USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service

TRACK RECORDS
UNITED STATES CROP PRODUCTION

JUNE 2000

Table Of Contents
Commodities

  • Preface
  • Historical Record Highs
  • Principal Crops
  • Barley
  • Corn
  • Cotton
  • Flaxseed
  • Hay
  • Oats
  • Peanuts
  • Rice
  • Rye
  • Sorghum
  • Soybeans
  • Sunflower
  • Wheat, All
  • Wheat, Durum
  • Wheat, Other
  • Wheat, Winter
  • Dry Edible Beans
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Tobacco
  • Sugar Crops
  • Information Contact


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    PREFACE

    These track records of United States Crop Production were assembled to serve as a ready reference for data users. The track records are comprised of National level statistics for the principal crops in NASS' estimating program.

    The following data, as applicable, are presented for each of the crops:

    Historic estimates of acreage, yield, production, price and value.

    Comparisons of preliminary and final planted and harvested acreage estimates.

    Comparisons of production forecasts versus end-of-year and final production estimates.

    Commodity estimates for 1998 to current are not considered final until the next historical revision, therefore, the column titled '% of final' are a percent of the estimate published in the annual summary or the latest revision for 1998 and 1999.

    The crop estimating program reports on farmers' planting intentions, estimates of acreage actually planted and expected to be harvested, and forecasts of yield and production during the growing season. After the crops have been harvested, estimates of harvested acreage, yield, and production are made.

    Through the mid-year and other quarterly probability surveys, information is collected on acreage, yield, production, and grain stocks on farms. Surveys conducted between quarters are used to gather information on crop conditions and yields.

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    CORN FOR GRAIN
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
     

    Record Highs

     
               
    1932 113,024        
    1932   97,213      
    1994     138.6    
    1994       10,050,520  
    1986         4,881,693
    CORN SILAGE
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Silage
    Yield
    per Acre
    Silage
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Tons (000) Bu  
     

    Record Highs

     
               
    1932 113,024        
    1976   11,281      
    1997     16.1    
    1976       118,547  
    OATS
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
     

    Record Highs

     
               
    1955 47,494        
    1926   42,854      
    1992     65.4    
    1945       1,523,851  
    1971         541,059
    BARLEY
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
     

    Record Highs

     
               
    1942 19,686        
    1942   16,958      
    1992     62.5    
    1986       608,532  
    1986         336,312
    SORGHUM FOR GRAIN
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
      Record Highs  
               
    1957 26,886        
    1957   19,682      
    1994     72.7    
    1985       1,120,271  
    1986         743,333
    SORGHUM FOR SILAGE
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Silage
    Yield
    per Acre
    Silage
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Tons (000) Tons  
      Record Highs  
               
    1957 26,886        
    1957   1,989      
    1997     13.1    
    1957       16,560  
    ALL WHEAT
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
      Record Highs  
               
    1981 88,251        
    1981   80,642      
    1998     43.2    
    1981       2,785,357  
    1985         1,904,981
    WINTER WHEAT
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu  
      Record Highs  
               
    1981 65,547        
    1981   58,476      
    1999     47.8    
    1981       2,097,057  
    SPRING WHEAT
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu  
      Record Highs  
               
    1933 21,137        
    1996   19,689      
    1992     41.8    
    1992       757,608  

    DURUM WHEAT

      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
      Record Highs  
               
    1928 6,855        
    1928   6,775      
    1992     39.7    
    1981       183,040  
    1982         135,957
    ALL HAY
      Planted for
    All Purposes 1/
    Harvested
    Acres
    Yield
    per Acre


    Production
    Ending
    tocks 1/
    Crop
    Year   (000) Tons (000) Tons  
      Record Highs  
               
               
    1944   77,639      
    1995     2.58    
    1986       155,385  
    ALFALFA HAY
      Planted for
    All Purposes 1/
    Harvested
    Acres
    Yield
    per Acre


    Production

    Ending
    Stocks 1/

    Crop
    Year   (000) Tons (000) Tons  
      Record Highs  
               
               
    1957   29,826      
    1998     3.47    
    1986       91,865  

    OTHER HAY

      Planted for
    All Purposes 1/
    Harvested
    Acres
    Yield
    per Acre


    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year   (000) Tons (000) Tons  
      Record Highs  
               
               
    1922   59,157      
    1994     1.99    
    1999       75,153  
    SOYBEANS
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Beans
    Yield
    per Acre


    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
      Record Highs  
               
    1999 73,780        
    1999   72,476      
    1994     41.4    
    1998       2,756,794  
    1985         536,365
    SUNFLOWERS
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Pounds (000) lbs (000) lbs
      Record Highs  
               
    1979 5,555        
    1979   5,410      
    1998     1,510    
    1979       7,296,110  
    1991         578,394
    SUGAR BEETS
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    Acres
    Yield
    per Acre


    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Tons (000) Tons  
      Record Highs  
               
    1969 1,647.1        
    1969   1,540.5      
    1998     22.4    
    1999       33,319  
    TOBACCO
      Planted for
    All Purposes 1/
    Harvested
    Acres
    Yield
    per Acre


    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year   (000) Pounds (000) lbs  
      Record Highs  
               
    1930   2,124.2      
    1994     2,359    
    1963       2,343,799  
    ALL COTTON
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    Acres
    Yield
    per Acre
    Production
    480 lb NWT
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Pounds (000) Bales  
      Record Highs  
               
    1925 45,968        
    1926   44,608      
    1994     708.0    
    1994       19,662  
    RYE
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    for Grain
    Yield
    per Acre
    Grain
    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 1/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu  
      Record Highs  
               
    1937 7,235        
    1919   7,187      
    1984     33.1    
    1922       101,142  
    RICE
      Planted for
    All Purposes
    Harvested
    Acres
    Yield
    per Acre


    Production
    Ending
    Stocks 3/
    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Pounds (000) cwt (000) cwt
      Record Highs  
               
    1981 3,827        
    1981   3,792      
    1996     6,120    
    1999       210,458  
    1985         70,947
    FLAXSEED
      Planted for

    All Purposes

    Harvested

    for Grain

    Yield

    per Acre

    Grain

    Production

    Ending

    Stocks

    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Bushels (000) Bu (000) Bu
      Record Highs  
               
    1943 6,182        
    1943   5,691      
    1998     20.4    
    1948       54,803  
    1970         26,753
    SUGARCANE
      Planted for

    All Purposes 1/

    Harvested

    for Grain

    Yield

    per Acre



    Production
    Ending

    Stocks 1/

    Crop
    Year   (000) Acres Tons (000) Tons  
      Record Highs  
               
               
    1999   991.2      
    1956     45.5    
    1999       35,551  
    PEANUTS
      Planted for

    All Purposes

    Harvested

    Acres

    Yield

    per Acre

    Grain

    Production

    Ending

    Stocks 1/

    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Bushels (000) Bu  
      Record Highs  
               
    1943 5,150.0        
    1943   3,492.0      
    1984     2,883    
    1991       4,926,570  
    SWEET POTATOES
      Planted for

    All Purposes

    Harvested

    Acres

    Yield

    per Acre



    Production
    Ending

    Stocks 1/

    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres cwt (000) cwt  
      Record Highs  
               
    1934 968.0        
    1932   1,059.0      
    1997     162.0    
    1932       47,627  
    ALL POTATOES
      Planted for

    All Purposes

    Harvested

    Acres

    Yield

    per Acre



    Production
    Ending

    Stocks 1/

    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres cwt (000) cwt  
      Record Highs  
               
    1934 3,789.3        
    1922   3,901.0      
    1999     359.0    
    1996       499,254  
    DRY BEANS 2/
      Planted for

    All Purposes

    Harvested

    Acres

    Yield

    per Acre


    Production
    Ending

    Stocks 1/

    Crop
    Year (000) Acres (000) Acres Pounds (000) cwt  
      Record Highs  
               
    1943 2,599        
    1943   2,362      
    1999     1,770.0    
    1991       33,765  

    1/ Estimates not made.
    2/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed.
    3/ Rough rice stocks only.


