PAPAYAS: Hawaii fresh papaya production is forecast at 5.70 million pounds

(2590 metric tons) in January. Decreases are anticipated over the
next 2 months and production ts forecast at 4.70 million pounds (2130 metric
tons) in February and 4.00 million pounds (1810 metric tons) in March.
April's output is expected to rebound to 4.70 million pounds (2130 metric
tons).

December's fresh utilization is estimated at 4.63 million pounds (2100
metric tons), 13 percent more than November and 38 percent above December
1985. Cumulative fresh sales (January-December) remained relatively unchanged
from 1985. Crop area in December totaled 3930 acres (1590 hectares), down 2
percent from November but 7 percent above December a year ago. Harvested area
totaled 2410 acres (980 hectares), down 2 percent from November but 1 percent
more than December 1985.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: Hay stocks on farms December 1, 1986 totated 122 million

tons (110 million metric tons). For previous crops,
stocks were measured on January 1] rather than on December 1. All hay
production in 1986 was 4 percent Jtarger than in 1985 and milder than usual
weather in some areas reduced demands for hay.

POTATOES: Winter potato production for 1987 is forecast at 2.86 million cwt

(130 thousand metric tons), down 4 percent from last year but 6
percent above 1985. The winter crop covers 11.9 thousand acres (4820 hectares)
for harvest this year, down 3 percent from 1986 and 10 percent from 1985. The
average yield, at 240 cwt per acre, is slightly below last year but 36 cwt
above 1985.

California area for harvest totals 4800 acres, 6 percent below last year.
Production is forecast at 1.44 million cwt, down 3 percent.

In Florida, planting was complete in late Oecember. Area for harvest is
forecast at 7100 acres, down 1 percent from last year. A production forecast
of 1.42 million cwt would be 6 percent below 1986. Yield prospects look good
in nearly all areas; early harvest expected to start in late January.

SPRING potato farmers produced 19.8 million cwt (899 thousand metric tons)
of potatoes in 1986. This production is down 14 percent from 1985 and is 17
percent below 1984. Harvested area covered 75.9 thousand acres (30.7 thousand
hectares), down 13 percent from 1985. The average yield is 261 cwt per acre,
1 percent below 1985 and 5 percent under the 1984 yield.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 14 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


WINTER POTATOES

YIELO PER HECTARE

IND 1987

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS, 1986 1/

JANUARY 1 MAY 1 DECEMBER 1
eee METRIC TONS SSCS ~
87,593,220 24,220,020 110,250, 160

1/_ PER PROGRAM MODIFICATION, HAY STOCKS SURVEY REFERENCE DATE HAS BEEN
CHANGED FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 1 BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 1986.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 i) AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


CITRUS FRUIT 1/

PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
BOXES TON EQUIVALENT

AND UTILIZED NDICATE UTILIZED INDICATED
STATE 1984-85 : 1985-86 : 1986-87 : 1984-85 : 1985-86 : 1986-87
1,000 UNITS 2/ 1,000 UNITS
ORANGES, EARLY MID:
& NAVEL By:
ARIZ 650 600 700 25 23 26
CALIF 26,200 33,300 36,500 982 1,249 1,369
FLA 55,000 64,200 72,000 2,475 2,889 3,240
TEX 4 0 200 500 0 9 21
us 81,850 98,300 109,700 3,482 4,170 4,656
ORANGES, VALENCIA
ARIZ 1,800 1,700 1,500 68 64 56
CALIF 26,200 21,500 29,000 983 807 1,088
FLA 48,900 54,800 57,000 2,201 2,466 2,565
TEX 4 0 110 350 0 5 15
us 76,900 78,110 87,850 3,252 3,342 3,724
ALL ORANGES
ARIZ 2,450 2,300 2,200 93 87 82
CALIF 52,400 54,800 65,500 1,965 2,056 2,457
FLA 103,900 119,000 129,000 45676 5,355 5,805
TEX 4 0 310 850 0 14 36
US 158,750 176,410 197,550 6,734 7,512 8,380
TEMPLES
FLA 3,250 2,950 3,600 146 133 162
GRAPEFRUIT, WHITE
SEEDLESS
FLA 24,800 25,600 27,000 1,054 1,088 1,148
GRAPEFRUIT, COLORED:
SEEDLESS
FLA 16,300 18,000 19,500 693 765 829
OTHER GRAPEFRUIT
FLA 2,900 3,150 3,500 123 134 149
ALL GRAPEFRUIT
ARIZ 3,000 2,400 1,900 96 77 61
CALIF 5
DESERT 3,800 3,600 3,600 121 115 115
OTHER AREAS 5,000 4,800 168 161
TOTAL 8800 8,400 289 276
FLA 44,000 46,750 50,000 1,870 1,987 2,126
TEX 4 0 220 2,100 0 9 84
us 55,800 57,770 2,255 2,349
TANGERINES
ARIZ 700 700 750 26 26 28
CALIF 1,680 1,800 7,900 63 68 71
FLA 1,050 1,150 1,500 50 55 71
us 3,430 3,650 4,150 139 149 170
LEMONS
ARIZ 6,000 3,250 6,300 228 123 239
CALIF 19,800 15,100 19,000 752 574 722
us 25,800 18,350 25,300 980 697 961
TANGELOS
FLA 3,600 2,950 4,000 162 133 180

