WINTER WHEAT

Winter wheat seeding virtually completed by beginning of December except
minor acreages across south and California, where seeding had reached
halfway. Wheat emerged on 90% of U.S. acreage, slightly behind average. Ory
weather on southern Plains delayed seeding and slowed emergence. Rain needed
from Kansas southward.

At the end of month, winter wheat in fair to mostly good condition.
Precipitation received and outlook improved. Overwintering condition of
Kansas crop improved after most areas received precipitation during month.
Freezing temperatures slowed development Texas, but rain and snow helped
replenish soil moisture and should aid growth as warming occurs. Winter wheat
Texas rated fair to good. Snow provided excellent protection from frigid
weather Nebraska where crop in good condition. Montana's winter wheat fajr to
good, wind damage light, snow cover fair. Unseasonably mild weather and ‘ample
soil moisture in eastern Corn Belt kept overwintering crops green and in good
condition. In the Pacific Northwest, crop rated fair to mostly good.

COTTON: United States production expected to total 12.0 million bales, down 1

percent from December 1, 23 percent below 1981. Upland estimated at
11.9 million bales, American-Pima at 108 thousand bales. Yield per acre
record high 582 pounds, up 39 pounds from last year.

Harvested area estimated at 9.91 million acres (4.01 million hectares), up
4 percent from December 1, 28 percent below 1981. Most of change in harvested
acres from December due to more harvested acreage than expected in Texas High
Plains.

Southeastern States production 945 thousand bales, up 2 percent from
December, 13 percent above 1981. All States in region recorded record high
yields,

Production in Delta estimated at 3.72 million bales, down 2 percent from
last month, 9 percent above last year. December rains caused yield losses and
reduced quality of late harvested fields. However, all States in region
realized record high yields.

Texas and Oklahoma upland preduction 2.95 million bales, up 2 percent from
December, less than half of 1981 production. Harvest progressed rapidly under
favorable December weather conditions resulting in 400 thousand acre increase
in acreage harvested in Texas. Harvest almost finished, ginning in final
stages.

Western States Upland production 4.28 million bales, down 2 percent from
December, 18 percent below 1981. Harvest finished in California. San Joaquin
Valley yields good, Imperial Valley yields reduced by insects. Harvest final
stages in Arizona, ginning of modules continues. Rains prevented second
harvest of some fields in Arizonia and California.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 § CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


HAY STOCKS ON FARMS - JANUARY 1

1,000 TONS
ALA : 753 772 902 3 265
ARIZ : 365 207 137 25 109
ARK : 830 1,373 1,220 122 452
CALIF : 2,708 23669 1,608 542 471
coLo : 23129 27147 25306 590 694
CONN : 108 117 131 34 32
DEL : 20 26 24 7 9
FLA : 375 295 427 66 53
GA : 390 613 876 74 143
IDAHO : 3,120 3,073 2,712 835 757
ILL : 2,348 2,416 2,639 747 665
IND : 13325 1,421 1,672 375 429
TOWA : 6,269 53757 6,360 2,090 1,563
KANS 3 2,789 4,067 4,269 697 15335
KY : 23406 23775 23820 416 661
LA : 330 523 510 31 105
MAINE : 239 293 291 83 72
MD : 299 287 443 13 88
MASS : 175 181 196 41 42
MICH : 2,306 2,220 2,540 769 506
MINN : 4,696 5,662 5,206 1,210 1,395
MISS : 686 874 1, 150 83 150
MO : 3,353 5,670 5,551 75 1,418
MONT : 4,045 4,327 4,595 917 865
NEBR : 5,241 53258 53779 1,417 1,262
NEV : 657 628 679 164 105
NH : 122 147 124 43 32
Nd : 125 146 183 31 22
N MEX : 343 615 58] 14 126
NY : 3,588 3, 164 3,645 1,389 791
NC : 403 452 465 89 108
N DAK : 2,645 3,761 4,806 479 809
OHIO : 2,296 1,841 2,363 502 347
OKLA : 1,273 2,480 2,318 440 694
OREG : 2,382 2,165 1,958 745 289
PA : 23718 2,721 3,243 795 590
RI : 9 10 n 4 4
$c : 219 236 348 46 4
S DAK : 6,484 6,075 9,412 2,036 1,620
TENN : 1,305 1,559 1,730 335 520
TEX : 33530 53219 55031 993 1,601
UTAH : 15338 13530 V3313 453 328
VT : 656 769 606 248 175
VA : 1,187 1,279 1,342 325 246
WASH : 1,733 1652 1,473 578 508
Ww VA : 762 637 706 156 106
WIS : 9,534 7,849 9,605 2,760 2,211
wo : 1,369 1,788 1,730 592 341

