Average ; :
1959-68 : 1969 : 1970
meee een ee ee be ne ee te eee ee
~- > = Percent - - + -

New Jersey : 80 78 119
Obio 3 83 82 8h
Indiana : 85 85 86
Illinois : 86 88 85
Missouri $ 79 80 T
Kansas : 79 86 83
Delaware 3 62 &0 85
Marylend t 81 8 80
Virginia : 78 76 81
West Virginia 3 75 3
North Carolina : 81 19 8h
South Carolina : 75 ve} 78
Georgia : 76 3 80
Plorida : 5 65 TL
Kentucky : rid 78 19
Tennessee : 6 TH 76
Alabama 3 69 66 2
Mississippi z 66 69 67
Arkensas 3 12 78 76
Louisiana : 69 70 ie
Oklahoma 3 n 83 17
Texas 3 68 Th TT
Colorado 3 19 70 8T
New Mexico : 73 7 73
Arizona : 85 Th 80
Utah : 8h 89 85
Nevada t 80 86 8T
Washington t 86 80 89
Oregon : 85 76 88
California te 80 LLL 8 87 LL

30 States : 15 16 1c

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -1- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Field Work Lags in the South

Pield work lagged behind the usual schedule on April 1 in most South
Atlantic and South Central States. Cold weather combined with unusually
heavy Merch precipitation delayed land preparation and early spring planting.
However, corn planting was underway across the South from South Carolina
to Texas. Some cotton and sorghums had also been planted in Texas by the
end of March. Tobacco transplanting was well along in Florida, about one~
third complete in Georgia and 10 percent complete in South Carolina.

Below normal temperatures and wet soils delayed field work in the
North Atlantic and most North Central States during March. In contrast to
delays in much of the Corn Belt, field work progressed well in Kansas and
Missouri. Seeding spring cats was about three-fourths complete in Kansas
and 40 percent in Missouri--well ahead of last year in both States.

Very little spring field work has been done in the central and northern
Rocky Mountain States. Weather conditions were generally favorable in the
Pacific Northwest during March and land preparation and spring planting
were underway April 1. Heavy rains delayed land preparation in California
in early March but provided needed moisture for dryland crops.

Pasture Prospects Good

Pasture condition in the 30 States reporting on April 1 was better
than usual. The condition at 78 percent of normal was 2 percentage points
above a year earlier and 3 points above the 1959-68 average for the date.
Below normal temperatures over most of the Nation during March delayed spring
pasture development. March rainfall varied widely but was above normal in
most of the South,

Condition of pastures in the South Atlantic States ranged from 2.to 7
points above a year ago except for West Virginia which was down 1 point.

All South Central States reported condition above average except
Tennessee, which was average. Most of these States also reported condition
vetter than a year earlier.

Of the 8 Western States reporting pasture condition, only New Mexico,
at 73, failed to reach the 80 percent mark. Other State, averages ranged
from 80 in Arizona to 89 percent in Washington, which wes highest of the 30
States reporting.

WINTER WHEAT: Winter wheat prospects are favorable -~ winter losses were
minimal and March precipitation replenished dry topsoils in

the Great Plains. Winter wheat production is forecast at 2,065 million

bushels, 3 percent above the December] forecast, but 7 percent below the 1969

crop and 14 percent below the 1968 crop. In the past decade, the average

change in U. S. production from the April 1 forecast to harvest has been

42 million bushels, ranging from 8 to 134 million bushels.

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -5- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, UgDA


POTATOES: The first forecast for the 1970 early spring potato production
is 4,347,000 hundredweight, 24 percent less than 1969 and 13
percent below 1968.

Production for the Hastings, Florida, area is estimated at 3,630,000
cwt., compared with 4,866,000 cwt. in 1969. For the "other" Florida area,
production is placed at 345,000 ewt., 17 percent less than 1969.

