Mississippi Ag Report
Volume 01-10
Released: May 16, 2001


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                            Featured Statistics:
                       Upland Cotton, Cotton Ginnings
             Population by County, Population Largest Counties
                  US Metropolitan Population, Hay Stocks
  

                          Wheat Survey Procedures

Farm operator surveys were conducted between April 24 and May 1 to gather
information on expected yield as of May 1. The farm operator survey
included a sample of producers representing all major production areas.
These producers were selected from an earlier acreage survey and were asked
about the probable winter wheat acres for harvest and yield on their
operation. These growers will be surveyed throughout the growing season to
provide indications of average yields as the season progresses. Grower
reported data is then reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with
historical estimates. The survey data is also reviewed considering weather
patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and previous years.
Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the current
situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the
survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published May 1
forecasts.

The first 2 pages inside this report have the final 2000 cotton numbers.
Included are the final numbers for cottonseed, cotton production, and
cotton ginning.


                Wheat: Acreage, Yield, Production and Value
                                                   
  Year   Acres     Acres     Yield   Production  Market Year        Value
        Planted  Harvested  Per Acre               Average     of Production
                                                    Price

           1,000 Acres     Bushels      1,000       Dollars    1,000 Dollars
                                       Bushels    Per Bushel

 1989      525       450     34.0       15,300       3.70          56,610
 1990      600       520     30.0       15,600       3.07          47,892
 1991      350       250     18.0        4,500       2.75          12,375
 1992      300       250     42.0       10,500       3.35          35,175
 1993      250       210     33.0        6,930       2.83          19,612
 1994      180       160     40.0        6,400       3.30          21,120
 1995      180       165     38.0        6,270       4.40          27,588
 1996      245       230     49.0       11,270       4.36          49,137
 1997      200       175     43.0        7,525       3.17          23,854
 1998      160       150     45.0        6,750       2.39          16,133
 1999      180       165     50.0        8,250       2.38          19,635
 2000      250       235     55.0       12,925       2.55          32,959
 2001      205       170     48.0        8,160



      Mississippi Upland Cotton: Acreage, Yield, Production and Value

                           Yield                Market Year
 Year    Acres     Acres    Per   Production 1    Average      Value of
        Planted  Harvested  Acre                  Price 2     Production
                           
          1,000 Acres       Lbs    1,000 Bales   Cents per   1,000 Dollars
                           Lint                     Lb

 1989    1,050     1,020    732       1,555         62.9         469,486
 1990    1,230     1,220    728       1,850         65.4         580,752
 1991    1,245     1,230    888       2,275         55.2         602,784
 1992    1,350     1,345    761       2,131         52.6         538,035
 1993    1,330     1,300    572       1,550         57.5         427,800
 1994    1,280     1,270    806       2,132         71.7         733,749
 1995    1,460     1,420    622       1,841         73.4         648,621
 1996    1,120     1,100    819       1,876         68.0         612,326
 1997      985       970    901       1,821         64.9         567,278
 1998      950       940    737       1,444         60.4         418,644
 1999    1,200     1,180    704       1,731         45.1         374,727
 2000    1,300     1,280    642       1,711         50.1         411,461
 2001    1,500

1   480 lb. net weight bales.
2   Average price includes allowance for outstanding loans but does not
    include Government payments.


   Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Produced and Equivalent 480-Pound Bales
      Ginned, by Type, State, and United States, Crop Years 1999-2000

                        Running Bales Produced   Equivalent 480-Pound
      Type and State
                            1999        2000        1999        2000
    All Cotton
        Alabama            601,000     524,000     644,700     551,700
        Arizona            715,400     782,450     712,350     768,500
        Arkansas         1,406,300   1,404,250   1,410,300   1,426,500
        California       2,107,900   2,463,150   2,202,550   2,585,800
        Florida 1          109,900     103,250
        Georgia          1,520,300   1,615,250   1,570,700   1,669,000
        Kansas 1            21,650      22,000
        Louisiana          887,600     897,900     932,350     936,150
        Mississippi      1,694,050   1,680,500   1,716,800   1,706,800
        Missouri           463,850     526,950     457,950     514,650
        New Mexico         118,900     103,250      59,600      65,300
        North Carolina     791,000   1,384,800     828,150   1,452,400
        Oklahoma           139,350     149,700     143,000     147,750
        South Carolina     273,800     369,350     271,750     366,700
        Tennessee          577,500     691,400     590,450     708,500
        Texas            4,958,600   3,861,550   5,160,600   4,009,450
        Virginia           140,950     162,100     135,700     149,850
    United States       16,528,050  16,741,850  16,966,200  17,179,500

1  Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins, but included
   in the U.S. totals.


