Cr Pr 2-2 (8-08) a Crop Production National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 12, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Corn Production Down 6 Percent from 2007 Soybean Production Up 15 Percent from Last Year Cotton Production Down 28 Percent from 2007 All Wheat Production Virtually Unchanged from July Forecast Corn production is forecast at 12.3 billion bushels, down 6 percent from last year but 17 percent above 2006. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 155.0 bushels per acre, up 3.9 bushels from last year. If realized, this yield would be the second highest on record, behind 2004. Production would be the second highest on record, behind last year when producers harvested the most acres of corn for grain since 1933. Forecasted yields are higher than last year in the northern and eastern Corn Belt, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and northern half of the Atlantic Coast where frequent precipitation this year contrasted with extremely dry weather last year. Expected yields across the southern half of the Great Plains and the Carolinas are below last year due to drought-like conditions throughout much of the growing season. Growers expect to harvest 79.3 million acres for grain, up 350,000 acres from June but 8 percent lower than last year. Soybean production is forecast at 2.97 billion bushels, up 15 percent from last year but down 7 percent from the record high production of 2006. If realized, this will be the fourth largest production on record. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 40.5 bushels per acre, down 0.7 bushel from 2007. Compared with last year, yields are forecast lower in Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, and across the northern and central Great Plains. In contrast, yield prospects are forecast higher than last year or unchanged across the remainder of the country, with the largest increases in Kentucky and Tennessee, up 13 and 12 bushels from last year, respectively. Area for harvest in the U.S. is forecast at 73.3 million acres, up 2 percent from June and up 17 percent from 2007. All Cotton production is forecast at 13.8 million 480-pound bales, down 28 percent from last year's 19.2 million bales. Yield is expected to average 842 pounds per harvested acre, down 37 pounds from the record yield in 2007. Upland cotton production is forecast at 13.2 million 480-pound bales, 28 percent below 2007. Producers in the Southeast region are expecting increased yields from last year, while producers in Texas expect a lower yield than the record high received in 2007. American-Pima production is forecast at 521,800 bales, down 39 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 7.85 million acres of all cotton and 7.66 million acres of upland cotton, both down 25 percent from last year and the lowest harvested acreage since 1983. American-Pima harvested area is expected to total 193,900 acres, down 33 percent from 2007. All wheat production, at 2.46 billion bushels, is virtually unchanged from the July forecast but up 19 percent from 2007. Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 43.5 bushels per acre, unchanged from last month but 3.0 bushels above last year. UPDATE ALERT Sugarbeet planted acres for Minnestota and the U.S. corrected on Page 4 and in the summary tables on Pages 27 and 30. Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.87 billion bushels. This is up 1 percent from last month and 24 percent above 2007. The U.S. yield is forecast at 46.6 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushel from last month and up 4.4 bushels from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain totals 40.3 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 12 percent from last year. Hard Red Winter, at 1.06 billion bushels, is up 1 percent from a month ago. Soft Red Winter, at 609 million bushels, is up slightly from the last forecast. White Winter is down 3 percent from last month and now totals 211 million bushels. Of this total, 23.6 million bushels are Hard White and 187 million bushels are Soft White. Durum wheat production is forecast at 86.6 million bushels, down 4 percent from July but up 21 percent from 2007. The U.S. yield is forecast at 33.5 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from last month and 0.4 bushel below last year. Expected area to be harvested for grain totals 2.58 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 22 percent from last year. Other Spring wheat production is forecast at 501 million bushels, down 1 percent from last month but up 5 percent from 2007. Area harvested for grain totals 13.8 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 6 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is forecast at 36.4 bushels per acre, 0.4 bushel below last month and 0.6 bushel below 2007. Of the total production, 466 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, down less than 1 percent from last month. Midwest Flood Extensive rains and flooding during June in several Midwestern States caused producers to change harvesting intentions for crops already planted and modify planting decisions for acres not yet planted. In an effort to more accurately determine how many acres producers planted and still intend to harvest, NASS conducted an intensive re-interview study in July in flood affected areas. Acreage estimates in this report reflect this updated information. This report was approved on August 12, 2008. Secretary of Agricultural Statistics Board Agriculture Chairperson Edward T. Schafer Carol C. House Contents Page Selected Crops: Area Planted Updates.........................................................4 Grains & Hay Barley....................................................................................7 Corn for Grain............................................................................5 Hay, Alfalfa.............................................................................12 Hay, Other...............................................................................13 Oats......................................................................................7 Rice.....................................................................................11 Rice, by Class...........................................................................11 Sorghum for Grain.........................................................................6 Wheat, by Class...........................................................................9 Wheat, Durum..............................................................................9 Wheat, Other Spring.......................................................................9 Wheat, Winter.............................................................................8 Head Population........................................................................10 Oilseeds Peanuts..................................................................................15 Soybeans.................................................................................14 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton...................................................................................16 Cottonseed...............................................................................17 Sugarbeets...............................................................................20 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed.............................................................20 Tobacco..................................................................................21 Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Dry Edible Beans.........................................................................17 Noncitrus Fruits & Tree Nuts Apples...................................................................................24 Grapes...................................................................................26 Olives...................................................................................26 Papayas..................................................................................25 Peaches..................................................................................23 Pears....................................................................................25 Prunes and Plums.........................................................................24 Potatoes & Miscellaneous Crops Coffee...................................................................................25 Ginger Root..............................................................................25 Hops.....................................................................................26 Crop Comments...............................................................................37 Crop Summary................................................................................27 Information Contacts........................................................................49 Reliability of Production Data in this Report...............................................47 Weather Maps................................................................................33 Weather Summary.............................................................................35 Selected Crops: Area Planted by State and United States, 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : State : Corn : Dry Edible : Sorghum : Soybeans : Sugarbeets : : Beans : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 250 12 330 AZ : 45 45 AR : 460 150 3,200 CA : 670 *52.0 38 31.6 CO : 1,300 55.0 230 34.8 CT : 30 DE : 160 185 FL : 75 22 GA : 370 45 420 ID : 330 *80.0 131.0 IL : *12,200 *80 9,100 IN : *5,600 *5,600 IA : 13,700 *9,500 KS : 4,100 6.0 2,850 3,200 KY : 1,230 12 1,330 LA : 510 100 1,000 ME : 27 MD : 480 470 MA : 18 MI : 2,350 190.0 1,900 137.0 MN : 7,800 150.0 7,100 *443.0 MS : 780 65 2,210 MO : *2,800 *110 5,300 MT : 65 *15.0 31.6 NE : 9,000 120.0 350 4,750 46.0 NV : 4 NH : 14 NJ : 85 87 NM : 115 *8.0 100 NY : 1,140 *17.0 235 NC : 890 15 1,600 ND : 2,400 *590.0 3,400 *218.0 OH : 3,350 4,600 OK : 350 280 310 OR : 55 *4.8 6.7 PA : 1,370 16 445 RI : 2 SC : 360 8 510 SD : 4,650 *10.0 170 4,100 TN : 700 25 1,410 TX : 2,450 *15.5 2,600 200 UT : 65 *1.2 VT : 94 VA : 480 550 WA : 170 50.0 1.6 WV : 43 19 WI : *3,750 *6.4 *1,700 WY : 90 *31.0 28.8 : US : *86,977 *1,401.9 *7,301 *74,783 *1,110.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Updated from the June 2008 "Acreage" report. Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --- Bushels --- --------- 1,000 Bushels --------- : AL : 280 230 79.0 95.0 11,880 22,120 21,850 AR : 590 450 168.0 165.0 26,280 99,120 74,250 CA : 200 215 180.0 175.0 18,150 36,000 37,625 CO : 1,060 1,170 142.0 150.0 134,160 150,520 175,500 DE : 185 152 97.0 125.0 23,345 17,945 19,000 GA : 450 320 130.0 140.0 25,200 58,500 44,800 IL : 13,050 11,800 175.0 172.0 1,817,450 2,283,750 2,029,600 IN : 6,370 5,350 155.0 164.0 844,660 987,350 877,400 IA : 13,850 12,900 171.0 171.0 2,050,100 2,368,350 2,205,900 KS : 3,700 3,900 140.0 134.0 345,000 518,000 522,600 KY : 1,360 1,150 129.0 141.0 151,840 175,440 162,150 LA : 730 500 165.0 155.0 40,600 120,450 77,500 MD : 455 410 103.0 130.0 60,350 46,865 53,300 MI : 2,350 2,080 124.0 148.0 288,120 291,400 307,840 MN : 7,800 7,250 146.0 165.0 1,102,850 1,138,800 1,196,250 MS : 940 760 150.0 140.0 35,750 141,000 106,400 MO : 3,250 2,600 142.0 146.0 362,940 461,500 379,600 NE : 9,200 8,750 160.0 163.0 1,178,000 1,472,000 1,426,250 NJ : 82 74 125.0 120.0 8,256 10,250 8,880 NM : 55 60 175.0 175.0 8,325 9,625 10,500 NY : 550 640 127.0 131.0 61,920 69,850 83,840 NC : 1,020 830 100.0 84.0 97,680 102,000 69,720 ND : 2,350 2,150 116.0 122.0 155,400 272,600 262,300 OH : 3,610 3,150 150.0 160.0 470,640 541,500 504,000 OK : 270 320 145.0 130.0 23,100 39,150 41,600 PA : 980 950 128.0 130.0 117,120 125,440 123,500 SC : 370 330 100.0 65.0 31,900 37,000 21,450 SD : 4,500 4,200 121.0 135.0 312,340 544,500 567,000 TN : 785 640 106.0 118.0 62,500 83,210 75,520 TX : 2,000 2,250 148.0 126.0 175,450 296,000 283,500 VA : 405 360 85.0 104.0 41,400 34,425 37,440 WA : 120 80 210.0 210.0 15,750 25,200 16,800 WI : 3,280 2,950 135.0 141.0 400,400 442,800 415,950 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 345 319 148.5 150.7 36,012 51,233 48,060 : US : 86,542 79,290 151.1 155.0 10,534,868 13,073,893 12,287,875 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -- Bushels -- ------- 1,000 Bushels ------ : AR : 215 140 94.0 97.0 5,100 20,210 13,580 CO : 150 180 37.0 25.0 3,380 5,550 4,500 IL : 77 77 81.0 75.0 6,408 6,237 5,775 KS : 2,650 2,750 80.0 71.0 145,000 212,000 195,250 LA : 245 95 97.0 95.0 8,352 23,765 9,025 MO : 105 105 96.0 93.0 8,075 10,080 9,765 NE : 240 240 98.0 91.0 19,200 23,520 21,840 NM : 75 45 40.0 45.0 2,100 3,000 2,025 OK : 220 260 58.0 46.0 6,800 12,760 11,960 SD : 130 110 62.0 60.0 2,880 8,060 6,600 TX : 2,450 2,250 66.0 52.0 62,400 161,700 117,000 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 248 190 73.0 67.4 7,843 18,111 12,814 : US : 6,805 6,442 74.2 63.7 277,538 504,993 410,134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AL, AZ, CA, GA, KY, MS, NC, PA, SC, and TN. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." Oats: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- 1,000 Bushels : CA : 20 35 93.0 90.0 90.0 1,860 3,150 ID : 20 20 61.0 77.0 75.0 1,220 1,500 IL : 24 30 68.0 77.0 70.0 1,632 2,100 IA : 67 75 71.0 67.0 63.0 4,757 4,725 KS : 35 20 38.0 55.0 45.0 1,330 900 MI : 55 65 58.0 58.0 65.0 3,190 4,225 MN : 180 170 60.0 68.0 65.0 10,800 11,050 MT : 35 35 52.0 53.0 48.0 1,820 1,680 NE : 35 40 68.0 69.0 71.0 2,380 2,840 NY : 60 55 57.0 70.0 71.0 3,420 3,905 ND : 260 150 59.0 57.0 50.0 15,340 7,500 OH : 55 60 62.0 70.0 70.0 3,410 4,200 OR : 22 15 93.0 85.0 98.0 2,046 1,470 PA : 80 80 56.0 63.0 58.0 4,480 4,640 SD : 125 110 74.0 69.0 68.0 9,250 7,480 TX : 100 130 40.0 50.0 43.0 4,000 5,590 WI : 160 160 67.0 68.0 68.0 10,720 10,880 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 172 193 57.8 61.7 62.5 9,944 12,062 : US : 1,505 1,443 60.9 64.4 62.3 91,599 89,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AL, CO, GA, IN, ME, MO, NC, OK, SC, UT, VA, WA, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2008 Summary." Barley: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels -------- 1,000 Bushels : AZ : 33 40 115.0 110.0 110.0 3,795 4,400 CA : 40 60 60.0 55.0 60.0 2,400 3,600 CO : 58 78 125.0 120.0 120.0 7,250 9,360 DE : 19 22 78.0 78.0 90.0 1,482 1,980 ID : 550 520 80.0 78.0 80.0 44,000 41,600 MD : 34 45 84.0 86.0 90.0 2,856 4,050 MN : 110 110 56.0 65.0 62.0 6,160 6,820 MT : 720 780 44.0 43.0 47.0 31,680 36,660 ND : 1,390 1,400 56.0 54.0 50.0 77,840 70,000 OR : 53 45 47.0 58.0 57.0 2,491 2,565 PA : 42 55 73.0 74.0 81.0 3,066 4,455 SD : 29 40 40.0 46.0 46.0 1,160 1,840 UT : 22 34 78.0 79.0 83.0 1,716 2,822 VA : 30 36 71.0 83.0 85.0 2,130 3,060 WA : 225 195 60.0 55.0 58.0 13,500 11,310 WY : 53 75 89.0 92.0 90.0 4,717 6,750 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 100 105 55.8 61.9 63.8 5,582 6,704 : US : 3,508 3,640 60.4 59.8 59.9 211,825 217,976 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include KS, KY, ME, MI, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, and WI. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2008 Summary." Winter Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- --- 1,000 Bushels --- : AR : 700 880 41.0 58.0 58.0 28,700 51,040 CA : 240 350 80.0 75.0 75.0 19,200 26,250 CO : 2,350 2,000 40.0 28.0 29.0 94,000 58,000 DE : 55 78 68.0 74.0 76.0 3,740 5,928 GA : 230 400 40.0 58.0 58.0 9,200 23,200 ID : 710 810 73.0 73.0 73.0 51,830 59,130 IL : 890 1,160 57.0 66.0 65.0 50,730 75,400 IN : 370 530 57.0 67.0 69.0 21,090 36,570 KS : 8,600 9,400 33.0 39.0 39.0 283,800 366,600 KY : 250 450 49.0 71.0 71.0 12,250 31,950 MD : 170 215 68.0 74.0 77.0 11,560 16,555 MI : 540 770 65.0 69.0 70.0 35,100 53,900 MS : 330 480 56.0 59.0 59.0 18,480 28,320 MO : 880 1,120 43.0 52.0 50.0 37,840 56,000 MT : 2,190 2,450 38.0 37.0 39.0 83,220 95,550 NE : 1,960 1,700 43.0 42.0 44.0 84,280 74,800 NY : 85 117 52.0 58.0 61.0 4,420 7,137 NC : 500 700 40.0 58.0 60.0 20,000 42,000 OH : 730 1,050 63.0 67.0 68.0 45,990 71,400 OK : 3,500 4,500 28.0 38.0 38.0 98,000 171,000 OR : 735 770 55.0 60.0 55.0 40,425 42,350 PA : 155 185 58.0 58.0 60.0 8,990 11,100 SC : 135 195 31.0 54.0 54.0 4,185 10,530 SD : 1,980 1,720 48.0 48.0 52.0 95,040 89,440 TN : 260 550 41.0 65.0 65.0 10,660 35,750 TX : 3,800 3,500 37.0 30.0 30.0 140,600 105,000 VA : 205 260 64.0 71.0 73.0 13,120 18,980 WA : 1,690 1,770 64.0 62.0 59.0 108,160 104,430 WI : 270 330 69.0 68.0 67.0 18,630 22,110 : Oth : Sts 1/: 1,442 1,812 43.5 46.6 46.6 62,749 84,437 : US : 35,952 40,252 42.2 46.3 46.6 1,515,989 1,874,857 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AL, AZ, FL, IA, LA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, ND, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2008 Summary." Durum Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres -------- Bushels -------- 1,000 Bushels : AZ : 79 149 100.0 100.0 100.0 7,900 14,900 CA : 75 155 95.0 105.0 105.0 7,125 16,275 MT : 475 605 24.0 21.0 21.0 11,400 12,705 ND : 1,460 1,650 30.0 27.0 25.0 43,800 41,250 : Oth : Sts 1/: 23 24 63.5 60.1 60.1 1,461 1,443 : US : 2,112 2,583 33.9 34.8 33.5 71,686 86,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include ID and SD. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2008 Summary." Other Spring Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : : 2008 : : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 :-------------------: 2007 : 2008 : : : : Jul 1 : Aug 1 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ------- Bushels ------- -- 1,000 Bushels -- : ID : 450 520 68.0 67.0 65.0 30,600 33,800 MN : 1,650 1,750 47.0 50.0 50.0 77,550 87,500 MT : 2,400 2,450 23.0 23.0 21.0 55,200 51,450 ND : 6,500 6,600 36.0 34.0 34.0 234,000 224,400 OR : 120 170 53.0 55.0 48.0 6,360 8,160 SD : 1,340 1,550 39.0 42.0 43.0 52,260 66,650 WA : 447 615 46.0 37.0 37.0 20,562 22,755 : Oth : Sts 1/: 40 96 62.9 65.3 65.3 2,515 6,273 : US : 12,947 13,751 37.0 36.8 36.4 479,047 500,988 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include CO, NV, UT, WI, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2008 Summary." Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Winter :--------------------------------------------------------- Year : Hard : Soft : Hard : Soft : All : Red : Red : White : White : White ---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2006 : 682,079 390,165 13,284 212,553 225,837 2007 : 961,588 357,897 21,460 175,044 196,504 2008 :1,055,243 608,726 23,571 187,317 210,888 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Spring : :---------------------------------------------------------: : Hard : Hard : Soft : All : : Total : Red : White : White : White : Durum : :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Bushels : 2006 : 432,339 6,226 21,915 28,141 53,475 1,812,036 2007 : 448,904 5,589 24,554 30,143 71,686 2,066,722 2008 : 466,220 6,115 28,653 34,768 86,573 2,462,418 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Wheat class estimates are based on the latest available data including both survey and administrative data. The previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the forecast season for States that do not have survey or administrative data available. Winter Wheat: Head Population The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 10 winter wheat estimating States during 2008. Randomly selected plots in winter wheat fields are visited monthly from May through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from this survey. The final number of heads is determined when the plots are harvested. Winter Wheat: Heads per Square Foot, Selected States, 2004-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Month : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Number : : CO : July : 32.8 44.1 34.6 41.3 37.8 : August : 32.1 44.2 34.5 41.5 38.8 : Final : 32.1 44.2 34.5 41.5 : : IL : July : 51.0 57.3 62.4 52.3 63.9 : August : 51.0 57.1 62.5 52.3 63.2 : Final : 51.0 57.1 62.5 52.3 : : KS : July : 41.2 47.8 39.9 43.5 44.7 : August : 41.4 47.8 39.9 43.6 44.7 : Final : 41.4 47.8 39.9 43.6 : : MO : July : 51.8 44.4 48.2 53.1 61.5 : August : 51.8 44.4 48.2 53.1 53.2 : Final : 51.8 44.4 48.2 53.1 : : MT : July : 40.2 48.7 42.1 38.5 38.6 : August : 40.4 48.9 42.9 38.1 39.5 : Final : 40.4 48.9 42.9 38.1 : : NE : July : 43.0 59.6 50.8 49.5 44.9 : August : 43.2 59.1 51.2 49.2 47.6 : Final : 43.2 59.1 51.2 49.2 : : OH : July : 52.1 56.1 53.5 52.4 58.4 : August : 52.1 56.0 53.7 52.4 61.0 : Final : 52.1 56.0 53.7 52.4 : : OK : July : 40.5 39.4 31.7 42.8 41.8 : August : 40.5 39.4 31.7 42.8 41.8 : Final : 40.5 39.4 31.7 42.8 : : TX : July : 31.7 32.4 29.1 38.5 30.6 : August : 31.7 32.4 29.1 38.5 31.0 : Final : 31.7 32.5 29.1 38.5 : : WA : July : 36.4 39.3 38.5 38.9 38.4 : August : 36.7 39.8 37.9 38.1 36.6 : Final : 36.7 39.8 37.9 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final head counts will be published in the "Small Grains 2008 Summary." Rice: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ State:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ---- Pounds --- --------- 1,000 Cwt -------- : AR : 1,325 1,345 7,130 7,200 95,917 94,487 96,840 CA : 533 532 8,220 7,700 40,040 43,822 40,964 LA : 378 405 6,140 5,900 20,093 23,222 23,895 MS : 189 209 7,450 7,200 13,230 14,081 15,048 MO : 178 199 6,900 7,300 13,696 12,279 14,527 TX : 145 189 6,600 7,200 10,760 9,565 13,608 : US : 2,748 2,879 7,185 7,116 193,736 197,456 204,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes sweet rice production. Rice: Production by Class, United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Year : Long Grain : Medium Grain : Short Grain 1/ : All : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 2006 : 146,214 43,802 3,720 193,736 2007 : 142,182 51,184 4,090 197,456 2008 2/ : 154,074 46,538 4,270 204,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sweet rice production included with short grain. 2/ The 2008 rice production by class forecasts are based on class harvested acreage estimates and the 5-year average class yield compared to the all rice yield. Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- ---- Tons ---- ------- 1,000 Tons ------- : AZ : 250 260 8.30 9.00 2,075 2,075 2,340 CA : 990 950 7.20 6.90 7,480 7,128 6,555 CO : 800 830 3.70 3.50 2,964 2,960 2,905 ID : 1,200 1,130 4.00 4.30 5,074 4,800 4,859 IL : 380 350 3.70 4.20 1,804 1,406 1,470 IN : 320 320 2.70 4.00 1,476 864 1,280 IA : 1,140 1,100 4.20 4.30 4,602 4,788 4,730 KS : 800 780 3.50 3.70 3,610 2,800 2,886 KY : 300 240 1.80 3.10 1,036 540 744 MI : 800 750 2.90 3.50 2,988 2,320 2,625 MN : 1,150 1,100 3.10 3.60 4,455 3,565 3,960 MO : 400 400 2.85 3.00 1,131 1,140 1,200 MT : 1,650 1,650 2.30 2.00 3,255 3,795 3,300 NE : 1,150 1,050 3.65 3.80 4,125 4,198 3,990 NV : 265 260 4.90 4.80 1,377 1,299 1,248 NM : 260 250 5.20 5.30 1,122 1,352 1,325 NY : 420 430 2.40 1.90 777 1,008 817 ND : 1,650 1,550 2.05 1.20 1,740 3,383 1,860 OH : 430 550 3.30 3.30 1,645 1,419 1,815 OK : 380 300 3.80 3.90 798 1,444 1,170 OR : 400 420 4.10 4.70 1,892 1,640 1,974 PA : 600 520 3.00 3.00 1,500 1,800 1,560 SD : 2,250 2,100 2.25 2.40 2,880 5,063 5,040 TX : 140 150 5.50 4.80 675 770 720 UT : 560 540 4.20 4.10 2,240 2,352 2,214 VA : 110 100 2.50 2.90 396 275 290 WA : 440 380 5.40 4.60 2,156 2,376 1,748 WI : 1,650 1,500 2.40 2.70 4,620 3,960 4,050 WY : 570 600 2.70 2.80 1,400 1,539 1,680 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 215 218 2.40 2.70 713 516 589 : US : 21,670 20,778 3.35 3.41 72,006 72,575 70,944 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AR, CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NC, RI, TN, VT, and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." All Other Hay: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- ---- Tons ---- ------- 1,000 Tons ------- : AL : 800 850 1.70 2.60 1,440 1,360 2,210 AR : 1,560 1,390 1.90 2.00 2,465 2,964 2,780 CA : 620 590 3.70 3.80 2,160 2,294 2,242 CO : 750 750 1.90 1.70 1,425 1,425 1,275 GA : 670 700 1.80 2.10 1,170 1,206 1,470 ID : 300 330 2.10 2.30 646 630 759 IL : 300 270 1.70 2.30 704 510 621 IN : 340 320 2.00 2.60 725 680 832 IA : 340 350 2.30 2.50 704 782 875 KS : 2,100 2,000 1.70 1.90 2,940 3,570 3,800 KY : 2,400 2,300 1.50 2.30 5,280 3,600 5,290 LA : 400 440 3.00 2.80 975 1,200 1,232 MI : 280 280 2.00 2.10 682 560 588 MN : 730 600 1.50 1.80 1,224 1,095 1,080 MS : 850 750 2.20 2.30 1,560 1,870 1,725 MO : 3,650 3,750 1.75 2.00 5,813 6,388 7,500 MT : 900 1,000 1.50 1.40 1,065 1,350 1,400 NE : 1,500 1,450 1.40 1.40 1,628 2,100 2,030 NY : 940 1,000 1.80 1.30 2,013 1,692 1,300 NC : 690 790 1.50 2.00 1,632 1,035 1,580 ND : 1,130 1,300 1.60 1.10 1,397 1,808 1,430 OH : 720 710 2.10 2.80 1,776 1,512 1,988 OK : 2,800 2,800 2.00 1.80 2,800 5,600 5,040 OR : 600 590 2.20 2.50 1,364 1,320 1,475 PA : 1,200 1,230 2.00 2.20 3,625 2,400 2,706 SD : 1,550 1,600 1.60 1.60 1,300 2,480 2,560 TN : 1,700 1,800 1.40 2.10 4,140 2,380 3,780 TX : 5,200 4,600 2.80 1.60 8,000 14,560 7,360 VA : 1,230 1,350 1.80 2.00 2,486 2,214 2,700 WA : 350 330 3.10 2.70 957 1,085 891 WV : 575 580 1.50 2.10 944 863 1,218 WI : 370 450 1.50 1.70 784 555 765 WY : 530 600 1.60 1.40 715 848 840 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 1,880 1,811 2.02 2.03 3,791 3,793 3,669 : US : 39,955 39,661 1.95 1.94 70,330 77,729 77,011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include AZ, CT, DE, FL, ME, MD, MA, NV, NH, NJ, NM, RI, SC, UT, and VT. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres --- Bushels -- ------- 1,000 Bushels ------- : AL : 180 310 21.0 24.0 3,000 3,780 7,440 AR : 2,790 3,150 36.0 36.0 107,450 100,440 113,400 DE : 145 182 24.0 33.0 5,487 3,480 6,006 GA : 275 405 30.0 30.0 3,500 8,250 12,150 IL : 8,150 8,950 43.0 42.0 482,400 350,450 375,900 IN : 4,680 5,550 45.0 46.0 284,000 210,600 255,300 IA : 8,520 9,300 51.5 47.0 510,050 438,780 437,100 KS : 2,550 3,100 33.0 32.0 98,560 84,150 99,200 KY : 1,080 1,320 26.0 39.0 60,280 28,080 51,480 LA : 590 970 42.0 34.0 29,400 24,780 32,980 MD : 380 460 27.0 34.0 15,810 10,260 15,640 MI : 1,740 1,890 39.0 41.0 89,550 67,860 77,490 MN : 6,150 6,950 41.0 40.0 319,000 252,150 278,000 MS : 1,420 2,180 40.0 35.0 42,900 56,800 76,300 MO : 4,550 5,100 37.0 37.0 194,180 168,350 188,700 NE : 3,770 4,700 50.5 50.0 250,500 190,385 235,000 NJ : 79 85 31.0 32.0 3,010 2,449 2,720 NY : 203 231 38.0 45.0 9,108 7,714 10,395 NC : 1,360 1,570 21.0 28.0 43,520 28,560 43,960 ND : 2,990 3,340 35.0 34.0 119,970 104,650 113,560 OH : 4,130 4,580 47.0 45.0 217,140 194,110 206,100 OK : 175 285 24.0 25.0 3,655 4,200 7,125 PA : 420 440 41.0 42.0 17,000 17,220 18,480 SC : 425 490 19.0 24.0 11,310 8,075 11,760 SD : 3,180 4,040 42.0 41.0 130,900 133,560 165,640 TN : 970 1,380 18.0 30.0 44,070 17,460 41,400 TX : 82 185 37.0 23.0 3,720 3,034 4,255 VA : 480 530 27.0 29.0 15,810 12,960 15,370 WI : 1,330 1,630 39.0 42.0 72,160 51,870 68,460 : Oth : Sts 1/ : 26 38 28.8 33.3 807 750 1,266 : US : 62,820 73,341 41.2 40.5 3,188,247 2,585,207 2,972,577 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2008 Summary." Peanuts: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ---- Pounds --- -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- : AL : 157 216 2,600 2,700 407,500 408,200 583,200 FL : 119 110 2,700 3,200 300,000 321,300 352,000 GA : 520 640 3,150 3,100 1,598,500 1,638,000 1,984,000 MS : 18 22 3,300 3,200 46,400 59,400 70,400 NM : 10 9 3,500 3,500 43,200 35,000 31,500 NC : 90 91 2,800 2,900 268,800 252,000 263,900 OK : 17 19 3,400 2,800 62,700 57,800 53,200 SC : 56 62 3,100 3,200 168,000 173,600 198,400 TX : 187 235 3,950 3,800 514,750 738,650 893,000 VA : 21 22 2,700 2,900 54,400 56,700 63,800 : US : 1,195 1,426 3,130 3,151 3,464,250 3,740,650 4,493,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State, and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Area Harvested : Yield : Production 1/ and :---------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 Acres -- --- Pounds --- ------- 1,000 Bales 2/ ------- : Upland : AL : 385.0 300.0 519 701 675.0 416.0 438.0 AZ : 168.0 138.0 1,469 1,461 556.0 514.0 420.0 AR : 850.0 690.0 1,071 1,113 2,525.0 1,896.0 1,600.0 CA : 194.0 107.0 1,608 1,503 779.0 650.0 335.0 FL : 81.0 70.0 687 734 166.0 116.0 107.0 GA : 995.0 890.0 801 809 2,334.0 1,660.0 1,500.0 KS : 43.0 35.0 639 603 117.0 57.2 44.0 LA : 330.0 285.0 1,017 909 1,241.0 699.0 540.0 MS : 655.0 365.0 966 934 2,107.0 1,318.0 710.0 MO : 379.0 299.0 968 963 985.0 764.0 600.0 NM : 39.0 32.0 1,095 1,050 93.0 89.0 70.0 NC : 490.0 397.0 767 786 1,285.0 783.0 650.0 OK : 165.0 170.0 817 819 203.0 281.0 290.0 SC : 158.0 118.0 486 651 433.0 160.0 160.0 TN : 510.0 295.0 565 765 1,368.0 600.0 470.0 TX : 4,700.0 3,400.0 843 734 5,800.0 8,250.0 5,200.0 VA : 59.0 64.0 829 833 155.4 101.9 111.0 : US :10,201.0 7,655.0 864 831 20,822.4 18,355.1 13,245.0 : Amer-Pima: AZ : 2.5 1.0 883 960 13.4 4.6 2.0 CA : 257.0 171.0 1,481 1,347 687.0 793.0 480.0 NM : 4.6 5.9 856 960 20.0 8.2 11.8 TX : 24.0 16.0 920 840 45.0 46.0 28.0 : US : 288.1 193.9 1,419 1,292 765.4 851.8 521.8 : All : AL : 385.0 300.0 519 701 675.0 416.0 438.0 AZ : 170.5 139.0 1,460 1,457 569.4 518.6 422.0 AR : 850.0 690.0 1,071 1,113 2,525.0 1,896.0 1,600.0 CA : 451.0 278.0 1,536 1,407 1,466.0 1,443.0 815.0 FL : 81.0 70.0 687 734 166.0 116.0 107.0 GA : 995.0 890.0 801 809 2,334.0 1,660.0 1,500.0 KS : 43.0 35.0 639 603 117.0 57.2 44.0 LA : 330.0 285.0 1,017 909 1,241.0 699.0 540.0 MS : 655.0 365.0 966 934 2,107.0 1,318.0 710.0 MO : 379.0 299.0 968 963 985.0 764.0 600.0 NM : 43.6 37.9 1,070 1,036 113.0 97.2 81.8 NC : 490.0 397.0 767 786 1,285.0 783.0 650.0 OK : 165.0 170.0 817 819 203.0 281.0 290.0 SC : 158.0 118.0 486 651 433.0 160.0 160.0 TN : 510.0 295.0 565 765 1,368.0 600.0 470.0 TX : 4,724.0 3,416.0 843 735 5,845.0 8,296.0 5,228.0 VA : 59.0 64.0 829 833 155.4 101.9 111.0 : US :10,489.1 7,848.9 879 842 21,587.8 19,206.9 13,766.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-lb net weight bales. Cottonseed: Production, United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Tons : US : 7,347.9 6,588.7 4,684.