Report Features

The next “Crop Production" report will be released on May 10, 1994, at 8:30 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. ET.

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

John D. Witzig, Chief (202) 720-2127

Field Crops Section

Bill Dowdy, Head (202) 720-3843
Dan Kerestes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds, Rice (202) 720-9526
Greg Preston - Sugar, Tobacco, Hay (202) 720-7621

- Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-2157
Vaughn Siegenthaler - Rye, Sorghum, Wheat (202) 720-8068

Charles Van Lahr - Barley. Corn, Oats, Pasture Condition (202) 720-7369

Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section

Stephen Ropel, Head (202) 720-3843
Jim Brewster - Fruits (202) 720-7688
Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Dry Beans, Onions (202) 720-4285
Kirby Cavett - Peanuts (202) 720-8843
Kevin Hintzman - Fruits, Citrus. Nuts (202) 720-5412
Roger Latham - Cotton (202) 720-5944
Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables (202) 720-3843

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1994 20 NASS, USDA


The California tangerine forecast remains at 2.50 million boxes (94,000 tons),
up 14 percent from last season. Fruit quality is good although some scarring
and sunburn is evident. The Arizona forecast also remains unchanged from
January at 1.10 million boxes (41,000 tons), 16 percent more than last season.
Harvest is winding down for this season.

Tangelos: The Florida tangelo forecast is 3.35 million boxes (151,000 tons),
down 1 percent from last month but 10 percent larger than last
season. Harvest is finished for the season.

Temples: The Florida Temple forecast is 2.20 million boxes (99,000 tons),
4 percent below March and 12 percent less than last season's
production. Harvest is virtually complete for the 1993-94 crop.

Florida Citrus: Groves and trees in all areas of Florida's citrus belt were

in good to excellent condition during March. There was little
rainfall during the month. Caretakers irrigated almost constantly throughout
the month. The bloom was virtually completed by the end of the month. The mild
nights, warm days, and little rainfall provided near ideal conditions for this
year’s bloom. These good growing conditions produced an abundance of new
foliage on trees of all ages. Harvest of early and mid-season oranges was
finished by the end of the month. Movement of all seedless grapefruit was
active during March. There has been an increase in both domestic and export use
of grapefruit along with large volumes going to the processors. Caretakers were
active during March cutting cover crops, hedging. topping, and post-bloom
spraying.

Texas Citrus: As harvest winds down for the 1993-94 season, a good bloom

cycle is underway for the 1994-95 season. Mild winter weather
has left trees in good condition. Caretakers have kept up with normal
operations with little delay.

California Fruit and Nuts: The month of March saw a drying and warming trend
across the State. Field activities increased due
to the favorable weather conditions. In almond orchards, the bloom ended with
trees fully leafed out and nuts set. Early blooming varieties of stone fruit
leafed out and set fruit. By the end of the month, late varieties were breaking
dormancy. Grape growers were active pruning and tying their vines. Grape
shoots grew fast with the warm weather. Apple trees and kiwifruit vines started
to bud. Navel orange harvest was active during March with over
80 percent of the crop picked by the first of April. The harvest of Valencia
oranges was active in all three districts but primarily in the desert. Lemon
harvest was active in the South Coast area.

Spring Potatoes: Production of spring potatoes is forecast at 23.2 million

cwt, up 18 percent from last year and 8 percent above the
1992 crop. Harvest is expected from 90,400 acres, 8 percent above a year ago
and 9 percent above two years ago. Average yield is forecast at 257 cwt per
acre, up 22 cwt from last year but 2 cwt below 1992.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
April 1994 14 NASS, USDA


Citrus: Production, Use, and Value,
California and United States, 1992-93

Crop, State, : : Utilization of Production: Value
and : Bearing :Production: of
Season : Acreage : Production

Acres ----- 1,000 Tons --- 1,000 Dollars
Total Citrus
cA :
1992-93* : 263,600 3,654 2,458 1,196 742,649
us :
1992-93* : 945,110 15,262 4,462 10,800 1,987,525
eRevised.
. .
US Grapefruit Production
1985-1993 and Forecasted 1994
Million Tons
2.8 2.8 2.8
2.6 2.6
2.6 gage we BEE NNN Fes,
2.3 2.3
2.2
2.0
20+ . we
1.6 T T T T T T T T T T
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Down 9% From Last Season
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April 1994 5 NASS, USDA


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USDA Reports Scheduled for 8:30 A.M. ET Release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release nine market-sensitive
publications at 8:30 a.m. ET during a l-year pilot test. Other market-sensitive
USDA reports will continue to be released at 3:00 p.m. ET.

