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February 1997 14 NASS, USDA


Citrus Fruits: Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,
1995-96 and Forecasted February 1, 1997 1/

Utilized Production Utilized Production
Boxes Ton Equivalent

Oranges
Early Mid &
Navel 3/ 2
AZ 4/ : 400 700 550 15 27 21
CA 4/ : 35,000 38,000 39,000 1,313 1,426 1,463
FL : 119,700 121,200 133,000 5,387 5,454 5,985
TX : 950 830 1,300 40 35 55
US : 156,050 160,730 173,850 6,755 6,942 7,524
Valencia 3
AZ 4/ 3 650 950 850 24 36 32
CA 4/ : 21,000 28,000 26,000 788 1,051 975
FL : 85,800 82,000 87,000 3,861 3,690 3,915
TX : 105 110 150 4 4 6
US : 107,555 111,060 114,000 4,677 4,781 4,928
All :
AZ 4/ : 1,050 1,650 1,400 39 63 53
CA 4/ : 56,000 66,000 65,000 2,101 2,477 2,438
FL : 205,500 203,200 220,000 9,248 9,144 9,900
TX : 1,055 940 1,450 44 39 61
us : 263,605 271,790 287,850 11,432 11,723 12,452
Temples :
FL 3 2,550 2,150 2,500 114 97 113
Grapefruit 7
White Seedless 3
FL : 25,700 23,200 26,500 1,092 986 1,126
Colored Seedless :
FL : 28,700 28,100 31,500 1,220 1,194 1,339
Other 5
FL : 1,300 1,050 1,000 55 45 43
All :
AZ 4/ : 1,400 1,200 1,000 47 40 34
CA 4/ 5/ H
Desert Hy 3,300 111
Other Areas : 6,000 201
Total : 9,300 8,100 9,000 312 271 302
FL > 55,700 52,350 59,000 2,367 2,225 2,508
TX 3 4,650 4,550 5,500 186 182 220
us : 71,050 66,200 74,500 2,912 2,718 3,064
Tangerines :
AZ 4/ 3 650 1,000 750 25 38 28
CA 4/ : 2,500 2,600 2,700 94 97 101
FL : 3,550 4,500 6,200 168 213 295
US : 6,700 8,100 9,650 287 348 424
Lemons 4/ :
AZ : 3,600 5,100 4,000 137 194 152
CA : 20,000 21,000 22,000 760 798 836
us : 23,600 26,100 26,000 897 992 988
Tangelos t
FL 3 3,150 2,450 4,000 142 110 180
K-Farly Citrus :
FL 120 160 150 5 7 7

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
Fepruary 1997 5 NASS, USDA


During the month, much of the northern third of the country, especially an area
around the Dakotas, endured extremely harsh winter conditions. Bitterly cold
weather, high winds, and blowing snow placed livestock under extreme stress.
Supplemental feeding was required, pressuring already short feed supplies. In
some areas, producers were having great difficulty getting feed to their
animals. Producers were reporting much higher than normal death loss and are
concerned about the upcoming calving season. Local roads were closed,
preventing the movement of crops and livestock to market. Some dairy farms were
dumping milk because milk haulers were prevented from making pick~ups.

Winter wheat in the central and southern Great Plains was in generally good
condition. However, crop condition was down slightly from a month earlier. A
continued lack of significant precipitation for the second straight month in an
area from Texas to Nebraska has had some impact on small grains. The lack of
snow cover also affected the crop during periods of extreme cold. The dry
weather has created a potential wind damage problem, but only light damage has
been reported to date.

A cold front pushed through Florida on January 16th. On the morning of the 19th
temperatures across much of the interior dropped into the 20's.

Readings in the 20's were recorded as far south as southern Florida. Generally,
temperatures were not low enough, long enough to cause serious damage to citrus
trees. However, there was fruit icing in many areas of the State. The cold
weather caused varying amounts of damage to southern Florida vegetable crops,
with significant damage reported in some areas. The green canopy in sugarcane
fields was damaged. In some fields, the leaves were only scorched, and in other
fields, the total top was killed.

Sugarcane: The 1996 production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is expected to
total 29.2 million tons. This is unchanged from the last forecast
published in the “Crop Production 1996 Summary,” reicased in mid-January, but
represents a 5 percent decrease from last years output. The Florida forecast
was evaluated and resulted in no change in production. The forecasts for
Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas were carried forward from the annual report.