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006 - 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 67.0 59.0 52.0 65.0 58.0 51.0 CO : 70.0 48.0 55.0 60.0 46.0 51.0 ID : 105.0 90.0 80.0 103.0 89.0 78.0 KS : 11.0 6.5 6.0 10.0 6.0 5.5 MI : 225.0 200.0 190.0 215.0 195.0 185.0 MN : 145.0 150.0 150.0 135.0 145.0 140.0 MT : 19.5 18.3 15.0 18.6 16.6 13.0 NE : 140.0 110.0 120.0 124.0 107.0 115.0 NM : 8.2 7.5 8.0 8.2 7.5 8.0 NY : 19.0 17.0 17.0 18.0 16.5 16.4 ND : 670.0 690.0 590.0 640.0 665.0 575.0 OR : 10.0 8.0 4.8 9.8 7.9 4.7 SD : 21.5 13.0 10.0 19.0 11.7 9.5 TX : 20.0 17.0 15.5 18.0 16.2 14.0 UT : 3.0 1.5 1.2 0.5 1.3 1.2 WA : 61.0 60.0 50.0 60.5 60.0 50.0 WI : 5.6 6.1 6.4 5.5 6.0 6.3 WY : 29.0 25.0 31.0 27.5 24.0 30.0 : US : 1,629.8 1,526.9 1,401.9 1,537.6 1,478.7 1,353.6 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per Acre 1/ : Production 1/ :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Pounds --------- ---------- 1,000 Cwt --------- : CA : 1,860 2,090 2,100 1,209 1,212 1,071 CO : 1,900 1,600 2,000 1,140 736 1,020 ID : 1,850 1,800 1,950 1,906 1,602 1,521 KS : 2,100 2,300 2,200 210 138 121 MI : 1,900 1,600 1,650 4,085 3,120 3,053 MN : 1,650 1,800 1,800 2,228 2,610 2,520 MT : 1,640 1,670 1,900 305 278 247 NE : 2,200 2,260 2,200 2,728 2,418 2,530 NM : 2,400 2,400 2,300 197 180 184 NY : 1,330 1,360 1,600 239 224 262 ND : 1,200 1,590 1,650 7,680 10,574 9,488 OR : 1,940 1,850 1,800 190 146 85 SD : 1,180 1,860 1,900 224 218 181 TX : 1,320 1,500 1,400 238 243 196 UT : 400 400 750 2 5 9 WA : 1,600 1,700 1,700 968 1,020 850 WI : 1,960 1,530 2,000 108 92 126 WY : 2,150 2,310 2,360 590 555 708 : US : 1,577 1,716 1,786 24,247 25,371 24,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Clean Basis. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted by Commercial Class, State, and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class and State : 2007 : 2008 :: Class and State : 2007 : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres :: : 1,000 Acres : :: : Large Lima - CA : 13.9 15.5 :: Light Red : : :: Kidney : Baby Lima - CA : 16.0 11.7 :: CA : 1.5 2.0 : :: CO : 6.0 9.0 Navy : :: ID : 1.3 1.4 ID : 3.3 3.1 :: MI : 8.6 6.0 MI : 61.0 65.0 :: MN : 11.0 9.4 MN : 56.0 62.0 :: NE : 11.5 10.5 ND : 96.0 111.0 :: NY : 7.5 7.3 OR : 0.6 :: OR : 1.0 SD : 4.0 4.8 :: WA : 0.5 WY : 1.0 1.5 :: : : :: Total : 47.4 47.1 Total : 221.9 247.4 :: : : :: Dark Red : Great Northern : :: Kidney : ID : 2.0 2.4 :: CA : 0.5 0.6 MN : 0.5 :: ID : 0.9 0.9 NE : 48.0 61.0 :: MI : 2.3 2.5 ND : 8.0 8.3 :: MN : 27.0 36.0 WY : 1.5 2.5 :: NY : 1.5 1.4 : :: ND : 1.5 1.5 Total : 59.5 74.7 :: OR : 0.4 0.3 : :: WI 2/ : 6.1 6.4 Small White : :: : ID : 0.4 :: Total : 40.2 49.6 WA : 0.5 :: : : :: Pink : Total : 0.4 0.5 :: ID : 6.1 6.4 : :: MN : 8.8 8.8 Pinto : :: ND : 13.0 9.0 CO : 37.0 41.0 :: OR : 0.5 ID : 25.0 21.0 :: WA : 2.4 2.5 KS : 6.5 5.4 :: : MI : 4.0 1.6 :: Total : 30.8 26.7 MN : 22.0 16.0 :: : MT : 8.5 9.0 :: Small Red : NE : 48.0 43.0 :: ID : 4.5 10.0 NM : 7.5 7.6 :: MI : 16.0 20.0 ND : 502.0 397.0 :: MN : 1.7 1.6 OR : 0.4 :: ND : 5.5 4.7 SD : 1.9 2.2 :: WA : 2.9 3.2 UT : 1.5 1.2 :: : WA : 8.3 5.3 :: Total : 30.6 39.5 WY : 21.5 23.5 :: : : :: Cranberry : Total : 694.1 573.8 :: CA : 0.8 1.3 : :: ID : 0.9 0.6 : :: MI : 6.9 6.5 : :: : : :: Total : 8.6 8.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are included in the "Other" class to avoid disclosure of individual operations or no data were reported. 2/ Includes some Light Red Kidney to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted by Commercial Class, State, and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class and State : 2007 : 2008 :: Class and State : 2007 : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres :: : 1,000 Acres : :: : Black : :: Chickpeas, All : CA : 0.4 :: (Garbanzo) : ID : 2.4 1.7:: CA : 6.5 6.4 MI : 96.5 85.0:: ID : 41.5 30.5 MN : 22.0 13.0:: MT : 9.8 6.0 NE : 2.6:: ND : 17.0 9.0 NY : 7.0 7.6:: OR : 3.5 1.0 ND : 45.0 47.0:: SD : 5.7 1.2 OR : 0.5 0.5:: WA : 41.5 32.7 WA : 1.9 1.6:: : : :: Total : 125.5 86.8 Total : 175.7 159.0:: : : :: Other : Blackeye : :: CA : 6.9 7.4 CA : 12.5 7.1:: CO : 5.0 5.0 TX : 15.3 14.0:: ID : 1.7 2.0 : :: KS : 0.6 Total : 27.8 21.1:: MI : 4.7 3.4 : :: MN : 1.5 2.7 Small Chickpeas : :: NE : 2.5 2.9 (Garbanzo, : :: NM : 0.4 Smaller than : :: NY : 1.0 0.7 20/64 in.) : :: ND : 2.0 2.5 ID : 3.5 4.3:: OR : 2.1 2.0 MT : 1.6 2.0:: SD : 1.4 1.8 ND : 4.5 3.0:: TX : 1.7 1.5 WA : 1.5 1.7:: WA : 3.0 3.7 : :: WY : 1.0 3.5 Total : 11.1 11.0:: : : :: Total : 34.5 40.1 Large Chickpeas : :: : (Garbanzo, : :: US : 1,526.9 1,401.9 Larger than : :: : 20/64 in.) : :: : CA : 6.5 6.4:: : ID : 38.0 26.2:: : MT : 8.2 4.0:: : ND : 12.5 6.0:: : OR : 3.5 1.0:: : SD : 5.7 1.2:: : WA : 40.0 31.0:: : : :: : Total : 114.4 75.8:: : : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Missing data are included in the "Other" class to avoid disclosure of individual operations or no data were reported. Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-- 1,000 Acres -- ---- Tons --- -------- 1,000 Tons -------- : CA : 39.1 31.3 37.5 37.0 1,556 1,466 1,158 CO : 29.2 28.7 26.2 24.0 889 765 689 ID : 167.0 117.0 34.4 29.7 5,928 5,745 3,475 MI : 149.0 136.0 23.4 24.0 3,573 3,487 3,264 MN : 481.0 433.0 23.8 22.3 11,877 11,448 9,656 MT : 47.0 30.3 24.7 24.6 1,310 1,161 745 NE : 44.3 37.0 23.5 21.5 1,347 1,041 796 ND : 247.0 212.0 23.1 23.0 6,318 5,706 4,876 OR : 11.0 5.9 31.9 30.2 394 351 178 WA : 2.0 1.6 42.0 40.0 74 84 64 WY : 30.2 19.0 21.8 22.0 798 658 418 : US :1,246.8 1,051.8 25.6 24.1 34,064 31,912 25,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except CA. In CA, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central CA and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern CA. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield 1/ : Production 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres ---- Tons --- -------- 1,000 Tons -------- : FL : 393.0 400.0 36.1 39.4 14,346 14,177 15,760 HI : 22.9 22.0 68.3 75.8 1,665 1,564 1,668 LA : 420.0 405.0 30.4 28.0 11,876 12,768 11,340 TX : 43.7 41.5 33.4 39.8 1,677 1,460 1,652 : US : 879.6 868.5 34.1 35.0 29,564 29,969 30,420 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Net tons. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Acres ----- ---- Pounds --- ------- 1,000 Pounds ------- : CT : 2,900 2,900 1,699 1,581 3,873 4,927 4,585 FL 1/ : 2,860 GA : 18,500 16,000 2,150 2,450 30,090 39,775 39,200 KY : 89,200 84,300 2,136 2,319 186,780 190,560 195,450 MA : 1,320 990 1,675 1,423 1,792 2,211 1,409 MO : 1,600 1,450 2,330 2,100 3,375 3,728 3,045 NC : 170,000 172,000 2,255 2,236 330,580 383,420 384,600 OH : 3,500 3,100 2,050 2,000 7,000 7,175 6,200 PA : 7,900 8,800 2,177 2,289 16,240 17,200 20,140 SC : 20,500 20,000 2,250 2,250 48,300 46,125 45,000 TN : 19,980 21,400 1,934 2,443 49,135 38,636 52,280 VA : 20,600 19,500 2,240 2,262 47,322 46,142 44,100 : US : 356,000 350,440 2,191 2,271 727,347 779,899 796,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2007. Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production Class, Type, and State :----------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- --- Pounds --- 1,000 Pounds : Class 1, Flue-cured : GA : 18,500 16,000 2,150 2,450 39,775 39,200 NC : 166,000 169,000 2,270 2,250 376,820 380,250 SC : 20,500 20,000 2,250 2,250 46,125 45,000 VA : 18,000 17,000 2,280 2,300 41,040 39,100 US : 223,000 222,000 2,259 2,268 503,760 503,550 Class 2, Fire-cured : KY : 8,000 9,300 3,100 3,500 24,800 32,550 TN : 6,200 7,200 2,600 3,200 16,120 23,040 VA : 400 400 1,920 2,000 768 800 US : 14,600 16,900 2,855 3,337 41,688 56,390 Class 3, Air-cured : Light Air-cured : Burley : KY : 77,000 69,000 2,000 2,100 154,000 144,900 MO : 1,600 1,450 2,330 2,100 3,728 3,045 NC : 4,000 3,000 1,650 1,450 6,600 4,350 OH : 3,500 3,100 2,050 2,000 7,175 6,200 PA : 5,000 4,800 2,150 2,300 10,750 11,040 TN : 13,000 13,000 1,600 2,000 20,800 26,000 VA : 2,200 2,100 1,970 2,000 4,334 4,200 US : 106,300 96,450 1,951 2,071 207,387 199,735 Southern MD Belt : PA : 1,100 2,000 2,100 2,200 2,310 4,400 Total Light Air-cured : 107,400 98,450 1,952 2,073 209,697 204,135 Dark Air-cured : KY : 4,200 6,000 2,800 3,000 11,760 18,000 TN : 780 1,200 2,200 2,700 1,716 3,240 US : 4,980 7,200 2,706 2,950 13,476 21,240 Class 4, Cigar Filler : PA Seedleaf : PA : 1,800 2,000 2,300 2,350 4,140 4,700 Class 5, Cigar Binder : CT Valley Binder : CT : 1,900 1,900 1,830 1,650 3,477 3,135 MA : 1,100 800 1,750 1,500 1,925 1,200 US : 3,000 2,700 1,801 1,606 5,402 4,335 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper : CT Valley Shade-grown : CT : 1,000 1,000 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,450 MA : 220 190 1,300 1,100 286 209 US : 1,220 1,190 1,423 1,394 1,736 1,659 All Cigar Types : 6,020 5,890 1,873 1,816 11,278 10,694 : All Tobacco : 356,000 350,440 2,191 2,271 779,899 796,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peaches: Total Production by Type, State, and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : AL 1/ : 9,000 3,000 10,000 AR 1/ : 4,200 15 4,800 CA 1/ : Freestone : 353,000 446,000 430,000 CO 1/ : 14,000 13,000 15,000 CT 1/ : 900 1,100 1,100 GA 1/ : 41,000 13,000 35,000 ID 1/ : 9,000 7,000 10,500 IL 1/ : 11,370 100 10,800 KY 1/ : 1,100 10 1,000 LA 1/ : 550 600 550 MD 1/ : 3,650 3,300 4,300 MA 1/ : 1,400 1,650 1,500 MI : 18,900 20,500 14,000 MO 1/ : 6,390 15 4,400 NJ : 34,000 32,000 34,000 NY 1/ : 7,000 6,300 5,700 NC 1/ : 5,630 650 6,000 OH 1/ : 3,240 4,100 5,500 OK 1/ : 1,800 1,000 1,800 OR 1/ : 2,100 3,000 2,200 PA : 21,600 19,400 24,700 SC : 60,000 12,500 52,000 TN 1/ 2/ : 1,900 0 1,900 TX 1/ : 1,590 8,700 5,500 UT 1/ : 5,600 4,500 4,800 VA 1/ : 4,000 1,600 4,200 WA : 23,000 18,500 17,000 WV 1/ : 5,200 4,200 5,600 : Total Above : 651,120 625,740 713,850 : CA : Clingstone 1/ : 359,000 503,000 380,000 : US : 1,010,120 1,128,740 1,093,850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ No significant commercial production in 2007 due to freeze damage. Peaches: Total Production, by Type, California, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production Type :----------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Freestone : 353,000 446,000 430,000 : Clingstone : 359,000 503,000 380,000 : Total : 712,000 949,000 810,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ CA Clingstone is over-the-scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery diversions. Apples, Commercial: Total Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Pounds : AZ : 30.1 23.0 20.0 CA : 355.0 345.0 320.0 CO : 15.0 13.0 15.0 CT : 17.5 23.0 20.0 GA : 13.0 2.0 12.0 ID : 60.0 35.0 55.0 IL : 52.5 5.0 52.0 IN : 55.0 33.0 42.0 IA : 6.7 2.7 4.7 KY : 6.9 0.6 9.0 ME : 23.5 40.0 37.0 MD : 34.0 33.0 26.0 MA : 32.0 38.5 38.0 MI : 880.0 770.0 540.0 MN : 23.0 26.0 23.1 MO : 53.0 3.0 54.0 NH : 28.5 34.5 35.5 NJ : 45.0 42.0 40.0 NY : 1,260.0 1,310.0 1,150.0 NC : 173.0 60.0 165.0 OH : 102.0 55.6 95.0 OR : 150.0 135.0 170.0 PA : 470.0 470.0 400.0 RI : 2.0 2.6 2.4 SC : 3.0 0.3 8.0 TN : 10.0 0.1 9.0 UT : 10.0 19.0 9.0 VT : 36.0 38.0 40.5 VA : 220.0 215.0 230.0 WA : 5,550.0 5,200.0 5,400.0 WV : 90.0 80.0 88.0 WI : 65.0 59.0 55.0 : US : 9,871.7 9,113.9 9,165.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ In orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees. Prunes and Plums: Total Production by State and 4-State Total, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : ID : 2,000 1,800 2,700 MI : 3,600 3,100 2,300 OR : 10,500 3,000 9,000 WA : 5,400 4,200 4,800 : 4-State Total : 21,500 12,100 18,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pears: Total Production by Crop, State, and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production Crop and State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Bartlett : CA : 199,000 201,000 200,000 OR : 63,000 59,000 58,000 WA : 165,000 163,000 150,000 : Total : 427,000 423,000 408,000 : Other : CA : 40,000 42,000 44,000 OR : 152,000 147,000 145,000 WA : 196,000 239,000 205,000 : Total : 388,000 428,000 394,000 : All : CA : 239,000 243,000 244,000 CO : 2,300 1,700 1,500 CT : 1,000 1,000 900 MI : 3,600 4,000 3,750 NY : 16,000 11,000 9,700 OR : 215,000 206,000 203,000 PA : 3,900 4,000 3,600 UT : 235 250 300 WA : 361,000 402,000 355,000 : US : 842,035 872,950 821,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Papayas: Area and Fresh Production by Month, Hawaii, 2007-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Fresh Production 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : Total in Crop : Harvested : : :---------------------------------------------: 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- Acres ---------------- 1,000 Pounds : May : 2,120 2,020 1,315 1,425 2,365 2,785 Jun : 1,905 2,040 1,200 1,330 2,170 2,350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Utilized fresh production. Coffee: Production, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, 2005-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production 1/ State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005-06 : 2006-07 : 2007-08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : HI : 8,200 7,400 7,500 : PR : 19,500 18,000 18,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Parchment basis. Ginger Root: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, Hawaii, 2006-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- :2005-06:2006-07:2007-08:2005-06:2006-07:2007-08:2005-06 :2006-07 :2007-08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Acres ------ -------- Pounds ------- ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- : HI : 100 80 60 43,000 35,000 30,000 4,300 2,800 1,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grapes: Total Production by Crop, State, and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : AZ : 900 1,100 900 AR : 2,300 500 2,200 CA : All Types : 5,726,000 6,211,000 6,400,000 Wine : 3,176,000 3,287,000 3,400,000 Table 1/ : 717,000 791,000 800,000 Raisin 1/ : 1,833,000 2,133,000 2,200,000 GA : 2,900 2,900 3,500 MI : 32,500 100,100 78,000 MO : 4,170 2,500 5,500 NY : 155,000 180,000 165,000 NC : 4,580 3,200 5,500 OH : 3,100 7,600 8,500 OR : 34,400 38,600 37,000 PA : 82,000 84,000 95,000 TX : 7,100 4,900 10,500 VA : 6,200 5,600 8,500 WA : All Types : 316,000 376,000 375,000 Wine : 120,000 127,000 135,000 Juice : 196,000 249,000 240,000 : US : 6,377,150 7,018,000 7,195,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Fresh basis. Hops: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and United States, 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested : Yield : Production State:------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Acres ----- ---- Pounds --- -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- : ID : 2,896 3,945 1,417 1,630 4,510.4 4,104.9 6,430.4 OR : 5,270 5,917 1,811 1,760 8,848.5 9,542.8 10,414.0 WA : 22,745 29,401 2,049 2,020 44,312.9 46,605.4 59,390.0 : US : 30,911 39,263 1,949 1,942 57,671.8 60,253.1 76,234.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olives: Variety and Total Production, California 2006-2007 and Forecasted August 1, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production Variety :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons : Manzanillo : 16,000 112,000 51,000 Sevillano : 5,500 14,000 7,000 All Other 1/ : 2,000 6,500 7,000 : Total : 23,500 132,500 65,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes production for varieties that were or will be used for canned, oil, and other specialty products. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2007-2008 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 4,020.0 4,130.0 3,508.0 3,640.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 93,600.0 86,977.0 86,542.0 79,290.0 Corn for Silage : 6,071.0 Hay, All : 61,625.0 60,439.0 Alfalfa : 21,670.0 20,778.0 All Other : 39,955.0 39,661.0 Oats : 3,760.0 3,467.0 1,505.0 1,443.0 Proso Millet : 570.0 605.0 515.0 Rice : 2,761.0 2,895.0 2,748.0 2,879.0 Rye : 1,376.0 1,190.0 289.0 266.