249.6 1,155.7 1,207.7 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) (NA) 877.5 883.0 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 337.5 331.9 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 31.2 18.0 17.9 11.1 Dry edible beans ...............: 1,911.4 1,198.7 1,842.7 1,123.7 Dry edible peas ................: 756.0 366.0 711.4 349.8 Lentils ........................: 658.0 448.0 634.0 434.0 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ................: (NA) 6.3 Hops ...........................: (NA) (NA) 31.3 30.0 Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 71.3 Potatoes, all ..................: 1,025.7 1,095.6 1,008.0 1,073.2 Spring .......................: 89.3 93.1 85.8 90.5 Summer .......................: 42.1 45.2 40.4 44.2 Fall .........................: 894.3 957.3 881.8 938.5 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 18.6 Sweet potatoes .................: 119.8 132.6 116.9 128.2 Taro (Hawaii) 2/ ...............: (NA) 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acres. Crop Yield and Production - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Domestic Units) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2011 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production Crop :---------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- : Grains and hay : Barley ..........................bushels: 73.1 69.6 180,268 155,780 Corn for grain ..................bushels: 152.8 146.7 12,446,865 12,309,936 Corn for silage ....................tons: 19.3 107,314 Hay, all ...........................tons: 2.43 2.29 145,556 131,694 Alfalfa ..........................tons: 3.40 3.35 67,903 64,714 All other ........................tons: 1.95 1.75 77,653 66,980 Oats ............................bushels: 64.3 57.1 81,190 53,649 Proso millet ....................bushels: 31.8 11,535 Rice 1/ .............................cwt: 6,725 7,167 243,104 188,069 Rye .............................bushels: 28.0 26.1 7,431 6,326 Sorghum for grain ...............bushels: 71.8 55.5 345,395 245,909 Sorghum for silage .................tons: 12.5 3,420 Wheat, all ......................bushels: 46.3 43.7 2,206,916 1,999,347 Winter ........................bushels: 46.8 46.2 1,484,861 1,493,677 Durum .........................bushels: 42.1 38.5 106,080 50,482 Other spring ..................bushels: 46.1 37.7 615,975 455,188 : Oilseeds : Canola ...........................pounds: 1,713 1,459 2,450,947 1,532,165 Cottonseed .........................tons: (X) (X) 6,098.1 5,470.0 Flaxseed ........................bushels: 21.7 9,056 Mustard seed .....................pounds: 870 41,861 Peanuts ..........................pounds: 3,312 3,275 4,156,840 3,648,500 Rapeseed .........................pounds: 1,891 4,160 Safflower ........................pounds: 1,320 221,335 Soybeans for beans ..............bushels: 43.5 41.3 3,329,181 3,045,558 Sunflower ........................pounds: 1,460 1,420 2,735,570 2,091,000 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 1/ ....................bales: 812 794 18,104.1 16,300.2 Upland 1/ .......................bales: 805 781 17,600.0 15,563.0 American Pima 1/ ................bales: 1,200 1,231 504.1 737.2 Sugarbeets .........................tons: 27.6 23.9 31,901 28,853 Sugarcane ..........................tons: 31.2 32.4 27,360 28,617 Tobacco ..........................pounds: 2,130 1,922 718,883 637,903 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 1/ .............cwt: 1,324 1,793 237 199 Dry edible beans 1/ .................cwt: 1,726 1,744 31,801 19,593 Dry edible peas 1/ ..................cwt: 1,999 1,542 14,221 5,393 Lentils 1/ ..........................cwt: 1,365 1,086 8,657 4,715 Wrinkled seed peas ..................cwt: (NA) 580 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ..................pounds: 1,400 8,800 Hops .............................pounds: 2,093 2,140 65,492.6 64,225.6 Peppermint oil ...................pounds: 89 6,363 Potatoes, all .......................cwt: 401 395 404,273 424,139 Spring ............................cwt: 289 283 24,797 25,640 Summer ............................cwt: 321 303 12,971 13,386 Fall ..............................cwt: 416 410 366,505 385,113 Spearmint oil ....................pounds: 125 2,318 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 204 23,845 Taro (Hawaii) ....................pounds: (NA) 3,900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Yield in pounds. Crop Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Metric Units) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2011 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : hectares : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 1,162,270 1,035,600 997,560 906,100 Corn for grain 1/ ..............:35,690,420 37,189,800 32,960,380 33,968,060 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 2,252,910 Hay, all 2/ ....................: (NA) (NA) 24,225,550 23,312,170 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) (NA) 8,075,990 7,822,250 All other ....................: (NA) (NA) 16,149,560 15,489,910 Oats ...........................: 1,269,920 1,010,110 511,120 380,000 Proso millet ...................: 157,830 129,500 146,900 Rice ...........................: 1,471,450 1,089,830 1,462,950 1,061,910 Rye ............................: 490,080 512,340 107,240 97,930 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 2,186,940 2,212,440 1,945,750 1,793,590 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 110,480 Wheat, all 2/ ..................:21,688,550 22,018,780 19,270,930 18,496,360 Winter .......................:15,109,100 16,449,030 12,845,270 13,077,150 Durum ........................: 1,036,010 554,020 1,019,410 530,950 Other spring .................: 5,543,440 5,015,730 5,406,250 4,888,250 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 586,310 433,420 579,110 424,920 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 170,370 92,670 169,160 90,650 Mustard seed ...................: 20,440 10,520 19,470 10,040 Peanuts ........................: 521,240 464,180 507,890 450,820 Rapeseed .......................: 930 810 890 770 Safflower ......................: 70,820 55,640 67,870 53,220 Soybeans for beans .............:31,324,620 30,337,990 31,003,300 29,815,940 Sunflower ......................: 789,750 624,840 758,310 596,110 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 4,441,150 5,957,040 4,329,660 3,985,990 Upland .......................: 4,358,510 5,840,080 4,248,030 3,869,650 American Pima ................: 82,640 116,960 81,630 116,350 Sugarbeets .....................: 474,050 505,700 467,700 488,740 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) (NA) 355,120 357,340 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 136,580 134,310 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 12,630 7,280 7,240 4,490 Dry edible beans ...............: 773,520 485,100 745,720 454,750 Dry edible peas ................: 305,950 148,120 287,900 141,560 Lentils ........................: 266,290 181,300 256,570 175,640 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ................: (NA) 2,550 Hops ...........................: (NA) (NA) 12,660 12,150 Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 28,850 Potatoes, all 2/ ...............: 415,090 443,380 407,930 434,310 Spring .......................: 36,140 37,680 34,720 36,620 Summer .......................: 17,040 18,290 16,350 17,890 Fall .........................: 361,910 387,410 356,860 379,800 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 7,530 Sweet potatoes .................: 48,480 53,660 47,310 51,880 Taro (Hawaii) 3/ ...............: (NA) 190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Total may not add due to rounding. 3/ Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares. Crop Yield and Production - United States: 2010 and 2011 (Metric Units) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2011 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per hectare : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 3.93 3.74 3,924,870 3,391,710 Corn for grain .................: 9.59 9.21 316,164,930 312,686,780 Corn for silage ................: 43.21 97,353,620 Hay, all 1/ ....................: 5.45 5.12 132,046,180 119,470,790 Alfalfa ......................: 7.63 7.51 61,600,570 58,707,550 All other ....................: 4.36 3.92 70,445,620 60,763,230 Oats ...........................: 2.31 2.05 1,178,470 778,710 Proso millet ...................: 1.78 261,610 Rice ...........................: 7.54 8.03 11,027,010 8,530,670 Rye ............................: 1.76 1.64 188,760 160,690 Sorghum for grain ..............: 4.51 3.48 8,773,440 6,246,380 Sorghum for silage .............: 28.08 3,102,570 Wheat, all 1/ ..................: 3.12 2.94 60,062,410 54,413,310 Winter .......................: 3.15 3.11 40,411,290 40,651,230 Durum ........................: 2.83 2.59 2,887,020 1,373,890 Other spring .................: 3.10 2.53 16,764,090 12,388,190 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 1.92 1.64 1,111,730 694,980 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) 5,532,100 