During the trial period of May 1, 1994, through April 30, 1995, all Grain Stocks
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Production Annual, and Wheat and Rye Seedings reports will be released at

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be moved to September 30 to better implement the new schedule.

The monthly NASS Crop Production report and the World Agricultural Supply and
Demand Estimates report issued by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)
will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET during May through November 1994. Cotton and
citrus estimates will not be included in the 8:30 a.m. releases, but full
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Crop Production Annual and other NASS reports. A full schedule of 8:30 a.m.
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Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
April 1994 . 18 NASS, USDA


Peanuts for Nuts: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production
by State and United States, 1992-93

1992 1993 1992 1993

votes Pounds ------- ----- 1,000 Pounds -------
AL 2,505 1,980 591,180 473,220
FL 2,530 2,320 202,400 194,880
GA 2,705 1,985 1,820,465 1,383,545
NM : 2,760 2,600 58,236 56,680
NC : 2,660 2,095 406.980 299,585
OK : 2,410 2,290 236.180 233,580
sc 2,500 1,750 32,500 24,500
TX 2,230 1,865 680,150 550,175
VA 2,755 1,875 256,215 176,250
US : 2,562 2,008 4,284,306 3,392,415
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

April 1994 10 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-CA & AZ-75, FL-90, TX-85:; grapefruit-CA
Desert & AZ-64 in 1991-92 and 1992-93, 67-starting in January 1994.
CA Other-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, K-Early Citrus &
Temples-90; tangerines-CA and AZ-75, FL-95.

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

4/ TX estimated at 425 tons for 1991-92.

5/ 1992-93 crop revised.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
April 1994 7 NASS, USDA


Citrus Fruit:

1992-93 and Forecasted April 1, 1994 1/

Utilized Production

Oranges
Early Mid &
Navel 3/
AZ
CA
FL
TX
us
Valencia
AZ
CA
FL
TX 4/
us
All
AZ
CA
FL
TX
US
Temples
FL

Grapefruit
White Seedless
FL
Colored Seedless
FL

Other
FL
All
AZ
CA
Desert

Other Areas 5/ :

Total 5/

Tangelos
FL

K-Early Citrus
FL

Utilized Production

780
35,160
83,400

20
119,300

1,600
32,300
56,400
- 10
90.310

2,380
67,400
139,800
30
209,610

2,350

19,100
22,100
1,200
2,800

3,500
6,500
10,000
42,400
65
55,265

1,200
2,440
2,600
6,240

5.100
15,100
20,200

2.600

Boxes

700
43,800
114,300
450
159,250

1,150
23,000
72,200

60
96,410

1,850
66,800
186,500
$10
255,660

2,500

25,700
27,700
1,750
2,150

3,500
5,700
9,200
55,150
1,875
68,375

950
2,200
2,800
5,950

4,400
20,100
24,500

3.050

1992-93 :

1993-94

1000 Boxes 2/ -----

700
36,000
107,300
500
144,500

1,100
28,000
67,000
90
96.190
1,800
64.000
174,300
590
240,690

2,200

23,000
25,000
1,000
2,000
3,300

29
1,317
3,753

1
5,100

60
1,211
2,538
3,809

89
2,528
6,291

1
8,909

106

812
940

112

=
te
a
~

10,988
113

1,093
1,177
74

69
112
191
303
2,344
2,791
35

133
251

167
930

Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States

Ton Equivalent

1991-92 :

978
1,063

111

2,552

Crop Production
April 1994

Agricultural Statistics Board

NASS, USDA


Date
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6/30/94
7/12/94
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8/31/94
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9/30/94
10/12/94
10/31/94
11/9/94

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Crop Production
WASDE

Acreage

Grain Stocks
Crop Production
WASDE

Crop Production
WASDE

Rice Stocks
Crop Production
WASDE

Small Grain Summary
Grain Stocks
Crop Production
WASDE

Rice Stocks
Crop Production
WASDE

Crop Production Annual
Winter Wheat and
Rye Seedings
Grain Stocks
Rice Stocks
WASDE
Grain Stocks
Rice Stocks
Prospective Plantings