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-CALIF & ARIZ-75,FLA-90,
TEX-85; GRAPEFRUIT-CALIF DESERT & ARIZ-64, CALIF
OTHER-67, FLA-85, TEX-80; LEMONS-76; TANGELOS &
TEMPLES-90; TANGERINES- CALIF & ARIZ-75, FLA-95.

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

4/ DUE TO THE SEVERE FREEZE OF DECEMBER 1983 NO
COMMERCIAL SUPPLIES WERE HARVESTED FOR THE 1984-85
TEXAS CITRUS CROPS.

5/ THE FIRST FORECAST FOR CALIF GRAPEFRUIT "OTHER AREAS"
WILL BE AS OF APR 1.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 10 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


POUNDS

795
1,241

=
3
o
a
a
a
a
Oo

628

927
687
868
891

795
1,198

767
1,132

io
320
565
764
653
638
646
380
708

406
443

COTTON

183.0
170.0
337.0
3,680.0

1
12,851.64

88.1
12.4
29.9
130.4

447.0
1,185.1
612.0
2,913.0

281.0
3
1,056.0

1,650.0
187.0

12,981.8

Vv PRODUCTION GINNED AND TO BE GINNED.

2/ 480-LB8. NET WEIGHT BALES.

COTTONSEED

PRODUCTION Vv

330.0
680.0

2,250.0

2, 250. 0.9
2ae. 0

680.0
1,200.0
197.0

110:0
240.0
87.0
400.0
2,542.0

9,784.6

ALA : 158.0
ARIZ i 464.5
ARK 3 217.0
CALIF : 1,231.0
FLA 3 10.
GA z 101.0
KANS .
tA : 382.0
MISS 620.0
MO 2 72.0
N MEX 40.0
NC : 40.0
OKLA 3 75.0
sc : 61.0
TENN : 133.0
TEX t 1,563.0
VA : .

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987

7

1,000 TONS

189.0
389.0
264.0
1,300.0

128.0
+2
264.0
616.0
80.0
31.3
44.0

1

39.6
94.4

156.6
7061.3

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS,


COTTON

CROP: AREA PLANTED AREA HARVESTED

: 1,000 ACRES
UPLAND :

ALA: 309.0 330.0 315.0 307.0 329.0 313.0
ARIZ : 430.0 360.0 250.0 429.0 359.0 249.0
ARK: 470.0 465.0 490.0 465.0 440.0 480.0
CALIF : 1,410.0 1,330.0 1,020.0 1,400.0 1,320.0 1,010.0
FLA: 17.5 24.5 19,5 17.0 22.5 19.0
GA : 175.0 255.0 225.0 172.0 245.0 200.0
KANS : 8 8 1.2 a) 6 1.0
LA : 650.0 640.0 580.0 645.0 630.0 570.0
MISS : 1,045.0 1,050.0 1,020.0 1,032.0 1,040.0 1,000.0
MO : 164.0 152.0 178.0 162.0 150.0 160.0
N MEX : 77.0 70.0 63.0 69.0 54.0 50.0
NC : 97.0 88.0 82.0 96.0 87.0 81.0
OKLA: 425.0 370.0 400.0 375.0 360.0 350.0
SC oo: 104.0 124.0 118.0 104.0 122.0 113.0
TENN : 340.0 340.0 340.0 325.0 335.0 335.0
TEX : 5,350.0 5,000.0 4,850.0 4,700.0 4,650.0 3,450.0
VA : 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.3