Harvest at Hastings is expected to get underway in late April, with
volume movement from mid-May to mid-June, Cold weather in February and
heavy rains during the growing season caused uneven stands and later than
usual maturity. of the crop. Harvesting is underway in southern portions
of "other" Florida areas on "whites" and is expected to start on "reds"
about April 20,

The Texas crop is estimated at 372,000 ewt., 8 percent less than
last year. Digging got underway in early April and peak movement is ex-
pected by the end of the month.

The late spring crop is estimated at 80,100 acres for harvest com-
pared with 89,900 acres harvested in 1969 and 62,400 in 1968, California,
with 38,200 acres, 48 percent of the group total, shows a 12 percent de-
cline from 43,600 acres in 2969. Although harvest started during the
second week of April in the Edison District, volume movement is not
expected until early May. All other late spring areas have fewer acres
this year than last, except Louisiana which is unchanged.

The winter potato crop is estimated at 3,490,000 cwt,, 9 percent
below last year and 10 percent less than 1968. Harvesting was about at
mid point in Dade County, Florida py early April. The Ft. Myers-Immokalee
area expects to complete harvesting about mid-April. Digging was virtually
completed in California by April 1.

PASTURES: Pasture condition in the 30 Stetes reporting on April 1 was

better than usual. The 78 percent of normal condition reported
on April 1, 1970 was 2 percentage points above a year earlier and 3 points
above 1959-68 average. Below normal temperatures over most of the Nation
during March delayed spring pasture development, March rainfall varied
widely but was above normal in most of the South,

April 1 condition of pastures in South Atlantic States was 2 to 7
points above a year ago except for West Virginia which was 1 point below,

All South Central States reported condition above average on April
1 except Tennessee which equalled the average for the date. Most of
these States also reported condition better than a year earlier,

Of the 8 Western States reporting pasture condition on April 1, only
New Mexico at 73 failed to reach the 80 percent mark, Other State
averages ranged from 80 in Arizona to 89 percent in Washington, which
was also highest of the 30 States reporting.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 - 10 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


PEANUTS 1969 Chop. (REVISED)

The 1969 peanut crop at 2,523 million pounds (net weight) is about
1 percent below the record crop of 1968. The revised estimate, based on
check data available to date, is 1 percent below the December 1969
estimate.

Acres harvested for nuts totaled 1,4%7,700~-12,000 more than in 1968.
Acres planted for all purposes totaled 1,504, 300--11,200 more than a year
ago. Acreage increased because growers were permitted to sell, lease, or
transfer peanut acreage Allotments. The yield per acre of 1,743 pounds
is 28 pounds less than a year earlier.

In the Virginie-North Carolina area production totaled 575 million
pounds--about 1 percent below 1968. Yield per acre averaged 2,162 pounds~-
6 pounds legs than a year earlier. Acres harvested for nuts totaled 266,000
compared with 269,000 acres in 1968. Total planted acres was 270,000, a
decrease of 3,000 acres from last yeare

Production in the Southeast arsa was 1,336 million pounds, nearly 4
percent above 1968. Average yield per acre was 1,767 pounds compared with
1,732 pounds a year ago. The acreage harvested for nuts totaled 757,000--
up 13,200 acres from 1968. Acres planted alone for all purposes in 1969
totaled 802,500 compared with 791,000 acres a year earlier.

In the Southwest, production at 611 million pounds is 9 percent below
the 1968 crop. The yield per acre was 1,438 pounds--down 150 pounds from
the record yield in 1968. Acreage harvested for nuts totaled 424,700
compared with 422,900 acres harvested a year earlier. Planted acres totaled
431,600-~2,700 acres more than 1968.

CXTRUS: ‘The Nation's 1969-70 orange crop is forecast at 181.4 million boxes,
1 percent below last season's crop but 46 percent above the 1967-68

crop. Production of early, midseason and Navel varieties is estimated at

97-9 million boxes, down 3.2 million boxes B percent) from last month but

6 percent above last season. The Valencia crop is expected to total 83.5

million boxes, down 2.0 million boxes (2 percent) from last month and 9

percent below last season.