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                         PRINCIPAL CROPS:  TOTAL PLANTED AND HARVESTED ACRES 
                                  UNITED STATES, 1909 TO 1990 1/
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              :    PLANTED  2/  :    HARVESTED 3/:            :     PLANTED  2/:    HARVESTED 3/           
      YEAR    :     ACRES       :      ACRES     :   YEAR     :      ACRES     :      ACRES                
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              :     (000)            (000)       :            :     (000)            (000)                
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      1909    :                       300,298    :   1950     :    353,246          336,437
      1910    :                       306,299    :   1951     :    362,922          336,079
      1911    :                       311,197    :   1952     :    356,093          341,313
      1912    :                       309,729    :   1953     :    360,461          340,660
      1913    :                       313,733    :   1954     :    354,776          338,184
      1914    :                       315,108    :   1955     :    353,715          331,902
      1915    :                       321,170    :   1956     :    343,359          316,244
      1916    :                       322,277    :   1957     :    330,871          315,564
      1917    :                       331,052    :   1958     :    325,592          315,712
      1918    :                       344,708    :   1959     :    329,378          316,308
      1919    :                       350,709    :   1960     :    324,470          315,818
      1920    :                       346,588    :   1961     :    308,594          294,334
      1921    :                       345,439    :   1962     :    299,851          285,830
      1922    :                       341,500    :   1963     :    299,196          286,787
      1923    :                       344,891    :   1964     :    298,454          287,262
      1924    :                       345,174    :   1965     :    297,215          287,758
      1925    :                       349,798    :   1966     :    293,062          283,511
      1926    :                       349,048    :   1967     :    305,781          295,447
      1927    :                       348,252    :   1968     :    299,384          289,668
      1928    :                       351,477    :   1969     :    291,153          280,586
      1929    :    363,028            355,295    :   1970     :    293,211          283,096
      1930    :    369,550            359,896    :   1971     :    305,830          295,056
      1931    :    370,589            355,818    :   1972     :    294,609          282,976
      1932    :    375,471            361,794    :   1973     :    318,381          309,956
      1933    :    373,124            330,850    :   1974     :    326,076          315,941
      1934    :    339,019            294,791    :   1975     :    332,236          324,040
      1935    :    361,942            336,102    :   1976     :    336,091          325,324
      1936    :    360,292            313,898    :   1977     :    344,873          333,282
      1937    :    363,069            338,500    :   1978     :    336,438          326,423
      1938    :    354,322            338,500    :   1979     :    345,803          336,736
      1939    :    342,870            322,109    :   1980     :    355,677          340,103
      1940    :    348,050            331,731    :   1981     :    363,167          354,295
      1941    :    347,857            335,513    :   1982     :    358,708          349,644
      1942    :    351,521            339,508    :   1983     :    309,536          293,886
      1943    :    361,730            347,966    :   1984     :    345,110          335,654
      1944    :    366,099            352,868    :   1985     :    342,224          330,942
      1945    :    356,883            345,546    :   1986     :    327,301          311,240
      1946    :    353,522            343,012    :   1987     :    304,945          289,422
      1947    :    356,408            346,380    :   1988     :    308,170          289,846
      1948    :    359,807            348,047    :   1989     :    317,247          305,761
      1949    :    365,490            352,286    :   1990     :    319,432          309,109
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        1/  PLANTED ACRES:  BEGINNING IN 1963 INCLUDED:  PLANTED FOR CORN, SORGHUM, OATS, BARLEY,
            DURUM WHEAT, OTHER SPRING WHEAT, RICE, SOYBEANS, FLAXSEED, PEANUTS, POPCORN, COTTON,
            DRY BEANS, DRY PEAS, POTATOES, SWEETPOTATOES, SUGARBEATS;  ALSO INCLUDES HARVESTED
            ACRES FOR WINTER WHEAT, RYE, HAY, TOBACCO, AND SUGARCANE - BEGINNING IN 1975 ALSO
            INCLUDES SUNFLOWER SEED.
        2/  HARVESTED ACRES:  CORN, SORGHUM, OATS, BARLEY, WHEAT, RICE, RYE, SOYBEANS, FLAXSEED
            PEANUTS, POPCORN, COTTON, HAY, DRY BEANS, DRY PEAS, POTATOES, SWEETPOTATOES, TOBACCO,
            SUGARCANE, AND SUGARBEETS - BEGINNING IN 1975 ALSO INCLUDES SUNFLOWER SEED.
        3/  DUE TO PROGRAM MODIFICATION, DRY PEAS AND POPCORN WERE REMOVED STARTING IN 1973.
      
      
             
                           PRINCIPAL CROPS:  TOTAL PLANTED AND HARVESTED ACRES 
                                  UNITED STATES, 1983 TO DATE 1/                                        
        
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                  :    PLANTED  2/:   HARVESTED 3/:            :   PLANTED  2/ :    HARVESTED 3/           
          YEAR    :     ACRES     :     ACRES     :   YEAR     :     ACRES     :      ACRES                
                  :               :               :            :               :                           
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                  :     (000)            (000)    :            :     (000)            (000)                
                  :                               :            :                                           
          1983    :    325,113          293,204   :            :                                           
          1984    :    358,257          235,014   :            :                                           
          1985    :    353,042          330,255   :            :                                           
          1986    :    338,220          310,098   :            :                                           
          1987    :    315,263          288,532   :            :                                           
          1988    :    318,032          288,995   :            :                                           
          1989    :    331,152          304,574   :            :                                           
          1990    :    326,337          307,768   :            :                                           
          1991    :    325,517          303,499   :            :                                           
          1992    :    326,593          306,763   :            :                                           
          1993    :    319,717          295,690   :            :                                           
          1994    :    324,053          308,245   :            :                                           
          1995    :    318,735          301,778   :            :                                           
          1996    :    334,049          313,549   :            :                                           
          1997    :    332,743          318,293   :            :                                           
          1998    :    330,043          311,545   :            :                                           
          1999    :    329,744          312,370   :            :                                           
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           1/  NEW SERIES.                                                                                  
           2/  CROPS INCLUDED IN AREA PLANTED ARE CORN, SORGHUM, OATS, BARLEY, WINTER WHEAT,
               DURUM WHEAT, OTHER SPRING WHEAT, RICE, RYE, SOYBEANS, PEANUTS, SUNFLOWERS,
               COTTON, DRY EDIBLE BEANS, POTATOES, TOBACCO, SUGARBEETS.   HARVESTED ACREAGE
               IS USED FOR ALL HAY, TOBACCO, AND SUGARCANE IN COMPUTING TOTAL AREA PLANTED.
          INCLUDES DOUBLE CROPED ACRES AND UNHARVESTED SMALL GRAINS PLANTED AS COVER
          CROP.
    
