TANGELOS: The Florida tangelo crop forecast continues at last month's level of 5.00 million

boxes (204 thousand metric tons), 2 percent above the 1980-81 season. The tangelo
crop harvest was nearing completion at the time of the freeze with an estimated 97 percent
utilized to February 1. Considerable icing was evident in most of the remaining fruit, and
those few undamaged groves will be rapidly harvested for the fresh trade.

TANGERINES: The U.S. tangerine crop is now forecast at 5.05 million boxes {195 thousand metric

tons), 6 percent less than last month's estimate and 9 percent below the 1980-81
season. In Florida, the crop to be utilized is now estimated at 2.50 million boxes as freeze
damage has virtually ended further harvest. The California crop forecast continues at 1.70
million boxes while Arizona's production estimate is now at 850 thousand boxes. California
growers are actively harvesting Minneolas with good size reported.

TEMPLES: Production of Florida temples is now forecast at 3.00 million boxes (122 thousand
metric tons), down 29 percent from the January 1 forecast of 4.20 million boxes (171

thousand metric tons) and 17 percent less than production in 1980-81. Serious freeze damage
occurred in mid-January to most of the State's unpicked temples and supplies for fresh shipments
will be severly limited. Because of the thin skin characteristic of the fruit, the balance of
the crop will have to be picked and processed quickly to avoid large losses from drying and
other internal damage. An estimated 1.26 million boxes had been utilized to February 1 and
harvest is proceeding rapidly. Most of the temple acreage is in the interior growing areas
which were hard hit by the freeze but some damage was suffered in all areas.

PAPAYAS - HAWAII: Hawaii fresh papaya production is forecast at 5.10 million pounds (2310 metric

tons) in February, up 52 percent from January and 25 percent more than a year
ago. Compared with February, output will drop 6 percent in March before increasing in April to
4.90 million pounds (2220 metric tons). A record high fresh production total of 6.00 million
pounds (2720 metric tons) is expected in May.

Rainy weather in January caused numerous problems for papaya farmers throughout the State.
The wet weather halted harvesting in some areas and fostered an outbreak of phytopthora blight
(a fungal disease). So far the disease has infected roughly 8-10 percent of all papaya trees on
the island of Kauai, which accounted for 12 percent of the State's total fresh production last
year. The remainder of the State was largely unaffected. As a consequence of the weather,
January fresh production, at 3.36 million pounds (1520 metric tons), was lower than projected.

Area in crop is estimated at 3180 acres (1290 hectares) for January, down 2 percent from
pecemer Area harvested last month increased 20 acres from December to 2265 acres (920
hectares).

POTATOES: The 1982 winter potato crop in the U.S. is forecast at 2.28 million cwt (103 thousand

metric tons), unchanged from last month. This production is 4 percent more than the
record low output in 1981, but is the second smallest crop of record. Area for harvest is
expected to total 11.3 thousand acres (4570 hectares), 3 percent below last year and the
smallest acreage of record. Estimated yields for the two producing States (California and
Florida) averaged 202 cwt per acre, 13 cwt above 198] but 3 cwt below 1980.

Harvest of Florida's winter potato crop got underway by the end of January but is not
expected to get into full swing until after mid-February. Yields from early fields have been
disappointing but later fields are expected to yield better. Florida's production is estimated
at 1.35 million cwt, 4 percent above 1981.

Production in California ts expected to total 931 thousand cwt, 4 percent greater than a
year earlier. Harvest is well underway. Yields are reported as variable but quality is good.

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1982 5 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA




PAPAYAS - HAWAIT

FRESH PRODUCTION

MONTH “TOTAL IN CROP HARVESTED

1982: FORECAST
: 1982

1,000 POUNDS
BEC: 3,245 2,245 4,400
JAN 3,065 3,180 23105 2,265 43381 3,360
FEB : 2,970 1,975 4,070 5,100
MAR 3,015 1,960 4,801 43800

WINTER POTATOES

AREA HARVESTED PRODUCTION

IND
1961: 1962

1,000 ACRES

3.0 3.2 3.8 235 260 245 705 896 931
8.5 8.4 7.5 195 iss 180 1,658 1,302 1,350
11.5 11,6 14,3 205 189 202 2, 363 2,198 2,261

