Cr Pr 2-2 (4-02)

Washington, D.C.

Crop

Production

Released April 10, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of

Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call Steve Wyiatt at (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

All Orange Production Up Slightly

The U.S. all orange April 1 forecast for the 2001-02 crop is 12.4 million tons, up less than 1 percent from the

March 1 forecast and up 1 percent from last season’s revised final utilization. Florida's all orange forecast

continues at 228 million boxes (10.3 million tons), 2 percent higher than last season. If the utilization is

attained, it will be the third largest crop produced in Florida. Early and midseason varieties in Florida are

forecast at 128 million boxes (5.76 million tons), unchanged from the March 1 forecast and equal to last

season’s final utilization. Harvest is virtually complete. Florida’s Valencia forecast remains at 100 million

boxes (4.50 million tons), 5 percent higher than the previous season. Fruit size remains below average but

slightly larger than last season. Loss from droppage is below average. 

The all orange forecast for California, at 55.0 million boxes (2.06 million tons), is up 2 percent from the

January 1 forecast but down 4 percent from the previous season’s revised utilization. California’s navel

orange forecast continues at 32.0 million boxes (1.20 million tons), down 11 percent from last season. 

Harvest is nearing completion. Fruit size is larger than last season. The Valencia forecast is increased to

23.0 million boxes (863,000 tons), up 5 percent from the previous forecast and 10 percent higher than last

season’s revised final utilization. The Valencia harvest is well underway and good fruit quality is evident. 

The Texas all orange forecast is 1.75 million boxes (75,000 tons), down 150,000 boxes from the January 1

forecast and 485,000 boxes less than last season. Arizona’s all orange utilization is forecast at 650,000 boxes

(24,000 tons), a decrease of 50,000 boxes from the previous forecast and 250,000 boxes below the

2000-01 utilization. If realized, it will be the fifth consecutive season of declining utilization.

Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield is projected at 1.58 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees

Brix, unchanged from last month. The early and midseason portion is final at 1.53 gallons per box, up

slightly from March. The Valencia portion is projected to yield 1.68 gallons per box, the same as projected

the previous month. All projections of yield assume that the processing relationships this year will be similar

to those of the past several years.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 2 NASS, USDA

This report was approved on April 10, 2002.

Acting Secretary of

Agriculture

Keith J. Collins

Agricultural Statistics Board

Acting Chairperson

Steven D. Wiyatt
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 3 NASS, USDA

Contents

Page

Citrus ................................................................................ 4

Crop Comments ....................................................................... 16

Crop Summary ......................................................................... 8

Information Contacts ................................................................... 20

Papayas ............................................................................... 6

Peanuts ............................................................................... 6

Potatoes .............................................................................. 5

Reliability ............................................................................ 19

Weather Maps ........................................................................ 14

Weather Summary ..................................................................... 15
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 4 NASS, USDA

Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,

1999-2000, 2000-2001 and Forecasted April 1, 2002 1 2

Crop and State

Utilized Production

Boxes

Utilized Production

Ton Equivalent

1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02

1,000 Boxes 3 1,000 Boxes 3 1,000 Boxes 3 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons

Oranges

 Early Mid &

 Navel 4

 AZ

 CA

 FL

 TX

 US

 Valencia

 AZ

 CA

 FL

 TX

 US

 All

 AZ

 CA

 FL

 TX

 US

Temples

 FL

Grapefruit

 White Seedless 5

 FL

 Colored Seedless

 FL

 Other 5

 FL

 All

 AZ

 CA

 FL

 TX

 US

Tangerines

 AZ 6

 CA 6

 FL

 US

Lemons

 AZ

 CA

 US

Tangelos

 FL

K-Early Citrus

 FL

600

40,000

134,000

1,460

176,060

500

24,000

99,000

200

123,700

1,100

64,000

233,000

1,660

299,760

1,950

20,900

31,900

600

450

7,200

53,400

5,930

66,980

850

2,500

7,000

10,350

3,100

19,000

22,100

2,200

110

480

36,000

128,000

2,000

166,480

420

21,000

95,300

235

116,955

900

57,000

223,300

2,235

283,435

1,250

18,700

27,300

250

6,500

46,000

7,200

59,950

650

2,100

5,600

8,350

3,600

22,700

26,300

2,100

40

300

32,000

128,000

1,550

161,850

350

23,000

100,000

200

123,550

650

55,000

228,000

1,750

285,400

1,500

19,000

28,000

200

6,400

47,000

7,100

60,700

650

2,300

6,600

9,550

3,100

22,000

25,100

2,150

30

22

1,500

6,030

62

7,614

19

900

4,455

9

5,383

41

2,400

10,485

71

12,997

88

888

1,356

25

15

241

2,269

237

2,762

32

94

332

458

118

722

840

99

5

18

1,350

5,760

85

7,213

16

787

4,289

10

5,102

34

2,137

10,049

95

12,315

56

795

1,160

8

218

1,955

288

2,469

24

79

266

369

137

863

1,000

95

2

11

1,200

5,760

66

7,037

13

863

4,500

9

5,385

24

2,063

10,260

75

12,422

68

808

1,190

7

214

1,998

284

2,503

24

86

314

424

118

836

954

97

1

 1 The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the following year. 2 2000-01 revised. 3 Net lbs. per box: oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ & CA-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, K-Early

