Cr Pr 2-2 (8-02)

Washington, D.C.

Crop

Production

Released August 12, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of

Agriculture. For information on "Crop Production" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Corn Production Down 7 Percent from 2001

Soybean Production Down 9 Percent

Corn production is forecast at 8.89 billion bushels, down 7 percent from last year and down 10 percent from

2000. If realized, this would be the lowest production since 1995. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields

are expected to average 125.2 bushels per acre, down 13.0 bushels from last year. Yields are mostly lower

than 2001 across much of the United States as wet weather during planting caused delays in the eastern Corn

Belt. Also, persistent hot, dry weather has stunted growth and limited yield potential over many areas of the

United States. Farmers expect to harvest 71.0 million acres of corn for grain, down 1.08 million acres from

June, but up 3 percent from 2001.

Soybean production is forecast at 2.63 billion bushels, down 9 percent from 2001 and 5 percent below 2000. 

Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 36.5 bushels per acre, down 3.1 bushels from

2001. If realized, this would be the lowest production since 1996. Yields are mostly lower than 2001 in the

western Corn Belt, central Great Plains, Ohio Valley, and Atlantic Coast States. However, higher yields were

reported in the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley and southern Great Plains States. Area planted, at

73.0 million acres, is up slightly from June, but down 1 percent from last year. Acreage for harvest is

estimated at 72.0 million acres, down 1 percent from 2001.

All cotton production is forecast at 18.4 million 480-pound bales, down 9 percent from last year's record high

production. The yield is expected to average 675 pounds per harvested acre, down 30 pounds from 2001. 

The reduced production is due to lower acreages and yields, but is partially offset by less abandonment when

compared to a year ago. Upland cotton production is forecast at 17.8 million 480-pound bales, 9 percent

below 2001. American-Pima cotton production is forecast at 689 thousand 480-pound bales, a decline of

2 percent from last year. Nationwide, producers expect to harvest 13.1 million acres, 5 percent below last

year. Upland cotton harvested area, at 12.8 million acres, is 5 percent less than a year ago. American-Pima

harvested acreage is expected to total 263,400 acres, 2 percent less than 2001. 

All wheat production is placed at 1.69 billion bushels, down 4 percent from the July forecast and down

14 percent from 2001. This is the lowest production since 1972. Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S.

yield is forecast at 35.4 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from last month.
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August 2002 2 NASS, USDA

The final Winter wheat production forecast is 1.16 billion bushels, the lowest level since 1971. This is down

2 percent from last month, and 15 percent below 2001. The U.S. yield is forecast at 38.9 bushels per acre,

down 0.7 bushels from last month.

Production forecasts for all three classes of winter wheat are down for the third consecutive month. Hard Red

Winter, at 626 million bushels, is down 1 percent from a month ago. White Winter is down 4 percent from

last month and totals 195 million bushels. Soft Red Winter is down 1 percent from the last forecast, at

338 million bushels. 

Durum wheat production is forecast at 79.5 million bushels, down 5 percent from last month and 2001. The

U.S. yield is forecast at 29.5 bushels per acre, 1.8 bushels less than last month. There were no changes in

acreage intended for harvest.

Other Spring wheat production is forecast at 448 million bushels, down 8 percent from last month and

13 percent below 2001. Acreage intended for harvest is unchanged from last month. The U.S. yield is

forecast at 29.5 bushels per acre, 2.5 bushels less than July 1. Of the production total, 407 million is Hard

Red Spring wheat, down 8 percent from last month.

This report was approved on August 12, 2002.

Secretary of

Agriculture

Ann M. Veneman

Agricultural Statistics Board

Chairperson

Frederic A. Vogel
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 3 NASS, USDA

Contents

Page

Apples .............................................................................. 25

Barley ............................................................................... 7

Beans, Dry Edible ..................................................................... 17

Coffee ............................................................................... 26

Corn for Grain ......................................................................... 5

Cotton ............................................................................... 16

Cottonseed ........................................................................... 17

Crop Comments ....................................................................... 38

Crop Summary ........................................................................ 28

Ginger Root .......................................................................... 26

Grapes .............................................................................. 27

Hay, Alfalfa .......................................................................... 12

 Other ........................................................................... 13

Hops ................................................................................ 27

Information Contacts ................................................................... 50

Oats ................................................................................ 7

Olives ............................................................................... 27

Papayas .............................................................................. 26

Peaches .............................................................................. 24

Peanuts .............................................................................. 15

Pears ................................................................................ 26

Prunes and Plums ...................................................................... 24

Reliability of Production Data in this Report ................................................. 48

Rice ................................................................................ 11

Rice, by Class ......................................................................... 11

Selected Crops ......................................................................... 4

Sorghum for Grain ...................................................................... 6

Soybeans ............................................................................ 14

Sugarbeets ........................................................................... 23

Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed ............................................................ 23

Tobacco ............................................................................. 20

Weather Summary ..................................................................... 36

Weather Maps ........................................................................ 34

Wheat, Durum ......................................................................... 9

Wheat, by Class ........................................................................ 9

Wheat, Head Population ................................................................. 10

Wheat, Other Spring ..................................................................... 9

Wheat, Winter ......................................................................... 8
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August 2002 4 NASS, USDA

Selected Crops: Area Planted by State

and United States, 2002

State Corn Soybeans Peanuts Upland

Cotton

Dry Edible

Beans

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

DE

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

220

65

320

520

1,200

32

180

65

330

180

 *11,500

5,400

12,200

3,150

1,160

500

28

500

22

2,350

7,400

540

2,800

55

8,400

3

15

90

130

1,040

770

1,200

3,200

220

50

1,400

2

310

4,100

690

2,000

55

90

510

125

50

3,600

80

 *78,847

150

2,950

195

10

160

 *10,400

5,700

10,700

2,800

1,230

800

510

1,950

7,000

1,470

4,700

4,900

90

155

1,370

2,450

 *4,650

300

385

450

4,200

1,150

270

480

18

1,450

 *73,043

200

100

550

23

100

70

11

350

 *58

 *1,462

 *590

235

1,000

460

 *121

 *1,450

 *60

580

1,180

390

60

980

230

300

580

5,800

 *100

 *14,116

 *92.0

100.0

 *95.0

18.0

270.0

165.0

23.0

190.0

 *7.0

 *25.0

750.0

 *8.0

18.0

 *34.0

 *1.8

 *41.0

6.5

 *30.0

 *1,874.3

* Updated from the June 2002 "Acreage" report.
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August 2002 5 NASS, USDA

Corn for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AR

CA

CO

DE

GA

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

NE

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

VA

WA

WI

Oth

 Sts 1

US

150

185

160

1,070

162

220

10,850

5,670

11,400

3,050

1,100

307

410

1,900

6,200

385

2,600

7,750

66

46

540

625

705

3,170

210

990

240

3,400

620

1,420

330

55

2,600

222

68,808

200

315

140

850

171

280

11,300

5,270

11,900

2,600

1,060

480

425

2,090

6,800

525

2,700

7,600

75

38

470

680

1,030

2,970

180

950

290

3,700

620

1,800

370

80

2,800

242

71,001

107.0

145.0

170.0

140.0

146.0

134.0

152.0

156.0

146.0

127.0

142.0

148.0

136.0

105.0

130.0

130.0

133.0

147.0

112.0

180.0

105.0

125.0

115.0

138.0

125.0

98.0

108.0

109.0

132.0

118.0

123.0

190.0

127.0

139.2

138.2

84.0

135.0

175.0

143.0

85.0

130.0

140.0

124.0

146.0

105.0

110.0

122.0

87.0

107.0

140.0

125.0

104.0

121.0

92.0

180.0

103.0

76.0

107.0

112.0

125.0

90.0

42.0

95.0

110.0

105.0

89.0

190.0

129.0

145.2

125.2

10,725

22,750

34,850

144,900

25,110

25,680

1,668,550

810,300

1,728,000

412,100

159,900

42,920

62,775

241,800

964,250

36,500

396,110

1,014,300

10,050

10,560

44,100

74,240

104,160

485,100

33,600

137,160

18,200

425,600

66,120

235,600

48,180

18,500

363,000

39,361

9,915,051

16,050

26,825

27,200

149,800

23,652

29,480

1,649,200

884,520

1,664,400

387,350

156,200

45,436

55,760

199,500

806,000

50,050

345,800

1,139,250

7,392

8,280

56,700

78,125

81,075

437,460

26,250

97,020

25,920

370,600

81,840

167,560

40,590

10,450

330,200

30,905

9,506,840

16,800

42,525

24,500

121,550

14,535

36,400

1,582,000

653,480

1,737,400

273,000

116,600

58,560

36,975

223,630

952,000

65,625

280,800

919,600

6,900

6,840

48,410

51,680

110,210

332,640

22,500

85,500

12,180

351,500

68,200

189,000

32,930

15,200

361,200

35,139

8,886,009

 1 Other States include AZ, FL, ID, MT, OR, UT, WV, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop

Production 2002 Summary".
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August 2002 6 NASS, USDA

Sorghum for Grain: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AR

CO

IL

KS

LA

MO

NE

NM

OK

SD

TX

Oth

Sts 1

US

170

220

77

3,750

210

220

425

140

420

150

2,600

202

8,584

230

150

78

3,100

195

190

310

75

330

100

2,600

190

7,548

86.0

43.0

105.0

62.0

85.0

94.0

84.0

45.0

36.0

59.0

50.0

76.0

59.9

88.0

25.0

85.0

48.0

82.0

84.0

46.0

40.0

40.0

40.0

46.0

74.1

50.3

9,940

6,720

8,075

188,800

17,845

24,840

35,000

1,625

13,680

5,880

143,350

14,771

470,526

14,620

9,460

8,085

232,500

17,850

20,680

35,700

6,300

15,120

8,850

130,000

15,359

514,524

20,240

3,750

6,630

148,800

15,990

15,960

14,260

3,000

13,200

4,000

119,600

14,079

379,509

 1 Other States include AL, AZ, CA, DE, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, and VA. Individual State level estimates will be

published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary".
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August 2002 7 NASS, USDA

Oats: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001

2002

2001 2002

Jul 1 Aug 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

CA

ID

IL

IA

KS

MI

MN

MT

NE

NY

ND

OH

OR

PA

SD

TX

WI

Oth Sts 1

US

15

20

40

130

40

55

210

60

60

80

240

85

25

115

130

160

195

245

1,905

30

25

50

210

60

65

320

85

80

55

430

55

30

120

250

180

315

273

2,633

60.0

68.0

80.0

70.0

53.0

64.0

60.0

40.0

61.0

69.0

62.0

73.0

77.0

65.0

60.0

45.0

64.0

59.2

61.3

70.0

80.0

61.0

67.0

45.0

60.0

60.0

54.0

45.0

75.0

53.0

66.0

90.0

64.0

45.0

35.0

64.0

50.3

56.1

70.0

75.0

61.0

72.0

40.0

60.0

58.0

48.0

45.0

70.0

46.0

66.0

90.0

65.0

40.0

38.0

62.0

50.4

54.2

900

1,360

3,200

9,100

2,120

3,520

12,600

2,400

3,660

5,520

14,880

6,205

1,925

7,475

7,800

7,200

12,480

14,511

116,856

2,100

1,875

3,050

15,120

2,400

3,900

18,560

4,080

3,600

3,850

19,780

3,630

2,700

7,800

10,000

6,840

19,530

13,765

142,580

 1 Other States include CO, GA, IN, ME, MO, NC, OK, SC, UT, WA, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published

in the "Small Grains 2002 Summary".

Barley: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001

2002

2001 2002

Jul 1 Aug 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AZ

CA

CO

DE

ID

MD

MN

MT

ND

OR

PA

SD

UT

VA

WA

WY

Oth

 Sts 1

US

40

110

80

26

670

51

145

720

1,450

100

60

78

65

50

420

85

139

4,289

38

75

93

23

690

41

185

950

1,520

75

65

50

55

50

360

75

154

4,499

110.0

53.0

107.0

77.0

75.0

75.0

55.0

41.0

55.0

45.0

70.0

52.0

68.0

75.0

50.0

84.0

60.5

58.2

114.0

66.0

94.0

80.0

80.0

81.0

46.0

50.0

50.0

58.0

76.0

32.0

71.0

82.0

58.0

82.0

58.5

59.0

114.0

68.0

94.0

80.0

80.0

81.0

46.0

45.0

45.0

54.0

73.0

27.0

64.0

82.0

58.0

78.0

58.5

55.9

4,400

5,830

8,560

2,002

50,250

3,825

7,975

29,520

79,750

4,500

4,200

4,056

4,420

3,750

21,000

7,140

8,412

249,590

4,332

5,100

8,742

1,840

55,200

3,321

8,510

42,750

68,400

4,050

4,745

1,350

3,520

4,100

20,880

5,850

9,010

251,700

 1 Other States include KS, KY, ME, MI, NE, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, and WI. Individual State level estimates will be published in

the "Small Grains 2002 Summary".
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August 2002 8 NASS, USDA

Winter Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001

2002

2001 2002

Jul 1 Aug 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AR

CA

CO

DE

GA

ID

IL

IN

KS

KY

MD

MI

MS

MO

MT

NE

NY

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

VA

WA

WY

Oth

 Sts 1

US

970

380

2,000

57

200

710

720

380

8,200

360

175

560

225

760

870

1,600

120

470

900

3,700

700

160

210

370

340

3,200

170

1,750

120

918

31,295

800

310

1,650

58

200

690

650

330

8,000

360

180

490

180

760

800

1,450

135

480

800

3,500

750

185

190

800

330

2,800

185

1,750

120

831

29,764

52.0

70.0

33.0

61.0

53.0

73.0

61.0

66.0

40.0

66.0

63.0

64.0

52.0

54.0

22.0

37.0

53.0

39.0

67.0

33.0

40.0

52.0

43.0

32.0

54.0

34.0

60.0

61.0

24.0

46.4

43.5

49.0

80.0

23.0

65.0

40.0

75.0

50.0

58.0

34.0

53.0

66.0

65.0

40.0

44.0

33.0

30.0

58.0

44.0

62.0

30.0

40.0

59.0

38.0

24.0

46.0

30.0

65.0

65.0

16.0

45.8

39.6

49.0

80.0

23.0

70.0

40.0

75.0

48.0

52.0

33.0

52.0

68.0

65.0

40.0

44.0

30.0

32.0

58.0

44.0

62.0

30.0

40.0

59.0

38.0

24.0

46.0

30.0

63.0

60.0

16.0

45.8

38.9

50,440

26,600

66,000

3,477

10,600

51,830

43,920

25,080

328,000

23,760

11,025

35,840

11,700

41,040

19,140

59,200

6,360

18,330

60,300

122,100

28,000

8,320

9,030

11,840

18,360

108,800

10,200

106,750

2,880

42,557

1,361,479

39,200

24,800

37,950

4,060

8,000

51,750

31,200

17,160

264,000

18,720

12,240

31,850

7,200

33,440

24,000

46,400

7,830

21,120

49,600

105,000

30,000

10,915

7,220

19,200

15,180

84,000

11,655

105,000

1,920

38,100

1,158,710

 1 Other States include AL, AZ, FL, IA, LA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, ND, UT, WV, and WI. Individual State level estimates will be

published in the "Small Grains 2002 Summary".
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August 2002 9 NASS, USDA