US =: 11,065.3 10,600.6 9,953.1 10,299.5 10,145.4 8,382.3
AMER~PIMA

ARIZ: 50.5 56.5 73.0 50.3 56.3 72.5
N MEX : 10.0 8.0 1 10.0 7.9 11.0
TEX: 19.6 19.5 26.4 19.3 19.4 26.2
US: 80.1 84.0 110.5 79.6 83.6 109.7
ALL:

ALA: 309.0 330.0 315.0 307.0 329.0 313.0
ARIZ : 480.5 416.5 323.0 479.3 415.3 321.5
ARK: 470.0 465.0 490.0 465.0 440.0 480.0
CALIF : 1,410.0 1,330.0 1,020.0 1,400.0 1,320.0 1,010.0
FLA: 17.5 24.5 19.5 17.0 22.5 19.0
GA: 175.0 255.0 225.0 172.0 245.0 200.0
KANS + “8 8 1.2 5 .6 1.0
LA: «650.0 640.0 580.0 645.0 630.0 570.0
MISS : 1,045.0 1,050.0 1,020.0 1,032.0 1,040.0 1,000.0
MO: 164.0 152.0 178.0 162.0 150.0 160.0
N MEX : 87.0 78.0 74.1 79.0 61.9 61.0
NC: 97.0 88.0 82.0 96.0 87.0 81.0
OKLA : 425.0 370.0 400.0 375.0 360.0 350.0
SC : 104.0 124.0 118.0 104.0 122.0 113.0
TENN : — 340.0 340.0 340.0 325.0 335.0 335.0
TEX : 5,369.6 5,019.5 4,876.4 4,719.3 4,669.4 3,476.2
VA: 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.3

us: 11, 145.4 10,684.6 10,063.6 10,379.1 10,229.0 8,492.0

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 6 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


HAY STOCKS ON FARMS 1/

STATE
: 1,000 TONS
ALA : 925 1,078 1,008 150 262
ARIZ : WwW 77 290 66 55
ARK 2 1,013 1,401 1,537 71 382
CALIF : 1,414 1,598 2,330 314 400
COLO 7 1,953 2,186 2,659 563 765
CONN H 136 120 142 32 37
DEL : 28 40 35 V7 10
FLA : 341 337 460 49 75
GA : 871 780 631 198 186
IDAHO H 3,036 2,162 3,304 $22 245
ILL : 3,026 2,728 2,748 737 814
IND : 1,617 1,764 1,722 469 497
IOWA : 5,338 4,850 6,800 1,727 1,284
KANS : 3,834 4,940 5,879 1,121 1,469
kY 3 2,376 3,403 3,050 402 943
LA 2 473 400 562 106 156
MAINE 3 287 278 300 78 84
MD : 399 452 356 133 146
MASS 3 198 72 195 48 44
MICH : 2,854 3,195 3,331 634 742
MINN : 5,908 4,802 6,773 1,435 1,280
MISS : 840 910 1,067 110 286
0 : 4,817 5,341 5,546 1,268 1,433
MONT 3 3,100 2,125 4,450 567 331
NEBR : 5,156 4,931 6,242 1,770 1,419
NEV : 808 846 963 135 130
NH : 133 129 135 30 31
NJ 2 181 193 178 35 47
N MEX : 432 603 594 119 230
NY 3 3,005 3,267 3,802 966 1,001
NC : 469 498 401 125 121
N DAK : 3,887 2,675 5,208 983 641
OHIO : 2,429 2,944 2,929 569 920
OKLA : 2,383 3,305 4,553 605 1,629
OREG H 2,023 1,495 2,100 218 179
PA : 3,456 3,552 3,741 966 1,113
RI H 15 14 15 4 4
sc : 360 349 279 53 69
S DAK : 8,245 5,168 8,677 3,557 1,546
TENN Hy 1,901 2,115 1,925 482 537
TEX : 3,357 5,641 6,714 1,191 2,698
UTAH : 1,231 1,146 1,559 238 271
VT : 610 665 628 169 152
VA 3 1,471 1,397 1,303 418 312
WASH : 1,490 1,246 1,868 158 182
WVA : 790 800 761 192 172
WIS >: 10,216 7,228 9,482 2,426 1,112
WYO : 1,646 1,109 2,298 527 256
aS : 100,589 96,555 121,530 26 ,853 26,698

1/ PER PROGRAM MODIFICATION, HAY STOCKS SURVEY REFERENCE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED
FROM JAN 1 TO DEC 7 BEGINNING DEC 1, 1986.

