U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Statistical Bulletin 1003 Statistical Highlights of U.S. Agriculture for 2004 and 2005 April 2005 _______________________________________________________________________________ April 12, 2005 Dear Reader: Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts surveys and prepares hundreds of reports covering U.S. agriculture. Included are data on production and supplies of commodities, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor employed and wages paid, farm income and expenses, fertilizer and pesticide usage, and many other aspects important to agriculture. The abundance of information produced has earned NASS the title "the fact finders of agriculture." This edition of Statistical Highlights of United States Agriculture, 2004/2005, brings together the most important economic and statistical information on agriculture in a single summary report. More detail and additional statistics may be found on the NASS website at www.usda.gov/nass. The statistical data contained in this report were provided by NASS, the Economic Research Service, and the World Agricultural Outlook Board. We would like to thank all contributors to this publication and especially recognize the thousands of farmers, ranchers, and businesses who voluntarily report the vital data necessary to produce reliable statistics. We would also like to invite those who use this publication to make suggestions to improve it. Your comments on this or other NASS reports can be sent directly to me at NASS, USDA, Room 5041A South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20250-2001 or by e-mail to ron_bosecker@nass.usda.gov. I trust you will find the information useful and welcome your input. Sincerely, R. Ronald Bosecker Administrator Contents Overview National Agricultural Statistics Service..............................2 Farm Economics and Demographics Summary..............................5 Crops Summary........................................................10 Livestock Summary....................................................31 Environmental Data Summary...........................................46 Headquarters.........................................................65 State Statistical Offices............................................66 Economics Farm Real Estate...............................................................6 Farm Production Expenses.......................................................8 Farm Workers...................................................................8 Grazing Fees for Cattle........................................................9 Crops U.S. Agricultural Exports....................................................14 Value of Crop Production.....................................................14 Field Crops: Top 5 States for Selected Commodities................................14 Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, Value, and Stocks...................................................15 Objective Yield Survey Final Counts..................................20 Vegetables: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value.........................23 Fruits and Nuts: Non-citrus: Fruit Acreage, Production, Price, and Value...................................................26 Citrus: Acreage, Production, Price, and Value........................28 Nut: Acreage, Production, Price, and Value...........................29 Floriculture Crops: Value of Sales.......................................................30 Growing Area by Type of Cover........................................30 Agaricus Mushrooms...........................................................30 Livestock U.S. Agricultural Exports....................................................33 Meat Consumption.............................................................33 Cattle and Calves: January 1 Inventory..................................................34 Marketings, Price, and Cash Receipts.................................34 Top 10 States........................................................34 Operations and Inventory by Size Group...............................35 Commercial Slaughter.................................................35 Cattle on Feed: Inventory and Marketings by State....................................36 Feedlots, Inventory, and Marketings..................................36 Beef Cows: Operations and Inventory by Size Group...............................37 Milk Cows: Operations and Inventory by Size Group...............................37 Inventory, Production, Price, and Value of Production...................................................38 Hogs and Pigs: Inventory and Pig Crop...............................................39 Marketings, Price, and Cash Receipts.................................39 Commercial Slaughter.................................................40 Operations and Inventory.............................................40 Pigs per Litter......................................................41 Sheep and Lambs: Sheep Inventory and Lamb Crop........................................42 Marketings, Price, and Cash Receipts.................................42 Commercial Slaughter.................................................42 Wool Production and Value............................................43 Breeding Sheep Survey Percent by Size Group..........................43 Honey: Number of Colonies, Yield, Production, Stock, Price, and Value.......44 Poultry: Broilers: Production, Price, and Value...............................44 Layers: Egg Production, Price, and Value.............................44 Chickens: Inventory and Value........................................45 Turkeys: Production, Price, and Value................................45 Catfish and Trout: Operations, Catfish Water Acres, and Grower Sales.................................................45 Environmental Fertilizer Usage: Corn, Cotton, Potatoes, Soybeans, and Wheat...............................47 Pesticide Usage: Corn, Cotton, Potatoes, Soybeans, and Wheat..........................55 _______________________________________________________________________________ National Agricultural Statistics Service The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) administers the United States Department of Agriculture's program for collecting and publishing timely national, State, and county level agricultural statistics. In 1862, the first Commissioner of the newly formed Department of Agriculture, Isaac Newton, established a goal to "collect, arrange, and publish statistical and other useful agricultural information." A year later, in July 1863, the Department's Division of Statistics issued the Nation's first official Crop Production report. The structure of farming, ranching, and the agricultural industry has changed dramatically during the succeeding 141 years. The need for accurate, timely, and objective statistical information about the Nation's agriculture has become even more important as the country has moved from subsistence agriculture to a highly industrialized business that produces food and fiber for the world market. The National Agricultural Statistics Service now publishes over 500 reports a year with official estimates covering over 120 crops and 45 livestock items. Each report is issued according to a published annual calendar of release dates. Strict security procedures ensure that no one gains premature access to the information. In addition, NASS has a strong tradition of cooperation with other federal agencies, state departments of agriculture, and universities to supplement the federal statistics program. The state-federal cooperative relationship, which began over 80 years ago, eliminates duplication and provides state input while maintaining consistency in surveys conducted across the U.S. Data Sources and Estimation Procedures The official estimates prepared by NASS are based on data obtained from farm and ranch operators, agribusinesses such as grain elevators, shippers, processors, and commercial storage firms. Scientifically designed sampling methods are used to determine the operations to be included in each survey. Operators are interviewed by professionally trained interviewers, either in person or by telephone. In some instances operators will receive a questionnaire by mail with a postage-paid return envelope. Anyone not returning the form is usually telephoned. Survey response is voluntary. Very stringent laws and procedures protect the confidentiality of each operator's response. NASS maintains extensive lists of farm and ranch operations along with identifiers that indicate size and type of operation. NASS also maintains complete lists of grain storage facilities, commercial operations such as feedlots, cold storage facilities, and manufactured dairy processors. Nearly every report issued by NASS is based on survey sample data collected from farms or other agribusinesses selected from these lists. NASS also maintains an area sampling frame. The area frame, which is essentially the entire land mass of the United States, ensures complete coverage of the U.S. farm population. The Area Frame Survey provides accurate estimates of crop acres and is the primary basis for the June Acreage report. The area frame is also used to measure the incompleteness of the list frame. Sampling from the area frame is a multi-step process. First, all land in each state is classified into land use categories by the intensity of cultivation using a variety of map products and satellite imagery. These land use classifications range from intensively cultivated land to marginally cultivated grazing land to urban areas. The land in each use category is then divided into segments ranging from about 1 square mile in cultivated areas to 0.1 square mile in urban areas. This allows intensively cultivated land segments to be selected with a greater frequency than those less intensively cultivated. Nearly 12,000 area segments are selected nationwide for the large scale survey conducted each June. Using maps and aerial photos that show the exact site and boundaries of each sample