Dry weather in Florida has allowed the harvest to remain on schedule.
Approximately 40% of the sugarcane crop was unharvested at the time of the
freeze in January, with 60 days left to complete the harvest. In some areas,
the freeze scorched the top leaves, while in other areas the entire top was
killed, effectively stopping any further growth. The juice in the stems did not
freeze so the they were not ruptured. The canopy is cut off and left in the
field during normal harvest operations so this did not result in an additional
loss, and the mills do not expect any change in the amount of cane delivered.
The freeze may have caused damage to next seasons crop. Some sugarcane that was
just coming-up was killed back to the ground.

Temples: The 1996-97 forecast of Florida temples remains at 2.50 million boxes

(113,000 tons), 16 percent above last season. Through January, a
little over 500,000 boxes are picked. January surveys indicate that the average
fruit size and the loss due to droppage are both at all-time lows.

Grapefruit: The February 1 forecast of the 1996-97 U.S. grapefruit crop is a

record large 3.06 million tons, unchanged from last month‘s
forecast but 13 percent larger than last year. This year’s crop exceeds the
previous record of 3.032 million tons in the 1976-77 season.

The Florida all grapefruit forecast is a record large 59.0 million boxes
(2.51 million tons), unchanged from the last forecast but 13 percent more than
last season. The all seedless grapefruit forecast is 58.0 million boxes.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
February 1997 i¢ NASS, USDA


California Nut Crops: Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production,
Price, and Value by Crop, 1994-95 and Revised 1996

-- Tons (In-Shell Basis)

Walnuts
(English) 171,000 169,000 169,000 1.36 1.38 1.23
: Pounds (Shelled Basis)
Almonds : 409,000 400,000 410,000 1,800 925 1,270
t Dollars per Ton -
Walnuts 3
(English) 2/ : 232,000 234,000 208,000 1,030 1,400
: 1,000 Pounds (Sheiled Basis) ---- Dollars per Pound ---~
Almonds 3/ : 735,000 370,000 520,000 1.34 2.48 2.10

1,000 Dollars

Walnuts :
(English) 2/ : 238,960 327,600
Almonds 3/ 3 965,202 880,896 1,048,320

1/ Yield based on utilized production.

2/ Price and value estimates for 1996 will be published on July 3, 1997.

3/ Price and value estimates are based on the edible portion of the crop only.
Included in production are inedible quantities of no value as follows:
1994 - 14.7 million pounds, 1995 - 14.8 million pounds, 1996 - 20.8 million
pounds.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
February 1997 7 NASS, USDA


Citrus Fruit Footnotes

1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with
year harvest is completed.

2/ 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.

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

4/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.

5/ California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit forecasts combined to All
Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96.

Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1996-97

Month 2 Total in Crop Harvested
1996

-- 1,000 Pounds -

3,455 1,475 3,040
3,765 3,435 2,365 1,495 3,575 3,280

Agricultural Statistics Board
6 NASS, USDA

Crop Production
February 1997


Heavy precipitation ended across northern and central California on January 3
after a nearly continual 2-week storm chain. The region was especially battered
between December 26 and January 3, when totals in the Sierra Nevada foothills
topped 40 inches at a few locations. In the Feather River basin, 72-hour totals
reached 27.56 inches at Bucks Lake. Despite the low-elevation rainfall and
runoff, snow-water equivalent continued to mount in the Sierra Nevada,
increasing from an average of 18 inches (140 percent of normal for the date) on
January 6 to 29 inches (about 160 percent of normal) by month's end. The
increase was largely due to a pair of strong storms that struck between January
20-27 and delivered a typical month's worth or more of precipitation. By the
end of January, the holdings of California's 155 primary reservoirs had
increased 12 percent from a year ago, standing at 136 percent of normal and

83 percent of capacity.

Lake Tahoe posted a record "gates-closed" rise (actual rise plus dam release)
for 1- and 2-month periods. Tahoe's gates-closed rise was 2.15 feet in January
and 3.52 feet in December-January, eclipsing records set in December 1964 and
November-December 1950, respectively. When Tahoe's elevation peaked at

6,229.39 feet above sea level on January 5, it represented the lake's highest
crest since July 17, 1917. Interestingly, Tahoe's record-low level was set less
than 5 years ago, on November 30, 1992. Widespread flooding occurred on both
sides of the Sierra Nevada crest. On the east slopes, the Walker and Truckee
River systems were among those scoured by floodwaters. In California's Central
Valley, Modesto and Olivehurst were among the hardest-hit areas. Numerous levee
failures caused widespread damage in several basins, especially along the
Cosumnes, Mokelumne, Tuolumne, and Feather Rivers. Unprecedented flooding
occurred at several gauging sites, including the Tuolumne River at Modesto,
where the peak flow topped 70,000 cubic feet per second on January 4, eclipsing
the record of 57,000 set on December 9, 1950.