Citrus & Temples-90; tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95. 4 Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA. Early (including Navel) and midseason varieties in FL and TX. Small

quantities of tangerines in TX. 5 "Other" seedy grapefruit estimates discontinued after 1999-2000 crop. Included with white seedless beginning with the 2000-01

crop. 6 Includes tangelos and tangors.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 5 NASS, USDA

Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production

by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2000-2002

Seasonal

Group

and

State

Area

Yield Production

Planted Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Cwt Cwt 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt

Winter

 CA

 FL

 Total

Spring

 AZ

 CA

 FL

 Hastings

 Other FL

 NC

 TX

 Total

Summer 1

 AL

 CA

 CO

 DE

 IL

 KS

 MD

 MO

 NJ

 NM

 TX

 VA

 Total

9.0

7.8

16.8

8.2

15.5

25.6

18.5

7.1

19.5

9.5

78.3

4.2

8.0

5.6

4.4

5.5

2.5

4.8

6.2

2.5

2.2

8.5

6.5

60.9

7.0

6.8

13.8

7.8

18.0

26.0

19.2

6.8

18.0

9.5

79.3

9.0

5.0

14.0

8.2

15.5

25.0

18.0

7.0

18.5

9.0

76.2

3.9

8.0

5.4

4.3

5.3

2.4

4.7

5.6

2.5

2.2

8.0

6.3

58.6

7.0

6.5

13.5

7.8

18.0

25.4

18.7

6.7

17.5

8.0

76.7

310

265

294

270

390

319

330

290

190

230

286

160

355

355

270

350

300

250

340

255

350

390

220

309

270

275

272

270

400

290

290

290

195

190

282

2,880

2,080

4,960

2,520

7,426

6,343

4,868

1,475

3,400

2,232

21,921

697

2,663

2,988

1,128

1,855

986

1,222

1,678

713

1,050

2,964

1,292

19,236

2,790

1,325

4,115

2,214

6,045

7,970

5,940

2,030

3,515

2,070

21,814

624

2,840

1,917

1,161

1,855

720

1,175

1,904

638

770

3,120

1,386

18,110

1,890

1,788

3,678

2,106

7,200

7,366

5,423

1,943

3,413

1,520

21,605

 1 2001 revised.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 6 NASS, USDA

Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 2001-2002

Month

Area Fresh Production 1

Total in Crop Harvested

2001 2002

2001 2002 2001 2002

Acres Acres Acres Acres 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

Feb

Mar

2,630

2,860

2,555

2,485

1,845

2,025

1,860

1,935

4,040

4,600

3,135

3,365

 1 Utilized fresh production.

Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production

by State and United States, 2000-2001 1

State

Area Planted Area Harvested

2000 2001 2000 2001

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

AL

FL

GA

NM

NC

OK

SC

TX

VA

US

190.0

94.0

494.0

27.3

123.0

97.0

10.5

425.0

76.0

1,536.8

200.0

90.0

515.0

22.2

123.0

80.0

11.0

425.0

75.0

1,541.2

182.0

86.0

492.0

26.0

123.0

67.0

10.0

275.0

75.0

1,336.0

199.0

82.0

514.0

22.2

122.5

77.0

10.2

310.0

75.0

1,411.9

Yield Production

2000 2001 2000 2001

Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

AL

FL

GA

NM

NC

OK

SC

TX

VA

US

1,490

2,485

2,700

2,115

2,750

1,800

2,950

2,540

2,805

2,444

2,675

3,050

3,330

3,020

2,910

2,570

3,000

2,890

3,130

3,029

271,180

213,710

1,328,400

54,990

338,250

120,600

29,500

698,500

210,375

3,265,505

532,325

250,100

1,711,620

67,044

356,475

197,890

30,600

895,900

234,750

4,276,704

 1 2001 revised.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 7 NASS, USDA