    
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                 BARLEY:  ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE, AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION
                                        UNITED STATES, 1866 TO DATE
            
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                     :      ACREAGE     :YIELD :            : PRICE :
                YEAR :----------------- : PER  : PRODUCTION :  PER  :   VALUE
                     :        :         : HARV :            :BUSHEL :    OF
                     : PLANTED:HARVESTED: ACRE :            :   1/  : PRODUCTION
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :        (000)      BUSHELS  (000) BU.  DOLLARS  (000) DOL.
                     :
                1866 :             754   24.0       18,095   0.952      17,231
                1867 :           1,058   22.5       23,850   1.220      29,060
                1868 :           1,064   21.8       23,200   1.490      34,560
                1869 :           1,238   23.5       29,099   0.872      25,386
                     :
                1870 :           1,331   21.8       29,047   0.853      24,764
                1871 :           1,348   20.5       27,690   0.771      21,343
                1872 :           1,421   22.5       32,005   0.738      23,623
                1873 :           1,473   20.7       30,536   0.963      29,392
                1874 :           1,628   22.2       36,125   0.962      34,753
                1875 :           1,702   19.3       32,812   0.856      28,090
                1876 :           1,973   20.6       40,711   0.685      27,894
                1877 :           1,962   20.0       39,173   0.633      24,780
                1878 :           1,848   20.3       37,448   0.584      21,861
                1879 :           1,926   22.0       42,369   0.599      25,359
                     :
                1880 :           1,990   22.7       45,261   0.663      30,011
                1881 :           2,201   22.3       48,984   0.819      40,100
                1882 :           2,434   24.7       60,072   0.631      37,903
                1883 :           2,474   23.1       57,126   0.589      33,632
                1884 :           2,694   25.2       67,919   0.483      32,816
                1885 :           2,862   22.3       63,963   0.557      35,642
                1886 :           3,027   24.3       73,503   0.531      39,042
                1887 :           3,258   22.2       72,395   0.520      37,612
                1888 :           3,283   23.1       75,980   0.591      44,883
                1889 :           3,352   24.1       80,790   0.415      33,508
                     :
                1890 :           3,250   21.5       69,880   0.621      43,422
                1891 :           3,590   26.2       94,160   0.522      49,182
                1892 :           3,857   24.7       95,170   0.466      44,388
                1893 :           3,689   23.6       87,109   0.402      35,009
                1894 :           3,639   20.4       74,211   0.437      32,438
                1895 :           4,185   25.0      104,475   0.328      34,280
                1896 :           4,131   23.6       97,479   0.296      28,888
                1897 :           4,120   24.9      102,575   0.343      35,212
                1898 :           4,113   23.9       98,174   0.389      38,169
                1899 :           4,472   26.4      118,161   0.388      45,847
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  1/ DECEMBER 1 PRICE THROUGH 1907; SEASON AVERAGE PRICE, 1908 -1985,
                     MARKETING YEAR AVERAGE PRICE BEGINNING 1986. UNITED STATES PRICES
                     WEIGHTED BY SALES FROM 1909 TO DATE; WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION FROM
                     1866 - 1908.
            
                     
                BARLEY:  ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE, AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION
                                         UNITED STATES, 1866 TO DATE
            
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :      ACREAGE     :YIELD :            : PRICE :
                YEAR :------------------: PER  : PRODUCTION :  PER  :   VALUE
                     :        :         : HARV :            :BUSHEL :    OF
                     : PLANTED:HARVESTED: ACRE :            :   1/  : PRODUCTION
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :        (000)      BUSHELS  (000) BU.  DOLLARS  (000) DOL.
                     :
                1900 :           4,703   20.5       96,588   0.407      39,309
                1901 :           4,963   24.9      123,800   0.454      56,202
                1902 :           5,474   26.7      146,207   0.453      66,262
                1903 :           6,231   24.0      149,335   0.447      66,783
                1904 :           6,579   25.2      166,103   0.412      68,453
                1905 :           6,658   25.8      171,639   0.394      67,646
                1906 :           6,744   26.6      179,148   0.418      74,867
                1907 :           6,854   22.0      150,584   0.665     100,192
                1908 :           7,409   23.1      170,780   0.566      96,691
                1909 :           7,697   22.5      173,069   0.568      96,675
                     :
                1910 :           7,546   18.9      142,419   0.601      86,465
                1911 :           7,613   19.1      145,074   0.814     119,656
                1912 :           7,542   26.1      196,927   0.510     100,311
                1913 :           7,673   20.7      158,820   0.526      83,402
                1914 :           7,653   23.2      177,712   0.528      95,335
                1915 :           7,279   28.4      206,976   0.514     107,726
                1916 :           7,623   20.9      159,157   0.789     127,898
                1917 :           8,453   21.6      182,209   1.220     224,362
                1918 :           9,198   24.5      225,067   0.962     214,110
                1919 :           6,579   19.9      131,086   1.280     163,006
                     :
                1920 :           7,439   23.0      171,042   0.907     145,232
                1921 :           7,074   18.8      132,702   0.497      63,530
                1922 :           6,601   23.2      152,908   0.505      76,319
                1923 :           7,151   22.2      158,994   0.548      86,828
                1924 :           7,038   23.5      165,318   0.744     122,617
                1925 :           8,186   23.5      192,466   0.617     118,200
                1926 : 8,796     7,917   21.0      166,030   0.574      96,093
                1927 : 9,513     9,465   25.3      239,071   0.696     164,751
                1928 :12,828    12,735   25.8      328,351   0.585     186,730
                1929 :14,703    13,564   20.7      280,637   0.559     151,134
                     :
                1930 :13,581    12,629   23.9      301,619   0.420     122,178
                1931 :13,820    11,181   17.9      200,280   0.354      65,616
                1932 :14,555    13,206   22.7      299,394   0.232      66,178
                1933 :14,200     9,641   15.9      152,839   0.429      66,349
                1934 :12,024     6,577   17.8      117,390   0.643      80,521
                1935 :13,956    12,436   23.2      288,667   0.376     109,372
                1936 :12,837     8,329   17.7      147,740   0.754     115,461
                1937 :12,346     9,969   22.3      221,889   0.549     120,257
                1938 :12,171    10,610   24.2      256,620   0.381      94,336
                1939 :15,513    12,739   21.8      278,193   0.403     112,541
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  1/  DECEMBER 1 PRICE THROUGH 1907; SEASON AVERAGE PRICE, 1908 -1985,
                      MARKETING YEAR AVERAGE PRICE BEGINNING 1986. UNITED STATES PRICES
                      WEIGHTED BY SALES FROM 1909 TO DATE; WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION FROM
                      1866 - 1908.                                                         
            
                 BARLEY:  ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE, AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION
                                         UNITED STATES, 1866 TO DATE
            
