Temples: The January 1 forecast for the 1992-93 Florida Temple crop is

2.70 million boxes, unchanged from December 1 but up 15 percent from
last season. Harvest is just beginning and is approximately 1 percent complete
with small fruit sizes reported.

K-Early Citrus: The Florida K-Early Citrus Fruit crop is forecast at
185,000 boxes, up 6 percent from December 1 and 12 percent
more than last season. Harvest is complete.

Florida Citrus: Groves were in good to excellent condition throughout
December. Moisture varied with the east coast receiving
weekly rains, while most other areas needed low volume irrigation for adequate
water. Cool night temperatures prevented new growth. Fruit sizes are
generally small and losses from droppage are minimal at this time. Harvest of
early and midseason oranges for processing was active throughout December with
approximately 6 million boxes picked weekly. Slightly more than 30 percent of
the early and midseason orange crop was picked by the first of the year. About
20 percent of the seedless grapefruit crop had been harvested by January 1.
The early tangerine harvest is virtually complete. Harvest of Dancy tangerines
is approximately 50 percent complete. Movement of all tangelos continued
throughout December and slightly more than half the crop remained to be picked.
Caretakers were busy cutting cover crops, dirt banking young trees in cold
areas, and placing fueled heaters where needed.

Texas Citrus: Harvest in the Rio Grande Valley slowed during December.

Quality remained good. However, sizes continued to be smaller
than normal due to the heavy set. Growers and caretakers were unusually busy
for this time of year planting new groves. Good weather and good nursery stock
have helped this activity. Weather was mostly warm and humid during December.

California Fruits and Nuts: Major activities during December included pruning
of orchards and vineyards, dormant tree spraying,
and weed control. Rain occasionally slowed field activities. Navel orange
harvest increased during the month with good size and quality reported.
Growers ran water and wind machines a few cold mornings to protect their citrus
fruit. Desert grapefruit, lemons, and tangerines were harvested with good
quality and yields reported. Fuji and Granny Smith apples were packed.
Avocado harvest continued in western Riverside County. Date harvest neared
completion in the Coachella area.

Hay Stocks On Farms: Hay stocks on farms totaled 106 million tons on

December 1, 1992, 5 percent less than the amount on hand
a year earlier but 1 percent more than the holdings on December 1, 1990. The
decrease in stocks reflects in part the smaller 1992 hay crop and early hay
feeding in areas where pasture conditions were poor this past fall.
Disappearance of hay during the May 1, 1992, to December 1, 1992, period
totaled 71.9 million tons, up 4 percent from the 68.9 million tons
disappearance during the same period a year earlier.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Janaury 1993 B-6 NASS, USDA



Hay: Stocks on Farms, May 1 and December 1, by State
and United States, 1991-92

May 1 December 1
1992 1/ 1991 1/ 1992
1,000 Tons

229 1,392 1,252
71 171 269
489 1,955 2,265
775 2,841 2,869
528 2,437 2,575
14 105 107

10 40 36

41 490 753
324 1,206 1,007
644 3,221 2,193
348 1,992 1,757
138 1,001 1,380
817 4,400 4,300
755 4,175 4,700
923 4,203 4,047
105 630 502
38 241 259
51 399 428
20 134 161
1,051 2,890 2,320
1,618 5,339 3,537
288 1,620 1,823
1,280 5,830 5,835
1,349 4,567 3,953
1,569 5,381 5,777
162 695 499
15 95 110

28 133 140
140 €30 616
615 2,666 2,334
212 753 728
1,195 4,541 3,796
2 1,764 2,275
1,134 3,924 4,495
384 1,684 1,537
604 2,577 2,989
2 10 ll

108 345 234
3,218 7,482 7,020
653 2,839 2,945
2,522 8,730 8,918
319 1,593 1,344
78 411 484
610 1,989 2,382
327 2,228 1,777
61 754 942
2,084 6,765 4,446
401 2,136 1,747
28,599 111,404 105,874

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

January 1993 A-14 NASS, USDA





Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,
1991 and Forecasted January 1, 1993
(Metric Units)

Area Planted Area Harvested

Crop force n nn nnn nnn nn nn nnn nn nnn nee nnn nn nnn nnn een nnn nnn
1991 1992 1991 t 1992
Hectares
All Cotton : 5,686,740 5,378,490 5,244,580 4,513,510
Upland : 5,585,410 5,271,900 5,145,840 4,408,210
Amer-Pima : 101,330 106,600 98,740 105,300

Crop Summary: Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,
1991 and Forecasted January 1, 1993
(Metric Units)