4,962,300 Flaxseed .......................: 1.36 230,030 Mustard seed ...................: 0.98 18,990 Peanuts ........................: 3.71 3.67 1,885,510 1,654,930 Rapeseed .......................: 2.12 1,890 Safflower ......................: 1.48 100,400 Soybeans for beans .............: 2.92 2.78 90,605,460 82,886,510 Sunflower ......................: 1.64 1.59 1,240,830 948,460 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 1/ .................: 0.91 0.89 3,941,700 3,548,950 Upland .......................: 0.90 0.88 3,831,950 3,388,440 American Pima ................: 1.34 1.38 109,750 160,510 Sugarbeets .....................: 61.88 53.56 28,940,100 26,175,000 Sugarcane ......................: 69.89 72.65 24,820,570 25,960,910 Tobacco ........................: 2.39 2.15 326,080 289,350 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 1.48 2.01 10,750 9,030 Dry edible beans ...............: 1.93 1.95 1,442,470 888,720 Dry edible peas ................: 2.24 1.73 645,050 244,620 Lentils ........................: 1.53 1.22 392,670 213,870 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) 26,310 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ................: 1.57 3,990 Hops ...........................: 2.35 2.40 29,710 29,130 Peppermint oil .................: 0.10 2,890 Potatoes, all 1/ ...............: 44.95 44.30 18,337,520 19,238,620 Spring .......................: 32.39 31.76 1,124,770 1,163,010 Summer .......................: 35.99 33.94 588,350 607,180 Fall .........................: 46.59 45.99 16,624,390 17,468,430 Spearmint oil ..................: 0.14 1,050 Sweet potatoes .................: 22.86 1,081,590 Taro (Hawaii) ..................: (NA) 1,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Production may not add due to rounding. Fruits and Nuts Production - United States: 2011 and 2012 (Domestic Units) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2011 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2010-2011 season. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :--------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Citrus 1/ : Grapefruit ............................tons: 1,256 1,194 Lemons ................................tons: 940 832 Oranges ...............................tons: 8,857 8,988 Tangelos (Florida) ....................tons: 52 50 Tangerines and mandarins ..............tons: 629 643 : Noncitrus : Apples ....................... 1,000 pounds: 9,429.9 Apricots ..............................tons: 59.2 Bananas (Hawaii) ....................pounds: Grapes ................................tons: 7,088.4 Olives (California) ...................tons: 65.0 Papayas (Hawaii) ....................pounds: Peaches ...............................tons: 1,129.1 Pears .................................tons: 888.3 Prunes, dried (California) ............tons: 122.0 Prunes and plums (excludes California) tons: 13.1 : Nuts and miscellaneous : Almonds, shelled (California) .......pounds: 1,950,000 Hazelnuts, in-shell (Oregon) ..........tons: 41 Pecans, in-shell ....................pounds: 251,700 Walnuts, in-shell (California) ........tons: 485 Maple syrup ........................gallons: 2,794 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production years are 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. Fruits and Nuts Production - United States: 2011 and 2012 (Metric Units) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2011 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2010-2011 season. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :--------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Citrus 1/ : Grapefruit ................................: 1,139,420 1,083,180 Lemons ....................................: 852,750 754,780 Oranges ...................................: 8,034,940 8,153,780 Tangelos (Florida) ........................: 47,170 45,360 Tangerines and mandarins ..................: 570,620 583,320 : Noncitrus : Apples ....................................: 4,277,330 Apricots ..................................: 53,680 Bananas (Hawaii) ..........................: Grapes ....................................: 6,430,520 Olives (California) .......................: 58,970 Papayas (Hawaii) ..........................: Peaches ...................................: 1,024,340 Pears .....................................: 805,850 Prunes, dried (California) ................: 110,680 Prunes and plums (excludes California) ....: 11,840 : Nuts and miscellaneous : Almonds, shelled (California) .............: 793,790 Hazelnuts, in-shell (Oregon) ..............: 37,190 Pecans, in-shell ..........................: 114,170 Walnuts, in-shell (California) ............: 439,980 Maple syrup ...............................: 13,970 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production years are 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. Corn for Grain Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 10 corn-producing States during 2011. 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: 2007-2011 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 :: and month : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 28,000 29,150 29,650 29,750 30,450 :: All corn : October .......: 28,100 29,000 29,550 29,600 30,450 :: September ....: 25,000 24,500 25,700 25,700 25,400 November ......: 28,100 28,950 29,600 29,650 30,400 :: October ......: 25,000 24,300 25,700 25,600 25,400 Final .........: 28,100 28,900 29,550 29,650 :: November .....: 25,000 24,250 25,700 25,550 25,450 : :: Final ........: 25,000 24,250 25,750 25,550 Indiana : :: : September .....: 27,350 28,500 28,350 28,300 29,200 :: Irrigated : October .......: 27,350 28,350 28,400 28,350 29,200 :: September ....: 27,250 27,250 28,250 27,750 28,150 November ......: 27,350 28,350 28,350 28,350 29,150 :: October ......: 27,250 27,350 28,250 27,600 28,200 Final .........: 27,350 28,350 28,350 28,350 :: November .....: 27,200 27,250 28,250 27,600 28,250 : :: Final ........: 27,200 27,250 28,300 27,600 Iowa : :: : September .....: 29,100 29,300 29,500 30,050 30,850 :: Non-irrigated : October .......: 29,100 29,250 29,450 30,000 30,750 :: September ....: 21,350 20,000 21,750 22,350 21,250 November ......: 29,100 29,250 29,400 29,950 30,750 :: October ......: 21,300 19,900 21,700 22,350 21,200 Final .........: 29,100 29,250 29,400 29,950 :: November .....: 21,350 19,900 21,700 22,300 21,200 : :: Final ........: 21,350 19,900 21,700 22,300 Kansas : :: : September .....: 20,600 20,250 22,650 21,850 21,500 :: Ohio : October .......: 20,500 20,950 22,600 21,950 21,550 :: September .....: 26,900 27,750 28,300 28,400 29,550 November ......: 20,500 20,950 22,600 21,950 21,500 :: October .......: 26,700 27,800 28,450 28,200 29,350 Final .........: 20,500 20,950 22,600 21,950 :: November ......: 26,600 27,800 28,200 28,200 29,350 : :: Final .........: 26,600 27,800 28,200 28,200 Minnesota : :: : September .....: 29,850 30,150 30,800 29,850 30,250 :: South Dakota : October .......: 29,800 30,100 30,600 29,750 30,200 :: September .....: 23,400 22,950 24,300 24,550 25,300 November ......: 29,750 30,150 30,600 29,900 30,250 :: October .......: 23,100 23,100 24,250 24,450 25,250 Final .........: 29,750 30,050 30,600 29,900 :: November ......: 23,150 23,100 24,300 24,350 25,500 : :: Final .........: 23,150 23,100 24,300 24,350 Missouri : :: : September .....: 24,200 25,700 25,700 25,700 25,850 :: Wisconsin : October .......: 24,300 25,700 25,500 25,500 25,800 :: September .....: 28,800 28,800 28,150 28,600 29,000 November ......: 24,300 25,700 25,500 25,500 25,800 :: October .......: 28,700 28,500 28,150 28,300 28,900 Final .........: 24,300 25,700 25,500 25,500 :: November ......: 28,800 28,250 27,700 28,300 28,950 : :: Final .........: 28,800 28,250 27,650 28,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain Number of Ears per Acre - Selected States: 2007-2011 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 :: and month : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 27,750 28,600 29,150 28,650 29,650 :: All corn : October .......: 27,750 28,500 28,900 28,500 29,550 :: September ....: 24,850 24,050 25,650 25,250 24,500 November ......: 27,750 28,400 28,900 28,550 29,550 :: October ......: 24,750 23,950 25,650 25,250 24,350 Final .........: 27,750 28,350 28,900 28,550 :: November .....: 24,750 23,900 25,600 25,100 24,350 : :: Final ........: 24,750 23,900 25,650 25,100 Indiana : :: : September .....: 26,950 27,950 27,950 27,900 27,950 :: Irrigated : October .......: 26,800 27,700 28,100 27,750 27,800 :: September ....: 27,200 26,800 27,900 27,100 26,950 November ......: 26,800 27,700 28,000 27,750 27,750 :: October ......: 27,000 27,000 27,950 27,100 26,800 Final .........: 26,800 27,700 27,950 27,750 :: November .....: 27,000 26,900 27,900 26,950 26,800 : :: Final ........: 27,000 26,900 27,950 26,950 Iowa : :: : September .....: 28,500 28,600 29,250 29,450 30,100 :: Non-irrigated : October .......: 28,400 28,600 29,200 29,450 30,050 :: September ....: 21,100 19,550 22,100 22,350 20,800 November ......: 28,450 28,600 29,200 29,300 30,050 :: October ......: 21,050 19,500 22,050 