U. S. grapefruit production is forecast at 52.3 million boxes, down 3
percent from last season. Prospects were unchanged from March 1 in Cali-
fornia, Florida and Arizona, but improved slightly in Texas.

Tangerine production wes unchanged from March 1 at 4.1 million boxes.
Florida's tangelo crop remains at 2.5 million boxes, and production of Temples
is estimated at 5.2 million boxes, up 200,000 boxes from last month.

Lemon production in California and Arizona is forecast at 16.8 million
voxes, 6 percent above lest season but slightly below the 1967-68 crop.

By the end of March, 101.0 million boxes of oranges, about 56 percent
of the U. S. crop, had been harvested compared with 96.9 million boxes, or
53 percent of the crop harvested a year earlier. Processors have used 76
percent of the oranges harvested to date compared with 74 percent a year
earlier.

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -T- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


April 1 conditions pointed to a yield of 27.8 bushels per seeded
acre. Seeded yield in 1969 averaged 26.6 bushels and in 1968 averaged
25.1 bushels. New, high yielding varieties are increasing average
wheat yields in some parts of the country. Acreage for harvest is
estimated at 33.7 million acres or 88.1 percent of the seeded acreage.
mis compares with 85.1 percent harvested in 1969 and 86.1 percent in

Wheat entered winter in good condition across most of the Nation.
A few dry areas existed in the Northern Plains, the/Pacific Northwest,
and the Southeast. Generally, winter grains made sufficient fall
growth and survived the winter with only minor loss from winterkill
and wind erosion. Precipitation in the major wheat area of the Great
Plains was very Light during December, January and February; however,
snow and rain fell the latter half of March and early April bringing
surface moisture back to an adequate level. Recent precipitation has
stimulated growth in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, but below average
temperatures throughout the Great Plains during March somewhat Limited
development. In Texas, dryland wheat on the Northern High Plains
would benefit from precipitation, although recent rain and snow have
improved moisture supplies. Dry topsoils a month earlier cn the
Eastern Slope in Colorado were largely alleviated and prospects are
good. Wheat is heading in southern areas of Texas, Arizona and
California. In the Dakotas and Montana wheat is breaking dormancy
with soil moisture less than ample in mich of this area. Soil
moisture supplies are excellent in Washington and Oregon and fall-
seeded grain came into spring with strong, even stands.

Wheat in the Corn Belt and eastern parts of the country is in
mostly good condition. Extreme winter cold was common in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and New York; however, snow cover was plentiful and
melting snow greatly improved soil moisture. Growth has been mini-
mal from the Appalachian and Middle Atlantic States northward as cool
weather retarded plant development. Soil moisture is ample in the
Southeast and South Central States and wheat is now making favorable
development.

RYE: April 1 condition of rye was 89 percent of normal, the same as a
year earlier but 2 points above April 1, 1968.

Rye condition is favorable in most areas of the Nation. Fall
topsoil moisture supplies were short in much of the Dakotas and
growth was limited. However, winter losses were not extensive and
with spring precipitation rapid growth can be expected. Dry soil
Limited fall seedings in North Dakota. Dry topsoil in parts of
Nebraska and Kansas resulted in local wind erosion, but recent
precipitation has helped. Soil mpisture is ample in most South
Central and Southeastern States and rye is growing favorably as
temperatures rise.

Rye seeded for all purposes last fall was 4.4 million acres, 9
percent above a year earlier.

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 - 6 ~ Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Citrus Crop = Utilization to April 1

sees TIII TT Bs T
= DEtZizetion 7

Oranges : 25,44 71,770 96,914 86,266 : 2h,532 76,426 100,958 80, Whe
Grapefruit: 14,841 17,839 32,680 21,390 26,908 2,773 41,677 10,623
Lemons =: 3,509 -4,2h7 = 7,756 8, 054 3,495 3,249 6, 744 10,056

In Florida, orange prospects are down from last month, but latest
tests indicate a higher season average yield of frozen concentrated orange
juice. The April forecast is 1.27 gallons of 45° Brix frozen concentrated
orange juice per box for all Florida oranges for the 1969-70 season, com-
pared with 1.25 forecast March 1,

PEACHES: April 1 prospects for peaches in the 9 Southern States indicate

@ smaller crop than in either of the last two years. More
peaches than last year are in prospect in Arkansas and Texas, but other
States in the Southern area expect the same or smaller production.
largest reductions are in prospect for South Carolina and Georgia, the
heaviest southern peach producing States, because of damage from freezing
temperatures, The extent of damage cannot be fully appraised at this
time.

