HDR1012000110010814960830Crop Production Highlights & Summary Released August 12, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call at (202) 720-2127, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The "Crop Production" U.S. Summary is available on AutoFax, (202) 720-2000, report 1150. See Page B-20. Index and report features are located at the end of this report. Corn Production Up 18 Percent Corn production is forecast at 8.69 billion bushels, up 18 percent from last year but down 14 percent from the record high production of 1994. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 118.7 bushels per acre, up 5.2 bushels from a year ago. Acreage to be harvested, at 73.3 million acres, is down 1 percent from June but up 13 percent from 1995. Corn rated in the fair to good condition range totaled 74 percent compared to 79 percent for a year ago. All cotton production is forecast at 18.6 million bales, up 4 percent from 1995. Yield is expected to average 686 pounds per acre, up 149 pounds from last year. Producers planted 14.2 million acres this year, 16 percent less than one year ago. They intend to harvest 13.0 million acres, down 19 percent. Texas is expected to produce 3.65 million bales from 4.10 million harvested acres, leaving abandonment of 1.10 million acres. Weather conditions early in the season adversely affected Texas acreage causing the high abandonment. Recent showers in the Plains have improved the conditions. California crop development was at least one week ahead of normal, as growing conditions during June and July were virtually ideal. Soybeans: The first production forecast of the 1996 crop is 2.30 billion bushels, up 7 percent from 1995 but 9 percent below the record high production in 1994. Yield is forecast at 36.2 bushels per acre, 1.3 bushel above last year but 5.2 bushel below 1994. Area for harvest is estimated at 63.4 million acres, a 3 percent increase over the previous year. Planted acres, at 64.3 million, is up 420,000 acres from the June 1 forecast and 3 percent above 1995. Special Note The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) intensified survey efforts in 9 States (IL, IN, IA, KS, OH, SD, NE, MO, & WI) to verify planting and harvesting intentions that were reported during the June survey period. A summary of the revised estimated acres planted and to be harvested are included on page A-39 of this report. Cr Pr 2-2 (8-96) All wheat: Production for 1996 is forecast at 2.25 billion bushels, down 1 percent from July 1 but up 3 percent from 1995. U.S. yields are now expected to average 35.6 bushels per acre, down 0.3 bushels per acre from last month. Winter wheat: Production is forecast at 1.49 billion bushels. This is up 1 percent from July 1, but down 3 percent from 1995. The U.S. yield is forecast at 37.3 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushels per acre from the last forecast. Grain area was unchanged. Total Hard Red production is up from last month. Increased Kansas and Nebraska yields are the primary reasons. Soft Red production is down; yield declines in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio were the cause. A Washington yield increase lead to a slightly higher White Winter production. Durum wheat: Production is forecast at 120 million bushels, down 3 pecent from last month, but up 17 percent from 1995. Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 34.6 bushels per acre, 1.1 bushels per acre less than a month ago. Area for grain is unchanged from the last forecast at 3.46 million acres. Other spring wheat: Production is forecast at 635 million bushels, down 3 percent from the July forecast, but up 18 percent from 1995. This production would still be the second highest on record. Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 32.5 bushels per acre, down a bushel from last month. Grain area totals 19.6 million acres, up 18 percent from last season. Declines in Washington and northern Idaho expected yields have lowered White Spring production. Hard Red Spring wheat production is down from last month due to a reduced Montana yield. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This report was approved on August 12, 1996, by the Secretary of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Board. Dan Glickman Rich Allen ----------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Secretary of Agricultural Statistics Board Agriculture Chairperson Dan Glickman Rich Allen Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (Domestic Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested 1/ Crop :---------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : : Corn : 71,245 79,555 64,995 73,269 Sorghum : 9,454 13,284 8,278 12,004 Oats : 6,336 4,608 2,959 2,673 Barley : 6,689 7,134 6,277 6,761 All Wheat : 69,177 75,624 60,971 63,118 Winter : 48,726 52,053 40,993 40,097 Durum : 3,436 3,565 3,356 3,456 Other Spring : 17,015 20,006 16,622 19,565 Rice : 3,121.0 2,910.0 3,093.0 2,879.0 Soybeans : 62,575 64,315 61,624 63,440 Peanuts : 1,537.5 1,433.0 1,517.0 1,415.5 All Cotton : 16,931.4 14,243.0 16,006.7 12,994.6 Upland : 16,716.8 13,979.0 15,795.6 12,732.7 Amer-Pima : 214.6 264.0 211.1 261.9 All Hay : 59,779 60,599 Alfalfa : 24,569 24,256 All Other : 35,210 36,343 Dry Edible Beans : 2,069.3 1,818.0 1,899.3 1,710.6 Tobacco 2/ : 663.1 735.2 Sugarbeets : 1,444.6 1,384.1 1,417.1 1,334.4 Sugarcane for : Sugar and Seed : 932.3 869.0 Hops : 43.2 44.1 Coffee 2/ : 5.4 Ginger Root (HI) 2/ : 0.1 0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, etc. 2/ 1995 revised. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1995-96 (Domestic Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :---------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1995 : 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : Rye : 1,612 1,502 378 367 Sunflower : 3,478 2,787 3,368 2,685 Flaxseed : 165 112 147 106 Potatoes : Winter : 13.3 13.6 11.9 13.5 Spring : 88.3 91.9 84.3 89.2 Summer : 72.4 79.6 70.6 76.8 Fall : 1,223.1 1,261.2 1,204.5 1,244.6 Total : 1,397.1 1,446.3 1,371.3 1,424.1 Sweet Potatoes : 87.4 89.4 83.6 86.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Crop Summary: Yield per Acre and Production, United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (Domestic Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per Acre: Production Crop and Unit :----------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 1, : Aug 1, : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 ------------ : Corn for Grain Bu : 113.5 118.7 7,373,876 8,694,628 Sorghum for Grain " : 55.6 61.1 460,373 733,687 Oats " : 54.7 59.0 161,847 154,968 157,633 Barley " : 57.2 57.4 359,102 393,592 387,852 All Wheat " : 35.8 35.6 2,185,539 2,263,267 2,249,362 Winter " : 37.7 37.3 1,547,311 1,484,836 1,494,716 Durum " : 30.5 34.6 102,280 123,452 119,652 Other Spring " : 32.2 32.5 535,948 654,979 634,994 Rice 1/ Cwt : 5,621 5,863 173,871 168,784 Soybeans for Beans Bu : 34.9 36.2 2,151,834 2,299,675 Peanuts Lb : 2,282 2,364 3,461,475 3,346,900 All Cotton 1/ Bale: 537 686 17,899.8 18,577.1 Upland 1/ " : 533 679 17,532.2 18,001.1 Amer-Pima 1/ " : 836 1,056 367.6 576.0 Cottonseed Ton : 6,848.7 7,101.4 All Hay " : 2.59 2.45 154,786 148,515 Alfalfa " : 3.46 3.31 84,980 80,382 All Other " : 1.98 1.87 69,806 68,133 Dry Edible Beans 1/ Cwt : 1,634 1,608 31,032 27,512 Tobacco 2/ Lb : 1,913 2,170 1,268,494 1,595,624 Sugarbeets Ton : 19.8 19.5 28,026 26,061 Sugarcane for : Sugar and Seed " : 33.0 31.8 30,796 27,626 Hops Lb : 1,826 1,788 78,852.4 78,884.0 Coffee 2/ " : 1,000 5,400 Ginger Root (HI) 2/ " :43,000 47,000 5,800 9,400 Apples, Comm'l " : 10,736,000 10,733,500 Peaches " : 2,301,300 1,993,400 Pears Ton : 948.3 783.4 Grapes " : 5,936.3 5,954.0 Olives (CA) " : 77.5 140.0 Prunes and Plums : (Excl CA) " : 23.0 19.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Yield in pounds. 2/ 1995 revised. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (Metric Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested 1/ Crop :------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Hectares : : Corn : 28,832,140 32,195,110 26,302,830 29,651,230 Sorghum : 3,825,940 5,375,900 3,350,020 4,857,900 Oats : 2,564,120 1,864,810 1,197,480 1,081,740 Barley : 2,706,970 2,887,060 2,540,240 2,736,110 All Wheat : 27,995,240 30,604,280 24,674,350 25,543,220 Winter : 19,718,920 21,065,330 16,589,460 16,226,850 Durum : 1,390,510 1,442,720 1,358,140 1,398,610 Other Spring : 6,885,800 8,096,230 6,726,760 7,917,760 Rice : 1,263,040 1,177,650 1,251,710 1,165,100 Soybeans : 25,323,480 26,027,640 24,938,620 25,673,530 Peanuts : 622,210 579,920 613,910 572,840 All Cotton : 6,851,970 5,764,000 6,477,750 5,258,780 Upland : 6,765,120 5,657,160 6,392,320 5,152,800 Amer-Pima : 86,850 106,840 85,430 105,990 All Hay : 24,191,960 24,523,810 Alfalfa : 9,942,830 9,816,160 All Other : 14,249,130 14,707,650 Dry Edible Beans : 837,430 735,730 768,630 692,260 Tobacco 2/ : 268,350 297,520 Sugarbeets : 584,620 560,130 573,490 540,020 Sugarcane for : Sugar and Seed : 377,290 351,680 Hops : 17,480 17,860 Coffee 2/ : 2,190 Ginger Root (HI) 2/ : 50 80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, etc. 2/ 1995 revised. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1995-96 (Metric Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1995 : 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Hectares : Rye : 652,360 607,840 152,970 148,520 Sunflower : 1,407,510 1,127,870 1,363,000 1,086,590 Flaxseed : 66,770 45,330 59,490 42,900 Potatoes : Winter : 5,380 5,500 4,820 5,460 Spring : 35,730 37,190 34,120 36,100 Summer : 29,300 32,210 28,570 31,080 Fall : 494,980 510,400 487,450 503,680 Total : 565,390 585,300 554,950 576,320 Sweet Potatoes : 35,370 36,180 33,830 34,880 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Crop Summary: Yield per Hectare and Production, United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (Metric Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :Yield per Hectare: Production Crop :------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Jul 1, : Aug 1, : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Metric Tons : Corn for Grain : 7.12 7.45 187,305,080 220,853,720 Sorghum for Grain : 3.49 3.84 11,694,010 18,636,510 Oats : 1.96 2.12 2,349,200 2,249,350 2,288,040 Barley : 3.08 3.09 7,818,520 8,569,450 8,444,480 All Wheat : 2.41 2.40 59,480,620 61,596,030 61,217,590 Winter : 2.54 2.51 42,110,900 40,410,610 40,679,500 Durum : 2.05 2.33 2,783,610 3,359,810 3,256,390 Other Spring : 2.17 2.18 14,586,110 17,825,610 17,281,700 Rice : 6.30 6.57 7,886,660 7,655,910 Soybeans for Beans : 2.35 2.44 58,563,320 62,586,900 Peanuts : 2.56 2.65 1,570,100 1,518,130 All Cotton : 0.60 0.77 3,897,230 4,044,690 Upland : 0.60 0.76 3,817,190 3,919,280 Amer-Pima : 0.94 1.18 80,040 125,410 Cottonseed : 6,213,040 6,442,280 All Hay : 5.80 5.49 140,419,500 134,730,540 Alfalfa : 7.75 7.43 77,092,560 72,921,320 All Other : 4.44 4.20 63,326,940 61,809,220 Dry Edible Beans : 1.83 1.80 1,407,590 1,247,920 Tobacco 1/ : 2.14 2.43 575,380 723,760 Sugarbeets : 44.33 43.78 25,424,760 23,642,140 Sugarcane for : Sugar and Seed : 74.05 71.26 27,937,660 25,061,890 Hops : 2.05 2.00 35,770 35,780 Coffee 1/ : 1.12 2,450 Ginger Root (HI) 1/ : 52.60 53.25 2,630 4,260 Apples, Comm'l : 4,869,770 4,868,630 Peaches : 1,043,850 904,190 Pears : 860,240 710,690 Grapes : 5,385,320 5,401,380 Olives (CA) : 70,310 127,010 Prunes and Plums : (Excl CA) : 20,870 17,240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ 1995 revised. Crop Summary: Yield per Acre and Production, United States, 1995-96 (Domestic Units) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per Acre : Production Crop and Unit :--------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1995 : 1996 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- : Potatoes : Winter Cwt : 208 215 2,473 2,907 Spring " : 240 238 20,193 21,197 Summer " : 253 246 17,855 18,876 Fall " : 334 401,879 Total " : 323 442,400 Sweet Cherries Ton : 165.3 133.2 Tart Cherries Lb : 384,000 247,900 Apricots Ton : 58.5 73.3 Dried Prunes (CA) " : 181.0 200.0 Almonds (CA) Lb : 370,000 530,000 Walnuts (CA) Ton : 234.0 235.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Crop Summary: Yield per Hectare and Production, United States, 1995-96 (Metric Units) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Yield per Hectare : Production Crop :---------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1995 : 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Metric Tons : Potatoes : Winter : 23.27 24.15 112,170 131,860 Spring : 26.84 26.63 915,940 961,480 Summer : 28.35 27.55 809,890 856,200 Fall : 37.40 18,228,930 Total : 36.16 20,066,930 Sweet Cherries : 149,910 120,840 Tart Cherries : 174,180 112,450 Apricots : 53,070 66,500 Dried Prunes (CA) : 164,200 181,440 Almonds (CA) : 167,830 240,400 Walnuts (CA) : 212,280 213,190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Selected Crops: Area Planted by State 1996, and United States, 1994-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : State : Corn : Soybeans : Sorghum : Upland : : : : Cotton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 310 330 14 560 AZ : 55 325 AR : 200 3,650 230 1,000 CA : 480 1,000 CO : 1,050 250 CT : 38 DE : 155 220 FL : 140 35 *101 GA : 580 400 70 1,380 ID : 100 IL : *11,000 9,900 *250 IN : *5,600 *5,400 IA : 12,700 9,500 KS : 2,500 2,050 4,800 2 KY : 1,300 1,200 22 LA : 550 1,100 160 950 ME : 33 MD : 530 490 MA : 32 MI : 2,700 1,650 MN : 7,500 5,950 MS : 630 1,800 75 1,050 MO : 2,750 *4,100 700 410 MT : 55 NV : NE : 8,500 3,050 1,250 NH : 17 NJ : 110 130 NM : 115 250 58 NY : 1,220 NC : 1,000 1,250 16 750 ND : 900 850 OH : *2,900 *4,500 OK : 200 300 520 290 OR : 58 PA : 1,450 290 RI : 3 SC : 400 560 10 270 SD : 4,000 2,700 250 TN : 770 1,200 17 530 TX : 2,100 *290 *4,400 *5,200 UT : 65 VT : 89 VA : 450 500 *103 WA : 170 WV : 65 WI : *3,900 *920 WY : 85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 : 79,175 61,670 9,827 13,551.6 1995 : 71,245 62,575 9,454 16,716.8 1996 : 79,555 64,315 13,284 13,979.