22,250 20,650 Final .........: 28,400 28,600 29,200 29,300 :: November .....: 21,100 19,550 22,000 22,200 20,650 : :: Final ........: 21,100 19,550 22,000 22,200 Kansas : :: : September .....: 20,900 19,850 22,750 21,250 20,900 :: Ohio : October .......: 20,800 20,600 22,650 21,250 20,650 :: September .....: 26,350 26,950 27,700 27,700 28,700 November ......: 20,800 20,650 22,750 21,250 20,650 :: October .......: 26,000 27,400 27,950 27,650 28,950 Final .........: 20,800 20,650 22,700 21,250 :: November ......: 25,950 27,250 27,650 27,650 29,150 : :: Final .........: 25,950 27,250 27,650 27,650 Minnesota : :: : September .....: 28,850 29,900 30,250 29,750 29,750 :: South Dakota : October .......: 28,600 29,350 30,750 29,600 29,300 :: September .....: 23,250 24,150 26,150 24,850 25,800 November ......: 28,600 29,450 30,800 29,700 29,350 :: October .......: 22,700 23,900 26,050 24,800 25,150 Final .........: 28,600 29,400 30,800 29,700 :: November ......: 22,700 23,800 26,050 24,450 25,250 : :: Final .........: 22,700 23,800 26,050 24,450 Missouri : :: : September .....: 23,950 25,050 24,800 25,100 24,600 :: Wisconsin : October .......: 23,950 25,000 24,800 24,750 24,650 :: September .....: 27,800 27,750 27,500 28,700 28,650 November ......: 23,950 24,900 24,800 24,700 24,550 :: October .......: 27,700 28,300 28,850 28,500 28,650 Final .........: 23,950 24,900 24,800 24,700 :: November ......: 27,850 27,950 28,150 28,550 28,650 : :: Final .........: 27,850 27,900 28,100 28,550 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab - United States: 2007-2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November Year :----------------------------------------------------------- :Dent stage 1/ : Mature 2/ :Dent stage 1/ : Mature 2/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : 2007 ..........: 11 80 - 96 2008 ..........: 34 42 (Z) 94 2009 ..........: 40 31 3 91 2010 ..........: 7 82 (Z) 96 2011 ..........: 24 57 (Z) 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes corn in the dent stage of development. Ears are firm and solid. Kernels fully dented with no milk present in most kernels. 2/ Includes that portion of the crop that is mature and ready for harvest. No green foliage is present. Corn for Grain Percentage Distribution by Plant Population Per Acre - Selected States: 2007-2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Plant populations State and 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 : Illinois ...............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 2010: 2.9 3.3 5.0 12.5 19.6 56.7 2011: 1.2 1.6 4.1 12.8 21.0 59.3 : Indiana ................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 2010: 8.1 6.6 4.4 16.9 23.5 40.5 2011: 7.4 2.9 4.4 14.0 24.3 47.0 : Iowa ...................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 2010: 1.2 3.8 6.5 8.8 21.9 57.8 2011: 2.0 0.8 2.8 9.8 19.3 65.3 : Kansas .................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 2010: 32.0 18.0 11.0 13.0 14.0 12.0 2011: 33.3 12.5 18.8 9.4 13.5 12.5 : Minnesota ..............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 2010: 2.0 2.0 4.6 12.6 21.2 57.6 2011: 2.7 4.1 6.2 8.2 15.1 63.7 : Missouri ...............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 2010: 14.2 8.0 19.5 22.1 23.8 12.4 2011: 12.5 8.9 24.1 17.9 19.6 17.0 : Nebraska ...............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 2010: 17.0 8.5 15.5 21.5 19.5 18.0 2011: 17.5 7.0 12.5 15.5 34.0 13.5 : Ohio ...................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 2010: 4.8 3.8 11.4 11.4 32.4 36.2 2011: 1.9 1.0 8.6 23.8 21.0 43.7 : South Dakota ...........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 2010: 15.9 15.0 23.3 21.5 15.0 9.3 2011: 15.5 10.7 17.5 20.4 17.5 18.4 : Wisconsin ..............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 2010: 4.4 2.2 12.2 21.1 20.0 40.1 2011: 2.9 5.8 6.8 12.6 24.3 47.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2007-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 30 : 30 : 36 : 38 : 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Illinois ...............2007: 3 260 12 4 - 2008: 3 298 6 7 4 2009: 6 239 7 3 - 2010: 5 239 6 1 - 2011: 8 231 8 - 1 : Indiana ................2007: 11 153 11 3 - 2008: 13 193 7 2 - 2009: 9 145 1 1 - 2010: 8 129 3 - - 2011: 5 128 2 2 - : Iowa ...................2007: 7 245 11 15 1 2008: 9 310 9 16 - 2009: 5 246 12 8 1 2010: 10 232 8 11 - 2011: 7 233 6 12 - : Kansas .................2007: 1 114 - - - 2008: 3 98 - - - 2009: 1 108 - - - 2010: 4 101 2 1 - 2011: 3 97 - - - : Minnesota ..............2007: 38 125 9 3 - 2008: 44 179 1 2 1 2009: 33 139 3 3 - 2010: 23 125 5 - - 2011: 31 112 6 - - : Missouri ...............2007: 1 108 4 13 - 2008: 1 119 4 13 1 2009: 2 107 4 9 - 2010: 3 105 2 6 - 2011: 6 102 5 4 - : Nebraska ...............2007: 1 197 57 7 - 2008: 4 191 54 2 - 2009: 5 186 41 4 - 2010: 5 156 42 2 - 2011: 7 157 42 2 - : Ohio ...................2007: 1 117 6 1 - 2008: 1 118 2 2 1 2009: 1 109 1 - - 2010: 4 103 1 1 - 2011: 1 104 - 1 - : South Dakota ...........2007: 8 90 13 10 - 2008: 10 83 8 8 - 2009: 12 93 9 5 - 2010: 12 97 5 3 - 2011: 7 101 3 4 - : Wisconsin ..............2007: 4 87 4 13 1 2008: 4 122 5 10 3 2009: 3 94 7 9 1 2010: 1 88 4 9 - 2011: 5 103 2 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Corn for Grain Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2007-2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :-----------------------------------------------:Average : : 20.5 : 20.6- :30.6- :34.6- : 36.6- :38.6 or : row : :or less : 30.5 : 34.5 : 36.5 : 38.5 :greater : width ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number ----------------- percent ---------------- inches : Illinois ...............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 - 30.2 2010: 240 1.3 84.0 11.7 1.7 1.3 - 30.2 2011: 243 3.3 84.8 7.8 3.3 0.8 - 30.0 : Indiana ................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 - 0.7 - 29.7 2010: 136 2.9 75.1 19.1 2.9 - - 29.9 2011: 136 2.2 78.7 17.6 - - 1.5 30.0 : Iowa ...................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 2010: 260 2.3 76.5 13.5 3.5 3.8 0.4 30.4 2011: 254 2.8 71.1 20.1 2.8 2.0 1.2 30.2 : Kansas .................2007: 112 1.8 75.0 22.3 - - 0.9 30.3 2008: 95 1.1 72.5 25.3 - 1.1 - 30.1 2009: 102 - 78.4 20.6 1.0 - - 30.3 2010: 100 1.0 72.0 26.0 1.0 - - 30.2 2011: 96 - 80.2 18.8 - - 1.0 30.4 : Minnesota ..............2007: 166 6.6 71.1 16.9 3.0 2.4 - 28.5 2008: 210 3.8 76.2 18.1 0.5 1.4 - 28.7 2009: 167 3.6 79.6 13.2 1.8 1.2 0.6 28.8 2010: 151 2.0 82.7 11.3 2.0 2.0 - 29.1 2011: 146 4.1 81.5 9.6 2.1 2.7 - 28.8 : Missouri ...............2007: 127 - 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 - 65.8 23.3 4.2 2.5 4.2 30.9 2010: 113 0.9 70.7 19.5 2.7 5.3 0.9 30.8 2011: 112 - 60.6 26.8 4.5 2.7 5.4 31.3 : Nebraska ...............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 2010: 200 1.0 60.5 17.0 17.0 4.0 0.5 31.5 2011: 200 2.0 62.5 14.0 13.5 8.0 - 31.3 : Ohio ...................2007: 120 0.8 74.2 16.7 7.5 0.8 - 30.6 2008: 121 - 72.8 19.8 2.5 4.1 0.8 30.7 2009: 104 1.0 67.2 27.9 1.0 2.9 - 30.4 2010: 105 1.0 80.9 17.1 1.0 - - 30.0 2011: 105 - 77.1 20.0 1.0 1.9 - 30.2 : South Dakota ...........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 2010: 107 4.7 65.4 22.4 2.8 4.7 - 29.8 2011: 103 3.9 65.1 24.3 2.9 1.9 1.9 30.1 : Wisconsin ..............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 2010: 90 3.3 69.0 14.4 3.3 6.7 3.3 30.6 2011: 103 5.8 70.9 18.4 - 3.9 1.0 29.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Cotton Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in six cotton-producing States during 2011. 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: 2007-2011 [Includes small bolls (less than one inch in diameter), large unopened bolls (at least one inch in diameter), open bolls, partially opened bolls, and burrs per 40 feet of row. November, December, and Final exclude small bolls. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State and month : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas : September ..........: 790 943 1,051 911 901 October ............: 839 810 814 893 845 November ...........: 849 852 803 897 867 December ...........: 849 846 794 894 Final ..............: 849 846 794 894 : Georgia : September ..........: 616 587 571 609 531 October ............: 570 613 731 606 577 November ...........: 707 733 712 686 659 December ...........: 708 742 737 683 Final ..............: 708 742 740 683 : Louisiana : September ..........: 796 655 714 699 938 October ............: 808 578 792 755 948 November ...........: 841 579 756 789 949 December ...........: 841 579 788 781 Final ..............: 841 579 788 781 : Mississippi : September ..........: 819 909 925 864 898 October ............: 745 679 833 773 848 November ...........: 747 728 717 776 874 December ...........: 747 722 722 776 Final ..............: 747 722 722 776 : North Carolina : September ..........: 527 667 701 681 553 October ............: 601 652 730 675 610 November ...........: 625 702 779 689 646 December ...........: 625 704 777 689 Final ..............: 625 704 777 689 : Texas : September ..........: 602 633 613 658 540 October ............: 538 513 522 534 478 November ...........: 631 579 502 589 515 December ...........: 632 573 502 589 Final ..............: 632 570 502 589 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybean Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean-producing States during 2011. 