Cotton
cotton
Citrus
Cotton

Citrus
Cotton
Cotton
Cotton

Cotton
Cotton
Cotton
Cotton

Cotton
Cotton

Cotton

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Notes

and citrus at 3:00 p.m. ET

at 3:00 p.m. ET

at 3:00 p.m. ET
at 3:00 p.m. ET
at 3:00 p.m. ET
at 3:00 p.m. ET
at 3:00 p.m. ET
at 3:00 p.m. ET
and citrus at 3:00 p.m. ET

at 3:00 p.m. ET

and citrus at 3:00 p.m. ET

at 3:00 p.m. ET

and citrus at 3:00 p.m. ET

at 3:00 p.m. ET

at 3:00 p.m. ET 1/11/95

at 3:00 p.m. ET 1/11/95

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** Release dates for 1995 are tentative.

Contacts: Mike Hunst,

(NASS) 202-720-7017

Raymond L. Bridge, (WAOB) 202-720-5447

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April 1994

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NASS, USDA


Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1993-94

Area Fresh Production

1993: ~——«1994

-- 1,000 Pounds --

Feb 3,675 3,320 2,695 2,300 4,645 4,380

Mar > 3,715 3,305 2.770 2,355 5,255 4,125

Apr : 3,700 2,700 3,570

May : 3,850 2,465 3,165

dun 3,795 2,520 4,630

dul 3,805 2.450 5,210

Cumulative Fresh Production Jan-Mar 15,130 13,970
Peanuts for Nuts: Farm Marketing Percents by Month,
State, and United States, 1992 and 1993 Crop Years

State

and : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan : Feb

Percent
1992 Crop
AL 42.4 53.7 3.5 0.4
FL 50.8 46.1 2.9 0.2
GA 30.9 57.1 10.9 1.1
NC 0.1 72.3 20.3 4.4 2.9
1X : 0.5 3.9 59.0 28.6 6.7 1.3
VA : 70.5 18.8 6.6 4.1
us : 0.1 23.8 58.8 13.9 2.6 0.8
1993 Crop:
AL : 44.3 51.7 3.5 0.4 0.1
FL : 0.3 54.3 39.5 5.2 0.4 0.3
GA : 0.1 40.6 47.6 9.4 2.1 0.2
NC : 2.0 64.5 19.2 3.2 10.7 0.4
1X : 0.4 2.1 29.0 57.0 10.6 0.9
VA : 6.4 64.3 15.2 5.1 7.7 1.3
US 0.1 29.4 47.0 18.0 6 1.8 0.1
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April 1994 9 NASS, USDA


Crop Agricultural
e Statistics
Production Service

United States
Department of
Agriculture

Washington, D.C.

Released April 12, 1994, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Forecasts refer
to April 1, 1994.

U.S. Orange Production Down 1 Percent

All orange production is forecast at 10.3 million tons. down 1 percent from
March and 6 percent below last season. Florida production is 174 million boxes
(7.84 million tons), up slightly from last month but 7 percent below last
season. Harvest is complete for Early and mid-season varieties. That
Production is 107 million boxes (4.83 million tons), down 1 percent from March
and 6 percent less than last season. The Florida Valencia forecast is

67.0 million boxes (3.02 million tons), up 2 percent from March but 7 percent
below a year ago. California all orange production, at 64.0 million boxes
(2.40 million tons), is down 3 percent from the January forecast and is

4 percent below last season. The Navel orange forecast is 36.0 million boxes
(1.35 million tons), 18 percent less than last year. Over 80 percent of the
crop is harvested. The Valencia forecast remained at 28.0 million boxes

(1.05 million tons), 22 percent over last year. Harvest just began in the
State.

Florida frozen orange concentrate yield for the 1993-94 season is unchanged from
last month at 1.57 gallons per box, at 42.0 degrees Brix. The final yield for
the early portion of the crop is 1.52073 gallons per box. This yield is the
second highest on record, slightly below the record yield of 1.52480 last
season. The Valencia crop is projected to yield 1.67 gallons per box, up from
1.65 last month. April 1, 1994, tests indicate an average pounds of solids
slightly below the final last season of 1.68686 gallons per box. The yield
forecast estimates what the final yield will be as reported by the Florida
Citrus Processors Association.

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See page 17 for corn damaged by wildlife.

