This decision was reached jointly among representatives of the papaya
industry, the Agricultural Statistics Board, and the Hawaiian Agricultural
Statistics Service.

PEANUTS, 1989 REVISED: Peanut production in crop year 1989 totaled 3.99

billion pounds, virtually unchanged from the 1988
production, and 10 percent above 1987. Planted area, at 1.67 million acres,
was up slightly from 1988. Harvested area, at 1.64 million acres, increased 1
percent from the previous year. Yield averaged 2,426 pounds per harvested
acre, a decrease of 19 pounds from the previous year but up 89 pounds from
1987.

Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and
South Carolina) totaled 2.63 billion pounds in 1989, virtually unchanged from
1988. Area planted was unchanged and harvested area was down slightly from
1988. Yield averaged 2,574 pounds per acre in this region, 12 pounds above
the previous year’s yield.

Virginia and North Carolina production totaled 616 million pounds, a 10
percent decrease from the 1988 level. Planted area decreased 1 percent to 245
thousand acres, but the area harvested was virtually unchanged from the
previous year. The average yield in the region was 2,536 pounds per acre,
down 267 pounds from the yield realized in 1988.

Growers in the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) produced 739
million pounds in 1989, a 10 percent increase from 1988. The planted area
increased 3 percent to 382 thousand acres, and the area harvested increased 5
percent to 378 thousand acres. The average yield in the region was 1,954
pounds per acre, up 86 pounds from the 1988 average, with Texas having a
record high yield.

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CROP, STATE, : SUTILIZATION OF PRODUCTION: VALUE
AND : BEARING :PRODUCTION:----------------+------== : OF
SEASON : ACREAGE : : FRESH : PROCESSED : PRODUCTION

ACRES 1,000 TONS 1,000 DOLLARS

TOTAL CITRUS

CALIFORNIA:
1988-89*  : 247,900 3, 159 2,148 1,011 705,993
US :
1988-89" : 843,400 13,183 4,170 9,013 2,611,570
* REVISED.
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MARCH WEATHER SUMMARY

Storm systems spread abundant precipitation across the Great Plains into
parts of the Mississippi Valley and the Southeast. These systems continued to
provide beneficial moisture for much of the winter wheat and alleviated long-
term dryness in the North Central States but again brought severe weather with
tornadoes and local flooding from eastern Texas to the Carolina coast. During
the middle of the month, torrential rains of over 10 inches caused severe
flooding in Alabama and Georgia. Thunderstorms eased extreme drought in
southern Florida but warm dry weather aggravated persistent dryness in the
West and portions of the spring wheat regions in the northern Plains.
Unseasonably warm weather dominated the Nation for the third month in a row.
During the latter part of the month, however, a blast of arctic air plunged
across the hard red winter wheat in the central and southern Plains and over
blooming peach trees in the East.

MARCH FIELDWORK

Rain slowed fieldwork in the central and southern Great Plains, Delta,
and Southeast during most of March. The northern Great Plains and western
Corn Belt received some heneficial moisture. Fieldwork was limited to
spreading fertilizer in the Corn Belt during most of March.

As March began, cotton planting was underway in Arizona, California, and
Texas. Rain slowed planting in Arizona and Texas during the last week of
March. Planting was nearly complete in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande
Valley, Texas. As March ended, cotton fields were germinating in southern
California and planting was underway in Georgia. During March, corn planting
progressed, as weather permitted, in the Delta and Southeast. By mid-month,
planting was underway in Kansas, In Alabama, corn planting was over a third
finished but flooding was expected to force some replanting. By the end of
March, planting was over half finished in Georgia and was underway in North
and South Carolina. Rain slowed corn and sorghum planting in Texas during
March. By month’s end, corn planting was nearly complete in the Coastal Bend
and Rio Grande Valley. In early March, rice seeding began in Louisiana and
was underway in Mississippi and Texas by month’s end. By the end of March,
tobacco plant bed seeding was active in Kentucky and Tennessee and
transplanting was over half finished in Georgia.

