Cr Pr 2-2 (9-07) Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 12, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Corn Production Up 2 Percent from August Forecast Soybean Production Down Slightly Cotton Production Up 3 Percent Corn production is forecast at 13.3 billion bushels, up 2 percent from last month and 26 percent above 2006. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 155.8 bushels per acre, up 3.0 bushels from August and 6.7 bushels above last year. If realized, this would be the second highest yield on record, behind the 160.4 bushel yield in 2004. Production would be the largest on record as growers expect to harvest the most corn acres for grain since 1933. Expected yields are higher than last month across the northern and central Great Plains and Corn Belt where heavy rainfall during the month provided much-needed moisture for the crop. Yield forecasts in the southern Great Plains and Delta are also higher than last month as early harvest results are better than anticipated. Yields are unchanged or lower than August across much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States. Soybean production is forecast at 2.62 billion bushels, down slightly from the August forecast and down 18 percent from last year's record high. Based on September 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 41.4 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from last month and down 1.3 bushels from last year. Compared with last month, yields are forecast lower across the central Corn Belt, the Tennessee Valley, and the Southeast. Hot, dry conditions contributed to most of the decline, especially in Kentucky and Tennessee, down 8 bushels and 9 bushels from last month, respectively. However, yields increased from the August 1 forecast in the northern Great Plains and northwestern Corn Belt, as beneficial rains fell during the month of August. All Cotton production is forecast at 17.8 million 480-pound bales, up 3 percent from last month but down 17 percent from last year's 21.6 million bales. Yield is expected to average 811 pounds per harvested acre, up 28 pounds from last month but down 3 pounds from 2006. Harvested area is expected to total 10.5 million acres of all cotton, down 1 percent from last month and down 17 percent from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 17.0 million 480-pound bales, up 3 percent from last month but down 18 percent from last year. Compared with last month, lower upland production forecasts in the Delta and Southeast were offset by the 15 percent increase in Texas production to 7.00 million 480-pound bales. American-Pima production is forecast at 793,000 bales, down 2 percent from last month but up 4 percent from last year. American-Pima harvested area is expected to total 289,000 acres, down 1 percent from last month and down 11 percent from 2006. California navel orange production for the 2007-08 season is forecast at 43.0 million boxes (1.61 million tons), up 26 percent from last season's revised production of 34.0 million boxes (1.28 million tons). This initial forecast is based on an objective measurement survey conducted in the California Central Valley between July 25 and August 30. Based on this survey, average fruit per tree is nearly 100 oranges higher than was measured in last season's survey but average fruit size is slightly smaller. This report was approved on September 12, 2007. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Mark Keenum Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Carol C. House Contents Page Grains & Hay Corn for Grain. . . . . . . . 4 Plant Population Per Acre.26 Ears Per Acre. . . . . . .27 Rice, by Class. . . . . . . . 6 Sorghum for Grain . . . . . . 5 Oilseeds Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Soybeans. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet28 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cumulative Boll Counts . .29 Cottonseed. . . . . . . . . .11 Sugarbeets. . . . . . . . . .11 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed.11 Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . .12 Noncitrus Fruits & Tree Nuts Papayas . . . . . . . . . . .19 Hazelnuts . . . . . . . . . .19 Walnuts . . . . . . . . . . .19 Citrus Fruits Oranges . . . . . . . . . . .18 Potatoes & Miscellaneous Crops Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . .14 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . .33 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . .20 Information Contacts . . . . . .41 Reliability of Production Data in this Report39 Weather Maps . . . . . . . . . .30 Weather Summary. . . . . . . . .32 Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AL : 165 240 72.0 65.0 65.0 11,880 15,600 AR : 180 530 146.0 153.0 155.0 26,280 82,150 CA : 110 190 165.0 170.0 175.0 18,150 33,250 CO : 860 1,050 156.0 150.0 150.0 134,160 157,500 DE : 161 175 145.0 80.0 80.0 23,345 14,000 GA : 225 480 112.0 115.0 120.0 25,200 57,600 IL : 11,150 13,000 163.0 178.0 180.0 1,817,450 2,340,000 IN : 5,380 6,450 157.0 157.0 160.0 844,660 1,032,000 IA : 12,350 13,950 166.0 180.0 182.0 2,050,100 2,538,900 KS : 3,000 3,400 115.0 132.0 135.0 345,000 459,000 KY : 1,040 1,340 146.0 120.0 120.0 151,840 160,800 LA : 290 730 140.0 150.0 160.0 40,600 116,800 MD : 425 470 142.0 90.0 85.0 60,350 39,950 MI : 1,960 2,230 147.0 111.0 113.0 288,120 251,990 MN : 6,850 7,650 161.0 156.0 158.0 1,102,850 1,208,700 MS : 325 950 110.0 125.0 130.0 35,750 123,500 MO : 2,630 3,380 138.0 137.0 140.0 362,940 473,200 NE : 7,750 8,700 152.0 168.0 174.0 1,178,000 1,513,800 NJ : 64 84 129.0 112.0 105.0 8,256 8,820 NM : 45 45 185.0 185.0 185.0 8,325 8,325 NY : 480 540 129.0 123.0 123.0 61,920 66,420 NC : 740 1,030 132.0 94.0 89.0 97,680 91,670 ND : 1,400 2,200 111.0 125.0 127.0 155,400 279,400 OH : 2,960 3,780 159.0 143.0 150.0 470,640 567,000 OK : 220 250 105.0 135.0 138.0 23,100 34,500 PA : 960 1,000 122.0 110.0 110.0 117,120 110,000 SC : 290 370 110.0 100.0 100.0 31,900 37,000 SD : 3,220 4,450 97.0 117.0 124.0 312,340 551,800 TN : 500 780 125.0 95.0 100.0 62,500 78,000 TX : 1,450 1,850 121.0 142.0 144.0 175,450 266,400 VA : 345 400 120.0 80.0 80.0 41,400 32,000 WA : 75 130 210.0 210.0 210.0 15,750 27,300 WI : 2,800 3,300 143.0 145.0 148.0 400,400 488,400 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 248 294 145.2 142.9 143.6 36,012 42,224 : US : 70,648 85,418 149.1 152.8 155.8 10,534,868 13,307,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary." Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-----------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------ 1,000 Bushels : AR : 60 210 85.0 87.0 87.0 5,100 18,270 CO : 130 160 26.0 42.0 44.0 3,380 7,040 IL : 72 78 89.0 90.0 90.0 6,408 7,020 KS : 2,500 2,600 58.0 74.0 79.0 145,000 205,400 LA : 87 205 96.0 93.0 96.0 8,352 19,680 MO : 95 95 85.0 98.0 98.0 8,075 9,310 NE : 240 150 80.0 95.0 98.0 19,200 14,700 NM : 60 70 35.0 45.0 37.0 2,100 2,590 OK : 200 210 34.0 57.0 53.0 6,800 11,130 SD : 80 180 36.0 42.0 50.0 2,880 9,000 TX : 1,300 2,500 48.0 67.0 69.0 62,400 172,500 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 113 240 69.4 73.9 75.5 7,843 18,110 : US : 4,937 6,698 56.2 70.9 73.9 277,538 494,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AL, AZ, CA, GA, KY, MS, NC, PA, SC, and TN. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary." Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 2005-2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 2/ : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain : 1,000 Acres AR : 1,540.0 1,300.0 1,185.0 1,533.0 1,295.0 1,180.0 CA : 9.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 9.0 LA : 520.0 340.0 355.0 515.0 335.0 350.0 MS : 265.0 190.0 190.0 263.0 189.0 189.0 MO : 215.0 215.0 179.0 213.0 213.0 177.0 TX : 202.0 149.0 143.0 201.0 149.0 143.0 : US : 2,751.0 2,200.0 2,061.0 2,734.0 2,186.0 2,048.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 102.0 105.0 145.0 101.0 104.0 144.0 CA : 465.0 460.0 445.0 463.0 458.0 442.0 LA : 10.0 10.0 23.0 10.0 10.0 23.0 MO : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TX : 0.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 : US : 578.0 577.0 617.0 575.0 574.0 613.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 CA : 54.0 60.0 69.0 54.0 60.0 69.0 : US : 55.0 61.0 70.0 55.0 61.0 70.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :----------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 1,643.0 1,406.0 1,331.0 1,635.0 1,400.0 1,325.0 CA : 528.0 526.0 523.0 526.0 523.0 520.0 LA : 530.0 350.0 378.0 525.0 345.0 373.0 MS : 265.0 190.0 190.0 263.0 189.0 189.0 MO : 216.0 216.0 180.0 214.0 214.0 178.0 TX : 202.0 150.0 146.0 201.0 150.0 146.0 : US : 3,384.0 2,838.0 2,748.0 3,364.0 2,821.0 2,731.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice acreage and production included with short grain. 2/ Updated from "Acreage" released June 29, 2007. Rice: Yield and Production by Class, State, and United States, 2005-2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Yield : Production and :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2007 : : : : 2005 : 2006 :------------------: 2005 : 2006 : 2007 2/ : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Long Grain : -------------- Pounds -------------- -------- 1,000 Cwt -------- AR : 6,650 6,860 101,945 88,837 CA : 7,100 5,800 639 290 LA : 5,900 5,820 30,385 19,497 MS : 6,400 7,000 16,832 13,230 MO : 6,600 6,400 14,058 13,632 TX : 6,800 7,200 13,668 10,728 : US : 6,493 6,689 177,527 146,214 138,240 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Medium Grain :--------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,720 6,750 6,787 7,020 CA : 7,550 7,880 34,957 36,090 LA : 5,980 5,960 598 596 MO : 6,600 6,400 66 64 TX : 0 3,200 0 32 : US : 7,375 7,631 42,408 43,802 49,144 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Short Grain :--------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,000 6,000 60 60 CA : 6,000 6,100 3,240 3,660 : US : 6,000 6,098 3,300 3,720 4,445 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : All :--------------------------------------------------------------------- AR : 6,650 6,850 6,950 6,950 108,792 95,917 92,088 CA : 7,380 7,660 8,000 8,200 38,836 40,040 42,640 LA : 5,900 5,820 5,900 6,000 30,983 20,093 22,380 MS : 6,400 7,000 7,100 7,100 16,832 13,230 13,419 MO : 6,600 6,400 6,700 6,800 14,124 13,696 12,104 TX : 6,800 7,170 6,800 6,300 13,668 10,760 9,198 : US : 6,636 6,868 6,984 7,024 223,235 193,736 191,829 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice acreage and production included with short grain. 