Peanuts: Farm Marketing Percents by Month,

State, and United States, 2000 and 2001 Crop Years

Crop Year

and

State

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 1 Feb

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

2000 Crop

 AL

 FL

 GA

 NC

 TX

 VA

 US

2001 Crop

 AL

 FL

 GA

 NC

 TX

 VA

 US

0.7

0.2

19.6

34.8

16.3

3.1

5.2

6.0

13.2

37.4

45.2

54.8

4.3

1.4

3.8

32.3

57.4

26.7

56.7

83.5

37.3

76.6

54.7

47.2

43.5

20.3

72.7

52.1

78.6

40.6

20.5

38.0

26.3

7.3

52.7

10.7

29.3

13.1

9.4

23.2

15.3

35.9

12.9

22.6

2.3

0.4

0.6

2.8

4.8

3.9

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.0

3.1

2.5

2.3

1.8

0.2

0.1

0.1

3.3

2.8

0.6

0.1

0.1

0.7

4.6

7.4

2.4

2.5

 1 January of the following year.

Peanuts: Price and Value by State

and United States, 2000-2001 1 2

State Price per Pound Value of Production

2000 2001 2000 2001

Dollars Dollars 1,000 Dollars 1,000 Dollars

AL

FL

GA

NM

NC

OK

SC

TX

VA

US

0.266

0.300

0.286

0.320

0.273

0.293

0.254

0.246

0.263

0.274

0.242

0.215

0.227

0.275

0.248

0.274

0.257

0.226

0.251

0.234

72,134

64,113

379,922

17,597

92,342

35,336

7,493

171,831

55,329

896,097

128,823

53,772

388,538

18,437

88,406

54,222

7,864

202,473

58,922

1,001,457

 1 Includes government payments for loan peanuts, and marketing association payments for pool peanuts in years when there are

pool profits. Pool profits for the 2001 crop if any, will be reflected in "Crop Values" published in February 2003. 2 2001 revised.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 8 NASS, USDA

Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002

(Domestic Units) 1

Crop

Area Planted Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain 2

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain 2

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All

 Upland

 Amer-Pima

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas

 Dry Edible Beans

 Dry Edible Peas

 Lentils

 Wrinkled Seed Peas

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 3

4,967.0

75,752.0

4,403.0

650.0

3,335.0

1,328.0

10,252.0

59,617.0

41,078.0

2,910.0

15,629.0

1,494.0

585.0

45.8

1,541.2

3.7

188.0

74,105.0

2,653.0

15,787.8

15,527.0

260.8

1,371.1

15.9

1,429.9

211.8

201.0

1,267.1

16.8

78.3

60.9

1,111.1

97.9

5,078.0

79,047.0

5,129.0

3,323.0

9,015.0

59,004.0

41,076.0

2,842.0

15,086.0

1,549.0

1,465.0

72,966.0

2,493.0

14,770.5

14,496.0

274.5

1,418.4

1,766.5

13.8

79.3

95.6

4,289.0

68,808.0

6,148.0

63,511.0

23,812.0

39,699.0

1,905.0

580.0

3,314.0

255.0

8,584.0

336.0

48,653.0

31,295.0

2,789.0

14,569.0

1,455.0

578.0

44.2

1,411.9

3.1

177.0

73,000.0

2,580.0

13,810.0

13,551.0

259.0

1,243.7

1,029.2

432.6

7.1

1,243.0

196.8

197.0

6.3

0.4

35.9

78.5

1,241.3

14.0

76.2

58.6

1,092.5

19.5

93.5

0.4

63,743.0

2,531.0

429.4

13.5

76.7

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Area planted for all purposes. 3 Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 9 NASS, USDA

Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2001-2002

(Domestic Units) 1

Crop Unit

Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 1,000

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice 2

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed 3

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All 2

 Upland 2

 Amer-Pima 2

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas 2

 Dry Edible Beans 2

 Dry Edible Peas 2

 Lentils 2

 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 3

Bu

"

Ton

"

"

"

Bu

"

Cwt

Bu

"

Ton

Bu

"

"

"

Lb

Ton

Bu

Lb

"

"

"

Bu

Lb

Bale

"

"

Ton

"

Lb

Cwt

"

"

"

"

Lb

"

"

"

Cwt

"

"

"

"

Lb

Cwt

Lb

58.2

138.2

16.6

2.47

3.37

1.93

61.3

33.2

6,429

27.3

59.9

11.1

40.2

43.5

30.0

35.2

1,374

19.8

930

3,029

1,306

1,365

39.6

1,349

698

687

1,257

20.7

33.7

2,314

1,366

1,572

1,920

1,471

1,210

45,000

1,861

81

358

294

286

309

367

105

154

272

282

249,590

9,506,840

102,352

156,703

80,266

76,437

116,856

19,250

213,045

6,971

514,524

3,728

1,957,643

1,361,479

83,556

512,608

1,998,515

7,533.0

11,455

41,106

4,276,704

4,050

241,665

2,890,572

3,480,696

20,084.0

19,406.0

678.0

25,754

34,712

1,000,936

97

19,541

3,779

2,898

640

7,600

16,200

66,832.1

6,343

444,766

4,115

21,814

18,110

400,727

2,052

14,355

6,400

3,678

21,605

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Yield in pounds. 3 Yield is not estimated.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 10 NASS, USDA

Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2000-2002

(Domestic Units) 1

Crop Unit

Production

2000 2001 2002

1,000 1,000 1,000

Citrus 2 3

 Grapefruit

 K-Early Citrus (FL)

 Lemons

 Oranges

 Tangelos (FL)

 Tangerines

 Temples (FL)

Noncitrus

 Apples

 Apricots

 Bananas (HI)

 Grapes

 Olives (CA)

 Papayas (HI)

 Peaches

 Pears

 Prunes, Dried (CA)

 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA)

Nuts & Misc.