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. Soybean Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet - Selected States: 2007-2011 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 :: and month : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Arkansas 1/ : :: Minnesota : September .....: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) :: September .....: 1,558 1,466 1,456 1,679 1,670 October .......: 1,621 1,569 1,785 1,591 1,434 :: October .......: 1,589 1,493 1,542 1,741 1,705 November ......: 1,665 1,723 1,794 1,805 1,607 :: November ......: 1,588 1,470 1,611 1,783 1,678 Final .........: 1,690 1,715 1,865 1,833 :: Final .........: 1,588 1,472 1,581 1,783 : :: : Illinois : :: Missouri : September .....: 1,800 1,621 1,610 1,970 1,983 :: September .....: 1,566 1,538 1,856 1,924 1,957 October .......: 1,796 1,893 1,672 2,090 1,933 :: October .......: 1,579 1,473 1,983 1,899 1,781 November ......: 1,818 1,801 1,676 2,096 1,931 :: November ......: 1,685 1,673 2,083 1,986 1,836 Final .........: 1,831 1,829 1,687 2,096 :: Final .........: 1,697 1,690 2,122 1,993 : :: : Indiana : :: Nebraska : September .....: 1,667 1,608 1,516 1,878 1,607 :: September .....: 1,876 1,692 1,793 1,906 2,032 October .......: 1,660 1,577 1,525 1,852 1,606 :: October .......: 2,042 1,766 1,878 2,109 2,075 November ......: 1,628 1,648 1,583 1,879 1,635 :: November ......: 2,088 1,857 1,868 2,121 2,141 Final .........: 1,641 1,659 1,594 1,879 :: Final .........: 2,084 1,857 1,868 2,121 : :: : Iowa : :: North Dakota : September .....: 1,787 1,758 1,858 2,009 1,944 :: September .....: 1,323 1,261 1,208 1,375 1,337 October .......: 1,917 1,732 1,878 2,046 1,941 :: October .......: 1,445 1,261 1,236 1,416 1,382 November ......: 1,933 1,770 1,868 2,054 1,996 :: November ......: 1,500 1,405 1,317 1,510 1,381 Final .........: 1,932 1,775 1,879 2,054 :: Final .........: 1,497 1,405 1,318 1,510 : :: : Kansas : :: Ohio : September .....: 1,605 1,346 1,627 1,402 1,488 :: September .....: 1,892 1,942 1,846 1,991 1,882 October .......: 1,524 1,487 1,759 1,392 1,466 :: October .......: 1,850 1,755 1,769 2,012 1,850 November ......: 1,608 1,581 1,784 1,427 1,375 :: November ......: 1,909 1,618 1,757 2,022 1,893 Final .........: 1,609 1,629 1,768 1,429 :: Final .........: 1,909 1,616 1,712 2,022 : :: : : :: South Dakota : : :: September .....: 1,476 1,425 1,513 1,527 1,652 : :: October .......: 1,492 1,465 1,642 1,622 1,492 : :: November ......: 1,510 1,492 1,683 1,605 1,530 : :: Final .........: 1,510 1,492 1,682 1,605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ September data not available due to plant immaturity. Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2007-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas ...............2007: 17 96 56 32 35 2008: 12 84 68 36 42 2009: 12 75 81 37 50 2010: 11 85 65 33 52 2011: 9 94 55 30 54 : Illinois ...............2007: 8 38 123 43 4 2008: 15 53 128 43 1 2009: 7 30 110 65 - 2010: 3 30 109 64 1 2011: 3 20 110 62 3 : Indiana ................2007: 5 71 78 13 2 2008: 6 59 112 13 - 2009: 2 47 95 14 - 2010: 6 42 90 15 - 2011: 2 32 90 13 1 : Iowa ...................2007: 5 18 89 92 4 2008: 7 21 102 138 4 2009: 2 15 92 95 5 2010: 4 18 72 93 4 2011: 2 13 78 95 2 : Kansas .................2007: 1 14 29 43 2 2008: 3 16 37 53 - 2009: 2 19 40 45 2 2010: 4 20 29 58 1 2011: 3 11 47 43 3 : Minnesota ..............2007: 6 14 42 47 1 2008: 8 7 45 68 2 2009: 9 10 40 44 2 2010: 7 13 44 39 1 2011: 5 10 40 43 2 : Missouri ...............2007: 10 30 54 17 5 2008: 5 24 70 30 9 2009: 3 14 68 19 6 2010: 6 14 79 11 5 2011: 2 14 68 20 9 : Nebraska ...............2007: 1 7 37 39 17 2008: 2 8 40 46 11 2009: - 11 32 45 12 2010: - 8 28 51 10 2011: - 6 50 32 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2007-2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : North Dakota ...........2007: 14 20 54 10 - 2008: 23 17 57 16 - 2009: 14 17 57 19 1 2010: 12 16 72 14 1 2011: 9 18 66 11 1 : Ohio ...................2007: 6 74 50 8 - 2008: 2 77 56 2 - 2009: 4 79 49 6 - 2010: 3 55 76 6 - 2011: 5 55 54 4 - : South Dakota ...........2007: 2 12 41 47 9 2008: 2 11 52 42 6 2009: 3 14 47 42 7 2010: 2 7 39 50 2 2011: - 8 41 45 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes broadcast soybeans. Soybean Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab - United States: 2007-2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November Year :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mature 1/ : Mature 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : 2007 ..........: 62 91 2008 ..........: 40 91 2009 ..........: 38 87 2010 ..........: 59 94 2011 ..........: 32 95 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes soybeans with brown pods and are considered mature or almost mature. Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2007-2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :--------------------------------------------:Average : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number -------------------- percent -------------------- : Arkansas ...............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: 239 23.9 28.2 30.5 9.2 8.2 18.6 2010: 239 27.9 27.3 25.2 10.3 9.3 18.2 2011: 242 26.6 27.7 28.3 9.3 8.1 18.0 : Illinois ...............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 - 18.6 2010: 204 14.2 52.7 3.4 28.9 0.8 19.0 2011: 198 10.6 52.0 3.6 32.3 1.5 19.8 : Indiana ................2007: 165 36.4 52.4 1.8 8.2 1.2 13.9 2008: 187 30.8 60.6 2.4 6.2 - 14.0 2009: 159 25.6 61.8 3.5 8.8 0.3 14.9 2010: 153 28.2 60.3 2.6 8.9 - 14.6 2011: 138 24.0 63.6 4.0 7.7 0.7 14.8 : Iowa ...................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 2010: 189 7.6 36.0 6.9 47.9 1.6 22.6 2011: 192 6.2 37.2 6.8 49.0 0.8 22.8 : Kansas .................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 - 20.1 2010: 113 16.9 29.8 3.1 49.8 0.4 22.0 2011: 102 6.9 50.5 6.8 35.8 - 20.5 : Minnesota ..............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 - 21.5 2010: 95 15.5 25.1 21.9 35.3 2.2 21.5 2011: 101 11.9 20.8 23.7 40.1 3.5 22.5 : Missouri ...............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 2010: 118 14.5 66.4 6.8 7.2 5.1 17.0 2011: 108 13.0 57.7 4.2 17.7 7.4 18.9 : Nebraska ...............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 2010: 97 4.7 31.8 4.7 47.4 11.4 24.8 2011: 94 3.2 48.7 8.1 33.0 7.0 22.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2007-2011 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :--------------------------------------------:Average : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number -------------------- percent -------------------- : North Dakota ...........2007: 105 26.2 55.2 10.0 8.6 - 14.7 2008: 111 22.5 56.3 8.6 12.6 - 15.3 2009: 108 18.7 52.8 10.3 17.3 0.9 17.0 2010: 115 15.2 59.6 12.6 12.6 - 16.2 2011: 105 9.8 62.6 15.8 11.8 - 16.7 : Ohio ...................2007: 136 51.5 44.5 0.3 3.7 - 11.7 2008: 138 52.5 43.9 1.8 1.8 - 11.4 2009: 138 51.8 42.8 2.5 2.9 - 11.9 2010: 140 34.6 57.2 3.9 4.3 - 13.4 2011: 119 39.1 52.9 4.6 3.4 - 12.8 : South Dakota ...........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 2010: 95 5.3 31.2 15.3 46.6 1.6 23.1 2011: 92 4.9 35.3 11.9 44.6 3.3 23.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Broadcast soybeans included as "10.0 inches or less" but excluded in computation of average width. 2011 Potato Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in seven fall potato-producing States during 2011. 