WINTER WHEAT

Precipitation and warm weather improved winter wheat prospects in the
central and southern Great Plains during most of March. The northern Great
Plains received some beneficial moisture, but more was needed. In the Great
Plains, cold weather slowed growth during the third week of March but caused
little or no freeze damage. By month’s end, winter wheat was mostly good to
fair in the central and southern Great Plains and fair to good in the northern
Great Plains. Excess moisture caused some yellowing and hampered fertilizer
application in portions of the southern Great Plains. In Texas, rust was a
problem in the Blacklands area. Disease and insect problems were light in
Kansas. In Nebraska, Russian wheat aphids and armyworm infestations were
heavy in the Panhandle area. Crop condition was mostly good in the Corn Belt
and good to fair in the Southeast. Powdery mildew was widespread in Georgia
at month’s end. In the Pacific Northwest, winter wheat was mostly good to
fair. Some reseeding occurred in the Columbia Basin of Oregon. Russian wheat
aphids were a problem in eastern Washington and portions of California.

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD
APRIL 1990 10 NASS, USDA


: AREA : :
SEASONAL poser erro e ces cece nce renee : YIELD : PRODUCTION
GROUP PLANTED HARVESTED: H
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STATE z : IND IND IND : : IND

1,000 CWT

SPRING
AL : 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.7 240 175 662 =1,296 998
AZ : 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.2 315 290 «1,246 1,827 1,798
CA : 21.0 22.0 21.0 22.0 375 365 7,546 7,875 8,030
FL :
HASTINGS : 28.5 29.0 28.0 28.7 195 240 6,228 5,460 6,888
OTHER : 7.5 8.5 7.0 8.3 200 240 525 1,400 1,992
LA > 0.4 1/ 0.3 y/ 90 1/ 20 27 V/
NC > 16.2 16.5 15.6 16.2 140 160 2,736 2,184 2,592
TMX : 7.4 7.0 5.8 6.8 135 180 1,147 783 (1,224
TOTAL : 92.3 95.0 88.9 93.9 235 251 20,110 20,852 23,522
SUMMER 2/
AL 7.7 7.5 170 693 1,275
CA 6.1 6.1 360 1,918 2,196
co 6.8 6.7 320 1,861 2,144
OE 7.7 7.2 160 1,806 1,152
IL 3.4 3.3 260 736 858
1A 1.5 1.5 175 289 263
MD 2.1 1.8 175 460 315
MI 10.5 10.0 230 1,620 2,300
MN > 6.4 6.3 300 1,482 1,890
NE : 2.4 2.3 260 690 598
NJ : 4.9 4.8 185 1,014 888
NM : 11.6 11.5 350 3,060 4,025
NC : 1.5 1.4 90 168 126
TN 0.6 0.6 100 59 60
1X 11.0 10.5 250 2,250 2,625
VA 13.0 12.0 120 2,048 1,440
TOTAL 97.2 93.5 237 20,154 22,155
1/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED.
2/ 1989 REVISED.
CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD

APRIL 1990

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CITRUS FRUIT 1/

PRODUCTION : PRODUCTION
: BOXES : TON EQUIVALENT
cRoP aaa aaah
AND UTILIZED UTILIZED
STATE : : IND:
1989-90 :
1,000 UNITS 2/ 1,000 UNITS
ORANGES, EARLY MID
& NAVEL 3/:
AZ : 610 550 400 23 21 15
CA : 31,500 34,000 41,000 1,182 1,275 1,538
FL : 78,500 85,300 68,100 3,532 3,839 3,065
1X : 940 1,200 1,050 40 51 45
Ss : 111,550 121,050 110,550 4,777 5,186 4,663
ORANGES, VALENCIA
A : 1,210 1,150 1,500 45 43 56
cA : 27,500 24,800 25,000 1,031 930 938
FL : 59,500 61,300 35,000 2,677 2,759 1,575
1X : 490 650 155 21 28 7
US : 88,700 87,900 61,655 3,774 3,760 2,576
ALL ORANGES : .
AZ : 1,820 1,700 1,900 68 64 71
cA : 59,000 58,800 66,000 2,213 2,205 2,476
FL : 138,000 146,600 103,100 6,209 6,598 4,640
1X : 1,430 1,850 1,205 61 79 52
US : 200,250 208,950 172,205 8,551 8,946 75239
TEMPLES :
FL 3,550 3,750 1,400 160 169 63
GRAPEFRUIT, WHITE :
SEEOLESS
FL 29,200 27,700 18,000 1,241 1,177 765
GRAPEFRUIT, COLORED
SEEDLESS.
FL 21,900 23,700 16,500 930 1,007 701
OTHER GRAPEFRUIT
FL 2,750 3,350 1,400 17 > 142 60
ALL GRAPEFRUIT
At 1,950 1,950 2,000 63 63 64
DESERT 3 4,200 3,500 3,700 134 112 118
OTHER AREAS : 4,900 4,500 5,000 164 15) 168
TOTAL : 9,100 8,000 8,700 298 263 286
FL : 53,850 54,750 35,900 2,288 2,326 1,526
TX 3 3,800 4,800 2,000 152 192 80
US : 68,700 69,500 48,600 2,801 2,844 1,956
TANGERINES 4/:
AZ : 600 650 600 23 25 23
CA 2,090 2,040 1,750 78 76 66
FL 2,450 2,900 1,700 117 138 8)
U 5,140 5,590 4,050 218 239 170
LEMONS
AZ : 3,650 3,800 2,900 139 144 110
CA : 17,000 16,200 16,500 646 615 627
Us 20,650 20,000 19,400 785 759 737
TANGELOS
FL 4,200 3,800 2,950 189 171 133