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4 Agricultural United States
ro mi Statistics Department of
Board

Agriculture

P rod u ct j on National Agricultural Washington, D.C. 20250

RELEASED: January 12, 1987
3:00 P.M. ET

HIGHLIGHTS

ALL COTTON production in 1986 is forecast at 9.78 million bales, 27 percent be-
low the 1985 crop and fractionally below December 1.

CITRUS production is forecast at 12.2 million tons (11.1 million metric tons),
down 1 percent from December 1 but 13 percent above last season.

ORANGE production is forecast at 198 million boxes (7.60 million metric tons),
down 1 percent from December 1 but 12 percent above last season.

GRAPEFRUIT production, excluding California “other areas” crop, is forecast at
57.6 million boxes (2.16 million metric tons), fractionally below
December ] but 9 percent above last season.

LEMON production, at 25.3 million boxes (872 thousand metric tons), is up frac-
tionally from December 1 and 38 percent above last season.

WINTER POTATO production for 1987 is forecast at 2.86 miltion cwt (130 thousand
metric tons), down 4 percent from last year but 6 percent above 1985.

HAY STOCKS on farms December 1, 1986 are estimated at 122 million tons (110
million metric tons). For previous crops, stocks were measured on January
1 rather than on December 1.

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In Texas and Oklahoma, Upland production is forecast at 2.74 million
bales, down 35 percent from last year and 4 percent below the December 1
forecast. Harvest progress in Texas and Oklahoma was interrupted by rain and
wet fields during most of December. However, some drying occurred by months
end and harvest began to resume on a wide scale. Cotton remaining in fields
continues to suffer loss of quality and weight.

Production in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, and Tennessee) is expected to total 3.09 million bales, 17 percent
below last year but up 1 percent from the December 1 forecast. By the end of
December, harvest was 100 percent complete in the region.

Upland cotton production in the Western States (Arizona, California, and
New Mexico) is expected to total 3.00 million bales, down 27 percent from last
year but up 2 percent from December 1. By the end of the month, harvest was
complete in California and near completion in Arizona, but lagged behind Tast
year in New Mexico with 85 percent harvested.

Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina,
and South Carolina), is expected to total 727 thousand bales, down 40 percent
from 1985, but up 2 percent from December 1. Harvest continued to lag behind
normal in Georgia and South Carolina, while Alabama harvest was complete and
North Carolina harvest was near completion.

Bureau of the Census reported 8,589,998 running bales ginned prior to
January 17 compared with 12,365,030 to the same date last year and 11,078,678
bales in 1984.

COTTONSEED: Production of cottonseed for 1986, based on a three year average

lint-seed ratio, is forecast at 3.86 million tons (3.50 million
metric tons), 27 percent below the 1985 production of 5.28 million tons (4.79
million metric tons).

ORANGES: U.S. all orange production is forecast at 198 million boxes (7.60

million metric tons), down 1 percent from December 1 but 12 percent
higher than last season. All oranges in Florida are forecast at 129 million
boxes, unchanged from December 1 but 8 percent more than last season's crop.
Early and mid-season varieties in Florida, at 72.0 million boxes, is the same
as December 1? but 12 percent higher than last season. Harvest of early's and
mid's is 32 percent complete. Florida's Valencia forecast, at 57.0 million
boxes, is unchanged from December 1 but 4 percent more than last season.

The California all orange crop is forecast at 65.5 million boxes, down 2
percent from December 1 but 20 percent above last season. The Navel crop, at
36.5 million boxes, is down 4 percent from December 1 but is 10 percent higher
than the crop harvested in 1985-86. The Navel harvest in California is about
25 percent complete. The forecast for the Valencia crop, at 29.0 million
boxes, is unchanged from December 1 but 35 percent above last season.