Production
Dec 1, Jan 1,
1992 1993

Metric Tons

All Cotton : 0.73 0.78 3,835,060 3,540,070 3,540,250

Upland : 0.73 0.78 3,748,320 3,430,990 3,431,950
Amer-Pima : 0.88 1.03 86,740 109,080 108,300
Cottonseed : 6,282,710 5,682,150 5,683,510
Citrus Fruits 1/ : 1991-92 1992-93 1992-93
Oranges : 8,079,390 9,988,100 10,249,370
Lemons : 696,720 782,900 800,140

1/ Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the
completion of harvest the following year.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
January 1993 A-5 NASS, USDA


Index

Page

Table Narrative
Citrus FLUTES 2... cece eee cece e eter tence teen e ee eeeee A-12 B-4
Cotton ........ Ves c cere eee e nena cece ee heen seeeereeeeete A- 6 B-2
Cottonseed 20... ccc eee cece cece cence recente ee eeeenee A- 8 B-3
Crop Summary ....... cece cece cece eee e tee e ese eneneeeenes A- 2
Hay Stocks ......e cece cece eee e cece nee e ncn eeeneeenneeee A-14 B-6
Oranges, REVISIONS ........ cece cece cece cence eens enrees A-10 B-4
PapayaS ..... cee ece cece cree cette ee eet en seceeeeeeeeteee A- 9 B-3
Potatoes 0... sei ce cece recs rence cect tererteereneeanens A- 9 B-3
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Janaury 1993 B-7 NASS, USDA


Want to subscribe? v{ Time to renew?

Subscribe to Crop Production today! If you already subscribe to this timely periodical, note that expiration
information about your subscription appears on the top line of your mailing label. Expiration information will
appear in one of three formats: 1-PCP-2 (this means you have TWO issues remaining in your subscription)
or 940430 (expiration date is April 30, 1994) or APR94 (expiration date is April 1994). Disregard this notice if no
renewal information appears. Call toll free,1-800-999-6779, and tell us whether you want to subscribe or
renew, or return this form to: ERS-NASS, 341 Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 22070.

Crop Production 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years

O Yes! ! want to start my subscription. Domestic ©) $4200 (©) $8200 OQ $122.00
Q Yes! | want to renew my subscription. Foreign $5250 O$10250 O $152.50
New subscribers: Renewals:
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip: ATTACH MAILING LABEL HERE
Daytime phone: ( )
Payment method:
Q Bill me. Use purchase orders, checks drawn on U.S. banks,
cashier's checks, or international money orders. Make
O Enclosedis$__..-—. ~Ss payable to ERS-NASS.
Credit card orders: O MasterCard Q Visa Total charges $. .
crear cara momo: [TT TT TTT TT TT TT TT) etestatonaste: (7)

< MonYear
For fastest service, call our toll-free order desk 1-800-999-6779,
in the U.S. and Canada; other areas please call 703-834-0125,
or FAX this page to 703-834-0110.

%U,S. Government Printing Office ; 1993 - 341-309/80131


Oranges: The December 1] forecast of U.S. orange production is 11.3 million
tons, up 3 percent from last month and up 27 percent from last
season's revised production.

The forecast for all Florida oranges is 188 million boxes, a 1 percent increase
from December 1 and 34 percent more than last season. Production of Florida
early and mid-season varieties is forecast at 116 million boxes, up

2 percent from December 1 and up 39 percent from last year. Harvest is
approximately 38 percent complete. Fruit droppage continues to be below normal
levels. Florida Valencia production is expected to total 72.0 million boxes,
unchanged from last month but 28 percent more than last season's crop. Fruit
set is heavy this year but sizes on all oranges are smaller than normal.

California's 1992-93 all orange forecast is 73.0 million boxes, a 7 percent
increase from last month and 8 percent more than last year. The Navel crop in
California is expected to total a record high 47.0 million boxes, up

12 percent from December 1 and 34 percent more than last season. The previous
record high production was 44.3 million boxes during the 1989-90 season. Fruit
set is heavy this year and fruit continues to size well. Cold temperatures in
mid-December and early January did not adversely affect the crop. California's
Valencia forecast is 26.0 million boxes, unchanged from December 1 but down

19 percent from last season's large crop. The crop is maturing well but fruit
set is less than a year ago.

The Arizona all orange crop is expected to total 2.15 million boxes, up

13 percent from the previous forecast but down 10 percent from last season.
The Valencia harvest has not begun, while the Navel harvest is over 75 percent
complete. The 1992-93 Texas all orange forecast is 450,000 boxes, unchanged
from last month. Last season's production was only 30,000 boxes as trees
continue to recover from the December 1989 freeze.

The December 1 U.S. all orange production forecast has deviated from the final
Production by an average of 508,000 tons over the past ten seasons, ranging
from a low of 34,000 tons in 1982-83 to a high of 1.13 million tons in
1989-90.