Durum Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001

2002

2001 2002

Jul 1 Aug 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AZ

CA

MT

ND

Oth

 Sts 1

US

87

81

495

2,100

26

2,789

95

90

530

1,950

27

2,692

91.0

105.0

24.0

26.0

25.2

30.0

100.0

100.0

27.0

26.0

23.5

31.3

100.0

100.0

22.0

25.0

23.5

29.5

7,917

8,505

11,880

54,600

654

83,556

9,500

9,000

11,660

48,750

635

79,545

 1 Other States include MN and SD. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2002 Summary".

Other Spring Wheat: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001

2002

2001 2002

Jul 1 Aug 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

ID

MN

MT

ND

OR

SD

WA

Oth

 Sts 1

US

490

1,800

2,850

6,900

175

1,650

630

74

14,569

530

1,900

3,550

6,800

155

1,550

635

52

15,172

68.0

44.0

23.0

34.0

30.0

39.0

41.0

60.9

35.2

75.0

35.0

28.0

31.0

27.0

22.0

45.0

56.1

32.0

73.0

35.0

22.0

29.0

25.0

22.0

42.0

56.1

29.5

33,320

79,200

65,550

234,600

5,250

64,350

25,830

4,508

512,608

38,690

66,500

78,100

197,200

3,875

34,100

26,670

2,916

448,051

 1 Other States include CO, NV, UT, WI, and WY. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Small Grains 2002

Summary".

Wheat: Production by Class, United States, 2000-2001

and Forecasted August 1, 2002 1

Year

Winter Spring

Hard Total

Red

Soft

Red White HardRed White Durum

1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

2000

2001

2002

846,324

766,795

626,148

471,356

399,670

337,509

248,343

195,014

195,053

502,318

475,653

407,450

54,314

36,955

40,601

109,805

83,556

79,545

2,232,460

1,957,643

1,686,306

 1 Wheat class estimates are based on varietal acreage survey data. The previous end-of-season class percentages are used

throughout the forecast season. Washington wheat variety survey indicates that winter wheat is 93 percent white and spring wheat

is 74 percent white.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 10 NASS, USDA

Winter Wheat: Head Population

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting Objective Yield surveys in 10 winter wheat

estimating States during 2002. Randomly selected plots in winter wheat fields are visited monthly from May

through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in this table are actual field counts from

this survey. The final number of heads is determined when the plots are harvested.

Winter Wheat: Heads per Square Foot,

Selected States, 1998-2002

State Month 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1

Number Number Number Number Number

CO

IL

KS

MO

MT

NE

OH

OK

TX

WA

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

 July

 August

 Final

40.3

39.1

39.3

51.1

51.2

51.2

51.3

51.3

51.3

43.6

43.6

43.6

37.2

38.7

38.8

56.4

56.7

56.7

55.4

55.1

55.1

39.9

40.1

40.1

39.6

39.7

39.7

38.2

37.7

37.7

42.1

43.5

43.4

59.7

59.6

59.6

49.4

49.4

49.4

47.0

47.0

47.0

37.0

36.5

36.3

59.8

57.9

57.9

57.0

57.3

57.3

40.2

40.1

40.1

40.7

40.7

40.7

35.1

34.3

35.0

48.0

47.7

47.7

55.0

55.0

55.0

46.5

46.5

46.5

49.9

49.9

49.9

41.3

40.3

40.3

57.5

58.3

58.3

59.5

59.5

59.5

40.2

40.2

40.2

31.4

31.5

31.6

40.6

40.0

40.1

34.2

33.7

33.9

53.1

52.0

52.0

39.7

39.7

39.7

47.7

47.7

47.7

25.6

25.2

25.2

46.6

46.8

46.8

52.0

51.7

51.7

32.5

32.5

32.5

33.4

33.4

33.4

37.3

36.7

36.8

35.9

35.6

59.4

59.5

41.7

41.7

54.8

54.8

36.3

34.3

52.4

52.8

58.5

57.8

40.2

40.2

34.2

34.2

37.8

37.6

 1 Final head counts will be published in the "Small Grains 2002 Summary" in September.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 11 NASS, USDA

Rice: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt

AR

CA

LA

MS

MO

TX

US

1,621

471

546

253

207

216

3,314

1,530

508

515

263

212

199

3,227

6,250

8,170

5,500

6,500

5,950

6,700

6,429

6,250

8,100

5,300

6,400

5,600

6,800

6,393

86,112

43,521

24,402

12,862

9,633

14,342

190,872

101,312

38,490

30,014

16,445

12,317

14,467

213,045

95,625

41,148

27,295

16,832

11,872

13,532

206,304

Rice: Production by Class, United States,

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

Year Long Grain Medium Grain Short Grain All

1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt

2000

2001

2002 1

128,756

165,330

155,560

59,514

46,105

48,458

2,602

1,610

2,286

190,872

213,045

206,304

 1 Indicated August 1, 2002, rice class estimates are based on a 5-year average of class percentages.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 12 NASS, USDA

Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production

by State and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Tons Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons

AZ

CA

CO

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MI

MN

MO

MT

NE

NV

NM

NY

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TX

UT

VA

WA

WI

WY

Oth

 Sts 1

US

215

1,010

950

1,120

500

330

1,250

900

250

900

1,450

450

1,450

1,450

265

270

560

1,600

570

340

460

670

3,000

130

550

110

470

1,700

580

312

23,812

225

1,160

900

1,250

500

300

1,250

1,000

250

900

1,600

460

1,700

1,450

275

260

520

1,450

590

310

475

600

2,900

140

560

120

490

1,600

580

319

24,134

8.00

7.20

3.80

3.90

3.90

4.00

3.70

4.60

3.70

3.60

3.50

3.05

2.10

3.55

4.50

5.00

2.80

2.10

3.50

2.60

4.30

2.50

2.20

4.90

4.00

3.10

4.80

2.50

2.20

2.86

3.37

8.50

7.10

3.40

4.10

3.90

3.40

3.50

3.40

3.60

3.20

3.40

2.60

2.00

2.90

4.40

5.10

2.80

1.10

3.40

3.60

4.30

2.40

1.20

5.60

3.90

2.80

4.80

2.50

2.30

2.75

3.09

1,702

7,140

3,330

4,746

1,900

1,763

4,875

3,690

975

3,700

5,580

1,457

2,520

4,185

1,219

1,508

1,008

3,240

2,280

1,089

1,638

2,015

5,433

480

2,200

480

2,350

5,400

1,426

1,018

80,347

1,720

7,272

3,610

4,368

1,950

1,320

4,625

4,140

925

3,240

5,075

1,373

3,045

5,148

1,193

1,350

1,568

3,360

1,995

884

1,978

1,675

6,600

637

2,200

341

2,256

4,250

1,276

892

80,266

1,913

8,236

3,060

5,125

1,950

1,020

4,375

3,400

900

2,880

5,440

1,196

3,400

4,205

1,210

1,326

1,456

1,595

2,006

1,116

2,043

1,440

3,480

784

2,184

336

2,352

4,000

1,334

878

74,640

 1 Other States include AR, CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NC, RI, TN, VT, and WV. Individual State level estimates will be

published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary".
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 13 NASS, USDA

All Other Hay: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Tons Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons

AL

AR

CA

CO

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Oth

 Sts 1

US

920

1,300

530

650

650

300

300

280

400

2,400

2,100

450

250

700

780

3,600

1,000

1,800

1,100

690

1,100

950

2,200

565

980

1,700

2,100

5,100

1,200

320

530

300

550

1,904

39,699

900

1,350

500

600

600

300

320

280

350

2,050

2,100

450

200

700

780

3,800

1,150

1,850

1,250

730

1,200

920

2,300

630

1,100

1,600

2,050

5,500

1,250

340

520

400

590

1,915

40,575

2.60

2.10

3.10

1.80

3.00

1.90

2.40

2.60

2.35

1.60

2.20

2.80

2.20

1.60

2.50

1.80

1.40

1.35

1.80

2.20

1.55

2.40

1.40

1.90

1.80

1.50

2.20

2.00

2.00

2.60

1.80

1.80

1.10

2.02

1.93

2.20

2.20

3.00

1.30

3.00

2.00

2.10

2.70

2.30

1.40

2.20

2.70

2.50

1.60

2.50

1.90

1.50

0.90

2.30

1.80

1.00

2.80

1.60

2.10

1.60

0.90

2.10

2.40

1.80

2.90

1.80

1.80

1.20

2.07

1.92

1,296

2,829

1,428

750

1,560

546

770

864

1,125

2,850

5,280

665

630

1,260

1,280

5,200

1,040

1,870

2,090

1,794

1,870

2,241

3,570

1,380

2,415

1,960

4,600

8,400

2,760

899

1,155

600

676

3,921

71,574

2,392

2,730

1,643

1,170

1,950

570

720

728

940

3,840

4,620

1,260

550

1,120

1,950

6,480

1,400

2,430

1,980

1,518

1,705

2,280

3,080

1,074

1,764

2,550

4,620

10,200

2,400

832

954

540

605

3,842

76,437

1,980

2,970

1,500

780

1,800

600

672

756

805

2,870

4,620

1,215

500

1,120

1,950

7,220

1,725

1,665

2,875

1,314

1,200

2,576

3,680

1,323

1,760

1,440

4,305

13,200

2,250

986

936

720

708

3,955

77,976

 1 Other States include AZ, CT, DE, FL, ME, MD, MA, NV, NH, NJ, NM, RI, SC, UT, and VT. Individual State level estimates

will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary".
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 14 NASS, USDA

Soybeans for Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels

AL

AR

DE

GA

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

NE

NJ

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

PA

SC

SD

TN

TX

VA

WI

Oth

 Sts 1

US

135

2,850

201

155

10,620

5,590

10,920

2,730

1,220

610

515

2,130

7,200

1,120

4,900

4,900

101

158

1,350

2,110

4,580

265

405

430

4,470

1,050

210

480

1,570

25

73,000

140

2,900

192

145

10,350

5,680

10,650

2,700

1,210

760

505

1,940

6,900

1,420

4,650

4,780

88

153

1,320

2,400

4,620

280

380

430

4,170

1,120

240

460

1,420

26

72,029

35.0

32.0

39.0

27.0

45.0

49.0

44.0

32.0

40.0

33.0

39.0

30.0

37.0

33.0

38.0

45.5

31.0

33.0

32.0

34.0

41.0

19.0

35.0

22.0

31.0

34.0

27.0

36.0

38.0

37.3

39.6

28.0

32.0

31.0

26.0

40.0

41.0

45.0

23.0

31.0

33.0

31.0

33.0

40.0

33.0

33.0

36.0

30.0

33.0

26.0

33.0

36.0

23.0

33.0

18.0

29.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

39.0

33.9

36.5

2,880

80,325

9,159

3,360

459,800

252,080

464,580

50,000

45,240

20,400

22,145

73,080

293,150

34,760

175,000

173,850

3,920

4,356

44,200

59,200

186,480

4,350

16,555

10,750

152,950

28,750

7,020

18,480

60,000

990

2,757,810

4,725

91,200

7,839

4,185

477,900

273,910

480,480

87,360

48,800

20,130

20,085

63,900

266,400

36,960

186,200

222,950

3,131

5,214

43,200

71,740

187,780

5,035

14,175

9,460

138,570

35,700

5,670

17,280

59,660

933

2,890,572

3,920

92,800

5,952

3,770

414,000

232,880

479,250

62,100

37,510

25,080

15,655

64,020

276,000

46,860

153,450

172,080

2,640

5,049

34,320

79,200

166,320

6,440

12,540

7,740

120,930

32,480

6,720

12,420

55,380

881

2,628,387

 1 Other States include FL and WV. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2002 Summary".
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 15 NASS, USDA

Peanuts: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

AL

FL

GA

NM

NC

OK

SC

TX

VA

US

199.0

82.0

514.0

22.2

122.5

77.0

10.2

310.0

75.0

1,411.9

199.0

92.0

548.0

23.0

100.0

65.0

10.5

330.0

58.0

1,425.5

2,675

3,050

3,330

3,020

2,910

2,570

3,000

2,890

3,130

3,029

2,500

2,600

3,000

2,500

2,800

2,700

2,600

3,100

2,900

2,885

271,180

213,710

1,328,400

54,990

338,250

120,600

29,500

698,500

210,375

3,265,505

532,325

250,100

1,711,620

67,044

356,475

197,890

30,600

895,900

234,750

4,276,704

497,500

239,200

1,644,000

57,500

280,000

175,500

27,300

1,023,000

168,200

4,112,200
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 16 NASS, USDA

Cotton: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State,

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

Type

and

State

Area Harvested Yield Production 1

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Bales 2 1,000 Bales 2 1,000 Bales 2