segment, interviewers locate and interview every operator with land inside the segment boundaries. They obtain information on the crops planted in each field, livestock inventory, and quantities of grain in storage. A considerable amount of data are also available from other organizations, both private and public. The administrative data are used to evaluate the accuracy of production estimates and in some cases to determine the final estimates. The information becomes available during the marketing year but often after the preliminary production estimates are determined. Some examples of administrative data follow. Utilization data. Information about imports, exports, soybean crush, and industrial use are available from the Bureau of the Census. These data are used in a balance sheet that starts with carryover stocks from the previous year and the current production estimate, which measures total supply. At the end of the marketing year, when subtracting utilization data from the supplies at the beginning of the crop year, the result should correspond closely with the ending stocks. If there is a large unexplained difference between survey stocks and indicated stocks from the balance sheet, then the previous year acreage, yield, and production survey and stocks data are reviewed to determine if revisions should be made. Slaughter statistics. NASS receives data through the Food Safety and Inspection Service about the number of animals inspected at slaughter operations. These data are used to monitor the accuracy of the livestock production statistics. Price statistics. Extensive use is made of USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service market news data to prepare the monthly average prices received from the sales of livestock species. Also, Bureau of Labor price indices are used to measure the relative changes in prices paid for production input items. Summary NASS is a world leader in the use of statistical methodology to produce statistics about agriculture. NASS statisticians provide consultative services to a large number of developing countries around the world, helping them develop statistical information about their agriculture. NASS has also been a leader in making information available through electronic media. Globalization of markets is expanding as buyers and sellers have nearly instant access to market information from around the world. The 2002 U.S. Census of Agriculture is now available on the internet. 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The NASS Homepage address is: http:/www.usda.gov/nass/ Electronic Subscriptions All of the NASS National reports are also available via an automated mailing list. You may subscribe to as many reports as you wish and they will be sent directly to your e-mail address within 3 hours of release, all at no charge. For further information, send an e-mail to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu and in the body of the message, type the word: list. Additional information is also available by selecting Publications from the NASS Homepage. _______________________________________________________________________________ Farm Economics and Demographics Summary Number of Farms The number of U.S. farms fell to 2.11 million in 2004, 0.6 percent below the 2003 level. The average farm size increased by 2 acres, to 443 acres. Land in farms decreased 2.05 million acres, to 936.6 million acres. Farms with annual sales of over $100,000 accounted for 15.8 percent of all farms and for 58.6 percent of land in farms. Average Farm Real Estate Values The value of U.S. farm real estate, including all land and buildings, averaged $1,360 per acre as of January 1, 2004, up 7.1 percent from the previous year. Farm real estate values increased in all states from the previous year. The $90 per acre increase in average U.S. farm real estate values extends an upward trend that began in 1988. The change in value closely tracked increases in U.S. cropland and pasture values, which rose by 7.2 and 6.4 percent, respectively, during 2003. The increase in farm real estate, and its cropland and pasture components, was driven by a combination of factors, including; low interest rates, higher cash receipts, and demand for recreational and development uses. Cash Receipts U.S. cash receipts from farm marketings totaled $212 billion in 2003, up 8.5 percent from $195 billion in 2002. Crop cash receipts, at $106 billion, were up 4.8 percent while livestock receipts, at $106 billion, were up 12.5 percent. Index for Prices Received The 2004 annual average index of prices received by farmers for all farm products, based on 1990-92=100, was 119, up 11 percent from the 2003 annual average of 107. The 2004 annual average index of all crop prices, at 117, was up 5.4 percent due to higher prices for most crops. The 2004 livestock and products price index, at 122, was up 18 percent from 2003. Prices Paid Index, Grazing Fees, Overall Expenditures, and Wage Rates Overall, the 2004 index of annual average prices paid by farmers (PPITW) was 133 (1990-92=100), up 3.9 percent from 2003. The annual average PPITW was 136 for the crop sector and 131 for the livestock sector. Both increased from 2003. In 2004, ranchers in the 17 Western States paid monthly fees for grazing livestock on private non-irrigated grazing lands averaging $13.10 per animal unit month, up 6.5 percent from 2003. Overall farm production expenditures increased 3.0 percent in 2003. The U.S. annual average wage rate for all hired workers rose to $9.22 per hour in 2004, up from $9.08 in 2003. Farm Real Estate: Average Value Per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 2000-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Value per Acre as of January 1 Region and State :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Northeast : 2,660 2,830 3,000 3,200 3,400 Connecticut : 7,050 7,700 8,500 9,500 10,200 Delaware : 3,150 3,400 3,700 4,000 4,300 Maine : 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,750 1,850 Maryland : 3,600 3,800 4,000 4,150 4,500 Massachusetts : 6,500 7,300 8,100 9,300 9,900 New Hampshire : 2,400 2,550 2,800 3,100 3,250 New Jersey : 7,600 8,100 8,600 9,100 9,750 New York : 1,430 1,520 1,610 1,700 1,780 Pennsylvania : 2,800 3,000 3,250 3,450 3,650 Rhode Island : 7,300 7,700 8,300 9,300 10,200 Vermont : 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,050 2,150 : Lake States : 1,560 1,700 1,870 2,010 2,220 Michigan : 2,090 2,280 2,470 2,680 2,920 Minnesota : 1,320 1,400 1,500 1,600 1,800 Wisconsin : 1,700 1,950 2,150 2,300 2,500 : Corn Belt : 1,890 1,950 2,030 2,130 2,300 Illinois : 2,260 2,290 2,350 2,430 2,610 Indiana : 2,260 2,350 2,460 2,570 2,770 Iowa : 1,800 1,850 1,920 2,010 2,200 Missouri : 1,230 1,300 1,380 1,470 1,580 Ohio : 2,330 2,470 2,600 2,740 2,930 : Northern Plains : 535 556 576 594 632 Kansas : 625 645 665 685 715 Nebraska : 710 735 760 775 825 North Dakota : 405 410 415 425 455 South Dakota : 380 405 430 460 500 : Appalachia : 1,990 2,120 2,250 2,370 2,500 Kentucky : 1,650 1,750 1,830 1,900 2,000 North Carolina : 2,450 2,680 2,900 3,100 3,300 Tennessee : 2,100 2,200 2,300 2,400 2,500 Virginia : 2,230 2,380 2,530 2,700 2,850 West Virginia : 1,210 1,270 1,330 1,400 1,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Farm Real Estate: Average Value Per Acre, by Region and State, January 1, 2000-04 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Value per Acre as of January 1 Region and State :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Southeast : 1,920 2,030 2,140 2,270 2,420 Alabama : 1,570 1,640 1,700 1,760 1,860 Florida : 2,500 2,600 2,720 2,900 3,100 Georgia : 1,750 1,900 2,050 2,200 2,350 South Carolina : 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,050 2,150 : Delta States : 1,270 1,330 1,390 1,460 1,550 Arkansas : 1,290 1,350 1,410 1,480 1,580 Louisiana : 1,310 1,380 1,440 1,500 1,580 Mississippi : 1,200 1,270 1,330 1,400 1,480 : Southern Plains : 672 715 755 788 832 Oklahoma : 640 655 680 705 745 Texas : 680 730 775 810 855 : Mountain : 448 471 500 523 550 Arizona : 1,150 1,250 1,400 1,500 1,600 Colorado : 650 675 700 730 775 Idaho : 1,150 1,200 1,240 1,280 1,360 Montana : 330 350 370 390 410 Nevada : 435 450 465 480 500 New Mexico : 230 240 250 260 265 Utah : 900 975 1,040 1,100 1,150 Wyoming : 255 270 285 300 315 : Pacific : 2,000 2,120 2,240 2,350 2,480 California : 3,000 3,200 3,400 3,600 3,800 Oregon : 1,050 1,100 1,150 1,200 1,250 Washington : 1,250 1,300 1,390 1,480 1,530 : 48 States : 1,090 1,150 1,210 1,270 1,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch, (202) 720-6146. Farm Production Expenses Major Input Items, Total, United States, 1999-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenditure - Farm Share : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million : dollars : Total Farm Production Expenditures :184,050 189,600 197,000 193,100 198,900 Livestock, Poultry : & Related Expenses : 16,800 18,000 18,900 18,300 19,000 Feed : 24,500 24,500 25,200 24,900 27,000 Farm Services : 25,700 25,400 26,700 26,800 26,800 Rent : 15,900 16,100 16,800 16,200 16,400 Agricultural Chemicals : 8,600 8,500 8,600 8,300 8,400 Fertilizer, Lime & Soil Conditioners : 9,900 10,000 10,300 9,600 10,000 Interest : 10,700 10,900 11,000 10,500 9,300 Taxes (Real Estate & Property) : 6,800 6,900 7,000 6,800 6,800 Labor : 19,700 20,700 22,000 21,500 21,200 Fuels : 5,300 7,000 7,000 6,500 6,700 Farm Supplies & Repairs : 12,600 12,400 12,900 12,200 11,000 Farm Improvements & Construction : 7,100 8,400 7,800 8,000 11,500 Tractors and Self-Propelled : Farm Machinery : 5,400 5,400 6,100 6,200 6,500 Other Farm Machinery : 3,500 3,600 3,700 3,700 3,900 Seeds & Plants : 7,200 7,500 8,300 8,900 9,300 Trucks & Autos : 3,900 4,000 4,200 4,200 4,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demograhpics Branch, (202) 720-6146. Farm Workers, United States, 2000-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Annual Workers 1/ : Average Annual Wages Year :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Self-emp : Unpaid : All Hired :All Hired : Field :Field & Lvstk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : --------- per hour -------- : 2000 : 1,574.8 487.5 890.3 8.10 7.50 7.54 2001 : 1,559.8 490.0 873.3 8.45 7.78 7.86 2002 2/ : 885.7 8.81 8.12 8.18 2003 : 836.0 9.08 8.31 8.42 2004 : 825.2 9.22 8.45 8.55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Alaska. 