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :      ACREAGE     :YIELD :            : PRICE :
                YEAR :------------------: PER  : PRODUCTION :  PER  :   VALUE
                     :        :         : HARV :            :BUSHEL :    OF
                     : PLANTED:HARVESTED: ACRE :            :   1/  : PRODUCTION
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :        (000)      BUSHELS  (000) BU.  DOLLARS  (000) DOL.
                     :
                1940 :15,689    13,525   23.0      311,278   0.393     123,543
                1941 :15,857    14,276   25.4      362,568   0.545     191,741
                1942 :19,686    16,958   25.3      429,450   0.633     271,231
                1943 :17,474    14,900   21.7      322,913   0.996     319,871
                1944 :14,352    12,301   22.5      276,275   1.010     280,434
                1945 :11,745    10,454   25.5      266,994   1.010     271,662
                1946 :11,467    10,380   25.5      265,059   1.380     360,773
                1947 :11,981    10,955   25.7      281,868   1.730     478,852
                1948 :13,063    11,905   26.5      315,537   1.160     363,258
                1949 :11,132     9,872   24.0      237,071   1.060     246,291
                     :
                1950 :13,010    11,155   27.2      303,772   1.190     357,587
                1951 :10,790     9,424   27.3      257,213   1.260     319,754
                1952 : 9,190     8,236   27.7      228,168   1.370     308,044
                1953 : 9,615     8,680   28.4      246,723   1.170     283,778
                1954 :14,740    13,370   28.4      379,254   1.090     408,828
                1955 :16,293    14,523   27.8      403,065   0.920     369,752
                1956 :14,732    12,852   29.3      376,661   0.990     370,508
                1957 :16,398    14,872   29.8      442,761   0.887     389,461
                1958 :16,150    14,791   32.3      477,368   0.900     426,902
                1959 :16,766    14,869   28.3      420,203   0.860     357,584
                     :
                1960 :15,527    13,856   31.0      429,005   0.840     355,248
                1961 :15,623    12,806   30.6      392,441   0.979     376,112
                1962 :14,380    12,214   35.0      427,726   0.915     385,871
                1963 :13,452    11,236   35.0      392,833   0.897     350,020
                1964 :11,652    10,277   37.6      386,059   0.953     365,050
                1965 :10,123     9,166   42.9      393,055   1.020     399,575
                1966 :11,184    10,250   38.3      392,108   1.060     411,849
                1967 :10,077     9,230   40.5      373,745   1.010     374,412
                1968 :10,486     9,732   43.8      426,151   0.921     390,241
                1969 :10,291     9,557   44.7      427,055   0.885     377,878
                     :
                1970 :10,476     9,712   42.8      416,091   0.973     400,312
                1971 :11,061    10,104   45.8      462,423   0.993     457,558
                1972 :10,567     9,645   43.7      421,719   1.210     505,222
                1973 :11,045    10,295   40.5      417,434   2.140     881,569
                1974 : 8,713     7,930   37.7      298,669   2.810     821,639
                1975 : 9,373     8,617   44.0      379,162   2.420     905,923
                1976 : 9,301     8,439   45.4      383,007   2.250     852,256
                1977 :10,778     9,728   44.0      427,784   1.780     760,043
                1978 : 9,989     9,248   49.2      454,759   1.920     871,070
                1979 : 8,116     7,527   50.9      383,201   2.290     872,308
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  1/  DECEMBER 1 PRICE THROUGH 1907; SEASON AVERAGE PRICE, 1908 -1985,
                      MARKETING YEAR AVERAGE PRICE BEGINNING 1986. UNITED STATES PRICES
                      WEIGHTED BY SALES FROM 1909 TO DATE; WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION FROM
                      1866 - 1908.
             
                BARLEY:  ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE, AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION
                                         UNITED STATES, 1866 TO DATE
            
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :      ACREAGE     :YIELD :            : PRICE :
                YEAR :------------------: PER  : PRODUCTION :  PER  :   VALUE
                     :        :         : HARV :            :BUSHEL :    OF
                     : PLANTED:HARVESTED: ACRE :            :   1/  : PRODUCTION
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                     :        (000)      BUSHELS  (000) BU.  DOLLARS  (000) DOL.
                     :
                1980 : 8,320     7,260   49.7      361,135   2.840   1,016,842
                1981 : 9,618     9,038   52.4      473,512   2.440   1,154,497
                1982 : 9,549     9,013   57.2      515,935   2.180   1,114,993
                1983 :10,411     9,721   52.3      508,269   2.470   1,269,991
                1984 :11,934    11,218   53.3      598,034   2.290   1,356,634
                1985 :13,139    11,591   50.9      590,213   1.980   1,130,022
                1986 :13,024    11,974   50.8      608,532   1.610     989,405
                1987 :10,929     9,957   52.4      521,499   1.810     967,008
                1988 : 9,831     7,636   38.0      289,994   2.800     775,229
                1989 : 9,125     8,313   48.6      404,203   2.420     968,180
                     :    
                1990 : 8,221     7,529   56.1      422,196   2.140     911,945
                1991 : 8,941     8,413   55.2      464,326   2.100     996,542
                1992 : 7,762     7,285   62.5      455,090   2.040     946,463
                1993 : 7,786     6,753   58.9      398,041   1.990     812,889
                1994 : 7,159     6,667   56.2      374,862   2.030     783,709
                1995 : 6,689     6,279   57.2      359,376   2.890   1,028,756
                1996 : 7,094     6,707   58.5      392,433   2.740   1,080,940
                1997 : 6,706     6,198   58.1      359,878   2.380     861,620
                1998 : 6,340     5,867   60.1      352,445   1.950     663,773
                1999 : 5,223     4,758   59.2      281,853   2.050     577,799
                     :
                     :
                     :
                     :
                     :
                     :
                     :
                ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  1/ DECEMBER 1 PRICE THROUGH 1907; SEASON AVERAGE PRICE, 1908 -1985,
                     MARKETING YEAR AVERAGE PRICE BEGINNING 1986. UNITED STATES PRICES
                     WEIGHTED BY SALES FROM 1909 TO DATE; WEIGHTED BY PRODUCTION FROM
                     1866 - 1908.
         
                                      BARLEY: PLANTED ACRES, 1965 TO DATE, U. S.
                                     COMPARSION OF FORECASTS AND FINAL ESTIMATES
                                 
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :        MAR 1/     :        JUN 2/     :   ANNUAL SUMMARY  :     REVISIONS     :    FINAL
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          YEAR :   THOUS   : % OF  :   THOUS  : % OF   :   THOUS  : % OF   :   THOUS  : % OF   :    THOUS
               :   ACRES   :FINAL  :   ACRES  :FINAL   :   ACRES  :FINAL   :   ACRES  :FINAL   :    ACRES
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :
           1965:   10,767  106.4      10,791   106.6      10,504   103.8      10,099    99.8      10,123
           1966:   11,604  103.8      11,732   104.9      11,171    99.9      11,134    99.6      11,184
           1967:   10,182  101.0      10,274   102.0      10,012    99.4      10,002    99.3      10,077
           1968:   10,268   97.9      10,820   103.2      10,322    98.4      10,477    99.9      10,486
           1969:   10,352  100.6      10,246    99.6      10,158    98.7      10,311   100.2      10,291
               :
           1970:   10,673  101.9      10,652   101.7      10,435    99.6      10,420    99.5      10,476
           1971:   10,868   98.3      11,182   101.1      11,064   100.0      11,115   100.5      11,061
           1972:   10,395   98.4      10,548    99.8      10,639   100.7      10,639   100.7      10,567
           1973:   11,041  100.0      11,350   102.8      11,335   102.6      11,229   101.7      11,045
           1974:    9,534  109.4       9,203   105.6       9,117   104.6       8,994   103.2       8,713
               :
           1975:   10,184  108.7       9,557   102.0       9,526   101.6       9,536   101.7       9,373
           1976:    9,201   98.9       9,247    99.4       9,296    99.9       9,157    98.5       9,301
           1977:   10,974  101.8      10,430    96.8      10,586    98.2      10,621    98.5      10,778
           1978:    9,998  100.1       9,925    99.4       9,987   100.0       9,996   100.1       9,989
           1979:    8,639  106.4       8,060    99.3       8,060    99.3       8,110    99.9       8,116
               :
           1980:    8,232   98.9       8,288    99.6       8,283    99.6       8,339   100.2       8,320
           1981:    9,085   94.5       9,662   100.5       9,741   101.3       9,748   101.4       9,618
           1982:    9,991  104.6       9,641   101.0       9,634   100.9       9,634   100.9       9,549
           1983:3/  9,675   92.9      10,548   101.3      10,606   101.9      10,422   100.1      10,411
           1984:   10,565   88.5      11,978   100.4      11,887    99.6      11,957   100.2      11,934
               :                                                                      
           1985:   12,379   94.2      13,129    99.9      13,106    99.7      13,156   100.1      13,139
           1986:   12,859   98.7      13,248   101.7      13,059   100.3      13,059   100.3      13,024
           1987:   11,031  100.9      10,022    91.7      11,046   101.1      11,046   101.1      10,929
           1988:   10,287  104.6       9,691    98.6       9,676    98.4       9,831   100.0       9,831
           1989:    9,620  105.4       9,283   101.7       9,175   100.5       9,125   100.0       9,125
               :                                                                      
           1990:    8,888  108.1       8,277   100.7       8,201    99.8       8,221   100.0       8,221
           1991:    8,705   97.4       8,926    99.8       8,941   100.0       8,941   100.0       8,941
           1992:    8,310  107.1       7,782   100.3       7,802   100.5       7,762   100.0       7,762
           1993:    7,661   98.4       7,941   102.0       7,826   100.5       7,786   100.0       7,786
           1994:    7,555  105.5       7,307   102.1       7,159   100.0       7,159   100.0       7,159
               :                                                                      
           1995:    7,035  105.2       6,796   101.6       6,689   100.0       6,689   100.0       6,689
           1996:    7,242  102.1       7,134   100.6       7,174   101.1       7,144   100.7       7,094
           1997:    7,041  105.0       6,769   100.9       6,910   103.0       6,706   100.0       6,706
           1998:    6,780  107.0       6,446   101.7       6,340   100.0       6,337
           1999:    6,340  121.4       5,237   100.3       5,223 
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             1/ APRIL, 1976 -1980, FEB 1982 -1985.
             2/ JULY PRIOR TO 1975.
             3/ ADDITIONAL SURVEY DONE LATE APRIL 1983 BECAUSE OF PIK.  (10,648 PLANTED ACRES - 102.2%
                OF FINAL)
              