Upland

 AL

 AZ

 AR

 CA

 FL

 GA

 KS

 LA

 MS

 MO

 NM

 NC

 OK

 SC

 TN

 TX

 VA

 US

Amer-Pima

 AZ

 CA

 NM

 TX

 US

All

 AL

 AZ

 AR

 CA

 FL

 GA

 KS

 LA

 MS

 MO

 NM

 NC

 OK

 SC

 TN

 TX

 VA

 US

605.0

290.0

1,065.0

625.0

124.0

1,480.0

35.5

855.0

1,600.0

400.0

65.0

965.0

185.0

296.0

615.0

4,250.0

104.0

13,559.5

7.5

239.0

5.2

16.5

268.2

605.0

297.5

1,065.0

864.0

124.0

1,480.0

35.5

855.0

1,600.0

400.0

70.2

965.0

185.0

296.0

615.0

4,266.5

104.0

13,827.7

585.0

232.0

970.0

457.0

119.0

1,430.0

55.0

570.0

1,170.0

385.0

56.0

975.0

190.0

295.0

560.0

4,700.0

100.0

12,849.0

7.4

229.0

7.0

20.0

263.4

585.0

239.4

970.0

686.0

119.0

1,430.0

55.0

570.0

1,170.0

385.0

63.0

975.0

190.0

295.0

560.0

4,720.0

100.0

13,112.4

730

1,142

826

1,359

612

720

407

580

719

834

916

832

511

686

763

481

929

694

928

1,283

969

1,059

1,254

730

1,137

826

1,338

612

720

407

580

719

834

920

832

511

686

763

483

929

705

665

1,200

742

1,365

706

738

611

632

759

773

900

738

531

504

651

495

768

663

908

1,300

960

984

1,256

665

1,191

742

1,343

706

738

611

632

759

773

907

738

531

504

651

497

768

675

543.0

791.0

1,425.0

2,210.0

106.0

1,663.0

22.2

911.0

1,711.0

540.0

101.0

1,429.0

152.0

379.0

710.0

3,940.0

166.0

16,799.2

7.2

346.3

4.6

31.0

389.1

543.0

798.2

1,425.0

2,556.3

106.0

1,663.0

22.2

911.0

1,711.0

540.0

105.6

1,429.0

152.0

379.0

710.0

3,971.0

166.0

17,188.3

920.0

690.0

1,833.0

1,770.0

158.0

2,220.0

30.1

1,034.0

2,396.0

695.0

124.0

1,673.0

197.0

423.0

978.0

4,260.0

201.3

19,602.4

14.5

639.0

10.5

36.4

700.4

920.0

704.5

1,833.0

2,409.0

158.0

2,220.0

30.1

1,034.0

2,396.0

695.0

134.5

1,673.0

197.0

423.0

978.0

4,296.4

201.3

20,302.8

810.0

580.0

1,500.0

1,300.0

175.0

2,200.0

70.0

750.0

1,850.0

620.0

105.0

1,500.0

210.0

310.0

760.0

4,850.0

160.0

17,750.0

14.0

620.0

14.0

41.0

689.0

810.0

594.0

1,500.0

1,920.0

175.0

2,200.0

70.0

750.0

1,850.0

620.0

119.0

1,500.0

210.0

310.0

760.0

4,891.0

160.0

18,439.0

 1 Production ginned and to be ginned. 2 480-lb net weight bales.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 17 NASS, USDA

Cottonseed: Production, United States,

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Production

2000 2001 2002 1

1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons

US 6,435.6 7,452.2 6,840.0

 1 Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.

Dry Edible Beans: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State

and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002 1

State

Area Harvested Yield 2 Production 2

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt 1,000 Cwt

CA

CO

ID

KS

MI

MN

MT

NE

NM 3

NY

ND

OR

SD

TX

UT

WA

WI

WY

US

89.0

105.0

73.0

14.0

130.0

105.0

24.0

148.0

13.0

22.3

400.0

9.5

17.0

26.4

5.7

34.0

6.1

21.0

1,243.0

89.0

85.0

93.0

17.0

260.0

140.0

21.0

175.0

7.0

24.5

650.0

7.5

15.0

32.0

0.3

41.0

6.3

27.0

1,690.6

1,800

1,700

1,950

1,850

600

1,500

1,380

2,150

2,000

870

1,550

1,810

1,590

1,320

300

1,700

1,800

2,140

1,572

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,700

1,600

2,000

1,350

1,450

1,700

1,600

1,250

1,350

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,609

2,059

1,980

1,716

289

4,125

2,400

486

3,230

358

7,613

211

226

158

10

640

146

762

26,409

1,602

1,785

1,424

259

780

1,575

332

3,185

260

194

6,200

172

270

348

17

578

110

450

19,541

1,780

1,700

1,767

272

4,160

2,170

357

2,800

140

331

9,425

128

240

400

4

861

132

540

27,207

 1 Excludes beans grown for garden seed. 2 Clean Basis. 3 Estimates discontinued in 2000, reinstated in 2001.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 18 NASS, USDA

Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted by Commercial Class, State, and

United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

Class and State 2001 2002 Class and State 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

Large Lima - CA

Baby Lima - CA

Navy

 ID

 MI

 MN

 NE

 ND

 SD

 WY

 Total

Great Northern

 ID

 MI

 MN

 NE

 ND

 WA

 WY

 Total

Small White

 ID

 OR

 WA

 Total

Pinto

 CO

 ID

 KS

 MI

 MN

 MT

 NE

 NM

 ND

 OR

 SD

 TX

 UT

 WA

 WY

 Total

14.8

12.2

3.0

65.0

48.0

95.0

1.3

1.0

213.3

4.2

8.0

1.1

84.0

8.0

1.2

2.0

108.5

0.9

0.5

0.4

1.8

94.0

22.2

13.5

7.0

13.0

11.5

53.5

13.0

286.0

2.1

2.0

1.0

6.1

4.2

20.0

549.1

19.0

20.5

5.4

85.0

65.0

1.2

173.0

4.5

2.0

336.1

3.2

3.0

1.2

81.0

6.0

0.9

3.0

98.3

0.2

0.4

0.8

1.4

81.0

35.8

16.5

9.5

25.0

14.5

84.0

7.0

485.0

1.5

2.3

5.0

1.8

10.0

23.0

801.9

Light Red

 Kidney

 CA

 CO

 ID

 MI

 MN

 NE

 NY

 WA

 Total

Dark Red

 Kidney

 CA

 ID

 MI

 MN

 NY

 ND

 WI

 Total

Pink

 CA

 ID

 MN

 ND

 WA

 Total

Small Red

 ID

 MI

 MN

 WA

 Total

6.2

13.0

0.6

18.0

8.2

11.5

13.3

1.0

71.8

2.5

1.9

9.0

31.0

1.2

5.0

6.3

56.9

4.9

6.6

4.0

4.5

20.0

3.8

12.0

3.0

18.8

6.0

12.0

1.3

15.0

7.2

14.6

15.4

1.4

72.9

2.5

1.4

8.5

40.5

1.8

6.5

6.5

67.7

0.6

11.6

8.6

8.0

6.1

34.9

11.6

11.0

2.7

6.4

31.7

--continued
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 19 NASS, USDA

Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted by Commercial Class, State, and

United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002 (continued)

Class and State 2001 2002 Class and State 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

Cranberry

 CA

 ID

 MI

 MN

 Total

Black

 CA

 ID

 MI

 MN

 NE

 NY

 ND

 WA

 Total

Blackeye

 CA

 TX

 Total

1.5

2.6

26.0

0.6

30.7

0.6

63.0

2.0

1.1

6.7

19.0

2.0

94.4

12.0

20.0

32.0

1.7

2.5

20.0

24.2

0.7

4.0

110.0

11.6

2.3

5.8

57.0

2.6

194.0

12.6

19.0

31.6

Garbanzo

 CA

 ID

 MT

 NE

 ND

 OR

 SD

 WA

 Total

Other

 CA

 CO

 ID

 KS

 MI

 MN

 MT

 NE

 NY

 ND

 OR

 SD

 TX

 WA

 WY

 Total

US

33.0

28.8

26.5

6.3

19.0

5.0

12.1

17.0

147.7

9.8

8.0

1.5

1.5

7.0

4.5

0.5

3.6

1.8

4.0

2.4

2.6

9.0

0.7

1.0

57.9

1,429.9

18.5

17.0

8.0

4.5

10.0

3.8

5.4

12.3

79.5

9.9

7.0

1.0

1.5

8.0

3.2

0.5

2.4

2.0

4.5

2.3

5.8

10.0

0.5

2.0

60.6

1,874.3
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 20 NASS, USDA

Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and

United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

Acres Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

CT

FL

GA

IN

KY

MD

MA

MO

NC

OH

PA

SC

TN

VA

WV

WI

US

2,300

4,500

26,100

4,200

115,700

2,200

1,140

1,300

161,700

6,100

3,100

32,000

39,690

29,500

1,300

1,570

432,400

2,050

4,800

28,000

4,200

112,300

1,700

1,250

1,300

169,500

6,100

3,400

31,000

35,900

30,760

1,400

1,800

435,460

1,720

2,600

2,460

2,250

2,201

1,500

1,711

2,370

2,393

1,960

1,989

2,450

2,189

2,148

1,450

2,307

2,293

1,799

2,800

1,950

2,050

2,160

1,400

1,728

1,950

2,150

2,000

2,024

2,000

2,061

2,150

1,550

2,239

2,117

2,450

11,475

68,820

7,980

283,065

8,265

460

2,968

406,500

13,200

10,170

81,260

95,958

56,613

1,560

2,255

1,052,999

3,957

11,700

64,206

9,450

254,653

3,300

1,951

3,081

386,920

11,956

6,166

78,400

86,893

63,379

1,885

3,622

991,519

3,688

13,440

54,600

8,610

242,620

2,380

2,160

2,535

364,400

12,200

6,880

62,000

73,990

66,126

2,170

4,030

921,829
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 21 NASS, USDA

Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type,

State, and United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

Class and Type

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

Acres Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

Class 1, Flue-cured

 Type 11, Old Belts

 NC

 VA

 US

 Type 12, Eastern NC

 Belt

 NC

 Type 13, NC Border &

 SC Belt

 NC

 SC

 US

 Type 14, GA-FL Belt

 FL

 GA

 US

 Total 11-14

Class 2, Fire-cured

 Type 21, VA Belt

 VA

 Type 22, Eastern

 District

 KY

 TN

 US

 Type 23, Western

 District

 KY

 TN

 US

 Total 21-23

Class 3, Air-cured

 Class 3A, Light

 Air-cured

 Type 31, Burley

 IN

 KY

 MO

 NC

 OH

 TN

 VA

 WV

 US

 Type 32, Southern MD

 Belt

 MD

 PA

 US

 Total 31-32

42,000

20,500

62,500

93,000

20,000

32,000

52,000

4,500

26,100

30,600

238,100

1,200

3,300

6,500

9,800

3,100

520

3,620

14,620

4,200

105,000

1,300

6,700

6,100

32,000

7,700

1,300

164,300

2,200

1,100

3,300

167,600

44,000

22,000

66,000

95,000

24,000

31,000

55,000

4,800

28,000

32,800

248,800

700

2,500

5,000

7,500

2,400

400

2,800

11,000

4,200

104,000

1,300

6,500

6,100

30,000

8,000

1,400

161,500

1,700

1,300

3,000

164,500

2,500

2,370

2,457

2,400

2,400

2,450

2,431

2,600

2,460

2,481

2,432

1,805

3,400

3,000

3,135

3,460

3,175

3,419

3,096

2,250

2,100

2,370

1,600

1,960

2,000

1,620

1,450

2,033

1,500

1,860

1,620

2,025

2,150

2,250

2,183

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,044

2,800

1,950

2,074

2,144

1,900

3,000

2,900

2,933

3,200

3,100

3,186

2,932

2,050

2,100

1,950

1,600

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,550

2,022

1,400

1,900

1,617

2,014

105,000

48,585

153,585

223,200

48,000

78,400

126,400

11,700

64,206

75,906

579,091

2,166

11,220

19,500

30,720

10,726

1,651

12,377

45,263

9,450

220,500

3,081

10,720

11,956

64,000

12,474

1,885

334,066

3,300

2,046

5,346

339,412

94,600

49,500

144,100

209,000

50,400

62,000

112,400

13,440

54,600

68,040

533,540

1,330

7,500

14,500

22,000

7,680

1,240

8,920

32,250

8,610

218,400

2,535

10,400

12,200

57,000

15,200

2,170

326,515

2,380

2,470

4,850

331,365

--continued
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 22 NASS, USDA

Tobacco: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State,

and United States, 2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002 (continued)

Class and Type

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

Acres Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

Class 3, Air-cured

Class 3B, Dark Air-cured

 Type 35, One Sucker

 Belt

 KY

 TN

 US

 Type 36, Green River

 Belt

 KY

 Type 37, VA Sun-cured

 Belt

 VA

 Total 35-37

Class 4, Cigar Filler

 Type 41, PA Seedleaf

 PA

Class 5, Cigar Binder

 Class 5A, CT Valley

 Binder

 Type 51, CT Valley

 Broadleaf

 CT

 MA

 US

 Class 5B, WI Binder

 Type 54, Southern WI

 WI

 Type 55, Northern WI

 WI

 Total 54-55

 Total 51-55

Class 6, Cigar Wrapper

 Type 61, CT Valley

 Shade-grown

 CT

 MA

 US

All Cigar Types

 Total 41-61

All Tobacco

2,750

670

3,420

1,550

100

5,070

2,000

1,300

840

2,140

1,250

320

1,570

3,710

1,000

300

1,300

7,010

432,400

2,200

500

2,700

1,200

60

3,960

2,100

1,350

950

2,300

1,400

400

1,800

4,100

700

300

1,000

7,200

435,460

2,875

2,600

2,821

2,775

1,540

2,782

2,060

1,790

1,780

1,786

2,435

1,805

2,307

2,006

1,630

1,520

1,605

1,947

2,293

2,800

2,500

2,744

2,400

1,600

2,623

2,100

1,850

1,800

1,830

2,350

1,850

2,239

2,009

1,700

1,500

1,640

1,984

2,117

7,906

1,742

9,648

4,301

154

14,103

4,120

2,327

1,495

3,822

3,044

578

3,622

7,444

1,630

456

2,086

13,650

991,519

6,160

1,250

7,410

2,880

96

10,386

4,410

2,498

1,710

4,208

3,290

740

4,030

8,238

1,190

450

1,640

14,288

921,829
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 23 NASS, USDA

Sugarbeets: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and

United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002 1

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Tons Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons

CA

CO

ID

MI

MN

MT

NE

ND

OH

OR

WA

WY

US

44.7

36.8

179.0

166.0

426.0

53.5

41.4

237.0

0.6

10.0

7.0

41.6

1,243.6

48.0

40.2

210.0

175.0

449.0

57.0

43.6

275.0

1.7

10.9

4.0

38.0

1,352.4

36.2

22.4

25.9

19.4

18.3

21.5

20.3

18.1

20.0

29.1

36.1

20.6

20.7

37.5

19.9

25.0

19.0

18.2

21.0

19.4

18.0

20.0

29.5

38.3

19.8

20.4

3,145

1,206

5,596

3,403

9,245

1,319

1,112

5,127

17

412

803

1,156

32,541

1,618

824

4,636

3,220

7,796

1,150

840

4,290

12

291

253

857

25,787

1,800

800

5,250

3,325

8,172

1,197

846

4,950

34

322

153

752

27,601

 1 Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted beets in CA.

Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production

by State and United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield 1 Production 1

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Tons Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons 1,000 Tons

FL

HI

LA

TX

US

465.0

21.0

495.0

47.0

1,028.0

453.0

25.1

495.0

49.0

1,022.1

35.1

92.0

29.0

41.7

33.6

37.0

91.0

30.0

32.0

34.7

17,041

2,433

14,851

1,789

36,114

16,338

1,932

14,355

1,962

34,587

16,761

2,284

14,850

1,568

35,463

 1 Net tons.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 24 NASS, USDA

Peaches: Total Production by Type, State, and United States,

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Total Production

2000 2001 2002

Million Pounds Million Pounds Million Pounds

AL 1

AR 1

CA 1

 All

 Clingstone

 Freestone

CO 1

CT 1

GA 1

ID 1

IL 1

IN 1

KY 1

LA 1

MD 1

MA 1

MI

MO 1

NJ

NY 1

NC 1

OH 1

OK 1

OR 1

PA

SC

TN 1

TX 1

UT 1

VA 1

WA

WV 1

US

14.0

18.0

1,855.0

1,064.0

791.0

19.0

2.0

115.0

13.0

23.0

2.6

1.1

1.2

9.0

2.1

47.5

9.5

65.0

12.0

32.0

10.4

14.0

8.0

60.0

150.0

2.5

21.0

11.0

10.0

65.0

7.0

2,599.9

23.0

12.0

1,727.0

952.0

775.0

18.0

1.9

140.0

13.0

17.8

3.0

1.8

1.4

8.8

1.8

42.0

9.0

75.0

12.5

12.0

11.2

12.0

6.5

75.0

100.0

3.7

30.0

9.0

8.0

55.0

11.0

2,441.4

21.0

12.5

1,880.0

1,050.0

830.0

17.0

1.5

115.0

13.0

17.5

3.1

2.0

1.5

8.2

2.2

13.0

8.0

65.0

10.0

20.0

10.9

6.0

7.3

60.0

140.0

4.0

15.0

5.0

7.0

55.0

11.0

2,531.7

 1 Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.

Prunes and Plums: Total Production by State and United States,

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Total Production

2000 2001 2002

Tons Tons Tons

ID

MI

OR

WA

Total

3,500

3,600

10,000

6,800

23,900

3,000

3,600

9,000

5,600

21,200

2,000

200

7,000

6,000

15,200
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 25 NASS, USDA

Apples, Commercial: Total Production by State and United States,

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Total Production 1

2000 2001 2002

Million Pounds Million Pounds Million Pounds

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MO

NH

NJ

NM 2

NY

NC

OH

OR

PA

RI

SC

TN

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

US

95.0

7.2

650.0

30.0

20.5

14.0

140.0

42.0

45.0

7.5

3.0

6.5

39.0

33.7

50.0

800.0

22.0

38.0

34.0

50.0

8.0

995.0

190.0

103.0

167.0

475.0

2.3

20.0

9.5

49.0

41.5

320.0

6,000.0

85.0

71.0

10,663.7

5.4

5.5

700.0

25.0

20.5

9.0

80.0

43.6

53.0

8.8

4.0

8.7

47.0

40.8

39.0

880.0

24.0

41.0

30.0

55.0

6.0

1,000.0

120.0

86.0

142.0

480.0

1.8

6.0

9.0

30.0

41.0

310.0

5,100.0

115.0

62.0

9,629.1

47.0

5.5

600.0

26.0

12.0

10.0

70.0

42.0

40.0

8.1

4.5

8.0

48.0

32.0

32.0

550.0

22.0

34.0

23.0

40.0

720.0

160.0

80.0

140.0

470.0

3.5

14.0

8.0

15.0

33.0

250.0

5,500.0

100.0

58.0

9,205.6

 1 In orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees. 2 End of season estimate only.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 26 NASS, USDA

Pears: Total Production by Crop, State, and United States,

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

Crop and State

Total Production

2000 2001 2002

Tons Tons Tons

Bartlett

 CA

 OR

 WA

 Total

Other

 CA

 OR

 WA

 Total

All

 CA

 CO

 CT

 MI

 NY

 OR

 PA

 UT

 WA

 US

282,000

60,000

176,000

518,000

30,000

160,000

230,000

420,000

312,000

3,000

1,250

5,200

14,500

220,000

4,600

600

406,000

967,150

275,000

70,000

201,000

546,000

30,000

160,000

246,000

436,000

305,000

1,900

510

4,600

11,000

230,000

5,500

300

447,000

1,005,810

260,000

70,000

180,000

510,000

30,000

160,000

225,000

415,000

290,000

2,400

550

1,000

10,000

230,000

5,300

300

405,000

944,550

Papayas: Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 2001-2002

Month

Area Fresh Production 1

Total in Crop Harvested

2001 2002

2001 2002 2001 2002

Acres Acres Acres Acres 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

Jun

Jul

3,535

3,535

2,205

2,270

2,035

2,020

1,730

1,735

4,745

3,985

2,820

3,140

 1 Utilized fresh production.

Coffee: Production, Hawaii, 1999-2001

State

Production 1

1999-00 2000-2001 2001-02

1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

HI 10,000 8,700 8,000

 1 Parchment basis.

Ginger Root: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production,

Hawaii, 2000-2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02

Acres Acres Acres Pounds Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

HI 270 360 320 50,000 50,000 45,000 13,500 18,000 14,400
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Grapes: Total Production by Crop, State, and United States,

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Total Production

2000 2001 2002

Tons Tons Tons

AZ

AR

CA

 All Types

 Wine

 Table

 Raisin 1 2

GA

MI

MO

NY

NC

OH

OR

PA

SC 3

TX 4

VA 4

WA

 All Types

 Wine

 Juice

US

20,000

4,200

7,059,000

3,364,000

774,000

2,921,000

3,500

87,200

2,950

154,000

2,300

7,700

18,600

63,000

520

265,000

90,000

175,000

7,687,970

15,500

2,700

5,962,000

3,053,000

710,000

2,199,000

3,200

28,900

2,300

149,000

2,000

6,000

22,800

61,500

9,500

4,120

283,000

100,000

183,000

6,552,520

8,400

5,100

6,520,000

3,200,000

770,000

2,550,000

3,600

20,000

3,000

135,000

2,700

5,000

23,300

45,000

6,700

4,500

315,000

115,000

200,000

7,097,300

 1 Fresh basis. 2 The Raisin Industry Diversion Program ( RID) is implemented on the bearing acres only. No production will be realized from

these acres. Acres enrolled are as follows: 41,000 for 2001 and 29,000 for 2002. 3 Estimates discontinued in 2001. 4 Estimates began in 2001.

Hops: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and

United States, 2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

State

Area Harvested Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002

Acres Acres Pounds Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds

ID

OR

WA

US

3,469

6,103

26,339

35,911

3,385

5,577

20,320

29,282

1,329

1,875

1,928

1,861

1,540

1,750

2,040

1,927

4,929.8

10,387.0

52,260.0

67,576.8

4,609.3

11,443.2

50,779.6

66,832.1

5,212.9

9,759.8

41,452.8

56,425.5

Olives: Variety and Total Production, California

2000-2001 and Forecasted August 1, 2002

Variety

Total Production

2000 2001 2002

Tons Tons Tons

Ascolano

Manzanillo

Mission

Servillano

All Other 1

Total

6,300

32,200

1,600

8,800

4,100

53,000

5,500

107,300

1,400

16,400

3,400

134,000

5,000

64,000

1,400

15,300

4,300

90,000

 1 Includes production for varieties that were or will be used for oil and other specialty products.
Crop Production Agricultural Statistics Board

August 2002 28 NASS, USDA

Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002

(Domestic Units) 1

Crop

Area Planted Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain 2

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain 2

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All

 Upland

 Amer-Pima

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas

 Dry Edible Beans

 Dry Edible Peas

 Lentils

 Wrinkled Seed Peas

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 3

4,967.0

75,752.0

4,403.0

650.0

3,335.0

1,328.0

10,252.0

59,617.0

41,078.0

2,910.0

15,629.0

1,494.0

585.0

45.8

1,541.2

3.7

188.0

74,105.0

2,653.0

15,768.5

15,498.5

270.0

1,370.8

15.9

1,429.9

211.8

201.0

1,267.1

16.8

78.3

60.9

1,111.1

97.9

5,048.0

78,847.0

5,085.0

475.0

3,251.0

1,395.0

9,290.0

60,085.0

41,362.0

2,760.0

15,963.0

1,513.0

844.0

155.0

1,462.0

2.0

207.0

73,043.0

2,486.0

14,380.5

14,116.0

264.5

1,408.8

15.0

1,874.3

271.5

190.0

1,327.5

13.8

80.3

63.6

1,169.8

94.4

4,289.0

68,808.0

6,148.0

63,511.0

23,812.0

39,699.0

1,905.0

580.0

3,314.0

255.0

8,584.0

336.0

48,653.0

31,295.0

2,789.0

14,569.0

1,455.0

578.0

44.2

1,411.9

3.1

177.0

73,000.0

2,580.0

13,827.7

13,559.5

268.2

1,243.6

1,028.0

432.4

7.1

1,243.0

196.8

197.0

6.3

0.4

35.9

78.5

1,241.3

14.0

76.2

58.6

1,092.5

19.5

93.5

0.4

4,499.0

71,001.0

64,709.0

24,134.0

40,575.0

2,633.0

3,227.0

275.0

7,548.0

47,628.0

29,764.0

2,692.0

15,172.0

1,458.0

821.0

146.0

1,425.5

1.8

198.0

72,029.0

2,392.0

13,112.4

12,849.0

263.4

1,352.4

1,022.1

435.5

9.0

1,690.6

263.5

187.0

0.3

29.3

1,293.9

13.5

77.7

60.6

1,142.1

91.8

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Area planted for all purposes. 3 Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage.
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Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2001-2002

(Domestic Units) 1

Crop Unit

Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 1,000

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice 2

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed 3

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All 2

 Upland 2

 Amer-Pima 2

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas 2

 Dry Edible Beans 2

 Dry Edible Peas 2

 Lentils 2

 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 3

Bu

"

Ton

"

"

"

Bu

"

Cwt

Bu

"

Ton

Bu

"

"

"

Lb

Ton

Bu

Lb

"

"

"

Bu

Lb

Bale

"

"

Ton

"

Lb

Cwt

"

"

"

"

Lb

"

"

"

Cwt

"

"

"

"

Lb

Cwt

Lb

58.2

138.2

16.6

2.47

3.37

1.93

61.3

33.2

6,429

27.3

59.9

11.1

40.2

43.5

30.0

35.2

1,374

19.8

930

3,029

1,306

1,365

39.6

1,349

705

694

1,254

20.7

33.6

2,293

1,366

1,572

1,920

1,471

1,270

50,000

1,861

81

358

294

286

309

367

105

156

55.9

125.2

2.36

3.09

1.92

54.2

6,393

50.3

35.4

38.9

29.5

29.5

2,885

36.5

675

663

1,256

20.4

34.7

2,117

1,609

45,000

1,927

272

280

307

249,590

9,506,840

102,352

156,703

80,266

76,437

116,856

19,250

213,045

6,971

514,524

3,728

1,957,643

1,361,479

83,556

512,608

1,998,515

7,452.2

11,455

41,106

4,276,704

4,050

241,665

2,890,572

3,480,696

20,302.8

19,602.4

700.4

25,787

34,587

991,519

97

19,541

3,779

2,898

640

8,000

18,000

66,832.1

6,343

444,766

4,115

21,814

18,110

400,727

2,052

14,565

6,400

251,700

8,886,009

152,616

74,640

77,976

142,580

206,304

379,509

1,686,306

1,158,710

79,545

448,051

6,840.0

4,112,200

2,628,387

18,439.0

17,750.0

689.0

27,601

35,463

921,829

27,207

14,400

56,425.5

3,678

21,753

18,625

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Yield in pounds. 3 Yield is not estimated.
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August 2002 30 NASS, USDA

Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2000-2002

(Domestic Units) 1

Crop Unit

Production

2000 2001 2002

1,000 1,000 1,000

Citrus 2

 Grapefruit

 K-Early Citrus (FL)

 Lemons

 Oranges

 Tangelos (FL)

 Tangerines

 Temples (FL)

Noncitrus

 Apples

 Apricots

 Bananas (HI)

 Grapes

 Olives (CA)

 Papayas (HI)

 Peaches

 Pears

 Prunes, Dried (CA)

 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA)

Nuts & Misc.