Florida Frozen Concentrated Juice Yield: All orange FCOJ projected yield is

increased to 1.52 gallons per box
from 1.48 per box at 42.0 degrees Brix concentrate. This change is accompanied
by the initial projections for the seasonal components. The projected yield
for early and mid-season varieties at 1.47 gallons per box is very close to the
1991-92 season's final yield. The Valencia portion of the crop is expected to
yield 1.62 gallons per box. Last season's final yield for Valencias was a
record 1.70 gallons per box.

Grapefruit: The 1992-93 U.S. grapefruit crop (excluding California Other

Areas) is forecast at 2.53 million tons, up slightly from last
month and up 26 percent from last year. Last year California's “Other Areas"
grapefruit crop totaled 217,000 tons (6.50 million boxes). The first forecast
for that type of grapefruit will be made on April 1, 1993.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Janaury 1993 B-4 NASS, USDA



Oranges: Revised Valencia and Total Orange Estimates,
California and United States, 1991-92

State, Crop : : Yield
and : Bearing : per
Season : Acreage : Acre
Acres Boxes
CA :
Navel and Misc :
1991-92 : 112,000 313 26,500 8,600 35,100
Valencia :
1991-92* : 69,700 462 14,800 17,400 32,200
All :
1991-92* : 181,700 370 41,300 26,000 67,300
us :
Early, Midseason:
and Navel :
1991-92 : 362,200 329 34,969 84,331 119,300
Valencia :
1991-92* : 277,200 325 19,690 70,520 90,210
Total poe
1991-92* : 209,510
CA :
Navel and Misc :
1991-92 : 12.34 1.51 9.69 327,010 12,986 339,996
Valencia :
1991-92* : 7.41 82 3.85 109, 668 14,268 123,936
All :
1991-92* : 10.57 1.05 6.89 436,678 27,254 463,932
US :
Early, Midseason:
and Navel :
1991-92 2 12.08 6.51 8.01 423,545 541,739 965,284
Valencia :
1991-92* : 7.59 7.14 7.23 148,698 484,850 633,548
Total :
1991-92* : 10.47 6.79 7.68 572,243 1,026,589 1,598,832

1/ Net pounds per box: CA - 75.
2/ Equivalent packinghouse-door returns.
3/ U.S. season average prices are derived by weighting the state season
* average prices per box by the respective box weights.
evised.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
January 1993 A-10 NASS, USDA


Cotton: Yield and Production, by Type, State,
and United States, 1990-92

Type : Yield : Production 1/

476 655 718 375.0 553.0 610.0
AZ 1,119 1,201 1,063 811.0 898.0 715.0
AR 692 772 833 1,081.0 1,576.0 1,700.0
CA 1,204 1,252 1,351 2,734.0 2,548.0 2,800.0
FL 640 719 776 48.0 73.4 80.0
GA 555 812 789 405.0 722.0 750.0
KS 280 347 240 0.7 1.3 0.9
LA 715 828 712 1,177.0 1,414.0 1,290.0
MS 728 888 767 1,850.0 2,275.0 2,150.0
MO 641 630 802 314.0 429.0 548.0
NM 735 465 662 95.0 63.0 51.0
NC 631 672 598 263.0 640.0 470.0
OK 496 303 304 382.0 240.0 215.0
SC 452 786 550 145.0 344.0 221.0
IN 461 552 649 495.0 701.0 835.0
1X 477 419 446 4,965.0 4,710.0 3,300.0
VA 562 765 601 6.2 28.2 26.9
us 632 650 695 15,146.9 17,215.9 15,762.8

Amer-Pima:
AZ : 751 860 668 194.0 184.5 142.0
CA 1,080 1,097 1,222 57.4 146.2 280.0
MS 591 560 480 1.6 0.7 0.4
NM 609 470 713 24.5 19.0 19.0
TX 682 404 768 81.0 48.0 56.0
US : 758 784 918 358.5 398.4 497.4
All :

AL : 476 655 718 375.0 553.0 610.0
AZ : 1,022 1,125 968 1,005.0 1,082.5 857.0
AR 692 772 833 1,081.0 1,576.0 1,700.0
CA 1,201 1,242 1,338 2,791.4 2,694.2 3,080.0
FL 640 719 776 48.0 73.4 80.0
GA 555 812 789 405.0 722.0 750.0
KS 280 347 240 0.7 1.3 0.9
LA 715 828 712 1,177.0 1,414.0 1,290.0
MS 728 888 767 1,851.6 2,275.7 2,150.4
0 641 630 802 314.0 429.0 548.0
NM 706 466 675 119.5 82.0 70.0
NC 631 672 598 263.0 640.0 470.0
OK 496 303 304 382.0 240.0 215.0
SC 452 786 550 145.0 344.0 221.0
TN 461 552 649 495.0 701.0 835.0
TX 479 419 449 5,046.0 4,758.0 3,356.0
VA 562 765 601 6.2 28.2 26.9
US 634 652 700 15,505.4 17,614.3 16, 260.2