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, CA OTHER-67, FL-85, TX-80; _LEMONS-76;
TANGELOS & TEMPLES-90; TANGERINES-CA & AZ-75, FL-95. 3/ NAVEL AND MISCEL-
LANEOQUS VARIETIES IN CA AND AZ. EARLY AND MID-SEASON VARIETIES IN FL AND TX,
INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN TX. 4/ FL “ALL TANGERINES" INCLUDE
SUNBURST TANGERINES BEGINNING WITH THE 1989-90 SEASON.

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD
APRIL 1990 6 NASS, USDA




STATE

1,000 ACRES

AL : 237.0 240.0 236.0 239.0
FL : 98.0 95.0 90.0 87.0
GA : 690.0 690.0 685.0 685.0
NM : 13.4 18.2 13.4 18.2
NC : 155.0 153.0 153.0 152.0
OK : 99.0 99.0 97.0 98.0
SC : 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.5
1x : 260.0 265.0 250.0 262.0
VA : 92.0 92.0 91.0 91.0
us : (1,657.4 1,665.2 1,628.4 1,644.7
: YIELD : PRODUCTION
1988 86: 1989 : 1988 1989
POUNDS 1,000 POUNDS
AL : 2,380 2,250 561,680 537,750
FL : 23540 2,470 228,600 214,890
GA : 2,630 2,700 1,801,550 1,849,500
NM : 2;280 2°400 30,552 43,680
NC : 23745 2,435 419,985 370,120
OK : 2,320 2) 150 225,040 210,700
SC : 2,470 2,600 32,110 32,500
IX : 1,670 1,850 417,500 484,700
VA : 2;900 2;705 263,900 246,155
US : 2,445 "2,426 3,980,917 3,989,995
PRICE PER POUND : VALUE OF PRODUCTION
1988 =: «1989 1988 1989
DOLLARS 1,000 DOLLARS
AL : £295 1285 165,696 153,259
FL : 1269 1260 61,493 55,871
GA : 280 1274 504,434 506,763
NM : "291 "280 8,891 12,230
NC : 1282 ‘292 118, 436 108,075
OK : 1274 1288 61,661 60,682
SC : 1299 1330 9,601 10,725
x : 1268 "282 1115890 136,685
VA : 1277 1303 73,100 74,585
Us : £279 1279 1,115,202 1,118,875
CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD

APRIL 1990 9 USDA, NASS


Crop
Production

RELEASED: April 10, 1990
3:00 P.M. ET

HIGHLIGHTS

CITRUS production as of April 1, is forecast at 10.3 million tons, 22 percent

below the 1988-89 season. This significant reduction is due mostly to
the severe freezing temperatures during December, in the Florida and Texas
citrus belts. This freeze has caused Florida citrus harvest to be
significantly ahead of normal. Only a small volume. of Florida fruit is
expected to remain for harvest after June 1.