 Almonds (CA)

 Hazelnuts

 Pecans

 Pistachios (CA)

 Walnuts (CA)

 Maple Syrup

Ton

"

"

"

"

"

"

1,000 Lbs

Ton

Lb

Ton

"

Lb

1,000 Lbs

Ton

"

"

Lb

Ton

Lb

"

Ton

Gal

2,762

5

840

12,997

99

458

88

10,663.7

96.9

29,000.0

7,688.0

53.0

54,500.0

2,599.9

967.2

219.0

23.9

703,000

22.5

209,850

243,000

239.0

1,231

2,469

2

1,000

12,315

95

369

56

9,629.1

82.5

28,000.0

6,552.5

134.0

55,000.0

2,441.4

1,005.8

150.0

21.2

830,000

49.5

338,500

161,000

305.0

1,049

2,435

1

942

12,426

97

424

70

9,205.6

89.7

7,097.3

90.0

2,531.7

944.6

155.0

15.2

980,000

1,356

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Production years are 1999-2000, 2000-2001, and 2001-2002.
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August 2002 31 NASS, USDA

Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002

(Metric Units) 1

Crop

Area Planted Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002

Hectares Hectares Hectares Hectares

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain 2

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All 3

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain 2

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All 3

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All 3

 Upland

 Amer-Pima

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas

 Dry Edible Beans

 Dry Edible Peas

 Lentils

 Wrinkled Seed Peas

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All 3

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 4

2,010,100

30,656,080

1,781,850

263,050

1,349,640

537,430

4,148,880

24,126,400

16,623,860

1,177,650

6,324,900

604,610

236,740

18,530

623,710

1,500

76,080

29,989,550

1,073,640

6,381,350

6,272,090

109,270

554,750

6,430

578,670

85,710

81,340

512,780

6,800

31,690

24,650

449,650

39,620

2,042,880

31,908,590

2,057,850

192,230

1,315,650

564,540

3,759,570

24,315,800

16,738,790

1,116,940

6,460,070

612,300

341,560

62,730

591,660

810

83,770

29,559,770

1,006,060

5,819,640

5,712,600

107,040

570,130

6,070

758,510

109,870

76,890

537,230

5,580

32,500

25,740

473,410

38,200

1,735,720

27,845,910

2,488,030

25,702,270

9,636,480

16,065,790

770,930

234,720

1,341,140

103,200

3,473,860

135,980

19,689,380

12,664,770

1,128,680

5,895,930

588,820

233,910

17,890

571,380

1,250

71,630

29,542,370

1,044,100

5,595,930

5,487,390

108,540

503,270

416,020

174,990

2,870

503,030

79,640

79,720

2,550

150

14,530

31,770

502,340

5,670

30,840

23,710

442,120

7,890

37,840

180

1,820,700

28,733,390

26,187,090

9,766,790

16,420,300

1,065,550

1,305,930

111,290

3,054,600

19,274,580

12,045,190

1,089,430

6,139,960

590,040

332,250

59,080

576,890

730

80,130

29,149,420

968,020

5,306,460

5,199,860

106,600

547,300

413,630

176,230

3,640

684,170

106,640

75,680

130

11,850

523,630

5,460

31,440

24,520

462,200

37,150

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Area planted for all purposes. 3 Total may not add due to rounding. 4 Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares.
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August 2002 32 NASS, USDA

Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2001-2002

(Metric Units) 1

Crop

Yield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002

Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons

Grains & Hay

 Barley

 Corn for Grain

 Corn for Silage

 Hay, All 2

 Alfalfa

 All Other

 Oats

 Proso Millet

 Rice

 Rye

 Sorghum for Grain

 Sorghum for Silage

 Wheat, All 2

 Winter

 Durum

 Other Spring

Oilseeds

 Canola

 Cottonseed 3

 Flaxseed

 Mustard Seed

 Peanuts

 Rapeseed

 Safflower

 Soybeans for Beans

 Sunflowers

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops

 Cotton, All 2

 Upland

 Amer-Pima

 Sugarbeets

 Sugarcane

 Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils

 Austrian Winter Peas

 Dry Edible Beans

 Dry Edible Peas

 Lentils

 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3

Potatoes & Misc.

 Coffee (HI)

 Ginger Root (HI)

 Hops

 Peppermint Oil

 Potatoes, All 2

 Winter

 Spring

 Summer

 Fall

 Spearmint Oil

 Sweet Potatoes

 Taro (HI) 3

3.13

8.67

37.32

5.53

7.56

4.32

2.20

1.86

7.21

1.72

3.76

24.87

2.71

2.93

2.01

2.37

1.54

1.24

1.04

3.40

1.46

1.53

2.66

1.51

0.79

0.78

1.40

46.48

75.42

2.57

1.53

1.76

2.15

1.65

1.42

56.04

2.09

0.09

40.16

32.94

32.09

34.64

41.11

0.12

17.46

3.01

7.86

5.29

6.93

4.31

1.94

7.17

3.16

2.38

2.62

1.99

1.99

3.23

2.45

0.76

0.74

1.41

45.75

77.78

2.37

1.80

50.44

2.16

30.54

31.38

34.45

5,434,180

241,484,860

92,852,170

142,158,570

72,816,090

69,342,480

1,696,160

436,580

9,663,560

177,070

13,069,510

3,381,980

53,278,310

37,053,390

2,274,020

13,950,900

906,510

6,760,520

290,970

18,650

1,939,880

1,840

109,620

78,668,480

1,578,820

4,420,410

4,267,920

152,490

23,393,570

31,376,800

449,750

4,400

886,360

171,410

131,450

29,030

3,630

8,160

30,310

2,880

20,174,250

186,650

989,470

821,460

18,176,670

930

660,660

2,900

5,480,120

225,715,030

138,450,910

67,712,270

70,738,640

2,069,540

9,357,790

9,639,970

45,893,730

31,534,920

2,164,860

12,193,950

6,205,140

1,865,260

71,532,970

4,014,620

3,864,610

150,010

25,039,210

32,171,490

418,130

1,234,090

6,530

25,590

166,830

986,700

844,820

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Production may not add due to rounding. 3 Yield is not estimated.
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Fruits and Nuts Production, United States, 2000-2002

(Metric Units) 1

Crop

Production

2000 2001 2002

Metric tons Metric tons Metric tons

Citrus 2

 Grapefruit

 K-Early Citrus (FL)

 Lemons

 Oranges

 Tangelos (FL)

 Tangerines

 Temples (FL)

Noncitrus

 Apples

 Apricots

 Bananas (HI)

 Grapes

 Olives (CA)

 Papayas (HI)

 Peaches

 Pears

 Prunes, Dried (CA)

 Prunes & Plums (Ex CA)

Nuts & Misc.

 Almonds (CA)

 Hazelnuts

 Pecans

 Pistachios (CA)

 Walnuts (CA)

 Maple Syrup

2,505,640

4,540

762,040

11,790,680

89,810

415,490

79,830

4,836,970

87,910

13,150

6,974,410

48,080

24,720

1,179,290

877,380

198,670

21,680

318,880

20,410

95,190

110,220

216,820

6,150

2,239,840

1,810

907,180

11,171,980

86,180

334,750

50,800

4,367,690

74,810

12,700

5,944,350

121,560

24,950

1,107,400

912,460

136,080

19,230

376,480

44,910

153,540

73,030

276,690

5,240

2,208,990

910

854,570

11,272,680

88,000

384,650

63,500

4,175,590

81,370

81,650

1,148,360

856,880

140,610

13,790

444,520

6,780

 1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the

full 2002 crop year. 2 Production years are 1999-2000, 2000-2001, and 2001-2002.
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August 2002 36 NASS, USDA

July Weather Summary

Very warm, dry weather depleted topsoil moisture and increased stress on summer crops in the eastern Corn

Belt, while hot, dry conditions severely stressed reproductive and grain-filling corn and soybeans along the

western edge of the Corn Belt. In contrast, wet weather prevailed in the upper Mississippi Valley, including

much of Minnesota and Iowa. Meanwhile on the Plains, drought and excessive heat continued to adversely

affect pastures and dryland summer crops in South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and much of

Kansas. Somewhat more favorable conditions existed on the southern Plains due to widespread showers, and

across parts of Montana and North Dakota because of scattered showers and a late-month cooling trend. 

Farther west, hot, dry weather stressed dryland agriculture and contributed to an increase in wildfire activity

across the interior Northwest. Meanwhile, monsoon showers eased irrigation demands, aided wildfire

containment efforts, and provided limited relief from long-term drought in the Four Corners region. Isolated

mid- to late-month showers also helped to ease the effects of a record-setting heat wave that struck the Great

Basin and Intermountain West from July 10-14. Farther east, record rainfall and flooding struck south-central

Texas in early July, and an overall wet pattern continued for the remainder of the month across the South,

particularly in Texas and Florida. In the Atlantic Coast region, however, above-normal temperatures and only

isolated showers led to drought intensification as far south as northern Georgia.

Monthly temperatures across the South ranged from as much as 3 degrees F above normal in the southern

Mid-Atlantic region to 3 degrees F below normal in central Texas. Readings also averaged as much as 3

degrees F below normal at a few locations in northern New England and along the California coast. Hotterthan-normal weather prevailed across the remainder of the country, boosting July temperatures generally 1 to

5 degrees F above normal in the Corn Belt and 3 to 7 degrees F above normal in the Great Basin,

Intermountain West, interior Northwest, and the Plains’ core drought area.

July Crop Summary

Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid phenological crop development across most of the Nation during

July, but moisture shortages stunted vegetative growth and stressed reproductive crop development in many

areas. Crop stress was most severe in the western Corn Belt, central Great Plains, Ohio Valley, and Atlantic

Coastal Plain. Meanwhile, most crops along the Gulf Coast and adjacent areas of the interior southern Great

Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast benefited from above-normal precipitation. Abundant rainfall

also aided crop development through much of the central and upper Mississippi Valley. However, hail,

strong winds, and flooding damaged some fields in south-central Texas and parts of the northern Red River

Valley. Harvest of winter wheat and spring sown small grains progressed with few delays in the Corn Belt

and Great Plains. Rain periodically interrupted harvest of mature summer crops along the Gulf Coast.

On July 28, seventy-seven percent of the Nation’s corn acreage was at or beyond the silking stage and

15 percent was at or beyond the dough stage. Both stages were slightly behind their 5-year averages of 78

and 16 percent, respectively. Fields entered the silking stage earlier than normal in the western Corn Belt and

adjacent areas of the northern Great Plains, especially in Iowa and Minnesota. In the central and eastern Corn

Belt, fields rapidly advanced to the silking stage after mid-month, but progress remained well behind normal

in Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and slightly behind normal in Illinois. Acreage at or beyond the dough

stage was mostly confined to the southern Great Plains, Southeast, and along the southern edge of the Corn

Belt, until late in the month. Conditions steadily deteriorated across the Corn Belt, as hot weather and

below-normal precipitation stressed fields in many areas. Along the middle and upper Mississippi River

Valley precipitation was adequate to support healthy development, but fields along and adjacent to the

western edge of the Corn Belt were severely stressed by moisture shortages. 

Seventy-six percent of the soybean acreage was blooming, and 34 percent was setting pods on July 28. 

Acreage at the bloom stage slightly trailed the 77-percent average for this date, but acreage setting pods

equaled the 5-year average. Above-normal temperatures accelerated biological development across the Corn

Belt and Great Plains during July, but vegetative growth was stunted by moisture shortages in most areas. 

Fields entered the bloom stage and began setting pods later than normal in most areas east of the Mississippi

River. Meanwhile, progress exceeded the 5-year average in most areas of the western Corn Belt and Great

Plains. Development was most advanced in Iowa and North Dakota, where nearly all of the acreage was

blooming and about two-thirds was setting pods by the end of the month. Fields entered the bloom stage and

began setting pods more than 1 week later than normal in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Late-month rains
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accelerated vegetative growth across much of the Corn Belt, but the most beneficial precipitation was in the

middle and upper Mississippi Valley.

Cotton development progressed near normal during July, with 94 percent of the acreage at or beyond the

squaring stage and 73 percent setting bolls by July 28. Above-normal temperatures promoted rapid biological

development in the Southeast, Southwest, and lower Mississippi Valley, while below-normal temperatures

limited biological development through much of the southern Great Plains. Despite rapid advancement

during July, development remained mostly behind normal in the interior Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile,

biological development progressed ahead of normal in most areas of the Southeast, with fields squaring and

setting bolls much earlier than normal in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. In the Southwest, fields

developed well ahead of normal in Arizona and slightly ahead of normal in California. Frequent afternoon

thunderstorms provided adequate moisture for development through much of the Southeast, although parts of

the Atlantic Coastal Plain remained unfavorably dry. In Texas, some fields suffered due to excessive rainfall. 

Near the end of the month, producers along the Gulf Coast applied defoliants and picked mature fields.

The winter wheat harvest progressed ahead of normal throughout the month and was 88 percent complete on

July 28. Mostly dry weather aided harvest progress across the central Great Plains and eastern Corn Belt

during the first half of the month. In Kansas, harvest was finished by July 7. Elsewhere, widespread showers

briefly slowed progress in Indiana, but harvest neared completion far ahead of normal in Colorado and

Nebraska. Hot weather promoted maturation across the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest most of

the month and dry weather supported harvest after mid-month, especially in South Dakota. Harvest also

accelerated in Michigan. As the end of the month approached, harvest neared completion in Michigan and

South Dakota. In Idaho and Montana, harvest gained momentum late in the month, but progress lagged

behind normal, especially in Montana.

Ninety-six percent of the barley and 97 percent of the spring wheat was at or beyond the heading stage on July

28. Normally, 97 percent of the barley and spring wheat would be headed by this date. Above normal

temperatures promoted rapid biological development across the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest

during most of the month. However, moisture shortages stunted vegetative growth in less advanced fields and

hampered grain-filling in more advanced fields, especially in South Dakota. Nearly all of the barley and

spring wheat fields were headed in Minnesota and Washington by mid-month. Most of South Dakota’s

spring wheat was also headed by mid-month. In Idaho and Montana, barley and spring wheat fields entered

the heading stage later than normal. Near the end of the month, the spring wheat harvest rapidly accelerated

in South Dakota and was far ahead of normal on July 28.

Ninety-five percent of the oat crop was heading on July 21, matching the average for this date. Hot weather

promoted rapid biological development in the northern Great Plains and Corn Belt during most of the month. 

Fields matured ahead of normal in Iowa and Nebraska. Meanwhile, heading neared completion ahead of

normal in Minnesota and the Dakotas, but later than normal in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Harvest

accelerated after mid-month, and progressed with few delays in most areas. By July 28, harvest was

36 percent complete, compared with the average of 27 percent. Progress was far ahead of normal in Iowa and

South Dakota, but lagged behind normal in Ohio. Elsewhere, harvest neared completion in Nebraska, gained

momentum in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and began in North Dakota.

Rice development during July was behind last year’s pace, but heading advanced ahead of the 5-year average. 

Fields entered the heading stage more than 1 week ahead of normal along the western Gulf Coast. In the

interior Mississippi Delta, progress was slightly behind normal before mid-month and slightly ahead of

normal after mid-month. Some early-planted Texas and Louisiana fields were ripe by mid-month, and a few

were drained and harvested. After mid-month, fields rapidly entered the heading stage in the interior

Mississippi Delta. By the end of the month, about one-half of the acreage was headed, and many fields along

the Gulf Coast were ripe. On July 28, harvest was 14 and 6 percent complete in Louisiana and Texas,

respectively.