                                     BARLEY: HARVESTED ACRES, 1965 TO DATE, U.S.
                                     COMPARISON OF FORECASTS AND FINAL ESTIMATES
         
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :    JUN 1/     :     AUG       :     SEPT      :    ANNUAL     : REV FOLLWG YR : FINAL
              :---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------:--------
         YEAR :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS
              :  ACRES : FINAL:  ACRES : FINAL:  ACRES : FINAL:  ACRES : FINAL:  ACRES : FINAL:  ACRES
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :
         1965 :  9,519  103.9    9,519  103.9    9,519  103.9    9,478  103.4    9,144   99.8    9,166
         1966 : 10,604  103.5   10,604  103.5   10,604  103.5   10,227   99.8   10,205   99.6   10,250
         1967 :  9,370  101.5    9,370  101.5    9,370  101.5    9,188   99.5    9,177   99.4    9,230
         1968 :  9,999  102.7    9,999  102.7    9,999  102.7    9,563   98.3    9,709   99.8    9,732
         1969 :  9,373   98.1    9,373   98.1    9,373   98.1    9,388   98.2    9,531   99.7    9,557
         
         1970 :  9,846  101.4    9,846  101.4    9,846  101.4    9,642   99.3    9,628   99.1    9,712
         1971 : 10,253  101.5   10,206  101.0   10,206  101.0   10,135  100.3   10,151  100.5   10,104
         1972 :  9,640   99.9    9,640   99.9    9,640   99.9    9,707  100.6    9,707  100.6    9,645
         1973 : 10,544  102.4   10,544  102.4   10,544  102.4   10,527  102.3   10,452  101.5   10,295
         1974 :  8,554  107.9    8,534  107.6    8,534  107.6    8,281  104.4    8,168  103.0    7,930
         
         1975 :  8,814  102.3    8,642  100.3    8,642  100.3    8,711  101.1    8,743  101.5    8,617
         1976 :  8,373   99.2    8,346   98.9    8,346   98.9    8,417   99.7    8,297   98.3    8,439
         1977 :  9,600   98.7    9,600   98.7    9,600   98.7    9,490   97.6    9,564   98.3    9,728
         1978 :  9,116   98.6    9,106   98.5    9,106   98.5    9,233   99.8    9,247  100.0    9,248
         1979 :  7,450   99.0    7,445   98.9    7,445   98.9    7,468   99.2    7,522   99.9    7,527
              :
         1980 :  7,581  104.4    7,367  101.5    7,367  101.5    7,233   99.6    7,275  100.2    7,260
         1981 :  8,977   99.3    9,070  100.4    9,070  100.4    9,151  101.3    9,158  101.3    9,038
         1982 :  9,196  102.0    9,191  102.0    9,191  102.0    9,113  101.1    9,113  101.1    9,013
         1983 :  9,905  101.9    9,905  101.9    9,905  101.9    9,902  101.9    9,731  100.1    9,721
         1984 : 11,363  101.3   11,359  101.3   11,229  100.1   11,171   99.6   11,231  100.1   11,218
         
         1985 : 12,319  106.3   11,769  101.5   11,769  101.5   11,553   99.7   11,603  100.1   11,591
         1986 : 12,515  104.5   12,455  104.0   12,455  104.0   12,007  100.3   12,007  100.3   11,974
         1987 : 10,128  101.7   10,128  101.7   10,022  100.7   10,027  100.7   10,057  101.0    9,957
         1988 :  7,451   97.6    7,401   96.9    7,401   96.9    7,535   98.7    7,636  100.0    7,636
         1989 :  8,662  104.2    8,562  103.0    8,562  103.0    8,303   99.9    8,313  100.0    8,313
                                                                         
         1990 :  7,746  102.9    7,746  102.9    7,746  102.9    7,499   99.6    7,529  100.0    7,529
         1991 :  8,429  100.2    8,429  100.2    8,429  100.2    8,413  100.0    8,413  100.0    8,413
         1992 :  7,294  100.1    7,294  100.1    7,294  100.1    7,309  100.3    7,285  100.0    7,285
         1993 :  7,539  111.6    7,539  111.6    7,539  111.6    6,791  100.6    6,753  100.0    6,753
         1994 :  6,848  102.7    6,848  102.7    6,848  102.7    6,667  100.0    6,667  100.0    6,667
                                                                                         
         1995 :  6,418  102.2    6,418  102.2    6,418  102.2    6,277  100.0    6,279  100.0    6,279
         1996 :  6,761  100.8    6,761  100.8    6,761  100.8    6,787  101.2    6,767  100.9    6,707
         1997 :  6,397  103.2    6,397  103.2    6,397  103.2    6,425  103.7    6,198  100.0    6,198
         1998 :  6,078  103.6    6,078  103.6    6,078  103.6    5,867  100.1    5,864
         1999 :  4,893  102.8    4,834  101.6    4,834  101.6    4,758
         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                
                              BARLEY:  YIELD PER ACRE, 1965 TO DATE, U. S.
                              COMPARISON OF FORECASTS AND FINAL ESTIMATES
            