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480-Lb. net weight bales.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
January 1993 A-7 NASS, USDA



Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested, by Type, State,
d United States, 1990-92

1,000 Acres

L 380.0 410.0 415.0 378.0 405.0 408.0
AZ 350.0 360.0 325.0 348.0 359.0 323.0
AR 770.0 1,000.0 1,000.0 750.0 980.0 980.0
CA 1,100.0 980.0 1,000.0 1,090.0 977.0 995.0
FL 37.0 50.0 50.0 36.0 49.0 49.5
GA 355.0 430.0 460.0 350.0 427.0 456.0
KS 1.5 2.0 3.0 1.2 1.8 1.8
LA 810.0 875.0 890.0 790.0 820.0 870.0
MS 1,230.0 1,245.0 1,350.0 1,220.0 1,230.0 1,345.0
MO 248.0 332.0 335.0 235.0 327.0 328.0
NM 69.0 69.0 55.0 62.0 65.0 37.0
NC 201.0 460.0 380.0 200.0 457.0 377.0
OK 380.0 440.0 370.0 370.0 380.0 340.0
SC 155.0 211.0 197.0 154.0 210.0 193.0
IN 525.0 620.0 625.0 515.0 610.0 618.0
TX 5,500.0 6,300.0 5,550.0 5,000.0 5,400.0 3,550.0
VA 5.3 17.7 22.0 5.3 17.7 21.5
US :12,116.8 13,801.7 13,027.00 1,504.5 12,715.5  10,892.8

Amer-Pima:
AZ : 125.0 106.0 103.0 124.0 103.0 102.0
CA : 25.7 64.0 110.0 25.5 64.0 110.0
MS : 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.3 0.6 0.4
NM : 19.3 19.6 13.0 19.3 19.4 12.8
TX : 60.0 60.0 37.0 57.0 57.0 35.0
us : 231.3 250.4 263.4 227.1 244.0 260.2

All :
AL : 380.0 410.0 415.0 378.0 405.0 408.0
AZ : 475.0 466.0 428.0 472.0 462.0 425.0
AR : 770.0 1,000.0 1,000.0 750.0 980.0 980.0
CA : 1,125.7 1,044.0 1,110.0 1,115.5 1,041.0 1,105.0
FL : 37.0 50.0 50.0 36.0 49.0 49.5
GA : 355.0 430.0 460.0 350.0 427.0 456.0
KS : 1.5 2.0 3.0 1.2 1.8 1.8
LA : 810.0 875.0 890.0 790.0 820.0 870.0
MS : 1,231.3 1,245.8 1,350.4 1,221.3 1,230.6 1,345.4
MO : 248.0 332.0 335.0 235.0 327.0 328.0
NM : 88.3 88.6 68.0 81.3 84.4 49.8
NC 2 201.0 460.0 380.0 200.0 457.0 377.0
OK : 380.0 440.0 370.0 370.0 380.0 340.0
sc 155.0 211.0 197.0 154.0 210.0 193.0
IN 525.0 620.0 625.0 515.0 610.0 618.0
1X 5,560.0 6,360.0 5,587.0 5,057.0 5,457.0 3,585.0
VA 5.3 17.7 22.0 3 17.7 21.5
us 12,348.1 14,052.1 13,290.4 11,731.6 12,959.5 11,153.0

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

January 1993 A-6 NASS, USDA


The January 1 forecast for Florida's all grapefruit crop is 54.0 million boxes,
unchanged from December 1 but 27 percent more than last year. Harvest is over
20 percent complete as of January 1.

The Florida white seedless grapefruit forecast is 25.0 million boxes,
unchanged from December 1 but up 31 percent from last season. The colored
seedless forecast is 27.0 million boxes, unchanged from the previous forecast
but 22 percent more than the 1991-92 crop. The seedy grapefruit crop is
expected to reach 2.00 million boxes, a 67 percent increase over last season.

The California Desert grapefruit forecast is 3.50 million boxes, unchanged from
both the previous forecast and last season. Fruit quality is good. The
Arizona grapefruit crop is forecast at 2.40 million boxes, 9 percent higher
than the October 1 forecast but down 14 percent from last season. Harvest is
approximately 11 percent complete as of January 1.