2/ Self-employed and unpaid estimates discontinued July 2002 quarter. NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch, (202) 720-6146. Grazing Fees for Cattle, Selected States and Regions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Monthly Rate by Payment Method 1/ :-------------------------------------------------- State or Region : Animal Unit 2/ : Cow-Calf : Per Head :-------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Arizona : 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 California : 13.50 14.50 17.50 19.50 14.30 15.50 Colorado : 13.00 13.50 14.60 15.00 13.50 14.00 Idaho : 12.00 12.20 14.00 14.20 12.60 12.60 Kansas : 13.50 13.00 16.50 16.50 13.50 13.50 Montana : 15.20 15.90 17.40 17.40 15.90 16.20 Nebraska : 21.60 23.00 26.00 27.50 23.40 25.20 Nevada : 10.50 10.60 11.80 12.00 11.80 12.00 New Mexico : 8.60 9.70 12.40 11.90 10.00 11.00 North Dakota : 13.50 13.00 14.50 14.20 14.00 13.50 Oklahoma : 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 7.50 8.50 Oregon : 12.50 13.00 14.80 15.10 12.20 12.50 South Dakota : 17.30 17.60 20.20 21.50 19.20 19.20 Texas : 8.50 10.00 9.00 10.80 9.00 9.80 Utah : 11.60 11.80 13.40 13.80 12.50 13.10 Washington : 11.20 10.80 11.70 12.50 11.20 10.80 Wyoming : 13.40 13.90 15.50 16.00 13.90 14.30 : 17 Western States : 12.30 13.10 14.40 15.30 13.10 13.70 16 Western States (excl. TX) : 13.80 14.30 16.40 17.10 14.60 15.20 11 Western States 4/ : 12.80 13.30 15.10 15.50 13.40 13.80 9 High Plains States 5/ : 12.10 13.00 14.10 15.10 12.90 13.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average based on January Agricultural Survey indications of monthly lease rates for private, non-irrigated grazing land. Rates over $10.00 are rounded to the nearest dime. 2/ Includes animal unit plus cow-calf rates. Cow-calf rate converted to animal unit (AUM) using 1 aum=cow-calf rate x 0.833. 3/ Insufficent data. 4/ Eleven Western States; AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY. 5/ Nine high Plains States; CO, KS, NE, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, WY. NASS, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch, (202) 720-6146. _______________________________________________________________________________ Crop Summary 2004 Corn Grain Production Largest on Record Corn for grain production is estimated at 11.8 billion bushels, up 17 percent from the 10.1 billion bushels produced in 2003. The average U.S. grain yield is estimated at 160.4 bushels per acre, up 18.2 bushels from 2003. Both production and yield estimates are the largest on record. The previous record for both was set last year when production was estimated at 10.1 billion bushels and yield was 142.2 bushels per acre. Planted area totaled 80.9 million acres, up 3 percent from last year. Area harvested for grain, at 73.6 million acres, is up 4 percent from 2003. Planting conditions during the Spring were good as growers were able to progress ahead of a normal pace for that time of year. Planting progress slowed after mid-May as heavy rains soaked Corn Belt fields but progress remained ahead of the normal pace. The rapid planting progress and warm conditions also spurred emergence during the month of May. However, in the upper Midwest, temperatures averaged below normal during May which slowed crop development. Throughout most of July, temperatures were below normal with above-normal precipitation. In the Great Plains, moderate to heavy precipitation caused some flooding in the central and southern parts of the region, while the Dakotas remained mostly dry. Due to early planting and emergence, development in most States advanced ahead of normal, but in the northern Great Plains and northern Corn Belt, the lack of heat units hampered growth. During August, below-normal temperatures prevailed, particularly in the northernmost areas where crop development progressed behind the normal pace. Along the Atlantic Coast, temperatures also averaged below normal, while Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricanes Alex and Charley brought abundant rainfall to most coastal areas. Moderate precipitation and below-normal temperatures prevailed across the Delta while much needed rainfall was received in the Rocky Mountains. In the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, where a cool summer hampered crop development, progress failed to gain ground despite above-normal temperatures being prevalent during September. Maturation in that area also remained well behind normal at month's end. Harvest completion by the end of September was behind the normal pace nationwide, particularly in the northern Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. Wet field conditions in the central and southern Great Plains also hampered fieldwork. In addition to developmental delays from the unusually cool summer, persistent rainfall during October hampered fieldwork, particularly in the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains. By month's end, harvest was lagging even further behind the normal pace. At the end of November, nearly all of the corn had been harvested, but progress continued to lag well behind normal in the northern Great Plains and adjacent areas of the Corn Belt. 2004 Soybean Production Largest in History Soybean production in 2004 totaled 3.14 billion bushels, the largest U.S. soybean crop in history and 28 percent above the 2003 level. The average yield per acre is estimated at a record-high 42.5 bushels, 8.6 bushels above the 2003 final yield and 1.1 bushels above the previous record set in 1994. Planted and harvested area in the U.S., at 75.2 million acres and 74.0 million acres respectively, are both up 2 percent from last year and are record breakers. Planting of the 2004 soybean crop started off ahead of normal across the U.S. and made excellent progress until mid-May. Wet, cool weather slowed planting progress and crop development from the Delta northward through the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley. Some Minnesota and Wisconsin producers struggled with saturated ground well into June, but most farmers in other areas finished planting ahead of normal as soils dried out and summer began. Below-normal temperatures dominated the U.S. most of the summer, slowing plant development at times, but adequate precipitation and short warm spells provided generally favorable conditions and proved beneficial during the critical reproductive stages of soybean plant development. In the northern Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Great Plains, where planting was late, the crop struggled to mature in the cool, damp weather throughout the growing season. A cold snap during mid-August brought an early widespread frost across North Dakota, areas of Minnesota and as far south as northern Iowa. This had a negative impact on the late planted, immature fields that were just setting or beginning to fill pods. September brought above-normal temperatures and continued favorable soil moisture conditions across a majority of the growing region, including the Corn Belt, making for excellent conditions during the pod-fill stage. As the Southeast and Atlantic Coast States were enduring one tropical storm or hurricane after another, the soybean crop flourished. A season-ending freeze the first week of October in the northern Great Plains, Corn Belt, and Ohio Valley ended plant growth and promoted maturation. Though about normal, the freezing temperatures came too soon for the late-maturing soybeans in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. During the first half of October, harvest progressed at or ahead of normal across most of the Nation, except in the northern growing areas. Rains lingered during the rest of October from the eastern Great Plains across most of the Corn Belt, through the Tennessee Valley, and down the Atlantic Coast, slowing harvest. By October 31, thirteen of the eighteen major soybean producing States were behind their normal harvest pace, with some producers having to go into late November to finish harvest. 2004 All Wheat Production Down 8 Percent The production of all wheat totaled 2.16 billion bushels in 2004, 8 percent below 2003. Grain area is 50.0 million acres, down 6 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is 43.2 bushels per acre, down 1.0 bushel from a year ago. The 2004 winter wheat production is estimated at 1.50 billion bushels, 13 percent below 2003. The U.S. yield is 43.5 bushels per acre, 3.2 bushels below last year's final yield. Acreage for grain is estimated at 34.5 million acres, 6 percent below 2003. Planted area is 43.4 million acres, down 4 percent from the previous year. Hard Red Winter (HRW) harvested acreage was down significantly from last year in the central Great Plains and Montana due to fewer planted acres and higher than normal abandonment. Dry spring conditions led to lower yields in all Plains States, except Texas, South Dakota, and Montana. Timely rains in South Dakota and Montana resulted in better yields than in 2003. Yields in Texas rebounded from below average levels last year. Overall, HRW production totals 856 million bushels, down 20 percent from last year. Soft Red Winter (SRW) producing States' yields improved significantly from poor yields last year in the South and along the Atlantic coast. Yields declined from very good levels last year in most other States. Overall, SRW production is down fractionally from 2003 and totals 380 million bushels. White Winter production, at 263 million bushels, is down 1 percent from last year. Improved yields more than offset lower acreage in the Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). Excellent irrigated and non-irrigated yields in Idaho resulted in a State level yield equal to the record high set in 2000. Other Spring production in 2004 is estimated at 569 million bushels, up 7 percent from 2003. Harvested area is 13.2 million acres, 2 percent