Arizona's all orange forecast, at 2.20 million boxes, is down 4 percent
from both December 1 and last season. The Texas all orange crop is forecast
at 850 thousand boxes compared with 310 thousand boxes harvested last season.

Changes in U.S. production between the January 1 forecast and final
production have averaged 17.0 million boxes over the past ten seasons, ranging
from 680 thousand boxes in 1982-83 to 43.2 million boxes in 1981-82. A freeze
in Florida during January 1982 was the major cause for the 43.2 million box
difference between the January 1, 1982 forecast and final production for
1981-82.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 12 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


DECEMBER HARVESTING PROGRESS

Rain prolonged cotton and soybean harvest in the Corn Belt, central and
southern Great Plains, Delta, and Southeast during most of December. Wetness
caused deterioration of cotton and soybeans in the southern Great Plains and
Southeast. Cotton harvest remained behind normal in Alabama, Georgia, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas during the month. Farmers were
able to virtually complete harvest in Georgia, and South Carolina before the
month ended. As December drew to a close however, nearly two-thirds of
Oklahoma's acreage was unharvested. This was two times slower than normal at
35 percent completion on December 28. After the first week of December,
wetness kept cotton pickers idle until soils dried enough for harvest to
resume around mid-month. Some bottom-land acreage was lost because of
flooding. In Texas, harvest reached 65 percent completion near the end of
December, compared with 89 percent normally. The first week of December
harvest gained 20 points from the previous week but never increased more than
5 points in any week the rest of the month. Harvest virtually stood still the
last week of December, ending the month 65 percent finished. Some producers
plowed under insured acreage while other's contemplated taking the same
action. Soybean harvest crawled along during the month. Near mid-month,
however, producers accomplished sizable gains in a few southeastern States,
As the month ended, soybeans were still left to be harvested in the Southeast
and in Missouri. Corn harvest was limited to mostly scattered fields in the
Corn Belt and Rocky Mountain States during December

DECEMBER WEATHER SUMMARY

A series of Pacific storms moved into the Southwest, redeveloped, and then
spread rain across the South and up the east coast. Snow fell in much of the
Southwest and western Texas and a few thunderstorms developed across the
South. Heavy rain along the east coast combined with unusually high tides and
caused local flooding and beach erosion. Heavy rain fell in the previously
dry mid-Atlantic States. Snow was heavy from the Great Lakes region to the
northern Appalachians. Pacific storms also affected the Northwest but monthly
totals of precipitation were considerably less than normal. However, precipi-
tation amounts increased in this area late in the month, Snow covered the
Cascades, the northern Sierras and the Rockies but was less than the normal
amount. Although temperatures cooled seasonally during the month they were
generally warmer than normal, especially in the northern Great Plains and the
Northeast. (Prepared by NOAA/USDA Joint Agricultural Weather Facility.)

WINTER WHEAT

Rain hampered winter wheat seeding in the Southeast and southern Great
Plains during most of December. Fields were still being seeded in Oklahoma at
the end of the month. Dryness slowed seeding and germination in California.
Warm temperatures during most of the month depleted most of snow cover from
winter wheat across the northern half of the Nation. Protection from extreme
cold was minimal and concerned producers. Damage has been minimal thus far.
The warm temperatures benefited wheat but disease and insects were more
prevalent than normal. (Cold, wet weather restricted growth in the southern
Great Plains during most of the month. In Kansas, wheat was dormant with
adequate moisture. Montana's wheat was fair to good with light wind damage
Fall seeded grains developed well in Oregon.