         Mississippi Cottonseed: Production, Disposition and Value

                    Sales to        Season Average   Value of     Value of
 Year  Production 1   Oil     Other     Price       Production    Sales to
                     Mills                                        Oil Mills
                                                                  
                  1,000 Tons        Dollars per Ton     1,000 Dollars
                                          

 1989      601        580      21        99.00         59,499       57,420
 1990      732        716      16       110.00         80,520       78,760
 1991      876        809      67        60.00         52,560       48,540
 1992      834        776      58        82.00         68,388       63,632
 1993      631        583      48        95.50         60,261       55,677
 1994      842        795      47        93.00         78,306       73,935
 1995      727        672      55       103.00         74,881       69,216
 1996      735        681      54       119.00         87,465       81,039
 1997      704        660      44       106.00         74,624       69,960
 1998      561        543      18       116.00         65,076       62,988
 1999      667        612      55        72.50         48,358       44,370
 2000      662        595      67       100.00         66,200       59,500

1  Estimates based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.


             Mississippi Population by County, 1990 and 2000

                         Census Population         Change from 1990 to 2000
    County Name
                     April 1, 1990  April 1, 2000     Number       Percent

  Adams                   35,356        34,340        -1,016         -2.9
  Alcorn                  31,722        34,558         2,836          8.9
  Amite                   13,328        13,599           271          2.0
  Attala                  18,481        19,661         1,180          6.4
  Benton                   8,046         8,026           -20         -0.2
  Bolivar                 41,875        40,633        -1,242         -3.0
  Calhoun                 14,908        15,069           161          1.1
  Carroll                  9,237        10,769         1,532         16.6
  Chickasaw               18,085        19,440         1,355          7.5
  Choctaw                  9,071         9,758           687          7.6
  Claiborne               11,370        11,831           461          4.1
  Clarke                  17,313        17,955           642          3.7
  Clay                    21,120        21,979           859          4.1
  Coahoma                 31,665        30,622        -1,043         -3.3
  Copiah                  27,592        28,757         1,165          4.2
  Covington               16,527        19,407         2,880         17.4
  Desoto                  67,910       107,199        39,289         57.9
  Forrest                 68,314        72,604         4,290          6.3
  Franklin                 8,377         8,448            71          0.8
  George                  16,673        19,144         2,471         14.8
  Greene                  10,220        13,299         3,079         30.1
  Grenada                 21,555        23,263         1,708          7.9
  Hancock                 31,760        42,967        11,207         35.3
  Harrison               165,365       189,601        24,236         14.7
  Hinds                  254,441       250,800        -3,641         -1.4
  Holmes                  21,604        21,609             5          0.0
  Humphreys               12,134        11,206          -928         -7.6
  Issaquena                1,909         2,274           365         19.1
  Itawamba                20,017        22,770         2,753         13.8
  Jackson                115,243       131,420        16,177         14.0
  Jasper                  17,114        18,149         1,035          6.0
  Jefferson                8,653         9,740         1,087         12.6
  Jefferson Davis         14,051        13,962           -89         -0.6
  Jones                   62,031        64,958         2,927          4.7
  Kemper                  10,356        10,453            97          0.9
  Lafayette               31,826        38,744         6,918         21.7
  Lamar                   30,424        39,070         8,646         28.4
  Lauderdale              75,555        78,161         2,606          3.4
  Lawrence                12,458        13,258           800          6.4
  Leake                   18,436        20,940         2,504         13.6
  Lee                     65,581        75,755        10,174         15.5
  Leflore                 37,341        37,947           606          1.6
  Lincoln                 30,278        33,166         2,888          9.5
  Lowndes                 59,308        61,586         2,278          3.8
  Madison                 53,794        74,674        20,880         38.8
  Marion                  25,544        25,595            51          0.2
  Marshall                30,361        34,993         4,632         15.3
  Monroe                  36,582        38,014         1,432          3.9
  Montgomery              12,388        12,189          -199         -1.6
  Neshoba                 24,800        28,684         3,884         15.7
  Newton                  20,291        21,838         1,547          7.6
  Noxubee                 38,375        42,902         4,527         11.8
  Panola                  29,996        34,274         4,278         14.3
  Pearl River             38,714        48,621         9,907         25.6
  Perry                   10,865        12,138         1,273         11.7
  Pike                    36,882        38,940         2,058          5.6
  Pontotoc                22,237        26,726         4,489         20.2
  Prentiss                23,278        25,556         2,278          9.8
  Quitman                 10,490        10,117          -373         -3.6
  Rankin                  87,161       115,327        28,166         32.3
  Scott                   24,137        28,423         4,286         17.8
  Sharkey                  7,066         6,580          -486         -6.9
  Simpson                 23,953        27,639         3,686         15.4
  Smith                   14,798        16,182         1,384          9.4
  Stone                   10,750        13,622         2,872         26.7
  Sunflower               32,867        34,369         1,502          4.6
  Tallahatchie            15,210        14,903          -307         -2.0
  Tate                    21,432        25,370         3,938         18.4
  Tippah                  19,523        20,826         1,303          6.7
  Tishomingo              17,683        19,163         1,480          8.4
  Tunica                   8,164         9,227         1,063         13.0
  Union                   22,085        25,362         3,277         14.8
  Walthall                47,880        49,644         1,764          3.7
  Washington              67,935        62,977         -4958         -7.3
  Wayne                   19,517        21,216         1,699          8.7
  Webster                 10,222        10,294            72          0.7
  Wilkinson                9,678        10,312           634          6.6
  Winston                 19,433        20,160           727          3.7
  Yalobusha               12,033        13,051         1,018          8.5
  Yazoo                   25,506        28,149         2,643         10.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171)
Summary File, Table PL1, and 1990 census.