2/ Indicated September 1, 2007, rice class estimates are based on a 5-year average of class percentages. The class percentages are adjusted as data become available through the growing season. State estimates by class will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary." Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : AL : 150 170 20.0 26.0 20.0 3,000 3,400 AR : 3,070 2,750 35.0 38.0 38.0 107,450 104,500 DE : 177 155 31.0 24.0 24.0 5,487 3,720 GA : 140 205 25.0 30.0 29.0 3,500 5,945 IL : 10,050 8,300 48.0 47.0 46.0 482,400 381,800 IN : 5,680 4,580 50.0 47.0 43.0 284,000 196,940 IA : 10,100 8,770 50.5 50.0 51.0 510,050 447,270 KS : 3,080 2,300 32.0 34.0 34.0 98,560 78,200 KY : 1,370 1,140 44.0 38.0 30.0 60,280 34,200 LA : 840 580 35.0 37.0 39.0 29,400 22,620 MD : 465 420 34.0 25.0 25.0 15,810 10,500 MI : 1,990 1,790 45.0 33.0 33.0 89,550 59,070 MN : 7,250 6,200 44.0 40.0 42.0 319,000 260,400 MS : 1,650 1,440 26.0 39.0 39.0 42,900 56,160 MO : 5,110 4,450 38.0 37.0 37.0 194,180 164,650 NE : 5,010 3,950 50.0 50.0 52.0 250,500 205,400 NJ : 86 78 35.0 27.0 27.0 3,010 2,106 NY : 198 213 46.0 37.0 37.0 9,108 7,881 NC : 1,360 1,370 32.0 27.0 22.0 43,520 30,140 ND : 3,870 3,050 31.0 34.0 35.0 119,970 106,750 OH : 4,620 3,980 47.0 44.0 44.0 217,140 175,120 OK : 215 250 17.0 24.0 24.0 3,655 6,000 PA : 425 435 40.0 39.0 39.0 17,000 16,965 SC : 390 410 29.0 26.0 22.0 11,310 9,020 SD : 3,850 3,250 34.0 35.0 40.0 130,900 130,000 TN : 1,130 1,050 39.0 33.0 24.0 44,070 25,200 TX : 155 75 24.0 32.0 32.0 3,720 2,400 VA : 510 490 31.0 25.0 27.0 15,810 13,230 WI : 1,640 1,390 44.0 43.0 42.0 72,160 58,380 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 21 24 38.4 35.9 34.5 807 829 : US : 74,602 63,265 42.7 41.5 41.4 3,188,247 2,618,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2007 Summary." Peanuts: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield and Production by State and United States, 2005-2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 225.0 165.0 160.0 223.0 163.0 157.0 FL : 160.0 130.0 125.0 152.0 120.0 115.0 GA : 755.0 580.0 530.0 750.0 575.0 520.0 MS : 15.0 17.0 19.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 NM : 19.0 12.0 10.0 19.0 12.0 10.0 NC : 97.0 85.0 93.0 96.0 84.0 92.0 OK : 35.0 23.0 17.0 33.0 22.0 16.0 SC : 63.0 59.0 59.0 60.0 56.0 56.0 TX : 265.0 155.0 190.0 260.0 145.0 185.0 VA : 23.0 17.0 22.0 22.0 16.0 21.0 : US : 1,657.0 1,243.0 1,225.0 1,629.0 1,209.0 1,190.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2007 : : : : 2005 : 2006 :-------------------: 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- Pounds ------------- -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- : AL : 2,750 2,500 2,300 2,200 613,250 407,500 345,400 FL : 2,700 2,500 2,800 2,700 410,400 300,000 310,500 GA : 2,840 2,750 2,800 2,900 2,130,000 1,581,250 1,508,000 MS : 3,200 3,000 3,100 3,100 44,800 48,000 55,800 NM : 3,500 3,600 3,500 3,500 66,500 43,200 35,000 NC : 3,000 3,200 3,000 2,300 288,000 268,800 211,600 OK : 3,270 3,000 3,100 3,200 107,910 66,000 51,200 SC : 2,800 3,100 3,100 2,800 168,000 173,600 156,800 TX : 3,750 3,700 3,600 3,300 975,000 536,500 610,500 VA : 3,000 3,100 2,800 2,400 66,000 49,600 50,400 : US : 2,989 2,874 2,909 2,803 4,869,860 3,474,450 3,335,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Crop Production" released August 10, 2007. Cotton: Area Planted by Type, State, and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Upland : Amer-Pima : All State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2006 : 2007 1/ : 2006 : 2007 1/ : 2006 : 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 575.0 400.0 575.0 400.0 AZ : 190.0 180.0 7.0 3.0 197.0 183.0 AR : 1,170.0 860.0 1,170.0 860.0 CA : 285.0 195.0 275.0 260.0 560.0 455.0 FL : 103.0 84.0 103.0 84.0 GA : 1,400.0 1,040.0 1,400.0 1,040.0 KS : 115.0 50.0 115.0 50.0 LA : 635.0 330.0 635.0 330.0 MS : 1,230.0 660.0 1,230.0 660.0 MO : 500.0 390.0 500.0 390.0 NM : 50.0 50.0 13.0 5.0 63.0 55.0 NC : 870.0 500.0 870.0 500.0 OK : 320.0 175.0 320.0 175.0 SC : 300.0 180.0 300.0 180.0 TN : 700.0 500.0 700.0 500.0 TX : 6,400.0 4,900.0 31.0 25.0 6,431.0 4,925.0 VA : 105.0 60.0 105.0 60.0 : US : 14,948.0 10,554.0 326.0 293.0 15,274.0 10,847.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Updated from "Acreage" released June 29, 2007. Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ Type :---------------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : : 2007 : : State : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 Acres -- -------- Pounds -------- 1,000 Bales 2/ : Upland : AL : 560.0 390.0 579 652 578 675.0 470.0 AZ : 188.0 178.0 1,420 1,375 1,375 556.0 510.0 AR : 1,160.0 850.0 1,045 1,083 1,045 2,525.0 1,850.0 CA : 283.0 194.0 1,321 1,383 1,410 779.0 570.0 FL : 101.0 82.0 789 785 644 166.0 110.0 GA : 1,370.0 1,010.0 818 792 808 2,334.0 1,700.0 KS : 110.0 45.0 511 576 480 117.0 45.0 LA : 630.0 325.0 946 946 960 1,241.0 650.0 MS : 1,220.0 655.0 829 960 953 2,107.0 1,300.0 MO : 496.0 389.0 953 941 925 985.0 750.0 NM : 48.0 44.0 930 1,042 1,113 93.0 102.0 NC : 865.0 495.0 713 682 611 1,285.0 630.0 OK : 180.0 165.0 541 700 698 203.0 240.0 SC : 298.0 178.0 697 650 485 433.0 180.0 TN : 695.0 495.0 945 869 815 1,368.0 840.0 TX : 4,100.0 4,700.0 679 623 715 5,800.0 7,000.0 VA : 104.0 59.0 717 600 586 155.4 72.0 : US :12,408.0 10,254.0 806 767 797 20,822.4 17,019.0 : Amer-Pima: AZ : 7.0 3.0 919 900 880 13.4 5.5 CA : 274.0 257.0 1,204 1,379 1,382 687.0 740.0 NM : 12.5 5.0 768 747 720 20.0 7.5 TX : 30.0 24.0 720 935 800 45.0 40.0 : US : 323.5 289.0 1,136 1,325 1,317 765.4 793.0 : All : AL : 560.0 390.0 579 652 578 675.0 470.0 AZ : 195.0 181.0 1,402 1,365 1,367 569.4 515.5 AR : 1,160.0 850.0 1,045 1,083 1,045 2,525.0 1,850.0 CA : 557.0 451.0 1,263 1,381 1,394 1,466.0 1,310.0 FL : 101.0 82.0 789 785 644 166.0 110.0 GA : 1,370.0 1,010.0 818 792 808 2,334.0 1,700.0 KS : 110.0 45.0 511 576 480 117.0 45.0 LA : 630.0 325.0 946 946 960 1,241.0 650.0 MS : 1,220.0 655.0 829 960 953 2,107.0 1,300.0 MO : 496.0 389.0 953 941 925 985.0 750.0 NM : 60.5 49.0 897 994 1,073 113.0 109.5 NC : 865.0 495.0 713 682 611 1,285.0 630.0 OK : 180.0 165.0 541 700 698 203.0 240.0 SC : 298.0 178.0 697 650 485 433.0 180.0 TN : 695.0 495.0 945 869 815 1,368.0 840.0 TX : 4,130.0 4,724.0 679 624 715 5,845.0 7,040.0 VA : 104.0 59.0 717 600 586 155.4 72.0 : US :12,731.5 10,543.0 814 783 811 21,587.8 17,812.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb. net weight bale. Cottonseed: Production, United States, 2005-2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : US : 8,172.1 7,347.9 6,163.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ : 1,000 Acres --------- Tons -------- --- 1,000 Tons -- : FL : 400.0 396.0 35.9 39.0 36.9 14,346 14,612 HI : 22.4 22.5 75.0 79.0 79.0 1,681 1,778 LA : 435.0 420.0 27.3 29.0 29.0 11,876 12,180 TX : 40.7 45.0 41.2 41.0 40.9 1,677 1,841 : US : 898.1 883.5 32.9 35.3 34.4 29,580 30,411 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2007 : : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 Acres -- --------- Tons -------- --- 1,000 Tons -- : CA : 43.1 39.1 36.1 35.4 35.4 1,556 1,384 CO : 38.0 29.3 23.4 24.0 25.4 889 744 ID : 187.0 167.0 31.7 29.8 30.5 5,928 5,094 MI : 154.0 149.0 23.2 21.0 21.5 3,573 3,204 MN : 477.0 475.0 24.9 22.6 22.4 11,877 10,640 MT : 48.5 47.0 27.0 25.0 26.0 1,310 1,222 NE : 57.8 44.5 23.3 21.5 23.3 1,347 1,037 ND : 243.0 247.0 26.0 23.2 23.0 6,318 5,681 OR : 13.1 11.0 30.1 28.4 30.6 394 337 WA : 2.0 2.0 37.0 38.0 38.0 74 76 WY : 40.1 30.5 19.9 21.0 22.0 798 671 : US :1,303.6 1,241.4 26.1 24.0 24.2 34,064 30,090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except CA. In CA, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central CA and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern CA. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Type :---------------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : : 2007 : : State : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 :-------------------: 2006 : 2007 : : : : Aug 1 : Sep 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- -------- Pounds -------- -- 1,000 Pounds -- : CT 1/ : 2,500 2,800 1,597 1,775 1,775 3,992 4,970 FL 2/ : 1,100 2,600 2,860 GA : 17,000 20,000 1,770 2,100 2,100 30,090 42,000 KY : 83,000 87,500 2,250 2,141 2,018 186,780 176,600 MA 1/ : 1,150 1,220 1,583 1,746 1,746 1,820 2,130 MO 1/ : 1,500 1,700 2,250 2,100 2,100 3,375 3,570 NC : 158,800 169,000 2,081 2,190 1,991 330,410 336,400 OH : 3,500 3,300 2,000 1,800 1,800 7,000 5,940 PA : 7,900 7,900 2,056 2,161 2,166 16,240 17,110 SC : 23,000 22,000 2,100 2,250 2,250 48,300 49,500 TN : 19,800 19,050 2,482 2,416 2,056 49,135 39,175 VA : 19,650 20,600 2,374 2,351 1,989 46,642 40,980 : US : 338,900 355,070 2,144 2,189 2,023 726,644 718,375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2007. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class and Type :----------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : Class 1, Flue-cured : FL 1/ : 1,100 2,600 2,860 GA : 17,000 20,000 1,770 2,100 30,090 42,000 NC : 155,000 165,000 2,090 2,000 323,950 330,000 SC : 23,000 22,000 2,100 2,250 48,300 49,500 VA : 17,000 18,000 2,430 2,000 41,310 36,000 US : 213,100 225,000 2,095 2,033 446,510 457,500 Class 2, Fire-cured : KY : 6,200 6,500 3,500 3,000 21,700 19,500 TN : 5,300 6,400 3,200 2,700 16,960 17,280 VA : 350 400 2,090 2,000 732 800 US : 11,850 13,300 3,324 2,826 39,392 37,580 Class 3, Air-cured : Light Air-cured : Burley : KY : 73,000 77,000 2,100 1,900 153,300 146,300 MO 2/ : 1,500 1,700 2,250 2,100 3,375 3,570 NC : 3,800 4,000 1,700 1,600 6,460 6,400 OH : 3,500 3,300 2,000 1,800 7,000 5,940 PA : 5,500 5,000 2,100 2,150 11,550 10,750 TN : 14,000 12,000 2,200 1,700 30,800 20,400 VA : 2,300 2,200 2,000 1,900 4,600 4,180 US : 103,600 105,200 2,095 1,878 217,085 197,540 Southern MD Belt : PA : 1,100 1,100 1,900 2,100 2,090 2,310 Total Light Air-cured : 104,700 106,300 2,093 1,880 219,175 199,850 Dark Air-cured : KY : 3,800 4,000 3,100 2,700 11,780 10,800 TN : 500 650 2,750 2,300 1,375 1,495 US : 4,300 4,650 3,059 2,644 13,155 12,295 Class 4, Cigar Filler : PA Seedleaf : PA : 1,300 1,800 2,000 2,250 2,600 4,050 Class 5, Cigar Filler : CT Valley Binder : CT 2/ : 1,650 1,800 1,760 1,900 2,904 3,420 MA 2/ : 950 1,000 1,610 1,800 1,530 1,800 US 2/ : 2,600 2,800 1,705 1,864 4,434 5,220 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper : CT Valley Shade-grown : CT 2/ : 850 1,000 1,280 1,550 1,088 1,550 MA 2/ : 200 220 1,450 1,500 290 330 US 2/ : 1,050 1,220 1,312 1,541 1,378 1,880 All Cigar Types : 4,950 5,820 1,699 1,916 8,412 11,150 : All Tobacco : 338,900 355,070 2,144 2,023 726,644 718,375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2007. 2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted :Area Harvested : Yield : Production Group and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Acres ------- --- Cwt --- --- 1,000 Cwt -- : Winter 1/ : CA : 12.0 11.5 12.0 11.5 260 215 3,120 2,473 FL 2/ : 5.7 5.5 250 1,375 : Total : 17.7 11.5 17.5 11.5 257 215 4,495 2,473 : Spring 1/ : AZ : 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 300 280 1,170 1,120 CA : 15.3 15.5 15.3 15.5 395 395 6,044 6,123 FL 2/ : 23.1 27.8 22.6 27.2 285 284 6,441 7,726 Hastings : 17.0 16.5 16.6 16.2 285 280 4,731 4,536 Other FL : 6.1 11.3 6.0 11.0 285 290 1,710 3,190 NC : 17.7 16.0 15.5 14.5 210 190 3,255 2,755 TX : 10.7 9.7 10.2 9.2 280 320 2,856 2,944 : Total : 70.7 73.0 67.5 70.4 293 294 19,766 20,668 : Summer : AL : 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.3 150 120 240 156 CA : 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 335 360 2,111 2,520 CO 3/ : 3.7 3.0 3.6 2.8 360 360 1,296 1,008 DE : 3.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 240 260 504 520 IL : 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.1 395 400 2,489 2,440 KS : 6.0 4.5 5.7 4.4 320 345 1,824 1,518 MD : 4.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 320 300 928 900 MO : 7.8 7.0 7.6 6.7 315 305 2,394 2,044 NJ : 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.3 240 255 600 587 TX : 10.5 11.2 9.7 8.9 440 420 4,268 3,738 VA : 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.8 270 185 1,512 1,073 : Total 3/ : 58.0 53.8 53.9 50.3 337 328 18,166 16,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2006-2007 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted :Area Harvested : Yield : Production Group and :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Acres --------- -- Cwt -- 1,000 Cwt : Fall 3/ 4/ : CA : 8.6 7.5 8.6 7.5 450 3,870 CO : 59.9 59.2 59.7 59.0 380 22,686 ID : 335.0 350.0 334.0 348.0 386 128,915 10 SW Co: 21.0 24.0 21.0 24.0 475 9,975 Other ID: 314.0 326.0 313.0 324.0 380 118,940 ME : 58.5 57.5 58.0 57.0 310 17,980 MA : 3.1 2.7 3.1 2.7 240 744 MI : 43.5 42.5 43.0 42.0 330 14,190 MN : 51.0 50.0 48.0 47.0 425 20,400 MT : 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.7 335 3,518 NE : 19.5 20.5 19.4 20.2 450 8,730 NV : 6.6 7.5 6.6 7.5 445 2,937 NM : 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.5 420 2,100 NY : 20.6 20.0 19.0 19.3 300 5,700 ND : 100.0 95.0 98.0 90.0 260 25,480 OH : 3.3 2.9 3.1 2.7 325 1,008 OR : 35.0 36.5 35.0 36.5 530 18,533 Malheur : 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 435 1,523 Other OR: 31.5 33.0 31.5 33.0 540 17,010 PA : 11.0 10.5 10.5 10.0 260 2,730 RI : 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 260 130 WA : 156.0 165.0 155.0 165.0 580 89,900 WI : 66.0 65.0 66.0 65.0 445 29,370 : Total : 993.7 1,009.2 983.0 996.2 406 398,921 : US :1,140.1 1,147.5 1,121.9 1,128.4 393 441,348 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 2/ Winter potatoes combined with spring potatoes in 2007. 3/ 2006 crop revised. 4/ The forecast of fall potato production will be published in "Crop Production" on November 9, 2007. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Varieties Planted, 2007 Crop The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts variety surveys in 8 States, accounting for 87 percent of the 2007 U.S. fall potato planted acres. Colorado data are from a growers potato variety survey. The remaining 7 States conduct objective yield surveys where all producing areas are sampled in proportion to planted acreage. Variety data shown below are actual percentages from these surveys. Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, Selected States and 8 State Total, 2007 Crop 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Pct. of :: : : Pct. of : : Planted :: : : Planted State : Varieties : Acres :: State : Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CO : R Norkotah 50.0 :: MN : R Burbank 55.3 : Centennial R 9.0 :: : Norland 21.8 : Rio Grande R 8.0 :: : Umatilla R 4.0 : R Nugget 5.6 :: : Sangre 2.8 : Yukon Gold 3.8 :: : Cascade 2.2 : Sangre 0.9 :: : NorValley 1.7 : Cherry Red 0.8 :: : Dakota Rose 1.6 : Latonia 0.8 :: : Red Pontiac 1.5 : Durango Red 0.5 :: : Ranger R 1.2 : Colorado Rose 0.3 :: : Snowden 1.1 : Purple Majesty 0.3 :: : Goldrush 1.0 : Chipeta 0.2 :: : Other 5.8 : Atlantic 0.1 :: : : Other 19.7 :: : Total 100.0 : :: : : Total 100.0 :: ND : R Burbank 46.8 : :: : Norland 13.4 ID : R Burbank 62.1 :: : Shepody 10.1 : Ranger R 14.9 :: : Ranger R 6.3 : R Norkotah 10.0 :: : Umatilla R 4.6 : Western R 2.8 :: : Frito-Lay 4.0 : Alturas 1.7 :: : Sangre 3.1 : Umatilla R 1.6 :: : Dakota Pearl 3.1 : Shepody 1.3 :: : Red LaSoda 1.9 : Frito-Lay 1.1 :: : NorValley 1.8 : Norland 1.0 :: : Goldrush 1.4 : Other 3.5 :: : Other 3.5 : :: : : Total 100.0 :: : Total 100.0 : :: : ME : R Burbank 39.4 :: OR : R Burbank 24.9 : Frito-Lay 18.3 :: : R Norkotah 20.2 : Superior 4.8 :: : Ranger R 18.1 : Shepody 4.7 :: : Shepody 14.0 : Snowden 3.7 :: : Umatilla R 6.2 : Yukon Gold 3.4 :: : Alturas 5.1 : Goldrush 2.9 :: : Frito-Lay 4.2 : Katahdin 2.8 :: : Yukon Gold 1.4 : R Norkotah 2.7 :: : NorValley 1.4 : Norland 2.6 :: : Other 4.5 : Ontario 2.0 :: : : Atlantic 2.0 :: : Total 100.0 : Monona 2.0 :: : : Norwis 1.8 :: : : Reba 1.4 :: : : Other 5.5 :: : : :: : : Total 100.0 :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Fall Potatoes: Percent of Major Varieties Planted, Selected States and 8 State Total, 2007 Crop 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Pct. of :: : : Pct. of : : Planted :: : : Planted State : Varieties : Acres :: State : Varieties : Acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WA :R Burbank 38.5 :: TOTAL : R Burbank 45.5 :Ranger R 16.9 :: (8 Sts) : R Norkotah 11.4 :Umatilla R 11.7 :: : Ranger R 10.7 :R Norkotah 9.6 :: : Norland 4.0 :Shepody 6.9 :: : Shepody 3.9 :Alturas 3.6 :: : Umatilla R 3.9 :Chieftain 2.1 :: : Frito-Lay 3.8 :Frito-Lay 1.8 :: : Alturas 1.6 :Pike 1.2 :: : Goldrush 1.2 :Other 7.7 :: : Western R 1.1 : :: : Yukon Gold 0.9 :Total 100.0 :: : Centennial R 0.7 : :: : Snowden 0.6 WI :R Burbank 23.0 :: : Superior 0.6 :R Norkotah 16.9 :: : Sangre 0.6 :Frito-Lay 16.6 :: : Rio Grande R 0.5 :Goldrush 11.2 :: : Chieftain 0.5 :Norland 9.3 :: : Dakota Pearl 0.5 :Silverton R 6.1 :: : Silverton R 0.5 :Superior 3.5 :: : NorValley 0.4 :Snowden 3.5 :: : R Nugget 0.4 :Ranger R 1.5 :: : Atlantic 0.3 :Atlantic 1.5 :: : Pike 0.3 :Shepody 1.3 :: : Red LaSoda 0.3 :Other 5.6 :: : Cascade 0.2 : :: : Ivory Crisp 0.2 :Total 100.0 :: : CalWhite 0.2 : :: : Bannock 0.2 : :: : Katahdin 0.2 : :: : Klondike Rose 0.2 : :: : Klondike Gold Dust 0.1 : :: : Ontario 0.1 : :: : Red Pontiac 0.1 : :: : Monona 0.1 : :: : Norwis 0.1 : :: : Premier R 0.1 : :: : Chipeta 0.1 : :: : NorDonna 0.1 : :: : GemStar 0.1 : :: : Summit 0.1 : :: : Dakota Rose 0.1 : :: : Reba 0.1 : :: : Viking 0.1 : :: : Freedom 0.1 : :: : Highland R 0.1 : :: : Dakota Crisp 0.1 : :: : Defender 0.1 : :: : Wallowa 0.1 : :: : Cherry Red 0.1 : :: : Latonia 0.1 : :: : Other 2.6 : :: : : :: : Total 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary. Final Percent of Major Varieties Planted for selected States will be published in "Crop Production" on November~9,~2007. Oranges: Utilized Production by State and United States, 2005-06, 2006-07 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 1/ 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production : Utilized Production : Boxes : Ton Equivalent Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005-06 : 2006-07 : 2007-08 : 2005-06 : 2006-07 : 2007-08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Boxes ------ ------- 1,000 Tons ------ Early Mid & : Navel 4/ : AZ : 250 200 9 8 CA : 47,000 34,000 43,000 1,763 1,275 1,613 FL 5/ : 75,000 65,600 3,375 2,952 TX : 1,400 1,600 60 68 US : 123,650 101,400 5,207 4,303 Valencia : AZ : 200 100 8 4 CA : 14,000 11,000 525 413 FL : 72,700 63,400 3,272 2,853 TX : 200 380 9 16 US : 87,100 74,880 3,814 3,286 All : AZ : 450 300 17 12 CA : 61,000 45,000 2,288 1,688 FL 5/ : 147,700 129,000 6,647 5,805 TX : 1,600 1,980 69 84 US : 210,750 176,280 9,021 7,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2005-06 and 2006-07 revised. Revised grapefruit and other citrus fruit totals will be published in "Citrus Fruits 2007 Summary" on September 20, 2007. 