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 10 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


GRAPEFRUIT: Production 63.7 million boxes (2.36 million metric tons), down 1

percent from December 1 forecast, 6 percent less than last season.
This forecast excludes California's “other areas" where first forecast is
April 1. Production for California 1981-82 "other areas" crop, 3.20 million
boxes. Florida all grapefruit forecast 44.0 million boxes -- unchanged from
December 1, but 9 percent less than last season. Large fruit and early
maturity put movement ahead of past two years. Texas forecast, 13.0 million
boxes, off 4 percent from December 1, 6 percent less than last season. Strong
winds in December caused some fruit droppage and damage. California "Desert
Valley" forecast, 3.90 million boxes, 14 percent more than 1981-82 harvest.
Arizona forecast, 2.80 million boxes -- off 3 percent from previous month, 17
percent above last season. Harvest active all States.

LEMONS: Arizona and California expect 31.0 million boxes (1.07 million metric
tons), unchanged from December 1, 25 percent above last season, 1
percent less than record high 1980-81 season. Harvest active.

TANGELOS: Florida crop 4.00 million boxes (163 thousand metric tons), down 5
percent from December 1, 22 percent less than 1981-82. Picking
increased during December, was about three-fourth's complete by month's end.

TANGERINES: Forecast at 5.40 million boxes (210 thousand metric tons), down 4
Percent from December 1, 8 percent more than last season. Harvest
active all States.

TEMPLES: Florida forecast 4.60 million boxes (188 thousand metric tons), un-
changed from December 1, 44 percent above last season. As of
January 1, harvest just underway.

PAPAYAS: January fresh production forecast at 3.50 million pounds (1590 metric

tons), up 9 percent from December, 3 percent above year ago. Low
production levels anticipated coming months -- result of poor fruit sets and
Hurricane damage.

December fresh production 3.20 million pounds (1450 metric tons), down 14
percent from November, 10 percent less than year ago. By late December Kauai
Island, hardest hit by Hurricane Iwa, producing fruit for local sales only.
Area harvested totaled 2165 acres (880 hectares) in December, unchanged from
November, but down 3 percent from last December. Harvest acreage Kauai
expected to drop 95 percent from pre-hurricane level by end of month.

Total fresh papaya utilization in 1982 estimated at 44.1 million pounds
(20.0 thousand metric tons), down 24 percent from 1981.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks on farms January 1, 1983, 108 million tons (98.0
million metric tons), 8 percent more than a year ago,
fractionally below record high of 108 million tons (98.2 million metric tons)

January 1, 1980. Increased stocks result from record high hay production in
1982.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 7 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


Bureau of Census reports 10,579,516 running bales ginned prior to January
1, 1983 compared with 13,460,093 bales ginned to the same date in 1982 and
9,872,843 bales for the 1980 crop.

COTTONSEED: Production based on three year lint seed ratio estimated at 4.78
million tons (4.33 million metric tons), 25 percent below 1981
production.

ORANGES: U.S. production forecast at 225 million boxes (8.67 million metric
tons), up fractionally from December 1, 26 percent above last

season, 8 percent less than 1980-81. Forecast all oranges in Florida, 147
million boxes, unchanged from last month, 17 percent above last season’s
freeze damaged crop, 15 percent less than 1980-81. Early and mid-season
varieties in Florida, 74.0 million boxes, unchanged from previous forecast --~
same as last season. Valencia forecast at 73.0 million boxes, unchanged from
December 1, 41 percent greater than last season.