COTTON: All cotton production in 1986 is forecast at 9.78 million bales, 27

percent below the 1985 crop and fractionally below December 1. The
Upland production forecast is 9.58 million bales and American-Pima production
is expected to total 202 thousand bales. Planted area of all cotton totaled
10.1 million acres (4.07 million hectares), down 6 percent from 1985. Tota
all cotton area for harvest is estimated at 8.49 million acres (3.44 million
hectares), down 17 percent from last year and 3 percent below the December 1
forecast. Yields are expected to average 553 pounds per harvested acre, down
77 pounds from 1985.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 an) AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


POTATOES

SEASONAL

PRODUCTION
GROUP
AND 3
STATE : z
+ 1986 : 1987
3 1,000 ACRES CHT 1,000 CWT
WINTER H
CALIF 2 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.8 290 300 1,404 1,479 1,440
FLA 2 7.4 7.3 7.2 7d 210 200 1,287 1,512 1,420
TOTAL : 12.5 12.1 12.3 11.9 243 240 2,691 2,991 2,860
SPRING 1/ :
ALA : 4.9 4.7 145 848 682
ARIZ > 6.1 5.9 220 1,450 1,298
CALIF 2 19.5 19.5 390 10,588 7,605
FLA :
HASTINGS : 25.0 24.5 280 6,370 6,860
OTHER : 1.0 oo) 190 273 171
LA : 6 5 70 42 35
NC 2: 13.9 13.7 150 2,310 2,055
TEX : 6.4 6.2 180 1,105 1,116
TOTAL : 77.4 75.9 261 22,986 19,822

1/ 1986 REVISED.

PAPAYAS - HAWAII

1985 > 1986 : FORECAST
3 : 1986-87

1,000 POUNDS

3,383 4,085
3,358 45630
3,760 5,700
3,830 45700
4,100 4,000
4,155 4,700
CUMULATIVE FRESH PRODUCTION JAN-DEC 49,250 49,595

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 8 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


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

ORANGES : 6,814,770 7,656,640 7,602,210
LEMONS : 632,310 869,080 871,800

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

COTTON - AREA PLANTED AND HARVESTED

AREA PLANTED AREA HARVESTED
CROP a---
HECTARES
ALL COTTON 4,323,950 4,072,640 4,139,570 3,436,620
UPLAND : 4,289,960 4,027,920 4,105,740 3,392,230
AMER-PIMA : 33,990 44,720 33,830 44,390

: YIELD PER HECTARE :

: : INDICATED
cROP : : INDICATED: peewee eee

1985 : 1986 : 1985 : DEC1, : JAN],

: : 1986: ~—«1987
METRIC TONS SSS
ALL COTTON 0.71 0.62 2,924,500 2,131,930 2,130,330
UPLAND : 0.70 0.62 228903730 220902670 270867460
AMER-PIMA : 1200 0.99 33,770 41.260 43,870
COTTONSEED : 4,789,030 3,503,550 3,499,010

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 4 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA




WINTER POTATOES

AREA PLANTED AREA HARVESTED

1986 IND 1987 IND 1987

12.5 12.1 11.9
ee YIELD PER ACRE =~=~=~=~S~S*~<CS*‘“‘<=~*‘«*«éiéROCTINSSC“‘:~*~TMS
— 1986 =~=~=:~S*«*CdND'CVG?=~*~*‘“‘ MS*~*«~COGS*:;*S~*«*CNDCGSQT?TMSOC*~*
eee wT ~SOTM*~<C—s~—sSSSC“*‘CwCOO TSC

243 240 2,991 2,860

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS, 1986 1/
— JANUARY 1 ~—~So:~S*~*~<“«*C*«é‘éMA'CYSC*«‘(CCSCSNWS!C*#*;*;*C#SECEMBER'T:SO!C~
OOO TONS SSsts=<“=‘“s*“‘“‘—‘=s*~*=‘“‘“‘“‘<‘;<CTC
96,555 26,698 121,530

1/ PER PROGRAM MODIFICATION, HAY STOCKS SURVEY REFERENCE DATE HAS BEEN
CHANGED FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 1 BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 1986.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 3 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


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

INDICATED 1986-87

CROP H 1985-86
i DEC 1, 1986
rr 1,000 BOXES °
ORANGES 176,410 199,150 197,550

LEMONS 18,350 25,200 25,300

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

COTTON - AREA PLANTED AND HARVESTED

AREA PLANTED AREA HARVESTED

1,000 ACRES

ALL COTTON : 10,684.6 10,063.6 10,229.0 8,492.0
UPLAND :  10,600.6 9,953.1 10,145.4 8,382.3
AMER-PIMA 3 84.0 110.5 83.6 309.7

cROP : :
AND : : INDICATED
UNIT : 1986 > 1985 DEC 1, JAN 1,
1986 1987
— 1,000 °~*~C~S
ALL COTTON 630 553 13,432.2 9,791.9 9,784.6
UPLAND 628 549 13327721 93602.4 9,583.1
AMER-PIMA 891 882 155.1 189.5 201.5
COTTONSEED 5,279 3,862 3,857

The CROP PRODUCTION report contains State and National estimates with
related information on selected agricultural commodities. These data were
prepared and adopted by the Agricultural Statistics Board, which consists
of commodity statisticians from the field offices and Washington head-
quarters.