Temperatures averaged up to 5 degrees F below normal in interior Alaska and near
normal across the south. In Fairbanks, the lowest temperature of the season-to-
date (-51 degrees F) occurred on January 7, a few days before the bitterly cold
airmass reached the Lower 48. Precipitation was below normal except at a few
western and southern locations. In Hawaii, wet weather affected the western
islands, while warmth prevailed farther to the east. Honolulu's monthly
rainfall of 6.92 inches was 195 percent of normal. On January 27, Hilo notched
a January-record high of 92 degrees F.

General Crop Comments: January weather conditions were varied and often harsh
across much of the country. Heavy rains and melting
snow caused flooding in central and northern California. Bitterly cold weather
and blowing snow gripped much of the northern half of the country, stressing
livestock and pressuring feed supplies. The winter wheat crop in the central
Plains remained generally free of weather damage. However, this was the second
straight month that an area from Texas to Nebraska was without significant
precipitation. A cold front pushed through Florida on January 19, dropping
temperatures below freezing and into the teens in some areas. Some citrus and
vegetable damage was reported, especially to vegetables in southern Florida.

In central and northern California, the new year began with a powerful storm
slamming waves of warm rain through the valley and well into the higher
elevations of the Sierra Nevada. Resulting snowmelt supplemented the storm
run-off; floodwaters broke many levees and covered farmlands. For most of the
month, rain and wet soils halted field activities. Crops in well-drained fields
were in good condition, but others were showing heavy water damage. Some fields
were a total loss and will need to be replanted. Significant damage to the farm
infrastructure, including buildings, equipment, land, irrigation systems, and
private levees, was reported.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
February 1997 9 NASS, USDA


C NASS National
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Service

Production USDA

Washington, D.C.

Released February 12, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural
Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on “Crop Production” call at
(202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural
statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the agricultural Statistics
Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The “Crop Production” U.S. Summary is
available on AutoFax, (202) 720-2000, Report 1150. See page 14. Index and report features are
located at the end of this report. Forecasts refer to February 1, 1997.

Record Large Orange Production

All oranges production for the 1996-97 season is forecast at a record large
12.5 million tons, unchanged from the previous forecast in January but up

6 percent from a year ago. This forecast reflects the effects of the freezing
temperatures in Florida on January 19, 1997, and in Texas on January 14, 1997.
This year’s crop is 5 percent larger than the previous record of 11.8 million
tons set in the 1979-80 season. Florida's production amounts to 220 million
boxes (9.90 million tons), unchanged from January but 8 percent above last
season. Florida’s Valencia crop forecast was reduced to 87.0 million boxes
(3.92 million tons), 3 percent below last month’s forecast but 6 percent above
last season’s crop. Early and mid-season varieties are expected to produce
133 million boxes (5.99 million tons), 2 percent above last month and 10 percent
above last year.

Plorida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 1996-97 season is
forecast at 1.54 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, up from 1.53 gallons per
box in January. The forecast projects the final yield as reported by the
Florida Citrus Processors Association. The final 1995-96 yield for all fruit
used in FCOJ was 1.52 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix. The projected
average yield for 1996-97 early and midseason varieties is 1.50 gallons per box,
up from last month’s forecast of 1.48 gallons per box and from last season’s
final of 1.45. Valencia yield is projected at 1.60 gallons per box, down from
1.62 last month and 1.67 last season.

Cr Pr 2-2 (2-97)


Texas Citrus: Growers again dodged a cold front in January with little damage.

Grapefruit harvest moved ahead with good volume of movement.
Demand remained good with prices slightly above last season. Fackout rates also
remained good. Early and mid season orange harvest neared completion. Valencia
harvest just began.

California Citrus: Wet weather in January slowed citrus harvest. Grapefruit

picking in the desert area was active with smooth texture
and fair color. Lemons throughout the state were harvested. Packing grades
have been fair to good, but some scar was reported. The navel orange harvest
continued with approximately one-third of the crop picked. The fruit has very
large sizes, with some scar, scale, puff, and crease reported. Valencia orange
harvest should begin by mid-February in the desert area. Tangerine picking was
active with very good quality reported.

Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production is 3.28 million pounds for January.
This was 8 percent higher than December, but 8 percent lower than
January 1996.

A mix of rain, sunshine, and gusty winds made weather conditions variable during
January.

Area devoted to papaya production totaled 3,435 acres, 1 percent lower than
December and 9 percent lower than January 1996. Harvested area, totaling
1,495 acres, was 1 percent higher than last month, but 37 percent lower than a
year ago.

California Fruits and Nuts: Excessive rain and flooding prevented growers from

working in orchards during much of January. At
month's end, many trees were still standing in water. Pruning activities in
orchards and vineyards continued, when possible. Almonds and early varieties of
stonefruit began to bloom.

1996 California walnut production has been revised to
208,000 tons (in-shell basis), up 1 percent from
January's preliminary estimate. This is down 11 percent from 1995’s production
of 234,000 tons. Estimates for 1996 price and value will be published on

duly 3, 1997.

Walnuts, 1996 Revis

Almonds, 1996 Revised: 1996 California almond production remains unchanged from

January’s preliminary estimate of 520 million meat
pounds. This level is 41 percent higher than 1995’s production but 29 percent
lower than 1994's record high crop. Value of utilized production for 1996 was a
record high $1.05 billion, 19 percent above 1995 and 9 percent greater than
1994.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
February 1997 12 NASS, USDA


Varietal divisions are maintained at 31.5 million boxes of colored grapefruit
and 26.5 million boxes of white grapefruit. If attained, the total seedless
will be 13 percent above the 51.3 million boxes recorded last season and

7 percent above the record high of 54.4 million boxes in the 1994-95 season.
The colored grapefruit forecast exceeds the 1994-95 record crop of 28.7 million
boxes by 10 percent and last season's crop by 12 percent. The white variety
exceeds last season by 14 percent but will not be a record. The seedy (Duncan)
grapefruit forecast is continued at 1.0 million boxes.

The January fruit size survey indicated that the average fruit sizes for colored
and white grapefruit are almost identical to historic means but are much smaller
than the extremely large sizes seen in the past two seasons. Fruit loss from
droppage through late January continued less than average and near the minimal
loss of last season. The first row count survey of the season was conducted on
February 3-4, 1997, to measure harvest progress. The all seedless percent of
rows harvested is only slightly less than the percent utilized to the same
dates. Recorded utilization of all seedless grapefruit is at 17 million boxes,
with the colored varieties accounting for nearly 13 million boxes.

The Florida forecasts are based on objective fruit counts and measurement
surveys in relationship to the harvest patterns and utilization of the past two
seasons. All citrus forecasts project certified utilization including a
preseason allocation of less than two percent for unrecorded usage. Certifi-
cations include only fruit actually shipped in fresh pack or recorded at a
processing plant.

Tangerines: The 1996-97 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at a record large
424,000 tons, up 2 percent from January and 22 percent higher than
last season. The 1995-96 crop of 348,000 tons was the previous record large
crop. Plorida’s tangerine forecast is up 3 percent from last month to
6.20 million boxes (295,000 tons), 38 percent more than 1995-96. Harvest of
early tangerines was virtually complete for the season, while the Honey
tangerine harvest was just underway. Recent weekly estimates of early tangerine
utilization continue beyond expectations. Loss from fruit droppage of Honey
tangerines was at a record low through the January survey period, but the below
freezing weather on January 19 may increase droppage if affected trees are not
harvested rapidly. The Arizona and California tangerine forecasts were carried
forward from January 1.

Tangelos: Florida's 1996-97 tangelo forecast is 4.00 million boxes

(180,000 tons) up 5 percent from last month's forecast and
63 percent more than last season's crop. Harvest was almost complete with more
than 70 percent going to the processor. This is the largest utilized tangelo
crop since 1987-88.