USDA reports scheduled to be released at 8:30 a.m. ET are listed on
pages 18 and 19.

For information call (202) 720-2127. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. ET.

Cr Pr 2-2 (4-94)


March Weather Summary: Overall atmospheric features from the winter months
remained intact. including a west coast ridge and a
Great Lakes trough. As a result, dryness persisted from the West Coast States
to the High Plains, while excessive moisture plagued areas from the Tennessee
Valley to the Middle Atlantic States. Occasional infusions of tropical energy,
originating from a persistent pool of warmer-than-normal ocean water southwest
of Baja California, contributed to the wetness of several major storm systems.

The Sierra Nevada, California’s key watershed range, received minimal snowfall
in March, in addition to temperatures of 3 to 6 degrees F above normal. As a
result, the spring snow melt season commenced earlier than normal, reducing the
snowpack to 50 percent of normal on April 1, the typical peak snowpack date.
(Without early melting, the Sierra Nevada snowpack would have been approximately
70 percent of normal on April 1.)

Farther east, vast stretches of the central and southern Plains and the Corn
Belt received less than 25 percent of the normal monthly precipitation.
Specifically, month-long dryness covered west-central Texas, Kansas (except the
extreme southeast), Nebraska, Iowa, southern South Dakota, southern Minnesota,
southern Wisconsin, northern Missouri, and northern Illinois. Lincoln, NE, not
only set a March record for dryness (0.06 inches), but had its driest month
ever. The ongoing drying trend in the upper Mississippi Valley, which began in
October 1993, and the gradual elimination of snow cover during March, have
drastically reduced the possibility of major flooding in the spring of 1994.

But spring flooding has been an occasional but persistent nuisance since late
January from the Ohio River southward through the Tennessee Valley and eastward
into the northern Middle Atlantic States. (Farther north. melting snow and
rainfall coupled to induce widespread minor flooding in the Northeast.) March
precipitation exceeded twice normal and totaled 8 or more inches in many
locations from Tennessee to New Jersey. Moisture-laden storms pummeled the
aforementioned areas on March 1-4, 8-10, and 27-29. Monthly rainfall] records
were broken at numerous locations, including Huntington, WV (8.62 inches) and
Baltimore, MD (8.64 inches). The middle storm also deposited a stripe of heavy
snow from northern New Mexico to the lower Ohio Valley. Tulsa. OK, logged its
highest single-storm snowfall on record (12.9 inches).

Although arctic air drastically reduced its grip on the Northeast, occasional
snowfall, including a fresh 1- to 2-foot blanket in the central and northern
Appalachians early in the month, continued to obliterate all-time seasonal
snowfall records. The late-month storm added Elkins, WV (124.5 inches) and
Scranton, PA (88.7 inches) to an expanding list. However it was not snow, but
tornadoes, that memorialized the storm on March 27. A 31-tornado outbreak left
more than 40 people dead across the Southeast.

General Crop Progress: Storm systems in early March hit the south-central and
Atlantic Seaboard States depositing significant amounts
of snow which restricted fieldwork. The snow accumulation damaged poultry
structures and downed power lines which produced widespread power outages. In
the South and Southwest, storm systems left fields too wet to allow planting to
begin, which left field preparation behind schedule. A warming trend, starting
in the Pacific Coast and moving eastward early in the month, melted the snow
pack for winter wheat. The warm weather triggered wheat growth in the upper
Great Plains, but the rapid snow melt produced some flooding and soil erosion.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
April 1994 12 NASS, USDA


Peanuts for Nuts:

Price and Value by State

and United States, 1992-93

1992 1993
eteiatel 1,000 Dollars ---
180,310 144,805
57,886 57,295
$51,601 424,748
18,985 18,931
126,164 90,774
76,522 50,687
9,425 6.762
182,960 156,250
81,476 52,346
1,285,329 1,002,598

Crop Production
April 1994

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Agricultural Statistics Board

NASS, USDA


Potatoes: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production,
by Season, State. and United States, 1992-94

Seasonal Yield : Production
Group :

and Dorr eeern eect rrr rt eee ce ene nnn n nc cen nnn nannennecn en neenaaneseee
State : 1993 1994 : 1992 1993 1994