            -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  YIELD FORECASTS AND FINAL ESTIMATES   : DEVIATION FROM FINAL ESTIMATE
            YEAR  :----------------------------------------:-------------------------------
                  : JUL 1 : AUG 1 : SEP 1 : ANNUAL : FINAL : JUL 1 : AUG 1 : SEP 1 : ANNUAL
            -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                                       BUSHELS
                  :
            1965  :  38.3    41.8    42.8     43.5    42.9    -4.6    -1.1    -0.1     0.6
            1966  :  35.9    36.1    37.1     38.1    38.3    -2.4    -2.2    -1.2    -0.2
            1967  :  40.6    38.5    39.9     40.3    40.5     0.1    -2.0    -0.6    -0.2
            1968  :  40.6    42.5    42.5     43.7    43.8    -3.2    -1.3    -1.3    -0.1
            1969  :  40.4    43.2    44.4     44.4    44.7    -4.3    -1.5    -0.3    -0.3
                  :
            1970  :  42.0    41.7    41.7     42.6    42.8    -0.8    -1.1    -1.1    -0.2
            1971  :  45.1    45.3    46.0     45.6    45.8    -0.7    -0.5     0.2    -0.2
            1972  :  42.3    42.4    43.4     43.6    43.7    -1.4    -1.3    -0.3    -0.1
            1973  :  41.7    40.8    40.7     40.3    40.5     1.2     0.3     0.2    -0.2
            1974  :  40.9    39.1    38.1     37.2    37.7     3.2     1.4     0.4    -0.5
                  :
            1975  :  44.8    45.0    44.1     44.0    44.0     0.8     1.0     0.1     0.0
            1976  :  37.2    40.8    42.6     44.8    45.4    -8.2    -4.6    -2.8    -0.6
            1977  :  41.2    42.3    42.2     43.8    44.0    -2.8    -1.7    -1.8    -0.2
            1978  :  45.0    48.4    48.1     48.4    49.2    -4.2    -0.8    -1.1    -0.8
            1979  :  46.3    47.9    48.9     50.6    50.9    -4.6    -3.0    -2.0    -0.3
                  :
            1980  :  44.6    46.2    47.7     49.6    49.7    -5.1    -3.5    -2.0    -0.1
            1981  :  53.3    53.3    52.5     52.3    52.4     0.9     0.9     0.1    -0.1
            1982  :  52.1    55.4    56.2     57.2    57.2    -5.1    -1.8    -1.0     0.0
            1983  :  56.5    56.0    53.7     52.3    52.3     4.2     3.7     1.4     0.0
            1984  :  54.8    52.9    53.9     53.4    53.3     1.5    -0.4     0.6     0.1
                  :                                                                  
            1985  :  51.3    51.0    50.9     51.0    50.9     0.4     0.1     0.0     0.1
            1986  :    1/    52.2    50.3     50.8    50.8             1.4    -0.5     0.0
            1987  :    1/    51.2    51.7     52.6    52.4            -1.2    -0.7     0.2
            1988  :  39.0    38.9    38.8     38.6    38.0     1.0     0.9     0.8     0.6
            1989  :  51.3    45.8    46.9     48.6    48.6     2.7    -2.8    -1.7     0.0
            
            1990  :  53.5    52.0    52.9     55.9    56.1    -2.6    -4.1    -3.2    -0.2
            1991  :  56.5    55.8    55.5     55.2    55.2     1.3     0.6     0.3     0.0
            1992  :  50.9    54.1    58.9     62.4    62.5   -11.6    -8.4    -3.6    -0.1
            1993  :  61.3    61.9    57.8     58.9    58.9     2.4     3.0    -1.1     0.0
            1994  :  59.3    56.8    56.3     56.2    56.2     3.1     0.6     0.1     0.0
                  :                                          
            1995  :  59.0    59.9    58.3     57.2    57.2     1.8     2.7     1.1     0.0
            1996  :  58.2    57.4    58.3     58.5    58.5    -0.3    -1.1    -0.2     0.0
            1997  :  58.1    59.4    59.3     58.3    58.1     0.0     1.3     1.2     0.2
            1998  :  61.9    61.6    61.3     60.1             1.8     1.5     1.2
            1999  :  60.3    58.2    58.2     59.2            -1.1    -1.0    -1.0 
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               1/  JULY FORECAST NOT MADE 1986 & 1987
                     
                                  BARLEY: PRODUCTION, 1965 TO DATE, U. S.
                                COMPARISON OF FORECASTS AND FINAL ESTIMATES
         
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :    JULY 1     :    AUG 1      :    SEPT 1     :    ANNUAL     : REV FOLLWG YR : FINAL
              :---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------:---------------:---------
         YEAR :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS : % OF :  THOUS
              : BUSHELS: FINAL: BUSHELS: FINAL: BUSHELS: FINAL: BUSHELS: FINAL: BUSHELS: FINAL: BUSHELS
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :
         1965 :364,249   92.7  397,860  101.2  407,679  103.7  411,897  104.8  392,279   99.8  393,055
         1966 :381,204   97.2  382,705   97.6  393,965  100.5  389,557   99.3  393,186  100.3  392,108
         1967 :380,695  101.9  360,899   96.6  373,438   99.9  370,246   99.1  372,898   99.8  373,745
         1968 :406,030   95.3  425,172   99.8  424,563   99.6  418,168   98.1  422,959   99.3  426,151
         1969 :378,314   88.6  404,981   94.8  415,898   97.4  417,156   97.7  423,547   99.2  427,055
              :
         1970 :413,120   99.3  410,456   98.6  410,255   98.6  410,445   98.6  409,780   98.5  416,091
         1971 :462,766  100.1  462,731  100.1  469,879  101.6  462,484  100.0  463,601  100.3  462,423
         1972 :407,635   96.7  409,505   97.1  418,165   99.2  423,461  100.4  423,461  100.4  421,719
         1973 :439,642  105.3  430,181  103.1  429,111  102.8  424,483  101.7  421,527  101.0  417,434
         1974 :349,780  117.1  333,476  111.7  325,402  109.0  308,077  103.1  304,112  101.8  298,669
              :
         1975 :395,075  104.2  388,533  102.5  381,438  100.6  382,980  101.0  383,920  101.3  379,162
         1976 :311,417   81.3  340,508   88.9  355,210   92.7  377,264   98.5  372,461   97.2  383,007
         1977 :395,639   92.5  405,777   94.9  404,917   94.7  415,803   97.2  420,159   98.2  427,784
         1978 :410,406   90.2  440,439   96.9  438,429   96.4  447,008   98.3  449,177   98.8  454,759
         1979 :345,115   90.1  356,491   93.0  364,237   95.1  378,067   98.7  382,798   99.9  383,201
              :
         1980 :328,557   91.0  340,000   94.1  351,567   97.4  358,544   99.3  360,956  100.0  361,135
         1981 :478,437  101.0  483,316  102.1  476,031  100.5  478,301  101.0  479,333  101.2  473,512
         1982 :478,791   92.8  508,754   98.6  516,192  100.0  522,387  101.3  522,387  101.3  515,935
         1983 :559,967  110.2  554,315  109.1  531,727  104.6  519,026  102.1  508,925  100.1  508,269
         1984 :622,746  104.1  601,052  100.5  605,700  101.3  596,546   99.8  599,204  100.2  598,034
              :
         1985 :632,228  107.1  599,730  101.6  598,840  101.5  589,183   99.8  591,383  100.2  590,213
         1986 :1/              650,046  106.8  625,971  102.9  610,497  100.3  610,522  100.3  608,532 
         1987 :                518,423   99.4  518,124   99.4  527,010  101.1  529,530  101.5  521,499
         1988 :290,700  100.2  287,702   99.2  286,908   98.9  290,505  100.2  289,994  100.0  289,994
         1989 :444,702  110.0  392,141   97.0  401,147   99.2  403,443   99.8  404,203  100.0  404,203
              :                                                                           
         1990 :414,350   98.1  402,513   95.3  409,483   97.0  418,856   99.2  422,196  100.0  422,196
         1991 :476,208  102.6  469,961  101.2  467,871  100.8  464,495  100.0  464,326  100.0  464,326
         1992 :371,430   81.6  394,908   86.8  429,423   94.4  456,348  100.3  455,090  100.0  455,090
         1993 :461,846  116.0  466,721  117.3  435,692  109.5  400,225  100.5  398,041  100.0  398,041
         1994 :405,782  108.2  388,760  103.7  385,453  102.8  374,862  100.0  374,862  100.0  374,862
              :                                           
         1995 :378,691  105.4  384,687  107.0  374,215  104.1  359,102   99.9  359,562  100.1  359,376
         1996 :393,592  100.3  387,852   98.8  394,202  100.5  396,851  101.1  395,751  100.8  392,433
         1997 :371,778  103.3  380,015  105.6  379,395  105.4  374,478  104.1  359,878  100.0  359,878
         1998 :375,962  106.7  374,444  106.2  372,379  105.7  352,445  100.1  352,125
         1999  294,869  104.6  281,365   99.8  282,585  100.3  281,853
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           1/  JULY FORECAST NOT MADE 1986 & 1987
         