2/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 3/ Net lbs. per box: AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85. 4/ Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early (including navel) and midseason varieties in FL and TX. Small quantities of tangerines in TX. 5/ Temples included in early, midseason, and navel varieties beginning with 2006-07 season. Papayas: Area and Fresh Production by Month, Hawaii, 2006-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : Jul : 1,755 1,735 1,510 810 1,705 2,385 Aug : 2,160 2,135 1,330 1,395 2,215 2,405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. Nuts: Utilized Production by Crop and State, 2005-2006 and Forecasted September 1, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Utilized Production Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Hazelnuts : OR : 27,600 43,000 33,000 : Walnuts : CA : 355,000 346,000 320,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2006-2007 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3,452.0 4,044.0 2,951.0 3,542.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 78,327.0 92,888.0 70,648.0 85,418.0 Corn for Silage : 6,477.0 Hay, All : 60,807.0 61,789.0 Alfalfa : 21,384.0 21,451.0 All Other : 39,423.0 40,338.0 Oats : 4,168.0 3,860.0 1,576.0 1,612.0 Proso Millet : 580.0 610.0 475.0 Rice : 2,838.0 2,748.0 2,821.0 2,731.0 Rye : 1,396.0 1,354.0 274.0 306.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 6,522.0 7,765.0 4,937.0 6,698.0 Sorghum for Silage : 347.0 Wheat, All : 57,344.0 60,505.0 46,810.0 52,084.0 Winter : 40,575.0 45,136.0 31,117.0 37,188.0 Durum : 1,870.0 2,225.0 1,815.0 2,163.0 Other Spring : 14,899.0 13,144.0 13,878.0 12,733.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,044.0 1,165.0 1,021.0 1,124.0 Cottonseed 3/ : Flaxseed : 813.0 465.0 767.0 453.0 Mustard Seed : 40.5 57.5 39.2 54.8 Peanuts : 1,243.0 1,225.0 1,209.0 1,190.0 Rapeseed : 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 Safflower : 189.0 170.0 179.0 162.5 Soybeans for Beans : 75,522.0 64,081.0 74,602.0 63,265.0 Sunflower : 1,950.0 1,864.0 1,770.0 1,765.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 15,274.0 10,847.0 12,731.5 10,543.0 Upland : 14,948.0 10,554.0 12,408.0 10,254.0 Amer-Pima : 326.0 293.0 323.5 289.0 Sugarbeets : 1,366.2 1,266.0 1,303.6 1,241.4 Sugarcane : 898.1 883.5 Tobacco : 338.9 355.1 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 46.0 27.0 22.5 17.0 Dry Edible Beans : 1,629.8 1,504.8 1,537.6 1,439.8 Dry Edible Peas : 925.5 880.5 884.1 834.3 Lentils : 429.0 305.0 407.0 293.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.3 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.1 0.1 Hops : 29.4 31.0 Peppermint Oil : 79.2 Potatoes, All : 1,140.1 1,147.5 1,121.9 1,128.4 Winter : 17.7 11.5 17.5 11.5 Spring : 70.7 73.0 67.5 70.4 Summer : 58.0 53.8 53.9 50.3 Fall : 993.7 1,009.2 983.0 996.2 Spearmint Oil : 18.5 Sweet Potatoes : 95.2 96.5 86.8 93.2 Taro (HI) 4/ : 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Acreage is not estimated. 4/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2006-2007 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Units:------------------------------------------- : : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------- : : Grains & Hay : : Barley :Bu : 61.0 63.1 180,051 223,478 Corn for Grain :" : 149.1 155.8 10,534,868 13,307,999 Corn for Silage :Tons : 16.2 104,849 Hay, All :" : 2.33 2.35 141,666 145,251 Alfalfa :" : 3.35 3.26 71,666 69,904 All Other :" : 1.78 1.87 70,000 75,347 Oats :Bu : 59.5 61.0 93,764 98,341 Proso Millet :" : 21.5 10,195 Rice 2/ :Cwt : 6,868 7,024 193,736 191,829 Rye :Bu : 26.3 7,193 Sorghum for Grain :" : 56.2 73.9 277,538 494,750 Sorghum for Silage :Tons : 13.4 4,642 Wheat, All :Bu : 38.7 40.6 1,812,036 2,114,024 Winter :" : 41.7 41.3 1,298,081 1,537,262 Durum :" : 29.5 35.5 53,475 76,689 Other Spring :" : 33.2 39.3 460,480 500,073 : : Oilseeds : : Canola :Lbs : 1,366 1,394,332 Cottonseed 3/ :Tons : 7,347.9 6,163.0 Flaxseed :Bu : 14.4 11,019 Mustard Seed :Lbs : 720 28,220 Peanuts :" : 2,874 2,803 3,474,450 3,335,200 Rapeseed :" : 1,100 1,100 Safflower :" : 1,069 191,405 Soybeans for Beans :Bu : 42.7 41.4 3,188,247 2,618,796 Sunflower :Lbs : 1,211 2,143,613 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ :Bales: 814 811 21,587.8 17,812.0 Upland 2/ :" : 806 797 20,822.4 17,019.0 Amer-Pima 2/ :" : 1,136 1,317 765.4 793.0 Sugarbeets :Tons : 26.1 24.2 34,064 30,090 Sugarcane :" : 32.9 34.4 29,580 30,411 Tobacco :Lbs : 2,144 2,023 726,644 718,375 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ :Cwt : 1,151 259 Dry Edible Beans 2/ :" : 1,577 1,649 24,247 23,741 Dry Edible Peas 2/ :" : 1,493 13,203 Lentils 2/ :" : 797 3,244 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ :" : 590 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) :Lbs : 1,170 7,400 Ginger Root (HI) :" : 43,000 35,000 4,300 2,800 Hops :" : 1,964 1,952 57,671.8 60,570.7 Peppermint Oil :" : 92 7,248 Potatoes, All :Cwt : 393 441,348 Winter :" : 257 215 4,495 2,473 Spring :" : 293 294 19,766 20,668 Summer :" : 337 328 18,166 16,504 Fall :" : 406 398,921 Spearmint Oil :Lbs : 110 2,038 Sweet Potatoes :Cwt : 187 16,248 Taro (HI) 3/ :Lbs : 4,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2005-2007 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Units :----------------------------------------- : : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ 3/ : : Grapefruit :Tons : 1,018 1,232 1,596 Lemons :" : 870 942 722 Oranges 4/ :" : 9,252 9,021 7,589 Tangelos (FL) :" : 70 63 56 Tangerines :" : 335 417 328 Temples (FL) 4/ :" : 29 32 : : Noncitrus : : Apples :1,000 Lbs: 9,704.9 9,931.7 9,284.7 Apricots :Tons : 81.7 44.5 86.6 Bananas (HI) :Lbs : 20,900.0 20,000.0 Grapes :Tons : 7,813.7 6,417.2 6,988.5 Olives (CA) :" : 142.0 23.5 110.0 Papayas (HI) :Lbs : 32,900.0 28,700.0 Peaches :Tons : 1,184.6 1,010.1 1,026.9 Pears :" : 823.3 842.0 878.1 Prunes, Dried (CA) :" : 97.0 180.0 95.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) :" : 9.1 21.5 13.7 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) (shelled) :Lbs : 915,000 1,115,000 1,330,000 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) :Tons : 27.6 43.0 33.0 Pecans (in-shell) :Lbs : 280,250 206,300 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) :Tons : 355.0 346.0 320.0 Maple Syrup :Gals : 1,242 1,449 1,258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2006-07 season. 2/ Production years are 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07. 3/ Orange production revised. Grapefruit and other citrus fruit revisions will be published in "Citrus Fruits 2007 Summary" on September~20,~2007. 4/ Temples included in oranges beginning with the 2006-07 season. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2006-2007 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 1,396,990 1,636,570 1,194,240 1,433,410 Corn for Grain 2/ :31,698,150 37,590,840 28,590,540 34,567,810 Corn for Silage : 2,621,180 Hay, All 3/ : 24,607,980 25,005,390 Alfalfa : 8,653,890 8,681,010 All Other : 15,954,090 16,324,390 Oats : 1,686,750 1,562,100 637,790 652,360 Proso Millet : 234,720 246,860 192,230 Rice : 1,148,510 1,112,090 1,141,630 1,105,210 Rye : 564,950 547,950 110,890 123,840 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 2,639,390 3,142,420 1,997,950 2,710,610 Sorghum for Silage : 140,430 Wheat, All 3/ :23,206,540 24,485,770 18,943,540 21,077,870 Winter :16,420,300 18,266,090 12,592,740 15,049,610 Durum : 756,770 900,440 734,510 875,340 Other Spring : 6,029,480 5,319,250 5,616,290 5,152,920 : Oilseeds : Canola : 422,500 471,460 413,190 454,870 Cottonseed 4/ : Flaxseed : 329,010 188,180 310,400 183,320 Mustard Seed : 16,390 23,270 15,860 22,180 Peanuts : 503,030 495,750 489,270 481,580 Rapeseed : 570 570 400 490 Safflower : 76,490 68,800 72,440 65,760 Soybeans for Beans :30,563,000 25,932,940 30,190,680 25,602,710 Sunflower : 789,150 754,340 716,300 714,280 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 6,181,240 4,389,670 5,152,310 4,266,650 Upland : 6,049,310 4,271,100 5,021,390 4,149,690 Amer-Pima : 131,930 118,570 130,920 116,960 Sugarbeets : 552,890 512,340 527,550 502,380 Sugarcane : 363,450 357,540 Tobacco : 137,150 143,690 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 18,620 10,930 9,110 6,880 Dry Edible Beans : 659,560 608,980 622,250 582,670 Dry Edible Peas : 374,540 356,330 357,790 337,630 Lentils : 173,610 123,430 164,710 118,570 Wrinkled Seed Peas 4/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,550 Ginger Root (HI) : 40 30 Hops : 11,880 12,560 Peppermint Oil : 32,050 Potatoes, All 3/ : 461,390 464,380 454,020 456,650 Winter : 7,160 4,650 7,080 4,650 Spring : 28,610 29,540 27,320 28,490 Summer : 23,470 21,770 21,810 20,360 Fall : 402,140 408,410 397,810 403,150 Spearmint Oil : 7,490 Sweet Potatoes : 38,530 39,050 35,130 37,720 Taro (HI) 5/ : 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Total may not add due to rounding. 4/ Acreage is not estimated. 