California crop forecast, record high 68.0 million boxes, up 1 percent
from last month, 58 percent more last season, 4 percent above 1980-81. Navel
crop, record 40.0 million boxes, up 3 percent from December, 48 percent above
last season. Valencia forecast, record high 28.0 million boxes, unchanged
from December, 75 percent greater than last season.

Arizona all orange forecast, 3.30 million boxes, unchanged from December,
8 percent more than last season. Texas crop -- 6.20 million boxes, unchanged
from last month, 4 percent above 1981-82.

Changes in U.S. production between January 1 forecast and final production
have averaged 16.1 million boxes over past ten seasons, ranging from 1.30
million boxes in 1977-78 to 42.1 million boxes in 1981-82. Freeze in Florida
during January 1982 major cause for 42.1 million box difference between
January 1, 1982 and final estimate. 4

FLORIDA CITRUS: Citrus trees in good condition but need additional rainfall.
Cool nights, short days helped prevent serious moisture
deficiencies. Considerable irrigation on high sand hill groves. New growth
started warmer locations. Few reports of light, open bloom in south.
Continued warm weather causing abundance of new growth and bloom bud formation
that is extremely vulnerable to frost or freezing temperatures. Harvest for

processing increased rapidly December. Early and mid oranges generally most
advanced maturity in recent history. Movement fresh oranges, grapefruit,

tangelos, and tangerines very active for fresh markets during December.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The 1982-83 Florida Frozen

Concentrated Juice Yield for all
oranges projected at 1.42 gallons per box at 42.0 degree brix equivalent.
This compares with freeze shortened 1981-82 crop which had final yield of
1.27832 gallons per 90 pound box at 42.0 degree brix equivalent.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 6 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


COTTON

: AREA HARVESTED : YIELD 3 PRODUCTION 1/
CROP Deen nnn nnn eee mere rene net nese nent eens e eae er naa Ret ae n Rete eRe Ser sen e ene a enema em