 Almonds (CA)

 Hazelnuts

 Pecans

 Pistachios (CA)

 Walnuts (CA)

 Maple Syrup

Ton

"

"

"

"

"

"

1,000 Lbs

Ton

Lb

Ton

"

Lb

1,000 Lbs

Ton

"

"

Lb

Ton

Lb

"

Ton

Gal

2,762

5

840

12,997

99

458

88

10,663.7

96.9

29,000.0

7,688.0

53.0

54,500.0

2,599.9

967.2

219.0

23.9

703,000

22.5

209,850

243,000

239.0

1,231

2,469

2

1,000

12,315

95

369

56

9,435.2

82.3

28,000.0

6,521.2

134.0

55,000.0

2,437.4

970.8

148.0

20.8

850,000

48.0

315,000

161,000

305.0

1,049

2,503

1

954

12,422

97

424

68

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Production years are 1999-2000, 2000-2001, and 2001-2002. 3 2000-01 revised.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 2002 11 NASS, USDA

Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002

(Metric Units) 1

Crop

Area Planted Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002

Hectares Hectares Hectares Hectares

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain 2

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All 3

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain 2

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All 3

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All 3

 Upland

 Amer-Pima

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas

 Dry Edible Beans

 Dry Edible Peas

 Lentils

 Wrinkled Seed Peas

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All 3

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 4

2,010,100

30,656,080

1,781,850

263,050

1,349,640

537,430

4,148,880

24,126,400

16,623,860

1,177,650

6,324,900

604,610

236,740

18,530

623,710

1,500

76,080

29,989,550

1,073,640

6,389,160

6,283,620

105,540

554,870

6,430

578,670

85,710

81,340

512,780

6,800

31,690

24,650

449,650

39,620

2,055,020

31,989,530

2,075,660

1,344,780

3,648,280

23,878,330

16,623,050

1,150,130

6,105,150

626,860

592,870

29,528,610

1,008,890

5,977,470

5,866,390

111,090

574,010

714,880

5,580

32,090

38,690

1,735,720

27,845,910

2,488,030

25,702,270

9,636,480

16,065,790

770,930

234,720

1,341,140

103,200

3,473,860

135,980

19,689,380

12,664,770

1,128,680

5,895,930

588,820

233,910

17,890

571,380

1,250

71,630

29,542,370

1,044,100

5,588,770

5,483,950

104,810

503,310

416,510

175,090

2,870

503,030

79,640

79,720

2,550

150

14,530

31,770

502,340

5,670

30,840

23,710

442,120

7,890

37,840

180

25,796,150

1,024,270

173,780

5,460

31,040

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Area planted for all purposes. 3 Total may not add due to rounding. 4 Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares.
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Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2001-2002

(Metric Units) 1

Crop

Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002

Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All 2

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All 2

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed 3

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All 2

 Upland

 Amer-Pima

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas

 Dry Edible Beans

 Dry Edible Peas

 Lentils

 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All 2

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 3

3.13

8.67

37.32

5.53

7.56

4.32

2.20

1.86

7.21

1.72

3.76

24.87

2.71

2.93

2.01

2.37

1.54

1.24

1.04

3.40

1.46

1.53

2.66

1.51

0.78

0.77

1.41

46.42

75.61

2.59

1.53

1.76

2.15

1.65

1.35

50.44

2.09

0.09

40.16

32.94

32.09

34.64

41.11

0.12

17.21

30.54

31.57

5,434,180

241,484,860

92,852,170

142,158,570

72,816,090

69,342,480

1,696,160

436,580

9,663,560

177,070

13,069,510

3,381,980

53,278,310

37,053,390

2,274,020

13,950,900

906,510

6,833,820

290,970

18,650

1,939,880

1,840

109,620

78,668,480

1,578,820

4,372,780

4,225,160

147,620

23,363,640

31,490,200

454,020

4,400

886,360

171,410

131,450

29,030

3,450

7,350

30,310

2,880

20,174,250

186,650

989,470

821,460

18,176,670

930

651,130

2,900

166,830

979,990

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Production may not add due to rounding. 3 Yield is not estimated.
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Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2000-2002

(Metric Units) 1

Crop

Production

2000 2001 2002

Metric tons Metric tons Metric tons

Citrus 2 3

 Grapefruit

 K-Early Citrus (FL)

 Lemons

 Oranges

 Tangelos (FL)

 Tangerines

 Temples (FL)

Noncitrus

 Apples

 Apricots

 Bananas (HI)

 Grapes

 Olives (CA)

 Papayas (HI)

 Peaches

 Pears

 Prunes, Dried (CA)

 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA)

Nuts & Misc.