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 7,718.0 7,301.0 6,805.0 6,442.0 Sorghum for Silage : 399.0 Wheat, All : 60,433.0 63,457.0 51,011.0 56,586.0 Winter : 44,987.0 46,605.0 35,952.0 40,252.0 Durum : 2,149.0 2,655.0 2,112.0 2,583.0 Other Spring : 13,297.0 14,197.0 12,947.0 13,751.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,183.0 1,008.0 1,163.0 979.0 Cottonseed 3/ : Flaxseed : 354.0 340.0 349.0 333.0 Mustard Seed : 56.0 67.0 52.8 64.0 Peanuts : 1,230.0 1,461.0 1,195.0 1,426.0 Rapeseed : 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 Safflower : 180.0 191.0 172.0 183.0 Soybeans for Beans : 63,631.0 74,783.0 62,820.0 73,341.0 Sunflower : 2,068.0 2,164.0 2,009.5 2,062.5 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 10,827.2 9,246.0 10,489.1 7,848.9 Upland : 10,535.0 9,044.0 10,201.0 7,655.0 Amer-Pima : 292.2 202.0 288.1 193.9 Sugarbeets : 1,268.8 1,110.1 1,246.8 1,051.8 Sugarcane : 879.6 868.5 Tobacco : 356.0 350.4 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 29.0 26.5 11.0 8.8 Dry Edible Beans : 1,526.9 1,401.9 1,478.7 1,353.6 Dry Edible Peas : 847.5 847.0 811.3 807.8 Lentils : 303.0 279.0 295.0 272.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.4 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.1 Hops : 30.9 39.3 Peppermint Oil : 73.3 Potatoes, All : 1,148.6 1,057.3 1,129.7 1,040.4 Winter : 11.5 11.0 11.5 11.0 Spring : 72.8 69.2 70.2 67.7 Summer : 53.7 48.0 51.3 45.5 Fall : 1,010.6 929.1 996.7 916.2 Spearmint Oil : 19.6 Sweet Potatoes : 100.6 104.1 97.5 100.8 Taro (HI) 4/ : 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Acreage is not estimated. 4/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2007-2008 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Units:------------------------------------------- : : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- 1,000 ------- : : Grains & Hay : : Barley :Bu : 60.4 59.9 211,825 217,976 Corn for Grain :" : 151.1 155.0 13,073,893 12,287,875 Corn for Silage :Tons : 17.5 106,328 Hay, All :" : 2.44 2.45 150,304 147,955 Alfalfa :" : 3.35 3.41 72,575 70,944 All Other :" : 1.95 1.94 77,729 77,011 Oats :Bu : 60.9 62.3 91,599 89,897 Proso Millet :" : 32.3 16,615 Rice 2/ :Cwt : 7,185 7,116 197,456 204,882 Rye :Bu : 27.4 7,914 Sorghum for Grain :" : 74.2 63.7 504,993 410,134 Sorghum for Silage :Tons : 15.6 6,206 Wheat, All :Bu : 40.5 43.5 2,066,722 2,462,418 Winter :" : 42.2 46.6 1,515,989 1,874,857 Durum :" : 33.9 33.5 71,686 86,573 Other Spring :" : 37.0 36.4 479,047 500,988 : : Oilseeds : : Canola :Lbs : 1,250 1,453,830 Cottonseed 3/ :Tons : 6,588.7 Flaxseed :Bu : 16.9 5,904 Mustard Seed :Lbs : 603 31,826 Peanuts :" : 3,130 3,151 3,740,650 4,493,400 Rapeseed :" : 1,300 1,300 Safflower :" : 1,215 208,995 Soybeans for Beans :Bu : 41.2 40.5 2,585,207 2,972,577 Sunflower :Lbs : 1,437 2,888,555 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ :Bales: 879 842 19,206.9 13,766.8 Upland 2/ :" : 864 831 18,355.1 13,245.0 Amer-Pima 2/ :" : 1,419 1,292 851.8 521.8 Sugarbeets :Tons : 25.6 24.1 31,912 25,319 Sugarcane :" : 34.1 35.0 29,969 30,420 Tobacco :Lbs : 2,191 2,271 779,899 796,009 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ :Cwt : 1,155 127 Dry Edible Beans 2/ :" : 1,716 1,786 25,371 24,172 Dry Edible Peas 2/ :" : 1,960 15,903 Lentils 2/ :" : 1,155 3,408 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ :" : 541 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) :Lbs : 1,170 7,500 Ginger Root (HI) :" : 35,000 30,000 2,800 1,800 Hops :" : 1,949 1,942 60,253.1 76,234.4 Peppermint Oil :" : 93 6,794 Potatoes, All :Cwt : 397 448,407 Winter :" : 215 240 2,473 2,640 Spring :" : 282 289 19,820 19,573 Summer :" : 332 321 17,032 14,627 Fall :" : 410 409,082 Spearmint Oil :Lbs : 121 2,379 Sweet Potatoes :Cwt : 185 18,082 Taro (HI) 3/ :Lbs : 4,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2006-2008 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production Crop : Units :----------------------------------------- : : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 : : Citrus 2/ : : Grapefruit :Tons : 1,232 1,627 1,566 Lemons :" : 980 798 722 Oranges 3/ :" : 9,021 7,626 10,182 Tangelos (FL) :" : 63 56 68 Tangerines :" : 417 361 490 Temples (FL) 3/ :" : 32 : : Noncitrus : : Apples :1,000 Lbs: 9,871.7 9,113.9 9,165.2 Apricots :Tons : 44.5 88.5 86.8 Bananas (HI) :Lbs : 20,000.0 19,700.0 Grapes :Tons : 6,377.2 7,018.0 7,195.1 Olives (CA) :" : 23.5 132.5 65.0 Papayas (HI) :Lbs : 28,700.0 33,400.0 Peaches :Tons : 1,010.1 1,128.7 1,093.9 Pears :" : 842.0 873.0 821.8 Prunes, Dried (CA) :" : 198.0 83.0 120.0 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) :" : 21.5 12.1 18.8 : : Nuts & Misc. : : Almonds (CA) (shelled) :Lbs : 1,120,000 1,390,000 1,500,000 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) :Tons : 43.0 35.5 Pecans (in-shell) :Lbs : 207,300 385,305 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) :Tons : 346.0 325.0 Maple Syrup :Gals : 1,449 1,258 1,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2007-08 season. 2/ Production years are 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. 3/ Temples included in oranges beginning with the 2006-07 season. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2007-2008 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 1,626,850 1,671,370 1,419,650 1,473,070 Corn for Grain 2/ :37,878,980 35,198,720 35,022,680 32,087,870 Corn for Silage : 2,456,870 Hay, All 3/ : 24,939,020 24,459,060 Alfalfa : 8,769,630 8,408,650 All Other : 16,169,390 16,050,410 Oats : 1,521,630 1,403,060 609,060 583,970 Proso Millet : 230,670 244,840 208,420 Rice : 1,117,350 1,171,580 1,112,090 1,165,100 Rye : 556,850 481,580 116,960 107,650 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,123,400 2,954,640 2,753,920 2,607,010 Sorghum for Silage : 161,470 Wheat, All 3/ :24,456,630 25,680,410 20,643,640 22,899,790 Winter :18,205,790 18,860,580 14,549,410 16,289,580 Durum : 869,680 1,074,450 854,710 1,045,310 Other Spring : 5,381,160 5,745,380 5,239,520 5,564,890 : Oilseeds : Canola : 478,750 407,930 470,650 396,190 Cottonseed 4/ : Flaxseed : 143,260 137,590 141,240 134,760 Mustard Seed : 22,660 27,110 21,370 25,900 Peanuts : 497,770 591,250 483,600 577,090 Rapeseed : 610 200 400 160 Safflower : 72,840 77,300 69,610 74,060 Soybeans for Beans :25,750,830 30,263,930 25,422,630 29,680,370 Sunflower : 836,900 875,750 813,220 834,670 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 4,381,660 3,741,760 4,244,830 3,176,370 Upland : 4,263,410 3,660,020 4,128,240 3,097,900 Amer-Pima : 118,250 81,750 116,590 78,470 Sugarbeets : 513,470 449,250 504,570 425,650 Sugarcane : 355,970 351,470 Tobacco : 144,070 141,820 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 11,740 10,720 4,450 3,560 Dry Edible Beans : 617,920 567,330 598,420 547,790 Dry Edible Peas : 342,970 342,770 328,320 326,910 Lentils : 122,620 112,910 119,380 110,080 Wrinkled Seed Peas 4/ : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,590 Ginger Root (HI) : 30 Hops : 12,510 15,890 Peppermint Oil : 29,660 Potatoes, All 3/ : 464,830 427,880 457,180 421,040 Winter : 4,650 4,450 4,650 4,450 Spring : 29,460 28,000 28,410 27,400 Summer : 21,730 19,430 20,760 18,410 Fall : 408,980 376,000 403,350 370,780 Spearmint Oil : 7,930 Sweet Potatoes : 40,710 42,130 39,460 40,790 Taro (HI) 5/ : 150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Total may not add due to rounding. 4/ Acreage is not estimated. 5/ Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2007-2008 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2007 : 2008 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.25 3.22 4,611,940 4,745,870 Corn for Grain : 9.48 9.73 332,092,180 312,126,400 Corn for Silage : 39.26 96,459,140 Hay, All 2/ : 5.47 5.49 136,353,500 134,222,520 Alfalfa : 7.51 7.65 65,838,930 64,359,310 All Other : 4.36 4.35 70,514,560 69,863,200 Oats : 2.18 2.23 1,329,560 1,304,850 Proso Millet : 1.81 376,820 Rice : 8.05 7.98 8,956,450 9,293,290 Rye : 1.72 201,020 Sorghum for Grain : 4.66 4.00 12,827,410 10,417,880 Sorghum for Silage : 34.87 5,629,990 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.72 2.93 56,246,960 67,016,040 Winter : 2.84 3.13 41,258,460 51,025,250 Durum : 2.28 2.25 1,950,970 2,356,130 Other Spring : 2.49 2.45 13,037,520 13,634,660 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.40 659,450 Cottonseed 3/ : 5,977,170 Flaxseed : 1.06 149,970 Mustard Seed : 0.68 14,440 Peanuts : 3.51 3.53 1,696,730 2,038,170 Rapeseed : 1.46 590 Safflower : 1.36 94,800 Soybeans for Beans : 2.77 2.73 70,357,800 80,900,290 Sunflower : 1.61 1,310,230 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.99 0.94 4,181,810 2,997,370 Upland : 0.97 0.93 3,996,350 2,883,760 Amer-Pima : 1.59 1.45 185,460 113,610 Sugarbeets : 57.38 53.96 28,950,080 22,969,010 Sugarcane : 76.38 78.52 27,187,420 27,596,560 Tobacco : 2.46 2.55 353,760 361,060 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.29 5,760 Dry Edible Beans : 1.92 2.00 1,150,810 1,096,420 Dry Edible Peas : 2.20 721,350 Lentils : 1.29 154,580 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 24,540 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.31 3,400 Ginger Root (HI) : 39.23 33.63 1,270 820 Hops : 2.18 2.18 27,330 34,580 Peppermint Oil : 0.10 3,080 Potatoes, All 2/ : 44.49 20,339,400 Winter : 24.10 26.90 112,170 119,750 Spring : 31.65 32.40 899,020 887,820 Summer : 37.21 36.03 772,560 663,470 Fall : 46.00 18,555,650 Spearmint Oil : 0.14 1,080 Sweet Potatoes : 20.79 820,190 Taro (HI) 3/ : 1,810 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2006-2008 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production Crop :-------------------------------------------------- : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric tons : Citrus 2/ : Grapefruit : 1,117,650 1,475,990 1,420,650 Lemons : 889,040 723,930 654,990 Oranges 3/ : 8,183,710 6,918,190 9,236,960 Tangelos (FL) : 57,150 50,800 61,690 Tangerines : 378,300 327,490 444,520 Temples (FL) 3/ : 29,030 : Noncitrus : Apples : 4,477,730 4,134,000 4,157,270 Apricots : 40,350 80,250 78,780 Bananas (HI) : 9,070 8,940 Grapes : 5,785,250 6,366,620 6,527,280 Olives (CA) : 21,320 120,200 58,970 Papayas (HI) : 13,020 15,150 Peaches : 916,370 1,023,980 992,320 Pears : 763,880 791,930 745,480 Prunes, Dried (CA) : 179,620 75,300 108,860 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA) : 19,500 10,980 17,060 : Nuts & Misc. : Almonds (CA) (shelled) : 508,020 630,490 680,390 Hazelnuts (OR) (in-shell) : 39,010 32,210 Pecans (in-shell) : 94,030 174,770 Walnuts (CA) (in-shell) : 313,890 294,840 Maple Syrup : 7,240 6,290 8,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2008 crop year, except citrus which is for the 2007-08 season. 2/ Production years are 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08. 3/ Temples included in oranges beginning with the 2006-07 season. July Weather Summary Abundant rainfall and near- to below-normal temperatures provided nearly ideal conditions for Midwestern corn and soybeans, much of which entered the reproductive stage of development during July. During the 5-week period from June 29 to August 3, nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of the nation's soybeans began to bloom, while 80 percent of the corn began to silk. Meanwhile, intensifying heat across the South increased stress on pastures and summer crops. Locally heavy showers tempered the effects of late-month heat in the Southeast, but growing conditions deteriorated for rain-fed crops under a hot, dry weather regime from central and eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Hurricane Dolly, which made landfall on July 23 on South Padre Island, Texas, as a low-end Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 m.p.h., was the only tropical system to directly strike the U.S. during July. (Tropical Storm Cristobal grazed North Carolina's Outer Banks on July 20 with few impacts.) Despite rapidly weakening once inland, Dolly caused wind damage and triggered flash flooding across Deep South Texas, where as much as a foot of rain fell. After curving northward into New Mexico, Dolly's circulation lost its identity on July 28 while approaching the southern High Plains. Despite locally heavy showers on the Plains, several areas remained very dry. In particular, developing or intensifying drought on the northern and central High Plains increased stress on pastures and summer crops. However, dryness in those same areas promoted small grain maturation and harvesting. Elsewhere, heavy rain pounded much of Arizona and New Mexico, while hot, mostly dry weather covered much of the remainder of the West. Rainfall in New Mexico was further enhanced in late July as the remnants of Dolly were absorbed into the monsoon circulation. In contrast, some Northwestern small grains were adversely affected by drought, although dryness favored winter wheat maturation and harvesting. In northern California and parts of the Northwest, wildfires remained a period threat. July Agricultural Summary Most of the Corn Belt remained cooler than average throughout the month of July and the entire Corn Belt stayed within 4 degrees Fahrenheit of normal. On top of the excessive moisture received during the month of June, July brought up to 15 inches of rain to northeastern Missouri. Elsewhere in the Corn Belt, up to 6 inches of rain were received. Early in the month, corn was silking on 6 percent of the acreage and was most active in Tennessee and Texas where 60 percent or more of the crop was silked. Major developmental delays were evident in Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri. As the month progressed, delays continued as excessive rains fell over much of the Corn Belt, on top of standing moisture. As of July 14, silking in Illinois was 50 points behind the 5-year average. More rain was received in the western Corn Belt during the week ending July 21, leading to additional delays. Nationwide, silking was behind in all States except Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania on July 28. By month's end, 83 percent of the nation's corn had reached the silking stage, 8 points behind the 5-year average. On July 28, only 7 percent of the corn crop was at or beyond the dough stage, 12 points behind the 5-year average pace. During the last week of the month the crop progressed to 17 percent in the dough stage, 15 points behind the 5-year average. Corn condition was rated 62 percent good to excellent early in the month and improved to 66 percent by the end of the month. Most of the sorghum producing area remained within 6 degrees Fahrenheit of normal during the month of July. Temperatures ranged from 75 to 85 degrees over much of the area, but were greater than 100 degrees in southern California and Arizona. Sorghum planting was nearly complete on July 7, the same as last year and normal. Coloring occurred on 17 percent of the acreage by July 7, seven points behind last year and 1 point behind the 5-year average. Development to the coloring stage was evident in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas by the end of the second week in July. By month's end, 30 percent of the crop had developed to the coloring stage, near the average. Sorghum heading was significantly behind the 5-year average in Arkansas early