In Georgia, condition of peaches varies widely by area and variety.
In central and northern areas, some varieties were killed while others
suffered various degrees of damage. In the extreme southern producing
areas little or no damage occurred and prospects are favorable.

South Carolina peach trees wintered well and received more than enough
chilling hours to break dormancy. Freezing temperatures in mid and late
March caught many peaches in bloom in the Coastal Pleins, Sandhills and
Ridge areas. Damage varies by area, and variety. A few varieties, in a
critical stage of bloom, were severely damaged while other varieties
received only a good thinning,

In North Carolina peach prospects were very good on April 1. Cool
temperatures into March kept buds dormant until after mid-month. Low
temperatures caused some crop damage in areas outside the major Sand-
hills producing area.

Good peach crops are expected in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and
Texas where freezing temperatures in March apparently caused no serious
damage. In Iouisiana and Oklahoma, freeze damage was variable and crops
will probably be below last year.

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 “9° Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



April 10, 1970
3:00 P.M, EST

HIGHLIGHTS OF U.S, CROP REPORT AS OF APRIL 1, 1970

Winter wheat production, forecast at 1,065 million bushels, is 3 percent
(35 million bushels) above the December 1, 1969 forecast. This fore-
cast is 7 percent or 83 million bushels below a year earlier, and 14
percent less than 1968,

Citrus production is down 2 percent from last month, and is expected to
be | percent less than last season, Lower production of oranges
accounted for the decline.

Orenge production is forecast at 181, 4 million boxes, down 5,2 million
boxes (2,8 percent) from March 1, and 1.3 percent below last season's
production. Prospects declined from March 1 in Florida, California
and Texas,

on
Grapefruit production is placed at 52,3 million boxes, up 0,5 million boxes
(i percent) from last month but 3,5 percent below the 1968-69 crop.
All of the increase occurred in Texas,

Lemon production, at 16, 8 million bexes, is down . 05 million boxes (0,3
percent) from March 1, but 6 percent above lsat season,

Early spring potato production, at 4,3 million hundredweight is down 24
percent or 1,3 million hundredweight from 1969.

Late spring potato acreage at 80,100, is 11 percent below 1969,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
CrPr 22 (4=70) “Washington, D.C. 20250


au Revised.

CROP PRODUCTION,

_ $02,870 _ 583,165 _ _574,990_
26,571 20,800 20,150
975,120 934,360 946,270
78,890 85,680 85,065
235,840 246,160 285,175
1,625 1,200. _ _ 3,200
1,322,045 1,288,200 2,337,860

~ 205,100 ~ ~227,"B80- ~ ~204;000-

333,450 426,300 89,070
_ "53920 _ _ 373696. _ “a7;
558,470 671,476 610,549

:_ 2,2h1 2,168
Y,870— 1,025

: 2,040 1,880
1,610 1,680
1,340 1,360
650 600

: 2,832 1,732
27 “157007 ~ ~ T,386
: 1,170 1,450
+ 2,990 _ _ 2,2h0
$ 1,3We 1,588
+ 2,765 1,771