 Almonds (CA)

 Hazelnuts

 Pecans

 Pistachios (CA)

 Walnuts (CA)

 Maple Syrup

2,505,640

4,540

762,040

11,790,680

89,810

415,490

79,830

4,836,970

87,910

13,150

6,974,410

48,080

24,720

1,179,290

877,380

198,670

21,680

318,880

20,410

95,190

110,220

216,820

6,150

2,239,840

1,810

907,180

11,171,980

86,180

334,750

50,800

4,279,740

74,630

12,700

5,915,930

121,560

24,950

1,105,590

880,700

134,260

18,870

385,550

43,540

142,880

73,030

276,690

5,240

2,270,680

910

865,450

11,269,050

88,000

384,650

61,690

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Production years are 1999-2000, 2000-2001, and 2001-2002. 3 2000-01 revised.
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March Weather Summary

In a departure from the November-February period, persistently cold March weather affected much of the

Nation. The early-spring chill was most evident across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, where

monthly temperatures ranged from 6 to 20oF below normal. The cool weather kept winter wheat dormant

from the northern Plains to the lower Great Lakes region, and slowed wheat growth in the Ohio Valley. From

the Rockies eastward, only the East and Deep South, with near-normal temperatures, were spared from

protracted cold spells. Some cool air also spilled into the West, where some interior valley locations

experienced temperatures as much as 8oF below normal.

Meanwhile, March precipitation patterns were largely consistent with those observed during recent months. 

Another dry month in the central and southern Rockies and the Southwest assured below-normal spring and

summer streamflows in most river basins. In contrast, recovery from the drought of 2000-01 continued across

the interior Northwest, where near-normal precipitation was observed during March. Farther east, the High

Plains remained very dry as far south as northwestern Oklahoma and northernmost Texas, but beneficial rain

fell on the southernmost Plains. Meanwhile, extremely wet conditions slowed spring fieldwork and caused

lowland flooding from northeastern Texas to the southern Ohio Valley. In the Deep South, however,

unfavorably dry conditions persisted across southern Texas and Florida’s peninsula. In the Midwest, soil

moisture ranged from short across the western Corn Belt to adequate or locally excessive in the Ohio Valley. 

In the East, near-normal precipitation moistened topsoils for pasture and winter grain development, despite

underlying long-term drought.

March Crop Summary

Temperatures averaged below normal across most of the Nation during March, and far below normal in parts

of the northern Great Plains. Freezing temperatures, cold winds, and dry soils provided a harsh environment

for exposed hard red winter wheat fields throughout the central and northern Great Plains. In the southern

Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and along the Gulf Coast, sub-freezing nighttime lows burned the

growing tips of small grains, sugarcane, and emerging corn fields. On the Atlantic Coastal Plain,

temperatures averaged above normal, but periods of freezing and near-freezing temperatures extended into

northern Florida. The cold weather provided beneficial chill hours for fruit trees throughout the Southeast but

slowed Florida’s citrus bloom. Heavy rain frequently drenched soils and halted fieldwork in the interior

Mississippi Delta, as well as the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and adjacent parts of the Southeast. 

Widespread, light rainfall occasionally delayed field preparations along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, but

provided much-needed topsoil moisture for winter grains and forages. However, subsoil moisture reserves

remained very short. Stormy weather continued in the Pacific Northwest, producing heavy coastal rains and

additional mountain snow accumulations as far south as central California. Most of the Corn Belt was drier

than normal during March.

On March 31, one percent of the Nation’s winter wheat was headed. Normally, 2 percent of the crop is

headed by the end of March. Warm weather promoted growth in the Southeast and Southwest during the

final week of March, but cold air prevented development in most of the Great Plains and Corn Belt. 

Development was most advanced in California and Texas, where 15 and 7 percent, respectively, was headed

on March 31. A few fields emerged from dormancy in the central Great Plains and southern Corn Belt,

despite the cold weather. Many fields in the Great Plains suffered due to moisture shortages, while fields in

the Ohio Valley experienced unfavorably wet conditions. 

Four percent of the cotton acreage was planted by the end of March, slightly behind last year’s pace but equal

to the 5-year average. In Texas, field preparations and planting continued where temperatures and topsoil

moisture supplies were adequate. Emergence of earlier planted fields was mostly satisfactory. In California, a

few fields were planted and others were prepared for planting. Warm, dry weather supported fieldwork and

planting in Arizona. Heavy rain prevented late-March field preparations in the lower Mississippi Valley,

while mostly dry weather aided field preparations in the Southeast.