lower than last year. The U.S. yield is a record high 43.2 bushels per acre, 3.7 bushels better than last year and 1.4 bushels higher than the previous record set in 1992. Dry spring conditions resulted in timely seeding of the crop. Early planting combined with timely rains resulted in rapid emergence. Crop development slowed throughout the summer due to cool temperatures and frequent precipitation, especially in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana. Cool, damp weather continued into August and September, delaying harvest progress. As of September 26, only 88 percent of the crop was harvested, 10 points behind the 5-year average. Yields were better than last year in all States except Minnesota and Wisconsin, with large increases in most States. Objective yield survey data showed very high plant populations and weight per head in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana. Timely rains in eastern Idaho resulted in very good dryland yields. Durum production for 2004 totaled 89.9 million bushels, down 7 percent from last year. Grain area harvested totaled 2.36 million acres, 18 percent below a year ago. The U.S. yield is estimated at 38.0 bushels per acre, 4.3 bushels above 2003. North Dakota's Durum harvest was only 42 percent complete as of September 12, more than 2 weeks behind the 5-year average and 3 weeks behind last year. Wet weather continued to slow harvest progress throughout September and October. As of November 7, ninety-six percent of the crop was harvested, 4 weeks behind normal. 2004 Fresh Market Vegetable Production Up 3 Percent from 2003 Fresh market vegetable and melon production for the 24 selected crops estimated in 2004 totaled 485 million hundredweight, up 3 percent from the previous year. Harvested area covered 1.95 million acres, up 1 percent from 2003. Value of the 2004 crop was estimated at 9.82 billion dollars, down less than 1 percent from a year ago. The three largest crops, in terms of production, were onions, head lettuce, and watermelon, which combined to account for 39 percent of the total production. Tomatoes, head lettuce, and onions claimed the highest values, accounting for 34 percent of the total value when combined. For the 24 selected vegetables and melons estimated in 2004, California continued to be the leading fresh market State, accounting for 43 percent of the harvested area, 49 percent of production, and 53 percent of the value. 2004 Processing Production of 8 Selected Vegetables Up 13 Percent from 2003 Processing production of 8 selected vegetables estimated in 2004 totaled 17.6 million tons, up 13 percent from the previous year. Area harvested is estimated at 1.29 million acres, down 3 percent from a year ago. Processing crop value is estimated at 1.39 billion dollars, 8 percent above 2003. The three largest crops, in terms of production, are tomatoes, sweet corn, and snap beans, which combine to account for 91 percent of the 8 processing crops estimated in 2004. The three most valuable of the 8 processed vegetables estimated in 2004 are tomatoes, sweet corn, and cucumbers for pickles, accounting for 78 percent of the total value when combined. For the 8 processed vegetables estimated in 2004, California leads the nation with 24 percent of the harvested acreage, 68 percent of the production, and 51 percent of the value. 2004 Noncitrus Fruit Utilized Production Down 2 Percent, Value Up 5 Percent In 2004, the Nation's utilized production of the leading noncitrus fruit crops totaled 16.2 million tons, down 2 percent from the comparable 2003 utilized production. Utilized production increased from 2003 for apples, Oregon blackberries, cultivated blueberries, boysenberries, California raspberries, sweet cherries, cranberries, California dates, California figs, kiwifruit, peaches, prunes and plums, and strawberries. The value of utilized production for noncitrus fruit crops totaled 9.02 billion dollars, up 5 percent from 2003. The value of utilized production for sweet cherries increased 27 percent from 2003, while grape value is up 10 percent, pears are up 9 percent, strawberries increased 7 percent and cranberries are up 6 percent from the previous year. However, the value of utilized production for California prunes decreased 44 percent, California nectarines decreased 28 percent, Hawaii pineapples are down 21 percent, California plums are down 15 percent, tart cherries decreased 13 percent and apples are down 3 percent from 2003. Utilized apple production for 2004 is estimated at 9.93 billion pounds, up 15 percent from the 2003 level. Utilized production for Washington and New York increased 30 percent and 7 percent, respectively, while Michigan's utilized production decreased 19 percent compared to last year. In Washington, excellent growing conditions allowed production to rebound from the short 2003 crop. Yield potential in Michigan was reduced by a hard freeze during the first week of May. Widespread hail storms in the early Fall further curtailed Michigan production. Heat in California and remnants of the hurricanes in Pennsylvania reduced utilized production from 2003. Utilized grape production for 2004 totaled 5.96 million tons, down 7 percent from the 2003 crop. TheCalifornia crop, which accounts for 90 percent of the 2004 U.S. utilized grape production, is down 6 percent from the previous year. Also for California, raisin type production dropped 8 percent from 2003, wine type production decreased 7 percent, but table type production is up 8 percent. Utilized production increased from 2003 in Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Utilized peach production in 2004 is estimated at 1.23 million tons, up 2 percent from the previous year and 1 percent above 2002. The California crop, accounting for 76 percent of the U.S. utilized peach production, is up 1 percent from 2003. For California, the Clingstone peach estimate is up 7 percent but the Freestone estimate is down 6 percent from 2003. Utilized pear production for 2004 is 888,400 tons, down 4 percent from the previous year. Washington, the top producing State, utilized 386,000 tons, down 9 percent from 2003. California, the second largest producer at 269,000 tons, is down 1 percent from the previous season. Utilized pear production in Oregon, the third largest producing State, is 208,000 tons, up 4 percent from 2003. U.S. Nut Production Up 3 Percent, Value Up 32 Percent The 2004 U.S. nut production (in-shell basis) is estimated at 1.50 million tons, a 3 percent increase from a year earlier. Almond production totaled 850,000 tons, down 2 percent from 2003. The pistachio crop totaled a record high 174,000 tons, more than double the 59,500 tons produced last year. Hazelnut production, at 37,000 tons, is down 2 percent from 2003. Walnut production for 2004 is estimated at 325,000 tons, virtually unchanged from the previous year. Pecan production for 2004 is estimated at 90,500 tons, a 36 percent decrease from 2003. Macadamia production, at 25,500 tons, is down 4 percent from 2003. The 2004 U.S. value of utilized nut production is estimated at 3.25 billion dollars, up 32 percent from the revised 2003 value. The 2004 almond value, estimated at 2.05 billion dollars, is up 28 percent from 2003. Pistachio value for 2004, at 438 million dollars, is more than three times larger than the 2003 value. Hazelnut value, at 50.7 million dollars, is 30 percent higher than the 2003 value. The pecan crop showed a 9 percent increase in value, to 301 million dollars. The macadamia value, at 33.2 million dollars, is up 3 percent from the previous year. U.S. Agricultural Exports ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crops (crop year) Year :---------------------------------------------------------- : Corn : Wheat :Soybeans : Rice :Tobacco 1/: Cotton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million million million (000) : -------- bushels -------- cwt pounds bales : 2000 : 1,941 1,062 996 83 397 6,740 2001 : 1,905 962 1,064 95 411 11,000 2002 : 1,588 850 1,044 125 339 11,900 2003 : 1,897 1,159 885 104 343 13,759 2004 2/ : 1,850 1,050 105 361 13,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Calendar year. 2/ Forecast. NASS, WAOB, & ERS (Information Hotline 1-800-727-9540). Value of Crop Production, United States, 2000-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Value of Production for Principal Crops 1/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Field and : Fruits : Commercial : Total : Misc. Crops : and Nuts : Vegetables : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand dollars : 2000 : 65,824,090 11,892,794 10,505,334 88,222,218 2001 : 66,427,082 11,751,616 10,132,915 88,311,613 2002 : 71,226,473 12,827,577 10,750,882 94,804,932 2003 : 82,244,236 13,332,082 10,750,882 106,716,515 2004 : 78,004,294 14,621,703 11,207,834 103,833,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Value on crop year basis. Totals may not add due to rounding. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Field Crops: Top 5 States for Selected Commodities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent of Total Production, 2000-04 Average :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State: Barley : Corn for Grain : Cotton, All : Hay, All Rank :------------------:------------------:------------------:---------------- : State : Percent: State : Percent: State : Percent: State : Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1 : North Dakota 33.0 Iowa 18.8 Texas 26.3 Texas 7.5 2 : Idaho 19.8 Illinois 17.3 California 11.8 California 5.9 3 : Montana 14.0 Nebraska 11.0 Mississippi 11.0 Missouri 5.4 4 : Washington 7.9 Minnesota 9.8 Georgia 9.8 Kansas 4.7 5 : Minnesota 3.7 Indiana 8.0 Arkansas 9.2 South Dakota 4.6 -----:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oats : Peanuts : Potatoes : Rice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 : North Dakota 12.9 Georgia 41.8 Idaho 28.4 Arkansas 46.7 2 : Minnesota 12.7 Texas 21.0 Washington 20.6 California 20.5 3 : Wisconsin 11.8 Alabama 11.7 Wisconsin 6.9 Louisiana 13.2 4 : South Dakota 8.7 N. Carolina 8.2 Colorado 5.8 Mississippi 7.4 5 : Iowa 8.6 Florida 7.1 North Dakota 5.7 Texas 6.7 -----:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sorghum for Grain: Soybeans for Beans : Tobacco : Wheat, All -----:------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 : Kansas 41.0 Iowa 16.3 N. Carolina 38.9 Kansas 16.9 2 : Texas 30.6 Illinois 16.2 Kentucky 26.5 North Dakota 14.1 3 : Nebraska 6.8 Minnesota 9.6 Tennessee 8.4 Oklahoma 6.9 4 : Missouri 4.2 Indiana 9.0 S. Carolina 7.4 Washington 6.9 5 : Louisiana 3.1 Nebraska 7.0 Georgia 6.4 Montana 6.