3 3 IND = ’ + IND : 2 IND

3 1980 ¢ 1981 % 1982 1980 + 1981 ¢ 1982 % 1980 3 1984 1982

: 1,000 ACRES POUNDS 1,000 BALES av
COTTON, UPLAND
ae t 321.0 372.0 300.0 aut 545 736 275.0 922.0 460.0
ARIZ 3 549.0 $99.0 989.0 1/184 1,247 1,129 1,354.0 1,556.0 1,150.0
ARK 2 645,0 560.0 420.0 330 518 606 444,0 604,0 530.0
CALIF 4 1,540.0 1,53060 1,370.0 969° 1,109 = 1,069 = 3,109.0 = 34535,0 3,050.0
FLA 3 5.9 17.0 14.0 610 601 641 7.5 21.3 18,7
6A t 160.0 175.0 175.0 258 436 631 86.0 159.0 230,0
La : 560.0 695.0 605.0 394 S12 690 460.0 742,0 870.0
MISS 2 1612540 1720060 = 1604000 488 626 B12 1714320 © 1456520 © 1,760.0
MO : 291.0 183.0 155.0 383 aa4 650 177.0 168.0 210.0
NEV t 9 2 6 640 800 960 1.2 1.2
N MEX ¢ 120.0 106.0 67.0 423 602 S73 107.0 80.0
NC 3 65.0 62.0 72.0 sas 556 66? 52.0 100.0
OKLA 3 565.0 640.0 460.0 174 330 261 205.0 250.0
$c % 120.0 118.0 95.0 309 667 783 17.0 155.0
TENN $275.0 305.0 270.0 349 496 615 20p.o 346.0
TEX $ 6,850.0 7,200.0 4,300.0 233 376 301 3,320.0 2,700.0
vA 3 3 3 3 320 480 480 22 3
us 2 13,143.1 13,783.2 9,832.9 402 542 $81 11,017.9 41,921.2
COTTON, AMERA!
ARIZ 3 42.1 3306 43.9 82a 767 830 72.3 75.9
CALIF 8 ot 0 20 480 0 0 al 0
N MEX ¢ 7.0 6.8 9.4 26a 558 495 6.8 9.7
TEX : 22,5 17.6 533 491 54a 25.0 22,0
us 3 M147 58.0 698 659 710 104,2 107.6
COTTON, A
tn i 321.0 372.0 ait 545 736 275.0 460.0
ARIZ ’ 591.1 632.6 1,158 1,221 1,100 1,426.3 1,225.9
ARK : 645.0 560.0 330 518 606 444.0 530.0
CALIF % 1,540.1 1453060 969 «1,109 = 8,069 3,109.1 3,050.0
FLA : 5.9 17.0 610 601 oat 7.5 18,7
6A : 160.0 175.0 258 436 631 86.0 230.0
ua 3 56000 69500 394 512 690 460.0 870.0
MISS) 1,125.0 1,200.0 488 626 812 1,143.0 1,760.0
Mo + 261.0 183.0 353 aa 650 177.0 210.0
NEV t 9 ao 640 800 960 1.2 1.2
N MEX 127.0 112.8 430 600 56a 113.8 89,7
ne : 65.0 82.0 Bat 556 667 52.0 100.0
OKLA t $65.0 640.0 174 330 261 205.0 250.0
sc + 120.0 118.0 309 667 783 77,0 155.0
TENN 3 275.0 305.0 349 4% 615 200.0 346.0
TEX 2 687265 7721766 49 31904 a34 377 302 34345.0 5,663.0 2572260
vA : 3 3 3 320 480 480 2 3 23
us 213,218,8 13,841,2 9,905.6 404 543 562 11,122.1 15,645,7 12,028.38
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1/ PRODUCTION SINNED AND TO BE GINNED,
2/ Q800LB, NET WEIGHT BALES,

COTTONSEED

PRODUCTION

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983


CROP PRODUCTION = (S="

Statistical Reporting
Released: january 11, 1983 Service

3:00 P.M. ET

U.S. Department
of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
20250

HIGHLIGHTS

ALL COTTON production is estimated at 12.0 million bales, 23 percent below
1981, down 1 percent from the December 1 forecast.

CITRUS production, forecast at 14.0 million tons (12.7 million metric tons), 17
percent above last season.

ORANGE, production, forecast at 225 million boxes (8.67 million metric tons),
26 percent above last season, 8 percent less than 1980-81.

GRAPEFRUIT production, excluding California "other areas" crop, forecast at
63.7 millions boxes (2.36 million metric tons), down 1 percent from
December 1 and 6 percent below last season.

LEMON production, at 31.0 million boxes (1.07 million metric tons), 25 percent
above last season, | percent Jess than record high 1980-81 season.

WINTER POTATO production, forecast 2.49 million cwt (113 thousand metric tons),
up 10 percent from 1982 and 13 percent higher than 1981.

HAY STOCKS on farms January 1, 1983 are estimated at 108 million tons (98.0
million metric tons), 8 percent more than a year earlier.

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POTATOES

SEASONAL GROUP HARVESTED
AND STATE -

1,000 ACRES
WINTER:
CALIF 2 32 3.8 47 3.2 3.8 47
FLA 84 75 6.8 a4 712 6.6
TOTAL > 116 11.3 15 11.6 11.0 11.3
SPRING: 1/ :
ALA > 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.2
ARIZ > 8.2 a7 5.2 a7
CALIF > 26.4 25.5 26.4 25.5
FLA ~ HASTINGS =: 21.0 22:0 20.5 21.5
~ OTHER odd 133 10 12
LA OW? 12 1.6 i
nc 3 13.5 14.0 13.3 13.8
TEX > 6.2 6.2 6.0 5:0
TOTAL 9, 8.0
MINTER: :
CALIF > 280 245 270 896 931 1,269
FLA 2 155 185 185 1,302 1,332 1221
TOTAL : 189 206 220 2,198 2,263 2,490
SPRING: 1/ :
ALA > 180 170 720 n4
ARIZ : 280 305 1,456 1,434
CALIF : 390 375 10,296 93563
FLA - HASTINGS H 245 240 5,023 5,160
= OTHER : 240 210 240 252
LA 80 80 128 88
NC 155 160 2,062 2,208
TEX 140 190 840 1,140