Sorghum development progressed near normal during July, with 49 percent at or beyond the heading stage

and 22 percent turning color on July 28. Above-normal temperatures accelerated biological development in

the central and northern Great Plains and Corn Belt, but increasing moisture shortages stunted vegetative

growth, especially in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Meanwhile, cooler than normal

weather limited biological progress in the southern Great Plains. In the lower Mississippi Valley, fields
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rapidly entered the heading stage early in the month, and quickly approached maturity near the end of the

month. In Texas, 39 percent was mature and 30 percent was harvested on July 28.

The peanut crop developed ahead of normal across most of the Southeast and southern Great Plains, with

89 percent of the acreage pegging on July 28, compared with the 5-year average of 85 percent. Pegging

accelerated along the Atlantic Coastal Plain early in the month and gained momentum along the Gulf Coast

and southern Great Plains near mid-month. Dryland fields were periodically stressed by moisture shortages,

especially along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, but near-normal temperatures and precipitation maintained crop

conditions across most of the Southeast. In the southern Great Plains, some fields were damaged by excessive

rain.

Corn for grain: Corn planted for all purposes, at 78.8 million acres, is up 4 percent from 2001. This is

down 100,000 acres from the June Acreage Report. The August surveys showed farmers in Illinois did not

plant all of their intended acres. U.S. farmers expect to harvest 71.0 million acres of corn for grain, down

1 percent from June, but up 3 percent from 2001. Area to be harvested for grain was reduced in Nebraska,

Kansas, Colorado, and North Carolina because of extreme drought conditions.

The August 1 corn objective yield data indicate the second highest stalk count on record for the combined

seven Objective Yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin). However,

indicated ears per acre are at the lowest level since 1997.

As of July 30, forty-two percent of the crop was rated good to excellent, a drop of 20 percentage points from

the end of June and 22 percentage points behind a year ago. Very warm and dry weather in July increased

stress on the corn crop in the eastern Corn Belt, while Iowa and Minnesota received timely rains. 

Temperatures in Nebraska, Kansas, and the Dakotas were very hot during the important pollination stage. 

Therefore, ears in these States didn’t fill or fully develop to varying degrees. Higher yields are forecast in

Michigan with the State rebounding from last year’s drought. Also, yields are forecast to be higher in

Colorado as more higher yielding irrigated acres are expected to be harvested for grain when compared to

normal.

Corn planting progress was slow in the southern, central, and eastern Corn Belt, as storms were frequent in

the lower Missouri, middle Mississippi, and Ohio River Valleys. Favorable conditions allowed planting to

progress much faster in the northern and western Corn Belt, Great Plains, Southeast, and Altantic Coastal

Plain. Throughout most of May, corn planting was 2-4 weeks behind normal across the southern Corn Belt. 

However, planting was near complete, ahead of the 5-year average, by late May in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,

Nebraska, and the Dakota’s. Germination and emergence were hampered throughout the Corn Belt by

excessive moisture in the east and by cooler weather in the west. Warmer, drier weather in June allowed

conditions to improve.

Sorghum: The first production forecast for the 2002 crop year is 380 million bushels, down 26 percent from

2001. If realized, this will be the lowest production since 1956. Based on August 1 conditions, the sorghum

yield is forecast at 50.3 bushels per acre, down 9.6 bushels from last year. Yield decreases are expected in 9

of the top 11 producing States, mainly in the western part of the growing area. Kansas, the leading sorghum

producer, is expecting a yield of 48, fourteen bushels lower than last year. Texas, the second leading sorghum

producer, expects a yield of 46, four bushels below last year.

Sorghum planted for all purposes in 2002 is estimated at 9.29 million acres, unchanged from the June

estimate. Acreage expected to be harvested for grain, at 7.55 million acres, is down 5 percent from the June

estimate and down 12 percent from the 2001 harvested acreage. Kansas producers expect to harvest

3.10 million acres for grain, down 650,000 acres from 2001. Colorado producers expect to harvest

150,000 acres for grain, which is down 70,000 acres from a year ago. The central Great Plains and High

Plains were experiencing extremely dry conditions, resulting in higher than normal abandonment and forage

uses. Texas expects to harvest 2.60 million acres, up 200,000 from June, due to the favorable growing

conditions.

Sorghum development progressed near normal during July, with 49 percent at or beyond the heading stage

and 22 percent turning color on July 28. Above-normal temperatures accelerated development in the central

and northern Great Plains and Corn Belt, but increasing moisture shortages stunted vegetative growth,
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especially in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Meanwhile, cooler than normal weather slowed

progress in the southern Great Plains. In the lower Mississippi Valley, fields rapidly entered the heading

stage early in the month, and quickly approached maturity near the end of the month. 

As of the week ending July 28, twenty-four percent of the sorghum crop was rated good to excellent. This is

14 percentage points lower than a year earlier, due to dry conditions in central Great Plains and High Plains

areas.

Oats: Production for 2002 is forecast at 143 million bushels, 3 percent less than the July 1 forecast, but

22 percent above last year’s 117 million bushels. Area for harvest is estimated at 2.63 million acres,

unchanged from July 1, but 38 percent more than last year. The forecasted yield is 54.2 bushels per acre,

1.9 bushels below the July 1 forecast and down 7.1 bushels from 2001. If realized, this would be the lowest

yield since 1991.

Hot weather promoted rapid biological development in the Great Plains and Corn Belt during most of the

month. However, increasing moisture shortages limited vegetative growth in some areas, especially along the

western edge of the Corn Belt and through most of the central and northern High Plains. Hot, dry weather

also limited crop potential in the central and eastern Corn Belt, Pacific Northwest, and Northeast. Meanwhile,

many fields in the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Red River Valley were damaged by excessive rain

and flooding.

Barley: Production for 2002 is forecast at 252 million bushels, down 5 percent from the July forecast, but

1 percent above 2001. Based on August 1 conditions, producers expect to harvest an average of 55.9 bushels

per acre, down 3.1 bushels from July and down 2.3 bushels from last year. Area harvested, at 4.50 million

acres, is unchanged from the July estimate, but up 210,000 acres from 2001.

Declines in yield and production were concentrated on the northern Great Plains States of Montana, North

Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Three States outside the northern Great Plains, Oregon, Pennsylvania,

and Utah also posted declines. Hot and dry conditions during July brought about the decline in yield and

production prospects for the barley crop.

By July 28, Idaho, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington crop progress was equal to or ahead of the

5 year average, but Montana lagged behind the average. Above normal temperatures promoted rapid

biological development across the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest during most of the month. 

However, moisture shortages stunted vegetative growth, especially in South Dakota. Barley condition on

July 28 was rated 78 percent fair to good for the 5 major producing States.

Winter Wheat: Acres harvested for grain are forecast at 29.8 million, unchanged from last month, but down

5 percent from last year. Harvest progress in the 18 major producing States had reached 88 percent complete

by July 28. This is 1 percentage point ahead of both last year and the 5-year average. Hard Red Winter

(HRW) harvest was virtually complete in the central and southern Great Plains. Harvest was complete in

most Soft Red Winter (SRW) States.

Forecasted head counts from the Objective Yield surveys in the six HRW States (Colorado, Kansas, Montana,

Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) are virtually unchanged from last month while weight per head is down

slightly. Head count forecasts are below average in Colorado, Kansas, and Texas. Montana and Nebraska

have above average head counts, while counts are near normal in Oklahoma. Drought conditions in Colorado

and Nebraska have led to near record low head weights. Forecasted head weights are also below average in

Kansas and Montana, where the crop has also been hampered by dry conditions. Harvest went smoothly in

Colorado, reaching completion about 2 weeks ahead of normal. Harvest was nearly complete in South Dakota

by the end of July, far ahead of the 5-year average.

Harvestrevealed yieldsmuch lowerthan previously expected in Indiana, due largely to excessive moisture during

the flowering stage. In contrast, growers in Delaware and Maryland recorded higher than expected yields.

Record yields are forecast in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Collective head counts in the SRW Objective Yield

States (Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio) are about the same as last month and far above average. Collective head

weights are lower than last month and well below average. 
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The Pacific Northwest(Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) experienced hot, dryweatherthroughoutJuly. In Idaho,

temperatures during Julywere extremely hot and very little rain wasreceived. Winter wheat conditions in Oregon

continued to decline during themonth. Harvested yields in Washington are much lower than previously expected.

Durum Wheat: Area harvested for grain is forecast at 2.69 million acres, unchanged from last month, but

down 3 percent from last year. With the exception of the northeast and north central districts, most of North

Dakota has received below normal precipitation during the growing season. As of July 28, thirtyseven percent of the North Dakota crop was rated good to excellent, 26 points lower than the beginning of

July. 

Other Spring Wheat: Area harvested for grain is forecast at 15.2 million acres, unchanged from last month,

but up 4 percent from last year. Acreage was 15 percent harvested as of August 4 in the six major producing

States, 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest had begun in all six States.

Spotty frost and hail damage has been reported in Idaho, but should not significantly impact the statewide

yield. Heavy rainfall in Minnesota has resulted in some drowned out areas, uneven stands, and heavy weed

infestation. Weather conditions during July in Montana were almost a complete opposite of June. During the

month of July, Montana experienced very hot conditions with temperatures routinely over 100 degrees and

most days in the 90 degree range. Condition ratings in North Dakota declined during July due to persistent

hot, dry weather.

Peanuts: Production is forecast at 4.11 billion pounds, down 4 percent from last year’s crop, but 26 percent

above 2000. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.43 million acres, 1 percent above the June estimate and up

1 percent from 2001. Yields are expected to average 2,885 pounds 144 pounds below last year, but up

441 pounds from 2000.

Production in the Southeast States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) is expected to total

2.41 billion pounds, down 5 percent from last year’s level. Expected acreage for harvest, at 849,500 acres, is

up 6 percent from the previous year. Yields in the four-State area are expected to average 2,835 pounds per

acre, 300 pounds below 2001. As of July 28, peanut development in Alabama was 9 percentage points ahead

of the 5-year average with 84 percent of the acreage rated in fair to good condition. In Georgia, crop

development was 2 percentage points ahead normal, and condition on July 28 was 79 percent fair to good. 

The peanut crop in Florida and South Carolina was rated mostly fair to good.

The Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 448 million pounds, down 24 percent from 2001. Area

for harvest is expected to total 158,000 acres, down 20 percent from the previous year. Yield is forecast at

2,837 pounds, down 157 pounds from last year. As of July 28, the Virginia peanut crop rated 86 percent fair

to good. North Carolina’s peanuts crop was rated 84 percent fair to good. Development of the peanut crop in

Virginia was 7 percentage points behind the 5-year average on July 28. Development in North Carolina was

9 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average.

The Southwest peanut production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 1.26 billion

pounds, up 8 percent from 2001. The region’s acreage for harvest, at 418,000 acres, is 2 percent above the

2001 level. Harvested acres in Texas were increased from 310,000 acres to 330,000 acres. Beneficial rainfall

on dryland peanuts will lead to less abandonment. Yields are expected to average 3,005 pounds for the

region, 168 pounds above 2001. Seventy-three percent of the Texas crop was rated in good to excellent

condition on July 28. Development of Texas peanuts was 4 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average on

July 28.

Rice: Production is forecast at 206 million cwt, down 3 percent from 2001, but 8 percent above 2000. Area

for harvest is expected to total 3.23 million acres, unchanged from the June acreage estimate, but down

3 percent from last year. Rice plantings, at 3.25 million acres, were also unchanged from the June estimate. 

Yields are forecast at 6,393 pounds per acre, down 36 pounds from 2001.

As of July 28, crop development was ahead of normal in all rice producing States (Arkansas, California,

Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas). Forty-eight percent of the rice was headed compared with the

5-year average of 41 percent. Rice harvest is underway in Louisiana and Texas. Crop condition was rated at

82 percent fair to good across the rice producing States.
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Soybeans: Revised area planted at 73.0 million acres, is up slightly from June, but down 1 percent from

2001. Survey data indicated Illinois farmers planted 100,000 more soybean acres, but Ohio’s planted area

was reduced 50,000 acres. U.S. farmers expect to harvest 72.0 million acres, unchanged from June Acreage

Report, but down 1 percent from last year.

Planting of the 2002 soybean crop was nearly complete by June 23. Ninety-seven percent had been planted

by June 23, compared to 95 percent a year ago and the average. Planting in most States was ahead of normal

at the end of June. However, planting in the eastern Corn Belt lagged behind normal during the month of

June. In the seven major soybean producing States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,

and Ohio), the average planting date was 5 days behind last year, but the same as 1998 and 1999.

As of July 28, forty-five percent of the soybean crop was rated good to excellent, 15 percentage points less

than the same week in 2001. During July, moisture shortages limited growth in the western Corn Belt, central

Great Plains, Ohio Valley, and Atlantic Coast States. Above normal temperatures accelerated development

across most of the Nation, but below normal temperatures limited progress in southern Great Plains and

Mississippi Delta. By the end of July, 76 percent of the crop was blooming, the same as last year, but

1 percentage point behind the average. Thirty-four percent of the acreage was setting pods, 1 percentage

point behind last year, but equal to the 5-year average. Acreage blooming and setting pods were most

advanced in Arkansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Tennessee.

Yield declines are forecast in most the Objective Yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,

Nebraska, and Ohio). Large decreases from last year are expected in Indiana and Nebraska, while higher

yields are expected in Iowa and Minnesota. Of the twenty-two non-Objective Yield States, yields in fourteen

States are expected to be lower than in 2001. Large decreases are expected in Kansas, Kentucky, and

Virginia. Higher yields are expected in Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Cotton: Upland cotton growers planted 14.1 million acres, down 9 percent from a year ago. Growers are

expected to harvest 12.8 million acres, down 5 percent from 2001. American-Pima cotton producers planted

264,500 acres, down 5,500 acres from last year. Expected harvested area, at 263,400 acres, is down 2 percent

from last year. 

Cotton farmers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and

Virginia) rated the condition of the cotton as mostly fair to good. Development has been ahead of average,

especially in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. Ideal planting conditions allowed growers to plant early. 

Abnormally dry, hot summer weather, however, has stressed the crop across Virginia and the Carolinas. 

Upland growers in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) experienced

unseasonably cool temperatures during May and delayed planting well into June, primarily in Tennessee. 