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 United States fresh grading standards. Data in these tables are rounded actual field counts from this survey. Fall Potato Number of Hills by Type - Selected States: 2007-2011 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Reds : Whites : Yellows : Russets :------------------------------------------------------------------- State and year :Samples:Average :Samples:Average :Samples:Average :Samples:Average : : number : : number : : number : : number : :of hills: :of hills: :of hills: :of hills : :per acre: :per acre: :per acre: :per acre --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Idaho ...............2007: 3 17,356 8 14,131 4 13,626 264 12,134 2008: (D) (D) 10 12,682 (D) (D) 270 12,536 2009: 5 17,938 9 12,142 (D) (D) 253 12,940 2010: 5 17,499 5 14,200 4 17,110 227 12,948 2011: 5 17,571 6 11,790 (D) (D) 208 12,889 : Maine ...............2007: 6 12,874 63 13,098 11 13,418 68 9,629 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 2010: 5 16,275 51 13,597 7 13,327 52 9,964 2011: 9 13,687 46 13,015 3 14,268 73 9,809 : Minnesota ...........2007: 43 12,936 5 11,070 - - 82 12,293 2008: 43 13,278 8 11,854 (D) (D) 83 12,309 2009: 43 12,314 8 13,507 (D) (D) 89 13,446 2010: 37 12,112 10 12,048 3 9,405 85 12,123 2011: 40 12,356 7 11,755 (D) (D) 95 12,548 : North Dakota ........2007: 29 10,741 23 11,367 (D) (D) 81 12,105 2008: 16 11,499 25 11,743 (D) (D) 88 12,311 2009: 21 10,403 18 9,660 - - 87 12,166 2010: 13 11,523 36 11,490 - - 82 12,815 2011: 22 11,581 23 11,181 (D) (D) 90 12,931 : Oregon ..............2007: (D) (D) 25 14,051 3 13,042 91 12,409 2008: (D) (D) 24 14,555 7 13,136 91 13,591 2009: (D) (D) 22 13,575 (D) (D) 103 13,549 2010: 4 11,436 26 13,744 (D) (D) 102 13,229 2011: 4 11,998 25 12,986 5 12,275 98 12,570 : Washington ..........2007: 6 16,271 18 14,292 (D) (D) 154 15,087 2008: 5 15,012 24 14,600 (D) (D) 129 14,852 2009: 12 16,779 11 15,779 (D) (D) 142 14,612 2010: 7 17,257 13 15,710 3 15,369 125 14,968 2011: 7 16,378 7 15,172 3 15,148 108 15,258 : Wisconsin ...........2007: 11 14,950 34 13,823 - - 77 12,875 2008: 17 14,957 35 15,077 - - 77 12,693 2009: 8 14,288 47 14,514 (D) (D) 66 12,678 2010: 10 13,115 46 14,884 - - 61 12,595 2011: 7 16,312 48 14,184 (D) (D) 50 12,597 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Fall Potato Harvest Loss by Type - Selected States: 2007-2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and year : Reds : Whites : Yellows : Russets : All types : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : cwt per acre : Idaho ..................2007: (D) (D) (D) 26 27 2008: (D) 22 11 31 30 2009: (D) 17 (D) 27 26 2010: - (D) (D) 31 31 2011: - (D) - 30 30 : Maine ..................2007: (D) 18 (D) 16 17 2008: 10 23 10 20 20 2009: 25 25 13 23 23 2010: 14 27 - 38 31 2011: (D) 30 (D) 30 29 : Minnesota ..............2007: 10 15 (D) 30 21 2008: 15 21 (D) 25 21 2009: 12 17 15 23 20 2010: 14 (D) - 28 23 2011: 20 (D) - 29 26 : North Dakota ...........2007: 17 22 (D) 34 27 2008: 14 18 (D) 32 27 2009: 23 16 (D) 31 28 2010: (D) 28 - 38 34 2011: 18 17 - 38 31 : Oregon .................2007: (D) 44 (D) 29 30 2008: (D) 20 8 35 31 2009: (D) 15 (D) 27 25 2010: - 9 - 15 14 2011: (D) 12 - 21 20 : Washington .............2007: (D) 14 (D) 20 19 2008: 12 14 (D) 24 22 2009: (D) 15 (D) 26 25 2010: (D) (D) (D) 22 20 2011: (D) (D) - 19 19 : Wisconsin ..............2007: (D) 13 (D) 11 11 2008: 7 10 (D) 10 10 2009: 9 16 (D) 16 15 2010: (D) 8 - 11 9 2011: - 9 - 14 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Fall Potato Grading Categories by Type - Selected States: 2010 and 2011 [Gross yield basis. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : No. 1 : No. 2 or : Type and State : 2 inch minimum 1/ : processing usable : Cull 2/ : :1 1/2 inch minimum 1/: :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 : 2010 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Round Red Potatoes : Minnesota ............: 65.1 63.4 25.4 26.0 9.5 10.6 North Dakota .........: 66.9 77.3 25.3 16.1 7.8 6.6 Wisconsin ............: 76.1 65.6 17.5 33.0 6.4 1.4 : Round White Potatoes : Maine 3/ .............: 70.2 78.7 15.3 4.9 14.5 16.4 North Dakota .........: 86.5 67.6 9.8 15.8 3.7 16.6 Oregon ...............: 93.6 90.4 5.6 8.9 0.8 0.7 Wisconsin ............: 87.0 82.0 12.1 16.7 0.9 1.3 : All Long Potatoes 4/ : Idaho 5/ .............: 74.2 80.2 21.1 18.2 4.7 1.6 Maine 3/ .............: 66.2 66.9 22.5 15.2 11.6 17.9 Minnesota ............: 70.1 56.9 24.2 35.1 5.7 8.0 North Dakota .........: 62.4 58.9 26.5 34.2 11.1 6.9 Oregon ...............: 81.2 84.5 15.8 14.3 3.0 1.2 Washington ...........: 82.4 87.8 13.5 10.9 4.2 1.3 Wisconsin ............: 80.1 76.9 18.5 22.6 1.4 0.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Potatoes which meet the requirements for United States #1 or #2, as stated in United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. 2/ Potatoes not meeting the requirements for United States #1 or #2, as stated in United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. 3/ Percent of net yield adjusted for field loss. 4/ Includes Russet, Shepody, Prospect, and Defender varieties unless otherwise indicated. 5/ Russets only. Round Potato Size Categories by Type - Selected States: 2010 and 2011 [Gross yield basis. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inches :-------------------------------------------------------------- Year, type, and State: 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 :4 inches : - : - : - : - : - : - :and over : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 : 4 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : 2010 : Red Potatoes : Minnesota ..........: 5.7 4.9 13.4 19.5 55.3 1.3 - North Dakota .......: 3.3 3.6 9.4 15.2 64.5 4.1 - Wisconsin ..........: 9.5 6.8 19.1 23.5 41.0 - - : White Potatoes : Maine 1/ ...........: 4.2 5.7 13.2 20.1 52.5 3.0 1.3 North Dakota .......: 3.2 2.3 6.8 15.6 63.5 7.8 0.9 Oregon .............: 1.3 3.8 11.4 16.8 55.2 10.4 1.1 Wisconsin ..........: 4.9 3.9 10.9 17.1 58.5 4.3 0.4 : : : 2011 : Red Potatoes : Minnesota ..........: 8.9 6.5 18.5 25.3 40.8 - - North Dakota .......: 4.0 3.4 12.5 20.7 56.0 3.0 0.4 Wisconsin ..........: 12.7 8.6 21.6 21.7 33.7 1.7 - : White Potatoes : Maine 1/ ...........: 1.2 2.2 10.2 16.6 63.0 6.5 0.3 North Dakota .......: 5.2 5.7 10.4 16.1 57.5 4.2 0.9 Oregon .............: 4.9 3.2 7.5 15.7 53.6 13.0 2.1 Wisconsin ..........: 5.7 4.8 13.6 19.6 53.8 2.2 0.3 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Percent of net yield adjusted for field loss. Long Potato (Russet and Shepody) Size Categories - Maine: 2010 and 2011 [Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inches : Ounces :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 :2 inches: : : : : 14 : - : - : or : 6-8 : 8-10 : 10-12 : 12-14 : and : 1 7/8 : 2 : 4-6 : : : : : over -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : 2010 ...: 5.6 8.1 33.5 19.0 14.2 7.5 3.9 8.2 : 2011 ...: 3.4 5.7 34.2 21.7 16.3 7.8 4.0 6.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Long Potato Size Categories - Selected States: 2010 and 2011 [Gross yield basis. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. Includes Russet, Shepody, Prospect, and Defender varieties] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Inches : Ounces :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : 1 1/2 : 1 5/8 : 1 7/8 : 2 in. : : : : : : : : : 14 and State : - : - : - : or : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : and : 1 5/8 : 1 7/8 : 2 : 4-6 : : : : : : : : : over ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : % : 2010 : Idaho 1/ ...........: 1.6 7.6 6.4 31.7 10.6 8.8 7.2 6.2 5.1 3.4 2.5 1.9 7.1 Minnesota ..........: 2.3 8.0 5.9 28.2 10.5 9.0 8.5 6.7 5.0 4.1 2.8 2.4 6.7 North Dakota .......: 1.4 6.0 3.9 22.8 10.8 9.4 9.0 8.2 6.1 5.1 3.6 2.5 11.2 Oregon .............: 1.2 4.7 4.2 28.3 11.4 10.2 8.6 7.2 6.0 4.8 3.2 2.4 7.8 Washington .........: 0.4 2.3 2.9 22.3 10.3 10.2 8.9 8.1 7.3 5.8 4.0 3.1 14.6 Wisconsin ..........: 0.6 7.5 6.3 24.6 11.4 10.2 9.0 7.6 5.9 4.1 3.0 2.9 6.9 : : : 2011 : Idaho 1/ ...........: 1.3 6.8 5.1 27.4 10.1 9.2 8.1 6.4 5.4 4.1 3.7 2.6 9.8 Minnesota ..........: 4.0 15.3 7.9 31.2 10.5 8.4 6.5 4.7 3.7 2.9 1.4 1.2 2.3 North Dakota .......: 3.4 12.5 5.4 31.2 11.5 9.7 7.2 5.8 4.7 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 Oregon .............: 0.9 4.3 3.6 24.7 10.6 9.4 7.7 7.3 6.1 5.4 4.3 3.2 12.5 Washington .........: 0.3 2.9 3.1 27.6 10.5 10.3 8.7 7.1 6.0 5.4 4.4 2.7 11.0 Wisconsin ..........: 0.9 10.3 8.4 29.5 10.9 9.1 8.0 5.7 5.0 3.2 3.1 1.5 4.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Russets only. October Weather Summary Mostly dry weather in the Mississippi Valley, including the western Corn Belt, allowed autumn fieldwork to near completion. In stark contrast, winter wheat planting and corn and soybean harvest activities trailed the normal pace in the eastern Corn Belt, due to late maturation of summer crops and autumn wetness. Wet conditions also extended into the Northeast, where a late-October snow storm highlighted the continuation of a soggy weather regime. The October 29 - 30 snow caused widespread power outages when it weighed down and snapped trees still carrying their leaves. Farther south, tropical showers soaked Florida's peninsula, while drier-than-normal weather favored October fieldwork across the remainder of the lower Southeast. Meanwhile on the Plains, beneficial showers provided moisture for winter wheat emergence and establishment. Precipitation was particularly important on the southern Plains, where little subsoil moisture was available due to the record-setting drought that began in October 2010. Elsewhere, hit-or-miss showers accompanied mild weather in the West. The Western precipitation, beneficial from the standpoint of providing moisture for winter grains and establishing high-elevation snow packs, did not cause significant fieldwork disruptions. October Agricultural Summary While near-normal temperatures dominated much of the United States during October, average monthly recordings reached as many as 8 degrees above normal in portions of the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes region. Sunny, mostly dry weather in portions of the Corn Belt aided the rapid harvest of corn and soybeans, while storm systems that steadily dumped rainfall on the Ohio Valley slowed not only crop development and harvest, but small grain seeding