Plorida Citrus: Freezing temperatures the morning of January 19 interrupted

what was otherwise a very warm month. Temperatures were below
freezing in most citrus counties for varying amounts of time Saturday night and
Sunday morning. Temperatures were not low enough to cause serious wood damage
to trees. The heavy frost in some locations contributed to some defoliation,
primarily on younger trees in cold spots. There was icing in some areas in
oranges, Temples, Honey tangerines, and tangelos. Harvest rapidly accelerated
on the early fruit with most of the damaged crops going to the processors. Very
little grapefruit was affected by the cold. There is sufficient undamaged fruit
to continue operating virtually all fresh fruit packing houses. Utilization of
early and mid-season oranges is almost 100 million boxes with nearly 98 percent
going to the processors.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
February 1997 121 NASS, USDA


January Weather Summary: Frigid weather, often accompanied by light snow and
blowing snow, capped one of the coldest, snowiest

November-January periods on record across the northern Plains and western Great
Lakes States. Monthly temperatures averaged up to 7 degrees F below normal on
the northern Plains. Cold air overspread the Nation at mid-month, culminating
in a brief but damaging freeze on January 19 across Peninsular Florida. Despite
the brief chill, monthly temperature departures ranged from +1 to +4 degrees F
across much of the Southeast. Mild weather also prevailed in the West, where
temperatures averaged as much as 4 degrees F above normal.

Northern and central California's flood, already underway when 1997 began,
intensified during the first few days of the year, as nearly unprecedented
rainfall rates were accompanied by significant snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada
foothills. Another pair of storms struck the flood-affected region after mid-
month, dumping a month's worth of precipitation in a week and slowing flood-
recovery efforts. Above-normal snowfall continued to plague the North Central
States, where spring flooding will be a threat if the above-normal snowpack
melts rapidly and is accompanied by heavy precipitation. In contrast, little
precipitation fell on the central and southern Plains for the second consecutive
month.

During November 1996 ~ January 1997, temperatures averaged 8.8 degrees F in
Aberdeen, SD and 8.2 degrees F in Glasgow, MT. Both values were the lowest on
record, eclipsing standards set in 1911-12 and 1977-78, respectively. Glasgow's
season-to-date snowfall (43.3 inches) was also a record, smashing the record set
in 1970-71. Although Aberdeen's season-to-date snowfall (60.2 inches) was only
second on record, their snow depth reached an all-time record 30 inches on
January 10-14 and 16-18. In North Dakota, snowfall topped 20 inches for the
third consecutive month in Fargo (28.6 inches), boosting their seasonal total to
75.4 inches (188 percent of their annual normal). Only the first few and last
few days of January offered a respite to the North Central States. On January
2, a maximum of 40 degrees F in Grand Forks, ND was their first above-freezing
reading since November 8. And on January 31, the mercury hit 40 degrees F in
Minneapolis, MN for the first time since November 17.

Lake-effect snow squalls were prevalent during the month. In Michigan, January-
record totals were observed in many locations, including Grand Rapids

(45.5 inches), Alpena (55.8 inches), Marquette (91.7 inches), and Ironwood
(100.7 inches). In addition, monthly precipitation reached January-record
levels in Alpena (4.12 inches) and Marquette (6.61 inches). Snow also fell
heavily at times in the Midwest. In Illinois, Springfield's 19.3~-inch total was
their third-greatest January amount on record. Farther east, a record-setting
lake-effect snow storm dumped 91 inches on Montague, NY, 77 inches of which fell
in 24 hours on January 11-12. But in contrast to a year ago, when the Blizzard
of '96 struck the East, monthly snowfall totaled only 1.7 inches in
Philadelphia, PA and 2.2 inches in Huntington, WV.

In Dade County, FL, lows on January 19 dipped to 31 degrees F in Homestead and
32 degrees F in Perrine. Near Ft. Myers, temperatures remained below freezing
for up to 9 hours and at or below 28 degrees F for up to 4 hours. Temperatures
across central Florida fell to 25 degrees F in Plant City and 26 degrees F in
Orlando. Heavy rain preceded the cold weather across southern Florida on
January 13-14, including a 24-hour, January-record total (5.82 inches) in

Ft. Lauderdale. Farther west, poorly insulated winter wheat on the central
Plains was sporadically exposed to sub-zero temperatures. Some of the lowest
readings occurred on January 13 and 28, especially across northern Kansas and
southern Nebraska. In addition, monthly precipitation totaled only a trace in
locations such as North Platte, NE and Concordia, KS. More substantial
precipitation fell across northern Texas however, including 10.8 inches of snow
in Amarillo and 4.5 inches in Lubbock. In Amarillo, more precipitation fell
during the first 13 days of January (0.57 inches) than during January 1 - May
22, 1996.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
February 1997 8 NASS, USDA


Sugarcane:

by Use,

For Sugar :
FL
HI 2/
LA 2/
TX 2/

US

For Seed
FL
HI 2/
LA 2/
TX 2/

US

For Sugar :
and Seed :
FL
HI 2/
LA 2/
TX 2/

1/ Net tons.