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1982 7 . CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


FLORIDA CITRUS FREEZE DAMAGE REPORT

A cold front moved into all Florida citrus producing areas on January 11,
and temperatures the morning of January 12 dropped to 20 degrees, or lower, in
most districts. Long durations of temperatures below 28 degrees' ~ considered
damaging to citrus fruit - were recorded in all areas. Freezing conditions
covered the southcentral areas of the Florida ridge and the east coast areas
of the Tower Indian River and south, which were barely hit by last year's
freezes of January 13-14. The most severe damage occurred to fruit and trees
in the southwest area where there was also severe localized damage to citrus
and vegetables from very low temperatures on December 20. The northern
interior area, normally the coldest, received the least damaging temperatures
and durations.

A sample fruit cutting survey of January 27-29 showed damage in 55 percent
of the oranges and in 44 percent of the seedless grapefruit. These rates are
lower than in the freezes of 1977 and 1981 for oranges, and higher for
grapefruit, but the rates for damage found at the fruit centers were higher
for both oranges and grapefruit than in the two previous freezes. Damage
rates for the important Indian River grapefruit were higher than for other
Florida districts. The survey also found greater leaf damage to orange and
grapefruit trees than in 1977 or 1981. Tree losses from the cumulative
effects of the January 1983 freeze so closely followed by another in 1982 are
expected to be very significant.

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRYARY 1982 6 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


ERRATA

danuary 11 Crop Production

Page 2
May 1, 1981
Page 3

May 1, 1981

Stocks on Farms
1,000 Tons

Hay:
-25,500-
25,429

Hay: Stocks on Farms
Metric Tons

23-133. 210-
23 068 800

January 15 Crop Production 198] Annual Summary

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1982

Page A-2

1980

1981

Page A-15

Production in the

Page B-4

1980

Page B-6

1980

Page B-28

VA

Page B-41

danuary 25 Grain Stocks

Page 7

> 1981 Off-Farm Stocks
Nebraska

*U.S. COVERNNERT PRINTING OFFICE: 1982-360-929:SRS-559

Delta States
Mississippi and Tennessee -- is estimated at 3.40 million bales,- percent.
above 1980 production.

Sorghum:

9

Index Numbers of Crop Production

AL Oi] Crops
-1Ai-
100
-Hs- -}2o-
WW7 115
Cotton: Paragraph 4

-- Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri,

Corn for Grain
1,000 Bushels

6,647,843 -
6,644,841

Total Fruit 9/
1,000 Tons

32;072.9-
32,072.6

Cottonseed
1,000 Tons
1981

-ds-
a]

Alaska

Area Harvested Units 4,000-
Acres

Stocks by Positions, by States
1,000 Bushels

725525
72,575

CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


Board

February 10, 1982 Statistical Reporting
3:00 P.M. ET Service

U.S. Department
of Agriculture

Washington, D.C.
20250

CROP PRODUCTION Shee

HIGHLIGHTS

CITRUS production is forecast at 12.7 million tons (11.5 million metric tons),
16 percent less than last season,

ORANGE production is forecast at 194 million boxes (7.55 million metric tons),
down 21 percent from the 1980-81 season.

GRAPEFRUIT production (excluding California's "other areas") is forecast at
66.3 million boxes (2.47 million metric tons), 3 percent above last
season's harvest.

LEMON production at 27.6 million boxes (951 thousand metric tons) is 13 percent
below the record harvest in 1980-81.

WINTER POTATO production is forecast at 2.28 million cwt (103 thousand metric
tons), up 4 percent from the 1981 record low but 3 percent below 1980.

Errata: Corrections of data published in Crop Production
(January 11, 1982), Crop Production 1981 Annual Summary

(January 15, 1982) and Grain Stocks (January 25, 1982) are
shown on Page 9.