                  
                                BARLEY:  PRODUCTION, 1965 TO DATE, U. S.
                               COMPARISON OF FORECASTS AND FINAL ESTIMATES
            
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                  : PRODUCTION FORECASTS & FINAL ESTIMATES:DEVIATIONS FROM FINAL ESTIMATE
             YEAR :-----------------------------------:--------------------------------------
                  :  JULY 1 :  AUG 1  :  SEPT 1 :  FINAL  :  JULY 1 :  AUG 1  :  SEPT 1
            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                              THOUSAND BUSHELS
                  :
             1965 : 364,249   397,860   407,679   393,055    -28806      4805     14624
             1966 : 381,204   382,705   393,865   392,108    -10904     -9403      1757
             1967 : 380,695   360,899   373,438   373,745      6950    -12846      -307
             1968 : 406,030   425,172   424,563   426,151    -20121      -979     -1588
             1969 : 378,314   404,981   415,898   427,055    -48741    -22074    -11157
                  :
             1970 : 413,120   410,456   410,255   416,091     -2971     -5635     -5836
             1971 : 462,766   462,731   469,879   462,423       343       308      7456
             1972 : 407,635   409,505   418,165   421,719    -14084    -12214     -3554
             1973 : 439,642   430,181   429,111   417,434     22208     12747     11677
             1974 : 349,780   333,476   325,402   298,669     51111     34807     26733
                  :
             1975 : 395,075   388,533   381,438   379,162     15913      9371      2276
             1976 : 311,417   340,508   355,210   383,007    -71590    -42499    -27797
             1977 : 395,639   405,777   404,917   427,784    -32145    -22007    -22867
             1978 : 410,406   440,439   438,429   454,759    -44353    -14320    -16330
             1979 : 345,115   356,491   364,237   383,201    -38086    -26710    -18964
                  :
             1980 : 328,557   340,000   351,567   361,135    -32578    -21135     -9568
             1981 : 478,437   483,316   476,031   473,512      4925      9804      2519
             1982 : 478,791   508,754   516,192   515,935    -37144     -7181       257
             1983 : 559,967   554,315   531,727   508,269     51698     46046     23458
             1984 : 622,746   601,052   605,700   598,034     24712      3018      7666
                  :
             1985 : 632,228   599,730   598,840   590,213     42015      9517      8627
             1986 :1/         650,046   625,971   608,532               41514     17439
             1987 :           518,423   518,124   521,499               -3076     -3375
             1988 : 290,700   287,702   286,908   289,994       706     -2292     -3086
             1989 : 444,702   392,141   401,147   404,203     40499    -12062     -3056
                  :                                         
             1990 : 414,350   402,513   409,483   422,196     -7846    -19683    -12713
             1991 : 476,208   469,961   467,871   464,326     11882      5635      3545
             1992 : 371,430   394,908   429,423   455,090    -83660    -60182    -25667
             1993 : 461,846   466,721   435,692   398,041     63805     68680     37651
             1994 : 405,782   388,760   385,453   374,862     30920     13898     10591
                  :
             1995 : 378,691   384,687   374,215   359,376     19315     25311     14839
             1996 : 393,592   387,852   394,202   392,433      1159     -4581      1769
             1997 : 371,778   380,015   379,395   359,878     11900     20137     19517
             1998 : 375,962   374,444   372,379   352,445     23517     21999     19934
             1999 : 294,869   281,365   282,585   281,853     13016      -488       732
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               1/  JULY FORECAST NOT MADE 1986 & 1987.
            
    
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                                     CORN: ACREAGE, UTILIZATION, PRICE, AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION
                                                    UNITED STATES, 1919 TO DATE
    
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         :     ACREAGE FOR     :                                                      :                              : FORAGE
         :     ALL PURPOSES    :                   HARVESTED FOR GRAIN                      HARVESTED FOR SILAGE     : GRAZED
    YEAR :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: HOGGED
         :         :           :        :  YIELD :            :PRICE PER:   VALUE OF  :        :   YIELD :           :
         : PLANTED : HARVESTED : ACRES  : PER ACRE:PRODUCTION :BUSHEL 1/:  PRODUCTION :  ACRES : PER ACRE:PRODUCTION :  ACRES
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         :        (000)          (000)    BUSHELS  (000) BU.    DOLLARS  (000) DOLLARS   (000)    TONS     (000) TONS   (000)
         :
    1919 :            98,145    87,487     26.8    2,341,870                            3,554     7.56      26,866     7,104
         :
    1920 :           101,359    90,149     29.9    2,695,085                            3,682     7.60      27,996     7,528
    1921 :           103,155    91,939     27.8    2,556,924                            3,486     7.74      26,979     7,730
    1922 :           100,345    84,858     26.3    2,229,496                            3,663     7.53      27,568    11,824
    1923 :           101,123    87,493     27.8    2,429,551                            3,983     7.50      29,874     9,647
    1924 :           100,420    84,119     22.1    1,860,112                            4,307     6.67      28,737    11,994
    1925 :           101,331    86,825     27.4    2,382,288                            3,681     7.97      29,343    10,825
    1926 : 99,660     99,452    83,275     25.7    2,140,207                            4,350     7.01      29,493    10,827
    1927 : 98,460     98,357    83,915     26.4    2,218,189                            4,268     7.01      29,926    10,174
    1928 :100,399    100,336    85,832     26.3    2,260,990                            3,985     7.53      30,000    10,519
    1929 : 99,130     97,805    83,194     25.7    2,135,038                            4,021     7.30      29,335    11,590
         :
    1930 :103,915    101,465    85,525     20.5    1,757,297                            4,875     6.16      30,026    11,065
    1931 :109,364    106,866    91,131     24.5    2,229,903                            4,710     6.98      32,875    11,025
    1932 :113,024    110,577    97,213     26.5    2,578,685                            4,293     7.47      32,073     9,071
    1933 :109,830    105,918    92,130     22.8    2,104,725                            4,864     6.72      32,705     8,924
    1934 :100,563     92,193    61,245     18.7    1,146,734                            7,132     4.92      35,093    23,816
    1935 : 99,974     95,974    82,551     24.2    2,001,367                            5,309     7.08      37,563     8,114
    1936 :101,959     93,154    67,833     18.6    1,258,673                            8,539     3.95      33,690    16,782
    1937 : 97,174     93,930    81,222     28.9    2,349,425                            5,543     6.77      37,522     7,165
    1938 : 94,473     92,160    82,788     27.8    2,300,095                            4,456     7.90      35,187     4,916
    1939 : 91,639     88,279    78,307     29.9    2,341,602                            4,514     7.35      33,200     5,458
         :
    1940 : 88,692     86,429    76,443     28.9    2,206,882                            4,735     7.31      34,615     5,251
    1941 : 86,837     85,357    77,404     31.2    2,414,445                            4,023     8.39      33,751     3,930
    1942 : 88,818     87,367    79,213     35.4    2,801,819                            3,841     8.71      33,445     4,313
    1943 : 94,341     92,060    81,906     32.6    2,668,490                            4,162     8.05      33,518     5,992
    1944 : 95,475     94,014    85,002     33.0    2,801,612                            4,476     7.79      34,888     4,536
    1945 : 89,261     87,625    77,928     33.1    2,577,449                            4,495     7.83      35,214     5,202
    1946 : 88,898     87,585    78,410     37.2    2,916,089                            4,577     7.87      36,031     4,598
    1947 : 85,038     82,888    73,802     28.6    2,108,320                            4,637     7.39      34,290     4,449
    1948 : 85,522     84,778    76,840     43.0    3,307,038                            4,317     8.71      37,592     3,621
    1949 : 86,738     85,595    77,106     38.2    2,946,206    1.24      3,666,008     4,513     8.95      40,386     3,976
         :
    1950 : 82,859     81,818    72,398     38.2    2,764,071    1.52      4,222,365     4,937     8.31      41,002     4,483
    1951 : 83,275     80,729    71,191     36.9    2,628,937    1.66      4,364,657     4,809     8.10      38,949     4,729
    1952 : 82,230     80,940    71,353     41.8    2,980,793    1.52      4,557,031     5,361     8.05      43,174     4,226
    1953 : 81,574     80,459    70,738     40.7    2,881,801    1.48      4,291,363     6,102     7.84      47,855     3,619
    1954 : 82,185     80,186    68,668     39.4    2,707,913    1.43      3,872,433     7,114     7.39      52,559     4,404
    1955 : 80,932     79,367    68,462     42.0    2,872,959    1.35      3,848,649     6,961     7.61      52,974     3,944
    1956 : 77,828     75,247    64,877     47.4    3,075,336    1.29      3,967,290     6,535     8.35      54,571     3,835
    1957 : 73,180     71,864    63,065     48.3    3,045,355    1.11      3,393,496     6,122     8.83      54,072     2,677
    1958 : 73,351     72,224    63,549     52.8    3,356,205    1.12      3,755,553     6,284     8.85      55,612     2,391
    1959 : 82,742     81,902    72,091     53.1    3,824,598    1.05      4,013,126     7,017     8.50      59,708     2,794
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      1/  SEASON AVERAGE PRICE 1949 THRU 1985, MARKETING YEAR PRICE BEGINING 1986.
                                            