--- Cwt --- ----- 1,000 Cwt -----
Spring
AL 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.5 155 175 543 419 438
AZ > 6.5 6.3 5.5 6.3 270 280 «1,800 1.485 1,764
CA : 19.5 20.5 19.5 20.5 385 380 7.238 7,508 7,790
FL :
Hastings : 28.0 29.5 26.0 29.0 180 240 6,000 4,680 6,960
Other : 8.0 9.7 7.5 9.6 185 200 1,750 1,388 1,920
NC 217.6 17.3) 17.3 17.0 180 190 3,460 3,114 3,230
TX > 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.5 200 200 744 «1,060 1,100
US : 86.9 91.6 83.8 90.4 235 257 21.535 19,654 23,202
Summer 1/
AL 7.3 7.1 90 1,190 639
CA 4.8 4.8 330 1,376 1,584
co 8.3 8.2 310 2,010 2,542
DE 5.0 5.0 150 1,380 750
TL 5.1 4.5 260 1,320 1,170
IA 1.5 0.7 150 280 105
MD 2.5 2.3 140 320 322
MI 13.0 12.5 280 3.120 3,500
MN 7.2 7.1 300 2,308 2,130
MO 7.7 6.7 225 1,764 1,508
NE 3.1 3.0 210 600 630
NJ 3.4 3.3 190 840 627
NM 4.9 4.3 300 952 1,290
NC 1.3 1.2 100 154 120
TX : 8.0 7.5 250 1,715 1,875
VA : 11.0 11.0 160 1,980 1,760
US 2 94.1 89.2 230 21,309 20,552
1/ 1993 revised.
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April 1994 8 NASS, USDA




Grapefruit: Revised California “Other Areas" and Total Production.
Price, and Value, California and United States, 1992-93

State, Crop. : : Yield: Utilization of Production
and : Bearing: per; -------- 27-22 enter nner errr ner rrr t errr
Season : Acreage : Acre : Fresh : Processed : Total

Acres Boxes -- -- 1,000 Boxes 1/ ---- -
CA :
Desert Valley :
1992-93 : 7,200 486 2,400 1,100 3,500
Other Areas :
1992-93* : 10,500 $43 3,300 2.400 5,700
All CA :
1992-93* : 17,700 520 5,700 3,500 9,200
US Total :
1992-93* > 145,590 470 31,667 36,708 68,375
CA :
Desert Valley :
1992-93* : 6.26 -0.35 4.18 15,024 -385 14,639
Other Areas :
1992-93* i 9.46 -0.32 5.34 31,218 -768 30,450
All CA :
1992-93* : 8.15 -0.33 4.91 46,242 = -1,153 45,089
US Total :
1992-93* : 6.71 2.31 4.32 213,494 82,591

l/ Net lbs per box: Desert - 64 and other - 67.

2/ Equivalent packinghouse door returns.

3/ U.S. marketing year average prices are the average of the states’
prices weighted by their box movement and respective box weights.

* Revised.

Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board
April 1994 4 NASS, USDA


Potato growers in the Southeast are optimistic about their spring crop this
year. Harvest just started in the Hastings, Florida, area and will pick up as
contract potato harvest begins later in the month. Cool weather early in the
season slowed growth but helped the crop avoid frost damage in late January.
There have been no major weather problems since then. High prices, particularly
on reds, may hurry digging for fresh market, possibly resulting in lower yields.
Alabama growers expect a bumper crop. Planting in North Carolina is ahead of
last year but behind average.

Texas’ harvest will start about mid-April on a good looking, disease free crop.
Arizona’s digging should be underway late in the month. California growers
report ideal growing conditions for the spring crop, with harvest to start in
early May.

Summer Potatoes, 1993 Revised: Final estimates of summer potatoes place the

1993 crop at 20.6 million cwt, down 4 percent
from 1992 and 9 percent below 1991. Harvested area, totaling 89.200 acres, was
up 4 percent from the previous year. The average yield of 230 cwt per acre was
down 18 cwt.

Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 4.13 million pounds

for March, 6 percent lower than February and 22 percent lower than
March 1993. Year-to-date fresh sales trail the same three-month period of 1993
by 8 percent.

Weather conditions were a mix of sunshine, strong winds, and heavy rains during
March. Sunny conditions prevailed during early March. Around mid-month, strong
winds buffeted the islands, followed by several days of heavy rains. More
normal weather conditions returned toward month’s end.

