TANGERINES: U.S. crop forecast, at 4.80 million boxes (184 thousand metric tons), 11 percent

below last month, 4 percent less than 1981-82. Florida crop to be utilized
forecast at 2.30 million boxes. Rapid maturity~<lowered utilized prospects as crop “puffed".
Harvest near peak in California. Thin skin causing some concern; rains caused some drop.

TEMPLES: Florida temples forecast 4.60 million boxes (188 thousand metric tons), unchanged from
January 1, 44 percent above last season. Picking activity increased during January as
most fresh crop mature and ready to harvest.

PAPAYAS: Hawaii fresh papaya production in February, forecast at.3.10 million pounds (1410

metric tons), down 15 percent from January and down 14 percent from year ago. Seasonal
decline to continue into March and April before increasing 10 percent in May to 3.20 million
pounds (1450 metric tons).

danuary fresh production estimated at 3.64 million pounds (1650 metric tons), up 7 percent
from year ago. Volcanic activity near State's major papaya growing area had no effect on crop,
aside from producing hazy weather conditions.

January area in crop estimated at 3010 acres (1220 hectares), down 1 percent from December
and down 5 percent from year ago.

POTATOES: The 1983 crop of winter potatoes, forecast at 2.33 million cwt (105 thousand metric

tons), down 7 percent from Jast month, but 3 percent above last year. Heavy rains
reduced crop prospects in California and Florida. Acreage for harvest, forecast at 11.0
thousand acres (4450 hectares), same as last year, 300 acres less than January 1 forecast.
Average yield, at 211 cwt per acre, down 9 cwt from January 1, surpassing last year's average of
206 cwt per acre.:

Florida harvest slowed by rain during January; will not be active until mid-February. Major
part of crop planted late. Large acreage in Dade County hurt by heavy rains causing loss both
acreage and yield potential. Potato acreage in southwest Florida good condition, digging to
start last half February.

California harvest continues both Kern and Riverside counties. Wet weather slowed harvest
activities.

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At end of January, many Texas wheat fields had broken dormancy with sufficient soil moisture
to aid growth. Growers sprayed fields when dry enough to support equipment. Wheat pasture
grazing limited as producers held cattle off until additional growth occurred. Statewide
conditions ranged from fair to good. Rain and snow replenished soil moisture in Kansas and
Oklahoma at month's end. Crop remained in good condition, although cool temperatures limited
growth. The Northern Plains experienced light wind damage in scattered areas as snow cover
light during January.

ORANGES: The U.S. al] orange crop is forecast at 224 million boxes (8.66 million metric tons)

for 1982-83 season, virtually the same as the January 1 forecast, but 26 percent more
than 1981-82 season. Florida's all orange crop estimated at 147 million boxes, unchanged from
the January 1 estimate, 17 percent more than last season's total. Production prospects for
early and mid-season oranges in Florida 72.0 million boxes -- 2 million boxes below last month.
The Valencia crop in Florida, forecast at 75.0 million boxes, up 2 million boxes from month ago,
45 percent greater than 1981-82 season.

Harvest of all U.S. oranges as of February 1 about 33 percent complete, compared with 39
percent a year earlier. Harvest of Florida early and mid-season varieties 82 percent complete.

California production, at 68.0 million boxes, unchanged from last month, 58 percent greater
than last season. Navel orange output forecast at 40.0 million boxes, unchanged from January 1
estimate, 48 percent above 1981-82 harvest. As of February 1, 29 percent of California's navel
crop harvested. California's Valencia orange crop, forecast at 28.0 million boxes, unchanged
from month ago, 75 percent above last season. Texas orange production forecast at 6.10 million
boxes, down 2 percent from last month, 3 percent above 1981-82. Arizona crop expected to total
3.35 million boxes, up 2 percent from last month's estimate, 10 percent above last season's
production. Texas harvest 50 percent complete February 1, Arizona harvest 22 percent complete.

Changes in U.S. orange production between February 1 forecast and final production average
7.08 million boxes over past ten seasons, ranging from low of 270 thousand boxes in 1980-81 to
high of 16.0 million boxes in 1981-82 season.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The 1982-83 Florida Frozen Concentrated Juice-Yield for
all oranges projected at 1.43 gallons per box at 42.0
degree brix equivalent. This compares with the freeze shortened 1981-82 crop final yield of
1.27832 gallons per 90 pound box at 42.0 degree brix equivalent.