ORANGE production is forecast at 172 million boxes, virtually unchanged. from

March 1 but 18 percent below last season. This decline is due mostly to
Florida’s 30 percent decrease from the 1988-89 crop. The severe freeze in
Florida’s citrus belt during December 24 and 25 further reduced an already
short orange crop. Florida harvest of early and midseason oranges is com-
plete, while the Valencia harvest is about two-thirds finished.

ALL GRAPEFRUIT production, including the initial forecast for California’s

“Other Areas" crop, is 48.6 million boxes, 30 percent less than last sea-
son. This year’s large decline is due to the freezing weather in Florida and
Texas during late December.

SPRING POTATO production is forecast at 23.5 million cwt, up 13 percent from
Vast year and 17 percent above 1988.

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INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE

Revisions for acreage, yield, and production
of 1989 peanuts and summer potatoes; revised
price and value of 1989 peanuts; also, re-

vised farm marketings of 1988 peanuts.
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California’s forecast is 16.5 million boxes, unchanged from the January
1 forecast, but 2 percent above the utilized crop in 1988-89. The forecast
for Arizona’s crop is 2.90 million boxes, down 3 percent from the January 1
forecast and 24 percent less than the production utilized last season. The
total U.S. lemon harvest is about 58 percent complete for this season.

TANGERINES: The U.S.'all tangerine production forecast is 4.05 million boxes,
down 1 percent from the previous forecast and 28 percent less
than last season’s utilized crop.

This forecast includes the Dancy, Robinson, Honey, and Sunburst varieties
of tangerines in Florida, as well as production of California and Arizona
tangerines. Florida Sunburst tangerines are included in the State and U.S.
totals beginning with the 1989-90 season. Production estimates shown for
previous seasons do not include this new varietal tangerine.

Florida’s forecast, at 1.70 million boxes, is unchanged from last month,
but 41 percent below 1988-89. California’s forecast remain at 1.75 million
boxes, down 14 percent from last season. The Arizona crop forecast is 600
thousand boxes, 8 percent below both the January 1 forecast and 1988-89
utilized production

TANGELOS: Florida’s crop, excluding K-early citrus fruit, is forecast at

2.95 million boxes, down 2 percent from last month and 22 percent
below last season’s utilized production. Tangelo harvest is virtually
complete.

TEMPLES: Florida’s temple forecast, at 1.40 million boxes, is unchanged from
March 1, but 63 percent less than last season’s crop. Harvest is
about 97 percent complete.

FLORIDA CITRUS: Most groves in this state were dry and hot during March. Al]

available irrigation equipment has been used to help keep
trees in good condition during the all important fruit set period. This
year’s bloom cycle was virtually completed by the second week of March, which
is when the normal bloom is just getting started. By the end of March the
trees had begun to drop the little green fruit that they could not hold to
maturity. Harvest of Valencia oranges was about two and one-half million
boxes per week during March. Movement of all grapefruit has slowed as
supplies are running low. Harvest of Temples was completed by the end of the
month as several groves of this zipper skin fruit were too dry to be picked.
Caretakers were busy this month unbanking and unwrapping young trees in most
northern and central counties. Hedging and topping are being done in
harvested groves.

TEXAS CITRUS: Conditions in the Valley continue to vary. Most growers feel

that trees seven years old and younger are coming out better
than the older trees. Some bulldozing, hedging, and hand pruning are taking
place.

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD
APRIL 1990 12 NASS, USDA


ORANGES: The U.S. all orange crop is forecast at 172 million boxes for the

1989-90 season, virtually unchanged from the March 1 forecast but 18
percent below the 1988-89 season. Florida’s all orange forecast is 103 mil-
lion boxes, virtually unchanged from last month but 30 percent lower than last
season. Production for early and mid-season oranges in Florida, at 68.1
million boxes, is up slightly from last month. Harvest is complete. The
Florida Valencia forecast, at 35.0 million boxes, is unchanged from last month
but 43 percent lower than the 1988-89 season. The Valencia harvest in Florida
is 67 percent complete. The forecast for California Navels, at 41.0 million
boxes, is unchanged from March 1, but is 21 percent higher than 1988-89. As
of April 1, 70 percent of California’s Navel crop has been harvested.
California’s Valencia forecast is 25.0 million boxes, unchanged from last
month but 1 percent above the 1988-89 crop year. Harvest is just beginning.