April 1970

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


WINTER WHEAT RYE

Kans. 2 253,526 305,319 258,741 5 91 90

Del. oT eg GG BOF ~~ BB BET BG
vd. t 4,22 4,563 4,375 89 89 83

Va. 3 5,746 6,751 7,380 89 89 92

W. Va. : 456 420 408 -- -- --
N.C. : 8,580 8,326 8,399 90 90 90

8. Cc. : 3,016 3,034 3,096 87 87 87

Ga. : 3,192 2,924 3,234 84 87 86
Fla. t 2,:350 2,204 | _1, 080. -- a
Ky. : 6,240 6,228 ~ ~~ "5,694 ~~ BE BT 7 89 7
Tenn ‘ 7,371 7,168 7,196 84 87 88

Ala. : 2,775 2,252 2,220 -- -- --

Miss : 11,232 3,875 4,669 -- -- --

Ark. : 14,200 9,030 8,892 -- -- --

La. : 2,112 87h 1,092 -- -- --
Okla. : 12 0383 ug ao LOL 262 ge 3 88
Texas s_ _ 84,150 — 68,856 2,086, _ _ 90 2B 8 .
Mont. 27 7 36,656" 60,086 7 Te%s rn 90 7 7 ae 7
Idaho : 45,540 36,990 33,180 91 88 98

Wyo. : 7,936 4,400 5,082 h 92
Colo. : 39,860 44 373 60,060 81 68 . 90

N. Mex. : 7,625 5,088 5,940 -- -- =.
Aviz : 2,704 4,526 8,760 - -~ --
utah : 5,936 4,728 45488 -- -- --

Nev. : 550 300 650 ~~ -- --

Wash. + 106,200 89,257 95,571 5 87 92
Oreg. : 28,706 28,182 24,752 85 96 92
Calif. i 276 _ _ 31,900 268A we LLL
U. 8. 22,235,063 1,147,646 1,064,855 87 89 89

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -h- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Grapefruit harvest was about 80 percent complete by April 1, much
ahead of a year earlier when 60 percent was harvested. About 40 per-
cent of this season's lemon crop has been picked, compared with 49
percent a year earlier.

Florida's early and midseason orange harvest extended through March,
but was nearly complete by April 1. Valencia orange harvest began on
a limited basis in February and increased gradually during March as
growers harvested from younger trees in the central and southern parts
of the citrus area, Valencia harvest is not expected to reach volume
proportions until about mid-May. Grapefruit harvest is declining as
supplies become exhausted. Most of the grapefruit remaining is in the
Indian River area. Temple and tangelo harvests are nearly complete.
Tangerine harvest is over.

Florida citrus trees are in excellent condition as they enter
the period of setting fruit for the new crop. Trees are showing
vigorous growth and lush new leaf cover. Moisture is adequate to
surplus with some ditching and pumping underway to prevent damage in
low areas. Peak bloom has passed. Grapefruit and tangerines were the
last to reach full bloom. The bloom was generally uniform and very
heavy. Fruit shedding has started as the trees adjust to the load
they can carry.

The California harvest of Navel oranges was about 71 percent
complete on April 1, compared with 78 percent last year. Harvest of
the Valencia crop has started in the central area. Picking is increas-
ing in the Desert Areas with sunburn and wind scar reported as heavy.
Around 43 percent of the lemons had been harvested by April 1, about
the same as last year.

Harvest of California's Desert Valleys grapefruit crop was nearing
the halfway point by April 1. Frost damage, although spotty, has
caused some problems. Harvest of the “other areas" grapefruit will
continue to be slow until the Desert Area and the Florida harvest is
complete. This fruit is generally of small size.

In Arizona, picking of Valencia oranges is in full swing in both
the Yuma and Salt River Valley Areas. Groves are in good to excellent
condition. Most trees were in full bloom on April 1. Grapefruit har-
vest continues on a limited basis, but fruit sizes are still relatively
small.

Texas citrus harvest continued active in March with good movement
of grapefruit and moderate shipments of Valencia oranges. Trees are in
generally good condition, but groves may soon need irrigation due to
the light rainfall during February and March. Peak bloom occurred about
mid-March and prospects for next year's crops are good.

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -8- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Total citrus production is expected 1 percent below last year » down
2 percent from last month, Reduction in the orange crop in California,
Florida, and Texas, more than offset a slight increase in Texas grapefruit
crop.