              CORN: ACREAGE, UTILIZATION, PRICE, AND VALUE OF PRODUCTION
                             UNITED STATES, 1919 TO DATE
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         :     ACREAGE FOR    :                                                              :                               : FORAGE
         :     ALL PURPOSES   :                   HARVESTED FOR GRAIN                        :     HARVESTED FOR SILAGE      : GRAZED
    YEAR :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: HOGGED
         :        :           :        : YIELD   :              : PRICE PER    :  VALUE OF   :      :   YIELD   :            :
         : PLANTED: HARVESTED : ACRES  :PER ACRE : PRODUCTION   : BUSHEL 1/    : PRODUCTION  :ACRES : PER ACRE  : PRODUCTION : ACRES
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         :        (000)         (000)   BUSHELS     (000) BU.      DOLLARS      (000) DOLLARS   (000)   TONS       (000) TONS   (000)
         :
    1960 : 81,425    80,678   71,422      54.7      3,906,949           1.00     3,928,779     7,176       9.1       65,429    2,080
    1961 : 65,919    65,405   57,634      62.4      3,597,803           1.10     3,938,994     6,261      10.6       66,064    1,510
    1962 : 65,017    64,474   55,726      64.7      3,606,311           1.12     4,025,296     7,201      10.7       76,753    1,547
    1963 : 68,771    68,317   59,227      67.9      4,019,238           1.11     4,454,048     7,692      10.8       82,926    1,398
    1964 : 65,823    65,388   55,369      62.9      3,484,253           1.17     4,064,208     8,620       9.7       83,551    1,399
    1965 : 65,171    64,616   55,392      74.1      4,102,867           1.16     4,754,199     8,054      10.5       84,447    1,170
    1966 : 66,347    65,867   57,002      73.1      4,167,608           1.24     5,170,973     7,934      11.3       89,683      931
    1967 : 71,156    70,034   60,694      80.1      4,860,372           1.03     5,044,235     8,363      11.3       94,783      977
    1968 : 65,126    64,605   55,980      79.5      4,449,542           1.08     4,825,623     7,879      11.9       93,652      746
    1969 : 64,264    63,063   54,574      85.9      4,687,057           1.16     5,415,997     7,892      12.6       99,161      597
         :
    1970 : 66,863    66,086   57,358      72.4      4,152,243           1.33     5,514,702     8,078      11.6       94,084      650
    1971 : 74,179    73,631   64,123      88.1      5,646,260           1.08     6,101,055     8,814      12.4      109,302      694
    1972 : 67,126    66,384   57,513      97.0      5,579,832           1.57     8,743,036     8,351      13.1      109,343      520
    1973 : 72,253    71,733   62,143      91.3      5,670,712           2.55    14,462,744     9,023      12.7      114,267      567
    1974 : 77,935    76,875   65,405      71.9      4,701,402           3.02    14,231,557    10,844      10.7      115,705      626
    1975 : 78,719    78,033   67,625      86.4      5,840,757           2.54    14,817,840     9,848      11.8      116,087      560
    1976 : 84,588    83,642   71,506      88.0      6,289,169           2.15    13,524,134    11,281      10.5      118,547      855
    1977 : 84,328    81,537   71,614      90.8      6,505,041           2.02    13,107,420     9,314      12.6      117,743      609
    1978 : 81,675    80,987   71,930     101.0      7,267,927           2.25    16,280,688     8,624      13.7      118,132      433
    1979 : 81,394    80,777   72,400     109.5      7,928,139           2.52    19,876,655     7,989      14.4      114,799      388
         :
    1980 : 84,043    82,844   72,961      91.0      6,639,396           3.11    20,554,147     9,299      12.0      111,990      584
    1981 : 84,097    83,192   74,524     108.9      8,118,650           2.50    20,200,261     8,307      14.2      117,891      361
    1982 : 81,857    81,278   72,719     113.2      8,235,101           2.55    21,641,046     8,252      14.3      117,782      307
    1983 : 60,207    59,587   51,479      81.1      4,174,251           3.21    13,552,853     7,808      12.3       96,238      300
    1984 : 80,517    79,761   71,897     106.7      7,672,130           2.63    20,143,883     7,535      13.9      104,491      329
    1985 : 83,398    82,670   75,209     118.0      8,875,453           2.23    19,518,762     7,155      14.3      102,664      306
    1986 : 76,580    75,325   68,907     119.4      8,225,764           1.50    12,507,263     6,418      14.1       90,227       2/
    1987 : 66,200    65,499   59,505     119.8      7,131,300           1.94    14,107,705     5,994      14.4       86,442          
    1988 : 67,717    66,551   58,250      84.6      4,928,681           2.54    12,661,362     8,301       9.5       78,911
    1989 : 72,322    71,389   64,783     116.3      7,531,953           2.36    17,896,810     6,606      13.0       86,111
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    1990 : 74,166    73,075   66,952     118.5      7,934,028           2.28    18,191,643     6,123      14.2       86,820
    1991 : 75,957    74,962   68,822     108.6      7,474,765           2.37    17,864,204     6,140      13.2       81,216
    1992 : 79,311    78,146   72,077     131.5      9,476,698           2.07    19,723,258     6,069      14.4       87,663
    1993 : 73,239    69,756   62,933     100.7      6,337,730           2.50    16,031,861     6,823      11.9       81,131
    1994 : 78,921    78,231   72,514     138.6     10,050,520           2.26    22,992,309     5,717      15.8       90,170
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    1995 : 71,479    70,531   65,210     113.5      7,400,051           3.24    24,202,234     5,321      14.7