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated from "Acreage" released June 28, 1996. Selected Crops: Area Planted by State 1996, and United States, 1994-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : State : Dry : Sugar- : Peanuts : Beans : beets : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 210.0 AZ : AR : CA : *135.0 96.0 CO : 150.0 58.2 CT : DE : FL : 86.0 GA : 540.0 ID : *95.0 187.0 IL : IN : IA : KS : 31.0 KY : LA : ME : MD : MA : MI : *330.0 153.0 MN : 130.0 444.0 MS : MO : MT : 10.5 57.5 NE : *205.0 56.0 NH : NJ : NM : 12.0 1.1 19.5 NY : *30.0 NC : *126.0 ND : 580.0 225.0 OH : *4.4 OK : 85.0 OR : 10.2 17.5 PA : RI : SC : 10.5 SD : TN : TX : 13.0 14.1 280.0 UT : *5.0 VT : VA : *76.0 WA : *36.0 13.0 WV : WI : *8.3 WY : 37.0 57.3 Other : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 : 2,051.8 1,475.8 1,641.0 1995 : 2,069.3 1,444.6 1,537.5 1996 : 1,818.0 1,384.1 1,433.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated from "Acreage" released June 28, 1996. Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --- Bushels --- -- ----- 1,000 Bushels ----- -- : AL : 220 270 75.0 80.0 24,960 16,500 21,600 AZ : 22 35 170.0 175.0 2,550 3,740 6,125 AR : 85 190 115.0 95.0 10,800 9,775 18,050 CA : 150 220 160.0 175.0 30,600 24,000 38,500 CO : 830 940 111.0 145.0 133,500 92,130 136,300 CT 1/ : DE : 139 150 105.0 115.0 18,750 14,595 17,250 FL : 60 100 90.0 80.0 6,800 5,400 8,000 GA : 350 540 90.0 90.0 57,240 31,500 48,600 ID : 35 40 140.0 125.0 4,900 4,900 5,000 IL : 10,000 10,800 113.0 125.0 1,786,200 1,130,000 1,350,000 IN : 5,300 5,450 113.0 118.0 858,240 598,900 643,100 IA : 11,400 12,400 123.0 129.0 1,930,400 1,402,200 1,599,600 KS : 1,970 2,350 124.0 145.0 304,590 244,280 340,750 KY : 1,140 1,200 108.0 120.0 156,160 123,120 144,000 LA : 221 535 105.0 110.0 35,190 23,205 58,850 ME 1/ : MD : 400 465 105.0 120.0 46,020 42,000 55,800 MA 1/ : MI : 2,170 2,350 115.0 99.0 260,910 249,550 232,650 MN : 6,150 7,000 119.0 115.0 915,900 731,850 805,000 MS : 275 610 95.0 93.0 26,500 26,125 56,730 MO : 1,470 2,600 102.0 119.0 273,700 149,940 309,400 MT : 16 20 120.0 130.0 2,700 1,920 2,600 NE : 7,700 8,250 111.0 134.0 1,153,700 854,700 1,105,500 NH 1/ : NJ : 78 94 93.0 107.0 9,639 7,254 10,058 NM : 73 80 160.0 165.0 12,750 11,680 13,200 NY : 610 700 105.0 108.0 68,440 64,050 75,600 NC : 700 930 107.0 96.0 81,900 74,900 89,280 ND : 510 700 79.0 80.0 54,000 40,290 56,000 OH : 3,100 2,750 121.0 111.0 486,500 375,100 305,250 OK : 130 180 125.0 105.0 17,655 16,250 18,900 OR : 21 28 160.0 180.0 3,400 3,360 5,040 PA : 980 1,050 96.0 120.0 123,600 94,080 126,000 RI 1/ : SC : 265 380 91.0 75.0 29,325 24,115 28,500 SD : 2,450 3,650 79.0 84.0 367,200 193,550 306,600 TN : 540 680 118.0 105.0 66,120 63,720 71,400 TX : 1,900 1,800 114.0 90.0 238,680 216,600 162,000 UT : 20 22 100.0 135.0 2,860 2,000 2,970 VT 1/ : VA : 275 300 111.0 114.0 34,300 30,525 34,200 WA : 102 115 190.0 180.0 19,425 19,380 20,700 WV : 40 40 100.0 100.0 3,675 4,000 4,000 WI : 3,050 3,200 114.0 111.0 437,100 347,700 355,200 WY : 48 55 104.0 115.0 5,856 4,992 6,325 : US : 64,995 73,269 113.5 118.7 10,102,735 7,373,876 8,694,628 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not estimated. Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -- Bushels -- ------ 1,000 Bushels ------ : AL : 8 10 40.0 45.0 900 320 450 AR : 185 215 71.0 70.0 18,375 13,135 15,050 CO : 165 220 28.0 35.0 7,140 4,620 7,700 GA : 30 40 37.0 40.0 2,000 1,110 1,600 IL : 170 230 69.0 74.0 17,820 11,730 17,020 KS : 3,100 4,600 56.0 67.0 231,000 173,600 308,200 KY : 22 19 84.0 92.0 1,012 1,848 1,748 LA : 84 155 70.0 75.0 8,364 5,880 11,625 MS : 41 72 65.0 70.0 5,250 2,665 5,040 MO : 490 650 73.0 94.0 49,500 35,770 61,100 NE : 980 1,000 58.0 81.0 117,600 56,840 81,000 NM : 130 225 26.0 35.0 7,410 3,380 7,875 NC : 10 10 65.0 53.0 1,100 650 530 OK : 320 480 40.0 45.0 14,000 12,800 21,600 SC : 8 5 40.0 45.0 320 320 225 SD : 120 160 40.0 53.0 11,375 4,800 8,480 TN : 15 13 87.0 88.0 2,640 1,305 1,144 TX : 2,400 3,900 54.0 47.0 153,400 129,600 183,300 : US : 8,278 12,004 55.6 61.1 649,206 460,373 733,687 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oats: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 1996 : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 :-------------------: 1995 : 1996 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels -------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL 1/ : 23 17 35.0 50.0 50.0 805 850 AR 1/ : 18 25 85.0 70.0 70.0 1,530 1,750 CA : 30 30 85.0 80.0 80.0 2,550 2,400 CO : 33 30 62.0 58.0 55.0 2,046 1,650 GA 1/ : 35 35 50.0 62.0 62.0 1,750 2,170 ID : 20 30 80.0 80.0 85.0 1,600 2,550 IL : 80 70 67.0 67.0 71.0 5,360 4,970 IN : 30 25 68.0 66.0 59.0 2,040 1,475 IA : 225 225 65.0 62.0 66.0 14,625 14,850 KS : 80 80 47.0 48.0 55.0 3,760 4,400 ME : 24 28 60.0 75.0 75.0 1,440 2,100 MD 1/ : 6 7 61.0 56.0 56.0 366 392 MI : 90 60 57.0 56.0 56.0 5,130 3,360 MN : 375 270 48.0 60.0 60.0 18,000 16,200 MO : 29 29 47.0 51.0 51.0 1,363 1,479 MT : 80 50 59.0 58.0 52.0 4,720 2,600 NE : 90 90 50.0 55.0 64.0 4,500 5,760 NY : 90 75 59.0 60.0 60.0 5,310 4,500 NC : 30 20 65.0 62.0 64.0 1,950 1,280 ND : 450 330 48.0 58.0 56.0 21,600 18,480 OH : 100 100 69.0 55.0 59.0 6,900 5,900 OK : 20 20 39.0 30.0 30.0 780 600 OR : 35 35 97.0 101.0 101.0 3,395 3,535 PA : 160 140 59.0 57.0 57.0 9,440 7,980 SC 1/ : 35 30 45.0 58.0 58.0 1,575 1,740 SD : 250 330 46.0 58.0 60.0 11,500 19,800 TX : 120 120 42.0 30.0 30.0 5,040 3,600 UT 1/ : 9 10 70.0 72.0 72.0 630 720 WA : 14 18 80.0 75.0 80.0 1,120 1,440 WV 1/ : 5 4 42.0 48.0 48.0 210 192 WI : 340 310 55.0 55.0 55.0 18,700 17,050 WY : 33 30 64.0 62.0 62.0 2,112 1,860 : US : 2,959 2,673 54.7 58.0 59.0 161,847 157,633 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. Barley: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 1996 : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 :-------------------: 1995 : 1996 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AZ 1/ : 21 49 90.0 105.0 105.0 1,890 5,145 CA : 200 220 70.0 65.0 65.0 14,000 14,300 CO : 100 90 100.0 105.0 100.0 10,000 9,000 DE 1/ : 37 23 80.0 70.0 70.0 2,960 1,610 ID : 760 730 80.0 77.0 77.0 60,800 56,210 KS : 9 10 35.0 30.0 30.0 315 300 KY 1/ : 15 20 70.0 70.0 70.0 1,050 1,400 MD : 62 49 81.0 60.0 65.0 5,022 3,185 MI 1/ : 23 25 50.0 46.0 46.0 1,150 1,150 MN : 580 525 50.0 53.0 55.0 29,000 28,875 MT : 1,200 1,250 52.0 52.0 43.0 62,400 53,750 NE 1/ : 6 18 37.0 43.0 43.0 222 774 NV 1/ : 4 5 80.0 100.0 100.0 320 500 NJ 1/ : 5 3 65.0 68.0 68.0 325 204 NC 1/ : 30 20 60.0 65.0 65.0 1,800 1,300 ND : 2,250 2,550 45.0 50.0 52.0 101,250 132,600 OK 1/ : 3 3 30.0 25.0 25.0 90 75 OR : 95 130 76.0 74.0 71.0 7,220 9,230 PA : 75 75 69.0 65.0 65.0 5,175 4,875 SC 1/ : 5 4 42.0 55.0 55.0 210 220 SD : 160 140 38.0 44.0 47.0 6,080 6,580 TX 1/ : 7 7 46.0 32.0 32.0 322 224 UT : 93 100 90.0 83.0 85.0 8,370 8,500 VA : 80 80 84.0 69.0 67.0 6,720 5,360 WA : 290 440 72.0 66.0 64.0 20,880 28,160 WI : 72 75 48.0 50.0 55.0 3,456 4,125 WY : 95 120 85.0 85.0 85.0 8,075 10,200 : US : 6,277 6,761 57.2 58.2 57.4 359,102 387,852 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. All Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 1996 : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 :-------------------: 1995 : 1996 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AL 1/ : 80 80 36.0 45.0 45.0 2,880 3,600 AZ 1/ : 122 177 84.9 94.3 94.3 10,354 16,689 AR 1/ : 1,000 1,240 47.0 52.0 52.0 47,000 64,480 CA 1/ : 493 708 66.4 75.8 75.8 32,725 53,700 CO : 2,738 2,368 38.4 32.1 32.1 105,260 76,060 DE 1/ : 68 78 64.0 57.0 57.0 4,352 4,446 FL 1/ : 12 10 32.0 38.0 38.0 384 380 GA 1/ : 300 350 38.0 47.0 47.0 11,400 16,450 ID : 1,330 1,550 77.7 77.7 77.3 103,320 119,800 IL : 1,390 1,100 49.0 41.0 39.0 68,110 42,900 IN : 660 720 60.0 42.0 36.0 39,600 25,920 IA 1/ : 35 55 35.0 40.0 40.0 1,225 2,200 KS : 11,000 8,800 26.0 27.0 29.0 286,000 255,200 KY : 460 530 53.0 53.0 53.0 24,380 28,090 LA 1/ : 80 130 36.0 43.0 43.0 2,880 5,590 MD 1/ : 225 231 64.0 54.0 54.0 14,400 12,474 MI : 620 650 60.0 43.0 40.0 37,200 26,000 MN : 2,245 2,442 32.0 33.0 34.0 71,849 83,070 MS 1/ : 165 220 38.0 48.0 48.0 6,270 10,560 MO : 1,230 1,300 39.0 39.0 40.0 47,970 52,000 MT : 5,435 6,375 36.0 35.1 30.5 195,750 194,225 : NE : 2,100 2,150 41.0 31.0 34.0 86,100 73,100 NV 1/ : 10 19 85.0 86.6 86.6 850 1,645 NJ 1/ : 32 38 57.0 50.0 50.0 1,824 1,900 NM 1/ : 150 125 22.0 33.0 33.0 3,300 4,125 NY 1/ : 125 150 55.0 52.0 52.0 6,875 7,800 NC : 640 590 44.0 45.0 45.0 28,160 26,550 ND : 11,114 12,455 27.0 30.0 29.8 300,078 370,695 OH : 1,210 1,350 61.0 44.0 41.0 73,810 55,350 OK : 5,200 4,900 21.0 19.0 19.0 109,200 93,100 OR : 939 975 67.8 69.7 69.7 63,678 67,950 PA 1/ : 185 190 55.0 55.0 55.0 10,175 10,450 SC 1/ : 280 270 32.0 48.0 48.0 8,960 12,960 SD : 2,752 3,874 33.0 31.4 31.4 90,736 121,672 TN 1/ : 340 430 47.0 44.0 44.0 15,980 18,920 TX : 2,800 2,900 27.0 23.0 24.0 75,600 69,600 UT 1/ : 166 173 53.9 44.0 44.0 8,950 7,620 VA 1/ : 275 280 64.0 55.0 55.0 17,600 15,400 WA : 2,595 2,745 59.3 66.1 66.5 153,770 182,670 WV 1/ : 12 11 52.0 52.0 52.0 624 572 WI 1/ : 143 135 56.4 48.9 48.9 8,070 6,600 WY 1/ : 215 244 36.7 28.1 28.1 7,890 6,849 : US : 60,971 63,118 35.8 35.9 35.6 2,185,539 2,249,362 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. Winter Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 1996 : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 :-------------------: 1995 : 1996 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AL 1/ : 80 80 36.0 45.0 45.0 2,880 3,600 AZ 1/ : 23 18 80.0 88.0 88.0 1,840 1,584 AR 1/ : 1,000 1,240 47.0 52.0 52.0 47,000 64,480 CA 1/ : 425 570 61.0 70.0 70.0 25,925 39,900 CO : 2,700 2,300 38.0 31.0 31.0 102,600 71,300 DE 1/ : 68 78 64.0 57.0 57.0 4,352 4,446 FL 1/ : 12 10 32.0 38.0 38.0 384 380 GA 1/ : 300 350 38.0 47.0 47.0 11,400 16,450 ID : 770 850 76.0 80.0 80.0 58,520 68,000 IL : 1,390 1,100 49.0 41.0 39.0 68,110 42,900 IN : 660 720 60.0 42.0 36.0 39,600 25,920 IA 1/ : 35 55 35.0 40.0 40.0 1,225 2,200 KS : 11,000 8,800 26.0 27.0 29.0 286,000 255,200 KY : 460 530 53.0 53.0 53.0 24,380 28,090 LA 1/ : 80 130 36.0 43.0 43.0 2,880 5,590 MD 1/ : 225 231 64.0 54.0 54.0 14,400 12,474 MI : 620 650 60.0 43.0 40.0 37,200 26,000 MN 1/ : 33 32 33.0 35.0 35.0 1,089 1,120 MS 1/ : 165 220 38.0 48.0 48.0 6,270 10,560 MO : 1,230 1,300 39.0 39.0 40.0 47,970 52,000 MT : 1,370 2,050 40.0 40.0 36.0 54,800 73,800 NE : 2,100 2,150 41.0 31.0 34.0 86,100 73,100 NV 1/ : 4 9 100.0 105.0 105.0 400 945 NJ 1/ : 32 38 57.0 50.0 50.0 1,824 1,900 NM 1/ : 150 125 22.0 33.0 33.0 3,300 4,125 NY 1/ : 125 150 55.0 52.0 52.0 6,875 7,800 NC : 640 590 44.0 45.0 45.0 28,160 26,550 ND 1/ : 34 55 27.0 29.0 29.0 918 1,595 OH : 1,210 1,350 61.0 44.0 41.0 73,810 55,350 OK : 5,200 4,900 21.0 19.0 19.0 109,200 93,100 OR : 825 850 70.0 72.0 72.0 57,750 61,200 PA 1/ : 185 190 55.0 55.0 55.0 10,175 10,450 SC 1/ : 280 270 32.0 48.0 48.0 8,960 12,960 SD : 1,520 1,650 37.0 32.0 32.0 56,240 52,800 TN 1/ : 340 430 47.0 44.0 44.0 15,980 18,920 TX : 2,800 2,900 27.0 23.0 24.0 75,600 69,600 UT 1/ : 140 145 50.0 40.0 40.0 7,000 5,800 VA 1/ : 275 280 64.0 55.0 55.0 17,600 15,400 WA : 2,150 2,350 62.0 69.0 70.0 133,300 164,500 WV 1/ : 12 11 52.0 52.0 52.0 624 572 WI 1/ : 135 125 58.0 50.0 50.0 7,830 6,250 WY 1/ : 190 215 36.0 27.0 27.0 6,840 5,805 : US : 40,993 40,097 37.7 37.0 37.3 1,547,311 1,494,716 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. Durum Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 1996 : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 :-------------------: 1995 : 1996 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- 1,000 Bushels : AZ 1/ : 99 159 86.0 95.0 95.0 8,514 15,105 CA 1/ : 68 138 100.0 100.0 100.0 6,800 13,800 MN : 12 10 30.0 35.0 35.0 360 350 MT : 265 225 30.0 29.0 25.0 7,950 5,625 ND : 2,880 2,900 27.0 30.0 29.0 77,760 84,100 SD : 32 24 28.0 28.0 28.0 896 672 : US : 3,356 3,456 30.5 35.9 34.6 102,280 119,652 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. Other Spring Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 1996 : : : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 :-------------------: 1995 : 1996 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : CO 1/ : 38 68 70.0 70.0 70.0 2,660 4,760 ID : 560 700 80.0 75.0 74.0 44,800 51,800 MN : 2,200 2,400 32.0 33.0 34.0 70,400 81,600 MT : 3,800 4,100 35.0 33.0 28.0 133,000 114,800 NV 1/ : 6 10 75.0 70.0 70.0 450 700 ND : 8,200 9,500 27.0 30.0 30.0 221,400 285,000 OR 1/ : 114 125 52.0 54.0 54.0 5,928 6,750 SD : 1,200 2,200 28.0 31.0 31.0 33,600 68,200 UT 1/ : 26 28 75.0 65.0 65.0 1,950 1,820 WA : 445 395 46.0 49.0 46.0 20,470 18,170 WI 1/ : 8 10 30.0 35.0 35.0 240 350 WY 1/ : 25 29 42.0 36.0 36.0 1,050 1,044 : US : 16,622 19,565 32.2 33.5 32.5 535,948 634,994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 1994-1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter 2/ : Spring 2/ : :-------------------------------------------------------------: Year : Hard : Soft : : Hard : : : Total : Red : Red : White : Red : Durum : White : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 1994 : 971,161 434,208 256,574 515,315 96,747 46,976 2,320,981 1995 : 824,492 449,616 273,203 475,328 102,280 60,620 2,185,539 1996 : 766,293 426,906 301,517 570,666 119,652 64,328 2,249,362 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on varietal acreage survey data available for all wheat producing States. Unless unusual situations dictate, the previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the forecast season. 