The Texas grapefruit forecast remains unchanged at 1.10 million boxes. The
Texas citrus industry continues to recover from devastating freezes during the
1980's. Fruit sizes have been smaller than normal but overall quality has been
good. :

Lemons: The 1992-93 U.S. lemon crop is forecast at 882,000 tons, up 2 percent
from the October 1 forecast and 15 percent larger than last season.

California's lemon crop is forecast at 18.0 million boxes, up 6 percent from
October 1 and 19 percent more than last season. Fruit sizes are excellent and
overall quality is good.

The forecast for Arizona's lemon crop is 5.20 million boxes, down 9 percent
from the initial forecast but 2 percent above last season's crop. Harvest is
over 50 percent complete.

Tangelos: The 1992-93 Florida tangelo crop is forecast at 3.00 million boxes,

down 9 percent from December 1 but 15 percent more than last season.
Fruit is developing normally but sizes are below average. Harvest is
approximately 57 percent complete.

Tangerines: The 1992-93 U.S. tangerine crop forecast is 263,000 tons, up
4 percent from December 1 and up 2 percent from last season.

The Florida tangerine forecast is 2.70 million boxes, up 4 percent from both
December 1 and last season. The early tangerine harvest is virtually complete.
Harvest of Dancy tangerines is over 50 percent complete and the Honey tangerine
harvest is just beginning.

The California tangerine crop is forecast at 2.70 million boxes, an 8 percent
increase from October 1 and 13 percent more than last season. Crop harvest is
progressing well with good quality reported. Arizona's crop is forecast at
900,000 boxes, down 5 percent from October 1 and down 25 percent from last
season. Harvest is over 50 percent complete in Arizona.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Janaury 1993 B-5 NASS, USDA


Potatoes: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production,
by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 1991-93

Seasonal : Yield Production
Group : Planted : Harvested
ANd beeen nnn nena nnn nnn anne n nn nn nnn n nen nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn n nnn renee
State 1992 : 1993 : 1992 : 1993 : 1991 : 1992
pocceeee 1,000 Acres ----~- --- Cwt ---  ----- 1,000 Cwt -----
Winter :
CA : 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.6 260 225 1,127 1,378 1,260
FL : 8.1 7.7 8.1 7.6 200 200 1,482 1,620 1,520
Total 113.4 13.3 13.4 13.2 224 211 2,609 2,998 2,780
Spring 1/ :
AL : 3.6 3.5 155 300 543
AZ : 6.4 6.1 295 1,770 1,800
CA : 19.3 19.3 375 8,284 7,238
FL :
Hastings : 26.0 25.0 240 5,130 6,000
Other : 7.1 7.0 250 1,470 1,750
NC : 17.6 17.3 200 2,890 3,460
1X : 5.3 4.8 155 792 744
Total : 85.3 83.0 259 20,636 21,535
1/ Revised.

Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, Hawaii, by Month, 1991-92

Fresh Production

Month : Total in Crop Harvested

-- 1,000 Pounds --
Nov : 3,975 3,685 2,060 2,690 4,820 5,150

Dec : 4,010 3,645 2,115 2,770 5,675 5,070
Jan : 3,955 2,120 5,135
Feb : 3,855 2,070 4,910
Mar : 3,945 2,160 3,970
Apr : 3,875 2,180 3,925

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
January 1993 A-9 NASS, USDA


Crop Agrioltural
. Statistics
Production Service

United States
Department of
Agriculture

Washington, D.C.

Released January 12, 1993, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Forecasts
refer to January 1, 1993.

Cotton Production Down 8 Percent

All cotton production for 1992, at 16.3 million bales, is 8 percent less than
the 1991 output. Texas harvest was 95 percent complete in early January,

3 percent behind average. Record yields were established in Arkansas,
California, and Florida.

Citrus production is forecast at 15.2 million tons, up 2 percent from last
month and 25 percent more than last season. Larger orange crops in Florida and
California are primarily responsible for the increase.

Orange production is forecast at 11.3 million tons, a 3 percent increase over
last month and 27 percent above last season's revised production. California is
forecast to have a record high Navel orange crop at 47.0 million boxes.

Grapefruit production, including California's Desert grapefruit but excluding
California's “Other Areas" crop, is forecast at 2.53 million tons, up slightly
from last month and up 26 percent from last year. The only change from the
previous forecast is an increase in Arizona's production.

Index and report features are located at the end of this report. For
information cal] (202) 720-2127. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

Cr Pr 2-2 (1-93)


Citrus Fruit:

1993 1/

Utilized Production by Crop, State and United States,
1990-91 and Forecasted January 1,

Utilized Production

1990-91 :

Boxes

1991-92 :

1992-93 :

Utilized Production
Ton Equivalent

1990-91:

1991-92: 1992-93

Oranges
Early Mid &
Navel 3/

Grapefruit
Wi ite Seedless

Colored Seedless
Other
FL
All
AZ
cA 7/
Desert

Other Areas
Total
FL

TX 4/

us
Tangerines
A

Tangelos

K-Early Citrus
FL

550
15,800
87,500

103,850

151, *600
178,950
2,500

21,700
21,800
1,600
2,400

780
35,100
83,400

20
119,300
1,600
32; 200
56, 400
90, 210
2,380
67,300
139,800
30
209,510

2,350

19,100
22,100
1,200
2,800

850
47,000
116,000
400
164,250

1,300
26,000
72,000

0
99,350

25,000
27,000
2,000
2,400
3,500

54,000
1,100

900
2,700
23700
6,300

5,200
18,000
23,200

3,000

6,822
7,848
113

922
927
68

77
112
150
262
1,917

2,256

29
1,317
35753

1
5,100

60
1,208
23538
3,806

89
2,525
6,291

1
8,906

106

812
940
51

1,063
1,148
85

77
112

2,296
44

Crop Production
January 1993

Agricultural Statistics Board

NASS, USDA


Al) Citrus: Revisions, Calitornia
and United States, 1991-92
: : _, Utilization of Production: Value
: Bearing :Production:------------------------- : of
State : Acreage : Fresh Processed : Production

Total Citrus

CA :
1991-92* : 254,100 3,518 2,168 1,350 746,581
US :
1991-92* : 883,700 12,449 4,178 8,271 2,451,657
* Revised.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

January 1993 A-11 NASS, USDA


Cottonseed: Production, by State and United States, 1990-1992

Production
1991 1992
1,000 Tons
196.0 222.0
409.0 327.0
718.0 668.0
1,073.0 1,198.0
28.0 28.0
260.0 266.0
5 «4
522.0 486.0
876.0 840.0
171.0 217.0
31.0 26.0
229.0 166.0
101.0 86.0
121.0 77.0
277.0 323.0
1,903.0 1,325.0
10.0 9.6
US 5,968.5 6,925.5 6,265.0
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

January 1993 A-8 NASS, USDA


Report Features

The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET.
on February 10, 1993.

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.

John D. Witzig, Chief (202) 720-2127

Field Crops Section

Bill Dowdy, Head (202) 720-3843
Herb Eldridge - Sugar, Tobacco, Hay (202) 720-7621
Dan Kerestes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds, Rice (202) 720-9526
Dave Mueller - Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-2157
Vaughn Siegenthaler - Rye, Sorghum, Wheat (202) 720-8068

Charles Van Lahr - Barley, Corn, Oats, Pasture Condition (202) 720-7369

Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section

Steve Ropel, Head (202) 720-3843
Jim Brewster - Fruits (202) 720-7688
Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Dry Beans, Onions (202) 720-4285
Kirby Cavett - Peanuts (202) 720-8843
Kevin Hintzman - Fruits, Citrus, Nuts (202) 720-5412
Roger Latham - Cotton (202) 720-5944
Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables (202) 720-3843

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

Janaury 1993 B-8 NASS, USDA



Crop Summary: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield,
and Production, United States, 1992-93
(Metric Units)

Area Planted Area Harvested
1) oe
1992 1993 1992 1993
Winter Potatoes 5,340

Winter Potatoes

Crop Summary: Hay Stocks on Farms, United States, 1991-92
(Metric Units) .

Date 1991 1992
Metric Tons
May 1 : 24,514,850 25,944,580
December 1 : 101,064,010 96,047,280
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

January 1993 A-4 NASS, USDA



December Weather Summary: December 1992 will be remembered for its cold in the
West, its mountain snows in California, and a
ferocious storm in the Northeast. But in a year during which many weather
events seemed to arrive late, such as growing-season rains in July in the
Midwest, and wet-season precipitation in December in California, farmers wil]
remember this month for the near-completion of an unusually late harvest.

Early-month weather developments included the cessation of rains in the Corn
Belt, allowing harvest to proceed, and the arrival of precipitation in
California after an ominously dry November. The first storm reached California
on December 6, beginning a 6-day spate of much-needed rain and snow.

Meanwhile, another storm traversed the southern Plains and southern Rockies.
These areas, which had just recovered from a Thanksgiving-week snowstorm, were
jt again.

By December 10, a unique combination of jet streams' energy produced one of the
most powerful east coast storms this century. The southern stream, which
carried a remnant of the December 6 west coast storm, supplied ample moisture.
And the northern stream triggered rapid development of the storm by infusing a
dose of cold air. By December 11, an intense low pressure center hovered over
southern Delaware, creating howling northeasterly winds between it and a high
pressure center over southeastern Canada. Winds gusted to 90 mph along the New
Jersey coast, and epic snows wrapped back into the Appalachians. A narrow band
of 3-foot snowfalls was reported from eastern West Virginia to western
Massachusetts.