as well. Due to unusually low soil moisture levels, winter wheat seeding and crop emergence in portions of the southern Great Plains was well behind normal. As October began, corn maturity was slightly ahead of the average pace, but cool temperatures and lingering rainfall in portions of the major corn-producing region limited harvest. By October 2, producers had harvested 21 percent of this year's crop, 16 percentage points behind last year and 2 percentage points behind the 5-year average. As weather conditions improved, Midwestern fieldwork gained speed in many of the major producing States. Conversely, adverse weather conditions in Ohio and Pennsylvania hampered fieldwork. Crop maturity advanced quickly mid-month in areas where progress was not already complete or nearly complete. By October 23, ninety-seven percent of the Nation's corn crop was at or beyond the mature stage, 3 percentage points behind last year but on par with the 5-year average. With favorable weather conditions providing ample time for harvest during the latter half of the month, 78 percent of the corn crop was harvested by October 30, sixteen percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Overall, 54 percent of the corn crop was reported in good to excellent condition on October 23, compared with 52 percent on October 2. Crop development and harvest of this year's sorghum crop began the month behind both last year and normal. By October 9, the most significant coloring delays were evident in New Mexico and Oklahoma, where unfavorable weather conditions throughout much of the growing season had slowed crop development. Despite cooler temperatures in Kansas mid-month, crop maturity advanced at a quick pace. By October 16, forty-four percent of the Nation's sorghum crop was harvested, 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Aided by fair weather during the second half of October, harvest in portions of the Great Plains advanced rapidly; however progress remained behind normal in many areas. Crop maturity advanced to 93 percent complete by October 30, two percentage points ahead of the average. Spurred by a rapid harvest pace in Kansas throughout much of the month, 66 percent of this year's acreage was harvested by October 30, five percentage points ahead of the average. Overall, 24 percent of the sorghum crop was reported in good to excellent condition, unchanged from ratings on October 2. Producers had seeded 42 percent of the 2012 winter wheat crop by October 2, ten percentage points behind last year and 11 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Despite significant seeding delays at the start of the month, seeding progress in Texas gained speed as the month progressed as producers in the Northern High Plains seeded wheat behind harvested silage crops and producers in the Northern Low Plains seeded wheat ahead of expected moisture. Nationally, emergence advanced to 28 percent complete by October 9, ten percentage points behind the 5-year average. Seeding advanced quickly throughout the Great Plains mid-month, as improved weather conditions aided fieldwork. Needed rainfall coupled with late-season warmth promoted increased crop emergence in Oklahoma and Texas; however significant delays remained in both States. Double-digit seeding continued in many States throughout much of the month, and by October 30, eighty-nine percent of the crop was in the ground, slightly ahead of the average pace. Sixty-eight percent of the crop was emerged, 4 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Overall, 46 percent of the winter wheat crop was reported in good to excellent condition on October 30, compared with 46 percent from the same time last year. By October 2, rice producers had harvested 65 percent of this year's crop, 14 percentage points behind last year and 6 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Despite favorable fieldwork conditions, harvest in Arkansas, the largest rice-producing State, was behind both last year and the average pace. Harvest advanced rapidly in the Delta, as warm, mostly dry weather continued mid-month. Conversely, rainfall in the major growing region in California limited fieldwork, and overall progress for the State fell to 36 percentage points behind normal by October 16. As warmer, drier weather replaced damp conditions, producers in California harvested 46 percent of their crop in the 14 days between October 17 and October 30. Nationally, 94 percent of the 2011 rice crop was harvested by October 30, with harvest complete or nearly complete in all estimating States except California. Despite leaf drop being rapid in throughout much of the major soybean-producing regions, steady rainfall in portions of the Corn Belt and Ohio Valley limited fieldwork, leaving harvest behind both last year and normal. Seventy-six percent of the soybean crop was at or beyond the leaf dropping stage by October 2, eleven percentage points behind last year and 7 percentage points behind the average. As the month progressed, warm, sunny weather promoted double-digit crop development and provided ample time for fieldwork. During the week ending October 9, harvest progress of 23 percentage points or more was evident in 12 of the 18 major estimating States. By October 16, ninety-five percent of the soybean crop was at or beyond the leaf dropping stage, slightly behind the 5-year average. Favorable weather conditions prevailed in many of the major soybean-producing States throughout the latter half of October. By October 30, producers had harvested 87 percent of this year's crop, 8 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest progress was ahead of or near-normal in all major estimating States except Ohio, where adverse weather conditions earlier in the season delayed planting and hindered crop growth. Overall, 56 percent of the soybean crop was reported in good to excellent condition on October 9, compared with 64 percent from the same time last year. Harvest was underway in the 4 major sunflower-producing States as October began. With a significant delay evident in Colorado, 8 percent of the Nation's crop was out of the fields by October 9, three percentage points behind both last year and the 5-year average. Spurred by a rapid fieldwork pace in Colorado and South Dakota mid-month, 43 percent of the sunflower crop was harvested by October 23, eleven percentage points ahead of the average. Toward month's end, near-normal temperatures and mostly dry weather in the Great Plains aided double-digit harvest progress. Two-thirds of the crop was out of the fields by October 30, eleven percentage points ahead of last year and 20 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. With harvest advancing quickly in portions of the Southeast, producers had dug and combined 19 percent of the peanut crop by October 2, four percentage points behind last year but 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. As favorable weather prevailed mid-month, harvest advanced rapidly and was ahead of normal in the four largest peanut-producing States. Warm, mostly dry conditions benefitted fieldwork toward month's end, but dry soils hampered digging in some areas of Oklahoma and the Southeast. By October 30, producers had harvested 73 percent of this year's peanut crop, 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Overall, 43 percent of the peanut crop was reported in good to excellent condition on October 23, compared with 39 percent on October 2. By October 2, bolls were opening on 84 percent of the Nation's cotton crop, 2 percentage points behind last year but 9 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Early in the month, weather conditions in Texas promoted a rapid crop development pace in the Northern Plains, leaving producers busy applying defoliant and harvesting their crop. As the month progressed, rainfall limited harvest in areas of the High Plains in Texas. Nationwide, bolls were opening on 94 percent of this year's cotton acreage and producers had harvested 34 percent of the crop by October 16, both 5 percentage points ahead of the average. Nearly ideal weather conditions during the latter half of the month promoted a rapid harvest pace throughout much of the major cotton-producing areas. As the month ended, snowfall in areas of the Northern High Plains of Texas delayed harvest, while producers in the Edward's Plateau and Trans-Pecos made good progress getting their crop out of the fields. By October 30, producers had harvested 55 percent of the Nation's crop, 12 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Overall, 29 percent of the cotton crop was reported in good to excellent condition on October 30, unchanged from ratings on October 2. From October 3 to October 30, sugarbeet producers in the 4 major estimating States harvested 73 percent of this year's crop. After beginning the month behind the normal pace, progress in Minnesota and North Dakota gained speed mid-month as improved weather conditions allowed for rapid harvest and successful piling. Elsewhere, wet soils left many producers in Michigan struggling to dig their crop. By October 30, eighty-six percent of the Nation's sugarbeet crop was dug, 4 percentage points behind last year but slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Crop Comments Corn: Area harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 83.9 million acres, unchanged from October but up 3 percent from the previous year. If realized, area harvested for grain will be the second highest on record since 1944, behind only the 86.5 million acres harvested in 2007. The November 1 corn objective yield data indicate the second highest number of ears per acre on record for the combined 10 objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin), only behind the record high year of 2009. Record high ear counts are forecast in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. As of October 30, seventy-eight percent of the Nation's corn crop had been harvested, 12 percentage points behind last year's pace but 16 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Favorable weather conditions across much of the Midwest during October promoted crop maturation and harvesting. However, significant delays persisted in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania due to the late maturing crop and wet field conditions. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 246 million bushels, up 1 percent from last month but down 29 percent from last year. If realized, this will be the lowest production level since 1956. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 4.43 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 8 percent from 2010. If realized, this will be the lowest harvested acreage level since 1936. Based on November 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 55.5 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushel from last month but down 16.3 bushels from last year. In Kansas, production is forecast to be at its lowest level since 1983. In Texas, planted and harvested acres are estimated to be record lows. As of October 30, sorghum harvest was 66 percent complete, 14 points behind last year but 5 points ahead of the 5-year average. Prolonged hot, dry weather in the major sorghum growing regions has significantly impacted the yield potential of this year's crop. Rice: Production is forecast at 188 million cwt, up 1 percent from October but 23 percent below last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.62 million acres, unchanged from October but 27 percent lower than 2010. The average United States yield is forecast at 7,167 pounds per acre, up 44 pounds from last month and 442 pounds above last year. Record-high yields are expected in Missouri and Louisiana. If realized, production in Arkansas will be the lowest since 1996 despite the fourth highest yield on record. As of October 30, ninety-four percent of the United States acreage was harvested, 2 percentage points behind last year and 1 point behind the 5-year average. Harvest was complete in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas and was nearly complete in Arkansas and Missouri. In California, where cooler than normal temperatures during the growing season delayed crop development, harvest was 75 percent complete, 3 points ahead of last year but 11 points behind the 5-year average. Soybeans: Area for harvest is forecast at 73.7 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 4 percent from 2010. Harvested area, if realized, will be the sixth largest on record. The November objective yield data for the combined 11 major soybean-producing States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) indicate a lower pod count compared with last year, as late planting this spring has led to slower than normal development throughout the growing season. Compared with final counts for 2010, pod counts are down in all States except Nebraska. Soybean harvest in the 18 major States was 19 percent complete at the beginning of October, 15 points behind last year's pace and 6 points behind normal. With the exception of some areas of the central and southern Great Plains where several inches of rain fell, mostly dry weather prevailed across the major soybean-producing area during the first week of October, allowing harvest to progress rapidly. By October 9, fifty-one percent of soybeans were harvested, ahead of the 5-year average by 5 percentage points. Through the second and third weeks of the month, harvest progress stayed well ahead of the normal pace in the western Corn Belt and Great Plains, while harvest lagged behind normal in the eastern Corn Belt and into the Tennessee Valley. Progress reached 87 percent complete by October 30, eight percentage points behind last year's pace but 8 points ahead of normal. At that time, all of the 18 major States were ahead of the normal pace or within 2 percentage points of normal with the exception of Ohio which continued to lag behind the 5-year average by 35 points due to the continued effects of the extreme late planting this year. If realized, the forecasted yield in Mississippi will be a record high and the forecasted yield in Virginia will tie the previous record high. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 3.65 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the October forecast but down 12 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.11 million acres, unchanged from October but 11 percent lower than 2010. Yields are expected to average 3,275 pounds per acre, up 19 pounds from October but down 37 pounds from last year. As of October 30, seventy-three percent of the United States acreage was harvested, 4 points behind last year but 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest lagged behind normal in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, where rainy weather during October delayed harvest activities. In Oklahoma, where harvest began late due to the extreme drought conditions, harvest progress, at 49 percent, was 9 points behind the 5-year average. Cotton: Upland cotton harvested area is expected to total 9.56 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 9 percent from 2010. If realized, the abandonment rate will be the highest on record. American Pima harvested area, at 287,500 acres, was carried forward from last month. Drought conditions in many of the cotton growing areas have negatively impacted this year's crop. Texas is experiencing one of the most severe droughts in recorded history. As of October 30, forty-two percent of the United States cotton acreage was rated in very poor to poor condition, unchanged from last month. Fifty-five percent of the United States cotton crop had been harvested by October 30, three points behind last year but 12 points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvesting and ginning were in full swing in west Texas by late-October. In the Delta and Southeastern regions, most gins were active throughout the month. North Carolina objective yield data showed bolls per acre and boll weight to be down from last year. Objective yield data in Texas showed boll weight to be the lowest since 2001. Ginnings totaled 6,492,200 running bales prior to November 1, compared with 7,946,500 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year. Sugarbeets: Production of sugarbeets for the 2011 crop year is forecast at 28.9 million tons, down 1 percent from the October forecast and down 10 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 1.21 million acres, virtually unchanged from the previous forecast. Expected yield is forecast at 23.9 tons per acre, down 0.3 tons from the previous forecast and 3.7 tons below last year. Overall, the crop has experienced less than ideal growing conditions this season. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at 28.6 million tons, virtually unchanged from the October forecast but up 5 percent from 2010. Producers intend to harvest 883,000 acres for sugar and seed in 2011 with an expected yield of 32.4 tons per acre, both unchanged from the October forecast. Harvest conditions have been ideal in Louisiana. Hawaii and Texas continued to experience drought conditions. The Florida crop benefitted from rain received during October, however muddy fields delayed harvest. Lentils: Production of lentils is forecast at 4.72 million cwt, down 46 percent from last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 434,000 acres, down 32 percent from the previous year. Average yield is expected to be 1,086 pounds per acre, down 279 pounds from 2010. In North Dakota, planting began the beginning of May, three weeks behind last year, due to wet conditions. Planting was complete by July 10, about six weeks behind a year ago. Harvest started in early-August and was finished by October 2, about a week behind last year and the 5-year average. Crop condition was rated mostly fair to good throughout the entire growing season. Montana lentil planting was nearly complete by June 12, with 94 percent emerged by June 26. Crop condition by mid-August was mostly in the fair to good range. Lentil harvest was 94 percent complete on September 11, about the same as the previous year. Idaho had a cold, wet spring which resulted in fewer acres planted this year. However, a favorable growing