2/ Current estimates carried forward from earlier forecast.

Crop Producti
February 1997

Area Harvested, Yield, and Production
State, and United States,

Area Harvested

1,000 Acres
417.0 420.0
48.5 40.0
368.0 335.0
41.2 34.2
874.7 829.2
20.0 20.0

ALS 3.0
32.0 35.0

1.1 +3
57.6 58.3
437.0 440.0
53.0 43.0
400.0 370.0
42.3 34.5
932.3 887.5

on

34,
81.
25.
32.

33.

33.
26.
25.
25,

28.

34.
76.
25.
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27.
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1995-96

Production i/

-- 1,000 Tons --
14,445 14,280
3,953 3,276
9,421 9,045
1,336 910
29,155 27,511

677 680

117 78

819 945

28 10
1,641 1,713
15,122 14,360
4,070 3,354
10,240 9,990
1,364 920
30,796 29,224

Agricultural Statistics Board

NASS,

USDA


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Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,
1995 and Forecasted February 1, 1996
(Domestic Units)

Area Planted Area Harvested

Sugarcane for
Sugar and Seed 932.3 887.5

Crop Summary: Yield per Acre and Production, United States, 1995-96
(Domestic Units)

Yield per Acre Production

Sugarcane for
Sugar and Seed

Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,
1995 and Forecasted February 1, 1996
(Metric Units)

1996

Hectares

Sugarcane for
Sugar and Seed 377,290 359,160

Crop Summary: Yield per Hectare and Production, United States, 1995-96
(Metric Units)

Metric Tons

Sugarcane for
Sugar and Seed

73.82 27,937,660 26,511,570

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Crop Summary: Production, United States,
1995-96 and Forecasted 1996-97

Crop Year 1/

Citrus Fruits
Oranges
Grapefruit
Lemons 2/
Tangerines
Temples (FL)
Tangelos (FL)
K-Early Citrus (FL)

Oranges
Grapefruit

Lemons 2/
Tangerines

Temples (FL)
Tangelos (FL)
K-Early Citrus (FL)

1995-96 1996-97
1,000 Tons

11,723 12,452

2,718 3,064

: 992 988

: 348 414

97 113

110 1721

: 7 7

Metric Tons

10,634,930 11,296,260
2,465,730 2,779,610

: 899,930 896,300
: 315,700 375,570
: 88,000 102,510
99,790 155,130

6,350 6,350

1996-97

11,
2,

12,452
3,064
988
424
113
180

296,260
779,610
896,300
384,650
102,510
163,290

6,350

i/ Crop year begins with the bloom of the first year and ends with the
completion of harvest the following year.
2/ Februrary 1 forecast carried forward from January 1.

This report was approved on February 12,

1997, by the Acting Secretary of

Agriculture and the National Agricultural statistics Service's Agricultural

Statistics Board.

Mahenel Varn

Acting Secretary of
Agriculture

(2b Me~

Michael V. Dunn

Crop Production
Pebruary 1997

Chairperson
Rich Allen

Agricultural Statistics Board

Agricultural Statistics Board

NASS, USDA


Report Features

The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on March 11,
1997.

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

Cc. Ray Halley, Chief (202) 720-2127
Field Crops Section

Bill Dowdy, Head (202) 720-3843
Kevin Barnes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369

Dan Kerestes - Corn (202) 720-9526
Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings (202) 720-5944

Joel Moore - Barley, Hay, Sorghum (202) 690-3234

Greg Preston - Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather, Oats (202) 720-7621
Barbara Rater - Peanuts, Rice, Tobacco (202) 720-7688
Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat, Rye (202) 720-8068

Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section

Vince Matthews, Head (202) 720-3843
Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285
Howard Hill - Cherries, Berries, Prunes, Plums,

Cranberries, Grapes, Maple Syrup (202) 720-7235

Linda McMillan - Nuts, Floriculture (202) 720-4215

Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions (202) 720-2157
Linda Simpson - Noncitrus Fruits, Mint, Dry Beans & Peas,

Mushrooms, Hops (202) 690-0270

Blair Smith - Citrus, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-5412

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