After mid-month, the last in the series of the west coast storms drifted
eastward, spreading heavy rain from Texas to Ontario, and into the Southeast.
Cold air continued to flow southward through the Rockies and High Plains behind
each storm. A frigid pool of air began to build over Alaska, with core
temperatures reaching -50 degrees F in Umiat.

Modified pieces of that airmass began to arrive in the contiguous States around
December 20, with a couple of sub-freezing mornings (lows to 18 degrees F) in
southern California's deserts. True arctic air spilled into the northern
Plains on December 24, with sub-zero cold noted as far south as northern
Illinois. Temperatures dropped below -30 degrees F in northern Minnesota on
December 26. Elsewhere, Hawaii's western islands were inundated by heavy rain
toward month's end. In Lihue, HI, nearly 15 inches of rain fell after
December 20. At month's end, renewed storminess crashed ashore in the West,
while bitterly cold air remained entrenched over the northern Plains. The
latest barrage of storms blanketed the Sierra Nevada range with up to 8 feet of
snow, pushing snowpack to 133 percent of normal by January 4. In the northern
Sierra Nevada, an 8-station index indicated that water year precipitation
(since October 1, 1992), was 112 percent of normal through December 31. In
Klamath Falls, OR, the 2 stormy weeks fueled a snowfall record (for any month)
of 39.2 inches. The normal December total for Klamath Falls is 8.5 inches, and
the total for the entire 1991-92 wet season was 7.8 inches. The year 1992
ended on a frigid note in some parts of the country--Glasgow, MT, reported

-31 degrees F--and on a balmy note in other areas. On December 31, Baltimore,
MD, reached 72 degrees F.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Janaury 1993 B-1 NASS, USDA


Production in the Western States (Arizona, California, and New Mexico) is
expected to total 3.57 million bales, up 1 percent from the previous month's
forecast and 2 percent greater than 1991. Yield in this region is expected to
average 1,263 pounds per acre, 61 pounds above the 1991 yield. California
expects a record high yield.

The forecast in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina) totals 2.05 million bales, 1 percent above last month but

9 percent below the 1991 output. Average yield in this region, at 687 pounds
per acre, declined 36 pounds from last year as a result of cool, wet weather
during most of the growing and harvesting season.

American-Pima cotton production, at 497,400 bales, is the second largest
production on record, up 25 percent from 1991. California's yield was

125 pounds above the previous year, while Arizona's yield was 192 pounds below
1991 due to whitefly infestations and weather related problems.

Ginnings totaled 14,944,850 running bales ginned prior to January 1,
compared with 15,877,750 running bales for the same date last year, and
14,516,334 running bales in 1990.

Cottonseed: Production for 1991, based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio, is
expected to total 6.27 million tons, down 10 percent from the 1991
production of 6.93 million tons.

Winter Potatoes: Production of winter potatoes for 1993 is forecast at

2.78 million cwt, down 7 percent from last year but 7 percent
more than 1991. Harvested area is estimated at 13,200 acres, down 1 percent
from last year. The average yield, at 211 cwt per acre, is off 13 cwt from
last year.

Spring Potatoes, 1992 Revised: Production of spring potatoes for 1992 was
finalized at 21.5 million cwt. This was up

4 percent from a year earlier but dropped 11 percent from two years ago.

Harvested area was 83,000 acres, down 5 percent. The average yield of 259 cwt

per acre was up 23 cwt.

Papayas: December fresh papaya production from Hawaii is estimated at

5.07 million pounds, 2 percent lower than the amount in November and
1] percent lower than for December 199]. Jota) sales for 1992 finished
17 percent higher than during 1991.

Weather conditions were mostly unfavorable for papaya production in December.
The weather was dominated by rainy conditions over the major producing areas.
Phytophthora disease was a problem in some areas, particularly in older
orchards, due to the continuous wet conditions.

Area devoted to papaya production totaled 3,645 acres, 1 percent lower than
Jast month and 9 percent lower than a year ago. Harvested area totaled
2,770 acres, 3 percent more than November and 31 percent more than last year.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Janaury 1993 B-3 NASS, USDA


Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,
1991 and Forecasted January 1, 1993
(Domestic Units)

Area Planted Area Harvested
0) eee os
1991 1992 199) 1992
_ ° 1,000 Acres °
All Cotton : 14,052.1 13,290.4 12,959.5 11,153.0
Upland > 13,801.7 13,027.0 12,715.5 10,892.8
Amer-Pima : 250.4 263.4 244.0 260.2