GRAPEFRUIT: The 1982-83 grapefruit crop (excluding California “Other Areas") forecast at 62.7

million boxes 62.7 million boxes (2.33 million metric tons), down 2 percent from
last month, and 8 percent from last season. Florida's forecast at 44.0 million boxes, unchanged
from last month, 9 percent below last season. Texas crop forecast at 12.0 million boxes, 8
percent less than last month, 14 percent below last season's large crop. California “Desert
Valley" production forecast continues at 3.90 million boxes, 14 percent above 1981-82.
Arizona's crop forecast continues at 2.80 million boxes, 17 percent above last season.

Grapefruit harvest 40 percent complete February 1 compared with 35 percent same date last
year. Picking in Florida 43 percent complete compared with 35 percent on February 1 last year.
Harvest in Arizona and California active. Harvest behind in Texas with 40 percent of crop
picked compared with 43 percent last year at this time.

LEMONS: Production forecast in Arizona and California 30.0 million boxes (1.03 million metric

tons), down 3 percent from last month, 21 percent more than last season. California's
crop forecast dropped 2 percent to 22.8 million boxes, but 23 percent above 1981-82 season. In
Arizona, forecast for crop to be utilized fell 6 percent to 7.20 million boxes, 14 percent more
than last season. Harvest about two-thirds complete in Arizona, one-third finished in
California, behind last season's pace in both States.

TANGELOS: Florida crop forecast continues at last month's level of 4.00 million boxes (163 thou-
sand metric tons), 22 percent below 1981-82 season. Crop harvest nearing completion
with 90 percent utiltzed to February 1.

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PAPAYAS - HAWAII

AREA : FRESH PRODUCTION

MONTH : TOTAL IN CROP HARVESTED

1983: FORECAST

1,000 POUNDS

2,165, 3,200

2,265 2,080 +—«3,397«S«3, 640

27285 33610 3,100
23295 42528 23900

WINTER POTATOES

AREA HARVESTED

STATE : : : IND : : : > IND
: 1981: 1982 : 1983: 1981: 1982: 1981: 1982 : 1983

~ 1,000 ACRES CWT 1,000 CWT
CALIF 3.2 3.8 4.7 280 245 260 896 931—«1,222
FLA 8.4 97.2 6.3 155 185 175 -1,302—«'1,332—«1, 103

US : 11.6 11.0 1.0 (189 206 21 2,198 2,263 2,325

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of Agriculture
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HIGHLIGHTS

CITRUS production forecast at 13.8 million tons (12.6 million metric tons), 16
percent above last season.

ORANGE production forecast at 224 million boxes (8.66 million metric tons), 26
percent above last season, 8 percent less than 1980-81.

GRAPEFRUIT production, excluding California "other areas" crop, forecast at
~7 million boxes (2.33 million metric tons), 2 percent less than
January 1, 8 percent below tast season.

LEMON production, at 30.0 million boxes (1.03 million metric tons), 21 percent
above last season, 4 percent less than record high 1980-81 season.

WINTER POTATO production is forecast at 2.33 million cwt (105 thousand metric
tons), up 3 percent from 1982 and 6 percent above the record low set in
1981.