Arizona’s all orange crop is expected to be 1.90 million boxes, up 12
percent from both the January 1 forecast and last season. The all orange
estimate for Texas as of April 1 is 1.21 million boxes, unchanged from the
March 1 forecast but 35 percent below last season. Harvest in Texas is
complete.

Changes in U.S. al] orange production between the April 1 forecast and
final production averaged 4.62 million boxes over the past ten seasons, rang-
ing from a low of 200 thousand boxes in 1984-85 to a high of 12.3 million
boxes in the 1981-82 season.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The 1989-90 forecast of yield for

all Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice
for Florida is 1.21 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent. This
compares with last month’s projection of 1.24 gallons per box. This yield is
the lowest of any of the recent freeze years. The forecast is projected to
estimate the final yield as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors
Association. The 1988-89 yield for all fruit used in FCOJ was 1.53 gallons
per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.

GRAPEFRUIT: The 1989-90 U.S. crop is forecast at 48.6 million boxes, down 30

percent from Jast season and 29 percent below the 1987-88 season.
Florida’s forecast is 35.9 million boxes, 6 percent above last month’s fore-
cast but down 34 percent from last season. Harvest of all grapefruit in
Florida is about 96 percent complete. California’s "Desert Valley" grape-
fruit forecast is 3.70 million boxes, unchanged from the January forecast but
6 percent greater than the 1988-89 level. The first forecast for California
"Other Areas" grapefruit is 5.00 million boxes, 11 percent above the 1988-89
crop. Arizona’s forecast, at 2.00 million boxes, is up 5 percent from January
1 and 3 percent greater than last season. The Texas crop is estimated at 2.00
million boxes, unchanged from Yast month but 58 percent below the 1988-89
season.

The change in U. S. grapefruit production between the April 1 forecast
and final production averaged 1.73 million boxes over the past ten seasons,
ranging from a low of 560 thousand boxes in 1980-81 to a high of 4.00 million
boxes in the 1979-80 season.

LEMONS: The forecast in Arizona and California is 19.4 million boxes, down 1
percent from the January 1 forecast and 3 percent less than last
season’s utilized production.

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD
APRIL 1990 i NASS, USDA


PAPAYAS - HAWAII

AREA : FRESH PRODUCTION

1989: 1990 : FORECAST

1989 : 1990 1990

“RCRES 1,000 POUNDS

2,295 2,660 4,165 4,530

27360 27555 4,830 47830

27345 5,945 V

27410 5,475 1

2/480 51645 1/

2,495 5,130 V/

1/ FOUR MONTH FORECAST TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. SEE PAPAYA COMMENTS ON PAGE 13
FOR MORE DETAILS.

FARM MARKETINGS OF PEANUTS FOR NUTS, BY STATES, 1988 AND 1989 CROP YEARS,
PERCENT BY MONTHS

1988 CROP 1/:

AL : 27.6 64.9 6.6 0.7 0.2
FL : 24.1 70. 5.3 0.2 0.3
GA : 23.9 68.1 7.2 0.6 0.2
NC : 1.1 59.8 26.5 6.1 6.5
OK : 3.2 49.2 43.1 41 0.4
1X : OLS 5.6 32.1 54.8 5.5 0.5
VA : 0.3 47.0 28.6 17 12.4
US : (0.2 16.7 60.3 18.1 2.8 1.9
1989 CROP:

ALA 3.9 65.1 28.6 2.2 0.2

FLA Bg 66.7 25.8 15 01

GA : 0.5 61.3 35.7 2.4 01

NC : 1.6 73.5 20.4 1.7 2.8
TEX 05 6.0 40.2 all 12/2

VA : 0.5 79.2 9:6 76 3.1
us : 1.2 48.3 40.3 8.0 1.8 0.4
1/ REVISED. —_

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD

APRIL 1990 8 USDA, NASS


REVISED CALIFORNIA "OTHER AREAS" AND TOTAL GRAPEFRUIT
ESTIMATES FOR CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES

STATE, CROP, : : YIELD: UTILIZATION OF PRODUCTION
AND : BEARING : PER  t~e----7 enn enn nero errr tern n rn ent enn ee
SEASON ACREAGE : ACRE : FRESH PROCESSED TOTAL
ACRES BOXES 1,000 BOXES 1/ :
CALIF :
DESERT VALLEY :
1988-89 : 8,200 427 2,480 1,020 3,500
OTHER AREAS:
1988-89 : 11,700 385 3,000 1,500 4,500
ALL CALIF :
1988-89* : 19,900 402 5,480 2,520 8,000
US TOTAL :
1988-89* : 151,400 459 34,594 34,906 69,500
PRICE PER BOX 2/ 3/ VALUE OF PRODUCTION
DOLLARS 1,000 DOLLARS
CALIF :
DESERT VALLEY :
1988-89 : 6.60 .B4 4.92 16,368 857 17,225
OTHER AREAS:
1988-89* : 10.60 19 7.13 31,800 285 32,085
ALL CALIF :
1988-89 : 8.84 45 6.19 48,168 1,142 49,310
US TOTAL :
1988-89*  : 8.05 4.15 6.07 278,565 142,186 420,751

1/_ SEE PAGE 6 FOR NET WEIGHT PER BOX. 2/ EQUIVALENT PACKINGHOUSE-DOOR RE-
TURNS. 3/ U S MARKETING YEAR AVERAGE PRICES ARE DERIVED BY WEIGHTING THE
STATE MARKETING YEAR AVERAGE PRICES PER BOX BY THE RESPECTIVE BOX WEIGHTS.

* REVISED.

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD
APRIL 1990 4 NASS, USDA


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for $8.00, while supplies last.
1 Years 2 Years 3 Years

FIELD CROP SERIES
Crop Production (monthly plus annual
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Plantings and Acreage) __ $30 __ $57 __— $82
Crop Progress (weekly, April through November) __ $25 __ $47 ___ $67
Peanut Stocks and Processing (monthly) __ $14 __ $25 $34
Grain Stocks (quarterly) __ $11 __ $19 $25
Potato Stocks (6 issues plus 1 issue of Potatoes) __$14 __ $25 _ $34
Rice Stocks (quarterly) __$1l __ $19 _ $25
Hop Stocks (March & September) __ $8 __ $13 _ $16
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Celery (monthly) __$12 __ $21 __$28
Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts (midyear and annual Summary) _ $12 __ $21 __ $28
Vegetables (monthly plus annual Preliminary and annual
Summary) __ $17 __ $31 ___—$43
LIVESTOCK SERIES
Cattle (2 issues plus monthly issues of Cattle on Feed) __ $20 $37  __$52
Hogs and Pigs’ (quarterly) —_ $11 __ $19 —_$25
Livestock Slaughter (monthly plus annual Summary) ~~ $24 __ $45 $64
“POULTRY ‘SERIES .

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Eggs, Chickens and Turkeys (monthly, plus copies of __ $24 __ $45 _ $64

Hatchery Production annual, Layers and Egg

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Production, Disposition, and Income) __ $16 __ $29 _ $40
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UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(METRIC UNITS)

AREA PLANTED AREA HARVESTED
CROP TS INDICATED: : INDICATED
1999 =: «1999S: S989: 1990
: HECTARES
POTATOES :
SPRING : 37,350 38,450 35,980 38,000

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY - YIELD PER HECTARE AND PRODUCTION
(METRIC UNITS)

METRIC TONS

POTATOES t
SPRING : 26.29 28.08 945,830 1,066,940
: 1988-89 1989-90 1989-90
ORANGES 1/ : 8,115,670 6,556,220 6,616,100
GRAPEFRUIT : 2/2 580,030 1,774,450
LEMONS : 688,550 668,600

1/ HARVEST BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR AND ENDS WITH THE COMPLETION OF
HARVEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR. 2/ REVISED.