Crop Summary: Yield per Acre and Production, United States,
1991 and Forecasted January 1, 1993
(Domestic Units)

Crop and Unit

1991 : 1992: 1991

All Cotton l/ Bale: 652 700 17,614.3 16,259.4 16,260.2
Upland lj" : 650 695 17,215.9 15,758.4 15,762.8
Amer-Pima lj" : 784 918 398.4 §01.0 497.4

Cottonseed Ton : 6,925.5 6,263.5 6,265.0

Citrus Fruits 2/ : 1991-92 1992-93 1992-93
Oranges Ton : 8,906 11,010 11,298
Lemons : 768 863 882

2/ Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the
completion of harvest the following year.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
January 1993 A-3 NASS, USDA


Crop Summary: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield,
and Production, United States, 1992-93
(Domestic Units)

Winter Potatoes

Winter Potatoes

Crop Summary: Hay Stocks on Farms, United States, 1991-92
(Domestic Units)

1,000 Tons

May 1 : 27,023 28,599
December 1 : 111,404 105,874

This report was approved on January 12, 1993, by the Acting Secretary of
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural
Statistics Board.

Vinit O Sime ah AUX

Acting Secretary of Agricultural Statistics Board
Agriculture Chairperson
Daniel A. Sumner Rich Allen
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

January 1993 A-2 NASS, USDA



i/

Citrus Fruit Footnotes
The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with
year harvest is completed.
Net lbs. per box: oranges-CA & AZ-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-CA Desert
& AZ-64, CA Other-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons~76; tangelos, Temples and
K-Early Citrus- 90; tangerines-CA and AZ-75, FL~95.

Navel and miscellaneous varieties in CA and AZ. Early and mid-season
varieties in FL and TX, including small quantities of tangerines in TX.

Due to the severe freeze of December 1989, TX had no commercial production
for the 1990-91 season.

1991-92 crop revised.
TX estimated at 425 tons for 1991-92.

The first forecast for CA grapefruit "Other Areas" will be as of
April 1, 1993.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
January 1993 A-13 NASS, USDA


December Crop Progress: Corn and sorghum harvests advanced despite high

moisture content in the crops and muddy fields.
Soybean and cotton harvests, as well as winter wheat plantings, advanced where
conditions allowed. Corn harvest the first half of December advanced slowly as
rain, snow, and mild temperatures combined to keep fields muddy and grain
moisture content high. Cold and drier conditions the second half, which froze
fields and permitted grain to dry down, allowed harvest to gain some momentum.
However, by the end of the month, significant acreage was still to be
harvested, especially in the Upper Great Lakes region.

Sorghum harvest was also slowed the first half of December by wet conditions.
A major snowstorm during the middle of the month brought sorghum harvest to a
halt in Kansas and severely hindered harvest in Nebraska and Missouri. Cold
and drier conditions at the end of the month allowed harvest to gain momentum.
At the end of the period, some sorghum acreage remained to be harvested in
Kansas and Nebraska.

The month began with considerable soybean acreage still to be harvested in the
Southeast. Damp weather the first half of the month delayed the completion of
the harvest. Drier weather the last part of the month allowed the harvest to
reach its conclusion.

Cotton harvest neared completion in the South and advanced in Texas the first
half of the month. Wet weather in the middle of the month delayed the Texas
harvest and prevented completion of the harvest in the South. By the end of
the month, drier conditions were needed to finish the harvests in Texas and the
South.

The winter wheat crop was in fair to good condition at the beginning of the
month. Snow during the middle of the month generally provided good cover to
the crop in central and western Kansas, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, and
Washington. By the end of the month, the crop was in generally good condition.

All Cotton: The January 1 forecast of all cotton production is estimated at

16.3 million bales, virtually unchanged from December 1 but down
8 percent from last year. Upland production accounts for 15.8 million bales,
while Pima production totals 497,400 bales. Area for harvest is 11.2 million
acres, down 14 percent from 1991. Yields are averaging 700 pounds per acre, up
48 pounds from a year earlier.

Upland cotton production in Texas and Oklahoma is forecast at 3.52 million
bales, down 3 percent from last month and down 29 percent from 1991. In Texas,
cotton harvest was slowed in early December due to precipitation, but was

95 percent complete in early January, 3 percent behind normal.

The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee)
expect to produce 6.52 million bales, up 1 percent from December 1 and

2 percent more than 1991. Average yield in this region is 756 pounds per acre,
18 pounds below 1991. Beneficial moisture early in the season promoted
development, but Louisiana and Mississippi yields were not fully realized due
to cool, wet weather during later months. Arkansas expects a record high
yield. Insect pressure was unusually high this season. Harvest was virtually
complete in mid-December.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Janaury 1993 B-2 NASS, USDA