in the month but was 20 points ahead of normal in Louisiana. By the end of the month, 51 percent of the crop was headed, only 9 points behind the 5-year average. Twenty-two percent of the crop was mature at the end of the month, ahead of the normal pace. The condition of the crop was rated 51 percent good to excellent. Oat heading reached 81 percent by July 7, thirteen points behind last year and 8 points behind the 5-year average. Heading was delayed in all producing States, except Ohio, where progress was the same as last year and 3 points ahead of normal. By the third week in July, the crop was completely headed. Harvest was nearly complete in Texas early in the month and had just begun in Iowa. By July 21, producers had harvested 12 percent of the acreage Nationwide, which was 11 and 7 points behind last year and normal, respectively. Nebraska's harvest was 33 points behind the normal pace. By the end of the month, 34 percent of the oats were harvested, 18 points behind the average. Oat condition was rated 57 percent good to excellent at the end of the month. Early in the month, at least half of the acreage in all barley States except Idaho and Montana had reached the heading stage. Development was delayed in all States when compared with normal; however rapid development occurred during the first week in July. By July 21, barley heading was nearly complete at 93 percent, 5 points behind last year but the same as the 5-year average. Harvest activities were 8 percent complete by the end of the month, 12 points behind the 5-year average. Condition ratings declined every week from the beginning of July, finishing the month with 53 percent of the crop rated good to excellent. More than half of the winter wheat crop was harvested by July 7, one point behind last year and 9 points behind the 5-year average. Producers in all States except California, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas were harvesting behind the normal pace. By July 14, harvest was complete in Arkansas and North Carolina. Delays continued in the majority of the States, with major delays in Colorado and Nebraska. By month's end, 86 percent of the crop had been harvested, 6 points behind the 5-year average. Heading of spring wheat reached 58 percent by July 7, behind both last year and the 5-year average in all States. During the first week of July, there was significant development in Minnesota and the Dakotas. By July 21, heading was nearly complete and delays were no longer evident except in Idaho, Minnesota, and Montana. Spring wheat harvest was just getting underway by July 28, with activity limited to North Dakota and Washington. Harvest was well behind normal in South Dakota where harvest had not begun by July 28, however 9 percent of the crop was harvested by August 3. Nationally, 6 percent of the crop was harvested by month's end, 17 points behind last year and 13 points behind the 5-year average. The condition of spring wheat was rated 56 percent good to excellent at the end of the month. Rice was only heading in Louisiana and Texas early in the month. Nationally, it was 8 percent complete by July 7, behind both last year and normal by 3 points. As the month progressed, delays continued in all rice producing States. With 17 percent of the crop at or beyond heading by July 21, development was 11 and 9 points behind last year and normal, respectively. By month's end, 39 percent was headed, 22 points behind last year and 20 points behind the 5-year average. Rice condition ratings remained relatively steady during the month, with 71 percent rated good to excellent at month's end. Soybean development remained behind normal due to excessive moisture in the Corn Belt. Blooming progress was behind normal throughout the entire month. By mid-month, only 26 percent of the crop had bloomed, 28 points behind last year and 19 points behind the 5-year average. Rain continued into the last week of the month with some portions of Missouri receiving more than 4 inches during that time. Seventy-eight percent of the soybean acreage was at or beyond the blooming stage by the end of the month, 12 points behind last year and 10 points behind normal. Setting of pods was also delayed with only 37 percent of the pods being set by the end of the month. Pod-setting was delayed in all States except Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Condition of the crop was rated 63 percent good to excellent at the end of the month, up from the 58 percent rating at the beginning of the month. Peanut development remained near normal the entire month as average or very near average temperatures were reported throughout the growing region. By the end of the first week of July, 42 percent of the crop had reached the pegging stage, 15 points ahead of a year ago and 1 point ahead of the 5-year average. By the end of the month, 89 percent of the peanut acreage had reached the pegging stage, 4 points ahead of last year but 1 point behind the 5-year average. Condition of the crop was rated 49 percent good to excellent near the first of the month and finished the month with 60 percent of the crop rated good to excellent. The cotton crop development trailed the normal pace throughout most of July. Ninety-two percent of the crop was at or beyond the squaring stage by month's end, 1 point behind last year and 3 points behind the 5-year average. Boll setting also trailed the normal pace throughout the month. On August 3, sixty-seven percent of the acreage had begun setting bolls, 2 points ahead of last year but 5 points behind the normal pace. Near normal to slightly above normal temperatures were reported throughout the cotton growing States. Crop Comments Corn: Corn planted area for all purposes, at 87.0 million acres, is down 350,000 acres from June and 7 percent below last year. Despite the decrease, planted acreage is the second highest since 1946, behind last year. Growers expect to harvest 79.3 million acres for grain, up 350,000 acres from June but 8 percent lower than last year. If realized, this would be the second highest area harvested for grain since 1944, behind last year. The August 1 corn objective yield data indicate an increase in the average number of stalks per acre from a year ago for the combined 10 objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). Record high stalk counts are forecast in all objective yield States, except Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. As of August 3, sixty-six percent of the corn acreage was rated in good to excellent condition in the 18 major corn producing States, up 10 percentage points from a year ago. Regionally, crop conditions were better than last year in the northern and eastern Corn Belt, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, and northern half of the Atlantic Coast where frequent precipitation this spring and early summer contrasted with extremely dry conditions last year. Crop conditions were worse than last year in the southern half of the Great Plains and the Carolinas as hot, mostly dry weather stressed the crop. Although crop conditions improved during July, they continued to lag last year across the southern Corn Belt due to the excessively wet, cool conditions throughout the early growing season. Corn planting was delayed across much of the Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, and the northern half of the Great Plains by frequent precipitation and cool temperatures during March and April. Mostly dry, but cool conditions during late April and early May allowed fieldwork to slowly resume. By May 4, corn planting was 27 percent complete, 32 points behind the average pace. Despite intermittent showers and below normal temperatures, producers made rapid progress during May, and by June 1, planting was 95 percent complete, down 3 points from normal. Meanwhile, cool temperatures continued to slow corn emergence and development across the Midwest and Great Plains. The crop was 26 percent emerged on May 18, thirty points behind average. All States were behind normal except Colorado, Michigan, and North Carolina. The Mississippi Valley was furthest behind, ranging from 39 points behind normal in Iowa to 51 points behind in Missouri. Heavy showers across much of the Corn Belt and northern half of the Great Plains during early June halted final corn planting operations and caused lowland and river flooding. Severe flooding continued during the second week of June as rainfall persisted across the upper and middle Mississippi Valleys and eastern Corn Belt. Rising rivers threatened many Midwestern dams and levees and submerged large areas of farmland. Rains subsided by mid-June, however, high water continued to strain levees across the middle Mississippi Valley as flood waters drained into the Mississippi River. Several storm systems moved across the Midwest in late June and early July, maintaining excessively wet conditions in some areas. However, by mid-July, very warm, mostly dry weather returned to the Midwest, alleviating flooding and promoting rapid corn growth. Pockets of excessive wetness persisted in lowland areas, but for the most part, significant flooding had subsided. Despite the return of warmer weather, the crop continued to develop behind normal due to the wet, cool spring conditions and slow early season planting pace. On July 20, thirty-four percent of the corn acreage was at or beyond the silking stage, 26 points behind normal. Silking was behind normal in all States except Colorado, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, and 30 or more points behind normal in the upper and middle Mississippi Valley. Scattered showers in late July and early August provided beneficial moisture to the northwest Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, but maintained adequate to locally excessive moisture for corn in the middle Mississippi Valley. However, very warm weather in the Midwest and northern Great Plains promoted rapid corn growth. On August 3, seventeen percent of the corn crop had reached the dough stage or beyond, 15 percentage points behind normal. Missouri was 39 points behind normal while Indiana and Illinois where each 27 points behind. Sorghum: Production is forecast at 410 million bushels, down 19 percent from last year. Expected area for harvest as grain is forecast at 6.44 million acres, down 5 percent from 2007. Based on August 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 63.7 bushels per acre, down 10.5 bushels from last year. In Kansas, the top producing State, yields are expected to decrease 9 bushels per acre, while in Texas, the second leading State in sorghum production, yields are expected to decrease 14 bushels per acre. Sorghum developed near the normal pace throughout the growing region and was 51 percent headed, 30 percent coloring, and 22 percent mature as of August 3. Adequate to abundant precipitation throughout the major producing States aided the crop, although extreme heat in the southern growing areas hampered development and yields. As of August 3, fifty percent of the Nation's sorghum crop was rated good to excellent, compared with 68 percent a year earlier. Oats: Production is forecast at 89.9 million bushels, 3 percent below the July 1 forecast and 2 percent below last year's record low 91.6 million bushels. Based on conditions as of August 1, the yield is forecast at 62.3 bushels per acre, down 2.1 bushels from last month's forecast but up 1.4 bushels from 2007. Compared with July 1, yields are forecast to be unchanged or lower in 13 of the major producing States. Expected area to be harvested as grain or seed is 1.44 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. Overall, crop development has been slower than normal with only 34 percent of the crop harvested by August 3, compared with 62 percent last year. As of August 3, fifty-seven percent of the oat crop in the 9 major producing States was rated good to excellent, below the 63 percent reported last year. Barley: Production for 2008 is forecast at 218 million bushels, virtually unchanged from last month and 3 percent above 2007. Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the U.S. is forecast at 59.9 bushels per acre, up 0.1 bushel from July but down 0.5 bushel from last year. Expected area to be harvested as grain or seed, at 3.64 million acres, is up 4 percent from 2007. The top 3 producing States are expected to produce 68 percent of the Nation's barley crop. Harvest across the northern United States, from Minnesota to Washington, progressed behind normal. As of the week ending August 3, barley was 8 percent harvested, behind the 5-year average of 20 percent. Barley crop condition for the week ending August 3 was rated 53 percent good to excellent compared with 62 percent for the same week last year. Winter Wheat: Production is forecast at 1.87 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the July 1 forecast and up 24 percent from 2007. Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 46.6 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushel from last month and 4.4 bushels above last year. Expected grain area totals 40.3 million acres, up 12 percent from last year but unchanged from last month. Harvest in the 18 major producing States was 86 percent complete by August 3. This was 7 percentage points behind last year and 6 points behind the 5-year average. Harvest was virtually complete by the end of July in all Hard Red Winter States except Montana. Yield forecasts were unchanged from last month in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Forecasted yields in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota increased from last month. In Montana, crop development continued at a more rapid pace due to hot and dry weather during the month of July, however the slow crop development early in the crop year has resulted in the development being behind all season. Harvest in Montana was 46 points behind normal as of August 3. Harvest in the Soft Red Winter (SRW) growing area was virtually complete by the end of July. Yields across the region continued to be at or above last year's level when yields in the region were reduced due to an early April freeze. Many States in the region are forecasting record yields. Yield forecasts in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) States are at or below the previous month's level. Crop development in the region lagged behind normal as a result of the cool spring, however dry conditions along with warm temperatures have reduced yield potential in Oregon and Washington. Durum Wheat: Production is forecast at 86.6 million bushels, down 4 percent from the previous month but 21 percent above 2007. The U.S. yield is forecast at 33.5 bushels per acre, 1.3 bushels less than last month and 0.4 bushel below last year. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 2.58 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 22 percent from last year. The yield forecast is down from last month in North Dakota. Crop condition ratings are down from the previous month in both Montana and North Dakota due to hot and dry conditions during the month of July. Crop development progress was at normal in both States, while harvest progress was at the 5-year average in North Dakota but slightly behind normal in Montana. With harvest complete in California and Arizona, yields remain unchanged from last month Other Spring Wheat: Production is forecast at 501 million bushels, down 1 percent from July but up 5 percent from 2007. The U.S. yield is forecast at 36.4 bushels per acre, down 0.4 bushel from last month and 0.6 bushel below last year. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 13.8 million acres, up 6 percent from last year. Harvest in the 6 major producing States was 6 percent complete by August 3. This was 17 percentage points behind last year and 13 points behind normal. Harvest was behind normal in all States. Cooler than normal growing conditions throughout the early part of the growing season kept crop development behind normal for all States, however hot dry conditions during July accelerated development in Idaho, Oregon and Montana. Forecasted yields in North Dakota and Minnesota were unchanged from last month. In South Dakota, timely rains resulted in a 1 bushel increase in forecasted yield from last month. Peanuts: Production is forecast at 4.49 billion pounds, up 20 percent from last year's crop and up 30 percent from 2006. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.43 million acres, unchanged from June but up 19 percent from 2007. Yields are expected to average 3,151 pounds per acre, 21 pounds per acre above last year. Planted acres, at 1.46 million, are unchanged from the June estimate but 19 percent above 2007. Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina) is expected to total 3.19 billion pounds, up 23 percent from last year's level. Yields in the region are expected to average 3,036 pounds per acre, 47 pounds above 2007. Yields are higher than last year in Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina, while Georgia and Mississippi yields are slightly lower. Despite dry conditions early in the growing season, Florida's forecasted yield of 3,200 pounds per acre is 500 pounds above the 2007 average. Beneficial rains in July have helped improve overall crop conditions in the State. As of August 3, eighty-four percent of Florida's acreage was rated in good to excellent condition while other States in the region rated the acreage in mostly fair to good condition. Expected area for harvest in the region, at 1.05 million acres, is up 21 percent from last year. As of August 3, the percent of peanut acreage pegging was ahead of last year and within 5 percentage points of the five-year average in all regional States. Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 328 million pounds, up 6 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 2,900 pounds per acre, up 119 pounds from the previous year. Area for harvest is expected to total 113,000 acres, up 2 percent from 2007. As of August 3, eighty-four percent of the peanut acreage was pegging in Virginia, slightly behind the same time last year but identical to the five-year average. Ninety-seven percent of North Carolina's acreage was pegging, 1 percentage point ahead of last year and 3 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 978 million pounds, up 18 percent from 2007. Yields are expected to average 3,717 pounds per acre for the region, 168 pounds below last year's level. The expected area for harvest, at 263,000 acres, is up 23 percent from 2007. As of August 3, peanuts pegging in Oklahoma was at 92 percent, slightly behind both last year and the five-year average. Texas, at 88 percent pegging, was slightly ahead of last year and the five-year average. Rice: Production is forecast at 205 million cwt, up 4 percent from 2007 and up 6 percent from 2006. Area for harvest is expected to total 2.88 million acres, unchanged from June but up 5 percent from last year. Rice planted area, at 2.90 million acres, is also unchanged from the June estimate. The U.S. yield is forecast at 7,116 pounds per acre, down 69 pounds from the 2007 record U.S. yield of 7,185, but would be the second highest yield on record if realized. Record yields are forecast in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas, while Louisiana and Mississippi yields are expected to be the second highest on record. The steady increase in U.S. rice yields seen over the last decade is due to improved cropping practices and the introduction of higher yielding varieties As of August 3, thirty-nine percent of the U.S. acreage was headed, compared with 61 percent at the same time last year and 59 percent for the five-year average. Crop development in both Arkansas and Mississippi is well behind normal due to planting delays this past spring caused by wet field conditions. Development in Texas and Louisiana is on pace with the five-year average as growers had nearly ideal planting conditions in the spring. Seventy-one percent of the U.S. acreage was rated in good to excellent condition as of August 3, compared with 73 percent rated in these two categories at the same time last year. Soybeans: Area planted, at 74.8 million acres, is up less than 1 percent from June and up 18 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 73.3 million acres, up 2 percent from June and up 17 percent from 2007. Planted and harvested area, if realized, will both be the third largest on record. As of August 3, sixty-three percent of the U.S. soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 7 percentage points above the same week in 2007. Good to excellent ratings increased during July by more than 10 points in Illinois, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the largest decline in condition ratings during the month occurred in Tennessee, where dry weather during July led to a decrease in the percent rated good to excellent of 29 points. Yields are forecast below 2007 levels in Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, and across the northern and central Great Plains. Soybean planting began slowly as wet, cool weather during April across most of the major growing areas delayed progress. Heavy rains during early May continued to delay planting progress, but conditions did improve during the latter part of the month. As of June 1, only 69 percent of intended soybeans had been planted, 12 points behind the 5-year average, as all States except Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota were at or behind normal. Planting was delayed further by flooding rains in parts of the Corn Belt in early June, but beneficial conditions during the remainder of June allowed planting to reach 95 percent complete by June 29. Due to the late planting, emergence of the crop progressed behind normal throughout the month. As of June 29, plant emergence was at 90 percent, 6 points behind normal. Emergence was the farthest behind in Missouri, where only 61 percent of the crop had emerged by the end of June, 32 points behind the 5-year average. In general, the U.S. crop progressed well during July, but blooming and pod setting remained behind the normal pace due to the late start. By August 3, seventy-eight percent of the Nation's crop was blooming, 12 points behind last year and 10 points behind normal. Thirty-seven percent of the acreage was setting pods by August 3, compared with last year's 64 percent and the 5-year average of 58 percent. The percentage of the crop setting pods was behind normal in all States except Michigan, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Cotton: Upland cotton growers planted 9.04 million acres, unchanged from the June estimate but down 14 percent from a year ago. Growers expected to harvest 7.66 million acres, down 25 percent from last year. American-Pima cotton producers planted 202,000 acres, down 31 percent from last year. Expected harvested area, at 193,900 acres, is down 33 percent from last year. Producers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) finished planting in late June. Crop development was ahead of normal in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina where several weeks of high daytime temperature and cool nights aided crop development. In North Carolina and Virginia, the acreage setting bolls was behind last year and normal. Throughout the region, the crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition. Upland growers in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) finished planting by the middle of June, later than normal. Due to the later planted crop, development was slightly behind normal during the early part of the summer. However, in July, hot, dry weather dominated the region allowing the crop to begin to progress normally. The crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition. Planting was complete in Texas by mid-June. In the Panhandle, continual heat allowed the crop to develop ahead of normal and ahead of last year's late blooming crop. The crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition. In South Texas, harvest was underway by late July. During the last week of July, Hurricane Dolly hit South Texas bringing heavy rains and 100 mph winds, delaying harvest progress. Texas producers have abandoned 1.30 million of the 4.70 million acres planted due to adverse weather conditions throughout the State. In Oklahoma and Kansas, the crop received beneficial rains in mid-July and was reported to be in mostly fair to good condition. The crop is developing slightly behind normal. Upland cotton planting in California was complete by mid-May. The crop is developing slightly ahead of normal and was rated in mostly good to excellent condition. In the Desert Southwest, the crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition and developing slightly behind normal. American-Pima production is forecast at 521,800 bales, down 39 percent from last year's record high production. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,292 pounds per harvested acre, down 127 pounds from last year. California growers expect to harvest 480,000 bales, down 39 percent from last year's record high. The crop is progressing normally throughout Arizona and California and is reported in fair to good condition. Ginnings totaled 13,050 running bales prior to August 1. Last year bales ginned prior to August was not published to avoid disclosing individual data. Running bales ginned in comparison to 2006 was 23,250 running bales ginned. Dry Beans: U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 24.2 million cwt for 2008, down 5 percent from last year and down slightly from 2006. Planted and harvested area increased from the June Acreage report. Planted area is forecast at 1.40 million acres, a slight increase from the previous forecast but down 8 percent from 2007. Harvested area is forecast at 1.35 million acres, 1 percent above the last forecast but 8 percent below the previous year's harvested acreage. The average U.S. yield is forecast at 1,786 pounds per acre, an increase of 70 pounds from 2007 and 209 pounds above the 2006 yield. If realized, this will be the highest yield on record for the U.S. Production is expected to be lower in 11 of the 18 producing States, primarily due to reduced acreage. If realized, North Dakota and Wyoming will have their highest dry bean yields on record, at 1,650 and 2,360 pounds per acre, respectively. In North Dakota, as of August 3, the dry bean crop was rated 65 percent good to excellent, compared to 70 percent from the previous year. Soil moisture supplies in the dry edible bean growing area were mostly adequate and crop development was behind normal due to below normal temperatures. In Michigan, the crop condition was rated 61 percent good to excellent as of August 3, compared to 42 percent from the comparable week in 2007. Excessive rains continued after emergence, causing abandonment of some fields and reduced yield projections in others. The crop condition in Minnesota was rated 72 percent good to excellent as of August 3 with the dry bean growing area experiencing cooler than normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. In Nebraska, the dry bean crop condition was rated 57 percent good to excellent, compared to last year's 70 percent rating, while pod setting was at 37 percent, ahead of last year's 26 percent, but behind the normal of 40 percent. The pinto bean planted area, which is 41 percent of total dry bean area planted, is down 17 percent from 2007, while navy beans, at 18 percent of the total planted acres, are up 11 percent. Black bean planted area, at 11 percent of the total, is down 10 percent from last year. Chickpeas, both large and small, make up 6 percent of the total area planted and have decreased by 31 percent from 2007. Great northern and dark red kidney beans area planted increased 26 percent and 23 percent from last year, respectively, and they constitute 5 and 4 percent of total acres planted. All other classes each make up less than 3 percent of the total dry bean area planted. Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures: Production is forecast at 70.9 million tons, down 2 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 3.41 tons per acre, slightly higher than the 3.35 tons from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 20.8 million acres, unchanged from June but 4 percent below the previous year's acreage. Yields are forecast to be above last year across the Corn Belt, Ohio Valley, and Tennessee Valley due to good moisture supplies. California, Nevada Utah, and Colorado yields are expected to be slightly lower than last year, however Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming's yields are expected to be slightly higher. Other Hay: Production is forecast at 77.0 million tons, down 1 percent from last year. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 1.94 tons, down slightly from last year. Harvested area, at 39.7 million acres, is unchanged from June but down 1 percent from the previous year. Abundant moisture in the Corn Belt and eastern portions of the U.S. increased yields from last year. Yields are within 1 ton of last year in all States except Texas where moisture deficiencies have reduced yields by 1.2 tons per acre. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production for 2008 is forecast at 796 million pounds, up 2 percent from 2007 and 9 percent above 2006. Area harvested is forecast at 350,440 acres, 2 percent below last year. Yields for 2008 are expected to average 2,271 pounds per acre, 80 pounds greater than 2007. Flue-cured tobacco production is expected to total 504 million pounds, virtually unchanged from the previous forecast and 2007. Growers plan to harvest 222,000 acres in 2008, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but virtually unchanged from last year. Yields are expected to average 2,268 pounds per acre, down 8 pounds from the July 1 forecast but 9 pounds greater than a year ago. Growers in North Carolina, the leading flue-cured tobacco State, expect production to total 380 million pounds, up 1 percent from 2007. Most States expect yields similar to a year ago due to dry conditions. In Georgia, yields are expected to increase 300 pounds from 2007 due to improved soil moisture condition and lower disease pressure. Burley production is expected to total 200 million pounds, 4 percent below a year ago. Burley growers plan to harvest 96,450 acres, down 9 percent from 2007. If realized, this will be the lowest burley tobacco acreage on record. The previous low of 100,150 acres was in 2005, the first year after the tobacco buyout eliminated quotas. Yields are expected to average 2,071 pounds per acre, up 120 pounds from last year. Growers in Kentucky, the leading burley State, expect production to total 145 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year ago. Acreage has decreased from a year ago in all States except Tennessee, leading to a decrease in production. While growing conditions have improved from a year ago in Kentucky and Tennessee, adverse weather in North Carolina and Missouri has significantly lowered yields. Fire-cured tobacco production is expected to total 56.4 million pounds, up 35 percent from 2007. Growers plan to harvest 16,900 acres, 16 percent above a year ago. The expected average yield is 3,337 pounds per acre, up 482 pounds from the previous year. Growing conditions in Kentucky and Tennessee have improved significantly over last year's drought-like weather. Southern Maryland Belt tobacco production in Pennsylvania is expected to total 4.40 million pounds, up 90 percent from 2007. A total of 2,000 acres is expected to be harvested, up 82 percent from a year ago. Average yields, at 2,200 pounds per acre, are expected to increase 100 pounds from last year. Dark air-cured tobacco is expected to total 21.2 million pounds, up 58 percent from 2007. Growers plan to harvest 7,200 acres, 45 percent greater than last year. Yields are expected to average 2,950 pounds per acre, up 244 pounds from a year ago. Many growers in Kentucky have shifted their acreage from burley to the dark tobacco types in expectation of higher prices. All Cigar type production is expected to total 10.7 million pounds, down 5 percent from last year. Growers of cigar type tobacco plan to harvest 5,890 acres, down 2 percent above a year ago. Overall yield is expected to average 1,816 pounds per acre, down 57 pounds from 2007. Sugarbeets: Production of sugarbeets in 2008 is forecast at 25.3 million tons, down 21 percent from last year and 26 percent below 2006. Production forecasts are down from last year in all estimating States. Growers expect to harvest 1.05 million acres in 2008, up 2 percent from the June forecast but 16 percent lower than last year. The yield forecast, at 24.1 tons per acre, is down 1.5 tons from 2007. Expected yields are lower than last year in all estimating States except Michigan and Wyoming. Sugarcane: Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2008 is forecast at 30.4 million tons, up 2 percent from last year. Expected production increases in Florida, Hawaii, and Texas more than offset a projected decrease in Louisiana. Producers intend to harvest 868,500 acres for sugar and seed during the 2008 crop year, down 3,000 acres from the June forecast and 11,100 acres below last year. Expected yield is estimated at 35.0 tons per acre, up 0.9 ton from last year. Prunes and Plums: Production in Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 18,800 tons, up 55 percent from last year but 13 percent lower than 2006. Oregon's forecast, at 9,000 tons, is 200 percent above last year but 14 percent below 2006. Orchards on the western part of Oregon have rebounded from last year's devastating growing season, thereby accounting for much of the increase in production. Orchards along the Washington border have also increased their yields from last year. Washington's production is forecast at 4,800 tons, up 14 percent from 2007 but 11 percent below the 2006 level. The increased yields in Washington plum and prune orchards are due to a recovery from a poor 2007 growing season. While a mid-April freeze and poor pollination were expected to decrease production, most orchards are unaffected. The Idaho forecast is 2,700 tons, up 50 percent from 2007 and 35 percent from 2006. Idaho orchards increased their yields and rebounded from a poor 2007 growing season. Furthermore, most Idaho prune and plum orchards did not suffer damages from spring freezes and a July hailstorm. Michigan's production is forecast at 2,300 tons, down 26 percent from 2007 and 36 percent from 2006. Michigan orchards suffered from multiple spring freezes, poor pollination during bloom, and a summer hailstorm. Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 2.35 million pounds for June 2008, down 16 percent from May but 8 percent higher than a year ago. Total area in crop for June is estimated at 2,040 acres, up 1 percent from May and 7 percent higher than June 2007. Harvested area totaled 1,330 acres, down 7 percent from the previous month but 11 percent higher than June 2007. Hot, dry weather continued into June. Sporadic flowering and smaller fruit appeared in orchards located in dry areas with poor soil quality. Growers in some locations reported an increase in pest infestation, primarily mealy bugs. Hops: Hop production in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 76.2 million pounds for 2008, up 27 percent from last year and 32 percent more than the 2006 crop. Area strung for harvest, at 39,263 acres, is also 27 percent more than 2007. Yield is estimated at 1,942 pounds per acre for the Pacific Northwest, 7 pounds less than 2007. Washington's yield is forecast at 2,020 pounds per acre for the 2008 crop, 29 pounds less than last year. Oregon's yield is forecast at 1,760 pounds per acre, down 51 pounds from 2007. In Idaho, yields are expected to average 1,630 pounds per acre, 213 pounds higher than a year ago. All three states are forecasting increases in total production from the 2007 crop. This year's hop crop is mostly good. Weather conditions have been fairly good with adequate water supplies. There was some mildew pressure this season, but growers have been more aggressive in their control efforts. Pressure from mites has been fairly mild this year. Aphids are starting to emerge but can be adequately controlled. Harvest is expected to be underway by mid to late August. The concentrations of both aromas and alphas are mostly average at this time. With newly planted acreage higher than normal, baby hop yields could be a factor in this year's production. Reports are indicating mixed expectations for baby hops with one third excellent, one third good, and one third less than average. Olives: The 2008 California olive crop is forecast at 65,000 tons, down 51 percent from last year's crop of 132,500 tons. Unfavorable weather conditions have contributed to the light crop, including lack of rain during the spring months which caused water stress in some growing areas. Erratic temperature swings and high winds during the bloom period also left many trees with a spotty set. The Manzanillo and Sevillano varieties are expected to account for approximately 78 percent and 11 percent of total production, respectively. All other varieties account for the remainder. Peaches: The August 2008 forecast of U.S. peach production is 1.09 million tons, down less than 1 percent from the July 1 forecast and 3 percent below 2007. South Carolina's forecast, at 52,000 tons, is down 3,000 tons from the July 1 forecast but over four times above last season's frost damaged crop. Crop condition has decreased slightly since July 1 as producers have reported more cold injury from spring freezing temperatures and smaller sizing caused by recent year's drought-like conditions. New Jersey's production remained unchanged from the July 1 forecast but increased 6 percent from last season's estimate. Many growers reported heat-stressed trees and accelerated maturity of peaches, however early varieties were generally reported as good in spite of high temperatures. Pennsylvania growers reported adequate rain, good fruit size and overall favorable conditions. Forecasted production is up 7 percent from July 1 and 27 percent above 2007. In Washington, many growers reported frost damage and pollination problems due to cold, windy weather. Forecasted production remains unchanged from July 1 but is down 8 percent from a year ago. Michigan's crop weathered multiple freeze events during the spring, a hail storm during the summer, and poor pollination throughout the development stages. Forecasted production has declined 12 percent from a month ago and 32 percent from last season. The U.S. Freestone crop, as of August 1, is forecast at 713,850 tons, down less than 1 percent from last month but 14 percent above last year. The California Freestone forecast, which is carried forward from July 1, at 430,000 tons, is down 4 percent from 2007 but 22 percent above the 2006 crop. California's Clingstone forecast, also carried forward from July 1, is 380,000 tons, down 24 percent from last season but 6 percent above 2006. Apples: The initial 2008 U.S. apple production forecast is set at 9.17 billion pounds, slightly more than the 2007 crop year and down 7 percent from 2006. Multiple spring freezes and summer hailstorms damaged orchards across the nation, however, trees in most areas of the U.S. experienced a recovery from the devastating growing weather in 2007. Production in the Western States (AZ, CA, CO, ID, OR, UT, and WA) is forecast at 5.99 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2007 but down 3 percent from 2006. Washington production, which makes up 59 percent of the U.S. total, is forecast at 5.40 billion pounds, up 4 percent from 2007 but down 3 percent from 2006. Most Washington orchards rebounded from the poor 2007 growing year. Furthermore, the frost occurrence did not affect bloom in the later maturing varieties. However, the late spring is expected to delay maturity and reduce sizing of the Red Delicious and Gala varieties. Oregon's apple production forecast is set at 170 million pounds, up 26 percent from 2007 and up 13 percent from 2006. Yields increased in both the Washington-Oregon border and the western part of the State as growers recouped production losses from the 2007 crop year. Furthermore, the late-maturing varieties, which are most of Oregon's apples, avoided the adverse spring weather. Apple production in California is forecast at 320 million pounds, a decrease of 7 percent from 2007 and a decrease of 10 percent from 2006. An April frost and declining bearing acreage contributed to the reduced yields from 2007. Production in the Eastern States (CT, GA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA, and WV) is forecast at 2.29 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2007 and down 6 percent from 2006. The apple forecast in New York, at 1.15 billion pounds, is 12 percent less than the 2007 estimate and down 9 percent from 2006. From Lake Ontario through the Hudson Valley, summer hailstorms wrecked apple production. Hudson Valley growers reported good apple size but poor quality, with most apples expected to go for processing. Pennsylvania's forecast, at 400 million pounds, is 15 percent lower than both 2007 and 2006. Continuous wet weather increased the incidence of insects and disease throughout the State. Despite good sizing for this time of year, quality is expected to be low. Virginia's forecast of 230 million pounds is up 7 percent from the 2007 estimate and 5 percent higher than 2006. Excellent growing weather during bud and bloom development has increased expectations of high yields. A mild winter and adequate summer precipitation have bolstered improved production levels. The apple forecast in North Carolina of 165 million pounds represents an increase of 175 percent from the freeze- affected crop of 2007 but a decrease of 5 percent from 2006. Most of the crop has recovered, however a drought in the mountain region has tempered expectations of a higher crop. Apple production in the rest of southern and Appalachian States returned to historic levels as orchards there also recovered from the 2007 spring freeze. The production forecast for the Central States (IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, TN, and WI) is set at 884 million pounds, a decrease of 7 percent from 2007 and 30 percent below 2006. Michigan's production forecast is 540 million pounds, down 30 percent from 2007 and 39 percent below 2006. Late spring frosts damaged buds and blossoms throughout the State, and hailstorms further reduced yields in the Grand Rapids growing area. The crop is expected to mature on time. Ohio apple production is forecast at 95 million pounds, up 71 percent from 2007 but down 7 percent from 2006. While hot and dry summer weather has reduced expectations of a record harvest, most orchards have shown a recovery from the 2007 frost. Wisconsin's production forecast is set at 55 million pounds, a decrease of 7 percent from last year and 15 percent from 2006. A cool, late spring, along with increased scab and insect problems from this year's wet weather, has contributed to decreased yields in the northern and east central parts of the State. Growers in the western part of Wisconsin reported good growing conditions and expect an excellent crop. Pears: U.S. pear production for 2008 is forecast at 821,750 tons, down 6 percent from last year and 2 percent below 2006. Bartlett pear production for California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 408,000 tons, 7 percent above the June forecast but 4 percent less than a year ago. Other pear production in the Pacific Coast States is expected to total 394,000 tons, 8 percent below last year but 2 percent above 2006. Bartlett production for California is forecast at 200,000 tons, up 14 percent from the June forecast but virtually unchanged from 2007. The mid-April freeze caused less damage than originally assessed. Most damage was reported in the Mendocino-Lake regions. In Washington, Bartlett production is forecast at 150,000 tons, equal to the June forecast but 8 percent below the previous season. Bad weather during pollination and a long and difficult frost season hindered the crop. In April, nighttime temperatures dropped below freezing. Unfavorable weather conditions have delayed harvest by up to two weeks. Other pear production in Washington is forecast at 205,000 tons, 14 percent below a year ago but 5 percent above 2006. Growers experienced an extended cold spring, a difficult frost season and poor pollination. In Oregon, other pear production is forecast at 145,000 tons, 1 percent below last year and 5 percent below 2006. Growers along the Washington border reported production decreases, while many producers near the California border are expecting increased production. The pear crop in New York is forecast at 9,700 tons, down 12 percent from last year and 39 percent below the 2006 crop. Growers experienced below average conditions, with reported hail and early season frost. The Michigan pear crop is forecast at 3,750 tons, down 6 percent from last year. Multiple spring freezes were variable in the amount of sustained damage. Some growers experienced a complete loss, while others expressed expectations of a good crop. Colorado, Connecticut and Pennsylvania growers reported decreased production from a year ago. Coffee: Hawaii coffee production is estimated at 7.50 million pounds (parchment basis) for the 2007-08 season, up 1 percent from the previous season's crop of 7.40 million pounds. Harvested area is estimated at 6,400 acres, up 2 percent from the 2006-07 season. Coffee production from Maui, Honolulu, and Kauai Counties is up from the previous season, which accounts for the overall increase in production for Hawaii. In Kona, the primary growing area on the island of Hawaii, coffee harvest for the 2007-08 season is down. Although bean quality was reported as good, erratic weather conditions, heavy pruning, insect infestation, and labor problems led to