Spring wheat was 1 percent planted on March 31, slightly behind the 2-percent average for this date. Dry

weather and near-normal temperatures provided favorable planting conditions in central Washington, while

cooler, wetter conditions limited progress in eastern Washington and Idaho. At the end of March, planting
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exceeded the 5-year average in Washington, but lagged behind normal in Idaho. Cold weather delayed

planting in Minnesota, Montana, and South Dakota.

The barley crop was 2 percent seeded at the end of March, behind the 5-year average of 4 percent. Planting

progressed behind normal in Idaho and Washington. Cold weather, wet soils, and strong winds contributed to

slow planting in eastern Washington and adjacent areas of Idaho. Cold weather prevented planting in

Minnesota.

Four percent of the oat acreage was seeded on March 31, slightly behind the 5-year average. Dry weather

favored seedbed preparation across the northern Corn Belt and adjacent parts of the Great Plains, but cool

weather delayed planting progress in most areas. In Pennsylvania, planting exceeded the 5-year average. 

Nine percent of the rice crop was planted by March 31, slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Planting was

nearly 2 weeks ahead of normal in Texas, despite moisture shortages in most areas. Planting was less

advanced in Louisiana, but remained ahead of normal, despite widespread rain delays. Wet weather also

delayed planting in interior areas of the Mississippi Delta.

At the end of March, 12 percent of the sorghum acreage was planted, compared with 13 percent normally

seeded by this time. In Texas, field preparations and planting remained ahead of normal, even though rain

and wet soils slowed progress in some areas and soils were too dry for planting in other areas. Emergence

was spotty and uneven in many fields due to moisture shortages. 

On March 31, two percent of the sugarbeet acreage was planted in Idaho, but 14 percent would normally be

planted by this date. In the Red River Valley, the planting season normally begins after mid-April.

Grapefruit: The forecast of the 2001-02 grapefruit crop for the United States is 2.50 million tons, virtually

unchanged from the March 1 forecast but 1 percent higher than the previous season. The Florida grapefruit

forecast is 47.0 million boxes (2.00 million tons), unchanged from the previous forecast but 2 percent above

last season. The all white grapefruit forecast continues at 19.0 million boxes (808,000 tons). The colored

seedless utilization is forecast at 28.0 million boxes (1.19 million tons), the same as the March 1 forecast but

3 percent more than the previous season. Loss from droppage is below average and fruit size continues to be

the smallest in the nine-season series. Approximately 60 percent of the crop has been harvested. 

The Texas grapefruit forecast is 7.10 million boxes (284,000 tons), 3 percent less than the January 1 forecast

and 1 percent lower than last season’s final utilization. Fruit quality and size are better than last season. The

California grapefruit forecast increased to 6.40 million boxes (214,000 tons), 3 percent more than the

previous forecast but 2 percent below the final 2000-01 utilization. Desert area harvesting continues. Fruit

quality is good to excellent with fairly uniform shape and smooth texture. Arizona’s grapefruit forecast

remains at 200,000 boxes (6,700 tons), 20 percent less than last season. Harvest is well underway. Fruit size

is average and good quality is evident.

Tangerines: The 2001-02 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at 424,000 tons, up 2 percent from the March 1

forecast and 15 percent higher than last season’s utilization of 369,000 tons. Florida’s tangerine forecast is

increased to 6.60 million boxes (314,000 tons), 3 percent higher than the last forecast and 18 percent above

last season. Harvest is virtually complete on the early season tangerines. The later season Honey tangerine

harvest is winding down as it approaches the 90 percent complete mark. Utilization to date is ahead of last

season’s pace. California’s forecast of tangerine production is 2.30 million boxes (86,000 tons), unchanged

from the January forecast but 10 percent above last season. Minneola tangerines are dominating harvesting

activity at this time. Quality and color are good. The Arizona forecast of tangerine production remains at

650,000 boxes (24,000 tons), the same as last season. Fruit size is small but quality is good. Harvest is

beginning to wind down across the State.

Lemons: The 2001-02 lemon forecast for the United States remains at 954,000 tons, unchanged from the

January 1 forecast. If realized, it will be down 5 percent from last season. California production is forecast at

22.0 million boxes (836,000 tons), the same as in January but 3 percent less than the previous season. 

Harvest is virtually done in the desert area, winding down in the Central Valley, and 40 percent complete in

the south coast areas. Desert area fruit quality has been very good, but Central Valley and south coast area

fruit were somewhat affected by lack of rain and frost damage. The Arizona lemon crop is forecast at
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3.10 million boxes (118,000 tons), the same as the January forecast but down 14 percent from last season. 

Fruit size is larger than last season and in good to very good condition. Harvest is virtually complete.

Tangelos: Florida’s 2001-02 tangelo forecast is reduced to 2.15 million boxes (97,000 tons), down 2 percent

from the March 1 forecast but 2 percent more than last season’s utilized production. The downward

adjustment is based on the estimated utilization to date and the small amount of movement in March. 