20,765 20,559

FRESH PRODUCTION

IN CROP
FORECAST
1983

1,000 POUNDS
NOV: 3,260 3,330 2,235 2,165 4,800 3,700

DEC =: = 3,240 3,050 2,235 2,165 3,572 3,200
AN : 3,180 2,265 3,397 3,500
Fee: 3,110 25285, 3,610 3,100
MAR : 3,120 2,295 4,528 2,900
APR 3,035 2,180 3,938 2,900

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CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 12 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


CITRUS FRUIT v/s

: PROOUCTION : PRODUCTION

CROP t BOXES 3 TON EQUIVALENT

AND UTILIZED tINDICATED: UTILIZED s INDICATED
oem ennnwennnn meena? Penewwnnnewnennceenn?

STATE 1980"61 % 1961982 ¢ 1962063 1981082 3 1982063

1,000 UNITS 27 1,000 UNITS
ORANGES,EARLY MID & NAVEL 3/3
ARIZ : 900 900 950 34 34 36
CALIF t 38,750 27,000 40,000 1,453 1,013 1,500
FLA 2 105,600 74,000 74,000 4,752 3,330 3,330
TEX : 2,600 3,610 3,800 110 153 162
us $147,850 105,510 118,750 65349 4/530 5,028
ORANGES, VALENCIA :
ARIZ z 1,700 2,150 2,350 64 80 88
CALIF : 26,500 16,000 28,000 994 600 1,050
FLA t 66,800 51,800 73,000 3,006 2,331 3,285
TEX : 1,730 2,330 2,400 74 99 102
us 2 96,730 72,280 105,750 4,138 3,110 4,525
ALL ORANGES 3
ARIZ 2 2,600 3,050 3,300 98 114 124
CALIF 2 65,250 43,000 68,000 2,447 1,613 2,550
FLA 2 172,400 125,800 147,000 7,758 5,661 6,615
TEX : 4,330 5,940 6,200 184 252 264
us 2 244,580 177,790 224,500 10,487 7,640 9,553
TEMPLES :
FLA 5 3,600 3,200 4,600 162 144 207
GRAPEFRUIT, WHITE SEEDLESS
FLA 2 28,400 27,300 25,000 1,207 1,160 1,062
GRAPEFRUIT, PINK SEEDLESS
FLA z 14,600 14,800 13,000 a1 629 553
OTHER GRAPEFRUIT 3
FLA : 7,300 6,000 6-000 310 ass 255
ALL GRAPEFRUIT 2
ARIZ z 2,800 2,400 2,800 90 17 90
CALIF Fy
DESERT 3 4,260 3,410 3,900 136 109 125
OTHER AREAS ar 3,800 3,200 127 107
TOTAL : 8,060 6/610 263 216
FLA 3 50-300 48,100 44,000 2,138 2,044 1,870
TEX 3 6,700 13,900 13,000 268 556 S20
us 67,860 71,010 2,759 2,893
TANGERINES 2
ARIZ : 700 750 700 26 26 26
CALIF 3 1,860 1,730 1,800 70 65 68
FLA z 3,000 2,500 24900 143 119 138
us : 5,560 4,980 3,400 239 212 232
LEMONS :
ARIZ 3 7,000 67300 7,700 266 239 293
CALIF # 24,300 18,500 23,300 923 703 885
us t 34,300 24,800 31,000 1,189 942 1,178
TANGELOS z
FLA 4,900 5,100 4,000 at 230 180

1/ THE CROP YEAR BEGINS WITH THE 8LOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR
SHOWN AND ENOS WITH YEAR HARVEST IS COMPLETED.