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CITRUS FRUIT

: PRODUCTION
CROP : BOXES
AND = UTILIZED
STATE 2 1979-50 1980-81 1981282

1,000 UNITS 27
ORANGES, EARLY MID & NAVEL $7

ARIZ : 450 900 900
CALIF 3 32,600 38,750 27,009
FLA = 117,900 105,600 82,000
TEX : 2,360 2,660 3,600
us 3 153,650 147,950 113,500
ORANGES, VALENCIA :
ARIZ 3 2,650 1,700 15909
CALIF 2 26,800 27,500 22,000
FLA 2 88,600 66,800 34,000
TEX 3 1,730 1,730 2,400
us 2 119,980 97,730 80,300
ALL ORANGES :
ARIZ 2 3,500 2,600 2,800
CALIF 2 59,400 66,250 49,000
FLA 206,700 172,400 136,000
TEX 4,036 4,330 5,000
us 273,630 245,580 193,800
TEMPLES
FLA 6.960 3,600 3000
GRAPEFRULT, WHITE SEEULESS
FLA 31,100 28,400 28,000
GRAPEFRUITs PINK SEEDLESS
FLA 3 15,800 14,600 13,000
OTHER GRAPEFRUIT 2
FLA = 7,900 7,300 7,000
ALL GRAPEFRUIT 3
ARIZ 2 3,000 2,800 2,800
CALIF are
OESERT 4,200 4,260 4,000
OTHER AREAS 3,300 3,600
TOTAL 7,500 81060
FLA 54,600 50,300 46,000
TEX 7,900 6,700 11,500
us 73,200 67,860
TANGER TWES
ARIZ z 750 700 850
CALIF 2 1,650 1,860 1,700
FLA : 3,900 3,000 2,500
us 3 67300 5,560 5,050
LEMONS 3
ARIZ 3 3,050 7,000 7,800
CALIF 3 17,700 24,800 19,800
us $20,750 51,800 27,600
TANGELOS :
FLA 3 6,406 4,900 5,900

1/ THE CROP YEAR BEGINS ITH The GLOOM UF THE FIRST YEAR
SHOWN AWD ENDS NITH YEAK KAKVEST IS COMPLETED.

2/ NET LBS PER pOXS ORANGES@CALIF & AXIZ@75yFLA@90¢
TEX*857 GRAPEFRUIT©CALIF DESERT & ARI Ze64, CALIF
OTHER@67, FLATBS, TEX@H07 LEMUNS@76F TANGELOS &
TEMPLES#903 TANGERINES* CALIF « AKIZ=75, FLA=95.

3/ NAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA AND
ARIZONA, EARLY AND MIGSEASUR VARIETIES IN FLURIDA AND
TEXAS, INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES Ih
TEXAS.

1979489

PROOUCTION
TON EQUIVALENT

UTILIZED

1980981 1981-82

1,000 UNITS

32 34 34
1,223 1,453 1,013
5,306 4,752 3,690

7 110 153
6,658 6,349 4,890

99 64 71
1,005 1,031 825
3,996 3,006 2,430

74 74 102
5,174 4,175 3,428

131 98 105
2,228 2,464 1,838
9,302 7,758 6,120

avi 164 255
11,632 10,524 6,318
270 162 135
1,322 1,207 1,190
671 6a 552
336 310 298
96 90 90
134 136 128
114 127
245 203
2,329 2,138 2,040
316 268 460
2,986 2,759
28 26 32
62 70 64
165 143 119
275 239 215
116 206 296
673 94a 732
7389 1,208 1,048
aus eat 225

4/ THE FIRST FORECAST FUR CALIF GRAPEFRUIT "UTHER AREAS" wILh

6E AS UF APR 1,

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1982 8

CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA



ORANGES: The U.S. all orange crop as of February 1 is forecast at nearly 194 million boxes (7.55
——""_ million metric tons) for the 1981-82 season, down 12 percent from the January 1
forecast and 21 percent less than the 1980-81 season. Florida's freeze-damaged crop is now
estimated at 136 million boxes, a 16 percent reduction from the January 1 estimate and 21
percent less than last season's total. Production prospects for early and mid-season oranges in
Florida are off 8 percent from last month to 82.0 mitlion boxes--22 percent less than last
season. The Valencia crop in Florida is now forecast at 54.0 million boxes, down 26 percent
from a month ago and 19 percent less than the 1980-81 season.

Harvest of al) U.S. oranges as of February 1 was about 35 percent complete, the same as a
year earlier. Harvest of Florida early and mid-season varieties was 66 percent complete. At
the end of January, weekly harvest for processing was running at nearly 11.0 million boxes.