Less Early Spring Fresh Vegetables and Potatoes

Expected production of early spring fresh vegetables is 1 percent
less than last year and 3 percent less than in 1968. Smaller crops than
last year are expected for cabbage, sweet corn, cucumbers, onions and
tomatoes, Larger ones are expected for snap beans, broccoli, cauli-
flower and lettuce,

Early spring potato production is forecast nearly a fourth less than
last year and 13 percent below 1968, Estimated late spring potato acre-
age is 11 percent less than last year and 3 percent below 1968.

March Weather Unusually Cool

March temperatures averaged below normal over most of the country.
The major exceptions were parts of the Southeast, Maine, Wisconsin and
the Far West.

Mild weather prevailed over most of the Nation the first week of
March, The second week averaged sharply colder with temperatures 6° to
12° below normal over most of the Great Plains and the Ohio River Valley.
Colder than normal temperatures continued in the third week except for
border areas across the North from Maine to Washington. Winter chill
contimued over mich of the country the last week of March.

Freezing temperatures about mid-month damaged peaches in Georgia,
South Carolina, Alabama and Louisiana,

March was wet in most of the South Central and lower Southeastern
States. Heavy rains March 25-26 damaged vegetables across south Florida
from Ft, Myers to North Palm Beach and Marion County, Local flooding
also occurred the third week of March in parts of Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi. Elsewhere east of the Mississippi River, March pre-
eipitation generally ranged. from 2 to 4 inches except in most of Tllinois
and Wisconsin where 1 to 2 inches were received. Continued below
normal temperatures and poor drying weather kept topsoils wet.

Frequent rain and snow the last hal? of March and early April
helped relieve topsoil moisture shortages in much of Kansas, Colorado,
and parts of Oklahoma and Texas. On April 1 surface moisture supplies
were short in parts of the Dakotas and north central Montana, Moisture
supplies were generally adequate in the Pacific Northwest and California.
The March 1 outlook for irrigation water was generally satisfactory.

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -4&- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Florite > uk Lo 10.8 175 180 150

California 1-105. 88... 8:5. 180... PLO 220
Total 3 B49 19.8 19.3 a Be
EARLY. SPRING: :
Florids"Hastings + 274 26,3 2k,2 160 365 188
"Other : 3-2 3.1 2:3 1p5 135 Bo
Texas 1-28. 33..--31 a
Totel ~ Bah W325 20 RW IDL ee a oa
LATE. SPRING: :
N,C.-8 N.E. Counties : 9.5 9.0 8.7 150 145 May 1
“Other Counties 2.2 2.2 2.1 120 120 *
Alabame 2 10.5 10.0 7.9 130 112 "
Mississippi 2 2.5 2.5 a4 vey 80 "
Arkansas + 2.8 2.8 L.7 70 TO "
Louisiana 7 2.2 3.0 3.0 66 15 “
Texas : 5.0 5.0 4.8 105 100 "
Arizona : 10.1 12.8 11.3 230 230 “
California to 38.6. 43-6 38.2. 365 8 3 a "oH
~ Toth ee Sek 62.9 2 BAL Ne PTL "Ln

Seasonal group :
~ =~ wed State - 22 2 2968 2 =

Florida
California
Total
EARLY SPSING: :
Florida-Hast ings : 4, 384 4, 866 3,630
~Other : 388 ioe 3
Teees at PT OL RL
Total | 68 ae - 7a [La
.C.-6 N.E, Counties : 1,425 1,305 May 12
~Other Counties : 264 264 "
Alabama 3 1,365 1,120 "
Mississippi : 188 200 "

Arkansas : 126 226 "

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -25- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CROP REPORT SUMMARY AS OF APRIL 1, 1970

Winter wheat prospects are generally good to excellent, although
cool weather slowed development, according to the Crop Reporting Board.
Frequent rain and snow the last half of March and early April helped
relieve topsoil moisture shortages in much of Kansas, Colorado and
parts of Oklehoma and Texas. However, more moisture will be needed
soon, Yield per seeded acre for winter wheat is currently forecast
1,2 bushels above last year, but production is expected down 7 per-
cent, because of 8211 percent reduction in seeded acres.