5/ Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2006-2007 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.28 3.39 3,920,150 4,865,660 Corn for Grain : 9.36 9.78 267,597,970 338,038,740 Corn for Silage : 36.29 95,117,410 Hay, All 2/ : 5.22 5.27 128,517,230 131,769,490 Alfalfa : 7.51 7.31 65,014,300 63,415,840 All Other : 3.98 4.19 63,502,930 68,353,650 Oats : 2.13 2.19 1,360,980 1,427,420 Proso Millet : 1.20 231,220 Rice : 7.70 7.87 8,787,720 8,701,220 Rye : 1.65 182,710 Sorghum for Grain : 3.53 4.64 7,049,790 12,567,230 Sorghum for Silage : 29.99 4,211,150 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.60 2.73 49,315,540 57,534,300 Winter : 2.81 2.78 35,327,980 41,837,420 Durum : 1.98 2.38 1,455,350 2,087,130 Other Spring : 2.23 2.64 12,532,210 13,609,760 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.53 632,460 Cottonseed 3/ : 6,665,900 5,590,980 Flaxseed : 0.90 279,900 Mustard Seed : 0.81 12,800 Peanuts : 3.22 3.14 1,575,980 1,512,820 Rapeseed : 1.23 500 Safflower : 1.20 86,820 Soybeans for Beans : 2.87 2.78 86,769,860 71,271,950 Sunflower : 1.36 972,330 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.91 0.91 4,700,190 3,878,110 Upland : 0.90 0.89 4,533,540 3,705,450 Amer-Pima : 1.27 1.48 166,650 172,660 Sugarbeets : 58.58 54.34 30,902,340 27,297,190 Sugarcane : 73.83 77.16 26,834,520 27,588,400 Tobacco : 2.40 2.27 329,600 325,850 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.29 11,750 Dry Edible Beans : 1.77 1.85 1,099,830 1,076,870 Dry Edible Peas : 1.67 598,880 Lentils : 0.89 147,150 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 26,760 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.32 3,360 Ginger Root (HI) : 48.20 39.23 1,950 1,270 Hops : 2.20 2.19 26,160 27,470 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 3,290 Potatoes, All 2/ : 44.09 20,019,210 Winter : 28.79 24.10 203,890 112,170 Spring : 32.82 32.91 896,570 937,480 Summer : 37.78 36.78 824,000 748,610 Fall : 45.49 18,094,750 Spearmint Oil : 0.12 920 Sweet Potatoes : 20.98 737,000 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2005-2007 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :-------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ 3/ : Grapefruit : 923,510 1,117,650 1,447,870 Lemons : 789,250 854,570 654,990 Oranges 4/ : 8,393,270 8,183,710 6,884,620 Tangelos (FL) : 63,500 57,150 50,800 Tangerines : 303,910 378,300 297,560 Temples (FL) 4/ : 26,310 29,030 : Noncitrus : Apples : 4,402,070 4,504,940 4,211,470 Apricots : 74,070 40,350 78,530 Bananas (HI) : 9,480 9,070 Grapes : 7,088,470 5,821,540 6,339,820 Olives (CA) : 128,820 21,320 99,790 Papayas (HI) : 14,920 13,020 Peaches : 1,074,610 916,370 931,630 Pears : 746,900 763,880 796,550 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 88,000 163,290 86,180 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 8,260 19,500 12,430 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) (shelled) : 415,040 505,760 603,280 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) : 25,040 39,010 29,940 Pecans (in-shell) : 127,120 93,580 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) : 322,050 313,890 290,300 Maple Syrup : 6,210 7,240 6,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full~2007 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2006-07 season. 2/ Production years are 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07. 3/ Orange production revised. Grapefruit and other citrus fruit revisions will be published in "Citrus Fruits 2007 Summary" on September~20,~2007. 4/ Temples included in oranges beginning with the 2006-07 season. Corn for Grain: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 10 corn producing States during 2007. Randomly selected plots in corn for grain fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are rounded actual field counts from this survey. Corn for Grain: Plant Population per Acre, Selected States, 2003-2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 27,150 27,750 28,000 28,050 28,000 : Oct : 27,050 27,750 28,050 28,000 : Nov : 27,050 27,700 28,000 28,000 : Final : 27,050 27,700 28,000 28,000 : : IN : Sep : 26,050 26,650 25,300 26,450 27,350 : Oct : 25,900 26,500 25,200 26,350 : Nov : 25,900 26,500 25,200 26,350 : Final : 25,900 26,500 25,200 26,350 : : IA : Sep : 27,400 28,000 28,050 28,600 29,100 : Oct : 27,250 27,950 27,950 28,600 : Nov : 27,250 27,850 28,000 28,600 : Final : 27,250 27,850 28,000 28,600 : : KS 1/ : Sep : 22,000 21,600 21,800 20,600 : Oct : 21,900 21,500 21,750 : Nov : 21,900 21,400 21,750 : Final : 21,900 21,400 21,750 : : MN : Sep : 28,700 29,300 28,400 28,850 29,850 : Oct : 28,800 29,200 28,300 28,900 : Nov : 28,800 29,250 28,400 28,900 : Final : 28,800 29,300 28,450 28,900 : : MO 2/ : Sep : 24,350 24,100 24,350 24,200 : Oct : 24,350 24,050 24,350 : Nov : 24,350 24,050 24,350 : Final : 24,350 24,050 24,350 : : NE : Sep : 23,800 24,100 23,900 24,750 25,000 All : Oct : 23,700 24,100 23,700 24,550 : Nov : 23,700 24,050 23,700 24,600 : Final : 23,700 24,050 23,700 24,450 : : NE : Sep : 26,900 26,900 26,700 27,400 27,250 Irrigated : Oct : 26,700 26,900 26,650 27,200 : Nov : 26,650 26,900 26,650 27,200 : Final : 26,650 26,900 26,650 27,200 : : NE : Sep : 19,800 19,700 20,400 20,650 21,350 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 19,800 19,750 20,000 20,450 : Nov : 19,800 19,750 20,000 20,550 : Final : 19,800 19,700 20,000 20,250 : : OH : Sep : 25,900 26,950 25,650 26,250 26,900 : Oct : 25,900 26,550 25,600 26,250 : Nov : 25,900 26,650 25,600 26,200 : Final : 25,900 26,650 25,600 26,200 : : SD 2/ : Sep : 21,800 23,450 23,900 23,400 : Oct : 21,800 23,650 24,000 : Nov : 21,850 23,700 24,000 : Final : 21,850 23,700 24,000 : : WI : Sep : 27,300 27,700 27,400 27,250 28,800 : Oct : 27,000 27,550 27,100 27,100 : Nov : 27,100 27,550 27,050 27,450 : Final : 27,100 27,550 27,050 27,450 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field counts began in 2004. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Corn for Grain: Number of Ears per Acre, Selected States, 2003-2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : IL : Sep : 26,700 27,350 26,950 27,600 27,750 : Oct : 26,700 27,400 26,850 27,450 : Nov : 26,650 27,400 26,850 27,400 : Final : 26,650 27,400 26,850 27,400 : : IN : Sep : 25,350 26,200 24,850 25,850 26,950 : Oct : 25,400 25,950 24,600 25,750 : Nov : 25,350 26,050 24,650 25,700 : Final : 25,350 26,050 24,650 25,750 : : IA : Sep : 26,700 27,350 27,150 27,350 28,500 : Oct : 26,550 27,550 27,100 27,350 : Nov : 26,600 27,500 27,100 27,350 : Final : 26,600 27,500 27,100 27,350 : : KS 1/ : Sep : 22,100 21,100 20,850 20,900 : Oct : 22,150 21,000 20,750 : Nov : 22,150 20,900 20,750 : Final : 22,150 20,900 20,750 : : MN : Sep : 28,300 29,000 28,000 28,050 28,850 : Oct : 28,650 29,250 27,900 28,250 : Nov : 28,600 29,150 28,050 28,250 : Final : 28,600 29,200 28,050 28,250 : : MO 2/ : Sep : 24,400 22,550 23,850 23,950 : Oct : 24,250 22,600 23,800 : Nov : 24,250 22,600 23,800 : Final : 24,250 22,600 23,800 : : NE : Sep : 22,950 23,650 23,250 23,850 24,850 All : Oct : 22,650 24,000 22,800 23,700 : Nov : 22,600 24,050 22,800 23,700 : Final : 22,600 24,050 22,800 23,550 : : NE : Sep : 26,550 26,550 26,250 26,750 27,200 Irrigated : Oct : 26,350 26,700 25,900 26,600 : Nov : 26,300 26,650 25,900 26,600 : Final : 26,300 26,650 25,900 26,650 : : NE : Sep : 18,300 19,100 19,550 19,400 21,100 Non-Irrigated: Oct : 17,850 19,800 18,950 19,150 : Nov : 17,800 20,000 18,900 19,200 : Final : 17,800 20,000 18,900 18,800 : : OH : Sep : 25,500 25,950 24,800 25,200 26,350 : Oct : 25,700 26,000 24,700 25,350 : Nov : 25,750 26,000 24,650 25,450 : Final : 25,750 26,050 24,650 25,450 : : SD 2/ : Sep : 21,950 23,150 22,050 23,250 : Oct : 22,700 23,100 21,900 : Nov : 22,700 23,050 21,700 : Final : 22,700 23,050 21,700 : : WI : Sep : 26,150 25,600 26,550 26,750 27,800 : Oct : 26,300 27,150 26,350 26,850 : Nov : 26,250 26,800 26,350 27,200 : Final : 26,250 26,800 26,350 27,200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field counts began in 2004. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. Soybeans: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean producing States during 2007. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are actual field counts from this survey. Soybeans: Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet, Selected States, 2003-2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR 1/ 2/: Sep : : Oct : 2,446 1,796 1,645 : Nov : 2,483 1,823 1,655 : Final : 2,511 1,824 1,667 : : IL : Sep : 1,800 2,070 1,973 2,035 1,923 : Oct : 1,606 1,923 1,820 1,890 : Nov : 1,634 1,943 1,858 1,923 : Final : 1,634 1,947 1,858 1,923 : : IN : Sep : 1,786 1,909 1,855 1,927 1,725 : Oct : 1,692 1,866 1,790 1,893 : Nov : 1,582 1,917 1,899 1,909 : Final : 1,582 1,917 1,899 1,909 : : IA : Sep : 1,749 1,772 1,969 1,846 1,935 : Oct : 1,629 1,731 1,935 1,758 : Nov : 1,647 1,737 1,968 1,760 : Final : 1,647 1,741 1,970 1,760 : : KS 3/ : Sep : 1,482 1,490 1,564 1,727 : Oct : 1,588 1,431 1,509 : Nov : 1,639 1,547 1,581 : Final : 1,636 1,546 1,581 : : MN : Sep : 1,582 1,487 1,684 1,612 1,676 : Oct : 1,417 1,406 1,598 1,586 : Nov : 1,440 1,446 1,640 1,568 : Final : 1,440 1,435 1,640 1,568 : : MO : Sep : 1,144 1,798 1,458 1,631 1,521 : Oct : 1,455 1,943 1,585 1,746 : Nov : 1,547 1,998 1,679 1,738 : Final : 1,523 2,038 1,652 1,735 : : NE : Sep : 1,727 1,835 1,862 1,740 1,950 : Oct : 1,642 1,836 1,903 1,801 : Nov : 1,636 1,895 1,920 1,784 : Final : 1,636 1,895 1,920 1,766 : : ND 3/ : Sep : 1,114 1,526 1,169 1,352 : Oct : 1,148 1,471 1,241 : Nov : 1,243 1,496 1,260 : Final : 1,242 1,496 1,260 : : OH : Sep : 1,791 1,808 2,040 1,857 1,900 : Oct : 1,898 1,873 1,890 1,895 : Nov : 1,764 1,840 1,974 1,835 : Final : 1,752 1,837 1,981 1,866 : : SD 3/ : Sep : 1,248 1,634 1,318 1,554 : Oct : 1,332 1,617 1,345 : Nov : 1,302 1,605 1,316 : Final : 1,308 1,556 1,312 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ September data not available due to plant immaturity. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 2002. 3/ Field counts began in 2004. Cotton: Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in 7 cotton producing States during 2007. Randomly selected plots in cotton fields were visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. Cotton: Cumulative Boll Counts, Selected States, 2002-2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : AR : Sep : 798 864 811 859 790 : Oct : 755 771 728 814 : Nov : 744 753 733 849 : Dec : 744 754 733 824 : Final : 744 754 733 824 : : CA : Sep : 973 954 993 911 1,084 : Oct : 945 952 926 869 : Nov : 893 945 1,002 926 : Dec : 893 948 1,011 933 : Final : 893 948 1,011 933 : : GA : Sep : 559 646 667 648 616 : Oct : 646 690 689 675 : Nov : 643 686 767 774 : Dec : 665 687 767 790 : Final : 665 687 767 790 : : LA : Sep : 681 635 746 760 796 : Oct : 778 707 768 781 : Nov : 775 691 775 786 : Dec : 775 691 775 785 : Final : 775 691 775 785 : : MS : Sep : 837 808 818 700 819 : Oct : 824 789 729 699 : Nov : 811 780 724 695 : Dec : 808 780 722 695 : Final : 808 780 722 695 : : NC : Sep : 628 758 799 637 527 : Oct : 630 719 693 641 : Nov : 632 732 721 671 : Dec : 632 733 721 671 : Final : 632 733 721 671 : : TX : Sep : 465 639 620 530 602 : Oct : 431 672 516 477 : Nov : 429 593 586 533 : Dec : 435 624 585 544 : Final : 435 624 585 544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes small bolls (less than one inch in diameter), large unopened bolls (at least one inch in diameter), open bolls, partially opened bolls, and burrs per 40 feet of row. November, December, and Final exclude small bolls. August Weather Summary The Southeast baked under mostly dry weather and relentless heat, withering crops that had begun to recover during a relatively cool, showery regime in July. Scattered, late-month showers were too late for most Southeastern summer crops, but locally replenished topsoil moisture. Hot, dry conditions reached as far north as the lower Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys, but heavy rain fell across the remainder of the Corn Belt. Midwestern rain generally aided soybeans and late-planted corn, but also caused significant lowland flooding. Across the nation's mid-section, conditions ranged from hot, mostly dry weather on the central Plains to relatively cool, wet conditions farther south. In fact, excessive soil moisture in parts of the south-central U.S. slowed winter wheat planting preparations and other fieldwork. In contrast, moisture was needed for the upcoming wheat establishment season in Montana, where a dry August followed July's record-setting heat. Elsewhere, late-summer heat in much of the West promoted crop maturation. Western precipitation varied widely, with some of the heaviest rain from the Southwest to the central Rockies. An impressive ribbon of August heat stretched all the way from the Intermountain West into the Southeast, with monthly average temperatures as much as 8 degrees F above normal in the latter region. Pockets of near- to below-normal readings were confined to a few small areas, including the Northeast and Northwest, along with the north-central and south-central U.S. August Agricultural Summary Across the northern Rockies and Great Basin August remained hot and dry, with temperatures averaging near normal to slightly below in the Pacific Northwest. Elsewhere in the West mostly dry conditions, along with warmer than average temperatures, led to high irrigation demands. In central regions of the country, temperatures ranged from cooler than average in central and southern Texas and the northern Great Plains to much warmer than average through the central Great Plains. Six inches or more of rain fell across areas of the northern Corn Belt and Mid-Atlantic States with some areas of southwest Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and Iowa receiving up to 16 inches of rain during August. Rainfall totals of six inches or more were also recorded in parts of Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Texas. Elsewhere, in the southern Corn Belt and Tennessee Valley, rainfall was scattered and light with temperatures ranging 6 to 8 degrees above normal. Nationwide, by August 5, ninety-six percent of the corn crop had reached the silking stage, 4 points ahead of normal. Nearly half of the corn acres reached the dough stage early in the month and continued to progress rapidly, ahead of the normal pace. By the end of the month, 96 percent of the crop had progressed to the dough stage, 4 points ahead of the 5-year average pace but in line with last year. Under mostly favorable conditions, corn developed well ahead of the normal pace with 79 percent of the crop at or beyond the dent stage by September 2, twelve points ahead of the 5-year average. Twenty-five percent of the crop had reached maturity by the same date, 6 points ahead of last year and 8 points ahead of normal. The crop progressed well ahead of schedule in the southern Corn Belt and Tennessee Valley, with Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee reporting nearly a quarter of the crop mature by month's end. By August 26, ninety-four percent of the sorghum acreage had headed, compared with 88 percent last year and 85 percent for the 5-year average. All States were at or ahead of the normal pace, except Missouri and New Mexico where heading trailed the 5-year average by 6 and 19 points, respectively. Coloring was behind normal in most States early in the month, but by month's end, only Missouri and Oklahoma were behind normal. Nationwide, on September 2, seventy percent of the sorghum had begun coloring, 9 points ahead of last year's pace and 13 points ahead of normal. Harvest activity during the month was limited to the Delta and southern Great Plains with over 50 percent of the crop harvested in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas by the end of August. Over half of the oat crop was harvested nationwide at the beginning of the month, with harvest nearly complete in the central and southern Great Plains, Iowa, and Ohio. In Pennsylvania, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, producers made rapid harvest progress during August, well ahead of the normal pace. By August 26, ninety-six percent of the crop was harvested, 1 point behind last year but 5 points ahead of normal. During the month, barley harvest remained well ahead of the 5-year average in all States. By the end of August, 96 percent of the crop was harvested, 4 points ahead of the previous year's pace and 13 points ahead of the 5-year average. As harvest neared completion, all States were at least 10 points ahead of normal, with the exception of Washington where harvest was just slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest of the 2007 winter wheat crop had progressed to 94 percent complete by the first week of August, 3 points ahead of normal after lagging behind schedule during most of July. In Texas, harvest continued into the middle of August and was still 3 points behind the 5-year average at 97 percent complete. Most of the August harvest activity occurred in the Pacific Northwest where growers progressed well ahead of their normal pace. Ninety-six percent of spring wheat was harvested by month's end, the same pace as the previous year but 16 points ahead of the 5-year average. Although favorable weather allowed harvest to be completed ahead of normal in most of the major spring wheat producing States, the pace in South Dakota and Washington was near normal. On August 5, sixty-six percent of the rice acreage was at or beyond the heading stage, 3 points ahead of the 5-year average. The crop steadily advanced and ended the month at 97 percent headed, still 3 points ahead of normal. Excessive moisture in south central Louisiana and Texas delayed harvest early in the month keeping progress behind the normal pace by 6 points in Louisiana and 26 points in Texas. Despite these early delays, harvest progressed rapidly in both States, advancing 35 and 43 percent, respectively, during the week ending August 20. Nationally, by the end of the month, nearly a quarter of the acreage had been harvested by producers, surpassing last year's pace by 2 points and the 5-year average by 4 points. The majority of soybean acreage had bloomed by mid-month, 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. By month's end, 96 percent of the acreage was at or beyond the pod setting stage, 2 points ahead of normal. Crop development progressed ahead of the 5-year average in nearly all States during August and by month's end only Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee lagged the normal pace, trailing by 4 points or less. By the end of August, 14 percent of the crop was dropping leaves or beyond, 3 points ahead of the average pace. In Louisiana and Tennessee, the percent of soybean acres dropping leaves was 19 and 29 points ahead of normal, respectively. During the week ending August 5, peanut pegging reached 86 percent compared with 88 percent last year and 94 percent for the 5-year average. All States except North Carolina and Virginia lagged the normal pace. By mid-month, 95 percent of the crop had reached the pegging stage, 3 points behind the 5-year average. In Florida and Texas, progress was 8 points or more behind normal. Ninety-five percent of the cotton crop was at or beyond the squaring stage by the week ending August 5, behind last year and normal by 1 point. Favorable conditions allowed the crop in Kansas to develop significantly ahead of normal, but due to wet, cooler than average conditions in Oklahoma, progress trailed the normal pace by 13 points. The acreage setting bolls progressed at a slower than normal pace during August, mainly due to slow development in the Southeast and southern Great Plains. On August 5, seventy percent of the crop was at or beyond the boll setting stage, 9 points behind the 5-year average. By mid-month, progress was still 6 points behind normal, at 86 percent. On September 2, boll setting finally pulled even with the 5-year average as 98 percent of the crop was at or beyond this stage. Corn for grain: Acreage harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 85.4 million acres, unchanged from August but up 21 percent from 2006. If realized, this would be the most corn acres harvested for grain since 1933. The September 1 corn objective yield data indicate the