2/ NET LBS PER BOX? ORANGES@CALIF & ARIZ@75,FLA@90¢
TEX*853 GRAPEFRUIT“CALIF DESERT & ARIZ*64, CALIF
OTHER*67, FLA=85, TEX#803 LEMONS-763 TANGELOS &
TEMPLES=903 TANGERINES= CALIF & ARIZ@75, FLA$9S.

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

@/ THE FIRST FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA GRAPEFRUIT "OTHER AREAS”
WILL BE AS OF APR 1.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 n CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


Disappearance May 1, 1982 to January 1, 1983, 69.5 million tons (63.1
million metric tons), 1 percent more than same period a year earlier.

POTATOES: The 1983 winter crop forecast at 2.49 million cwt (113 thousand

metric tons), 10 percent above 1982, 13 percent above 1981. Area
for harvest, 11.3 thousand acres (4570 hectares), gained 3 percent over 1982,
down 3 percent from 1981. Yields forecast record high 220 cwt per acre, up 14
cwt from year earlier, 31 cwt above 1981.

California to produce 1.27 million cwt winter potatoes in 1983, over
one-third more than last year. Harvest in progress Kern, Riverside Counties.
Early Kern District yields reported lower than last year, Riverside higher.

Florida producers expect 1.22 million cwt potatoes, a decline of 8 percent
from 1982. Planting completed last week of December. arly planting hurt by
flooding, some acres lost. Later plantings up to good stands, growing well.
Harvest earliest fields just underway.

Revised 1982 spring production 20.6 million cwt | (933 thousand metric
tons), down 1 percent From 1981, one-fifth above 1980. Area harvested 78.0
thousand acres (31.6 thousand hectares), same as year earlier, 9 percent above
1980. Yields averaged 264 cwt per acre, down 2 from record high set in 1981,
26 cwt above 1980.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 8 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


DECEMBER HARVEST PROGRESS

Heavy rains during December slowed harvests and caused flooding. Standing water damaged
some soybeans remaining for harvest southern areas. Wetness northern areas continued delay
final corn harvesting. Growers waiting for fields to freeze enough to support equipment.
Cotton harvest centered Texas and Southwest at end of December. Rain damaged some cotton
Arizona and halted picking much of month. Harvest reached 90% completed. Texas harvest detayed
by rain during month and at standstill at end of December, due to snow, ice, and freezing rain.
Picking 92% finished. Cotton 80% harvested in Oklahoma and at standstill as December ended due
to snow accumulations. Harvesting southern areas of California progressed as fields dried.

DECEMBER WEATHER SUMMARY

Unseasonably heavy precipitation doused a broad area from the Delta States into the southern
Great Lakes and westward into the central Rockies. Some fields were flooded in the Delta,
causing property losses and difficulties for outdoor activities. Precipitation was also heavier
than usual from southern Arizona into southwestern Texas and over northeastern Montana. Some
dry areas were scattered across the Northeast, the Great Basin, the northwestern Great Lakes
region, and southern sections of Florida and Texas. Even though the winter wheatlands of the
central and southern Plains had slightly above- normal moisture, it fell very early and late
during the month, leaving a long dry spell in the middle period. Unseasonable warmth blanketed
the eastern half of the Nation, keeping winter grains green into the southern Corn Belt and
heating degree days below par. The West was generally a little cooler than normal,

The first 4 days of the month were stormy in the West and the East. A storm system
developing over the Plateau produced high wind, heavy rain, and snow at higher elevations
through all of the West Coast States, the central Plateau, and the Southwest. As the storm
deepened in Colorado, a blizzard moved northeastward into Canada. Meanwhile, a strong flow of
warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico produced deluges of flooding rain from southeastern
Texas to Alabama and northward to Illinois.

FIRST WEEK...The first full week, beginning December 5, was much colder than the previous
week. The cold air spread from the Northwest into the Plains and then eastward and southward,
finally covering most of the Nation. Early in the week, rain spread from the middle Mississippi
Valley through the Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes region, and over all of the east coast. Later,
snow covered parts of the northern and central Plains, the Great Lakes region, and the
Northeast. At the end of the week, the first snow of the season fell from the southern
Appalachians to the mid-Atlantic States and covered the rest of the Northeast. Also late in the
week, a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico triggered heavy rain through the lower Mississippi
Valley and the Southeast. This rain fell on already saturated areas so that local flooding was
widespread and rivers ran full.