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Field Crops: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, Value, and Stocks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop : Acres : : : : : and :------------------: Yield : Total :Average : Total : Ending Year :Planted :Harvested:per Acre:Production1/ : Price : Value : Stocks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :thousand thousand thousand dollars thousand thousand : dollars : Barley : 2000 : 5,801 5,200 61.1 317,804 2.11 647,966 106,259 2001 : 4,951 4,273 58.1 248,329 2.22 535,110 92,129 2002 : 5,008 4,123 55.0 226,906 2.72 605,635 69,340 2003 : 5,348 4,727 58.9 278,283 2.83 755,140 120,308 2004 2/ : 4,527 4,021 69.4 279,253 2.50 694,038 Corn for : Grain 3/ : 2000 : 79,551 72,440 136.9 9,915,051 1.85 18,499,002 1,899,108 2001 : 75,702 68,768 138.2 9,502,580 1.97 18,878,819 1,596,426 2002 : 78,894 69,330 129.3 8,966,787 2.32 20,882,448 1,086,673 2003 : 78,603 70,944 142.2 10,089,222 2.42 24,476,803 958,091 2004 4/ : 80,930 73,632 160.4 11,807,217 1.95 23,032,795 Hay, All : 2000 : 60,355 2.54 153,603 84.60 11,556,882 21,248 2001 : 63,516 2.46 156,416 96.50 12,589,493 22,458 2002 : 63,942 2.34 149,467 92.40 12,338,010 22,013 2003 : 63,383 2.49 157,585 85.50 12,006,783 25,947 2004 5/ : 61,916 2.55 157,774 89.70 12,197,354 Oats : 2000 : 4,473 2,325 64.2 149,165 1.10 175,432 72,727 2001 : 4,401 1,911 61.5 117,602 1.59 197,181 63,202 2002 : 4,995 2,058 56.4 116,002 1.81 212,078 49,833 2003 : 4,597 2,220 65.0 144,383 1.48 224,910 64,848 2004 2/ : 4,085 1,792 64.7 115,935 1.40 168,015 Rice : 2000 : 3,060 3,039 6,281 190,872 5.61 1,049,961 22,018 2001 : 3,334 3,314 6,496 215,270 4.23 925,055 31,809 2002 : 3,240 3,207 6,578 210,960 4.49 979,628 20,071 2003 : 3,022 2,997 6,670 199,897 8.08 1,628,948 19,515 2004 6/ : 3,347 3,325 6,942 230,818 7.40 1,676,020 Sorghum for : Grain 2/ : 2000 : 9,195 7,726 60.9 470,526 3.37 845,755 41,751 2001 : 10,248 8,579 59.9 514,040 3.46 978,783 60,973 2002 : 9,589 7,125 50.6 360,713 4.14 855,140 43,030 2003 : 9,420 7,798 52.7 411,237 4.26 964,978 33,549 2004 4/ : 7,486 6,517 69.8 454,899 3.05 839,210 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Production in bushels for barley, corn, oats, and sorghum; hundredweights(cwt) for rice; and tons for hay. 2/ Ending stocks will be published June 2005. 3/ Planted acres are for all purposes. 4/ Ending stocks will be published September 2005. 5/ Ending stocks will be published May 2005. 6/ Ending stocks will be published August 2005. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Field Crops: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, Value, and Stocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Acres : : Total : : : and :------------------: Yield :Production:Average : Total : Ending Year :Planted :Harvested:per Acre: 1/ : Price : Value : Stocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- thousand -- thousand dollars 1000 thousand : Wheat, All : 2000 : 62,549 53,063 42.0 2,228,160 2.62 5,771,786 876,182 2001 : 59,432 48,473 40.2 1,947,453 2.78 5,412,834 777,112 2002 : 59,674 45,824 35.0 1,605,878 3.56 5,637,416 491,416 2003 : 62,141 53,063 44.2 2,344,760 3.40 7,929,039 546,439 2004 2/: 59,674 49,999 43.2 2,158,245 3.38 7,191,798 Winter : 2000 : 43,313 35,002 44.6 1,561,723 2.51 3,863,641 2001 : 40,943 31,165 43.4 1,353,119 2.72 3,661,591 2002 : 41,766 29,742 38.2 1,137,001 3.41 3,810,235 2003 : 45,384 36,753 46.7 1,716,721 3.27 5,597,974 2004 : 43,350 34,462 43.5 1,499,434 3.30 4,916,122 Durum : 2000 : 3,937 3,572 30.7 109,805 2.66 301,356 45,173 2001 : 2,910 2,789 30.0 83,556 3.08 269,391 32,990 2002 : 2,913 2,709 29.5 79,960 4.05 329,936 28,108 2003 : 2,915 2,869 33.7 96,637 3.97 396,905 26,312 2004 2/: 2,561 2,363 38.0 89,893 3.95 347,812 Other Spring: 2000 : 15,299 14,489 38.4 556,632 2.85 1,586,790 2001 : 15,579 14,519 35.2 510,778 2.90 1,481,852 2002 : 15,639 13,373 29.1 388,917 3.82 1,497,245 2003 : 13,842 13,441 39.5 531,402 3.62 1,934,160 2004 : 13,763 13,174 43.2 568,918 3.45 1,927,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production in bushels. 2/ Ending stocks will be published June 2005. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Field Crops: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, Value, and Stocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Acres : Yield : : : : and :------------------:per Acre : Total :Average : Total : Ending Year :Planted :Harvested: 1/ :Production: Price : Value : Stocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand thousand dollars thousand thousand : dollars : Canola : 2000 : 1,555 1,498 1,334 1,998,310 6.71 133,994 83,810 2001 : 1,494 1,455 1,374 1,998,515 8.77 175,351 149,070 2002 : 1,460 1,281 1,197 1,533,420 10.60 162,719 155,474 2003 : 1,082 1,068 1,416 1,512,250 9.90 149,659 88,160 2004 2/ : 865 828 1,618 1,339,530 11.20 149,365 Peanuts 3/ : 2000 :1,536.8 1,336.0 2,444 3,265,505 0.247 896,097 2001 :1,541.2 1,411.9 3,029 4,276,704 0.234 1,000,512 2002 :1,353.0 1,291.7 2,571 3,321,040 0.182 599,714 2003 :1,344.0 1,312.0 3,159 4,144,150 0.193 799,428 2004 4/ :1,430.0 1,394.0 3,057 4,261,700 0.196 834,380 Soybeans for : Beans : 2000 : 74,266 72,408 38.1 2,757,810 4.54 12,466,572 247,747 2001 : 74,075 72,975 39.6 2,890,682 4.38 12,605,717 208,061 2002 : 73,963 72,497 38.0 2,756,147 5.53 15,252,691 178,329 2003 : 73,404 72,476 33.9 2,453,665 7.34 18,013,753 112,414 2004 4/ : 75,208 73,958 42.5 3,140,996 5.10 16,098,170 Sunflower : 2000 : 2,840 2,647 1,339 3,544,428 6.89 246,869 344,991 2001 : 2,633 2,555 1,338 3,418,759 9.62 325,950 239,487 2002 : 2,581 2,167 1,131 2,451,247 12.10 294,595 439,706 2003 : 2,344 2,197 1,213 2,665,226 12.10 316,214 359,124 2004 4/ : 1,873 1,711 1,197 2,047,863 13.20 268,364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ending stocks will be published June 2005. 2/ Planted acres. 3/ Ending stocks will be published September 2005. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Field Crops: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Acres : : : : and :-------------------: Yield : Total :Average : Total Year : Planted :Harvested:per Acre:Production: Price : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand thousand dollars thousand Cotton, All : 2000 :15,517.2 13,053.0 632 17,188 0.516 4,260,417 2001 :15,768.5 13,827.7 705 20,303 0.320 3,121,848 2002 :13,957.9 12,416.6 665 17,209 0.457 3,777,132 2003 :13,479.6 12,003.4 730 18,255 0.630 5,516,761 2004 :13,658.6 13,057.0 846 23,006 0.480 5,299,559 Sugarbeets : 2000 : 1,564.2 1,373.0 23.7 32,541 34.20 1,113,030 2001 : 1,365.3 1,241.1 20.7 25,708 39.80 1,023,054 2002 : 1,427.3 1,360.7 20.4 27,707 39.60 1,097,329 2003 : 1,365.4 1,347.8 22.8 30,710 40.30 1,270,026 2004 1/ : 1,346.0 1,306.7 22.9 29,932 Sugarcane, All : 2000 : 1,032.3 35.0 36,114 26.10 941,791 2001 : 1,027.8 33.7 34,587 29.00 1,003,046 2002 : 1,023.2 34.7 35,553 28.40 1,007,142 2003 : 992.3 34.1 33,858 29.60 998,269 2004 1/ : 952.1 30.8 29,295 Tobacco : 2000 : 469 2,244 1,053,264 1.910 2,001,811 2001 : 432 2,292 991,293 1.956 1,938,892 2002 : 427 2,039 871,122 1.936 1,686,809 2003 : 411 1,952 802,654 1.967 1,578,880 2004 : 409 2,159 883,171 1.984 1,752,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Prices and value will be published July 2005. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Field Crops: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Acres : : : : and :-------------------: Yield : Total :Average : Total Year : Planted :Harvested:per Acre:Production: Price : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand thousand dollars thousand : dollars : Beans, Dry Edible : 2000 : 1,767.7 1,616.5 1,642 26,543 15.50 416,462 2001 : 1,437.4 1,250.0 1,569 19,610 22.10 427,055 2002 : 1,929.7 1,738.9 1,743 30,312 17.10 519,341 2003 : 1,406.1 1,346.9 1,670 22,492 18.40 422,793 2004 : 1,354.3 1,219.3 1,460 17,799 24.80 444,795 Peas, Dry Edible : 2000 : 185 176 1,974 3,474 5.31 18,464 2001 : 207 192 1,957 3,763 5.52 20,765 2002 : 309 286 1,656 4,727 7.79 36,842 2003 : 338 329 1,584 5,202 7.63 39,352 2004 : 530 508 2,249 11,419 5.98 68,286 Potatoes : 2000 : 1,383.1 1,347.5 381 513,544 5.08 2,590,053 2001 : 1,246.9 1,220.9 358 437,673 6.99 3,055,876 2002 : 1,299.6 1,265.9 362 458,171 6.67 3,045,310 2003 : 1,272.6 1,248.6 367 457,814 5.89 2,685,822 2004 : 1,194.0 1,168.1 391 456,362 5.62 2,564,165 Hops 1/ : 2000 : 36,120 1,871 67,577 1.87 126,217 2001 : 35,911 1,861 66,832 1.85 123,843 2002 : 29,309 1,990 58,337 1.91 111,546 2003 : 28,669 1,903 54,565 1.86 101,637 2004 : 27,742 1,990 55,204 1.90 104,798 Coffee 1/ : 2000-01 : 6,800 1,280 8,700 2.65 23,055 2001-02 : 6,300 1,270 8,000 2.45 19,600 2002-03 : 5,900 1,270 7,500 3.10 23,250 2003-04 : 5,900 1,470 8,300 2.90 24,070 2004-05 : 5,800 1,220 7,100 3.15 22,365 Taro 1/ : 2000 : 470 7,000 0.530 3,710 2001 : 440 6,400 0.530 3,392 2002 : 430 6,100 0.540 3,294 2003 : 420 5,000 0.540 2,700 2004 : 370 5,200 0.540 2,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Actual acres. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Corn for Grain: Objective Yield Final Count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Plants per Acre State :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois : 25,800 26,650 26,350 27,050 27,700 Indiana : 25,150 25,950 25,300 25,900 26,500 Iowa : 26,300 26,450 26,700 27,250 27,850 Kansas 1/ : 25,300 Minnesota : 27,150 28,000 26,800 28,800 29,300 Missouri 2/ : 24,350 Nebraska : 23,450 22,750 23,350 23,700 24,050 Ohio : 24,900 26,050 24,400 25,900 26,650 South Dakota 2/ : 21,850 Wisconsin : 26,200 27,000 26,650 27,100 27,550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field counts began in 2004. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Corn for Grain: Objective Yield Final Count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Ears per Acre State :------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Illinois : 25,450 25,550 25,000 26,650 27,400 Indiana : 24,650 25,400 23,650 25,350 26,050 Iowa : 25,650 25,250 25,800 26,600 27,500 Kansas 1/ : 25,400 Minnesota : 27,250 26,700 26,100 28,600 29,200 Missouri 2/ : 24,250 Nebraska : 22,750 22,050 21,200 22,600 24,050 Ohio : 24,100 25,100 22,350 25,750 26,050 South Dakota 2/ : 22,700 Wisconsin : 25,550 26,100 25,250 26,250 26,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field counts began in 2004. 2/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 1996. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Upland Cotton: Objective Yield Final Count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Large Bolls (per 40 ft. of row) State :------------------------------------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arkansas : 689 755 756 772 744 California : 776 800 918 1,011 893 Georgia : 632 629 664 608 664 Louisiana : 728 674 588 742 775 Mississippi : 766 650 679 767 808 North Carolina : 622 747 705 564 632 Texas : 456 448 445 497 433 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Upland Cotton: Objective Yield Final Count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Harvest Loss (pounds per acre) State :------------------------------------------------------ : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arkansas : 71 59 80 102 105 California : 103 91 123 177 130 Georgia : 128 108 115 153 136 Louisiana : 93 60 74 82 108 Mississippi : 94 95 121 158 95 North Carolina : 117 179 180 185 165 Texas : 41 43 46 60 58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Soybeans: Objective Yield Final Count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pods with Beans : (per 18 sq. ft.) State :------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arkansas 1/ : 1,835 1,817 2,511 Illinois : 2,021 1,932 1,802 1,634 1,947 Indiana : 1,784 1,869 1,680 1,582 1,917 Iowa : 1,660 1,796 1,867 1,647 1,741 Kansas 2/ : 1,636 Minnesota : 1,507 1,475 1,715 1,440 1,435 Missouri : 1,793 1,921 1,705 1,523 2,038 Nebraska : 1,619 2,048 1,592 1,636 1,895 North Dakota 2/ : 1,242 Ohio : 1,697 1,785 1,492 1,752 1,837 South Dakota 2/ : 1,308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Field counts began in 2004 after being discontinued in 2002. 2/ Field counts began in 2004. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Wheat by Type: Objective Yield Final Count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Heads per Square Foot State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winter : Colorado : 47.7 33.9 35.6 38.4 32.1 Illinois : 55.0 52.0 59.5 56.6 51.0 Kansas : 46.5 39.7 41.7 50.6 41.4 Missouri : 49.9 47.7 54.8 51.3 51.8 Montana : 40.3 25.2 34.3 42.9 40.4 Nebraska : 58.3 46.8 52.8 59.6 43.2 Ohio : 59.5 51.7 57.8 53.3 52.1 Oklahoma : 40.2 32.5 40.2 46.8 40.5 Texas : 31.6 33.4 34.2 36.3 31.7 Washington : 40.1 36.8 37.8 36.6 36.7 Durum : North Dakota: 24.2 23.3 23.7 24.3 27.2 Other Spring : Minnesota : 52.5 49.1 50.6 55.9 55.0 Montana : 27.4 22.9 24.0 25.0 26.9 North Dakota: 46.6 41.2 40.0 43.0 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Crop Branch, (202) 720-2127. Fresh Vegetables: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value 1999-04, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : : : : Crop and Year :------------------: Yield : Total : Average : Total :Planted :Harvested:per Acre:Production: Price : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : cwt thousand dollars : Carrots : 2000 : 93,410 91,810 295 27,080 13.10 353,544 2001 : 90,660 89,260 312 27,839 17.10 477,131 2002 : 87,600 86,500 299 25,865 19.10 493,266 2003 : 86,700 85,800 316 27,114 19.10 518,435 2004 : 84,800 83,900 319 26,752 20.30 543,098 Cucumbers : 2000 : 55,300 52,130 209 10,873 19.90 216,704 2001 : 56,150 52,780 197 10,392 19.80 205,689 2002 : 59,100 54,900 199 10,939 19.00 207,784 2003 : 58,600 55,000 171 9,425 19.90 187,391 2004 : 59,400 56,170 172 9,652 22.00 212,734 Lettuce : Head : 2000 :185,200 184,900 377 69,673 17.30 1,208,140 2001 :184,800 184,300 374 68,917 17.90 1,234,981 2002 :185,700 184,500 369 68,140 21.10 1,435,296 2003 :182,800 182,500 374 68,248 18.10 1,235,234 2004 :190,000 189,200 370 69,968 16.80 1,175,734 Leaf : 2000 : 47,850 47,500 252 11,979 29.70 355,658 2001 : 50,700 50,500 226 11,394 27.50 313,621 2002 : 54,000 53,900 249 13,410 33.70 452,274 2003 : 57,500 57,400 245 14,042 31.40 440,437 2004 : 54,100 54,000 239 12,910 29.10 375,529 Romaine : 2000 : 48,950 48,850 308 15,045 19.90 299,278 2001 : 53,400 53,100 284 15,067 19.30 290,934 2002 : 58,400 58,300 318 18,564 25.20 466,896 2003 : 76,500 76,500 295 22,538 27.60 621,730 2004 : 81,300 81,200 331 26,844 19.10 513,634 Snap Beans : 2000 : 98,100 92,600 64 5,881 42.60 250,261 2001 :100,500 96,500 64 6,193 45.00 278,511 2002 :104,800 98,400 61 5,965 47.60 283,813 2003 : 2004 :102,100 92,900 63 5,859 45.60 267,005 Sweet Corn : 2000 :264,500 239,200 109 26,027 18.50 481,016 2001 :264,600 244,930 109 26,815 19.50 523,567 2002 :264,300 245,730 108 26,480 19.20 509,421 2003 :271,500 246,800 115 28,503 19.30 550,528 2004 :260,400 246,200 118 29,110 21.30 618,790 Tomatoes : 2000 :129,670 126,790 307 38,890 30.70 1,194,710 2001 :133,500 130,840 288 37,701 30.00 1,131,421 2002 :131,800 129,020 307 39,588 31.60 1,252,801 2003 :125,600 121,700 292 35,578 37.40 1,332,361 2004 :130,700 126,400 286 36,116 37.20 1,342,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. continued Processing Vegetables: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value 1999-04, United States 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : : : : Crop and Year :------------------: Yield : Total : Average : Total :Planted :Harvested:per Acre:Production: Price : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons tons dollars 1,000 : per ton dollars : Carrots : 2000 : 21,240 20,150 25.75 518,880 70.30 36,458 2001 : 19,330 18,680 24.21 452,240 74.50 33,685 2002 : 16,200 15,600 25.72 401,250 70.00 28,096 2003 : 16,600 15,950 28.19 449,570 75.10 33,750 2004 : 17,300 15,760 27.16 428,080 80.30 34,396 Cucumber for Pickles : 2000 :108,210 104,710 5.86 613,160 269.00 164,956 2001 :112,110 108,260 5.37 581,540 291.00 168,958 2002 :120,800 117,800 5.26 619,310 273.00 169,006 2003 :120,900 118,800 5.46 648,430 275.00 178,328 2004 : Green Peas : 2000 :294,840 277,240 1.91 530,550 248.00 131,817 2001 :218,640 211,640 1.85 390,980 264.00 103,313 2002 :224,400 212,200 1.65 349,860 253.00 88,439 2003 :245,600 232,100 2.01 467,670 250.00 117,087 2004 :211,100 203,200 1.92 390,090 251.00 98,032 Snap Beans : 2000 :230,280 218,380 3.82 833,490 171.00 142,502 2001 :204,780 193,980 3.55 688,140 161.00 111,114 2002 :214,600 201,800 3.93 793,710 151.00 120,190 2003 :200,900 189,600 3.84 727,640 157.00 114,520 2004 :206,900 198,400 4.15 823,540 160.00 131,712 Sweet Corn : 2000 :476,800 460,400 6.86 3,160,020 73.40 232,021 2001 :458,350 447,150 7.04 3,147,530 73.00 229,678 2002 :442,000 417,100 7.35 3,067,690 68.00 208,703 2003 :438,400 426,600 7.66 3,266,050 70.40 229,788 2004 :412,700 405,800 7.31 2,968,180 72.10 213,993 Tomatoes : 2000 :309,300 289,600 37.49 10,858,240 59.80 649,066 2001 :279,930 274,860 33.65 9,248,720 59.20 547,473 2002 :317,500 312,200 37.38 11,670,820 58.20 679,823 2003 :310,030 293,920 33.41 9,819,710 58.70 576,441 2004 :321,230 300,620 40.80 12,266,410 58.60 719,285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. continued Vegetables for Fresh and Processing: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value 1999-04, United States 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : : : : Crop and Year :------------------: Yield : Total : Average : Total :Planted :Harvested:per Acre:Production: Price : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : cwt 1,000 dollars 1,000 : cwt per cwt dollars : Asparagus : 2000 : 82,800 77,400 29 2,272 97.40 221,299 2001 : 75,150 70,150 30 2,078 110.00 228,925 2002 : 70,500 66,000 28 1,868 92.50 172,876 2003 : 62,000 58,000 32 1,843 94.70 174,551 2004 : 56,500 52,500 33 1,708 107.00 183,184 Broccoli : 2000 :144,500 144,300 141 20,315 30.50 620,606 2001 :133,100 133,100 140 18,690 25.90 484,467 2002 :130,400 130,400 141 18,375 30.90 567,767 2003 :131,600 131,600 148 19,450 31.60 615,534 2004 :138,000 137,900 150 20,735 32.60 676,683 Cauliflower : 2000 : 43,360 43,160 165 7,120 31.00 220,817 2001 : 42,150 42,050 160 6,708 28.30 190,085 2002 : 41,100 41,000 152 6,220 31.80 197,568 2003 : 39,200 39,000 168 6,546 34.60 226,202 2004 : 41,700 41,600 170 7,069 32.60 230,560 Onions : 2000 :178,280 167,070 437 72,948 11.20 735,939 2001 :173,000 164,990 424 69,961 10.70 680,350 2002 :171,550 162,720 429 69,844 12.10 764,994 2003 :172,960 166,090 442 73,363 14.50 982,362 2004 :177,700 166,650 485 80,900 11.80 863,295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Significant changes were made to the National Vegetables Estimation Program in 2000 and 2002. Data for 2000 and 2002 may not be comparable to other years. For details on the 2000 program changes see the January 2001 Vegetable Annual Summary on our website: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/fruit/pvg-bban/vgan0101. pdf. For details on the 2002 program changes, see the following website: http://www.usda.gov/nass/events/progranchg/vegprogchngs.htm. NASS, Crop Branch, (202) 720-2127. Fruits and Nuts: Non-citrus Fruit Acreage, Utilized Production, Price, and Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Bearing : Utilized : Average : Total and Year : Acres :Production 1/ : Price 2/ : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons dollars 1,000 : per unit dollars : Apples : 2000 : 433,650 5,159,900 0.128 1,320,618 2001 : 409,300 4,604,600 0.158 1,452,344 2002 : 394,800 4,187,100 0.189 1,581,260 2003 : 388,950 4,311,500 0.210 1,811,130 2004 : 386,490 4,964,000 0.177 1,758,277 Apricots : 2000 : 20,380 87,800 369.00 32,346 2001 : 19,360 75,400 353.00 26,598 2002 : 17,340 80,000 357.00 28,565 2003 : 17,840 97,600 356.00 34,706 2004 : 