2/ Based on Washington's 1996 Wheat Variety survey, the percent of white wheat has shifted from 95 percent White Winter in 1995 to 90 percent. White Spring changed from 75 precent to 67 percent. Peanuts: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ----- Pounds ---- --------- 1,000 Pounds -------- : AL : 212.0 209.0 2,280 2,100 446,220 483,360 438,900 FL : 81.0 78.0 2,390 2,400 207,480 193,590 187,200 GA : 592.0 538.0 2,390 2,550 1,862,630 1,414,880 1,371,900 NM : 20.0 19.5 2,150 2,400 51,660 43,000 46,800 NC : 144.0 126.0 2,410 2,700 485,465 347,040 340,200 OK : 98.0 84.0 2,060 2,400 261,000 201,880 201,600 SC : 11.0 10.0 2,800 2,500 36,250 30,800 25,000 TX : 270.0 275.0 2,000 1,900 605,570 540,000 522,500 VA : 89.0 76.0 2,325 2,800 291,180 206,925 212,800 : US : 1,517.0 1,415.5 2,282 2,364 4,247,455 3,461,475 3,346,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts. Rice: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 Acres -- --- Pounds --- ------- 1,000 Cwt ------- : AR : 1,340 1,240 5,450 5,500 80,940 73,020 68,200 CA : 465 518 7,600 7,900 41,224 35,352 40,922 LA : 570 500 4,600 5,000 29,448 26,209 25,000 MS : 288 218 5,400 5,700 18,467 15,552 12,426 MO : 112 105 5,300 5,000 6,448 5,936 5,250 TX : 318 298 5,600 5,700 21,252 17,802 16,986 : US : 3,093 2,879 5,621 5,863 197,779 173,871 168,784 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rice: Production by Class, United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Long Grain : Medium Grain : Short Grain : All ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 1994 : 133,445 63,390 944 197,779 1995 : 121,730 51,241 900 173,871 1996 1/ : 110,858 56,762 1,164 168,784 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Indicated August 1, 1996, rice class estimates are based on a five-year average of class percentages. The class percentages are adjusted as data become available through the growing season. Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -- Bushels -- ------ 1,000 Bushels ------ : AL : 225 315 24.0 28.0 9,145 5,400 8,820 AR : 3,400 3,600 25.5 30.0 115,600 86,700 108,000 DE : 233 215 20.0 30.0 8,030 4,660 6,450 FL : 28 33 26.0 30.0 1,302 728 990 GA : 310 390 27.0 26.0 15,500 8,370 10,140 IL : 9,700 9,850 38.5 38.0 429,065 373,450 374,300 IN : 4,980 5,360 39.0 35.0 215,260 194,220 187,600 IA : 9,260 9,450 43.0 45.0 442,885 398,180 425,250 KS : 2,050 2,000 25.0 30.0 73,500 51,250 60,000 KY : 1,150 1,180 36.0 36.0 42,375 41,400 42,480 LA : 1,040 1,050 25.0 31.0 31,920 26,000 32,550 MD : 510 480 23.0 33.0 19,525 11,730 15,840 MI : 1,490 1,640 40.0 34.0 56,980 59,600 55,760 MN : 5,800 5,900 40.0 38.0 224,000 232,000 224,200 MS : 1,800 1,750 21.0 27.0 57,035 37,800 47,250 MO : 4,500 4,050 29.0 34.0 173,280 130,500 137,700 NE : 3,060 3,010 32.5 42.0 134,420 99,450 126,420 NJ : 138 127 22.0 35.0 5,072 3,036 4,445 NC : 1,070 1,200 25.0 31.0 41,850 26,750 37,200 ND : 640 820 29.0 30.0 18,910 18,560 24,600 OH : 4,030 4,490 38.0 35.0 173,565 153,140 157,150 OK : 275 285 20.0 24.0 9,280 5,500 6,840 PA : 315 285 30.0 44.0 13,230 9,450 12,540 SC : 530 540 24.0 25.0 15,660 12,720 13,500 SD : 2,500 2,650 30.0 32.0 91,200 75,000 84,800 TN : 1,080 1,150 32.0 32.0 38,325 34,560 36,800 TX : 240 270 25.0 26.0 7,035 6,000 7,020 VA : 470 480 24.0 32.0 16,640 11,280 15,360 WI : 800 870 43.0 41.0 36,105 34,400 35,670 : US : 61,624 63,440 34.9 36.2 2,516,694 2,151,834 2,299,675 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cottonseed: Production, United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Tons : US : 7,603.9 6,848.7 7,101.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ and :-------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- --- Pounds --- ------ 1,000 Bales 2/ ------ : Upland : AL : 578.0 556.0 409 600 726.0 492.0 695.0 AZ : 364.0 324.0 1,046 1,230 782.0 793.0 830.0 AR : 1,110.0 990.0 635 824 1,772.0 1,468.0 1,700.0 CA : 1,165.0 995.0 953 1,327 2,717.0 2,312.0 2,750.0 FL : 109.0 100.0 472 672 104.1 107.2 140.0 GA : 1,490.0 1,375.0 625 698 1,537.0 1,941.0 2,000.0 KS : 2.6 1.7 185 311 1.2 1.0 1.1 LA : 1,075.0 940.0 614 766 1,512.0 1,375.0 1,500.0 MS : 1,420.0 1,030.0 622 792 2,132.0 1,841.0 1,700.0 MO : 453.0 405.0 544 640 615.0 513.0 540.0 NM : 56.0 54.0 609 667 75.0 71.0 75.0 NC : 800.0 735.0 479 679 829.0 798.0 1,040.0 OK : 315.0 240.0 187 340 247.0 123.0 170.0 SC : 342.0 265.0 528 743 393.0 376.0 410.0 TN : 660.0 520.0 527 600 885.0 724.0 650.0 TX : 5,750.0 4,100.0 372 427 4,915.0 4,460.0 3,650.0 VA : 106.0 102.0 620 706 82.0 137.0 150.0 : US : 15,795.6 12,732.7 533 679 19,324.3 17,532.2 18,001.1 : Am-Pima : AZ : 48.1 39.9 720 842 80.4 72.2 70.0 CA : 115.0 165.0 937 1,207 184.8 224.5 415.0 NM : 15.0 17.0 605 678 19.5 18.9 24.0 TX : 33.0 40.0 756 804 53.0 52.0 67.0 : US : 211.1 261.9 836 1,056 337.7 367.6 576.0 : All : AL : 578.0 556.0 409 600 726.0 492.0 695.0 AZ : 412.1 363.9 1,008 1,187 862.4 865.2 900.0 AR : 1,110.0 990.0 635 824 1,772.0 1,468.0 1,700.0 CA : 1,280.0 1,160.0 951 1,310 2,901.8 2,536.5 3,165.0 FL : 109.0 100.0 472 672 104.1 107.2 140.0 GA : 1,490.0 1,375.0 625 698 1,537.0 1,941.0 2,000.0 KS : 2.6 1.7 185 311 1.2 1.0 1.1 LA : 1,075.0 940.0 614 766 1,512.0 1,375.0 1,500.0 MS : 1,420.0 1,030.0 622 792 2,132.0 1,841.0 1,700.0 MO : 453.0 405.0 544 640 615.0 513.0 540.0 NM : 71.0 71.0 608 669 94.5 89.9 99.0 NC : 800.0 735.0 479 679 829.0 798.0 1,040.0 OK : 315.0 240.0 187 340 247.0 123.0 170.0 SC : 342.0 265.0 528 743 393.0 376.0 410.0 TN : 660.0 520.0 527 600 885.0 724.0 650.0 TX : 5,783.0 4,140.0 375 431 4,968.0 4,512.0 3,717.0 VA : 106.0 102.0 620 706 82.0 137.0 150.0 : US : 16,006.7 12,994.6 537 686 19,662.0 17,899.8 18,577.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb net weight bales. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted by Commercial Class, State, and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class and State : 1995 : 1996 :: Class and State : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres :: : 1,000 Acres : :: : Large Lima - CA : 21.0 22.0 :: Light Red : : :: Kidney : Baby Lima - CA : 23.0 24.0 :: CA : 13.0 10.0 : :: CO : 14.5 8.7 Navy : :: ID : 1.4 0.8 CO : 0.8 :: MI : 12.0 14.0 ID : 6.3 7.9 :: MN : 7.0 6.0 KS : 1.2 :: NE : 17.0 10.0 MI : 220.0 200.0 :: NY : 19.0 17.0 MN : 76.5 46.0 :: Total : 83.9 66.5 NE : 6.0 4.0 :: : NM : 4.3 5.0 :: Dark Red : ND : 168.0 146.0 :: Kidney : OR : 2.0 1.8 :: CA : 4.5 5.0 WY : 2.0 4.0 :: ID : 1.3 0.5 Total : 487.1 414.7 :: MI : 16.0 10.0 : :: MN : 35.3 38.0 Great Northern : :: NY : 4.0 1.0 CO : 4.0 1.2 :: ND : 3.0 3.0 ID : 7.9 5.5 :: WI : 9.3 8.3 KS : 2.0 2.0 :: Total : 73.4 65.8 MN : 6.8 1.0 :: : NE : 110.0 105.0 :: : WA : 1.7 1.6 :: Pink : WY : 6.0 4.0 :: CA : 7.0 8.0 Total : 138.4 120.3 :: ID : 14.9 9.0 : :: MN : 5.2 4.0 Small White : :: NM : 0.8 0.3 ID : 3.1 2.0 :: ND : 6.0 8.1 MI : 1.0 :: WA : 4.5 3.1 OR : 1.7 1.4 :: Total : 38.4 32.5 WA : 2.5 1.8 :: : Total : 8.3 5.2 :: Small Red : : :: ID : 17.2 10.9 Pinto : :: MI : 9.0 3.0 CO : 164.5 139.8 :: WA : 11.0 5.0 ID : 48.9 45.7 :: Total : 37.2 18.9 KS : 29.0 28.0 :: : MI : 4.0 9.0 :: Cranberry : MN : 46.9 30.0 :: CA : 2.0 3.0 MT : 11.0 10.5 :: ID : 1.3 1.2 NE : 85.0 83.0 :: MI : 28.0 25.0 NM : 7.0 6.7 :: MN : 3.7 1.0 ND : 399.0 400.0 :: Total : 35.0 30.2 OR : 2.0 2.4 :: : TX : 2.4 0.8 :: : UT : 7.3 5.0 :: : WA : 10.0 14.2 :: : WY : 26.0 28.0 :: : Total : 843.0 803.1 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted, by Commercial Class, State, and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class and State : 1995 : 1996 :: Class and State : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres :: : 1,000 Acres : :: : Black : :: Other : CA : 2.0 1.0 :: CA : 9.0 10.0 CO : 1.0 :: CO : 5.2 0.3 ID : 2.9 3.6 :: ID : 1.2 0.4 MI : 89.0 60.0 :: KS : 1.8 1.0 MN : 6.5 3.0 :: MI : 11.0 9.0 NE : 1.0 1.0 :: MN : 2.1 1.0 NY : 8.0 8.0 :: NE : 6.0 2.0 ND : 18.0 14.5 :: NM : 0.4 WA : 2.5 :: NY : 3.0 4.0 Total : 130.9 91.1 :: ND : 6.0 8.4 : :: OR : 3.2 1.8 Blackeye : :: TX : 11.5 3.9 CA : 44.5 27.0 :: WA : 2.1 1.7 TX : 11.1 8.3 :: WY : 1.0 1.0 Total : 55.6 35.3 :: Total : 63.5 44.5 : :: : Garbanzo : :: US : 2,069.3 1,818.0 CA : 19.0 25.0 :: : ID : 3.6 7.5 :: : OR : 1.3 2.8 :: : WA : 6.7 8.6 :: : Total : 30.6 43.9 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dry Edible Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, Production, by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : - 1,000 Acres - --- Pounds --- ------ 1,000 Cwt ----- : CA : 137.0 130.0 2,160 2,100 2,771 2,960 2,730 CO : 165.0 135.0 1,550 1,750 3,140 2,558 2,363 ID : 108.0 93.0 2,000 2,000 2,691 2,160 1,860 KS : 31.0 29.0 1,550 1,800 560 481 522 MI : 385.0 310.0 1,800 1,400 4,680 6,930 4,340 MN : 150.0 120.0 1,370 1,600 2,079 2,055 1,920 MT : 10.8 10.3 1,900 2,200 220 205 227 NE : 205.0 190.0 1,750 1,850 3,572 3,588 3,515 NM : 12.5 12.0 2,010 2,000 283 251 240 NY : 33.0 29.5 1,630 1,600 585 538 472 ND : 540.0 550.0 1,330 1,340 6,110 7,182 7,370 OR : 10.0 10.1 2,080 1,980 197 208 200 TX : 23.0 12.0 980 900 218 225 108 UT : 7.0 0.6 460 600 24 32 4 WA : 41.0 36.0 2,200 2,250 840 902 810 WI : 9.0 8.1 1,300 1,700 237 117 138 WY : 32.0 35.0 2,000 1,980 821 640 693 : US : 1,899.3 1,710.6 1,634 1,608 29,028 31,032 27,512 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed. All Hay: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --- Tons --- ------ 1,000 Tons ------- : AL : 720 730 2.10 2.00 1,971 1,512 1,460 AZ : 195 195 7.14 8.04 1,326 1,392 1,568 AR : 1,050 1,150 1.92 2.21 2,505 2,011 2,538 CA : 1,600 1,640 5.63 5.59 8,210 9,000 9,160 CO : 1,360 1,380 2.93 2.91 4,060 3,978 4,014 CT : 73 87 1.95 2.02 191 142 176 DE : 11 15 2.82 4.27 61 31 64 FL : 230 250 2.50 2.50 744 575 625 GA : 600 600 2.50 2.80 1,950 1,500 1,680 ID : 1,400 1,280 3.63 3.50 4,438 5,080 4,476 IL : 1,050 1,000 3.43 3.21 3,175 3,598 3,205 IN : 720 675 3.33 3.03 2,110 2,400 2,048 IA : 1,700 1,550 3.33 3.53 5,775 5,665 5,470 KS : 2,600 2,700 2.52 2.56 5,925 6,555 6,915 KY : 2,400 2,350 2.41 2.15 5,400 5,790 5,060 LA : 310 310 2.40 2.10 812 744 651 ME : 225 198 1.86 1.51 405 419 298 MD : 205 220 2.69 3.55 668 552 780 MA : 100 102 1.92 2.09 213 192 213 MI : 1,350 1,300 3.72 3.22 4,865 5,025 4,190 MN : 2,275 2,225 3.05 2.90 7,530 6,943 6,448 MS : 725 800 2.30 2.50 1,875 1,668 2,000 MO : 3,300 3,680 2.07 1.98 6,770 6,818 7,288 MT : 2,400 2,550 2.23 2.07 4,540 5,360 5,270 NE : 3,150 3,300 2.21 2.20 7,415 6,975 7,275 NV : 490 490 3.07 3.12 1,400 1,505 1,530 NH : 68 74 2.01 2.04 163 137 151 NJ : 130 120 2.19 2.38 273 285 285 NM : 350 330 4.33 4.47 1,447 1,515 1,476 NY : 1,600 1,550 2.16 2.17 3,961 3,448 3,359 NC : 530 540 2.43 2.51 1,187 1,286 1,355 ND : 2,700 2,400 1.89 1.45 4,510 5,095 3,490 OH : 1,250 1,150 3.23 3.03 4,384 4,035 3,485 OK : 2,200 2,500 1.90 1.65 4,198 4,174 4,130 OR : 1,100 1,070 3.00 3.03 2,840 3,300 3,244 PA : 1,910 1,900 2.31 2.45 4,528 4,409 4,647 RI : 7 8 2.00 2.00 18 14 16 SC : 300 280 2.40 2.40 650 720 672 SD : 4,300 4,500 2.10 1.99 7,330 9,050 8,950 TN : 1,750 1,795 2.24 1.83 3,795 3,920 3,285 TX : 3,760 4,150 2.16 1.66 8,455 8,136 6,880 UT : 695 705 3.80 3.72 2,525 2,644 2,625 VT : 300 330 1.86 1.99 648 559 656 VA : 1,250 1,250 2.06 2.32 2,342 2,571 2,906 WA : 760 780 4.31 3.91 2,785 3,278 3,046 WV : 560 570 1.89 1.99 1,110 1,056 1,135 WI : 2,700 2,600 2.53 2.30 6,550 6,820 5,990 WY : 1,320 1,220 2.20 1.91 2,027 2,904 2,330 : US : 59,779 60,599 2.59 2.45 150,060 154,786 148,515 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --- Tons --- ------ 1,000 Tons ------- : AZ : 165 175 7.80 8.50 1,200 1,287 1,488 AR : 25 25 2.50 2.50 85 63 63 CA : 1,000 1,060 6.90 7.00 6,650 6,900 7,420 CO : 850 860 3.60 3.70 3,276 3,060 3,182 CT : 15 17 2.10 2.10 70 32 36 DE : 4 7 3.75 4.80 26 15 34 ID : 1,100 1,000 4.10 4.00 3,978 4,510 4,000 IL : 620 670 4.00 3.70 2,275 2,480 2,479 IN : 320 375 4.00 3.70 1,330 1,280 1,388 IA : 1,350 1,200 3.60 3.80 4,625 4,860 4,560 KS : 850 850 3.80 4.00 3,120 3,230 3,400 KY : 300 300 3.90 3.20 1,110 1,170 960 ME : 15 13 2.00 1.50 35 30 20 MD : 55 60 4.30 5.00 276 237 300 MA : 20 17 2.40 2.50 65 48 43 MI : 1,050 1,000 4.10 3.50 4,095 4,305 3,500 MN : 1,425 1,475 3.50 3.10 5,920 4,988 4,573 MO : 450 480 2.80 2.85 1,260 1,260 1,368 MT : 1,600 1,700 2.50 2.30 3,565 4,000 3,910 NE : 1,350 1,400 3.50 3.50 5,040 4,725 4,900 NV : 240 240 4.50 4.50 1,032 1,080 1,080 NH : 13 14 2.10 2.20 40 27 31 NJ : 30 30 3.50 3.50 111 105 105 NM : 250 255 5.30 5.20 1,300 1,325 1,326 NY : 650 690 2.60 2.50 1,829 1,690 1,725 NC : 20 15 3.10 2.80 60 62 42 ND : 1,400 1,300 2.20 1.50 2,755 3,080 1,950 OH : 700 700 3.80 3.50 2,772 2,660 2,450 OK : 380 400 3.80 3.50 1,190 1,444 1,400 OR : 450 460 4.30 4.40 1,640 1,935 2,024 PA : 780 770 2.90 3.10 2,400 2,262 2,387 RI : 2 3 2.00 2.00 5 4 6 SD : 2,600 2,500 2.50 2.30 5,250 6,500 5,750 TN : 50 45 3.60 3.00 165 180 135 TX : 160 150 3.60 3.20 405 576 480 UT : 545 545 4.30 4.20 2,205 2,344 2,289 VT : 95 95 2.10 2.20 220 200 209 VA : 140 130 3.30 3.40 434 462 442 WA : 500 470 5.10 4.70 2,209 2,550 2,209 WV : 40 40 3.00 3.20 160 120 128 WI : 2,300 2,100 2.60 2.40 5,750 5,980 5,040 WY : 660 620 2.90 2.50 1,403 1,914 1,550 : US : 24,569 24,256 3.46 3.31 81,336 84,980 80,382 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Other Hay: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --- Tons --- ------ 1,000 Tons ------- : AL : 720 730 2.10 2.00 1,971 1,512 1,460 AZ : 30 20 3.50 4.00 126 105 80 AR : 1,025 1,125 1.90 2.20 2,420 1,948 2,475 CA : 600 580 3.50 3.00 1,560 2,100 1,740 CO : 510 520 1.80 1.60 784 918 832 CT : 58 70 1.90 2.00 121 110 140 DE : 7 8 2.30 3.80 35 16 30 FL : 230 250 2.50 2.50 744 575 625 GA : 600 600 2.50 2.80 1,950 1,500 1,680 ID : 300 280 1.90 1.70 460 570 476 IL : 430 330 2.60 2.20 900 1,118 726 IN : 400 300 2.80 2.20 780 1,120 660 IA : 350 350 2.30 2.60 1,150 805 910 KS : 1,750 1,850 1.90 1.90 2,805 3,325 3,515 KY : 2,100 2,050 2.20 2.00 4,290 4,620 4,100 LA : 310 310 2.40 2.10 812 744 651 ME : 210 185 1.85 1.50 370 389 278 MD : 150 160 2.10 3.00 392 315 480 MA : 80 85 1.80 2.00 148 144 170 MI : 300 300 2.40 2.30 770 720 690 MN : 850 750 2.30 2.50 1,610 1,955 1,875 MS : 725 800 2.30 2.50 1,875 1,668 2,000 MO : 2,850 3,200 1.95 1.85 5,510 5,558 5,920 MT : 800 850 1.70 1.60 975 1,360 1,360 NE : 1,800 1,900 1.25 1.25 2,375 2,250 2,375 NV : 250 250 1.70 1.80 368 425 450 NH : 55 60 2.00 2.00 123 110 120 NJ : 100 90 1.80 2.00 162 180 180 NM : 100 75 1.90 2.00 147 190 150 NY : 950 860 1.85 1.90 2,132 1,758 1,634 NC : 510 525 2.40 2.50 1,127 1,224 1,313 ND : 1,300 1,100 1.55 1.40 1,755 2,015 1,540 OH : 550 450 2.50 2.30 1,612 1,375 1,035 OK : 1,820 2,100 1.50 1.30 3,008 2,730 2,730 OR : 650 610 2.10 2.00 1,200 1,365 1,220 PA : 1,130 1,130 1.90 2.00 2,128 2,147 2,260 RI : 5 5 2.00 1.90 13 10 10 SC : 300 280 2.40 2.40 650 720 672 SD : 1,700 2,000 1.50 1.60 2,080 2,550 3,200 TN : 1,700 1,750 2.20 1.80 3,630 3,740 3,150 TX : 3,600 4,000 2.10 1.60 8,050 7,560 6,400 UT : 150 160 2.00 2.10 320 300 336 VT : 205 235 1.75 1.90 428 359 447 VA : 1,110 1,120 1.90 2.20 1,908 2,109 2,464 WA : 260 310 2.80 2.70 576 728 837 WV : 520 530 1.80 1.90 950 936 1,007 WI : 400 500 2.10 1.90 800 840 950 WY : 660 600 1.50 1.30 624 990 780 : US : 35,210 36,343 1.98 1.87 68,724 69,806 68,133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class and Type :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- : Class 1, Flue-cured : Type 11, Old Belts : NC : 68,000 72,000 1,920 2,200 130,560 158,400 VA : 34,000 35,000 1,935 2,200 65,790 77,000 US : 102,000 107,000 1,925 2,200 196,350 235,400 Type 12, Eastern NC : Belt : NC : 151,000 165,000 1,860 2,100 280,860 346,500 Type 13, NC Border & : SC Belt : NC : 34,000 36,000 1,845 2,150 62,730 77,400 SC : 50,000 50,000 2,100 2,200 105,000 110,000 US : 84,000 86,000 1,997 2,179 167,730 187,400 Type 14, GA-FL Belt : FL : 7,200 7,300 2,455 2,480 17,676 18,104 GA : 42,000 46,000 2,000 2,250 84,000 103,500 US : 49,200 53,300 2,067 2,282 101,676 121,604 Total 11-14 : 386,200 411,300 1,933 2,166 746,616 890,904 Class 2, Fire-cured : Type 21, VA Belt : VA : 1,100 1,100 1,400 1,800 1,540 1,980 Type 22, Eastern : District : KY : 3,900 3,900 2,370 2,600 9,243 10,140 TN : 7,600 7,500 2,285 2,400 17,366 18,000 US : 11,500 11,400 2,314 2,468 26,609 28,140 Type 23, Western : District : KY : 3,700 3,700 2,600 2,700 9,620 9,990 TN : 580 590 2,450 2,600 1,421 1,534 US : 4,280 4,290 2,580 2,686 11,041 11,524 Total 21-23 : 16,880 16,790 2,322 2,480 39,190 41,644 Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3A, Light : Air-cured : Type 31, Burley : IN : 6,700 7,600 2,030 2,100 13,601 15,960 KY : 155,000 195,000 1,950 2,250 302,250 438,750 MO : 2,700 2,900 2,025 2,200 5,468 6,380 NC : 8,100 8,300 1,290 2,100 10,449 17,430 OH : 7,700 8,300 1,950 1,950 15,015 16,185 TN : 43,000 48,000 1,700 2,000 73,100 96,000 VA : 9,000 10,000 1,540 2,100 13,860 21,000 WV : 2,000 2,000 1,300 1,850 2,600 3,700 US : 234,200 282,100 1,863 2,162 436,343 615,405 Type 32, Southern MD : Belt : MD : 8,500 8,000 1,350 1,600 11,475 12,800 PA : 3,400 3,500 1,900 1,900 6,460 6,650 US : 11,900 11,500 1,507 1,691 17,935 19,450 Total 31-32 : 246,100 293,600 1,846 2,162 454,278 634,855 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class and Type :--------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds -- --- 1,000 Pounds --- : Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3B, Dark : Air-cured : Type 35, One Sucker : Belt : KY : 2,300 2,100 2,060 2,400 4,738 5,040 TN : 510 460 2,000 2,100 1,020 966 US : 2,810 2,560 2,049 2,346 5,758 6,006 Type 36, Green River : Belt : KY : 1,300 1,200 2,100 2,700 2,730 3,240 Type 37, VA Sun-cured: Belt : VA : 70 70 1,125 1,700 79 119 Total 35-37 : 4,180 3,830 2,050 2,445 8,567 9,365 Class 4, Cigar Filler : Type 41, PA Seedleaf : PA : 4,500 4,300 2,050 2,100 9,225 9,030 Class 5, Cigar Binder : Class 5A, CT Valley : Binder : Type 51, CT Valley : Broadleaf : CT : 1,000 1,080 1,980 1,840 1,980 1,987 MA : 240 320 1,920 1,840 461 589 US : 1,240 1,400 1,969 1,840 2,441 2,576 Class 5B, WI Binder : Type 54, Southern WI: WI : 1,900 1,800 2,370 2,200 4,503 3,960 Type 55, Northern WI: WI : 860 750 1,975 1,660 1,699 1,245 Total 54-55 : 2,760 2,550 2,247 2,041 6,202 5,205 Total 51-55 : 4,000 3,950 2,161 1,970 8,643 7,781 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper: Type 61, CT Valley : Shade-grown : CT : 990 1,020 1,560 1,450 1,544 1,479 MA : 260 390 1,655 1,451 431 566 US : 1,250 1,410 1,580 1,450 1,975 2,045 All Cigar Types : Total 41-61 : 9,750 9,660 2,035 1,952 19,843 18,856 : All Tobacco : 663,110 735,180 1,913 2,170 1,268,494 1,595,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Acres ----- ---- Pounds --- -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- : CT : 1,990 2,100 1,771 1,650 2,682 3,524 3,466 FL : 7,200 7,300 2,455 2,480 16,575 17,676 18,104 GA : 42,000 46,000 2,000 2,250 80,660 84,000 103,500 IN : 6,700 7,600 2,030 2,100 15,265 13,601 15,960 KY : 166,200 205,900 1,977 2,269 453,687 328,581 467,160 MD : 8,500 8,000 1,350 1,600 12,750 11,475 12,800 MA : 500 710 1,784 1,627 792 892 1,155 MO : 2,700 2,900 2,025 2,200 8,015 5,468 6,380 NC : 261,100 281,300 1,856 2,132 599,853 484,599 599,730 OH : 7,700 8,300 1,950 1,950 18,360 15,015 16,185 PA : 7,900 7,800 1,985 2,010 18,360 15,685 15,680 SC : 50,000 50,000 2,100 2,200 108,100 105,000 110,000 TN : 51,690 56,550 1,797 2,060 132,289 92,907 116,500 VA : 44,170 46,170 1,840 2,168 106,092 81,269 100,099 WV : 2,000 2,000 1,300 1,850 3,550 2,600 3,700 WI : 2,760 2,550 2,247 2,041 5,866 6,202 5,205 : US : 663,110 735,180 1,913 2,170 1,582,896 1,268,494 1,595,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- ---- Tons ---- -------- 1,000 Tons -------- : CA : 115.0 94.0 28.0 28.0 3,948 3,220 2,632 CO : 41.1 52.2 17.4 21.8 946 715 1,138 ID : 197.0 184.0 24.0 24.5 5,608 4,728 4,508 MI : 188.0 130.0 15.8 14.0 3,029 2,970 1,820 MN : 416.0 440.0 17.7 17.0 8,467 7,363 7,480 MT : 55.5 57.3 21.5 22.5 1,307 1,193 1,289 NE : 72.3 50.8 16.4 18.9 1,504 1,186 960 NM : .9 26.7 24 ND : 204.2 222.0 19.2 17.3 4,272 3,929 3,831 OH : 15.3 4.2 15.0 16.4 264 230 69 OR : 17.8 16.4 22.9 25.5 456 408 418 TX : 19.3 13.1 18.2 22.0 497 351 288 WA : 13.0 36.5 474 WY : 61.5 56.5 20.3 20.0 1,103 1,249 1,130 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 14.1 34.3 452 484 : US : 1,417.1 1,334.4 19.8 19.5 31,853 28,026 26,061 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted beets in CA. 2/ NM and WA were combined prior to 1996. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ State:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ---- Tons ---- -------- 1,000 Tons -------- : FL : 437.0 437.0 34.6 34.0 14,937 15,122 14,858 HI : 53.0 43.0 76.8 78.0 5,364 4,070 3,354 LA : 400.0 350.0 25.6 24.0 9,272 10,240 8,400 TX : 42.3 39.0 32.2 26.0 1,356 1,364 1,014 : US : 932.3 869.0 33.0 31.8 30,929 30,796 27,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Prunes and Plums: Total Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Production State :------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Tons : ID : 4,500 3,000 5,500 MI : 6,000 8,000 3,500 OR : 19,000 5,500 5,000 WA : 8,600 6,500 5,000 : Total : 38,100 23,000 19,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area : Fresh Production :------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :----------------------------------------: 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------------- Acres -------------- -- 1,000 Pounds -- : June : 3,780 3,790 2,630 2,425 3,825 3,160 July : 3,785 3,790 2,380 2,635 3,415 2,925 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hops: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Acres ---- ---- Pounds ---- ------- 1,000 Pounds --------- : ID : 3,927 4,000 1,520 1,560 6,164.6 5,969.0 6,240.0 OR : 8,641 8,486 1,595 1,550 13,720.0 13,782.4 13,153.0 WA : 30,621 31,644 1,930 1,880 54,675.0 59,101.0 59,491.0 : US : 43,189 44,130 1,826 1,788 74,559.6 78,852.4 78,884.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives: Total Production, California, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ : Total Production State :------------------------------------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : CA : 84,000 77,500 140,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peaches: Total Production by Type, State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Pounds : AL 1/ : 17.0 22.0 1.0 AR 1/ : 8.0 20.0 1.2 CA - Freestone 1/: 634.0 502.0 620.0 CO 1/ : 20.0 17.0 17.0 CT 1/ : 2.2 2.1 3.4 DE 1/ : 2.6 2.0 2.6 GA 1/ : 175.0 160.0 6.0 ID 1/ : 4.0 4.0 7.0 IL 1/ : 4.8 13.0 2.0 IN 1/ 2/ : 5.0 2.0 KS 1/ : 0.5 1.0 0.4 KY 1/ 2/ : 6.0 1.5 LA 1/ : 4.0 5.0 0.7 MD 1/ : 2.8 12.0 9.0 MA 1/ : 1.0 1.2 1.7 MI : 15.0 60.0 45.0 MO 1/ : 5.0 9.0 3.5 NJ : 75.0 70.0 80.0 NY 1/ : 7.0 11.5 11.5 NC 1/ : 33.0 35.0 1.0 OH 1/ 2/ : 5.8 7.0 OK 3/ : 25.0 30.0 OR 1/ : 15.5 9.0 11.0 PA 2/ : 90.0 85.0 SC : 250.0 215.0 20.0 TN 1/ : 1.7 10.4 0.4 TX 1/ : 20.0 24.0 6.0 UT 1/ : 7.4 6.3 6.5 VA 1/ : 12.0 26.0 16.0 WA : 41.0 44.0 10.0 WV 1/ 2/ : 18.0 15.0 : Total Above : 1,383.5 1,436.3 993.4 : CA : Clingstone 1/ : 1,130.0 865.0 1,000.0 : US : 2,513.5 2,301.3 1,993.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from July 1 forecast. 2/ No significant production in 1994 due to freeze damage. 3/ No significant production in 1996 due to freeze damage. Apples, Commercial: Total Production by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Pounds : AZ : 64.0 11.0 100.0 AR : 8.0 10.0 7.0 CA : 1,050.0 850.0 950.0 CO : 85.0 55.0 30.0 CT : 25.0 20.5 22.0 DE : 20.0 11.0 20.0 GA : 26.0 30.0 22.0 ID : 165.0 75.0 170.0 IL : 47.0 80.0 70.0 IN : 50.0 75.0 48.0 IA : 12.0 10.0 8.0 KS : 5.0 6.5 4.0 KY : 7.0 17.0 14.0 ME : 54.0 65.0 58.0 MD : 35.0 35.0 30.0 MA : 62.5 65.0 62.0 MI : 1,020.0 1,220.0 825.0 MN : 23.2 22.0 20.0 MO : 33.0 38.0 34.0 NH : 41.0 44.0 41.0 NJ : 70.0 75.0 55.0 NM 2/ : 8.0 3.0 NY : 1,100.0 1,110.0 1050.0 NC : 250.0 270.0 180.0 OH : 90.0 120.0 90.0 OR : 200.0 140.0 185.0 PA : 400.0 500.0 400.0 RI : 4.8 4.5 4.5 SC : 60.0 60.0 40.0 TN : 10.0 16.0 11.0 UT : 48.0 20.0 50.0 VT : 42.0 45.0 44.0 VA : 305.0 400.0 320.0 WA : 5,850.0 5,000.0 5,600.0 WV : 150.0 175.0 120.0 WI : 80.0 57.5 49.0 : US : 11,500.5 10,736.0 10,733.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ In orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees. 2/ Forecast discontinued. Pears: Total Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production Crop and State :-------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Bartlett : CA : 333,000 247,000 270,000 OR : 83,000 70,000 45,000 WA : 174,000 180,000 95,000 : Total : 590,000 497,000 410,000 : Excluding Bartlett : CA : 30,000 20,000 30,000 OR : 175,000 160,000 140,000 WA : 218,000 240,000 175,000 : Total : 423,000 420,000 345,000 : All : CA : 363,000 267,000 300,000 CO : 4,200 2,900 1,000 CT : 1,250 950 1,000 MI : 4,500 5,500 6,000 NY : 16,000 14,500 14,700 OR : 258,000 230,000 185,000 PA : 6,000 6,300 4,500 UT : 1,200 1,100 1,200 WA : 392,000 420,000 270,000 : US : 1,046,150 948,250 783,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coffee: Utilized Production, Hawaii, 1993-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1993-1994 : 1994-1995 : 1995-1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : HI : 2,900 4,300 5,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Parchment basis. Grapes: Total Production by Crop, State, and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :-------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Grapes (Table Type) : CA : 602,000 718,000 720,000 Grapes (Wine Type) : CA : 2,265,000 2,275,000 2,300,000 Grapes (Raisin Type) 1/ : CA : 2,389,000 2,255,000 2,400,000 All Grapes : AZ : 26,000 26,000 25,000 AR : 6,000 8,000 9,000 CA : 5,256,000 5,248,000 5,420,000 GA : 3,200 3,200 3,500 MI : 65,000 70,000 62,000 MO : 2,600 2,300 1,800 NY : 190,000 165,000 185,000 NC : 1,500 1,300 1,200 OH : 7,000 9,200 7,900 OR : 10,800 14,000 15,000 PA : 80,000 63,000 67,000 SC : 500 300 600 WA : 225,000 326,000 156,000 : US : 5,873,600 5,936,300 5,954,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Fresh basis. Ginger Root: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, Hawaii 1994-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State:------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------ Acres ------ ------- Pounds ------- --- 1,000 Pounds --- : HI : 150 135 200 40,000 43,000 47,000 6,000 5,800 9,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Nine State Acreage Update Growers were experiencing planting delays during the period May 29 to June 12, 1996, when NASS conducted the major 1996 acreage surveys. The surveys indicated that 9 percent of the estimated 80.4 million acres of corn had not been planted at the time of the interview and 47 percent of the estimated 63.9 million acres of soybeans had not been planted. Most of these unplanted acres were in 9 States which were subsequently targeted for an acreage update survey conducted in late July and early August. In the 9 States, all farms that had reported planting intentions for corn, soybeans, and sorghum in the area frame survey were recontacted to determine what was actually planted. In addition, the Objective measurement surveys for corn and soybeans and the monthly Agricultural yield surveys, conducted between July 25 and August 4 were augmented to provide additional measures of planted and harvested acreages. The table below also shows the significant increase in Texas sorghum acreage. Special Summary of Acreage Changes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acreage Planted : Acreage Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 1 : Aug 1 : Jun 1 : Aug 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : : Corn : IL : 11,200 11,000 11,000 10,800 IN : 5,800 5,600 5,650 5,450 IA : 12,700 12,700 12,400 12,400 KS : 2,500 2,500 2,350 2,350 MO : 2,750 2,750 2,600 2,600 NE : 8,500 8,500 8,250 8,250 OH : 3,150 2,900 2,950 2,750 SD : 4,000 4,000 3,650 3,650 WI : 4,050 3,900 3,450 3,200 9 Sts : 54,650 53,850 52,300 51,450 : : : Soybeans : IL : 9,900 9,900 9,850 9,850 IN : 5,000 5,400 4,980 5,360 IA : 9,500 9,500 9,450 9,450 KS : 2,050 2,050 2,000 2,000 MO : 4,200 4,100 4,150 4,050 NE : 3,050 3,050 3,010 3,010 OH : 4,400 4,500 4,390 4,490 SD : 2,700 2,700 2,650 2,650 WI : 930 920 880 870 9 Sts : 41,730 42,120 41,360 41,730 : : : Sorghum : IL : 230 250 210 230 KS : 4,800 4,800 4,600 4,600 MO : 700 700 650 650 NE : 1,250 1,250 1,000 1,000 SD : 250 250 160 160 TX : 3,700 4,400 3,300 3,900 6 Sts : 10,930 11,650 9,920 10,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Moisture Depicts short term (up to about 4 weeks) abnormal dryness or wetness affecting Agriculture, responds rapidly, can change considerably week to week, and indicates normal conditions at the beginning and end of the