SECOND WEEK...A succession of Pacific storms moved into the Pacific Northwest and produced
heavy rain and gh winds from northern California through Washington. Flooding and tand
erosion resulted from the wind and rains. Heavy snow accumulated in the northern Rockies and
pushed into parts of the northern Plains. At midweek, a cold front triggered heavy rain along a
rather narrow line from northwestern Louisiana to central Kentucky. Moderate rain fell from
Alabama to the upper Ohio Valley. Lighter precipitation covered the rest of the area east of
the Mississippi River. High wind through the northern and central Rockies created some dramatic
warming episodes in the downslope areas. The Pacific air flowing in from the West kept most of
the Nation warmer than normal, but the week ended with a cold outbreak in the East, with
freezing temperatures reaching aJ] the way to the Florida Panhandle.

THIRD WEEK...The Pacific storms continued to move onshore in the West in rapid succession
until midweek, and their effects reached further south to cover all of California with wind,
rain, and snow in the mountains. Heavy snow fell over the central and northern Sierra range and
over the central Plateau. The last storm of the series deepened in Colorado and created
blizzard conditions through Colorado and Wyoming. The storm moved northeastward, leaving heavy
snow oyer the northern Plains and parts of the southern Plains, and heavy rains and severe
weather over the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Record-breaking warmth blanketed the East.

FOURTH WEEK...Storms originating in the Gulf of Mexico early in the week and again late in
the week caused serious flooding from southeastern Texas to western Tennessee. Many fields were
under water and, with rivers running full, the flooding was continuous. Unharvested crops were
lost in many areas. Tornadoes and thunderstorms accompanying the earlier storm did extensive
local damage. Temperatures east of the Mississippi River and in the northern Plains were much
warmer than normal, while the central and southern Plains and the area west of the Rockies were
much colder than normal. Heavy snow fell in western Texas and in New Mexico late in the week
and from Nebraska northeastward early in the week.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1983 4 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


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

METRIC TONS
ORANGES 6 930 890 8 632 770 8 666 340
LEMONS 854 570 1 068 660 1 068 660

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

COTTON AND COTTONSEED

PRODUCTION

INDICATED

HECTARES. METRIC TONS
ALL COTTON : 8 601 390 4 008 700 0.61 0.65 3 406 430 2 616 770
UPLAND :  § $77 920 3.979 280 0.61 0.65 3.389 100 2 593 340
AMER-PIMA __ + 23 470 29 420 0.74 0.80 17-330 23 430

COTTONSEED

METRIC TONS

102 650 112 940

STOCKS ON FARMS

1983

90 488 050 98 008 610
22 820 230

é Feport contains State and National estimates with related Information
on selected agricultural commodities. These data were prepared and adopted by the Crop Re~
porting 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,
l Mag, D R. P. Small, 8. A. Nelson,
fe R. Le Addison,

W. T. Brannen,

J. S. Buche, A. R. Budge,
T. d. Byram, J. W. Corby ITI,
J. A. Heep, D.C. dohnson,

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

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


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

INDICATED 1982-83

CROP 1981-82

1,000 BOXES
ORANGES 177,790 223,500 224,500
LEMONS 24,800 31,000 31,000

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

COTTON AND COTTONSEED

YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

INDICATED ; INDICATED
3982 3 1981 : 3982 > 981: 1982

1,000 ACRES POUNDS 1,000 BALES 1/
ALL COTTON : 13, 841.2 9,905.6 543 582 15,645.7 12,018.8
UPLAND :  13,783.2 9,832.9 542 581 15, 566.1 11,911.2

AMER-PIMA 2 58.0 72.7 659 710 79.6 107.6

COTTONSEED

J/ 480-LB NET WEIGHT BALES.

AREA PLANTED

INDICATED
1983

99,746 ~ 108,036

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


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