17,340 92,200 379.00 34,978 Bananas : 2000 : 1,460 14,500 0.360 10,440 2001 : 1,490 14,000 0.380 10,640 2002 : 1,330 10,000 0.430 8,600 2003 : 1,350 11,300 0.410 9,225 2004 : Blueberries : 2000 : 40,820 91,400 0.972 177,804 2001 : 40,430 94,400 0.869 164,059 2002 : 41,850 94,300 1.030 194,566 2003 : 41,670 94,000 1.170 220,649 2004 : 44,430 113,800 1.210 275,963 Cherries, Sweet : 2000 : 63,850 205,420 1,340.00 274,995 2001 : 68,100 219,620 1,230.00 270,914 2002 : 72,730 177,305 1,550.00 274,471 2003 : 74,990 243,580 1,410.00 342,112 2004 : 78,275 278,160 1,570.00 435,734 Cherries, Tart : 2000 : 39,480 140,700 0.187 52,488 2001 : 38,540 154,000 0.186 57,150 2002 : 37,700 31,100 0.448 27,879 2003 : 36,970 113,200 0.359 81,302 2004 : 36,950 106,500 0.332 70,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Fruits and Nuts: Non-citrus Fruit Acreage, Utilized Production, Price, and Value (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Bearing : Utilized : Average : Total and Year : Acres :Production 1/ : Price 2/ : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons dollars 1,000 : per unit dollars : Grapes : 2000 : 949,950 7,687,300 403.00 3,098,427 2001 : 932,470 6,568,100 449.00 2,947,867 2002 : 949,950 7,336,800 387.00 2,842,277 2003 : 951,010 6,398,600 407.00 2,605,586 2004 : 933,200 5,960,900 483.00 2,879,011 Papayas 3/ : 2000 : 1,650 27,250 0.294 16,007 2001 : 1,950 27,500 0.265 14,598 2002 : 1,720 22,950 0.260 11,924 2003 : 1,565 21,300 0.307 13,069 2004 : 1,235 17,750 0.347 12,319 Peaches : 2000 : 151,160 1,275,700 382.000 470,399 2001 : 147,520 1,203,900 418.000 483,043 2002 : 146,350 1,267,500 400.000 488,011 2003 : 145,530 1,259,500 377.000 454,286 2004 : 146,300 1,279,100 376.000 461,216 Pears : 2000 : 66,910 993,250 267.00 260,626 2001 : 65,050 1,026,930 266.00 263,431 2002 : 64,115 890,020 297.00 264,334 2003 : 64,150 928,050 293.00 270,425 2004 : 64,700 893,260 333.00 295,531 Strawberries 3/ : 2000 : 47,350 950,400 55.00 1,044,594 2001 : 45,700 825,450 64.70 1,068,582 2002 : 47,600 942,250 61.60 1,161,630 2003 : 48,400 1,078,000 63.80 1,375,142 2004 : 51,600 1,106,850 66.50 1,471,251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total production minus production not harvested and production not sold due to economic conditions, expressed in fresh equivalents. 2/ Prices for Apples, Bananas, Blueberries, Tart Cherries, Papayas and Peaches are in dollars per pound. Prices for Apricots, Sweet Cherries, grapes and pears are per ton. Prices for Strawberries are per hundredweight. 3/ Harvested acres shown. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Fruits and Nuts: Citrus Acreage, Utilized, Production, Price, and Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Bearing : Utilized : Average : Total and Year 1/ : Acres : Production : Price 2/ : Value 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons dollars/ 1,000 : box dollars : Grapefruit 3/ : 1999-00 : 153,500 2,763 6.07 409,716 2000-01 : 145,200 2,462 4.69 285,065 2001-02 : 136,300 2,424 4.92 292,156 2002-03 : 128,500 2,063 5.02 263,490 2003-04 : 114,800 2,152 5.56 296,777 Lemons : 1999-00 : 63,800 840 13.51 298,677 2000-01 : 65,300 996 9.06 237,362 2001-02 : 65,800 801 15.54 327,964 2002-03 : 61,800 1,026 10.85 291,425 2003-04 : 59,800 798 12.85 269,753 Oranges : 1999-00 : 816,600 12,997 5.56 1,666,100 2000-01 : 818,700 12,221 5.88 1,682,790 2001-02 : 816,600 12,997 5.56 1,666,100 2002-03 : 791,700 11,545 5.97 1,564,658 2003-04 : 761,400 12,930 5.40 1,645,856 Tangerines : 1999-00 : 40,800 458 10.43 108,192 2000-01 : 40,000 373 11.26 96,789 2001-02 : 38,800 420 12.97 124,718 2002-03 : 36,600 382 13.38 117,462 2003-04 : 36,200 435 12.42 125,301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 2/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns. 3/ Excludes economic abandonment in 2000-01 of 127,500 tons of colored seedless; in 2001-02 of 127,500 tons of white seedless, and 127,500 tons of colored seedless; in 2002-03 of 212,500 tons of white seedless, and 42,500 tons of colored seedless. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Fruits and Nuts: Nut Acreage, Production, Price, and Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Bearing : Utilized : Average : Total and Year : Acres : Production : Price 1/ : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : tons dollars per 1000 dollars : Almonds 2/ : 2000 : 510,000 573,400 0.97 666,487 2001 : 530,000 671,521 0.91 740,012 2002 : 545,000 1.11 1,200,687 2003 : 550,000 1.57 1,600,144 2004 : 550,000 2.04 2,051,628 Hazelnuts : 2000 : 28,650 22,500 891.00 20,039 2001 : 29,000 49,500 701.00 34,700 2002 : 29,200 19,500 1,000.00 19,500 2003 : 28,000 37,900 1,030.00 39,037 2004 : 28,600 37,000 1,370.00 50,690 Macadamia Nuts : 2000 : 17,700 25,000 0.59 29,500 2001 : 17,800 28,000 0.59 33,040 2002 : 17,800 26,500 0.57 30,210 2003 : 17,800 26,500 0.61 32,330 2004 : 17,800 25,500 0.65 33,150 Pecans 3/ : 2000 : 104,925 1.14 238,768 2001 : 169,250 0.59 201,101 2002 : 86,450 0.96 165,033 2003 : 141,050 0.98 277,629 2004 : 90,500 1.67 301,421 Pistachios : 2000 : 74,600 121,500 1.01 245,430 2001 : 78,000 80,500 1.01 162,610 2002 : 83,000 151,500 1.10 333,300 2003 : 88,000 59,500 1.22 145,180 2004 : 93,000 174,000 1.26 438,480 Walnuts : 2000 : 200,000 239,000 1,240.00 296,360 2001 : 204,000 305,000 1,120.00 341,600 2002 : 210,000 282,000 1,170.00 329,940 2003 : 213,000 326,000 1,150.00 374,900 2004 4/ : 217,000 325,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Prices for Almonds, Macadamia Nuts, Pecans, and Pistachios are on a per pound basis. Prices for Hazelnuts and Walnuts are on a per ton basis. 2/ Price and value are on shelled basis. 3/ Bearing acreage not estimated. 4/ Price and value not yet published. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Floriculture Crops: Wholesale Value of Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Equivalent Value of Sales at Wholesale, : Operations with $100,000+ in Sales, 36 States :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : : Potted : : Bedding/Garden Plants : Cut : Cut :Flowering:Foliage:------------------------------------: Culti- :Flowers: Plants :Plants : : :Hanging : : vated : : 1/ : 1/ : Flats : Pots :Baskets : Total : Greens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : dollars : 1999 :431,624 758,838 511,999 902,870 820,338 219,931 1,943,139 126,675 2000 :429,963 799,599 560,192 873,175 1,016,385 205,860 2,095,420 126,168 2001 :418,103 824,750 650,590 865,218 1,090,930 220,354 2,176,502 112,358 2002 :427,081 843,940 622,560 896,667 1,265,761 238,521 2,400,949 113,773 2002 :424,996 829,013 622,766 874,698 1,304,662 244,573 2,423,933 108,638 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For indoor or patio use. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Floriculture Crops: Growing Area by Type of Cover 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Covered Area : :----------------------------------------------------------------: : Greenhouse cover : : : Year :--------------------------------------------: Shade : Total : Open : :Fiberglass, : : : and : Covered :Ground : Glass : Rigid : Film : Total :Temporary: Area : : : Plastics : Plastic :Greenhouse: Cover : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : ------------------------ square foot ------------------------ : 1999 : 69,385 94,406 368,527 532,318 392,067 924,385 34,967 2000 : 71,940 96,643 368,546 537,129 393,485 930,614 37,002 2001 : 75,458 92,608 363,448 531,514 390,293 921,807 35,604 2002 : 77,365 91,350 395,792 564,507 389,495 954,002 42,304 2003 : 74,127 87,225 392,369 553,721 375,189 928,910 46,916 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For operations with $10,000+ sales. NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. Agaricus Mushrooms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area in Production :Yield per : Volume : Price : Value Year :---------------------------: Square : of : per : of :Growing Area:Total Fillings: Foot : Sales : Pound : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 square feet pounds 1,000 dollars 1,000 : pounds dollars : 1999-00 : 36,871 151,487 5.64 854,394 0.970 828,551 2000-01 : 33,581 143,873 5.88 846,209 0.976 825,500 2001-02 : 30,595 140,822 5.90 831,107 1.050 870,573 2002-03 : 30,280 141,844 5.90 836,398 1.020 855,983 2003-04 : 31,549 146,344 5.77 843,959 1.040 880,437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Crops Branch, (202) 720-2127. _______________________________________________________________________________ Livestock Summary Cattle Inventory Up 1 Percent The inventory of all cattle and calves on hand January 1, 2005, was 95.8 million head, up 1 percent from the previous year. Inventory classes posting increases from a year earlier included beef cows, milk cows, beef replacement heifers, milk replacement heifers, steers 500 pounds and over, bulls 500 pounds and over, and calves. Other heifers were down slightly from last year. Beef replacement heifers posted the largest increase, up 4 percent from the previous year. The 2004 calf crop of 37.6 million head was down 1 percent from a year earlier. The higher inventory of cattle and calves indicates the cattle cycle has finally turned after eight years of herd liquidation. The number of operations with cattle during 2004 was 989,460, down 2 percent from 2003. On January 1, 2005, the inventory of cattle on feed in the U.S. totaled 13.7 million head, down slightly from the previous year. For feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head, inventories increased slightly over last year. With an inventory of 11.3 million head, these feedlots account for 82 percent of the U.S. total. Fed cattle marketings from these feedlots totaled 22.3 million head. Commercial beef production for 2004 totaled 24.5 billion pounds, down 6 percent from the previous year. Milk Production Increased Fractionally U.S. milk production increased fractionally to 171 billion pounds in 2004. Milk cow numbers were down 1 percent, while production per cow increased 1 percent from a year ago. The number of operations with milk cows during 2004 fell to 81,440, down 6 percent from a year