growing season. Uses...applicable in measuring the short term, week-to-week, status of dryness or wetness affecting warm season crops and field operations. Limitations...may not be applicable to germination and shallow rooted crops which are unable to extract the deep or subsoil moisture from a 5-foot profile, or for cool season crops growing when temperatures are averaging below about 55 degrees fahrenheit. It is not generally indicative of the long term (months, years) drought or wet spells which are depicted by the drought severity index. Drought Severity Drought severity index (Palmer): Depicts prolonged (months, years) abnormal dryness or wetness; responds slowly; changes little from week to week; and reflects long term moisture runoff, recharge, and deep percolation, as well as evaportranspiration. Uses...applicable in measuring disruptive effects of prolonged dryness or wetness on water sensitive economies; designating disaster areas of drought or wetness and reflecting the general long-term status of water supplies in aquifers, reservoirs, and streams. Limitations...is not generally indicative of short-term (few weeks) status of drought or wetness such as frequently affects crops and field operations (this is indicated by the crop moisture index). July Weather Summary: Timely rainfall and cool weather aided later-than-normal Midwestern crops, although a few dry pockets lingered at month's end across the western Corn Belt. Monthly temperatures averaged 2 to 5 degrees F below normal from the northern and central Plains to New England, including some record-low July readings in the Midwest. The jet-stream configuration responsible for the Midwestern-to-Northeastern chill--a highly amplified Western ridge and Eastern trough--also helped to focus heavy rainfall in an arc from the East and Southeast westward into Oklahoma and western Kansas. Hurricane Bertha made landfall in North Carolina on July 12 and tracked northeastward, boosting monthly totals along the northern Atlantic Seaboard. Monsoonal rains tempered an otherwise hot pattern in the Southwest, but the 10-month drought continued to intensify across the southern two-thirds of Texas. Temperatures departures ranged from +2 to +5 degrees F across much of the West, heightening the wildfire danger. In Indiana, South Bend's monthly average temperature of 68.5 degrees F broke a July record that had stood since 1947 (69.0 degrees F). South Bend's highest temperature during the month was 89 degrees F (on July 7), marking the first time since 1971 that any of their July maxima failed to attain the 90-degree mark. On the Ohio River, Cincinnati's average temperature of 72.0 degrees F also set a July record, while Pittsburgh's (69.6 degrees F) was their fourth lowest on record. Pittsburgh's monthly maximum of 86 degrees F broke their record, last set in 1985 (87 degrees F). Averages of 69.9 degrees F in Chicago, IL and 68.2 degrees F in Grand Rapids, MI went into the books as the second lowest July readings of the century, behind 1992. In Iowa, Des Moines' July temperatures averaged 3.9 degrees F below normal, their fifth consecutive month with below-normal readings. In contrast, heat-related July records were established in Oregon at Medford (average temperature of 76.7 degrees F) and Portland (12 days of 90-degree heat). Wildfires flared under the hot, dry, breezy regime, pushing the Nation's (including Alaska) year-to-date charred land to 3.19 million acres (nearly 5,000 square miles) by month's end, 231 percent of the 5-year average. Farther south, hot weather continued, broken by occasional monsoonal rains. In Tucson, AZ, the monthly rainfall of 1.88 inches was their highest July total since 1990, but an average temperature of 88.6 degrees F was their fifth highest on record. Rainfall on July 3 ended Tucson's 110-day dry spell, 4 days shy of their 1950 record. Five days later, a severe thunderstorm produced an Arizona State-record wind gust to 94 mph at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Farther east, several July-record totals were measured along the axis of heavy rain. Monthly rainfall reached 11.90 inches in Oklahoma City (9.35 inches in 1950), 12.03 inches in Elkins, WV (11.10 inches in 1907), and 9.57 inches in Memphis, TN (8.84 inches in 1959). On Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Sault Ste. Marie, MI also notched a July-record rainfall (7.23 inches), eclipsing their record of 6.04 inches set in 1956. Across the Corn Belt, widespread rain on July 16-20 ended a 3-week dry spell, but also resulted in localized flooding. On July 16-17, up to a foot of rain pelted western Iowa. The next night (July 17-18), a 24-hour State-record 16.91 inches inundated Aurora, IL. Finally, western Pennsylvania and the central Appalachians absorbed the brunt of round three on July 19-20, an 8- to 11-inch deluge in some locations. Hurricane Bertha struck the North Carolina coast near Wrightsville Beach on the afternoon of July 12, exiting the New England coast as a tropical storm less than 36 hours later. At landfall, Bertha packed 105 mph sustained winds and a storm surge of up to 8 feet. Offshore, at Frying Pan Shoals, seas built to 29 feet and wind gusts were clocked to 115 mph. A 108-mph gust was reported inland at Jacksonville, NC. Storm-total rainfall topped 4 inches in eastern North Carolina, and ranged from 2 to 5 inches along Bertha's northern Atlantic Seaboard track. Normal to slightly above-normal temperatures prevailed in both Alaska and Hawaii. While Hawaiian rainfall ranged from near- to below-normal, above-normal totals were observed in much of Alaska. A notable exception included the Alexander Archipelago, where Juneau's total of 3.16 inches was 76 percent of normal. General Crop Comments: Late-planted fields in the Corn Belt were aided by unusually cool July weather that allowed crops to complete the pollination stage without stress from high temperatures. A prolonged heat wave and extremely dry soil conditions stressed crops in the southern Great Plains and Western States. July started with deficient soil moisture conditions except for the Great Lakes region. Row crop development started July behind the average, while cotton development was accelerated by hot, dry weather. Wheat harvest activity started July ahead of normal due to dry weather. Hot, dry weather in the western Corn Belt produced reports of some row-crop fields beginning to show signs of heat stress early in the month. Dry soil conditions in early July slowed germination of late-planted soybeans in the central Corn Belt and caused shallow root development. Uncontrolled weed growth and uneven corn stands remained in some Midwestern fields from the wet spring conditions. Scattered showers over the Southwest eased drought and improved pasture conditions early in the month. Cotton development was accelerated across the Southern States by the hot weather, but dry soil conditions lowered condition ratings. In Texas, some marginal dryland cotton fields were plowed under and replanted to alternative crops. As dry weather continued in early July, crop conditions started to decline slightly in the Midwest, but cooler weather and scattered showers slowed the rate of decline. Heavy rains and high winds from Hurricane Bertha damaged crops along North Carolina's coast, but brought rain to the Southeast, restoring soil moisture and reviving drought-stricken crops. Rain in the south-central Great Plains slowed wheat combines as producers approached the end of the harvest season. Cooler, rainy weather in the central Great Plains lessened dry conditions that had stressed row crops. In the northern Great Plains, weeds and insect problems increased by mid-month. In the western Corn Belt, sunny weather spurred corn growth so much that many fields could not be cultivated due to tall plants. Cool weather over the Midwest boosted soybean condition, but slowed crop growth, leaving many States 1 to 2 weeks behind normal. Some late-planted soybeans in the Corn Belt experienced slow germination and emergence problems due to stress from the continued dry weather. Mid-July brought rain over most of the Corn Belt that arrived just as pollination was beginning. The precipitation accelerated crop development, but row crops in the Corn Belt remained significantly behind normal due to late spring plantings. The heavy rains restored soil moisture supplies, but crop conditions for row crops in the Midwest remained unchanged. The heavy rains caused some localized ponding and flooding in the central Corn Belt. Thunderstorms over the middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys improved soil moisture ratings, but more precipitation was needed. In the Southeast, beneficial rains improved row-crop conditions, but hot weather increased moisture needs and some dry pockets remained. In the central great Plains, damp conditions in Nebraska resulted in excessive weed growth, while farther south, row crops were stressed by hot weather and dry conditions. Rains in the Central States slowed wheat harvest activity. Warmer weather hastened the maturity of small grains in the Dakotas. Harvest activity in the Pacific Northwest was slowed by rainy weather. Dry conditions caused corn leaves to curl in the Great Lakes region, where producers sprayed for corn borer infestations. In addition, some fields had weed problems due to the wet conditions, limiting cultivation. Summer heat across the South accelerated cotton development and increased problems with cotton boll worms. The middle of July found row crops in mostly good to fair condition, despite continued dry weather and slow crop development in the eastern Corn Belt. Insect damage was prevalent in the Southeast and the Midwest. Continued cool weather in the Corn Belt slowed crop growth toward months end. Row crop development remained 1 to 2 weeks behind normal. Heavy rains at month's end flooded parts of the northern Corn Belt. Producers remained concerned about uneven corn and soybean stands as insect activity increased. In the Great Lakes region, dry soil conditions curled corn and yellowed soybean leaves. In the Southeast, beneficial rains slowed fieldwork and reports of increased insect counts caused cotton producers to spray earlier than usual. The end of July brought continued hot, dry weather in the Mountain and Pacific Coast States that stressed late-seeded crops, but provided ideal conditions for small grain harvesting. With the exception of Missouri, corn silking in the Corn Belt ended the month from 17 to 52 points behind the average. Indiana's corn silking was approximately 12 days behind normal. Widespread rains and cool weather in the Midwest slowed crop development but eased dry conditions that had previously stressed corn. Spraying for insects was reported in the Great Lakes region, where corn height varied from a few inches to a few feet. Rainfall at month's end improved dryland cotton fields in Texas, where increased insect populations required control measures. Cotton was threatened by bollworms and bollweevils in the Delta and across the Southeast. July ended with soybeans blooming in Indiana and Ohio 40 points behind the average, while in Illinois and Michigan, blooming was over 30 points behind normal. Insects were prevalent in Indiana, where soybeans blooming was 16 days behind normal. Worm infestations were reported in the Delta, where soybean fields were sprayed for Aerial blight. July ended with extremely dry conditions over the southern Great Plains and Western States, but surplus soil moisture in the Central States. Corn: Acreage planted to corn is estimated at 79.6 million acres, down 1 percent from the June estimate but up 12 percent from 1995. Reductions in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, since June, were due to adverse weather conditions at planting time and account for a reduction of 800,000 acres. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 73.3 million acres, down 1 percent from June, but up 13 percent from 1995. Reductions in harvested acreage followed decreases in planted acreage. The August 1 Corn Objective Yield data indicate a record level stalk count for the seven objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin). The forecasted ears per acre for this same area is second only to 1995. As of August 4, 72 percent of the acreage was reported silking in the 17 major States. This compares with 74 percent last year and 80 percent for the five-year average. Corn rated in the fair to good condition totaled 74 percent compared to 79 percent for a year ago. In Iowa, both the stalk and ear populations are second only to 1995. Seventy-seven percent of the corn was silking as of August 4, compared to 78 in 1995 and the average. Corn condition was 71 percent good to excellent. Stalk counts for Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska from objective yield data indicate record high levels. In Illinois and Minnesota, ear counts are forecasted at record high levels. The forecasted ear population for Nebraska is below last year but above the five year average. The percent silking in Minnesota and Nebraska, as of August 4, was ahead of last year and the average. Crop development remained behind normal in Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Silking in all three States lagged about two weeks behind normal. Forecasted stalk and ear counts in Indiana and Ohio were lower than last year and the average of the last five years. In Wisconsin, the forecasted stalk count and ear population were lower than last year but slightly above the average of the last five years. Sorghum for Grain: The first production forecast for the 1996 crop is 734 million bushels, up 59 percent from 1995 and the largest production since 1992. Area for grain is forecast at 12.0 million acres, up 45 percent from last year. The planted and harvested acreages changed from the June "Acreage" report due to acreage shifts from cotton to sorghum in Texas, because of drought conditions. Texas harvested area increased 600 thousand acres from June to 3.9 million. The U.S. all planted acres is now 13.3 million acres, up 41 percent from a year ago. This is the largest planted area since 1986. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are forecast at 61.1 bushels per acre, up 5.5 bushels from 1995. This year's sorghum crop was rated in mostly good to fair condition as of the week ending August 4. Development is ahead of average in most States, however, Illinois and New Mexico are well behind normal. Harvest is underway in Texas and almost completed in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley. Dry conditions during the growing season have resulted in reduced yields and an increase in abandonment and in uses other than for grain. Harvest has just begun in Oklahoma with good yields being reported. Recent rains have improved the condition of the non-irrigated crop in New Mexico. Development is on a normal pace in South Dakota with conditions well ahead of this time last year. Oats: Oat production for 1996 is forecast at 158 million bushels, up 2 percent from the July "Crop Production" report but down 3 percent from last year. The forecasted yield, at 59.0 bushels per acre, is up 1 bushel from July and up 4.3 bushels from the previous year. Area for harvest, at 2.67 million acres, is unchanged from July, but is down 10 percent from the 2.96 million acres harvested in 1995. This acreage is the lowest oats acreage intended for harvest since records were first kept in 1866. The planting season in the Northern States started cool and wet, while the growing season was hot and dry with soil moisture supplies declining. Forecasted yields in Minnesota and Wisconsin remained unchanged from July, while yields declined in North Dakota and Montana from last month. Adequate soil moisture in the central States during July improved crop conditions, with yields increasing in Iowa and South Dakota from the previous month. Oats harvested for the 9 major producing States was 26 percent complete by August 1, 12 points behind the five year average. Barley: Total barley production is forecast at 388 million bushels, down 1 percent from July, but 8 percent above the 1995 production of 359 million bushels. Yields are expected to average 57.4 bushels per acre, down 0.8 bushels from July but up 0.2 bushels from 1995. Area harvested and to be harvested, at 6.8 million acres, is 8 percent above the 6.3 million acres harvested a year earlier. Declines in forecasted yields from July for Colorado, Montana, Oregon, and Washington more than offset yield increases in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Winter Wheat: The Hard Red Winter wheat harvest is complete in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas and is nearing completion in Colorado and Nebraska. Salvage of hail damaged fields in Nebraska has some reported yields in the 10.0 bushels per acre range. Objective Yield Survey head counts show little or no change from last month in all States. Forecasted head weights are unchanged from last month in Oklahoma and Texas, but well below average. Forecasted weights are above average in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, and Nebraska. Colorado's is the highest since 1985 while the Montana forecast is second only to last year. Idaho and Oregon growers are still expecting record yields. Forecasted head counts and head weights from Washington's Objective Yield survey are about the same as last month. Both are above average. Michigan growers are experiencing the lowest yields since 1976. Test weights are low as head scab has ravaged many fields; vomitoxin levels vary widely. The Missouri harvest is complete and Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio harvests are nearly so. Disease problems have hurt the Indiana and Ohio crops. A dry July allowed North Carolina growers to finish harvest on schedule. Objective Yield head counts were basically unchanged from last month in Illinois and Missouri, but up slightly in Ohio. Forecasted weight per head is down to the lowest average since 1986 in Ohio and average or better in the other two. Durum Wheat: North Dakota's crop is developing ahead of last year, but still trails average. High populations of Orange Blossom Wheat Midge have been reported in the northeastern part of the State. Condition ratings dipped somewhat during July, but remain mostly good. Objective Yield head counts are at average levels while forecasted gross weight per head is a little below average. Lack of substantial rains since mid-June has hurt Montana's yield prospects. South Dakota's durum is rated in mostly good condition. Other Spring Wheat: Hot, dry July conditions were hard on spring sown grains in Washington and northern Idaho. Dry soils are restricting root development in Washington. Northern Idaho spring wheat problems were nearly offset by the southern crop that remains in good to excellent condition. Harvest was just starting by the end of July. Spring wheat is developing late in South Dakota. Only 13 percent is ripe; the average is 38 percent. Head scab is present in some of North Dakota's spring wheat; spraying appears to have controlled Wheat Midge problems. Objective Yield survey data are forecasting below average head populations in Minnesota and Montana and near average for North Dakota. Forecasted gross weight per head is below average in both Minnesota and North Dakota, although Minnesota's forecast is up from last year. Forecasted weight per head is well above average in Montana. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 3.35 billion pounds, down 3 percent from last year's crop and 21 percent below the 1994 crop. Acreage for harvest is down slightly from the June report, at 1.42 million acres, and down 7 percent from 1995. The acreage change resulted from reductions in North Carolina and Virginia. Peanut plantings, at 1.43 million acres, were reduced from the June 1 forecast by 12,000 acres. Yields are expected to average 2,364 pounds per acre, 82 pounds above last year but 260 pounds below the 1994 level. Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.02 billion pounds, down 5 percent from last year's level. Expected acreage for harvest in the Southeast, at 835,000 acres, is 7 percent below previous year. Yields in the four-State area are expected to average 2,423 pounds per acre, 54 pounds above the 1995 level. Yield potential varied widely in Georgia and Alabama. Scattered rain patterns brought some fields adequate and timely moisture while others remained critically dry. The peanut crop in Florida is making good progress. Harvest is expected to begin slightly ahead of normal. South Carolina's crop also made good progress during the latter part of July as scattered showers provided adequate moisture. The Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 553 million pounds, down fractionally from 1995's reduced crop. Acreage for harvest is down 6 percent from the June report, at 202 million acres, and down 13 percent from the previous year. Yield is forecast at 2,738 pounds, up 360 pounds from last year but 458 below 1994. Excessive moisture in the Virginia-North Carolina region has prompted some disease problems. The Southwest production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 771 million pounds, down 2 percent from last year's 785 million pounds. The region's acreage for harvest, at 378,500 acres, is 2 percent below the 1995 level. Yields are expected to average 2,037 pounds, 14 pounds per acre above 1995. Above-average rainfall during July provided favorable growing conditions n Oklahoma. Crop development in New Mexico was reported as excellent. Yield potential in Texas was reduced by drought, especially non-irrigated fields in South Texas. Rice: Rice production is estimated at 169 million cwt, a decline of 3 percent from 1995 and 15 percent below 1994 production. Expected production in California is up from last year while the other five states are down. Rice plantings are down 7 percent from last year while the expected yield per acre is above last year in five of the six major rice producing states. Yield per acre is forecast at 5,863 pounds, 242 pounds above 1995, but down 101 pounds from 1994. The percent of rice headed was above 1995 and 1994 in all states, except Louisiana. The percent of rice headed in Arkansas was 10 percent above 1995 and 15 percent ahead of the five year average. Rice headed in Mississippi was 6 percent ahead of last year and 24 percent ahead of the average. Rice growth improved with recent rains over the Delta and the Southeast. The condition of the crop was mostly fair to good across the major producing states. Soybeans: Acres planted to soybeans, at 64.3 million, are up 420,000 acres from the June 1 estimate and 3 percent above 1995. The increase in Indiana and Ohio reflects a late planting season as the wet spring forced growers to plant soybeans in fields intended for corn. Indiana accounted for most of the increase, up 400,000 acres from June. The overall increase was offset slightly by a 100,000 acre decline in Missouri. Acres to be harvested is up 390,000 acres from June as a result of the increase in planted acres. The planting date is slightly behind last year and well behind average. Plant maturity is about the same as last year despite the late plantings and cool wet weather across the Midwest states. Average number of lateral branches is up from last year with Missouri showing the only decrease. There were large increases in lateral branch count in both Indiana and Minnesota. The forecasted average number of pods is down from 1995. As of August 4, the percent of soybeans blooming was slightly behind last year and far short of the five year average. At 69 percent, blooming is 2 percent behind last year and 8 percent short of normal. In Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, blooming was behind normal by nearly 40 points. Growers were monitoring increased insect activity. Soybeans were rated in fair to good condition in the major producing states. Cotton: Upland cotton plantings, at 14.0 million acres, are down 16 percent from the previous year and harvested acreage decreased 19 percent to 12.7 million acres. American-Pima planted acreage increased by 23 percent from last year to 264,000 acres, and harvested acreage increased from 1995 by 24 percent to 261,900 acres. Texas' irrigated fields continued showing good progress this season, while scattered showers have given some relief to the dryland acreage. Early in the season, some acreage was replanted as high winds and hail caused damage. In early August, 72 percent of Texas' acreage was setting bolls, 12 percent higher than the 5 year average. One-fourth of the crop was rated in poor to very poor condition, and 43 percent was in good to excellent condition, on August 4. Harvest has begun in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley. Data from objective yield surveys show Texas' large boll counts as the sixth highest since 1986, but small bolls and squares are the third highest. The Oklahoma crop progressed ahead of normal due to adequate moisture. Some acreage was replanted and some abandonment occurred from high winds. Boll weevil pressures are relatively light, but bollworm infestations are a concern. The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) rated their cotton mostly in good to excellent condition, with 23 percent of Louisiana's crop in excellent condition and 22 percent of Tennessee's crop in excellent condition, as of early August. Boll development in the region was above average, and boll set is complete in all States. Arkansas completed boll set in late July and Tennessee boll set was completed by August 4, both ahead of usual development. Cotton objective yield data show large boll counts for Arkansas and Mississippi are the highest in the past 10 years, and the second highest for Louisiana. Arkansas' count of small bolls was the highest in ten yeas, while Louisiana and Mississippi small boll counts rank second highest. During the first week of August, 91 percent of Arizona's crop was in good to excellent condition. Early planting approval was granted in Arizona to lessen effects of whitefly, and the crop also benefitted from good weather and successful insect control. Boll set was 99 percent complete on August 4, 9 points ahead of last year and 2 points above average. All of California's crop was in good to excellent condition and boll set was complete. Planting was behind average due to low soil temperatures and rainfall in April and May, which also caused some acreage to be replanted. Data from objective yield plots indicate California's count of large bolls and squares rank seventh since 1986. However, the number of small bolls are the second highest in the past 10 years. In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), boll set was slightly ahead of normal, although in South Carolina, boll set was 8 percent ahead of average on August 4. The majority of the region's crop was rated in good to excellent condition in early August. Thirty-one percent of Georgia's crop was in fair condition, with 17 percent rated poor to very poor. Producers are applying chemicals as insect pressure increases. Damage from hurricane Bertha appeared minimal and crop development was generally ahead of last year and the 5 year average. American-Pima production is forecast at 576,000 bales, up 57 percent from 1995's output. Yield is indicated at 1,056 pounds per harvested acre, up 220 pounds from last year. All States show an increase in yields from last year. Arizona and California yields are up 122 pounds and 270 pounds, respectively, from 1995's crop, which was adversely affected by a cool, wet spring. The California crop has experienced nearly ideal growing conditions this year, with development one to two weeks ahead of normal. The Texas crop has also progressed well with irrigation and favorable weather conditions. Ginnings totaled 48,150 running bales prior to August 1, compared with 16,650 running bales ginned to the same date last year and 112,900 running bales in 1994. Dry Edible Beans: Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 27.5 million cwt for 1996, down 11 percent from a year earlier and 5 percent below two years ago. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.71 million acres, down 10 percent from 1995 and 7 percent below 1994. The average yield is forecast at 1,608 pounds per acre, off 26 pounds from last year but 26 pounds above two years ago. Warm weather in July helped dry beans in most States catch up on a season that started late. Development in some areas is now ahead of normal. Beans are blooming and setting pods. The best progress is evident in the Plains and North Central States where beans are in good to excellent condition. Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin each expect per-acre yields to be above a year ago. Michigan and New York are working on very late seasons where a frost free September will be required for full crop production. Drought has practically wiped out nonirrigated fields in Utah, Colorado, and Texas. Planted area for dry beans is estimated at 1.82 million acres, down 12 percent from last year. There was virtually no change in the U. S. total planted acres since the June Acreage Report. Michigan, New York, and Idaho are down but California, Washington, Utah, Nebraska, and Wisconsin are up from their June estimates. Nearly all classes show fewer planted acres this year. Navys and pinks are off 15 percent each, great northerns are down 13, pintos slipped 5 percent. Light red kidneys fell 21 percent, darks are off 10 percent, while blacks plummeted 30 percent and blackeyes slid 37 percent. On the up side, Garbanzos jumped 43 percent and limas (baby and large) climbed 4 and 5 percent, respectively. All Hay: Production for 1996 is forecast at 149 million tons, down 4 percent from 1995. All hay yields are forecast, at 2.45 tons per acre, down 5 percent from the previous year. Acreage for harvest of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures and other hay is unchanged from June at 60.6 million acres, up 1 percent from 1995. Production decreases were widespread across the U.S., mainly as a result of drought conditions in the southwest and excessive moisture and cool weather in the northeast. Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures: U.S. production is forecast at 80.4 million tons, down 5 percent from a year ago. This decrease is a result of both fewer areas harvested and lower yields. Yields are expected to average 3.31 tons per acre, down 0.15 tons from last year. Harvested acres, at 24.3 million acres, are down 1 percent from 1995. A wet spring in the northern half of the U.S. promoted growth, but delayed first cuttings and adversely affected quality. Dry conditions and insects have limited second cuttings. Weather conditions in California have been warm and dry, with yields in the Imperial Valley reported as being exceptionally good. All Other Hay: The forecast for 1996 production is 68.1 million tons, 2 percent below a year earlier. Yields are expected to average 1.87 tons per acre, down 0.11 tons from 1995. Harvested area is estimated at 36.3 million acres, up 3 percent from last year. Texas' other hay production is estimated at 6.4 million tons, down 15 percent from a year ago. Dry conditions in Texas during the winter and continuing into late summer, limited the number of cuttings and affected quality. Decreases are also expected in Kentucky, Tennessee, California, and Alabama. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production for 1996 is forecast at 1.60 billion pounds, up 26 percent from 1995. Harvested acres are expected to be 735,180 acres, up 11 percent from last year. Yields for 1996 are estimated to average 2,170 pounds per acre, 257 pounds above the average for 1995. Flue-cured production is expected to total 891 million pounds, up 19 percent from a year ago. Flue-cured growers plan to harvest 411,300 acres, 6 percent above last year. Flue-cured tobacco production accounts for 56 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage. Burley production is expected to total 615 million pounds, 41 percent above the 1995 production. Yield is expected to average 2,162 pounds per acre, 299 pounds above the average for 1995. Burley tobacco growers expect to harvest 282,100 acres, 20 percent above last year. Kentucky, with 71 percent of the 1996 burley production, is 45 percent above a year ago. Hot, dry weather during July in Florida and Georgia forced producers to control the amount of water for irrigated tobacco. The delay in spring planting was offset by the hot weather that accelerated the crop's development. Humid, damp conditions in Virginia provided ideal conditions for the spread of blue mold disease in burley tobacco, but the wet conditions aided flue-cured tobacco. Hurricane Bertha brought heavy downpours to North Carolina, toppling tobacco plants and forcing producers to hand harvest as much as possible. The Hurricane's heavy rains and high winds damaged roots and forced some producers to attempt to prop up plants. Harvest progress was limited by labor and storage shortages, since much of the crop needed to be harvested at the same time. Prolonged power outages resulting from Hurricane Bertha soured tobacco in drying barns. One third of South Carolina's flue cured tobacco was harvested by August 1, slightly behind schedule. In Kentucky, one-quarter of the burley tobacco was topped with tobacco condition mostly good to fair. Adequate rainfall in Tennessee benefitted the crop with little disease problems reported. Sugarbeets: Production for the U.S. is expected to total 26.1 million tons, a decrease of 7 percent from 1995. Area for harvest, at 1.33 million acres, is down 2 percent from the June "Acreage" report and down 6 percent from last year. The average yield, at 19.5 tons per acre, is 0.3 tons below last year's yield. Cool, wet spring weather caused planting to be later than normal in the Dakota's and Great Lakes region. The cool, damp spring weather was followed by favorable weather conditions that advanced sugarbeet development to near normal levels in the northern Great Plains and Red River Valley. In Michigan and Ohio, wet fields and flooding required many fields to be replanted with some acreage shifted to row crops. Late plantings, followed by dry summer weather, in the Great Lakes region caused sugarbeet condition to decline. Some sugarbeet fields in Colorado and Idaho that did not survive freeze, wind, or hail damage were replanted to small grains. Hot July weather in the Mountain States advanced sugarbeet development and helped make up for late spring plantings. Sugarcane: Sugarcane production for sugar and seed is expected to total 27.6 million tons, a decrease of 10 percent from 1995. The area for harvest, at 869,000 acres, is unchanged from the June "Acreage" report but 7 percent below last year. Forecasted yield, at 31.8 tons per acre, is 1.2 tons below last year's yield. Favorable weather and timely rains in Louisiana helped offset the effect of winter freeze damage to dormant stubble. The freeze lowered yield expectations in the hardest hit areas of the Northern Parishes, but cane borer pressure was lighter than normal since the freeze killed much of the overwintering larvae. The condition of Louisiana's sugarcane crop going into August was mostly good to excellent. Florida's hot, dry weather early in the month stressed sugarcane on sandy fields, but rain later in July improved the crop's condition. Persistent hot, dry weather in Texas and the likelihood of shortages of irrigation water has reduced expected yield to the lowest level in 6 years. Prunes and Plums: Production in Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 19,000 tons, 17 percent less than last year's crop and 50 percent below 1994. If realized, this level will be the smallest production on record. The Michigan forecast of 3,500 tons is down 56 percent from 1995 and 42 percent below 1994. A decline in tree numbers and poor pollination combined to reduce the crop. Oregon production is forecast at 5,000 tons, down 9 percent from 1995 and 74 percent below two years ago. Poor pollination was the main reason for lower crop prospects. Washington's forecast, at 5,000 tons, is down 23 percent from 1995. Fruit drop was a problem for some growers this year. Idaho expects 5,500 tons, an increase of 83 percent from last year's record low production. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 2.93 million pounds for July, 7 percent lower than June and 14 percent lower than July a year ago. Weather conditions during July were generally favorable for orchards in the major papaya producing areas. Soil moisture toward month's end was adequate. Papaya ringspot virus continued to be a serious problem in infected orchards. Area devoted to papaya production totaled 3,790 acres, unchanged from June. Harvested area totaled 2,635 acres, 9 percent higher than June and 11 percent more than last July. Hops: Hop production in 1996 is forecast at 78.9 million pounds, up fractionally from last year and up 6 percent from 1994. If realized, this would be the second highest production, behind the record high of 79.1 million pounds set in 1981. Acreage strung for harvest, at 44,130 acres, is up 2 percent from a year ago. Acreage for harvest increased in Idaho and Washington, while Oregon expects a 2 percent decline from last year. Yield is expected to average 1,788 pounds per acre, down 38 pounds from 1995 but 16 pounds above the five year average. Hops in the 3-state area are reported in good condition. Olives: The 1996 California olive crop forecast is 140,000 tons, up 81 percent from last year's production of 77,500 tons and the third largest crop on record. The significant increase in olive production from last year is the result of ideal weather conditions during bloom. Growers indicated the Manzanillo variety production, which generally accounts for two-thirds of total production, would be more than double last year's crop. The Sevillano and Ascolano varieties are expected to be up 52 and 8 percent, respectively, while the Mission variety is expected to be down 21 percent. Peaches: The 1996 peach crop increased slightly from the July 1 forecast to 1.99 billion pounds, down 13 percent from 1995 and 21 percent below 1994. If realized, this production level will be the lowest since 1983 when 1.86 billion pounds were produced. Excluding California Clingstone peaches, the U.S. crop is forecast at 993 million pounds, down 31 percent from last year and down 28 percent from 1994. A devastating freeze during February, and again in March, severely limited fruit set and reduced crop potential in the Southeast and Central growing areas. Michigan is the only State to adjust its production from the July report, increasing their expectations to 45 million pounds. That level still leaves them 25 percent below the 1995 crop. About 25 percent of their crop is harvested, still behind normal. Michigan peaches should benefit from recent hot weather. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington remained at their July forecast levels. The New Jersey crop is in good condition with average sizing. The Pennsylvania crop looks good despite poor pollination and the late May frost. Some growers indicate trees had to be thinned. There were also scattered reports of hail damage. Apples: The nation's apple production is forecast at 10.7 billion pounds, down fractionally from the 1995 crop and 7 percent below 1994's record high crop. Production in the Western States is forecast at 7.09 billion pounds, up 15 percent from 1995. Washington and California are the major contributors to the increase with a rise of 12 percent in both States from last year's crop. In Washington, harvest is expected to start later than normal due to an unseasonably cool spring. Average to below average sizing was reported. In California, favorable weather and mild temperatures have resulted in good fruit size and quality. Gala harvest has been active since mid-July in the San Joaquin Valley. Increased production is expected in Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and Utah. For the second year in a row, the Idaho apple crop was reduced by late freezes. The Central States expect 1.18 billion pounds of apple production, down 29 percent from last year. Weather conditions were particularly harsh this season. Poor pollination, spotty fruit set, heavy rains, hard freezes, and hail damage tell the story across much of the Central region. Many producers expressed concern over the lack of bees for pollination. Production levels are expected to drop below 1995 in all 12 Central states. Michigan will fall short of last year's record crop with production levels dropping to 32 percent below 1995. Poor pollination during an unusually cool, rainy spring reduced prospects. Crop progress is about a week behind normal. Coloring and fruit size are good. In the Eastern States, production is placed at 2.47 billion pounds, down 15 percent from 1995. Apple production is expected to be below last year's mark in 14 out of 16 Eastern states. Apples are sizing nicely in the Northeast. Excessive moisture has prompted some disease problems. Lack of bees for pollination has dampened expectations. In the Southeast, production was limited by late freezes and hail storms. The largest decreases in production are projected for: North Carolina, a drop of 33 percent; South Carolina, down 33 percent; and West Virginia, down 31 percent. Pears: All pear production is forecast at 783,400 tons, down 17 percent from the 1995 crop and 25 percent below the 1994 record high. Bartlett production is forecast at 410,000 tons in California, Oregon, and Washington, off 2,000 tons from the June forecast and down 18 percent from last year. California and Oregon were unchanged at 270,000 tons and 45,000 tons, respectively. Washington accounted for the 2,000 ton decline. At 95,000 tons, Washington will have the smallest crop since 1969. About one-third of California Bartletts were picked by August 1, with good quality reported. In Washington, the crop is putting on size but development is slow. All other pear production in the three Pacific Coast States is expected to total 345,000 tons. That output is 18 percent below the 1995 total. The California total of 30,000 tons is 50 percent above last year and equal to two years ago. Asian pear picking is underway with good quality reported. The Oregon total is 140,000 tons, down 12 percent from a year ago and down 20 percent from 1994. The Washington total is 175,000 tons, compared with 240,000 tons in 1995 and 218,000 in 1994. This year's output is 27 percent below the record high in 1995 and will be the smallest crop since 1992. The Colorado pear crop was severely hurt by a series of freezes in early May. This year's forecast of 1,000 tons is about one-third of what they harvested a year ago. Connecticut pear output is 5 percent above 1995, but still below average. The bloom was good, but a frost hit during the peak. The Michigan crop looks very good with a 9 percent increase over last year. The New York crop is 1 percent above previous year. Fruit are sizing well. There were scattered areas of frost damage and reports of a lack of bees for pollination. Pennsylvania pear production is down 29 percent due to poor pollination weather and frost damage in May. Utah expects an average crop, 9 percent higher than 1995 but equal to 1994. Coffee: Hawaii coffee production for the 1995-1996 season is estimated at 5.40 million pounds parchment basis, up 26 percent from the previous crop year and the largest harvest since the 1968 crop of 5.70 million pounds. Production was higher in all growing areas. Hawaii island (which includes the district of Kona) accounted for nearly half the production. Production from Hawaii island showed an increase for the third consecutive season due mainly to the continued maturity of intensively cultivated orchards. Grapes: U.S. production is forecast at 5.95 million tons, less than 1 percent above 1995. Larger crops are forecast in California, New York, and Pennsylvania, while Michigan and Washington expect smaller crops. California's all grape production is forecast at 5.42 million tons, 3 percent above production for the previous two years. Raisin type varieties, at 2.40 million tons, are up 7 percent from last month and up 6 percent from last year. Compared with last year, the objective measurement survey indicated higher bunch counts, but smaller in width, thickness, and length. Thompson seedless varieties are currently being picked in the San Joaquin Valley, and maturity is slightly ahead of schedule. Picking for wine and raisins will begin later in the month. Table type grape production is forecast at 720,000 tons, less than 1 percent above 1995 and 20 percent more than 1994. Picking is complete in the Coachella Valley while harvest of Perlette and Flamed seedless is progressing in the San Joaquin Valley. Good quality is reported. Wine type varieties are expected to produce 2.30 million tons, an increase of 1 percent over last year. The crop is maturing well with growers reporting good quality. Harvest is expected to begin in the Central Valley by mid-August. Grape production in New York is forecast at 185,000 tons, up 12 percent from last year. Vine growth is good and fruit is maturing on schedule, but excessive rains are increasing disease pressures. Washington's production forecast, at 156,000 tons, is down 52 percent from last year. Freeze and frost damage has reduced the crop to its lowest level since 1986. Some acreage is being pulled while other producers are replanting red varieties. The crop in Michigan is forecast at 62,000 tons, down 11 percent. Pennsylvania's forecast, at 67,000 tons, is up 6 percent from 1995. Ginger Root: Hawaii ginger root production is estimated at 9.40 million pounds for the 1995-1996 season, up 62 percent from the previous season. Increased harvested acreage and improved cultural practices were responsible for the increased production. Harvested acreage totaled 200, up from last season's ten year low of 135 acres. The availability of new land, formerly in sugarcane, helped the acreage expansion. Bacterial wilt was a major problem in the 1992-1993 season when yields dropped to an all-time low. Since then, farmers have adopted strict sanitary measures in the field, used disease-free seed, and expanded to virgin lands. These factors, along with generally favorable weather, ensured an improved harvest. Florida Citrus: Groves were very hot and dry the last half of July. There was a lot of irrigation in all areas of the citrus belt during this dry period. The first part of the month received normal rainfall with high humidity, high temperatures, and afternoon storms. There was an abundance of new growth on trees of all ages. New crop fruit development made good progress with average sizes. Harvesting Valencia oranges and grapefruit for this season was completed in early July. Caretakers were very active cutting cover crops and applying mid-summer herbicides. Summer fertilizations were about complete. Most growers who grow for the fresh markets put on summer oil sprays. Dead tree removal and burning was active in all areas. Larger groves replanted new trees. California Fruits and Nuts: Normal cultural practices continued in vineyards and orchards. Table grape harvest continued in the Central Valley. Perlette, Flame Seedless, and Superior Seedless were the primary varieties harvested. Apples were harvested in the San Joaquin Valley. Bartlett pear picking was active in the Sacramento Valley. Nectarine, plum, freestone, and cling peach harvest continued throughout the month. Walnut orchards were treated for codling moth and blight. California Citrus: Grapefruit picking outside the desert area continued during July. Lemon harvest in the south coast area neared completion. Valencia orange harvest slowed due to competition from stonefruits in the marketplace. Nearly 60 percent of the Valencia crop was picked. The new navel orange crop was maturing well. Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between July 24 and August 2 to gather information on expected yield as of August 1. The objective yield surveys for wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton were conducted in the major producing States that usually account for about 75 percent of the U.S. production. Farm operators were interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and to seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in selected fields (corn, cotton, and soybeans). The items counted within the selected plots depend on the crop and the maturity of that crop. In all cases, number of plants are recorded along with other measurements that provide information to forecast the number of heads, ears, pods, or bolls and their weight. The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield. The five-year average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are re-visited 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 and personal interviewers. Approximately 30,000 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield and in the case of late planted crops, acreage questions were asked to measure changes in intentions since the mid-year survey. Estimating Procedures: National and State level objective yield and grower reported survey estimates were reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. The survey data were also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous month and previous years. Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the survey data and the State analysis to prepare the published August 1 forecast. Revision Policy: The August 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing season. At the end of the marketing year administrative records and a balance sheet are utilized using carryover stocks, production, exports, processing, feeding, and ending stocks. Revisions are then made if data relationships warrant changes. Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision August 1 if conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. 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 estimate. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the August 1 production forecasts, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the August 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The average of squared percentage deviations for the 1976-1995 20-year period is computed then 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 August 1 corn for grain production forecast is 9.0 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production forecast of 8.69 billion bushels will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 9.0 percent or approximately 783 million bushels. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 15.5 percent or approximately 1.35 billion bushels. Also, shown in the following table is a 10-year record for selected crops of the differences between the August 1 forecast and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the August 1 forecast and the final estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 439 million bushels, ranging from 56 million to 1,079 million bushels. The August 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 4 times and above 6 times. This does not imply that the August 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. For most crops, the number of years the forecasts have been below or above the final estimate is about equally distributed. Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :Root Mean Square Error:: 10-year Record of :----------------------:: Differences Between Forecast : :90% Confidence:: and Final Estimate Crop and : : Level ::------------------------------- Unit :Percent:--------------:: Quantity :No. of Years : : : ::------------------------------- : :Percent: Quant:: : :Below:Above : : : :: Avg:Small:Large:Final:Final ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Mil ::----- Mil ----- : :: Corn For Grain Bu: 9.0 15.5 1,348:: 439 56 1,079 4 6 Sorghum For Grain Bu: 8.5 14.7 108:: 45 6 108 5 5 Oats Bu: 7.9 13.7 22:: 29 14 56 2 8 Barley Bu: 6.9 12.4 48:: 32 7 84 5 5 All Wheat Bu: 2.6 4.5 101:: 58 7 160 2 8 Winter Bu: 1.1 1.9 28:: 11 0 30 2 8 Durum Bu: 10.1 17.5 21:: 9 1 19 3 7 Other Spring Bu: 8.3 14.4 91:: 47 3 121 3 7 Rice Cwt: 4.7 8.2 14:: 7 2 14 7 3 Soybeans For : :: Beans Bu: 6.1 10.5 241:: 87 19 235 6 4 Cotton Bales 1/: 8.6 14.9 2,768:: 1,141 34 3,911 5 5 Dry Edible : :: Beans Cwt: 8.2 14.2 4:: 1.8 1 4.1 3 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Quantity is in thousands of bales. Index Page Table Narrative Acreage changes, Special Summary......................... A-39 A-39 Apples, Commercial....................................... A-36 B-12 Area Planted, By States.................................. A- 8 Barley................................................... A-14 B- 6 Beans, Dry Edible........................................ A-23 B- 9 Coffee................................................... A-37 B-13 Corn for Grain........................................... A-10 B- 5 Cotton................................................... A-22 B- 8 Cottonseed............................................... A-21 Crop Moisture Map........................................ B- 1 Crop Summary............................................. A- 3 Drought Severity Map..................................... B- 2 Ginger Root.............................................. A-38 B-14 Grapes................................................... A-38 B-13 Hay, All................................................. A-26 B-10 Hay, Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures........................ A-27 B-10 Hay, All Other........................................... A-28 B-10 Hops..................................................... A-34 B-12 Oats..................................................... A-13 B- 6 Olives................................................... A-34 B-12 Papayas-Hawaii........................................... A-33 B-11 Peaches.................................................. A-35 B-12 Peanuts For Nuts......................................... A-18 B- 7 Pears.................................................... A-37 B-13 Prunes & Plums........................................... A-33 B-11 Reliability.............................................. B-15 Rice..................................................... A-19 B- 8 Rice, By Class........................................... A-19 Sorghum For Grain........................................ A-12 B- 6 Soybeans For Beans....................................... A-20 B- 8 Sugarbeets............................................... A-32 B-11 Sugarcane For Sugar & Seed............................... A-32 B-11 Tobacco, By Class and Type............................... A-29 B-10 Tobacco, By States....................................... A-31 Wheat, All............................................... A-15 Wheat, by Class.......................................... A-18 Wheat, Durum............................................. A-17 B- 7 Wheat, Other Spring...................................... A-17 B- 7 Wheat, Winter............................................ A-16 B- 6 Report Features The release date for the 1996 "Hazelnut Production" report has been changed to August 27, 1996. The California Agricultural Statistics Service will issue "1996 California Pistachio Objective Measurement Survey Results" at 12:00 p.m. PT on August 30, 1996. No pistachio production forecast will be released as a result of this survey. The first estimate of production will be in the "Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts Preliminary Summary" released in January 1997. The "Walnut Production" report for 1996 will be released as scheduled on August 30, 1996. The initial forecast for the 1996-97 California Navel orange crop will be in the September "Crop Production" report. The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on September 11, 1996. Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. C. 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