highest plant population on record for the combined 10 objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). The September objective yield forecasted ears per acre were also a record high, surpassing the previous record set in 2004. Record high stalk and ear counts were recorded in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Minnesota had a record high number of plants per acre while the indicated ears per acre were the highest since 2004. As of September 2, fifty-nine percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up 1 percentage point from last month but unchanged from last year. Regionally, crop conditions improved from last month across the northern Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains where heavy rainfall during the month provided much-needed moisture for the crop. However, the abundant showers caused some lowland flooding, particularly across the upper Midwest. Crop conditions declined from last month across the southern tier of the Corn Belt and into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic States where extremely hot, dry weather stressed the crop. Condition ratings also declined slightly in the southern Great Plains as rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin and other thunderstorms added to already abundant soil moisture. Under warmer than normal conditions, fields progressed rapidly through the dough stage and into the dent and mature stages during the month. On September 2, ninety-six percent of the crop had reached the dough stage or beyond, 4 points ahead of normal, while 79 percent of the crop was dented and beyond, 12 points ahead of normal. Twenty-five percent of the acreage had reached maturity, 8 points ahead of the average pace with all States at or ahead of normal, except Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 495 million bushels, up 4 percent from last month and up 78 percent from last year. Based on September 1 conditions, the yield is forecast at 73.9 bushels per acre, up 3.0 bushels from August and up 17.7 bushels from last year. If realized, this would be the highest yield on record. Area for harvest as grain is forecast at 6.70 million acres, unchanged from August but up 36 percent from last year. As of September 2, sorghum had progressed to 28 percent mature, compared with 30 percent last year and the 5-year average of 27 percent. Sorghum condition was rated 63 percent good to excellent, compared with 30 percent at the same time last year. Yield forecasts were at or above last month's level in all of the major sorghum producing States except New Mexico and Oklahoma. Kansas received beneficial rainfall during August in the central and northern parts of the State where most of the sorghum is produced. The yield in Kansas is expected to be 79.0 bushels per acre, up 5.0 bushels from last month and up 21.0 bushels from 2006. Texas, the second largest sorghum producing State, expects a yield of 69.0 bushels per acre, up 2.0 bushels from last month and up 21.0 bushels from last year due to favorable growing conditions. Record high yields are forecast in Nebraska, Arkansas, and Texas. Rice: Production is forecast at 192 million cwt, up 1 percent from the August forecast but down 1 percent from last year. Based on administrative data, planted area is revised to 2.75 million acres, up slightly from the June estimate but down 3 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.73 million acres, up slightly from last month but down 3 percent from 2006. As of September 1, the U.S. yield is forecast at a record high 7,024 pounds per acre, up 40 pounds per acre from last month and up 156 pounds from last year. If realized, this will surpass the previous record high yield of 6,988 pounds per acre set in 2004. Record high yields are expected in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri. As of September 2, rice harvest was behind normal in Texas and Louisiana at 79 and 75 percent complete, respectively. In Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri, producers are harvesting their crop ahead of the normal pace. In California, harvest was just beginning at 1 percent complete. Nationwide, the crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition. Soybeans: Area for harvest is forecast at 63.3 million acres, a decrease of 20,000 acres from August and down 15 percent from last year's record high. The September objective yield pod counts are down slightly from the final 2006 survey results, despite pod counts being higher or unchanged in 5 of the 7 major soybean producing States. Hot, dry weather across southern Illinois and Missouri hindered pod setting and development in those two States. By the end of August, 96 percent of the U.S. crop was at or beyond the pod setting stage, equal to last year but 2 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. As of September 2, fourteen percent of the acreage was dropping leaves or beyond, 2 points ahead of 2006 and 3 points ahead of normal. As of September 2, fifty-six percent of the U.S. soybean crop was rated good to excellent, 2 percentage points below the rating at the end of July and 3 points below the same week in 2006. Crop conditions declined during August across most of Southeast, southern Corn Belt, Delta, and Tennessee Valley as hot temperatures for much of the month stressed the soybean crop. The largest decline in condition from last month was seen in Kentucky, where only 16 percent of the crop was rated as good to excellent, a decline of 53 points from the end of July. In contrast, crop conditions did improve slightly during August across the northern Great Plains, the northern Corn Belt, and Ohio as needed rain fell in those areas. However, these areas also experienced some flooding from heavy rain at times. Despite the slight improvement, conditions in Ohio and the Great Lakes States were still worse than 2006, with the crop condition rating in Michigan down 34 points from 2006. Record high yields are forecast in Louisiana, Nebraska, and South Dakota, along with a record tying yield in Mississippi. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 3.34 billion pounds, down 1 percent from last month and down 4 percent from last year's crop. Based on administrative data, planted area is revised to 1.23 million acres, up 3 percent from the June 1 estimate but down 1 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.19 million acres, up 3 percent from August but down 2 percent from 2006. Yields are expected to average 2,803 pounds per acre, down 106 pounds from last month and down 71 pounds from last year. Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina) is expected to total 2.38 billion pounds, up 5 percent from August but down 5 percent from last year's level. Planted area, at 893,000 acres, is up 5 percent from June but down 6 percent from 2006. Expected area for harvest, at 866,000 acres, is up 4 percent from August but down 7 percent from 2006. Yields in the region are expected to average 2,744 pounds per acre, up 8 pounds from last month and 45 pounds above last year. Yields are higher than last year in all Southeast States except Alabama and South Carolina. Yields in Alabama and South Carolina are expected to be down 300 pounds per acre from 2006, as hot, dry conditions continue to plague the area. As of September 2, the percent of crop rated poor to very poor in the area ranged from 16 percent in Georgia to 40 percent in Alabama. Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 262 million pounds, down 24 percent from August and down 18 percent from last year's crop. Planted acres, at 115,000, are down 3 percent from August but up 13 percent from 2006. Expected acreage for harvest, at 113,000, is down 3 percent from June but up 13 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 2,319 pounds per acre, down 642 pounds from last month and down 865 pounds from the previous year, as drought conditions in the area have greatly reduced the yield potential of the 2007 crop. As of September 2, the crop condition ratings in North Carolina and Virginia were 26 percent and 23 percent poor to very poor, respectively. Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 697 million pounds, down 7 percent from August 1 but up 8 percent from 2006. Planted acres, at 217,000, are unchanged from June but up 14 percent from 2006. Expected acreage for harvest, at 211,000, is unchanged from last month but up 18 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 3,302 pounds per acre for the region, down 259 pounds from last month and down 305 pounds from the previous year. On September 2, the percentage of the crop rated good to excellent in Oklahoma and Texas was 70 and 77 percent, respectively. Cotton: Upland cotton harvested area, at 10.3 million acres, is down 1 percent from last month and down 17 percent from last year. Based on administrative data, planted area is revised to 10.6 million acres, down 2 percent from the June estimate and down 29 percent from last year. Area for harvest is expected to total 10.5 million acres, down 1 percent from last month and down 17 percent from 2006. Upland producers plan to harvest 10.3 million acres, down 1 percent from last month and down 17 percent from last year. American-Pima harvested area, at 289,000 acres, is down 4,000 acres from last month and down 11 percent from last year. In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia), producers battled intense heat and lack of moisture during the month of August. Some producers expressed concern about plants wilting, shedding squares, and dropping bolls due to the drought conditions. However, the crop developed ahead of normal under the hot weather conditions. During the latter part of the month, the region did receive some scattered showers but not enough to offer any relief to the stressed crop. As