California production, estimated at 49.0 million boxes, is unchanged from last month and is
26 percent less than last season's record crop, Navel orange output is placed at 27.0 million
boxes, unchanged from the January 1 estimate and 30 percent below the record harvest during the
1980-81 season. As of February 1, 38 percent of California's navel crop expected to be utilized
had been harvested. California's Valencia orange crop, forecast at 22.0 million boxes, is
unchanged from a month ago and 20 percent less than last season. Texas orange production is now
forecast at 6.00 million boxes, down 3 percent from last month, but 39 percent above the 1980-81
harvest. The Arizona crop is now expected to total 2.80 million boxes, up 4 percent from last
month's estimate and 8 percent above last season's production. The Texas harvest was 55 percent
complete as of February 1 and Arizona harvest was 32 percent complete.

Changes in U.S. orange production between the February 1 forecast and final production have
averaged 5.67 million boxes over the past ten seasons, ranging from a low of 730 thousand boxes
in 1980-81 to a high of 12.2 million boxes in the 1979-80 season.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The cold weather that hit the Florida citrus producing
areas in mid-January caused an expected loss of 38
million gallons of F.C.0.J., down by more than 21 percent from January 1 indications. The all
orange indicated F.C.0.J. yield has been reduced to 1.28 gallons per box at 42.0 degree brix
equivalent. The January 1 forecast yield was 1.41 gallons per box.

GRAPEFRUIT: The 1981-82 grapefruit crop (excluding the California “Other Areas" crop) is now

forecast at 66.3 million boxes (2.47 million metric tons), up 3 percent from last
season. This is 6 percent less than a month ago as a result of the freeze damage to Florida's
crop which was partially offset by increased prospects in Texas. In Florida, growers now expect
to harvest 48.0 million boxes, down 9 percent from Jast month and 5 percent below last season.
Loss of grapefruit will result from higher droppage caused by the freezing weather and, to a
lesser extent, from weight loss of the processed portion of the crop. Internal damage is not as
severe in grapefruit as in other fruit but stem adherence is weakened. The Texas crop is now
forecast at 11.5 million boxes, 5 percent higher than last month and 72 percent above last
season's small crop. The California “Desert Valley" production forecast continues at 4.00
million boxes, 6 percent below the 1980-8] harvested production, Arizona's crop forecast
continues at 2.80 million boxes, the same as last season.

Grapefruit harvest was 35 percent complete on February ) compared with 36 percent on the
same date last year. Picking in Florida was 35 percent complete compared with 42 percent on
February 1 last season. Harvests in Arizona and California are also behind last season but
harvest is ahead in Texas with 48 percent of the crop picked compared with only 23 percent last
year at this time.

LEMONS: Production of lemons in Arizona and California is expected to total 27.6 million boxes

(951 thousand metric tons), unchanged from last month and 13 percent less than last
season's record production. The California crop forecast continues at 19.8 million boxes, 20
percent below the 1980-81 record season. In Arizona, the forecast for the crop to be utilized
continues at 7.80 million boxes, 11 percent higher than last season. Harvest is about two-
thirds complete in Arizona and one-third finished in California, slightly ahead of last season's
pace in both States.

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1982 4 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


JANUARY WEATHER SUMMARY

Arctic air dominated most of the Nation. Average temperatures for the month were 12 to
16° colder than normal across the northern Plains. Arctic outbreaks brought freezing
temperatures to the Valleys of California, lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, and
Florida. Damage to vegetables in the first two areas was slight but a hard freeze through most
of Floriaa caused severe damage to citrus and vegetables. Freezing rain and very cold weather
across the South caused severe hardships and property damage. Precipitation was above normal in
most of the Nation. Snow piled to record depths in parts of the northern Mississippi Valley and
unusually heavy rain in central California caused loss of life and property.

January began with very cold weather through the central and northern Plains, northern
Rockies, and Plateau. A warming trend followed as a storm system moved from the west coast to
the Southeast and spread rain or snow across the land.