earlier. The number of operations with fewer than 500 head declined, while those with 500 or more head increased. Operations with 500 or more head continued to increase their share of production. Hog Inventory Down Slightly The inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2004 was 60.6 million head, up slightly from the previous year. The inventory of breeding animals was down 1 percent from 2003. Sows farrowed was down slightly and the pig crop during 2004 was up slightly from a year earlier. The average pigs saved per litter increased slightly during 2004 to 8.96 compared with 8.93 a year earlier. The number of operations with hogs has fallen steadily since 1980, and was down to 69,420 operations in 2004. The share of inventory held by larger operations continues to increase; in 2004 the 7,423 operations with 2,000 or more hogs held 79 percent of the inventory, compared to 7,136 operations with 77 percent of the inventory a year earlier. Commercial pork production totaled 20.5 billion pounds in 2004, up 3 percent from the previous year. The number of head slaughtered was up 3 percent from 2003 while the average dressed weight per animal was up one pound. Sheep Inventory Up Slightly The inventory of all sheep and lambs on hand January 1, 2005, was 6.14 million head, up slightly from the previous year. Breeding inventory was up 1 percent overall with replacement lambs showing the biggest increase, up 10 percent largely in part to the ewe lamb retention program in place as well as an end to the severe drought in the Western part of the United States. Rams one year and old and older were up 1 percent and ewes one year old and older were down 1 percent. Market sheep and lambs totaled 1.60 million head on January 1, 2005, down slightly from the previous year. The 2004 lamb crop at 4.10 million head, a new record low, was down 1 percent from 2003. The 2004 lambing rate was 113 lambs per 100 ewes, up 3 percent from 2003. Shorn wool production in the US totaled 37.6 million pounds in 2004, down 2 percent from 2003. The number of sheep and lambs shorn in 2004 was 5.07 million head, slightly below the previous year. December 1 Chicken Inventory Up 1 Percent The number of chickens on December 1, 2004, (excluding commercial broilers) was 454 million, up 1 percent from last year. Layers, at 342 million, were up 1 percent from the previous year. The 101.6 million pullets were up 1 percent from the 100.3 million on hand December 1, 2003. All chickens were valued at $1.12 billion on December 1, 2004, up slightly from a year earlier. Average value decreased from $2.48 per bird on December 1, 2003, to $2.47 per bird on December 1, 2004. Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2004 totaled a record high 89.1 billion eggs, up 2 percent from the 87.5 billion eggs in 2003. Layer numbers during 2004 averaged 342 million, up 1 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2004 was 260 eggs, up slightly from the 2003 average of 259. Poultry Production The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, and turkeys plus the value of sales from chickens in 2003 was $23.3 billion, up 14 percent from the $20.5 billion in 2002. Of the combined total, 65 percent was from broilers, 23 percent from eggs, 12 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from other chickens. The value of broilers produced during 2003 was $15.2 billion, up 13 percent from 2002. The number of broilers produced was 8.49 billion in 2003, down 1 percent from 2002. The total live weight of broilers produced in 2003 was 44.0 billion pounds, down slightly from 2002. The 2003 average price per pound on a live weight equivalent basis was 34.6 cents per pound, compared with 30.5 cents in 2002. The value of turkeys produced during 2003 was $2.72 billion, down slightly from $2.73 billion the previous year. Turkey production totaled 7.55 billion pounds live weight, compared with 7.49 billion pounds in 2002. The average price received by producers during 2003 was 36.0 cents per pound, compared with 36.5 cents in 2002. Trout and Catfish Sales Increase The total value of all sales, both fish and eggs, received by trout growers in the 20 selected States totaled 68.7 million dollars during 2004, an increase of 7 percent from the 64.0 million dollars received in 2003. Growers in the 20 selected states sold a total of 55.0 million pounds of trout measuring 12 inches or longer in 2004, up 8 percent from the previous year. Catfish growers in the 11 selected states had sales of 480 million dollars during 2004, up 13 percent from the 2003 total of 425 million dollars. Sales of foodsize fish totaled 451 million dollars, up 14 percent from the previous year. Sales of stockers totaled 6.26 million dollars, down 1 percent from 2003. Catfish water acres decreased 2 percent from January 1, 2004 to 174 thousand acres on January 1, 2005. U.S. Agricultural Exports -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Livestock (calendar year) :----------------------------------------------------------- Year : Red Meat : Poultry :----------------------------------------------------------- : Beef : Pork : Broilers : Turkeys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million pounds : 2000 : 2,468 1,287 4,918 445 2001 : 2,269 1,560 5,555 487 2002 : 2,447 1,611 4,807 439 2003 : 2,519 1,717 4,920 484 2004 : 461 2,179 4,768 443 2005 1/ : 640 2,285 5,025 510 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecast. NASS, WAOB, & ERS (Information Hotline 1-800-727-9540). Meat Consumption -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Consumption per Capita, Retail Weight Basis :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : : : : : : Lamb : :Broilers : Beef : Pork : Turkeys : Veal : and :Total 1/ : : : : : : Mutton : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : 2000 : 76.9 67.8 51.2 17.4 0.7 1.1 216.2 2001 : 76.7 66.3 50.3 17.5 0.6 1.1 213.7 2002 : 80.6 67.7 51.5 17.7 0.6 1.2 220.8 2003 : 81.6 64.9 51.8 17.4 0.6 1.1 218.9 2004 : 84.3 66.1 51.3 17.0 0.5 1.1 221.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total includes other chicken. World Agricultural Outlook Board (202) 720-9805. Cattle and Calves: January 1 Inventory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle Inventory 1/ : :-----------------------------------------------------------------: Year : : Cows : : Heifers : Steers :Calves : Calf : Total :---------------------------------------: 500+ : <500 : Crop : Cattle :Total:Beef:Milk:Bulls:Beef :Milk :Other: lbs. : lbs. : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand head : 2001 : 97,298 42,5733,3989,172 2,274 5,588 4,05710,131 16,461 16,216 38,631 2002 : 96,723 42,2333,1349,106 2,244 5,571 4,05510,057 16,804 15,753 38,300 2003 : 96,100 42,1232,9839,142 2,248 5,624 4,114 9,891 16,554 15,545 38,224 2004 : 94,888 41,8532,8618,990 2,206 5,518 4,020 9,806 16,277 15,210 37,903 2005 : 95,848 42,0633,0559,005 2,219 5,746 4,133 9,793 16,511 15,385 37,625 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASS, Livestock Branch, (202) 720-3570. Cattle and Calves: Marketings, Price, and Cash Receipts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Marketings 1/ : Average Price : Year :-------------------------------------------------------: Cash : Cattle : Calves : Cattle : Calves : Receipts 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- thousand head -- --- dollars/Cwt --- million dollars 1999 : 48,373 9,855 63.40 87.70 36,530 2000 : 48,986 9,693 68.60 104.00 40,783 2001 : 47,102 9,183 71.30 106.00 40,541 2002 : 46,804 9,296 66.50 96.40 38,095 2003 : 47,683 9,595 79.70 102.00 45,095 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes custom slaughter for use on farm where produced and state outshipments but excludes interfarm sales within the state. 2/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. NASS, Livestock Branch, (202) 720-3570. Cattle and Calves: Top 10 States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1, 2005 Inventory : 2004 Cash Receipts 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- Rank : State : Head : State : Dollars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand million : 1 : Texas 13,800 Texas 7,872 2 : Kansas 6,650 Nebraska 5,904 3 : Nebraska 6,350 Kansas 5,618 4 : California 5,400 Colorado 2,944 5 : Oklahoma 5,400 Oklahoma 2,375 6 : Missouri 4,450 Iowa 2,335 7 : South Dakota 3,750 California 1,556 8 : Iowa 3,600 South Dakota 1,501 9 : Wisconsin 3,350 Missouri 1,077 10 : Colorado 2,500 Idaho 1,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. NASS, Livestock Branch, (202) 720-3570. Cattle and Calves: Operations and Inventory by Size Group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number and Percent by Size Group (head) 1/ Year : Total :---------------------------------------------- : : 1-49 : 50-99 : 100-499 : 500-999 : 1,000+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ number ------------------ : Number of Operations 2/: 2000 :1,076,370 670,650 185,650 191,710 18,630 9,730 2001 :1,049,170 653,950 178,870 187,890 18,665 9,795 2002 :1,036,430 647,450 174,990 185,840 18,315 9,835 2003 :1,013,570 633,200 170,370 182,240 17,970 9,790 2004 : 989,460 618,750 163,750 178,530 18,445 9,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ percent ----------------- : January 1 Inventory : 2000 : 98,199 11.7 12.8 36.5 12.3 26.7 2001 : 97,298 11.5 12.4 36.2 12.4 27.5 2002 : 96,723 11.7 12.1 36.0 12.4 27.8 2003 : 96,100 11.8 12.0 35.9 12.3 28.0 2004 : 94,888 11.3 11.6 35.4 12.7 29.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percent reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year. 2/ An operation is any place with at least one head at any time during the year. NASS, Livestock Branch, (202) 720-3570. Cattle and Calves: Commercial Slaughter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughter : Average Live : Average Dressed : Meat : 1/ : Weight : Weight 2/ : Production Year :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Cattle : Calves : Cattle : Calves : Cattle : Calves : Beef : Veal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : thousand head ------------ pounds ------------ million pounds : 2000 : 36,