APPROVE D: AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD:
Chartes E. Caudill, Chairperson,
L. Duane Jewell, Secretary,

Rich D. Allen, John D. Witzig,
( y Robert L. Addison, David J. Aune,
Arvin R. Budge, S. Radley Edwards,

Robert L. Freie, Phillip R. H. Hardy,
G. Douglas Hicks, Clifton D. James,
Doyle C. Johnson, David D. Kleweno,
Darwin E. Ransom, Larry E. Snipes.

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 2 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA


FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The 1986-87 yield projection of

Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice is
1.46 gallons per box at 42.0 degree Brix, compared with the December 1, 1986
projection of 1.44 gallons per box. This all orange yield computation is
projected to the final amount reported by the Florida Citrus Processors
Association at the end of the harvest season. The 1985-86 final season
average yield was 1.37834 gallons per box. In 1984-85, the FCOJ final yield
was 1.37582 gallons per box.

GRAPEFRUIT: The January 1 forecast, excluding California's "other areas"

grapefruit, is 57.6 million boxes (2.16 million metric tons),
fractionally below December 1 but 9 percent above last season. Production for
the California “other areas" crop, which will be forecast as of April 1, 1987,
accounted for 4.80 million boxes last season. The California "Desert Valley”
crop forecast is 3.60 million boxes, the same as the 1985-86 crop. Florida
all grapefruit forecast at 50.0 million boxes -- unchanged from the December 1
forecast but up 7 percent from last season. Harvest in Florida is 26 percent
complete. Arizona's forecast is 1.90 million boxes, down 21 percent from last
season and down 10 percent from December 1. In Texas, the forecast is 2.10
million boxes, unchanged from December 1 and compares with the 1985-86 season
estimate of 220 thousand boxes.

LEMONS: Production in Arizona and California is expected to total 25.3 million

boxes (872 thousand metric tons), up fractionally from December 1 and
38 percent above Tast season's utilized production. California's forecast
continues at 19.0 million boxes, 26 percent above the 1985-86 season. The
Arizona forecast is 6.30 million boxes, 94 percent more than last season's
small utilized crop.

TANGELOS: The Florida crop, excluding K-early citrus fruit, at 4.00 million
boxes (163 thousand metric tons), is unchanged from December 1 but
36 percent above the 1985-86 crop. Harvest is 58 percent complete.

TANGERINES: The U.S. production forecast is 4.15 million boxes (154 thousand

metric tons), down 2 percent from the December 1 forecast but 14
percent above last season. Harvest remains active in Florida, Arizona and
California. The Florida forecast is 1.50 million boxes, unchanged from
December 1, but 30 percent above 1985-86. The California crop forecast
remains at 1.90 million boxes, up 6 percent last season. The Arizona crop
forecast fell 12 percent from the December 1 forecast to 750 thousand boxes,
but remains 7 percent above 1985-86.

TEMPLES: The Florida forecast is 3.60 million boxes (147 thousand metric
tons), unchanged from December 1 but 22 percent more than last
season. Harvest is not yet underway.

FLORIDA CITRUS: Florida's citrus groves had a much warmer and drier than

normal December. On many days during December, temperatures
were in the 80's with generally dry conditions. Irrigation was used through-
out most of December in the high sand hills. Natural color on most of the
early fruit has been good. Many of the young tree groves had new growth
sprouting due to the unusually warm weather. Harvest of oranges for
processing increased during the month as most juice plants had opened for the
season to receive grove run fruit. Movement of grapefruit to both fresh and
processed markets was active during December. Shipping of tangerines and
tangelos for the Christmas markets was very good with strong demand.
Caretakers completed banking young trees and placing heaters where used. Most
groves are now clean cultivated for the winter season.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1987 13 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD, NASS, USDA