March was cold over most of the Nation and unusually wet in most
of the South Central and lower Southeastern States. Field work lagged
in much of the South. Soil moisture was generally adequate or surplus
over most of the country except parts of the Great Plains and scattered
areas in the West.

Peach prospects in the South are below a year earlier because of
freeze damage in March. The Nation's 1969~70 citrus production is
expected to be 1 percent less than last year. Early spring fresh
vegetable output is also forecast 1 percent less than last year, and
early spring potatoes nearly a fourth below a year ago.

Winter Wheat Crop Down 7 Percent from 1969

Winter wheat production is expected to be 7 percent below last
year. The April 1 forecast is 1,065 million bushels, 83 million less
than in 1969 and 170 million bushels below the 1968 production. In-
dicated yield per seeded acre is 27.8 bushels compared with 26.6 last
year and 25.1 bushels in 1968.

Wheat wintered well throughout the Nation. The Great Plains
received little precipitation during the winter; however, snow and
rain the last 3 weeks of March and early April restored surface
moisture to a generally satisfactory level. Conditions are favorable
in the Pacific Northwest but rains are needed in Montana and the
Dakotas. Soil moisture is ample in most South Central and South
Atlantic States.

Peach Prospects Below Last Year in Southern States

April 1 peach crop prospects in the 9 Southern States are below
the two previous seasons. Trees wintered in good condition, with
adequate chilling hours to break dormancy. However, in mid and. late
March freezes reached into much of the South catching some varieties
and some areas at a critical bloom stage. Damage varied and cannot
be fully appraised at this time. Prospects in South Carolina and
Georgia, the heaviest southern producing States, show the largest
declines from last year.

In California warm weather stimulated rapid development of
deciduous fruit and nut trees. Most trees are past full bloom and
are leafing out. Apples were near full bloom the first week of
April.

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -3.- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF APRIL 1, 1970

3 : Indicated 1970
wae 189 Bee 19692 Ape TT
Winter Wheat

Harv, for grain {Percent} 1/ 86,1 85,1 89,1 88.1
Yield per seeded acre (bu. ). 25.1 26.6 26.9 27.8

Production (1,000 bu.) ...4
Rye

1,235,063 1,147,646 1,030,188 1,064,855

Condition April1 (Percent) ..-, 87 89 2/88 89
Pasture 7 Av. 1959-68
Condition April 1 (Percent) 3/~ 75 76 -- 78

POTATOES, IRISH

Seasonal
group

Cwt «~~ - 1,000 cwt, ~ -~
193 let 3,885 3,828 3,598 3,490
175 147. 5,019 5,687 4,347

Winter sesevee
E, Spring.
L, Spring ..0-

Oranges sesasesseeee? 124,570 183,880 186,600 181, 400
Grapefruit . 44,058 54,170 51,800 52, 300
Lemons .» 16, 850 15,810 16, 800

1/ Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the comple-
tion of harvest the following year,

CROP REPORTING BOARD:
B. W, Kelly, Acting Chairman»
APPROVED: M, L. Koehn, Secretary,

c, E, Burkhead, J. M, Koepper,
Aft C. O, Doescher, R. B. Karnes,
¢ El i’, W. Lebahn, J. T. Markham,
75 ~ R. C. Max, Ire, H, Fy Prindle,
Uv C, Rogness, J..R, Standley,
D. D, Williamson,

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -2- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Seo Taal Pinas CONUS ERTS. TY ~~ oo Satcatad ~
{1967-68 4 1968-69 _ 1 2969-70 _ 2 196768, 1968-69 _a969-70. _

- - 1,000 boxes 2/ - - Equivalent tons - ~-

343,000 698,000 788,000

51,400 69,700 73,000 +2,313,000 3,136,000 3,285,000
970 2,800 2,800 43,600 126,000 126,000

~~ 80 1,270 _ _ 1400 2 _ 33.000_ — 47.600 _ _ 4h4P00_

Varieties. ___ _:_ 62,400 _ _ 92,370 _ .97,900 _:2,732,600 4,007,600 _},2110.200_

9,150 18,600 21,000

VALENCIAS: 3 :
calif. 10,000 25,700 21,000 : 375,000 964,000 788,000
Fla. : 49,100 60,000 57,000 :2,210,000 2,700,000 2,565,000
Texas : 830 2,700 14300 : 3400 7 e300
Atign 2 PsP sThO_ _ 4,000 2 _ B4,000_ _13+,000_ _ 150,000,
Dotel_Valencias__:_ _62,170 _ _ 91,510 _ 83,500 _+2,706,400 3,894,500 _3270.700_
ALL ORANGES: : :
calif. : 19,150 44,300 42,000 :_~—- 718,000 1,662,000 1,575,000
Fla. 3 200,500 129,700 130,000 :%4,523,000 5,836,000 5,850,000
Texas : 1,800 4,500 4,300 : 81,000 202,500 193,500
Arige. _ _ _ _ t_ _ 4s120 _ _ _ 5,360 _ _ 5,100 _:_ 117,000 _ 201,600 _ _191,200_
U._S.. ALJ Oranges; Teh 570 ~ _ 183,860 _ EP bod 5,439,000 7,902,109 _7.810..700_
GRAPEFRUIT: :
Fla., AlL 32,900 39,900 36,000 1,399,000 1,695,000 1,530,000
Seedless 23,700 27,700 26,000 :1,008,000 1,177,000 1,105,000
Pink 2 9,400 10,700 10,000 : 400,000 455,000 425,000
White : 24,300 17,000 16,000 : 608,000 722,000 680,000
Other : 9,200 12,200 10,000 : 391,000 518,000 425,000
‘Texas + 2,800 6,700 8,000 + 242,000 268,000 320,000
Ariz. 3 3, THO 2,510 3,100 : 120,000 80, 300 99,200
Celif., All : 4,618 5,060 5,200 : 150,400 165,300 169,600
Desert Valleys : 2,918 3,260 3,100 : 93,400 105,000 99,200
~ ~other_Areas__z _ 1, 700__ _ 1,800, _ 2,100. : _ 57,000_ _ 60,300_ _ _70,400
U. S-, ALL 3

_ WHs058_ _ _ Sh170_ _ 52,300. 23..781.H00_2,208,600_ 2,118,800
13,600 12,300 = 14,000

‘LEMONS:

517,000 468,000 532,000
~12!t,000_ 134,000_ _ 106,000
— G44,000 _ 602,000 _ _638,,000_

— 76:500_ _ 81,000_ _ 112,000

fe oe oe

3,100 133,000 162,000 147,000
220 5,620 6,380 8,250
~ 159 =P1,900 _ 24,000 _ _ 28,100_
-hsQ70 —:— 159,620 — 192,380 — “183, 350_

— 2500 _ _ kh s500_ 54200 2 202,000 _202,000__ 334,000
a with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with completion of har—
Vest the following year. 2/ Net content of box varias. Approximate averages are as follows:
@ranges ~ California and Arizona, 75 lbs.; Florida and other States, 90 1bs.; Grapefruit ~ Cali-
fornia, Desert Valleys, and Arizona, 64 1ha.; other California areas, 67 1bs.; Florida 85 ibs.
and Texas,80 1bs.; Lemons - 76 lbs.; Tangelos ~ 90 1bs.; Tangerines ~— California and Arizona, 75
lbs.; Florida, 95 1bs.; and Temples ~ 90 1bs. 3/ Navel and Miscellaneous varieties in California
and Arizona. Early and Midseason varietié® in Florida and Texas, inoluding small quantities of
tangerines in Texas. .

CROP PRODUCTION, April 1970 -B- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


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