Farther south, producers had ideal planting weather until early May when rain delayed planting for a couple

of weeks. June had above normal temperatures which allowed the cotton development to catch up to near

average levels. Cooler temperatures and rain boosted crop condition in early July. 

Upland cotton producers in Texas and Oklahoma were able to plant most of their cotton at near normal pace. 

Lack of precipitation on the High Plains delayed some seeding due to excessively dry fields. Hot, dry

conditions prevailed throughout June and July. Irrigated fields responded well to the weather, but nonirrigated acres wilted and some stands were abandoned or replanted to alternative crops. Hail storms also

wiped out limited acreage in the High Plains. 

Upland cotton planting in California and Arizona progressed ahead of average and wrapped up by the later

part of May. Excellent growing conditions allowed the crop to develop ahead of average, especially in

Arizona. Producers have rated their cotton crop in mostly good to excellent condition throughout the season. 

American-Pima production is forecast at 689,000 bales, down 2 percent from last year's output. The decrease

in production is attributed to a decrease in acreage. The U.S. Pima yield is forecast at 1,256 pounds per

harvested acre, slightly above the previous year. California growers are expected to yield a record high 1,300

pounds per acre. 
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Ginnings totaled 55,600 running bales prior to August 1, compared with 99,000 running bales ginned prior to

the same date last year and 244,750 running bales in 2000.

Dry Beans: Dry edible bean production is forecast at 27.2 million cwt in 2002, up 39 percent from last year

and 3 percent above two years ago. This is the largest dry bean crop since 1999 when production was

33.1 million cwt. This increase is a rebound from last year’s drought reduced production in eastern and

central States. 

Acreage adjustments since the June Acreage Report raised planted acreage estimates 1 percent but reduced

harvested expectations by 3 percent. Planted area is now estimated at 1.87 million acres, 31 percent above

last year and 7 percent greater than two years ago. This large planted acreage increase is directly related to the

high prices growers received for last year’s crop. Harvested acreage is forecast at 1.69 million acres, up

36 percent from last year and 5 percent above 2000. The average U.S. yield is forecast at 1,609 pounds per

acre, a gain of 37 pounds from last year but 34 pounds less than two years ago. New York and the

midwestern States, especially Michigan, are looking for favorable dry bean crops after last year’s drought. 

Yields are expected to be down in most Plains States where hot weather has reduced pod set. With the

exception of Oregon, western States are experiencing favorable growing seasons.

Production is expected to be above last year in 12 of the 18 producing States. These increases are mostly a

result of higher acreage, and better growing conditions in Michigan and New York. Michigan’s production

forecast is up more than fivefold. North Dakota’s prospects are up 52 percent. New York expects a

71 percent gain and Washington growers look for a 49 percent increase. Minnesota’s dry bean crop should be

up 38 percent from a year ago. Increases in other States range from 24 percent in Idaho, to 20 percent in

Wisconsin and Wyoming. Michigan’s beans got off to a good start and have been aided by late July rains. 

Heavy July rains flooded additional acreage in North Dakota and Minnesota, further reducing their harvested

acres. North Dakota beans are later than normal. The season is also late in New York with variable growing

conditions. However, crop conditions are significantly better than last year when drought reduced the crop. 

Farther west, hot, dry weather hurt dry beans across the southern Rockies and into the Plains States. 

Production is down this year in Nebraska, South Dakota, New Mexico, and Oregon. Dryland acres in Utah

and Colorado are under extreme stress and many have been abandoned. 

U.S. planted acres of black, navy, and pinto beans are up 106 percent, 58 percent, and 46 percent from last

year, respectively. Limas beans are up 68 percent for baby and 28 percent for large. Kidney beans are up

2 percent for light and 19 percent for dark. Pink and small red acreages are up 75 and 69 percent,

respectively. Garbanzo acreage has fallen 46 percent because of low prices. Great northern acreage is down

9 percent, cranberry and small white are down 21 and 22 percent, respectively, while blackeyes are off

1 percent. Pinto beans make up 43 percent of planted dry bean acreage this year; navies account for

18 percent; blacks 10 percent; kidney beans combine for 8 percent; and great northern have slipped to

5 percent. The remaining 16 percent are distributed among the other classes.

Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures: Production is forecast at 74.6 million tons, down 7 percent from last year. 

Yields are expected to average 3.09 tons, down 0.28 ton from last year. Harvested area is 24.1 million acres,

unchanged from the June estimate, but up 1 percent from 2001.

The decrease in yields, compared to 2001, is due to the poor growing conditions experienced in most areas of

the country during July. The yield in all but 6 States is at or below last year’s level. Growers in the central

and northern Great Plains are experiencing severe drought conditions. Yields in Kansas are down 1.2 tons

from last year, while yields in North and South Dakota are down 1.0 tons from last year.

Other Hay: The first production forecast for 2002 is 78.0 million tons, up 2 percent from 2001. Based on

August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 1.92 tons per acre, down slightly from last year. 

Harvested area is estimated at 40.6 million acres, unchanged from the June estimate, but up 2 percent

from 2001.

Drought and excessive heat continued to adversely affect the hay crop in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, and

Colorado, with all expecting yield decreases from last year. Above-normal temperatures and only isolated

showers in the Southeast and Atlantic Coast States have reduced expected yields when compared to last year.
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Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production for 2002 is forecast at 922 million pounds, down 7 percent from 2001

and 12 percent below 2000. If realized, this will be the smallest crop since 1908. Revised area for harvest in

2002 is forecast at 435,460 acres, up 1 percent from 2001. Yields for 2002 are expected to average

2,117 pounds per acre, 176 pounds lower than a year ago. Yield prospects in North Carolina, the leading

tobacco producing State, are averaging lower than last year by 243 pounds. Kentucky, the second leading

State, expects yields to average 41 pounds lower than a year ago.

Flue-cured production is expected to total 534 million pounds, up 1 percent from the previous forecast but

down 8 percent from 2001. Growers plan to harvest 248,800 acres in 2002, up 4 percent from last year. 

Yields are expected to average 2,144 pounds per acre, up 12 pounds from the July 1 forecast but 288 pounds

lower than the previous year. Timely rainfall in North Carolina’s eastern coastal region, the State’s largest

producing area, contributed to the increase from July 1. Dry weather and the tomato spotted wilt virus,

particularly in the Carolinas and Georgia, have stressed the crop, causing lower expected yields than last

year.

Fire-cured production is expected to total 32.3 million pounds, down 29 percent from 2001. Growers plan to

harvest 11,000 acres, 25 percent below a year ago. The expected average yield is 2,932 pounds per acre,

164 pounds lower than the previous year.

Burley production is expected to total 327 million pounds, 2 percent below a year ago. Yields are expected to

average 2,022 pounds per acre, down 11 pounds from 2001. Burley growers plan to harvest 161,500 acres,

2 percent below a year ago. Kentucky’s acreage, at 104,000, is 1 percent below last year. Dry weather and

disease pressure, particularly black shank and blue mold, have caused increased stress on the tobacco crop.

Southern Maryland Belt tobacco production is expected to total 4.85 million pounds, down 9 percent from

2001. Average yields are expected to decrease 3 pounds from last year. A total of 3,000 acres is expected to

be harvested this year, down 9 percent from 2001. 

Dark air-cured production is expected to total 10.4 million pounds, down 26 percent from 2001. Growers

plan to harvest 3,960 acres, 22 percent less than last year. Yields are expected to average 2,623 pounds per

acre, down 159 pounds from last year.

All Cigar types production is expected to total 14.3 million pounds, up 5 percent from last year. Overall yield

is expected to average 1,984 pounds per acre, up 37 pounds from 2001. Growers of Cigar type tobacco plan

to harvest 7,200 acres, 3 percent above a year ago.

Sugarbeets: Production for 2002 is forecast at 27.6 million tons. If realized, this would be 7 percent above

last year’s production. Growers in the 12 sugarbeet-producing States expect to harvest 1.35 million acres,

1 percent less than the June estimate, but 9 percent more than last year. The yield is forecast at 20.4 tons per

acre, 0.3 ton below 2001.

Fields in the northern Red River Valley experienced plant damage due to a frost in late-May and excessive

rain and flooding in July. In addition, many fields suffered due to frequent strong winds and weed pressure. 

In the central and northern High Plains, hot, dry weather and irrigation restrictions limited vegetative growth

during July. Crop prospects remained good in Idaho, despite abnormally high replanting in May and isolated

hail damage. In Michigan, near normal precipitation supported vegetative growth during July, but stands

were spotty and uneven in many fields. Weed and disease pressures also limited crop potential in Michigan.

Sugarcane: Production is forecast at 35.5 million tons, 3 percent above last year. Sugarcane growers intend

to harvest 1.02 million acres for sugar and seed during the 2002 crop year, 1 percent less than last year’s final

harvested acres. Yield is forecast at 34.7 tons per acre, 1.1 ton above 2001. Ample rainfall supported rapid

vegetative growth of most sugarcane fields along the Gulf Coast during June and July.

Prunes and Plums: Production in Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 15,200 tons,

down 28 percent from last year and 36 percent below 2000. The Oregon forecast, at 7,000 tons, is down

22 percent from 2001 and 30 percent below 2000. Cold, wet weather conditions during pollination reduced

fruit set for the 2002 season. Washington’s forecast, at 6,000 tons, is up 7 percent from 2001 but 12 percent

below 2000. Despite poor pollinating weather and frost that hurt Washington’s prune and plum crop,
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production in 2002 is expected to be above last year’s hail reduced crop. Idaho’s expected production is

2,000 tons, down 33 percent from the 2001 crop and 43 percent below the 2000 production level. The 2002

Idaho prune and plum crop was damaged by frost in May which reduced fruit set. Michigan expects to

produce 200 tons, down 94 percent from both the 2001 and 2000 crop seasons. The 2002 Michigan prune

and plum crop was devastated by poor weather this spring. An above normal week of temperatures in April

advanced bud development. This was followed by numerous frosts that killed flower buds and cold weather

that hampered pollination. 

Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 3.14 million pounds for July, 11 percent higher than

last month but 21 percent below a year ago. Area in crop totaled 2,270 acres, 3 percent higher than last

month but 36 percent less than a year ago. Harvested area totaled 1,735 acres, virtually unchanged from last

month but 14 percent below July 2001.

Weather conditions in July were variable with scattered showers and sunshine over major papaya producing

areas. Non-irrigated orchards have adequate soil moisture.

Hops: Hop production in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 56.4 million pounds, down

16 percent from last year and 17 percent less than the 2000 crop. Acreage strung for harvest, at 29,282 acres,

is 18 percent below 2001 and 19 percent less than two years ago. Most of the drop in this year’s acreage can

be attributed to a voluntary acreage reduction program in Washington. Yield is estimated at 1,927 pounds per

acre for the Pacific Northwest, 66 pounds more than 2001 and 56 pounds above 2000.

Washington’s yield is forecast at 2,040 pounds per acre, 112 pounds more than last year. Oregon’s yield is

forecast at 1,750 pounds per acre, down 125 pounds from 2001. In Idaho, yields are expected to average

1,540 pounds per acre, 211 pounds higher than a year ago. Only Idaho is forecasting an increase in total

production over the 2001 crop. 

In Washington, hop conditions and development have been mostly normal to above normal. Drought and

water acquisition are not concerns this season. Harvest is expected to be underway by August 15 and in full

swing by the end of the month. Cool, wet, and windy spring conditions coupled with a significant increase in

unstrung and untreated hop yards, were very conducive to powdery mildew development. However, growers

were proactive and began their treatments early enough to keep the spread of powdery mildew to a minimum. 

As the temperatures increased in July, few problems persisted.

In Oregon, crop growth was slightly behind this season, due to cool spring temperatures. As the summer

progressed, some varieties caught up with normal development, while some remain behind. Conditions in

Idaho have been good this year with adequate water and hot, dry weather. There could be some crop stress if

the hot weather persists.

Olives: The 2002 California olive crop is forecast at 90,000 tons, 33 percent below the previous year’s crop

of 134,000 tons but 70 percent above the 2000 production. Due to the alternate bearing nature of olives, the

decrease was expected. Weather conditions also contributed to a smaller crop. Many groves encountered

cold weather just as buds were forming on the trees. Growers expect the Manzanillo variety to account for

71 percent of the total production. The Servillano variety is expected to contribute 17 percent. The Ascolano

variety is expected to be 6 percent of production while the Mission variety is expected to be 2 percent. All

Other varieties make up the difference.

Peaches: The August 2002 forecast of U.S. peach production is 2.53 billion pounds, 1 percent below the July

forecast but 4 percent above 2001. Michigan decreased their expectations for the 2002 crop from 14.0 million

pounds to 13.0 million pounds. South Carolina also decreased their production forecast by 20.0 million pounds

to 140.0 million. Washington increased their forecast to 55.0 million from 50.0 million pounds, while New Jersey

and Pennsylvania were unchanged from July at 65.0 million and 60.0 million pounds, respectively. 

The peach crop in Michigan was adversely affected by multiple spring frosts. A week of warm weather in April

advanced bud development. The warm week was followed by numerous frosts that killed flower buds and cold

weatherthat hampered bee activity. Drought since the July forecast has further dampened an already dismal crop.

During July, the New Jersey peach crop experienced generally favorable growing conditions. The Pennsylvania

peach crop looks good but is in need of rain. The Plum Pox virus is being monitored closely but only small
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acreage has been taken out of production this year. Dry weather in South Carolina has continued to reduce fruit

size and erode yields from a peach crop which early in the season was expected to be the largest in a few years.

Generally good weather during July in Washington’s peach growing areas has increased crop prospects.

The U.S. Freestone crop, as of August 1, is forecast at 1.48 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from 2001 but

4 percent below 2000. The California Freestone crop stands at 830 million pounds, up 7 percent from last year

and 5 percent above 2000. 

California’s Clingstone crop is 1.05 billion pounds, 10 percent above last year but 1 percent below the 2000

season.

Apples: The first production forecast for the 2002 crop year is 9.21 billion pounds, down 4 percent from last

year and 14 percent below 2000. Decreased production in the Eastern and Central States more than offset

projected increases in the Western States.