Area devoted to papaya production is estimated at 3.305 acres. virtually
unchanged from February but 11 percent lower than a year ago. Harvested area,
totaling 2,355 acres, was 2 percent higher than last month but 15 percent lower
than March 1993.

Peanuts, 1993 Revised: Peanut production in crop year 1993 totaled

3.39 billion pounds, 21 percent below the 1992 crop
and 31 percent below the record high 1991 crop. Planted area, at 1.73 million
acres, was 3 percent above the 1992 level, while harvested area at
1.69 million acres was 1 percent above the 1992 acreage. The yield averaged
2,008 pounds per acre, 554 pounds below 1992 and 436 pounds below the
1991 crop.

Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South
Carolina) totaled 2.08 billion pounds in 1993, down 22 percent from 1992.
Planted area at 1.05 million acres was 4 percent above the 1992 level. Harvested
acreage at 1.03 million acres was up 3 percent. Yields averaged 2,008 pounds
per acre, 633 pounds below the 1992 level. Continued drought throughout much of
the Southeast cut yields substantially.

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Corn Damaged by Wildlife in 1993
Less Than 1 Percent

A survey in the 10 largest corn producing States assessing wildlife damage in
1993 revealed that less than 1 percent or 35.4 million bushels of corn for grain
were lost to wildlife. These 10 States. which account for over 80 percent of
U.S. corn production, produced 5.14 billion bushels of corn in 1993. On a per
acre basis. 0.70 bushels (39 pounds) were lost to wildlife across the 10 States.

Bird damage caused a loss of 9.6 million bushels of corn for grain, 0.19 bushels
per acre in the 10 States. Deer caused slightly more damage for a loss of

11.9 million bushels or 0.23 bushels per acre. All remaining 13.9 million
bushels or 0.28 bushels per acre were lost to unidentified wildlife.

This Wildlife Damage Survey was funded by USDA/APHIS/Animal Damage Control. for
this survey, the 10-State loss per acre had an average relative error of

9.8 percent, meaning that chances are 2 out of 3 the true average loss was
between 0.63 and 0.77 bushels per acre.

Corn for Grain: Production Estimates and Wildlife Damage
Losses by Selected States, 1993

Production Estimates 1/ Wildlife Damage 2/
BSS Oo
or : Harvested : : > Yield: Production
Type : for Grain : Yield : Production : Loss : Loss
1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000

Acres per Acre Bushels per Acre Bushels

IL : 10,000 130.0 1,300,000 0.46 4,600.0
IN : 5,400 132.0 712,800 0.97 5,238.0
1A : 11,000 80.0 880,000 0.25 2,750.0
MI : 2,150 110.0 236,500 1.13 2,429.5
MN > 4,600 70.0 322,000 1.18 5,428.0
MO : 1,850 90.0 166,500 1.88 3,478.0
NE : 7,550 104.0 785,200 0.35 2,642.5
OH : 3,280 110.0 360, 800 0.66 2,164.8
SD : 2,550 63.0 160,650 0.41 1,045.5
WI : 2,350 92.0 216,200 2.40 5,640.0
10 Sts : 50,730 101.3 5,140,650 0.70 35,416.3
Bird : 0.19 9,594.9
Deer : 0.23 11,906.0
Unident. 3/ : 0.28 13,915.4

/ Source: "Crop Production - 1993 Annual Summary”, NASS, January 1994.
2/ Includes damage from birds, deer. and other wildlife.
3/ Unidentified wildlife may include birds and deer.

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Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,
1993 and Forecasted April 1, 1994
(Metric Units)

Area Planted
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Hectares

Potatoes :
Spring : 35,170 37,070 33,910 36,580

Crop Summary: Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,
1993 and Forecasted April 1, 1994
(Metric Units)

Production

Crop : Mar 1, Apr 1
1993: 1994 1993 1994 1994
: ~ Metric Tons
Potatoes :

Spring > 26.29 28.77 891,490 1,052,430
Citrus Fruits 1/ : 1992-93 1993-94 1993-94
Oranges : 9,968,150 9,432,910 9,376,660
Grapefruit 2/ : 2,531,950 2,315,140
Lemons : 843,680 899,930

1/ Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the
completion of harvest the following year.
2/ 1993 revised.