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PRODUCTION 2 PRODUCTION
CROP BOXES t TON EQUIVALENT
AND UTILIZED * INDICATED UTILIZED s INDICATED
eeeweeneceseseen Peeweeweenwnnecnewest
STATE 3 19804981 & 1981082 ¢ 1962083 : 1980-81 3 1981-82 ¢ 1982-83
t 1,000 UNITS 27 1,000 UNITS
ORANGES,EARLY MID & NAVEL 372
ARIZ z 900 900 950 34 34 36
CALIF 2 34,750 27,000 40,000 1,453 1,013 1,500
FLA 3 105,600 74,000 72,000 4,752 3,330 3,240
TEX : 2,600 3,610 3,700 110 153 157
us 2 147,850 1050510 116,650 6,349 4,530 4,933
ORANGES, VALENCIA $
ARIZ 3 16700 2,150 2,400 64 80 90
CALIF 3 26,7500 16/000 28,000 994 600 1,050
FLA : 66,800 51,8006 732000 3,006 2,331 3,375
TEX 3 1,730 2330 2,400 74 939 102
us 2 96,730 72:280 107,800 4,138 ByALd O17
ALL ORANGES 3
ARIZ z 2,600 3,050 3,350 98 14 126
CALIF 3 65,250 43,000 68,000 2,447 1,613 2,550
FLA 3 172,400 125,800 147,000 7,758 5,661 6,615
TEX : 4,330 5,940 6,100 184 252 259
us = 244,580 1774790 224,450 10,487 7,640 9,550
TEMPLES 3
FLA 3 3,600 3,200 4,600 162 144 207
GRAPEFRUIT; WHITE SEEDLESS
FLA : 28,400 27,300 25,000 1,207 1,160 1,062
GRAPEFRUIT, PINK SEEDLESS 3
FLA : 14,600 14,800 13,000 621 629 553
OTHER GRAPEFRUIT 3
FLA t 7,300 6,000 6,000 310 255 255
ALL GRAPEFRUIT :
ARIZ : 2,800 22400 2-600 90 7 90
CALIF 4/:
DESERT 3 4,260 36410 3,900 136 109 125
OTHER AREAS 2 3,800 3,200 127 107
TOTAL 3 8,060 67610 263 216
FLA 3 50,300 48,100 44,000 2,138 2,044 1,870
TEX : 6700 13,900 12,000 268 $56 480
us 3 67,460 710010 2,759 2,893
TANGERINES :
ARIZ z 700 750 700 26 28 26
CALIF : 1,860 1,730 1,800 70 65 68
FLA : 3,000 2/500 2,300 143 119 109
us 3 5.560 4,980 4,800 239 212 203
LEMONS 3
ARIZ $ 7,000 6300 7,200 2ob 239 eT
CALIF 3 24,300 18,500 22,800 923 703 866
us 3 31-300 24,800 30,000 1,189 942 1,140
TANGELOS 2
FLA 2 4,900 5,100 4,000 eat 230 180

1/7 THE CROP YEAR BEGINS WITH THE BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR
SHOWV ANO ENOS WITH YEAR HARVEST IS COMPLETED.

2/ NET LBS PER BOX? ORANGES@CALIF & ARIZ*75,FLAS90e
TEX©85) GRAPEFRUITSCALIF DESERT & ARIZ064%, CALIF
OTHER=67, FLA@85, TEX*803 LEMONS@763 TANGELUS &
TEMPLES=903 TANGEHINES= CALIF & ARIZ=75, FLA#9S,

3/ NAVEL ANU MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA AND
ARIZONA. EARLY ANO MIDSEASON VARIFTIES IN FLORIDA AND
TEXAS, INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN
TEXAS,

4/ THE FIRST FORECAST FOR CALIF GRAPEFRUIT “OTHER AREAS*®
WILL BE AS OF APR 1,

CROP PRODUCTEON, FEBRUARY 1983 7 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA

* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1983-360-929:5Rs-1066


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

1,000 BOXES

ORANGES 177,790 224,500 224,450
LEMONS : 24,800 31,000 30,000

Vv SEASON BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND ENDS WITH THE
COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR,

Ww INTER POTATOES

PRODUCTION

INDICATED 1983

1, +000 ACRES cwT 1,000 CWT

11.0 11.0 206 211 2,263 2,490 2,325

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

INDICATED 1982-83

CROP 1981-82
7 METRIC TONS
ORANGES : 6 930 890 8 666 340 8 663 610
LEMONS H 854 570 1 068 660 1 034 190

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

WINTER POTATOES

AREA HARVESTED PRODUCTION

a INDICATED 1983
1982 : INDICATED

: 1983 JAN 1 FEB 1
HECTARES. ss=“=‘s~S*~‘“s~S~*~*~*~*~S METRIC TONS ~~
4 450 4 450 23.07 23.70 102 650 112 940 105 460

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 Reporting Board which consists of commodity
statisticians from the field offices and Washington headquarters.

APPROVED: CROP REPORTING BOARD:
W. H. Walther, Chairperson,

. G. L. Clampet, Secretary,
D. W. Barrowman,  R. L. Schulte,
. te! R. P. Small, R. L. Addison,
J. E. Brewster, A. R. Budge,
d. C. Seibert.