Temples: Florida’s 2001-02 Temple forecast is 1.50 million boxes (68,000 tons), unchanged from the

previous forecast. If realized, it will be the second smallest crop ever recorded, but 20 percent higher than the

record low 1.25 million boxes (56,000 tons) utilized last season.

K-Early Citrus: The K-Early Citrus Fruit forecast for 2001-02 remains at 30,000 boxes (1,350 tons),

unchanged from the March 1 forecast but 10,000 boxes fewer than last season. If realized, this will be the

smallest crop of record.

Florida Citrus: March was abnormally dry, windy, and warm in Florida’s citrus producing areas. Only a

few coastal counties received average rainfall. Virtually every other location received below average rainfall

during the month. Growers have been using all types of irrigation equipment to keep trees in good condition

during the bloom cycle. By the end of the month, the bloom had been completed. 

Harvest of early and midseason oranges was complete by month’s end. Movement of the late type Valencia

oranges rapidly increased with most of the fruit going to the processors. Grapefruit movement also increased

during March with the additional labor available from the early orange picking crews. Temple, tangerine, and

tangelo harvests slowed by April 1 as supplies were running low.

Most well cared for groves and trees are in very good condition. Caretakers have been cutting cover crops,

hedging, topping, pushing, and burning dead trees. Resets are being planted in some of the larger groves. 

Many older groves that have sour orange rootstock have a lot of dead trees that have been infected with the

citrus Tristeza virus. This disease has been very active in the older citrus growing areas where sour orange

rootstock was widely used.

Texas Citrus: Harvest started late this season for grapefruit but is on schedule for oranges. Fruit quality and

size are better than last year. Cold temperatures which occurred the first few days of January did not last long

enough to damage any fruit. Although the water supply is better than last season, there are still limited

supplies in the Rio Grande Valley.

California Citrus: Strong spring growth was evident in citrus groves due to the warm weather late in March. 

The Navel orange harvest continued throughout the month. Valencia oranges were harvested in Fresno,

Tulare, and Kern County groves. Grapefruit picking was ongoing in the desert and in the San Joaquin Valley. 

Lemons and Minneola tangelos were also picked throughout March.

California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Seasonal cultural activities such as weed control, cultivation, and

irrigation continued in orchards and vineyards. New orchards and vineyards were replanted where older trees

and vines had been removed. Grape growers irrigated, mowed cover crops, cultivated, and applied herbicides

in vineyards. Grape pruning and vine tying activities were winding down by mid-March. Bud break occurred

in grape vineyards and new shoots were growing rapidly by month’s end. Stonefruit orchards progressed

through the bloom and leafing stages and were setting fruit by April 1. There was some freeze damage in

almond orchards in the Sacramento Valley. Walnut and pecan trees began pushing buds. Strawberry fields

were irrigated and weeded. The strawberry plants were spreading and blooming.

Winter Potatoes: Production of 2002 winter potatoes in California and Florida combined for an estimated

3.68 million cwt, down 5 percent from the January forecast and 11 percent below last year. Area for harvest,

at 13,500 acres, is down 4 percent from a year ago. The average yield of 272 cwt per acre, is down 22 cwt

from a year ago.

Cold weather damaged the California winter potato crop and shipments tailed off in March. Prices have risen

sharply as the shortfall widens. In Florida, this year’s production is well above the previous year’s rain
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damaged crop. Digging continued at a normal pace in February and March with most acreage escaping harm

from early January and mid-March freezes.

Spring Potatoes: Spring production in 2002 is forecast at 21.6 million cwt, down 1 percent from last year. 

Area for harvest is estimated at 76,700 acres, also down 1 percent. The average yield is forecast at 282 cwt

per acre, down 4 cwt from a year ago.

Spring potato production in Florida is forecast at 7.37 million cwt, down 8 percent from a year ago. Florida’s

spring harvested acreage is up 2 percent, but average yields are forecast to be down 29 cwt per acre from last

year. Cold temperatures burnt the tops of plants in the Hastings area, hurting yields. Harvest is expected to

begin in two to three weeks. North Carolina’s planting is behind normal with about 85 percent of the crop in

the ground by the end of March. Early fields have emerged. Production is forecast at 3.41 million cwt, down

3 percent from last year. 

The Texas spring potato crop is forecast at 1.52 million cwt, down 27 percent from a year ago. Freeze

damage in late February and early March have hurt yields. Spring potato production in Arizona is forecast at

2.11 million cwt, 5 percent less than a year ago. Some frost damage occurred in Arizona affecting the crop. 

California’s spring production forecast, at 7.20 million cwt, is 19 percent above last year, mainly on the

strength of higher acreage estimates.

Summer Potatoes, 2001 Revisions: The final estimate of 2001 crop summer potato production is

18.1 million cwt, the same as the preliminary estimate in the January Annual Crop Production Summary but

down 6 percent from 2000. Harvested acreage covered 58,600 acres, down 7 percent, while the average yield

of 309 cwt per acre gained 5 cwt from 2000.

Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya utilization in March 2002 is estimated at 3.37 million pounds, 7 percent

higher than last month, but 27 percent lower than a year ago. Area in crop totaled 2,485 acres, 3 percent

lower than last month and 13 percent less than a year ago. Harvested area totaled 1,935 acres, up 4 percent

from last month, but 4 percent less than March 2001.

Weather conditions in March were variable. Most weeks were cloudy and rainfall was heavy at times. Wet

conditions have increased the incidence of some diseases. Periods of sunshine allowed farmers to catch up on

field activities such as spraying for disease control.

Peanuts, 2001 Revisions: U.S. peanut production in 2001 totaled 4.28 billion pounds, up 31 percent from

the 2000 crop and up 1 percent from the January estimate. Planted area totaled 1.54 million acres, up less

than 1 percent from 2000. Harvested acreage totaled 1.41 million acres, an increase of 6 percent from 2000. 

The U.S. yield per harvested acre averaged a record high of 3,029 pounds, up 585 pounds from 2000.

Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) totaled 2.52 billion

pounds, up 37 percent from 2000. Yield in the 4-State area averaged 3,135 pounds, up 742 pounds from a

year earlier. Georgia remained the leading peanut producer with 40 percent of the total U.S. peanut

production.

Virginia and North Carolina growers produced 591 million pounds of peanuts in 2001, up 8 percent from

2000. Yields averaged 2,994 pounds, 223 pounds above 2000.

The Southwest crop (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) totaled 1.16 billion pounds, 33 percent above the

2000 total. Area harvested in the 3-State region was up 11 percent from a year ago. Yields averaged

2,837 pounds per acre, 462 pounds above the 2000 average.

The 2001 marketing year average price received by farmers for peanuts was 23.4 cents per pound, down

4.0 cents per pound from 2000. The value of production for the 2001 crop totaled $1.00 billion, up

12 percent from a year ago.
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Reliability of April 1 Orange Forecast

Survey Procedures: The orange objective yield survey for the April 1 forecast was conducted in Florida,

which produces about 75 percent of the U.S. production. In July and August, the number of bearing trees and

the number of fruit per tree were determined. In subsequent months, fruit size measurement and fruit

droppage surveys are conducted to develop the current forecast of production. Arizona, California, and Texas

conduct grower and packer surveys on a quarterly basis in October, January, April, and July.

Estimating Procedures: State level objective yield estimates for Florida oranges were reviewed for errors,

reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Reports from growers and packers in Arizona,

California, and Texas were also used for setting estimates. These four States submit their analyses of the

current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB uses the survey data and the State

analyses to prepare the published April 1 forecast. 

Revision Policy: The April 1 production forecasts will not be revised. A new forecast will be made each

month throughout the growing season. End-of-season estimates will be published in September’s Citrus

Fruits Summary. The production estimates are based on all data available at the end of the marketing season,

including information from marketing orders, shipments, and processor records. Allowances are made for

recorded local utilization and home use.

Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the April 1 production forecasts, the "Root Mean

Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the

April 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The

average of 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. 

The "Root Mean Square Error" for the April 1 orange production forecast is 3.3 percent. This means that

chances are two out of three that the current orange production forecast will not be above or below the final

estimate by more than 3.3 percent. Chances are nine out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the

difference will not exceed 5.8 percent. 

Changes between the April 1 orange forecast and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged

203,000 tons, ranging from 1,000 tons to 716,000 tons. The April 1 forecast for oranges has been below the

final estimate 7 times and above 13 times. The difference does not imply that the April 1 forecasts this year

are likely to understate or overstate final production.
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Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

to contact for additional information.

Mark Harris, Chief (202) 720-2127

Field Crops Section

Greg Thessen, Head (202) 720-2127

Darin Jantzi - Corn, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526

Herman Ellison - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369

Lance Honig - Wheat, Rye, Hay (202) 720-8068

Dave DeWalt - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum (202) 720-5944

Mark E. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops,

 Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-7621

Mark R. Miller - Peanuts, Rice, Barley (202) 720-7688

Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section

Jim Smith, Head (202) 720-2127

Arvin Budge - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285

Jim Smith - Citrus, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-2127

Debbie Flippin - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, 

 Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears,

 Wrinkled Seed Peas (202) 720-3250

Steve Gunn - Apples, Cherries, Cranberries,

 Prunes, Plums (202) 720-4288

Jim Smith - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup,

 Tobacco (202) 720-2127

Kim Ritchie - Hops (360) 902-1940

Betty Johnston - Nuts, Floriculture, Nursery (202) 720-4215

Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions,

 Strawberries (202) 720-2157
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