season resulted in increased yields from a year ago. Dry edible peas: Production of dry edible peas is forecast at 5.39 million cwt, down 62 percent from 2010. Planted area fell by 390,000 acres, or 52 percent, from a year ago. Area for harvest, at 349,800 acres, is 51 percent below a year ago. If realized, these will be the lowest planted, harvested, and production totals since 2003. Average yield is forecast at 1,542 pounds per acre, down 457 pounds from last season. In North Dakota, planting began the beginning of May, three weeks behind last year due to massive flooding and extremely wet conditions in the growing areas. Planting was complete by July 10, about six weeks behind last year. Harvest of the crop started in mid-August and was essentially finished by September 18, two weeks behind a year ago. Topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies in the northwest region have been rated adequate to surplus throughout the season. Condition of the crop was rated mostly fair to good throughout the growing year. In Montana, dry peas were 99 percent planted by June 12, with 99 percent emerged by June 26. By late-June, crop condition was rated mostly fair to good. Cool, wet spring conditions gave way to hot, dry weather in July and August, which limited crop potential. Idaho had a cold, wet spring which resulted in fewer acres planted this year. However, a favorable growing season resulted in increased yields from last year. Austrian winter peas: Planted area is forecast at 18,000 acres, down 42 percent from year ago. Area harvested is forecast at 11,100 acres, down 38 percent from 2010. Yield, at 1,793 pounds per acre, is up 469 pounds from last season. Fall Potatoes: Production of fall potatoes for 2011 is forecast at 385 million cwt, up 5 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 938,500 acres, is slightly above the September 1 forecast and 6 percent above the 2010 estimate. The average yield forecast, at 410 cwt per acre, is down 6 cwt per acre from last year's yield. In Idaho, yields are good despite a cool, wet spring that delayed emergence. If realized, the yield will be the second highest on record. In Maine, growers were challenged by persistent wet conditions that delayed planting, washed out fields, and delayed harvest. In Washington, harvesting conditions were favorable, however yields from early digs were lower than last year due to immaturity. All Potatoes: Total United States potato production in 2011 from all seasons is forecast at 424 million cwt, 5 percent above 2010. Harvested area, at 1.07 million acres, is virtually unchanged from the September forecast but up 7 percent from last year. Average yield is forecast at 395 cwt per acre, down 6 cwt per acre from the previous year. Small Grains: Survey respondents who reported barley, oat, Durum wheat, or other spring wheat acreage as not yet harvested in Idaho, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington during the surveys conducted in preparation for the Small Grains 2011 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 2011 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. Other spring wheat harvested area is unchanged from the Small Grains 2011 Summary. As a result of yield changes in Montana, North Dakota, and Washington, other spring wheat production in the United States is 455 million bushels, down 2 percent from the Small Grains 2011 Summary. Durum harvested area and yields were reduced from the Small Grains 2011 Summary in Montana and North Dakota. United States Durum production now totals 50.5 million bushels, down 3 percent from the Small Grains 2011 Summary. All wheat production in the United States is 2.00 billion bushels, down slightly from the Small Grains 2011 Summary. Oat harvested area was reduced from the Small Grains 2011 Summary in Maine. Yields decreased in Maine, North Dakota, and Washington. As a result of these changes, oat production in the United States is 53.6 million bushels, down 1 percent from the Small Grains 2011 Summary. Barley harvested area is unchanged from the Small Grains 2011 Summary. Due to yield increases in Idaho and Washington, total United States production is estimated at 156 million bushels, up less than 1 percent from the previous estimate. Florida citrus: In the citrus growing areas, weather stations reported highs in the 80s and lows dropping into the 40s and 50s by the end of the month. Heavy rains in the first half of the month ended drought conditions in the citrus growing region. Weekly rainfall totals were widely variable, ranging from less than one to more than fourteen inches. Harvesting of early oranges (Navels, Ambersweet, and Hamlins), white and colored grapefruit, Fallglo tangerines, and Nova Tangelos continued. Production practices included resetting trees, young tree care, application of fall miticide, and irrigation as needed. California citrus: Grove activities centered on irrigation and treatment of citrus pests. Lemons and Star Ruby grapefruit were picked. Satsuma mandarin harvest began mid-month. Navel harvest did not start until the end of the month, due to delayed maturity. Valencia oranges were being exported in Tulare County. California noncitrus fruits and nuts: Peach, nectarine, and plum harvests were nearly complete. Pruning and late season fertilizer applications began in orchards. The table grape harvest continued late into the month in the San Joaquin Valley with Red Globe, Summer Royal, Autumn Royal, Crimson Seedless, Flame Seedless, Christmas Rose, Scarlett Royal and Autumn King varieties being harvested. Raisin grape harvest in the San Joaquin Valley was nearly complete. Harvest of wine grapes continued, while some growers were concerned about the early October rains, as many grapes were still in the field. Additional sprays of fungicides were required to avoid bunch rot. Harvest of Pineapple quinces, figs, Asian pears, persimmons, apples, pears and olives continued. Kiwi and Early Wonderful pomegranate harvests began. Almond harvest continued throughout the month. Growers reported above normal volumes due to heavy crop set. Walnut and pistachio harvest was in full swing. Some pistachio orchards were shaken for the second time. Planting of new pistachios continued. Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between October 25 and November 4 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 United States 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 11,000 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield. 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. Current year, planted acres may also be revised for cotton, peanuts, and rice in September Crop Production report each year; other 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 2.1 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 100 million bushels, ranging from 11 million bushels to 214 million bushels. The November 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 7 times and above 13 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 [Based on data for the past twenty years] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Difference between forecast : : : and final estimate : : :---------------------------------------- : :90 percent : Production : Years Crop : Root mean :confidence :---------------------------------------- :square error: interval : : : : Below : Above : : :Average:Smallest:Largest: final : final ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- percent --- ----- millions ----- number : Corn for grain ........bushels: 1.2 2.1 100 11 214 7 13 Fall potatoes .............cwt: 1.7 3.0 5 1 16 15 5 Rice ......................cwt: 2.1 3.6 3 (Z) 12 14 6 Sorghum for grain .....bushels: 4.7 8.2 16 1 86 8 12 Soybeans for beans ....bushels: 1.3 2.3 30 2 83 9 11 Upland cotton 1/ ........bales: 2.9 5.0 394 1 949 11 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch............................................. (202) 720-2127 Jacqueline Moore, Head, Field Crops Section.................................. (202) 720-2127 Suzanne Avilla - Peanuts, Rice.......................................... (202) 720-7688 Bryan Durham - Oats, Rye, Wheat......................................... (202) 720-8068 Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.................... (202) 720-5944 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet........................ (202) 720-9526 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Hay............................... (202) 720-7621 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.................... (202) 720-7369 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section...... (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 Chris Hawthorn - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits... (202) 720-5412 Dave Losh - Hops........................................................ (360) 709-2400 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .......... (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ....... (202) 720-4285 Erika White - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ............ 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