FIRST WEEK...Another Pacific storm brought rain to the west coast. Some very heavy rain
fell in parts of central California where flooding resulted in loss of life and property. Cold
air followed the storm and covered the Plains and the West. Freezing temperatures spread
through the valleys of California. Another surge of cold air brought freezes to southern Texas
and across the South. Moderate to heavy precipitation in the mid-South and along the east coast
was beneficial.

SECOND WEEK...The cold air persisted in the West with freezing temperatures reaching parts
of the valleys in central California. Another blast of arctic air spread over the eastern
two-thirds of the Nation and caused some of the coldest weather of recent years in much of the
East. Freezing temperatures spread into the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas and then through
Florida where a hard freeze reached southward into the Everglades. Damage to Florida's citrus
and vegetables was severe. Ice storms and temperatures much colder than normal caused property
damage from central Texas to the Carolinas.

THIRD WEEK...Temperatures moderated across the South but some freezing rain persisted
through the central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. The cold weather persisted from the northern
Plains through New England and heavy snow piled up in the northern Mississippi Valley while
moderate amounts fell over much of the northern Plains. Some precipitation fell over nearly all
of the Nation. Only western Texas, the Southern Rockies, and southern Florida were excluded.
Moderate to heavy rain fell along the west coast with snow through the mountains. Rain was also
moderate through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. As the week ended, freezing temperatures
reached into central California and south central Texas.

FOURTH WEEK...Moderate to heavy precipitation from west central Texas to the southern Great
Lakes region began as rain through much of the area but ended as snow from Missouri
northeastward. Local flooding occurred in the Ohio Valley as rain combined with melting snow.
Colder weather at the end of the month slowed the runoff. Below freezing temperatures persisted
in the mornings in central California but the West was generally. warmer than normal and the East
colder. (Prepared by NOAA/USDA Joint Agricultural Weather Facility.)

WINTER WHEAT

Winter wheat rated mostly good to excellent in the Pacific Northwest--fair to good from the
Delta States eastward to the Coast and in the Corn Belt--and good in the Southwest at the
beginning of the year. In the Great Plains, winter wheat was in mostly good condition. In
northern areas, snow provided a protective cover against the month-long frigid temperatures.
More snow would have been desirable in other areas to provide insulation from cold and
protection from wind damage.

At the end of January, winter wheat rated good to excellent in Kansas. However, below
normal temperatures during January, may have caused some winterkill in late-planted southeastern
Kansas wheat fields. Winds across the southern and eastern parts of the State caused light to
moderate damage. Cold temperatures and poor soil moisture supplies limited plant growth in
Oklahoma although at month's end, the crop was still in fair to good condition. Winter wheat in
Texas was in fair to good condition. Many fields showed signs of moisture stress. Wheat
pasture condition declined because of the dry weather. Wind damage in Montana has been light;
the crop was in fair to good condition.

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1982 3 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(DOMESTIC UNITS)
CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

INDICATED 1981-82

1,000 BOXES
ORANGES : 245,580 219, 900 193, 800
LENQNS : = 31,800 27,600 27,600

1/ SEASON BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND ENDS WITH THE COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE
FOLLOWING YEAR.

WINTER POTATOES

INDICATED 1982
INDICATED : oe enero
1982 3

1981

1,000 ACRES cwT 1,000 CWT

1.6 11.3 189 202 2,198 - 2,281 2,281

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(METRIC UNITS)
CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

INDICATED 1981-82

METRIC TONS

ORANGES 9 547 210 8 611 900 7 545 960
LEMONS 1 095 880 950 730 950 730

1/ SEASON BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND ENDS WITH THE COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE
FOLLOWING YEAR.

WINTER POTATOES

PRODUCTION

AREA HARVESTED YIELD PER HECTARE

INDICATED

The CROP PRODUCTION report contains State and National estimates with related information
on selected agricultural commodities. These data were prepared and adopted by the Crop Re-
porting Board which consists of commodity statisticians from the field offices and Washington
headquarters.

APPROVED: CROP REPORTING BOARD:

DO. W. Barrowman, Acting Chairman,
C. A. Hudson, Acting . Secretary,
- 4 1 R. L. Schulte, R. P, Small,
D. S. Abbe, R. b Fenley,
Do. R. i

. Johnson, « Milton,
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1982 2 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA