Precipitation was more widespread in the third week of the month, December 17-23. The
moisture in the West spread to southern California and into the Rockies. Cooler air at the end
of the week allowed snow to accumulate in the mountains. In the East, after a cold beginning
temperatures warmed by week's end and heavy showers, thunderstorms, and even tornadoes occurred
in the lower Mississippi Valley on the first day of winter, December 22.

The last week of the month and year was a wet one in most of the Nation. Snow fell in the
Cascades, the Sierras, the central Rockies, and the west central Plains. However, snow was
scarce elsewhere. Beneficial rain fell on central Texas, Oklahoma, and eastern Kansas, and rainy
weather enveloped the region from the Mississippi River to the East Coast. Most of the Nation
was warmer than normal. Average temperatures for the week were as much as 15 degrees warmer
than normal in the northern Plains. However, freezing temperatures did reach as far south as
northern Florida in the latter part of the week.

WINTER WHEAT

Winter wheat generally rated good in the Corn Belt and the Southeast but only fair in the
important Great Plains production area at the beginning of January. A few growers across the
southern part of the Nation continued to seed winter wheat during Oecember but most of the crop
was planted by the early part of the month. Very little snow covered winter wheat in any major
production area during December although at the end of the month, snow provided some protection to
the crop in the extreme northern Plains and parts of Colorado, Nebraska, and the Northwest.

Wheat condition was variable across Kansas. Northwestern areas of the State had good top
growth and some snowcover in late December. Southwestern areas of Kansas lacked snowcover and
fields showed some of the thinnest stands in recent years. Wind erosion was a concern in snowless
areas.

Snow protected much of North Dakota's winter grain. In Oklahoma, winter wheat showed im-
proved growth from recent rains; cattle grazed 20 percent of the acreage, the same as last year
and the average. Warm weather in Texas brightened small grain prospects; emergence and growth im-
proved. Small grains provided minimal grazing on the High Plains, although more stockers moved
onto central and eastern Texas fields. Producers sprayed to control insects. Some planting con-
tinued in Arizona. Irrigated stands in New Mexico rated fair to good, providing adequate grazing.
Dryland stands rated fair with only limited grazing. Rains in California improved wheat growth.
Producers sprayed to control weeds. Pacific Northwest wheat rated good. Winter wheat in the Corn
Belt rated good but needed snowcover.

COTTON: All cotton production is estimated at 14.9 million bales, up 2 percent from the
December 1 forecast and 37 percent more than production in 1978. Upland production
is expected to total 14.8 million bales and American-Pima 97.6 thousand bales.

Cottonseed production, based on a three-year average lint-seed ratio, is estimated at 5.80
million tons (5.26 million metric tons), 36 percent above 1978.

Harvested acreage is estimated at 13.0 million acres (5.25 million hectares) for 1979,
compared with 12.4 million acres (5.01 million hectares) harvested last year. The current esti-
mate is down 80.8 thousand acres from the December 1 estimate.

In the Southeastern States--Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carol ina--production
is estimated at 634 thousand bales, about the same as the December 1 forecast and 13 percent
above 1978. Harvest is virtually complete.

Production in the Delta States--Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee--is
estimated at 3.08 million bales, up 3 percent from the December 1 forecast and 5 percent more
than last year's production. Open weather during December allowed growers to complete harvest.
Most gins are closed for the season.

The Texas and Oklahoma Upland crop is estimated at 6.22 million bales, up 2 percent from

the December 1 forecast and 50 percent above 1978 production. Harvest is almost complete but
gins are continuing to operate from the backlog of cotton stored in ricks and modules.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 5 CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA


HAY STOCKS ON FARMS ~ JANUARY 3

STATE? 1978 : 1979 : 1980

7,000 TONS
ALA : 685 851 930
ARIZ : 438 332 220
ARK : 1,081 1,031 1,148
CALIF : 2,860 2,226 2,043
cOLo : 1,782 1,882 2,123
CONN : 98 155 123
OEL : 19 26 33
FLA : 285 387 375
GA : 481 627 842
IDAHO : 3,344 3,531 2,682
TLL : 2,521 2,549 2,674
IND : 1,550 1,472 1,269
TOWA : 5,493 5,811 6,534
KANS : 4,023 2,946 3,830
KY : 2,505, 2,561 2,727
LA : 479 456 587
MAINE : 218 307 254
vo : 302 416 436
MASS : 137 189 164
MICH : 1,456 2,173 2,491
MINN : 5,451 6,163 6,863
MISS : 844 847 927
Mo : 4,788 5,023 5,28)
MONT : 3,673 3,981 3,819
NEBR : 5,949 5,427 5,714
NEV : 57] 57B 636
NH : 113 123 133
Nd : 138 183 217
N MEX : 382 at 440
ny : 2,830 3,23) 3,600
nc 3 328 453 454
N DAK : 2,809 5,227 5,375
GHio : 2,170 2,518 2,741
OKLA : 2,605 1,901 2,827
OREG : 1,755 2,086 1,686
PA : 2,178 2,767 3,134
RI : 9 10 aa
sc : 246 302 321
S DAK : 5,600 7,48 7,836
TENN : 1,329 1,472 1,658
TEX : 3,086 2,140 4,180
UTAH : 1,253 1,169 1,276
VT : 483 664 638
vA : 801 1,246 1,438
WASH : 1,751 1,807 1,623
W VA : 639 795 667
wis : 8,401 8,610 9,918
wo : 1,541 1,640 1,893
us : 91,480 98,090 106,775

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 10 CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA



FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD

The Florida all orange juice yield for 1979-80 is projected at 1.32 gallons of 45 degree
brix concentrate per box. The projected yield is up .04 gallon per box from December 1 and com-
pares with 1.34 galtons per box from the 1978-79 crop.

GRAPEFRUIT: U.S. grapefruit prospects on January 1? improved slightly from last month and point

to a 67.6 milvion box (2.50 million metric tons) crop. The Florida crop at 51.0
million boxes is unchanged from December 1 but is 2 percent more than was produced in 1978-79.
Groves were in excellent condition. Movement to date of Florida grapefruit is about equal to the
same period last season. The Texas crop is expected to total 6.60 million boxes, 2 percent more
than was forecast on December 1 but 27 percent less than last season. This year's crop was re-
duced by a severe freeze in January 1979, Harvest was active during most of the month. In Cali-
fornia, the crop is forecast at 7.10 million boxes, 1 percent more than December } and 23 percent
above last season. Minimal harvest activity is reported for the California crop. Sizes are smal
but quality is good. The Arizona crop at 2.90 million boxes is unchanged from last month but is
29 percent above last season

LEMONS: Prospects for the California lemon crop are unchanged from last month at 16.5 million

boxes, but are 19 percent above last season. Movement is good in the Central area
(District 1) with very good to excellent quatity. In the Southern area (District 2), the appear-
ance and texture of some fruit is poor. However, warm weather has given a goad bloom which shauld
help the late summer harvest. In the Desert areas (District 3), fruit quality and size are good
In Arizona, prospects declined 6 percent from December 1 to 3.10 million boxes, 44 percent below
last season. Fruit sizes are smaller than normal.

TANGELOS: Florida's tangelo crop is forecast at 5.00 million boxes (204 thousand metric tons),
unchanged from last month but 19 percent more than the previous season.

TANGERINES: The tangerine crop is expected to total 6.45 million boxes (257 thousand metric

tons), unchanged from December ? but 19 percent more than the 1978-79 season. The
Florida crop, placed at 4.10 million boxes, is 17 percent above last season. The California crop
of 1.70 million boxes is up 17 percent from last season. Harvest in California is active with
good quality, texture and flavor. The Arizona crop at 650 thousand boxes is expected to be 44
Percent above last season's harvest.

TEMPLES: Florida‘’s temple crop is unchanged from Yast month at 5.40 million boxes (220 thousand
metric tons), but is 15 percent above last season's production.

HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: January 1, 1980 stocks of hay on farms totaled a record high 107 million

tons (96.9 million metric tons), 9 percent above the previous record of
98.1 million tons (89.0 million metric tons) a year earlier and 17 percent more than the 91.5
million tons (83.0 million metric tons) on hand January 1, 1978. Higher January 1 stocks were
the result of record high hay production in 1979 combined with a record carryover. Thirty-six
States showed increased stocks from a year ago. States showing lower stocks were mostly in the
Northwest and New England areas.

Disappearance from May 1, 1979 to January 1, 1980 was a record high 69.0 million tons (62.6
million metric tons), 7 percent more than the previous record disappearance of 68.2 miljion tons
(61.9 million metric tons) during the same period a year earvier.

PAPAYAS: Hawaii papaya production is expected to remain steady in January after dropping 24 per-

cent in December. The January forecast of 3.30 million pounds {1500 metric tons) is
down one percent from the 3.34 million pounds (1520 metric tons) utilized last month but repre-
sents an 1) percent reduction from a year ago. A two-month period of declining output is anti-
cipated to begin in February with 2.20 million pounds (1000 metric tons) forecast. The reduction
is expected to continue into March when a 5 percent decrease fram February is expected. This
downward trend is expected to turn in April when production is forecast to be up 1.20 million
pounds from March. Production during the first four months of this year is forecast at 10.9
million pounds (4940 metric tons), down 2 percent from the 11.1 million pounds (5030 metric tons)
produced during the same period last year

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 7 TROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA



Upland production in the Western States--Arizona, California and New Mexico--is estimated at
4.84 million bales, up 3 percent from last month and 56 percent above 1978 production. Improved
yield prospects from December 1 more than offset decreased harvested acres in Arizona.

The Bureau of the Census reports 12,732,581 running bales ginned to January 1, 1980 compared
with 9,316,913 bales ginned to the same date for the 1978 crop and 13,513,320 bales for the 1977

crop.

U.S. Orange Production and Utilization

Mil. tons

wo fF

0
1970-71 1973-74 1976-77 1979-80*

January 1, 1980 produetion forecast.

USDA Nog E505 3706-00 (1)

ORANGES: U.S. orange production is forecast at 258 million boxes (10.2 million metric tons) for

the 1979-80 season, down slightly from last month's forecast but 23 percent above the
1978-79 crop. Florida prospects were unchanged at 200 million boxes, 22 percent more than last
season's harvest. Early and mid-season varieties are expected to total 115 million boxes, 26 per-
cent above the 1978-79 crop. Florida's Valencia crop is expected to total 85.0 million boxes, 16
percent greater than last season. Orange groves in Florida were in excellent condition through
December. Fruit color is excellent on all early maturing varieties. Harvest is running about 18
percent ahead of last year.

The California orange forecast at 51.0 million boxes is unchanged from December 1, but is 37
percent more than last season. Navel production is expected to total 28.0 million boxes, 35 per-
cent above last season's harvest. The Valencia crop is placed at 23.0 million boxes, 40 percent
above the 1978-79 crop. Quality of the Navel crap being harvested is good to excellent. There
have been some problems with thin skins.

Texas orange prospects declined 2 percent during December and now point to a 3.90 million
box crop, 39 percent less than last season. Harvest is progressing normally with over half of
the early crop harvested. The Arizona crop is unchanged from December 1 at 3.50 million boxes,
21 percent above the 1978-79 crop.

Changes in U.S. production between the January 7 forecast and final production have averaged
9.53 million boxes over the past 10 seasons, ranging from 1.3 million boxes in 1977-78 to 35.7
million boxes in 1976-77,

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 6 CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA


COTTON

CROP + AREA HARVESTED : YIELD B PRODUCTION 17
AND : : IND: : FIND ¢ 7 TND
STATE + 1977 t_ug7e t 1979 $ 1977 $ 1978 ¢ 1975 ¢ 1977 4 1978 4 1979
$ 14000 ACRES BOUNDS 19000 BALES 27
COTTON» UPLAND
ALA ' 39560 315.0 310.0 337 443 495 277.0 291.0 320.0
ARIZ 1 54540 538.0 60040 997 953 1,080 4070.0 19068,0
ARK t 93060 76040 55049 $34 al? 532 1903540 $6040
CALIF = $ 1439960 1445540 1963540 954 640 992 24790,0 1494060
FLA + Sel 3.6 343 425 So6 599 S44
GA t 17000 11540 15040 232 463 498 82.
KY t 8 20 0 420 0 0 7
La t $6040 51060 46540 583 450 712 656.0
MISS 1936000 4915040 1903060 581 $75 676 1764540
MO t 25340 182.0 14040 437 496 545 23540
NEV : 1.3 143 let 598 S42 694 1,6
N MEX ' 12860 109.0 130.0 603 4G Ben 161.
NC t 83.9 42.0 45.9 305 sis 469 $3.6
OKLA ot 520.0 58560 $3040 402 292 436 436.0
sc ' 15320 98.0 21160 342 $62 497 109.0
TENN 1 30000 23000 230.0 407 490 359 25560 235.0
TEX 1 6045000 6420060 6490060 407 294 397 5465.0
va t 7 ol oJ 194 480 370 3
u's £ 13920009 12929e60 12488047 519 426 551 1492776
COTTON, AMER=PIMA
ARIZ t 4203 3402 42.8 738 756 785
CALIF = ¢ 3 al ol 269 460 480
N MEX of 963 1347 1360 621 454 240
Tex t 22.8 28.0 3040 747 456 336
s t Thee 7600 85.9 724 590 545
COTTON, ALL
ALA + 39560 315.0 31060 337 443 495 27760
ARIZ : 557.3 57202 04205 978 941 1,060 1913560
ARK t 93060 76000 550.0 5346 17 532 1903540
CALIF =f 1439003 1945541 1463561 963 640 992 2479062
Fla t Gel 366 303 425 307 309
GA t 17040 11540 150.0 232 463 4968
KY : 08 00 0 420 0 )
La 2 $4040 510-0 45500 383 450 nz
MISS 4 1936000 1#150<0 1403000 $8L 575 676
MO + 258.0 182.0 14040 437 496 345
NEV t 1.3 1.3 lel Sol 554 898
NMEX  ¢ 137.3 122.7 14360 605, 464 376
nec 4 83.0 42.0 45.0 307 514 469
OKLA t 520.0 585.0 580.0 402 aor 430
sc 1 153.0 93.0 111-0 342 562 497
TENN ot 30000 230.0 230.0 408 490 383
TEX $ 6947265 6422840 6493040 soa 29% 396
va + 7 el 3 206 480 320 . .
us 413927503 12437060 12996606 520 421 551 269389.2 10085548 14,872.9

14 PRODUCTION GINNED AND TO BE GINNED.
2/ 480-L3. NET WEIGHT BALES,

PAPAYAS - HAWAIT

: AREA : UTILIZED PRODUCTION
MONTH TOTAL_IN CROP HARVESTED 197, : 9 FORECAST
RLY) Dw: 199 8 19794980
T,000 POUND
Nov : 3,215 2,930 2,135 1,885 5,312 4,415
OEC : 3,275 2,960 2,185 1,885 4,048 3,343
JAN : 3,205 2,265 3,715 3,300
FEB : 3,170 2,335 2,492 2,200
MAR 3 3,255 2,360 2,327 2,100
APR : 3,218 2,340 2,560 3,300
CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION JAN-DEC 64,000 39,670

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 9 CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA


CROP PRODUCTION

Released: 10, 1980 Economics, Statistics, &
OPN, ‘et . Cooperatives Service

US. Department
of Agriculture

Washington, D.C.
20250

HIGHLIGHTS

ALL COTTON production is forecast at 14.9 million bales, up 2 percent from the
December 1 forecast and 37 percent more than the 1978 production.
Yield per acre at 557 pounds is a record high.

CITRUS production is forecast at 15.5 million tons (14.0 million metric tons),
16 percent more than last season.

ORANGE production is forecast at 258 million boxes (10.2 million metric tons),
23 percent more than last season.

GRAPEFRUIT production is forecast at 67.6 million boxes (2.50 million metric
tons), 1 percent above last season.

LEMON production at 19.6 million boxes (676 thousand metric tons) is 1 percent
below the December 1 forecast but 1 percent above the previous
season.

WINTER POTATO production is forecast at 2.34 million cwt (106 thousand metric
tons), 2 percent below last season's crop. The area planted is
estimated at 11.7 thousand acres (4730 hectares}, 10 percent less
than in 1979. The area for harvest at 11.5 thousand acres (4650
hectares) is 3 percent less than a year ago.

HAY STOCKS on farms January 1, 1980 are estimated at a record high 107 million
tons (96.9 million metric tons), 9 percent above the previous high
a year earlier.

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for the Spring crop which would normally appear in this report,
have been discontinued starting with the 1980 crop.

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POTATOES.

: AREA
SEASONAL GROUP PLANTED 7 : HARVESTED -
AND STATE : ; 7 IND : ; 7
Sige? 979 TE g978 Fagg TD
T,000 ACRES
WINTER:
CALIF > 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0
FLA > 10.0 917 8.7 9.9 8.6 8.5
TOTAL : 13.0 13.0 W7 12.9 11.9 11.5
SPRING: 1/ :
ALA 11.0 8.0 9.5 7.3
ARIZ 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.2
CALIF 29.0 30:0 29:0 28.0
FLA - HASTINGS 20.8 20:0 20.6 18.5
= OTHER 2.0 1.0 1.8 0.9
LA 2.6 214 2.3 211
MISS 2/ 1.3 1.2
Nc 13.1 13.8 13.0 13.7
TEX 7.6 7.5 75 71
TOTAL 1 93.4 88.9 90.9 83.8
YIELD : PRODUCTION
: IND : : : TNO
we} 979 ESB; tog
oT 7,000 CuT
WINTER:
CALIF : 230 240 240 690 792 720
FLA : 195 185 190 1,931 1,591 1,615
TOTAL : 203 200 203 2,621 2,383 2,335
SPRING: 1/ :
ALA : 100 140 950 1,022
ARIZ : 265 210 1,590 15302
CALIF 285 395 8,265 11,060
FLA - HASTINGS 170 230 33502 43255,
= OTHER 125 180 225 162
LA 75 70 173 147
MISS 2/ 90 108
NC 150 165 1,950 2,261
TEX 160 160 1,200 13136
TOTAL 198 255 17,963 21,345

71975 REVISED.
2/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED AFTER 1978 CROP.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 12 CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA


CITRUS FRUIT Vv
: PRODUCTION : PRODUCTIOY
eR a BOXES H TON EQUIVALENT
AND t UTILIZED sEVOICATEOs YTTLTZEO sINJICATED
state ¥VST7=78 ¢ 197H$79 § 1979-30 F Te77-75 fF 197S-7F_¢ 1979-90
A 19000 UNITS 27 19000 UNITS
ORANGESSEARLY MID & NAVEL 3/2
AMIZ + 420 70 3 26 34
CaOule 200600 209390 730 780 19050
FLA t aR» 300 919000 1154000 34974 49995 50175
TER + 3eASv 00 2 194 183 196
vs t 1129970 1149300 1444600 Gol? $9084 69365
ORANGES, VALENCIA '
ARIZ 8 29500 2e2on 105 a3 98
CaLie i 225609 1604900 239900 843 $15 863
Fua t 799500 739000 855000 39578 39285 39825
TEX : 59 29100 36 89 60
us t 1079150 939700 1124000 49527 49072 49846
ALL ORAVGES z
arid + 3ep20 24900 136 109 132
caLir t 429600 374200 19598 19395 16923
PLA 1679400 164.000 2009000 745352 74380 90000
TEX t 6el00 66400 00 260 272 166
us t 2209120 2100500 2584400 99545 99158 1,211
TEMOLES 1
Fla ? 49900 49790 2at are 243
GRAPEFR ITT ead TS SEEQLESS :
Fua : 249700 299400 309000 19220 19250 19275
GRADEFIIIT, PIVK SEEDLESS = t
FLA 1 149300 134300 603 565 395
OTHER SRAPEFRUIT :
Fua + BeGOH 7300 337 so 293
ALL GRAPEFRJIT t
t 39000 2250 36 72 93
z
' 49200 30270 134 105 115
t Selby 500 139 86 117
+ 39360 34770 273 189 232
ey 514400 50-900 514000 24135 29125 29168
t 114900 94000 475 360 2646
+ 749560 974020 £74500 34030 29746 297357
TANGERINES '
ARIZ + 400 450 23 17 24
CALIF + 16400 16430 33 So 64
Fua : 30200 34500 152 156 195
Js 1 59200 39400 228 237 283
LEMONS :
OR1Z t 39700 59590 220 209 113
CaLiF ’ 295300 134900 77 328 627
Us + 69100 199400 9 13 765
TANGELOS t
Fua 1 44900 44200 2a. 189 225

1s THE CRO?
SHOWN AND IOS WIT4 YEAR 44RVEST IS COMPLETED.

@/ NET L3S FEI BOX? ORANGES-CALIF & BRTZ-75yFLO-906
TEX0954 GRAPEFRUITHCALIE ERT & ARTZ@649 CALIF
OTHER@H7e FLARRSs TEX=B0F WEMOVS=765 TANGELOS 8
TEMPLES*904 TANGERIVES@= COLT & AXIZ=75— FLA=356

BY NAVE,
BRIZOVA, EAXLY AND MTD!

TEXAS,

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 n

R BESINS wIT4 TH 3LO0M OF THe FIRST YEAR

AND MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES IN CaLTFORNTA AnD
SON VARIETIES Tv FLORIDA avd
TEXAS» INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN

CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA


A preliminary January-December 1979 total shows that utilized output was 38 percent below
1978. This is the first time since 1971 that annual production has declined from the previous
year.

Area for harvest in Oecember at 1885 acres (760 hectares) remained unchanged from a month
eartier while total area in crop went up one percent. Total area in crop at the beginning of
1979 was 3205 acres (1300 hectares) but by December that tota] had declined 8 percent to 2960
acres (1200 hectares).

POTATOES: The first production forecast for the 1980 winter potato crop is placed at 2,34 mil~

lion cwt (106 thousand metric tons). This near record low output is 2 percent less
than last season's smal] crop and }1 percent under the 1978 level. Plantings in both California
and Florida declined this year, totaling a record low 11.7 thousand acres (4730 hectares), 1300
acres less than both of the last two seasons. The area estimated for harvest, at 11.5 thousand
acres (4650 hectares), is 3 percent below the 1979 level and also a new record low. Yields for
1980 are expected to average 203 cwt per acre compared with 200 cwt per acre last season and
203 cwt in 1978.

Florida's higher yield expectations this season more than offset the estimated acreage de-
cline, resulting in an expected 2 percent increase in production from last year, although the
crop is well below the 1978 level. Planting is nearly complete, a little later than normal be-
cause of earlier rainy weather delays. Digging is expected to get underway in Tate January.

The California crop is forecast 9 percent below a year earlier but 4 percent above the

record smal] 1978 crop. Harvest in Kern and Riverside Counties is proceeding slowly; quality is
mostly good although higher cullage is required as a result of recent frost damage.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 8 CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA



QECEMBER HARVEST PROGRESS

At the beginning of December harvest af most row crops was nearly complete. Exceptions in-
cluded catton picking in the Southwest, soybean combining in the Delta and Southeast, and corn
harvest in several of the Great Lakes States. On December 2, the Wisconsin corn harvest stood at
80 percent complete, Minnesota and South Dakota 84 percent, and Michigan 85 percent. Normally,
harvest in these four States would be approaching 100 percent. Snow, wet soils and high-moisture
grain combined to slow harvest. However, by mid-December the corn harvest in these States was
virtually complete except for isolated areas.

Soybean combining centered in two major areas at the beginning of December~-the Delta and
the Southeast. Harvest ranged from 93 percent complete in Alabama to 95 percent in Mississippi
and 97 percent in Arkansas. Combining stood at 74 percent complete in South Carolina, 77 percent
in North Carolina, and 88 percent in Georgia. The Delta harvest was practically complete by mid-
December and the southeastern harvest wound down the following week. Grain sorghum harvest was
practically finished by December 2. South Dakota growers reached 94 percent complete and Texas
was at 98 percent; harvest in other States was finished.

Cotton picking advanced to 77 percent complete by December 2, surpassing last year's 59 per-
cent and the 70 percent average for that date. Growers in all States made good progress and some
gins in the Delta and Southeast began closing for the season. By mid-month, cotton picking cen-
tered in Arizona, New Mexico, and the southern Plains. In the Delta, harvest progress ranged from
94 to 98 percent; rains delayed final harvest activities in the lower Mississippi River Valley.
The Arizona harvest advanced to 91 percent, New Mexico 86 percent, and Texas 88 percent. The
southern Plains cotton harvest moved rapidly and kept gins operating long hours working down back-
Togs on trailers and in modules. At the beginning of January, cotton harvest had reached 95 per-
cent complete in Oklahoma, 97 percent in Arizona, and 99 percent in Texas. Harvest progress was
ahead of both last year and average in these States.

DECEMBER WEATHER SUMMARY

The heaviest precipitation areas during the month of December ranged from Texas through the
Great Lakes, from central California through Washington, and in the Southeast. It was late in
the month when heavy snow fell in the Cascades, the Sierras, and the central Rockies. The dry
parts of West Texas received more than 2.5 inches of moisture, generally in the form of snow.
Much of the Nation recorded less than the normal amount of precipitation. Temperatures averaged
wel] above normal in much of the Nation. Parts of the northern Plains were as much as 10 degrees
warmer than normal.

Early in December, a low pressure system moving through the Great Lakes deposited large
amounts of snow. The areas along the southern shores of the eastern Lakes accumulated over 20
inches in the first two days of the month.

The week of December 3-9 was unusually warm in the West. A high pressure system centered
jn the Rockies brought warm breezes through California from the south and colder air into the
Plains from the north. Contrasting temperatures showed record low readings in the Southeast and
record highs in the West. Precipitation during the period was confined to heavy rains in the
Southeast, lesser amounts all along the East Coast, snow in the Great Lakes area, and heavy rain
in the Pacific Northwest.

In the following week, December 10-16, the warm weather moved to the eastern United States.
Readings in the sixties were recorded in the Great Lakes area and Maine. Later in the week,
amass of cold air dropped southward tarough Montana plunging temperatures from record highs to
record lows,

Rain amounts increased in the Pacific Northwest during this second week of the month.
Amounts of 5 or more inches resulted in flooding in Washington from the Cascades to the coast.
Elsewhere, a frontal system encountered moisture from southern New Mexico northeastward, and
rain or snow fell all along the front as it tracked eastward. The previously dry areas in
southern New Mexico and West Texas received up to 2 inches of moisture, mostly in the form of
snow. The rain became heavier as the front moved further into the moist air. From 2 to 5 inches
fell from the lower Mississippi Valley through Kentucky, and substantial amounts extended into
Pennsylvania.