of September 2, crop condition ratings were mostly fair to poor except in Alabama where the crop was rated mostly poor to very poor. The cotton crop in the Delta States matured rapidly due to continual hot, dry weather during August. The crop was reported to be in mostly fair to good condition. By late August, defoliation was underway with harvest beginning throughout the region. In Mississippi, data from objective yield survey show the bolls per acre slightly below the 5-year average. In Louisiana and Arkansas, boll counts were above the 5-year averages. The High Plains of Texas finally received the high temperatures during August needed to promote crop growth and development at a normal pace. As of September 2, eighteen percent of the crop had bolls opening, still lagging normal due to the late start of the crop. The crop condition was rated mostly fair to good. By mid-August, harvest in the Rio Grande Valley was underway later than normal, due to the cool temperatures and rain received during July. Data from the objective yield survey indicate that the Texas boll weight is the third heaviest in the last five years. In Oklahoma and Kansas, the crop was progressing behind normal but was rated in mostly good condition. California upland cotton producers experienced ideal weather which helped promote cotton development. The crop was rated in mostly good to excellent condition. In Arizona, harvest began during the latter part of August. Objective yield measurements in California show the bolls per acre to be the highest in the last five years while boll weight is the lowest in the last five years. American-Pima production is forecast at a record high 793,000 bales, down 2 percent from August but up 4 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,317 pounds per harvested acre, down 8 pounds from the August forecast but up 181 pounds from 2006. California growers are expected to harvest a record high production at 740,000 bales, down 1 percent from last month but up 8 percent from last year. Ginnings totaled 182,250 running bales prior to September 1, compared with 405,500 running bales ginned prior to the same date last year and 592,050 running bales in 2005. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production is forecast at 718 million pounds, 7 percent below the August 1 forecast and down 1 percent from 2006. Area for harvest is forecast at 355,070 acres, virtually unchanged from the previous forecast but 5 percent above last year. Yields for 2007 are expected to average 2,023 pounds per acre, 166 pounds lower than the August forecast and 121 pounds below a year ago. Yields in North Carolina, the leading tobacco producing State, are expected to average 1,991 pounds per acre, 199 pounds less than a month ago and 90 pounds below 2006. In Kentucky, the second leading tobacco producing State, yields are expected to average 2,018 pounds per acre, down 123 pounds from the August forecast and 232 pounds less than last year. Yields are also expected to decrease from the previous forecast in Tennessee and Virginia. Growers in Pennsylvania expect slightly higher yields than a month ago. Yields in all of the other tobacco States remain unchanged from the August forecast. Flue-cured production is expected to total 458 million pounds, 8 percent below last month but up 2 percent from 2006. Growers plan to harvest 225,000 acres in 2007, up less than 1 percent from the August forecast and 6 percent above a year ago. Yields are forecast to average 2,033 pounds per acre, 179 pounds below the last forecast and 62 pounds less than the previous year. Yields in North Carolina are expected to average 2,000 pounds per acre, down 200 pounds from the August forecast and 90 pounds below 2006. Growers in Virginia expect yields 400 pounds per acre lower than a month ago while yields in the two other flue-cured States remained unchanged. Flue-cured tobacco is suffering, particularly in North Carolina and Virginia, due to hot, dry conditions hindering plant growth and leaf weight. However, the dry conditions have helped keep disease pressure low in Georgia, where Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus has been a problem for growers in previous years. Burley production is expected to total 198 million pounds, down 6 percent from the August forecast and 9 percent below last year. Burley growers plan to harvest 105,200 acres, unchanged from last month's forecast but up 2 percent from 2006. Yields are expected to average 1,878 pounds per acre, 128 pounds below the August forecast and down 217 pounds from a year ago. The production forecast for Kentucky, the largest burley producing State, at 146 million pounds, is 5 percent below the previous forecast and 2006. Area for harvest in Kentucky is forecast at 77,000 acres, unchanged from the August 1 forecast but 5 percent above last year. Growers in Kentucky expect yields to average 1,900 pounds per acre, down 100 pounds from last month's forecast and 200 pounds below a year ago. Yields also decreased in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia while yields in all other burley States remained unchanged from the previous forecast. The weather continued to be hot and dry in August, limiting tobacco growth in the majority of the burley States. Fire-cured production is expected to total 37.6 million pounds, down 11 percent from the August forecast and 5 percent below last year. Growers plan to harvest 13,300 acres in 2007, unchanged from last month but 12 percent above 2006. The yield is expected to average 2,826 pounds per acre, 342 pounds below last month and down 498 pounds from 2006. Southern Maryland Belt tobacco production in Pennsylvania is expected to total 2.31 million pounds, down 2 percent from last month's forecast but 11 percent above last year. A total of 1,100 acres is expected to be harvested this year, unchanged from both last month and last year. The average yield, at 2,100 pounds, is down 50 pounds from the August forecast but 200 pounds above a year ago. Dark air-cured tobacco is expected to total 12.3 million pounds, down 4 percent from last month and 7 percent below 2006. Growers plan to harvest 4,650 acres in 2007, unchanged from the August forecast but 8 percent above last year. The yield is expected to average 2,644 pounds per acre, 114 pounds below last month's forecast and down 415 pounds from a year ago. All cigar production is forecast to total 11.2 million pounds, 1 percent above the August forecast and up 33 percent from 2006. Growers of cigar type tobacco plan to harvest 5,820 acres, unchanged from last month but 18 percent above a year ago. Overall, yield is expected to average 1,916 pounds per acre, 16 pounds above the last forecast and 217 pounds above last year. Summer Potatoes: Production of summer potatoes is forecast at 16.5 million cwt in 2007, down 1 percent from the July 1 forecast and 9 percent below the 2006 final estimate. Harvested area is estimated at 50,300 acres, down 7 percent from last year. The average yield is forecast at 328 cwt per acre, 17 cwt above the July forecast but 9 cwt below last year. In Texas, record high rainfall led to increased abandonment from the previous forecast, however the average yield is up 90 cwt from July 1. In Alabama, dry conditions adversely affected the quality of the crop. Colorado growers started harvest later than usual due to delays in planting. Hail and hot temperatures contributed to lower yields. In Virginia, hot and dry weather reduced yields from the July forecast. Yields also declined in Maryland due to dry and hot weather. In New Jersey, crop conditions were rated mostly good to excellent with harvest expected to be completed by the end of October. Harvest began on time in California with growers reporting an increase in yields from the previous forecast. Fall Potatoes, 2006 Final: Production of 2006 fall potatoes is finalized at 399 million cwt, 4 percent above the 2005 crop but 3 percent below 2004. Area harvested, at 983,000 acres, was 4 percent above the previous year but down 4 percent from two years earlier. The average yield was 406 cwt per acre, up 3 cwt from 2005 and 5 cwt above 2004. When compared with the annual estimates made last January, fall production was up 2 percent. Increases in California, Idaho, Nebraska, and Ohio more than offset declines in Maine and Massachusetts. All Potatoes, 2006: Final production of potatoes from all four seasons in 2006 totaled 441 million cwt, up 4 percent from 2005 but 3 percent below 2004. Area harvested is estimated at 1.12 million acres, up 3 percent from a year earlier but 4 percent below 2004. The yield, averaging 393 cwt per acre, increased 3 cwt from 2005 and was up 2 cwt from 2004. Winter production in 2006 declined 8 percent from 2005. Spring and summer production increased 6 percent and 3 percent, respectively, from a year earlier. Fall potatoes were up 4 percent from the previous year. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2007 is forecast at 30.4 million tons, down 4 percent from the August forecast but up 3 percent from 2006. Sugarcane growers intend to harvest 883,500 acres for sugar and seed during the 2007 crop year, down 9,500 acres from the August forecast and 14,600 acres less than last year. Yield is forecast at 34.4 tons per acre, down 0.9 ton from last month but up 1.5 tons from last year. Production is down in Florida and Louisiana from the August forecast due to lower expected yields in Florida and lower expected harvested acres in Louisiana. Sugarbeets: Production is forecast at 30.1 million tons, 1 percent above the August forecast but 12 percent below last year's production of 34.1 million tons. Growers expect to harvest 1.24 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast but down 5 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at 24.2 tons