the expected smaller crop. Puerto Rico coffee production for the 2007-08 season is estimated at 18.0 million pounds (parchment basis), unchanged from the previous season. Overall growing conditions for the 2007-08 coffee crop were reported as favorable. Heavy rains in October combined with high winds delayed crop harvest. Grapes: U.S. grape production is forecast at 7.20 million tons, up 3 percent from 2007 and 13 percent above 2006. California leads the U.S. in grape production with 89 percent of the total. Washington and New York are the next largest producing States, with 5 percent and 2 percent, respectively. California=s all grape forecast, at 6.40 million tons, is up 6 percent from the July forecast and 3 percent above 2007. Washington growers expect to harvest 375,000 tons, virtually unchanged from a year ago. New York=s forecast, at 165,000 tons, is 8 percent below last year. California's wine type grape production is expected to total 3.40 million tons, 53 percent of California=s total grape crop. The production forecast for wine type varieties is 6 percent above the July forecast and up 3 percent from a year ago. Growers have reported improved prospects since July. Overall, bunch counts are down slightly from 2007 but some varieties saw improvement. The varieties with the most significant increases were Chenin Blanc and Viognier. California=s raisin type grape production is forecast at 2.20 million tons, 34 percent of California=s total grape crop. Production of raisin varieties is 7 percent above last month and up 3 percent from 2007. Bunch counts are up for raisin type varieties from a year ago and vines look good. California=s table type grape production is forecast at 800,000 tons, 13 percent of California=s total grape crop. Production of table varieties is unchanged from the July 1 forecast but 1 percent above last year. Harvest of table type grapes for fresh use continues in the San Joaquin Valley and Kern District, while harvest for fresh use in the Coachella Valley is complete. Fruit quality is excellent, although berry size is not as large as in some seasons. Washington's production is forecast at 375,000 tons, virtually unchanged from a year ago. Wine grape production is forecast at 135,000 tons, 6 percent above 2007. If realized, this will be Washington's largest wine grape crop on record, surpassing last year=s record crop. The increase in production is mostly due to more acreage coming into full production. The juice type grape forecast, at 240,000 tons, is 4 percent below the 2007 crop. Colder than normal temperatures lingered late into the season with frosts occurring in April. Grape production for New York is forecast at 165,000 tons, 8 percent below last year. Erie County, the Chautauqua Region and the Finger Lakes Region were negatively impacted by frost and hail this growing season. Many growers in Erie County reported a reduced crop while some are reporting a total loss. The majority of Long Island growers escaped much of the adverse weather and are expecting an above average crop. Michigan's grape production is forecast at 78,000 tons, 22 percent below last year. Growers experienced multiple freezes in the spring and the amount of damage sustained varied across the State. Pennsylvania's grape production is forecast at 95,000 tons, up 13 percent from 2007. Growers are expecting a record crop this year. The previous record of 90,000 tons was in 2005. Overall, bunch counts and berry size are above average and disease pressure is low. Ginger Root: Hawaii ginger root production for the 2007-08 season is estimated at 1.80 million pounds, down 36 percent from the previous season. Harvested area, at 60 acres, is down 25 percent from 2007. The average yield is 30,000 pounds per harvested acre, down 14 percent from the previous season. Below-normal rainfall and disease problems contributed to the decrease in yield. An increase of cheaper ginger root imports has reduced the number of growers and acreage of locally-grown ginger root. Florida Citrus: Various amounts of rainfall were received in and around citrus-producing areas during the month of July. Canals and lakes were mostly full, and water was plentiful. Temperatures were warm during the month, reaching into the lower 90's on most days. The hot, wet weather resulted in a deep soaking of most of the groves in the State, and aided in the growth of foliage and new fruit. Overall, conditions were good in well-managed groves, and fruit were progressing well. By the end of the month, orange and grapefruit sizes were varying between golf ball and baseball size. Valencia orange harvest ended early in the month. Orchard work underway included applying summer oils, cleaning ditches, fertilizing, mowing, and some hedging. Growers were also combining efforts to address canker and psyllid control. Some growers abandoned or pushed severely infected groves. California Citrus: Irrigation measures increased in citrus groves during July due to the high temperatures. By the end of the month, Valencia harvest was over 50 percent complete in some areas and Navel orange harvest had come to an end. Lemons and grapefruit were also harvested. California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Grape harvest began during July. Flame Seedless, Thompson Seedless, Diamond Muscat, Black Emerald, Perlette, Red Flame, Red Globe, and Summer Royal were the primary varieties harvested. Grape yields were expected to be lower in areas affected by the April freeze. There was also concern that smoke from the California wild fires might affect grape quality. Stone fruit harvest of apricots, peaches, plums, pluots, and nectarines continued. Other fruits harvested included Zante currants, Asian pears, and figs. Persimmons were thinned, and harvests of boysenberries and blueberries were winding down. Olive trees were forming fruit. The olive crop was reported to be irregular in some areas, with some groves too light to harvest. Irrigation measures increased in olive groves due to the heat. Tree nut fruits were developing normally. Almond harvest began in Kern County; trees were shaken, and nuts were swept into rows. Elsewhere, hull split continued, and branches were being propped due to the heavy crop. Some almond orchards experienced tree and limb fall due to the heavy weight of nut fruits. Maintenance sprays for codling moth and mites were applied to walnut trees. White wash was also applied to protect walnuts from sunburn. The heavy crop load continued to break limbs in walnut groves. A large pistachio crop was also expected. Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecast Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between July 23 and August 6 to gather information on expected yields as of August 1. The objective yield surveys for corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat were conducted in the major producing States that usually account for about 75 percent of the U.S. production. Farm operators were interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in selected fields for the objective yield survey. The counts made within each sample plot depend on the crop and the maturity of that crop. In all cases, the number of plants is recorded along with other measurements that provide information to forecast the number of ears, bolls, pods, or heads and their weight. The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield. The average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are revisited each month until crop maturity when the fruit are harvested and weighed. After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled to obtain current year harvesting loss. The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of mail, internet, and personal interviews. Approximately 29,500 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield. These growers will continue to be surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields. Estimating Procedures: National and State level objective yield and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. The survey data were also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and previous years. Each Field Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published August 1 forecasts. Revision Policy: The August 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing season. End-of-season estimates are made after harvest. At the end of the marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks, production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks. Revisions are then made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant changes. Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision in the August Crop Production report if conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. Planted acres may also be revised for cotton, peanuts, and rice in the September Crop Production report each year; spring wheat, Durum wheat, barley, and oats only in the Small Grains Annual report at the end of September; and all other spring planted crops in the October Crop Production report. Revisions to planted acres will only be made when either special survey data or administrative data are available. Harvested acres may be revised any time a production forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since the last forecast. Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the August 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the August 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The average of the squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the August 1 corn for grain production forecast is 6.3 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production forecast will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 6.3 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 10.9 percent. Also, shown in the following table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the differences between the August 1 forecast and the final estimate. Using corn again as an example, changes between the August 1 forecast and the final estimate during the last 20 years have averaged 397 million bushels, ranging from 20 million bushels to 1.09 billion bushels. The August 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 14 times and above 6 times. This does not imply that the August 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final production. Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Root Mean : 20-Year Record of : : Square Error : Differences Between Forecast : : : : and Final Estimate : :------------------------------------------------------- Crop :Unit : : 90 : Quantity : Years : :Percent: Percent :------------------------------------ : : :Confidence: : : :Below:Above : : : Interval :Average:Smallest:Largest:Final:Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------- Million ------ Number : : Corn For Grain :Bu : 6.3 10.9 397 20 1,085 14 6 Sorghum for Grain :Bu : 9.1 15.8 35 5 108 9 11 Oats :Bu : 12.7 11.0 15 4 43 3 17 Barley :Bu : 7.1 12.7 18 2 69 13 7 Durum Wheat :Bu : 10.2 17.6 8 * 19 8 12 Other Spring :Bu : 8.4 14.7 36 3 121 9 11 Winter Wheat :Bu : 1.2 2.1 17 1 34 7 13 Rice :Cwt : 4.4 7.6 7 1 17 13 7 Soybeans for Beans:Bu : 6.6 11.5 140 19 408 12 8 Cotton 1/ :Bales: 8.9 15.3 1,256 8 3,921 11 9 Dry Edible Beans :Cwt : 8.4 14.5 2 * 4 11 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Rounds to less than 1 million. 1/ Quantity is in thousands of units. Quality Control Re-interview For Midwest Flood Areas Extensive rains and flooding during June in several Midwestern States caused producers to change harvesting intentions for crops already planted and modify planting decisions for acres not yet planted. In an effort to more accurately determine how many acres producers planted and still intend to harvest, NASS conducted an intensive re-interview study in July in flood-affected areas. Approximately 11,000 farmers were re-contacted. A sample of 2,018 producers in flood-affected areas of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin were selected for re-contact by telephone between July 21 and July 26. NASS completed interviews with 1,650 producers, giving an overall response rate of 82 percent. When a telephone contact was made, the enumerator provided the producer with the planted acres (separately for corn, soybeans, and sorghum) he/she had reported on the June Agricultural Survey. The producer was then asked how many of those acres were still intended for harvest. For corn and sorghum, the question was specifically "for harvest as grain." Additionally, NASS personnel returned to 8,910 tracts of land in the same six States and re-interviewed farmers who operated that land. These tracts included all land tracts sampled in the June Area Survey in which cropland had been reported. These re-interviews were conducted between July 9 and August 4, and resulted in updated planted acreage and harvest intentions in each tract. In an effort to more accurately forecast yield in these flood affected areas, NASS also increased sample sizes for the two major surveys which provide yield information. Procedures for these surveys are discussed under "Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecast." The sample size for the farm operator yield survey was increased by 1,144 or 21 percent in these six States. Additionally, the sample sizes for the Objective Yield Surveys in these States were increased by 25 percent. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Jeff Geuder, Chief..............................................................(202) 720-2127 Field Crops Section Lance Honig, Head...................................................(202) 720-2127 Todd Ballard - Wheat, Rye...........................................(202) 720-8068 Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings.............................(202) 720-5944 Don Gephart - Hay, Oats, Sorghum....................................(202) 690-3234 Ty Kalaus - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed............................(202) 720-9526 Dawn Keen - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops.......................(202) 720-7621 Anthony Prillaman - Peanuts, Rice...................................(202) 720-7688 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds................(202) 720-7369 Fruits, Vegetables & Special Crops Section Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head..........................................(202) 720-2127 Leslie Colburn - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup, Tobacco.............(202) 720-7235 Debbie Flippin - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries...........................(202) 720-2157 Mike Jacobsen - Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Cranberries, Plums, Prunes....................................(202) 720-4288 Doug Marousek - Floriculture, Nursery, Tree Nuts...................(202) 720-4215 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas...................................(202) 720-3250 Suzanne Avilla-Citrus, Tropical Fruits.............................(202) 720-5412 Faye Propsom- Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes..................(202) 720-4285 Kim Ritchie- Hops..................................................(360) 902-1940 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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