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD
APRIL 1990 3 NASS, USDA


UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY
(DOMESTIC UNITS)

AREA PLANTED AREA HARVESTED
CROP ~~ : INDICATED: INDICATED
1989 =: 1990 =: i999 =: 1990
1,000 ACRES
POTATOES
SPRING
UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY - YIELD PER ACRE AND PRODUCTION
(DOMESTIC UNITS)
EE YIELD PER ACRE: ” PRODUCTION
CROP AND UNIT : : INDICATED : : INDICATED 1990
$1989: 1990: 1989. tanneeennerenerenenneeeeee=
: : : MARY: APR I
; 1,000
POTATOES :
SPRING CWT: 235 251 20,852 23,522
: 1988-89 1989-90 1989-90
ORANGES 1/ BOX : 208, 950 171,905 172,208
GRAPEFRUIT": 2/69,500 48,600
LEMONS on 20,000 19,400

1/_ HARVEST BEGINS WITH BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR AND ENDS WITH THE COMPLETION OF
HARVEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR. 2/ REVISED.

HIRI IIIS III ISAIAH IAI IIIIIIIEIIAISI ISOS IAI IIIA SII ISAS SII ISSA ISAS ISIS IAIN

* 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 commedity statisticians from the field offices and Washington
headquarters.

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* AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD: *
* APPROVED: Rich Allen, Chairperson *
; L. Ouane Jewell, Secretary ;
: La Robert 1. Addison, Thomas E. Kurtz,  *
* Arvin R. Budge, James L. Smith, *
* Robert L. Freie, H. James Tippett, *
* James R. Gibson, John D. Witzig. *
* ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE *
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CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD

APRIL 1990 2 NASS, USDA


CALIFORNIA FRUIT AND NUTS: Normal cultural activities such as pruning,

fertilizing, and weed control were ongoing in
vineyards and orchards during March. Almond bloom ‘progressed and was
completed by month’s end with nut set beginning. Avocado trees suffered some
fruit drop and harvest was slow. Date pollination was active in Riverside
County. Grape vineyards were beginning to leaf out. Bloom was progressing in
deciduous fruit orchards throughout March. Desert grapefruit picking was
active and near completion by month’s end. Desert lemon harvest was finished
in March, but Central Vailey and Southern California lemon picking gathered
momentum during the month. Navel orange packing continued with almost two-
thirds of the crop harvested by April 1. Some of the fruit has varying
degrees of frost damage. Valencia orange harvest began in the desert. New
crop citrus began to bloom.

SPRING POTATOES: Production of spring potatoes is forecast at 23.5 million
cwt, up 13 percent from last year and 17 percent above 1988.
Area for harvest is set at 93.9 thousand acres, 6 percent above last year and
18 percent above two years ago. The average yield is calculated at 251 cwt
per acre, up 16 cwt from last year but 1 cwt under the 1988 average yield.

A mid-February freeze damaged potatoes in California and Arizona. Har-
vest on early fields will be delayed and potential production lost. In
California, White Rose potatoes, intended for fresh market, were the hardest
hit.

In the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, growing conditions and progress have
been good. Planting is nearly finished in the Knox-Haskell area. Early
stands look good. San Antonio-Winter Garden area fields look good with good
moisture.

Florida harvest is just starting in the Hastings area, capping an ideal
season. Other Florida areas started digging in late March. In North
Carolina, planting is ahead of average with most potatoes in the ground by
April 1.

SUMMER POTATOES, 1989 REVISED: Final production of 1989 summer potatoes came

to 22.2 million cwt, up 10 percent from a year
earlier and 1] percent above the preliminary estimate set in January.
Harvested acreage was estimated at 93.5 thousand acres, up 2 percent from 1988
and fractionally higher than the January estimate. The final data puts
average yield at 237 cwt per acre, up 17 cwt from 1988.

PAPAYAS: Hawaii’s fresh papaya utilization is estimated at°4.83 million

pounds for March, 7 percent higher than February but unchanged from
a year ago. Cumulative fresh sales were 8 percent higher than the same three
month period of 1989. —

March weather was variable. Rain and wind slowed field operations during
the first half of the month. Conditions during the latter half of March were
favorable with light showers and sunny skies. Heavy Phytophthora disease
losses were reported from older orchards.

The forecast of fresh-market papaya production will be temporarily
suspended. This action is being taken because of the recent inconsistent
performance of the forecast model. A review of current procedures and further
research wil] be conducted to determine if the results and predictability of
the model can be improved. The estimate of actual fresh-market utilization
will be continued.

CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BOARD
APRIL 1990 13 NASS, USDA


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