       Population for the 15 Largest Counties and Incorporated Places
                       in Mississippi: 1990 and 2000

   Population                                          Population Change,
      Rank      Geographic Area        Population         1990 to 2000
  2000   1990                       2000      1990 1    Number   Percent

                Mississippi      2,844,658  2,573,216   271,442     10.5

                County

      1      1  Hinds County       250,800    254,441    -3,641     -1.4
      2      2  Harrison County    189,601    165,365    24,236     14.7
      3      3  Jackson County     131,420    115,243    16,177     14.0
      4      4  Rankin County      115,327     87,161    28,166     32.3
      5      8  DeSoto County      107,199     67,910    39,289     57.9
      6      5  Lauderdale County   78,161     75,555     2,606      3.4
      7      9  Lee County          75,755     65,581    10,174     15.5
      8     12  Madison County      74,674     53,794    20,880     38.8
      9      6  Forrest County      72,604     68,314     4,290      6.3
     10     10  Jones County        64,958     62,031     2,927      4.7
     11      7  Washington County   62,977     67,935    -4,958     -7.3
     12     11  Lowndes County      61,586     59,308     2,278      3.8
     13     13  Warren County       49,644     47,880     1,764      3.7
     14     15  Pearl River County  48,621     38,714     9,907     25.6
     15     23  Hancock County      42,967     31,760    11,207     35.3

                Incorporated
                Place

      1      1  Jackson City       184,256    196,637   -12,381     -6.3
      2      6  Gulfport City       71,127     40,775    30,352     74.4
      3      2  Biloxi City         50,644     46,319     4,325      9.3
      4      4  Hattiesburg City    44,779     41,882     2,897      6.9
      5      3  Greenville City     41,633     45,226    -3,593     -7.9
      6      5  Meridian City       39,968     41,036    -1,068     -2.6
      7      7  Tupelo City         34,211     30,685     3,526     11.5
      8     18  Southhaven City     28,977     17,949    11,028     61.4
      9     11  Vicksburg City      26,407     20,908     5,499     26.3
     10      8  Pascagoula City     26,200     25,899       301      1.2
     11      9  Columbus City       25,944     23,799     2,145      9.0
     12     10  Clinton City        23,347     21,847     1,500      6.9
     13     13  Pearl City          21,961     19,588     2,373     12.1
     14     17  Starkville City     21,869     18,458     3,411     18.5
     15     70  Olive Branch City   21,054      3,567    17,487    490.2
                

1  1990 census counts are as published in 1990 census reports and thus do not
   include any changes published subsequently due to boundary changes or to 
   the Count Question program.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171)
Summary File, Table PL1, and 1990 census.


  Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Population by State: 1990 to 1998

                  Metropolitan Population        Nonmetropolitan Population
                                              
    State     Total (1,000) Percent  Percent    Total (1,000) Percent  Percent         
                            change  of State                  change  of State
                             1990-                             1990-   
               1990    1998   98   1990  1998    1990   1998    98   1990 1998

Alabama        2,797   3,050   9.1  69.2  70.1   1,244  1,302   4.7  30.8  29.9
Alaska           226     255  12.7  41.1  41.5     324    359  10.9  58.9  58.5
Arkansas       1,109   1,234  11.3  47.2  48.6   1,242  1,304   5.0  52.8  51.4
Florida       12,024  13,866  15.3  92.9  93.0     915  1,050  14.8   7.1   7.0
Georgia        4,351   5,262  20.9  67.2  68.9   2,127  2,380  11.9  32.8  31.1
Idaho            362     471  30.1  35.9  38.3     645    758  17.5  64.1  61.7
Iowa           1,200   1,278   6.5  43.2  44.6   1,577  1,585   0.5  56.8  55.4
Kentucky       1,780   1,902   6.8  48.3  48.3   1,907  2,035   6.7  51.7  51.7
Louisiana      3,160   3,287   4.0  74.9  75.2   1,061  1,082   2.0  25.1  24.8
Mississippi      874     987  12.9  34.0  35.9   1,701  1,765   3.8  66.0  64.1
Missouri       3,491   3,696   5.9  68.2  68.0   1,626  1,742   7.1  31.8  32.0
Montana          270     294   9.0  33.8  33.4     529    586  10.8  66.2  66.6
Nebraska         787     862   9.5  49.9  51.8     791    801   1.2  50.1  48.2
N Carolina     4,380   5,061  15.5  66.0  67.1   2,253  2,486  10.3  34.0  32.9
North Dakota     257     275   6.9  40.3  43.1     381    363  -4.8  59.7  56.9
Oklahoma       1,870   2,024   8.2  59.4  60.5   1,276  1,323   3.7  40.6  39.5
S Carolina     2,422   2,687  10.9  69.5. 70.0   1,064  1,149   7.9  30.5  30.0
South Dakota     221     251  13.8  31.7  34.0     475    487   2.4  68.3  66.0
Tennessee      3,311   3,685  11.3  67.9  67.8   1,567  1,746  11.5  32.1  32.2
Texas         14,166  16,688  17.8  83.4  84.5   2,821  3,072   8.9  16.6  15.5
Vermont          152     165   8.6  26.9  27.9     411    426   3.7  73.1  72.1
Virginia       4,775   5,307  11.1  77.2  78.1   1,414  1,484   5.0  22.8  21.9
West Virginia    748     759   1.4  41.7  41.9   1,045  1,052   0.7  58.3  58.1
Wyoming          134     142   5.8  29.6  29.6     319    339   6.1  70.4  70.4
US           196,407 216,478   9.1  79.8  80.1  50,311 53,820   7.0  20.2  19.9
 

As of April 1, except 1998, as of July (198,407 represents 198,407,000).
Metropolitan refers to 258 metropolitan statistical areas and 18
consolidated metropolitan statistical areas as defined by U.S. Office of
Management and Budge, June 30, 1999. Minus sign (-) indicates decrease.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census of Population and Housing Unit
Counts (CPH-2-1).


          Hay Stocks on Farms, Selected States and United States,
                      December 1 and May 1, 1998-2001

                            December 1                 May 1
          Date
                      1998     1999     2000    1999    2000   2001

                                       1,000 Tons
      Alabama          1,213   1,472    1,000     141     202    100
      Arkansas         1,900   1,900    2,150     260     500    270
      Florida            357     550      450      27      80     25
      Georgia          1,000   1,245      950     209     240    190
      Kentucky         4,922   4,006    5,192     913     577  1,439
      Louisiana          290     502      415      58      91     30
      Mississippi      1,500   1,350      850     200     135     45
      Missouri         6,933   5,997    5,392   1,387   1,445    799
      Tennessee        3,175   2,655    3,405     635     607    804
      Texas            5,496   6,568    6,660   1,450   2,627  1,450
      United States  112,066 108,922  103,730  24,817  28,817 21,106