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980 4 CROP REPORTING BOARD, ESCS, USDA



UNITED STATES CROP_SUMMARY
(METRIC UNITS)
CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1

if

INDICATED 1979-80

crap 1978-79 DEC 1, 1979 JAN 1, 1980
METRIC TONS
ORANGES 8 306 180 10 174 980 10 170 450
GRAPEFRUIT 2 491 130 2 494 760 2 901 120
LEMONS 668 600 682 200 675 850
A/ SEASON BEGINS WITH THE BI YEAR SHOWN AN ITH THE COMPLI HARVEST THE
FOLLOWING YEAR.
COTTON
cRoP AREA HARVESTED YIELD PER HECTARE PRODUCTION
1978 71975 1578 19793 1978 1979
HECTARES METRIC TONS
ALL 5006 020 © 5 247 450 0.47 0.62 2363 560 3.238 180
UPLAND 4975 260 5 212 690 0.47 0.62 2 343 220 3 216 930
AMER-PIMA 30 760 34 760 0.66 0.61 20 340 21 250
POTATOES EST
AREA PLANTED. AREA HARV TED
seayp 7979 TNOTCATED 1979 INDTCATED
1980 i 1980,
HECTARES
WINTER 5 260 4730 4 820 4 650
YIELO PER HECTARE PRODUCTION,
: THDTCATEDS 1979 : TNOTCATED
1979 1980 : i 1980
METRIC TON:
WINTER 22.43 22.78 108 090 105 910
HAY: STOCKS ON FARMS:
MONTH 1979 : 1980
VETRIC TONS
JAN 1 88 985 750 96 864 650
MAY 7 27 135 710

The CROP PRODUCTION report contains State and National estimates with related information on
selected agricultural commodities.
Board which consists of commodity statisticians from the field offices and Washington headquarters.

APPROVED:

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Va

These data were prepared and adopted by

CROP REPORTING BOARD:

0. W. Barrowman, Acting Chairman,
M. L. Koehn, Secretary,
R. PL Smatt, FE, Rolf,
G. R. Knight, . A. Dunkerley,
D. J. Buckner, W. R. Blackson,
H. J. DeLong, T. J. Byram,
T. W. Feurer, R. D. Fentey,
K. F. Hoddick, S.C. Ropel,
J. LL Smith, i. E. Snipes,
WoW. Wilken.

the Crop Reporting

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980

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ESCS, USDA


UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(DOMESTIC UNITS)

CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

INDICATED 1979-80

CROP 1978-79 DEC 1, 1979 JAN 1, 1980
T, 000 BOXES
ORANGES 210, 500 258,500 258,400
GRAPEFRUIT 67,020 67,400 67,600
LEMONS 19° 400 19,800 19,600

17 SEASON BEGINS WITH THE BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND ENDS WITH THe COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE

FOLLOWING YEAR.

corral PRODUCTION 480-6
TBO
croP AREA HARVESTED YIELD PER ACRE To ocT TON FeO
1978 : 1979 1978 A 1979 1978 A 1979
1,000 ACRES POUNDS 7,000 BALES
ALL 12, 370.0 12,966.6 421 551 10,855.8 14,872.9
UPLAND 12;294.0 12, 880.7 420 551 10, 762.4 1475.3
AMER-PILMA 76.0 85.9 590 545 93.4 976
POTATOES
AREA PLANTED. AREA HARVESTED
CROP 1979 : INDICATED 1979 TRDICATED
1980 : 1980
T,000 ACRES
WINTER 13.0 1.7 19 15
YIELD PER ACR Z PRODUCTION
: INDICATED 7 THOTCATED
1979 : 1980 : 1979 : 1980.
CHT 1,000 CHT
WINTER 200 203 2, 383 2,335
AY: STOCKS ON FARMS
MONTH 1979 : 1980
1,000 TONS
JAN 1 98,090 106,775
MAY 1 29,912

CROP PRODUCTION, JANUARY 1980

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