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Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,
1993 and Forecasted April 1, 1994
(Domestic Units)

Area Planted Area Harvested

Crop See
1993 1994 1993 1994
~ 1.000 Acres
Potatoes :
Spring : 86.9 91.6 83.8 90.4
Crop Summary: Yield per Acre and Production. United States,
1993 and Forecasted April 1. 1994
(Domestic Units)
: Yield per Acre: Production
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1993 : 1994
Potatoes :
Spring Cwt : 235 257 19,654 23,202
Citrus Fruits 1/ : 1992-93 1993-94 1993-94
Oranges Ton : 10.988 10.398 10,336
Grapefruit 2/ a 2,791 2,552
Lemons “oy 930 992

1/ Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the
completion of harvest the following year.
2/ 1993 revised.

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This report was approved on April 12, 1994, by the Acting Secretary of
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Agricultural
Statistics Board.

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In mid-month, the southeastern half of the Nation experienced warm, windy
weather, which helped dry fields and allowed field Preparation and planting to
start. Rain along the Pacific Coast at mid-month lessened concerns about soil
moisture. Mid-month conditions brought about weather suitable for field
Preparation in the Southeast with farmers taking advantage of the spring weather
to plant corn and sorghum fields. The small grains responded to the mild
weather as winter wheat broke out of dormancy in the lower High Plains. The
Central Plains still remained below the desired moisture level for wheat
growers. By the end of the month, drier, spring weather let farmers plant and
Prepare fields in the Ohio Valley and midwestern regions. Planting and field
Preparation proceeded rapidly in the latter half of the month. Crop progress
showed all commodities equal to, or ahead of, the 5-year average.

Grapefruit: The forecast of the 1993-94 U.S grapefruit crop is 2.55 million
tons, down 9 percent from last season but 15 percent more than the
1991-92 season.

Florida's forecasts for all three types of Florida grapefruit remain unchanged
from March and total 49.0 million boxes (2.08 million tons). Those respective
forecasts are white seedless 23.0 million boxes (978,000 tons): colored seedless
25.0 million boxes (1.06 million tons): and seedy grapefruit 1.00 million boxes
(43,000 tons). Over 80 percent of the white seedless crop has been harvested,
while 75 percent of the colored seedless grapefruit crop has been picked.

The forecast for the California Desert Valley grapefruit crop is 111,000 tons
(3.30 million boxes), unchanged from January but down 1 percent from last
season. Fruit quality remains excellent. The first forecast for California
“Other Areas” grapefruit is 178,000 tons (5.30 million boxes), down 7 percent
from last season and down 18 percent from the 1991-92 season. Fruit set is
lighter this season and sizes are smaller than normal. The Texas grapefruit
forecast remains at 112,000 tons (2.80 million boxes), 49 percent larger than
last season. The Arizona grapefruit forecast is 67,000 tons (2.00 million
boxes), down 4 percent from January and down 3 percent from last season.
Harvest is in full swing.

Lemons: The 1993-94 U.S. lemon crop is forecast at 992,000 tons. up 5 percent
from January and up 7 percent from last season. The California
forecast is 21.0 million boxes (798,000 tons), up 5 percent from the January
forecast. Grove conditions are generally good but some fruit scarring has
occurred as the result of wind. The Arizona forecast has increased to
5.10 million boxes (194,000 tons). This represents a 6 percent increase over
the January forecast and a 16 percent increase over last season. Harvest is
virtually complete in the Arizona desert.

Tangerines: The 1993-94 tangerine crop is forecast at 325,000 tons, up

2 percent from March and 29 percent more than last season. The
Florida tangerine forecast is 4.00 million boxes (190,000 tons), up 3 percent
from last month. The harvest is approximately 97 percent complete for all
tangerine varieties. Only a few boxes of Honey tangerines remain for harvest.

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Virginia and North Carolina production at 476 million pounds was 28 percent
below 1992. The planted area at 247,000 acres was the same as 1992 but
harvested area at 237,000 acres was 4 percent below the 1992 level. Yields
averaged 2,008 pounds per acre in the Virginia-North Carolina region,

688 pounds below the 1992 level. The drought conditions were generally
considered worse in this region than the Southeast and reduced yields and kernel
size significantly.

Peanut production in the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) was

840 million pounds, 14 percent below the 1992 crop. Planted area at

432,000 acres was up 1 percent from 1992, while the harvested area was down

1 percent. Yields averaged 2.007 pounds per acre, 291 pounds below the

1992 crop. Late season drought in Texas accounted for the greatest share of the
decline in the Southwest.

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