The Western States (AZ, CA, CO, ID, OR, UT, WA) production is forecast at 6.40 billion pounds, up

5 percent from 2001 but down 10 percent from 2000. Washington, which makes up 60 percent of the U.S.

forecast, is expecting 5.50 billion pounds of apples, up 8 percent from 2001 but down 8 percent from two

years ago. Development of the apple crop in Washington is progressing well after the State experienced a late

spring and less than optimal weather during pollination. Despite the losses in crop size from weather this

year, the 2001 crop season had heavier weather related losses. Colorado and Arizona are the only other

Western States forecasting increased production from last year. All of the other Western States reported

decreased production from the 2001 crop year. Factors causing the decrease in production are cited as a late

frost, a cool, late spring with poor weather for pollination, and dry summer time conditions.

Production in the Eastern States (CT, GA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA, WV) is

forecast at 1.95 billion pounds, down 16 percent from last season and 18 percent below 2000. Production

decreased for all of the Eastern States except for Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Rhode Island and

Maine. New York’s production forecast at 720 million pounds was down 28 percent from both last year and

2000. Pennsylvania expects production to be 470 million pounds, down 2 percent from last season. 

Virginia’s production, at 250 million pounds, is down 19 percent from 2001. A cool spring with heavy frost

damage affected most of the Eastern States. Some States also reported hail and drought as factors limiting

crop size. The South Atlantic States were not hampered as much by the cool spring or frost and are

rebounding from last year’s low production.

Production in the Central States (AR, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, TN, WI) is forecast at

860 million pounds, down 30 percent from last season and 26 percent below 2000. Michigan’s forecast was

decreased by 37 percent from 2001 and down 31 percent from 2000. All of the Central States except Kansas

and Arkansas are forecasting decreases in production from last year due to a cool, wet spring with damaging

late frosts followed by dry conditions in the summer.

Pears: U.S. pear production for 2002 is forecast at 944,550 tons, down 6 percent from last year and 2 percent

below 2000. Bartlett pear production for California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 510,000 tons,

1 percent higher than the June forecast but 7 percent less than a year ago. Other pear production in the Pacific

Coast States is expected to total 415,000 tons, 5 percent below last year and 1 percent less than 2000.

Bartlett production for California is forecast at 260,000 tons, unchanged from the June forecast but 5 percent

below 2001. Pears in the Linden district suffered some hail damage. In the Sacramento River district, fruit is

not sizing up to expectations. In other growing regions, production appears to be heavy, though there are

some concerns about codling moth worms in Mendocino County. For most areas, quality has been reported

as good to excellent. Production in Oregon is forecast at 70,000 tons, unchanged from the previous forecast

and the same as the previous year. Late frost in Oregon had minimal affect in most locations. In Washington,

Bartlett production is forecast at 180,000 tons, a 3 percent increase from the June forecast but 10 percent

lower than last year. Irrigation supplies are not a concern this year as snow pack and rainfall amounts have

been adequate. Harvest is expected to begin mid-August.

Other pear production in California is forecast at 30,000 tons, unchanged from both 2001 and 2000. 

Harvesting of Bosc and Hosui pears is underway. The development of the Asian pear crop is reported good. 
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In Oregon, other pear production is forecast at 160,000 tons, unchanged from both last year and 2000. 

Production in Washington is forecast at 225,000 tons, 9 percent below a year ago and 2 percent below 2000. 

Freezing temperatures near the end of April and early May caused damage to the Bosc pears in Okanogan

county.

The pear crop in New York is forecast at 10,000 tons, down 9 percent from last year and 31 percent less than

two years ago. Frost following an extremely warm spell in mid-April caused varying degrees of damage. 

Pennsylvania pear production is forecast at 5,300 tons, 4 percent below last year but 15 percent above the

2000 crop. The Michigan pear crop is forecast at 1,000 tons, down 78 percent from 2001 and 81 percent

below 2000. Michigan’s crop was severely damaged by late spring frost and cold weather that hampered bee

activity during pollination. It was further reduced by drought in July. 

Production in Connecticut is forecast at 550 tons, 8 percent above the previous year. In Colorado, production

is forecast at 2,400 tons, 26 percent above last year’s crop but 20 percent below the 2000 crop. Colorado had

no late frost on the Western Slopes, thereby increasing production. Pear production in Utah is forecast at

300 tons, equal to last year but only 50 percent of the 2000 crop. A frost on May 9 severely limited this

year’s production.

Coffee: Hawaii coffee production is revised to 8.00 million pounds (parchment basis) for the 2001-02

season, up 5 percent from the December 2001 estimate but down 8 percent from the previous crop year. A

larger than expected harvest on Kauai more than offset downward revisions on all of the other islands. Poor

weather conditions, tree removal, and lower prices all contributed to the decline in production from the

previous season. 

Grapes: U.S. grape production is forecast at 7.10 million tons, up 8 percent from 2001 but 8 percent below

2000. California leads the U.S. in grape production with 92 percent of the total. Washington and New York

are the next largest producing States, with 4 percent and 2 percent, respectively. California’s all grape

forecast, at 6.52 million tons, is down 2 percent from the July forecast but 9 percent above 2001. Washington

expects to harvest 315,000 tons, up 11 percent from 2001. New York’s forecast, at 135,000 tons, is 9 percent

below last year.

California’s wine type grape production is expected to total 3.20 million tons, 49 percent of California’s total

grape crop. The production forecast for wine type varieties is down 3 percent from July but 5 percent above

2001. The wine grape harvest is expected to begin in early to mid-August in the San Joaquin Valley,

7 to 10 days behind last year. Excellent quality is expected. California’s raisin type grape production is

forecast at 2.55 million tons, 39 percent of California’s total grape crop. Production of raisin varieties is

unchanged from the July forecast but up 16 percent from last year. Thompson Seedless variety grapes are

currently being picked for fresh use in the San Joaquin Valley. Quality is reported to be very good. 

Production of table type grapes is forecast at 770,000 tons, 12 percent of the total California crop. The table

type production forecast is the same as July but 8 percent above last season. Picking is active in the San

Joaquin Valley with good color and quality reported. Beauty Seedless, Black Emerald, and Fantasy are some

of the varieties being harvested. 

Washington’s production is forecast at 315,000 tons, up 11 percent from 2001. Production of both juice and

wine varieties is expected to increase. Wine grape production is forecast at a record high 115,000 tons,

15 percent greater than last year. This increase is due mainly to additional bearing acres. The juice type

grape forecast, at 200,000 tons, is 9 percent above last season. Weather conditions during the blooming

period were generally good.

Grape production for New York is forecast at 135,000 tons, down 9 percent from 2001. Unseasonably warm

temperatures in mid-April followed by a series of freezes resulted in damage in most of the major growing

areas. The Chautauqua-Erie grape belt, a major Concord grape producing area, experienced significant frost

damage. In the Finger Lakes region, damage to the crop appears to be highly variable depending on location. 

Despite the frost damage, fruit set in the Finger Lakes was generally good. Grape development on Long

Island appears to be normal with minimal disease and insect pressure.
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August 2002 47 NASS, USDA

Pennsylvania’s grape production is forecast at 45,000 tons, down 27 percent from 2001. Freezing

temperatures in late May did extensive damage to the grape crop in some areas of Erie county. There were a

few reports of a complete crop loss. 

Michigan’s grape production is forecast at 20,000 tons, down 31 percent from 2001. Unusually warm

weather in early April, followed by freezing temperatures later in the month resulted in extensive damage to

juice grape buds. Secondary buds were damaged by additional frosts in early May. Wine grapes, with later

bloom times, were not impacted as severely.

Ginger Root: Hawaii ginger root production for the 2001-02 season is estimated at 14.4 million pounds,

down 20 percent from the previous season. Harvested acreage decreased 11 percent to 320 acres. Average

yield decreased 5,000 pounds from the previous season to 45,000 pounds per harvested acre. Untimely rains,

disease, and low prices all contributed to the drop in production from the previous season.

Florida Citrus: During July, virtually all of the State’s citrus belt received above average rainfall as showers

and thunderstorms occurred several times each week in most groves. Caretakers in groves with excessive

moisture were busy deep plowing and ditching to move water away from trees.

Well cared for groves have an abundance of new foliage due to the July rainfall. New crop fruit continues to

make good progress. Oranges are golf ball size and larger, grapefruit are generally in the softball size range. 

Temples are golf ball size with some normal late bloom in many of the trees. Most tangerines are about golf

ball size.

Harvest of the 2001-02 crop was virtually complete, with only the late bloom fruit being harvested for fresh

juice operations. Caretakers were very active during the month mowing, chopping, and discing cover crops

that grew rapidly with the help of the summer rains. Hedging, topping, and burning of dead trees and limbs

have been reported in all areas. Fertilizers and herbicides were being applied in all areas. Resets were being

planted in the larger groves with very few new groves being planted.

California Citrus: Citrus orchards were irrigated, fertilized, and treated for pests. The Valencia orange

harvest slowed. Picking of lemons was active in the south coast area. Grapefruit harvest was in full swing in

Riverside.

California Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts: Fruit growers conducted summer cultural activities that included

weed control, fungicide applications, and irrigation of trees and vines. Picking of many fruit crops was active

during July. Table grape harvest continued as more vineyards reached maturity, but high temperatures in

early July led to some concern about burn in susceptible varieties. Varieties picked and packed included

Black Corinth and Beauty Seedless. Raisin and wine type grapes showed excellent fruit development. A

steady harvest of stone fruit varieties continued as late varieties reached maturity by month’s end. Gala

variety apple harvest began in the Firebaugh district during the last week of July. Bartlett pear harvest was

active in the Sacramento delta area and the San Joaquin Valley. Picking of Clingstone peaches continued. 

Pomegranates, apples, persimmons and Asian pears showed good development throughout the month. 

Harvest of apricots, blueberries, plums, pluots, and figs remained steady. Strawberry harvest continued in the

Central Coast counties; patches were topped off or cleared in preparation for fall planting. Olive growers

used fruit fly treatments where necessary. Almond hull split was observed in some orchards by mid-month. 

Walnuts were treated for weeds, blight, and codling moth.
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August 2002 48 NASS, USDA

Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecast

Survey Procedures: Objective Yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between July 25 and

August 6 to gather information on expected yield as of August 1. The Objective Yield surveys for corn,

cotton, soybeans, and wheat were conducted in the major producing States that usually account for about

75 percent of the U.S. production. Farm operators were interviewed to update previously reported acreage

data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in selected fields for the Objective Yield survey

(corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat). The counts made within each sample plot depend on the crop and the

maturity of that crop. In all cases, number of plants are recorded along with other measurements that provide

information to forecast the number of ears, bolls, pods, or heads and their weight. The counts are used with

similar data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield. The average harvesting loss is

subtracted to obtain a net yield. The plots are revisited each month until crop maturity when the fruit is

harvested and weighed. After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled to

obtain current year harvesting loss.

The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of mail and personal

interviewers. Approximately 22,000 producers were interviewed during the survey period and asked

questions about probable yield. These growers will be surveyed throughout the growing season to provide

indications of average yields as the season progresses.

Estimating Procedures: National and State level objective yield and grower reported data were reviewed for

reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. The survey data were also reviewed considering

weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and previous years. Each State Statistical

Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). The ASB

uses the survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published August 1 forecasts. 

Revision Policy: The August 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a new forecast will be made

each month throughout the growing season. End-of-season estimates are made after harvest. At the end of

the marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks, production, exports, millings,

feeding, and ending stocks. Revisions are then made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative

data warrant changes. Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision August 1 if

conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. Harvested acres may be revised any time

a production forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since

the last estimate.

Reliability: To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the August 1 production forecast, the "Root Mean

Square Error", a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the

August 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The

average of the squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. The square root of the

average becomes statistically the “Root Mean Square Error.” Probability statements can be made concerning

expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors

affecting this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years. For example, the "Root

Mean Square Error" for the August 1 corn for grain production forecast is 8.3 percent. This means that

chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production forecast will not be above or below the final estimate by

more than 8.3 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not

exceed 14.3 percent.

Also, shown in the following table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the differences between the

August 1 forecast and the final estimate. Using corn again as an example, changes between the August 1

forecast and the final estimate during the last 20 years have averaged 382 million bushels, ranging from

16 million bushels to 1.09 billion bushels. The August 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 10 times

and above 10 times. This does not imply that the August 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or

overstate final production.
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Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts

Crop Unit

Root Mean

Square Error 20-Year Record of

Differences Between Forecast

and Final Estimate

Percent

90

Percent

Confidence

Interval

Quantity Years

Average Smallest Largest Below

Final

Above

Final

Million Million Million Number Number

Corn For Grain

Sorghum for Grain

Oats

Barley

Durum Wheat

Other Spring

Winter Wheat

Rice

Soybeans for Beans

Cotton 1

Dry Edible Beans

Bu

Bu

Bu

Bu

Bu

Bu

Bu

Cwt

Bu

Bales

Cwt

8.3

9.6

9.3

6.4

10.5

8.5

1.1

4.7

5.9

8.0

7.3

14.3

16.6

16.1

11.5

18.2

14.7

1.9

8.1

10.2

13.9

12.6

382

44

16

20

8

36

16

7

108

918

1

16

5

5

1

1

3

0

1

19

34

0

1,085

108

58

69

19

121

34

15

233

3,911

4

10

11

4

11

7

10

5

13

9

10

9

10

9

16

9

13

10

14

7

11

10

11

 1 Quantity is in thousands of units.
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Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

to contact for additional information.

Mark Harris, Chief (202) 720-2127

Field Crops Section

Greg Thessen, Head (202) 720-2127

Dave DeWalt - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings (202) 720-5944

Herman Ellison - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369

Lance Honig - Wheat, Rye (202) 720-8068

Darin Jantzi - Corn, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526

Troy Joshua - Hay, Sorghum (202) 690-3234

Mark E. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops,

 Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-7621

Mark R. Miller - Peanuts, Rice, Barley (202) 720-7688

Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section

Jim Smith, Head (202) 720-2127

Arvin Budge - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285

Kathy Broussard - Citrus, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-5412

Debbie Flippin - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, 

 Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears,

 Wrinkled Seed Peas (202) 720-3250

Steve Gunn - Apples, Cherries, Cranberries,

 Plums, Prunes (202) 720-4288

Mike Miller - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup,

 Tobacco (202) 720-7235

Kim Ritchie - Hops (360) 902-1940

Betty Johnston - Floriculture, Nursery, Nuts (202) 720-4215

Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions,

 Strawberries (202) 720-2157
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