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1983 2 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


GANUARY WEATHER SUMMARY

Most of the significant weather hit east of the Rockies during the first half of the month.
Storm systems from the Gulf of Mexico spread deluges of rain across the South and Southeast and
then moved up the east coast and covered eastern New York and New England with above-normal rain
and snow. At midmonth, a large low-pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska spawned storm systems
that brought heavy rain, high wind, and abnormal surf and tides to the entire west coast. An
unusual amount of rain and snow covered the winter wheat areas of the central and southern
Plains. A blanket of snow covered most of these areas during cold outbreaks, but freeze-thaw
periods may have caused some frost heaving. Cold outbreaks reached to the northern part of
Florida's citrus area, but little damage was reported.

FIRST WEEK...Snow continued over the Texas cotton and wheat areas on the first day of the
month. Moderate to heavy rain extended eastward to Georgia and South Carolina and left
extensive flooding in its wake, destroying unharvested crops in many areas. Tornadoes and
severe thunderstorms added to the damage. The storm moved up the east coast, spreading rain
over the southern Appalachians and the east coast and snow in the mountains of New York and New
England. Heavy snow fell from Nebraska northeastward. Temperatures east of the Mississippi
River and in the northern Plains were much warmer than normal, while the southern Great Plains,
and valleys of California were colder than normal.

SECOND WEEK...A cold front. moving through the Southeast triggered showers from the
Mississippi Delta to the mid-Atlantic States and through the Southeast. Although some points
had moderate showers, they were nothing like the deluges of the previous weeks. Cold air
settled over the northern Plains and the East early in the week, and freezing temperatures even
reached into northern Florida. Temperatures warmed rapidly in the central and southern Plains.
Westerly winds into the Plateau and Rocky Mountains kept those areas much warmer than normal.
Santa Ana winds -- easterly winds off the southern mountains in California -- warmed Los Angeles
to as much as 15 degrees warmer than normal. A snowstorm moved into the northern Plains and the
Northeast late in the week and spread moderate to heavy snow from the upper Mississippi Valley
to the central Appalachians and from Pennsylvania and New Jersey northward.

THIRD WEEK...Cold air behind the snowstorm pushed southward through Texas and enveloped all
of the East. Freezing temperatures again reached into Florida. When the cold air hit the warm
Gulf of Mexico, a series of storm systems formed and spread moderate to heavy rain and freezing
rain across the South and then up the lower Mississippi Valley, through the Ohio Valley, and
finally up the east coast. The heaviest rain fell in the Mississippi Delta and the Southeast.
Key West, Fla, reported nearly 12 inches of rain, and Jacksonville had over 4 inches. Early in
the week, a series of storms, originating from a large low-pressure system in the Gulf of
Alaska, began moving onto the west coast. Heavy rain, wind, and high tides battered the entire
coastal area, except the desert of southern California. Snow piled high in the Cascade
Mountains, the Sierras, the Plateau, and the Rockies. The Pacific air kept most of the West and
the northern Plains warmer than normal, but the San Joaquin Valley in central California was
cooler than normal,

FOURTH WEEK...The Gulf of Alaska's mighty low-pressure system continued to spawn vigorous
storms which moved onto the Pacific coast almost daily. Heavy rain, gale force winds, and high
tides battered the west coast from Canada to Mexico. Some coastal shores eroded, causing
extensive property Toss, and further inland, saturated hills gave way to disasterous mudslides.
Even though temperatures were above normal, snow fell in the mountains. Some of the storms
regenerated in the central Plains and produced snow from central Kansas to the northern
Mississippi Valley, across the Great Lakes, and from the central Appalachians northward. A cold
front moving across the South triggered light to moderate showers which then moved up the east
coast.

As the month ended, a low-pressure system moved up the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio River
and then into Michigan, spreading light rain over southern areas and a mixture of rain and
freezing rain over the lower Great Lakes States.

WINTER WHEAT

Winter wheat rated mostly good in Kansas and Oklahoma -- fair to good across rest of
Nation. Unseasonably mild temperatures over much of Great Plains left wheat without protective
snow cover for most of month. Despite lack of insulating snow, winterkill light due to mild
conditions. Precipitation from snow or rain replenished soil moisture in nearly all areas and
should aid growth as warming occurs.

CROP PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1983 3 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA