SUGAR, MOLASSES, AND BEET PULP PRODUCTION

Z SUGAR, RAW VALUE
Z YIELD PER TON OF

SUGAR PRODUCTION

STATE PRODUCTION REFINED BASIS
1972 19751 : : 197i 172
1,000 TONS BOUNDS 1,000 TONS
SUGARCANE
FLA. 636 961 8242 207 203 593 898 770
HAW. 1,230 1,119 1,129 230 225 234 «1,150 1,046 1,055
LA. 571 660 558 v7 165 170 534 617 522
TEX = - 38 -- -- 123 -- -- 36
U.S. 2,436 2,740 2,549 zur 203 204 «2,277 2,561 2, 383.
SUGARBEETS :
U.S. 3,552 3,624 3, 183 262 258 260 5,320 3,387 2,975
CANE AND BEET
U.S. : 5,988 6,364 5,732 - - -- 5,597 5,948 5,358
STATE AND PRODUCT : UNIT : 1971 : 1972 : 1973 1/
5 5 THOUSANDS
SUGARCANE PRODUCTS : :
BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES-80° BRIX 2/ : :
FLA. : GALLON «=: 42,912 68,880 62,498
HAWAII : GALLON «=: 56,203 3/54,961 3/53,567
LA. : GALLON =; 43,407 54,786 "43,807
TEX” 1 GALLON, 2. 2. 5,405
us. : GALLON «= :——«(142,522 178,627 165,277
EDIBLE MOLASSES : :
LA. : GALLON =; 2,290 1,926 1,559
u.'s. > GALLON: 2/290 13926 1,559
SUGARBEET PRODUCTS -- U. S. : :
MOLASSES : GALLON =: —«:160,502 166,972 4
PULP 3 : :
MOLASSES : TON : 1,383 1,582 af
DRIED : TON : 201 133 a/
WET : TON : 1,139 1,316 ay

1/ PRELIMINARY.

2/ INCLUDES HIGH TEST MOLASSES FROM FROZEN CANE.

3/ 85° BRIX,

4/ NOT AVAILABLE FOR 1973,

. SOURCE: FROM REPORTS OF SUGAR DIVISION, A.S.C.S., USDA.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 Be? CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


WINTER WHEAT

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FOR INDI~ INDI =

HARVEST CATED CATED

1972 1973 1974 1972 [ 1973, 1974 1972 1973 1974

1,000 ACRES BUSHELS 12000 BUSHELS

ALA / 1210 88 135 20.0 2340 24.0 29200 29024 39240
ARIZ 170 216 243 6760 70.0 67.0 115390 159120 169281
ARK 296 217 400 3720 28.0 32.0 109952 63076 12800
CALIF 483 570 764 48.0 54,0 54,0 235184 309780 419256
COLO 29150 29400 2360 24.0 2465 22.0 51600 58800 51920
DEL l/ 25 26 32 3320 3540 39.0 825 910 15248
FLA Vv 42 30 37 15.0 22,0 20.0 "630 660 740
GA Vv 140 120 150 -20.0 27.0 25.0 2+800 39240 39750
IDAHO 772 780 970 45.0 4240 4660 349740 329760 449620
TLL 1,200 15260 1700 45.0 30.0 40.0 542000 379800 68000
IND 826 703 19400 48.0 3560 4540 399648 249605 63000
TOWA lv 33 27 29 3765 31.0 38.0 19238 637 15102
KANS 92400 10400 11300 3365 37.0 34.0 314900 384800 384200
KY 216 164 370 32.5 33.0 32.0 79020 59412 115840
LA Vv 30 18 32 23.0 22.0 25.0 690 396 800
MD / 110 116 139 3500 34.0 38.0 35850 39944 59282
MICH . 535 568 900 4000 35.0 40,0 215400 195880 36/000
MINN l/ 26 32 40 30.0 3760 30.0 780 15184 15200
MISS l/ 160 100 162 31.0 27.0 30,0 43960 29700 49860
MO 925 850 15200 3920 30,0 37.0 369075 259500 449400
MONT 1,790 22080 2470 2720 2665 30.0 489330 559120 749100
NEBR 25509 29680 2850 37.0 3540 38.0 925833 93800 108%300
NEV l/s 7 8 10 75.0 70.0 70.0 525 560 700
NJ / 35 38 47 38.0 3660 39.0 15330 159368 19833
N MEX 1s 170 289 211 25.5 29465 2540 45335 89526 59275
NY 140 140 205 37.0 36.0 3920 5+180 59040 79995
SNC 200 160 210 3100 35.0 40.0 69200 59600 8s400
N DAK 1/ 66 73 116 33.0 32.0 31.0 25178 29336 39596
OHIO 1,029 720 15540 45.0 3240 -44.0 465305 232040 679760
OKLA 3900 52260 55900 23,0 30.0 25.0 895700 1575800 1479500
OREG 828 940 15080 42.5 35.0 44.0 354190 329900 479520
PA 269 264 340 3260 28.0 35.0 85608 79392 11+900
sc / 136 101 162 2060 25,0 27.0 29720 29525 4e3T4
S DAK 705 666 921 36.0 32.0 34.0 259380 215312 319314
TENN 240 144 305 32.0 31.0 33.0 79680 49464 109065
TEXAS 22000 32400 35000 22.0 29.0 21.0 442000 98 600 632000
UTAH Vv 205 207 238 26.5 24.0 27.0 59433 49968 65426
VA 218 175 275 37.0 37.0 38.0 8066 69475 109450
WASH 25490 - 25120 23660 48.0 35,0 43.0 1195520 749200 1145380
Ww oVA / 14 12 17 35.0 31.0 34.0 490 372 578
WISC Vv 20 16 56 32.0. 3520 40.0 640 560 29240
WYO l/ 220 229 237 35.0 23.0 30,0 79700 59267 79110
us 345840 38%407 455213 3400 3361 3369 191859225 192699653 1595319355

1/ ESTIMATES FOR

CURRENT YEAR CARRIED

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974

B-1

FORWARD FROM EARLIER FORECAST.

CROP REPORTING BCARD» SRS» USDA




PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITIONS*

ZB Poor to fair

BRE very poor

GHG Severe drought AS REPORTED BY
HB Extreme drougnt ZA _ BOP CORRESPONDENTS

* INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF FEED FOR GRAZING ON NON-IRRIGATED PASTURES AND RANGES RELA-
TIVE TO THAT EXPECTED FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

U, 3, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 318 - 74 (6) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED *
CONDITIONS JUNE 1, 1973

Good to excellent
Poor to fair
Bl vei

poor Wy,
GB Severe drought ‘*AS REPORTED BY
& CROP CORRESPONDENTS

. ~

INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF FEED FOR GRAZING ON NON-IRRIGATED PASTURES AND RANGES RELA-
TIVE TO THAT EXPECTED FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

U. 8. ORPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1974 A-5 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED

Bi ACREAGE y YIELD OF CANE CANE
STATE: HARVESTED 5 PER_ACRE PRODUCTION
3 i971 31972 i973 197i 1972 31973 197i 31972 z i973
: 1,000 ACRES TONS 7,000 TONS

FOR SUGAR: :

“FIA, «(189.9 243.8 258.5 31.7 38.1 31.4 6,022 9,288 8,119
HAWAII =: (115.8 108.5 108.2 92.3 91.5 89,1 10,685 9,929 9,645
La. : 301.0 312.0 319.0 21.4 25.7 20.6 6,438 8,022 6,570
TEX. : - - 18.2 -- - 34.1 - = 620

UL Ss. : 606.7 664.3 703.9 38.1 41.0 35.5 23,145 27,239.24, 954

FOR SEED:

“RIAL: 947 5.8 6.9 31.7 38.1 31.4 307 221 217
HAWAII. =: 6.7 6.4 7.6 27.6 27.7 24.3 185 177 185
La. : 25.0 23.0 22.0 214 28.7 20.6 535 591 453
TEX. bose 2.3 4 -- 45.0 34,1 -- 104 14

U.S. 2 4k. 37.5 36.9 24.8 29.1 23.6 1,027 1,093 869

FOR SUGAR:

AND SEED:

FLA. : 199.6 249.6 265.4 31.7 38.1 31.4 6,329 9,509 8,336
HAWAII =: 122.5 114.9 115.8 88.7 88.0 84,9 10,870 10,106 9,830
LA, : 326.0 335.0 341.0 21.4 28.7 20.6 6,973 8,613 7,023
TEX. - bose 23 18.6 - 45.0 34.1 = 104 634
Us. > 648.1 701.8 740.8 37.3 40.4 34.9 24,172 28,332 «25,823

: PRICE PER TON 3 VALUE_OF PRODUCTION 17 +1972 SUGAR ACT

: FOR SUGAR _1/ 7 FOR SUGAR: FOR SUGAR AND SEED 2/7: PAYMENTS 3/
:1s72 1975 i972 CTS: 1972: 1973. :PER TON 4/: TOTAL
1,000 1,000
DOLLARS DOLLARS DOLLARS DOLLARS

FLA. : 12,90 22.90 119,815 185,925 122,666 190,894 95 9,135

LA : 10,20 14.90 81,824 97,893 87,853 104,643 1.14 8,788

TEX, boos 7.00 -- 4,340 > 4,438 -- --

TOTAL : 11.70 18.80 201,639 288,158 210,519 «299,975 $/1.04 17,923

1/_ EXCLUDES SUGAR ACT PAYMENTS.

2/ PRICE PER TON OF CANE SUGAR USED IN EVALUATING PRODUCTION FOR SEED.
3/ EXCLUDES ABANDONMENT AND DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.

4/ SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR.

S/ APPROXIMATELY $1.08 PER TON FOR THE 1973 CROP.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974

CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


INDEX

Page
APRICOTS ....:.... _ eee ee B- 5
BARTLETT PEARS . B- 5
BEET PULP B- 7
CHERRIES . B- 2
CITRUS FRUITS .. . B- 4
CROP PROSPECTS MAPS . A- 4
MINT FOR OIL . B- 9
MOLASSES ... . B- 7
PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION MAPS . . A- 5
PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION TABLE . Be 2
PEACHES..... B- 3
POTATOES . . B- 5
SUGAR ....4. . B- 7
SUGARBEETS oe Be 6
SUGARCANE ..... . B- 8
U.S. SUMMARY . A- 3
WINTER WHEAT .. eee . B- 1

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 B-10 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



APRICOTS AND CALIFORNIA NECTARINESs PLUMS, PRUNES» AND ALMONDS

PRODUCTION
CROP AND STATE
UTILIZED 17 INDICATED
1972 I 1973 1974
TONS
APRICOTS
CALIFORNIA 126000 1522000 90000
UTAH i) 29170 15700
WASHINGTON 19470 39520 3%000
UNITED STATES 1279470 1579690 945700
NECTARINES
CALIFORNIA 869000 871000 959000
PLUMS
CALIFORNIA 96000 97000 1155000
PRUNES ar .
CALIFORNIA 77+000 203%000 155000
ALMONDS
CALIFORNIA 125000 1349000. 170+000

1/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTED PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE (TONS): APRICOTS,
1973-UTAH, 130; 1972-WASHINGTON, 130; 1973-WASHINGTON, 80.
2/ DRIED BASIS

BARTLETT PEARS

PRODUCTION
STATE
UTILIZED 1/ INDICATED
1972 il 1973 1974
TONS

CALIFORNIA 286+000 3172000 300%000
OREGON 514000 714000 755000
WASHINGTON 994000 122%000 124%000
3-PACIFIC COAST STATES 4361000 510+000 499+000

1/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTED PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE CTONS): WASHINGTON
1972-2,000; 1973-4, 000.

IRISH POTATOES

SEASONAL ACREAGE :
GROUP HARVESTED YIELD PER ACRE : PRODUCTION
AND : : 7 P INDICATED: : ? INDICATED
STATE 1972 | 1973 | £1972, | 1973 y97q 1972, «1973974
1,000 ACRES Cw. 1,000 wr,
WINTER: : 15.4 14.0 13.6 252 204 204 2,327 2,853 2,768
SPRING: :
ALA. : 9.0 1.0 12.5 155 118 140 1,395 1,298 ~—-1,750
ARIZ. 2 8.0 9.9 8.6 300 210 260 2,400° 2,079 2,236
ARK. : 1.4 V/ 65 Vy 91 1
CALIF. > 31.2 34.7 35.5 355 325 370 11,076 11,278 13,135
FLA. -HASTINGS 21.1 19.0 19.0 142 180 170 2,996 3,420 3,230
“OTHER 1.8 2.1 2.8 140 150 155 252 315 434
La. 2.7 2.3 2.8 5 83 90 203 191 252
MISS. 2.0 2.0 2.0 85 85 95 170 170 190
N.C. 11.0 11.2 9.3 146 145 152 1,606 1,624 1,414
TEX. : 7.6 6.7 74 108 125 125 822 838 925
TOTAL 95.8 98.9 99.9 219 214 236 21,011 21,213 23,566

Y/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED AFTER 1972.
CROP PRODUCTION JUNEs 1974 BS CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA



ORANGES: The Nation's 1973-74 orange crop is forecast at 216 million boxes--up a million boxes
from last month's forecast but 4 percent below the 1972-73 record. Production in
Florida is expected to total 164 million boxes, the same as May 1 but 3 percent below last
season's record crop. Prospects in California at 42 million boxes are up 2 percent from last
month as a result of a 1 million box increase in the Navel orange estimate, but are slightly
below a year ago. Texas production at 6.6 million boxes is unchanged from May 1 but 11 percent
below last season, Arizona. prospects at 3.4 million boxes are down 33 percent from last season.

Harvest of oranges in the U. S. continues to run ahead of last year with 82 percent har-.
vested as of June 1 compared with 75 percent at the same time a year ago. In Florida, harvest of
Valencia oranges was very active during May with movement averaging better than 5.5 million
boxes per week. As of June 1, approximately 70 percent of the Florida Valencia harvest was
completed. Citrus harvest was completed in Texas by June 1. The Arizona harvest of Valencia
oranges ig about three-quarters complete. The California Navel orange harvest was completed
during May while the Valencia harvest is now in full swing.

The U. S. June 1 orange forecasts have differed from actual production on an average of 1.7
million boxes during the past 9 seasons, with differences ranging from 0.3 million boxes in
1967-68 to 4.3 million boxes in 1970-71.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The all orange juice yield for 1973-74 is projected at
1.30 gallons of 45 degree Brix concentrate per box. Final yield from the 1972-73 crop was 1.33
gallons per box.

UNITED STATES CITRUS CROP--HARVEST AND UTILIZATION TO JUNE 1

F 1972-73 : 1973-74

C : Utilization *Remainin, Utilization ‘Remaining
TOP - - for - - + for
Fresh ‘Processed’ Total ‘harvest ‘Fresh ‘Processed’ Total ‘harvest

Thousands boxes

Oranges 31,451 136,422 167,873 56,387 34,446 «= 143,124 177,570 38,430
Grapefruit 24,113 34,728 58,841 6,799 24,130 34,532 58,662 «5,838
Lemons 8,629 9,564 18,193 4,007 8, 118 5,206 13,324 4,076

As of the first of June, 178 million boxes of oranges or about 82 percent of the U. S. crop
had been harvested. This compares with 168 million boxes or about 75 percent at the same time a
year earlier. Processors had used 81 percent of crop by June 1, the same proportion as a year
earlier.

Grapefruit harvest was 91 percent complete by June 1, compared with 90 percent last year.
To date 59 percent of the crop has been utilized by processors, the same as last year.

Harvest of lemons was 77 percent complete by June 1, compared with 82 percent at the same

time’ last year, Processors have utilized 39 percent of the crop as of June 1. A year ago at
the same time processors had received 53 percent.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 A-10 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


WINTER WHEAT: The 1974 winter wheat production is forecast at a record high 1,531 million

bushels based on June 1 conditions, 21 percent above the previous record produced
last year. The June 1 crop forecast is 5 percent below last month's forecast due mainly to
sharply below normal May precipitation and above normal disease and hail damage in the Great
Plains.

Changes in the production forecasts between June 1 and harvest have averaged 37 million
bushels for the past decade, ranging from negligible to 96 million bushels. In 5 of the 10
years, the June forecast was above the final by an average of 28 million, once it was the same,
and 4 times it was below an average of 47 million.

Yield per harvested acre is expected to average 33.9 bushels compared with 33.1 last year
and the record high average of 35.4 bushels realized in 1971. Acreage expected to be harvested
for grain at 45.2 million, declined slightly during May due to losses in Texas and Oklahoma.
Last year 38.4 million acres were harvested.

As May ended, harvest of the crop was well ahead of normal in the southern Great Plains with
22 percent of the Texas crop and 10 percent of the Oklahoma crop harvested. Elsewhere in the
Plains and in the Corn Belt crop maturity was moderately ahead of normal but development of the
crop in Montana and the Northwest was somewhat behind normal as a result of cool weather. Top-
soil moisture was generally short in the major wheat areas of the Great Plains, especially along
the western edge, but adequate to surplus in other major wheat producing areas.

- In Kansas, the leading winter wheat producing State, prospects for the 1974 crop declined
sharply during May due to lack of moisture and disease. Much of the decline in the State wheat
condition during May occurred in western districts where rainfall for the month was only 35 per-
cent of normal. In addition, streak mosaic disease lowered yield prospects in a 15 county area
of central and western Kansas, and moderate to severe leaf rust infections have occurred in
central and north central counties. Prospects in south-central Kansas, and in the eastern one-
third of the State are good to excellent. Harvest is expected to be in full swing in southern
Kansas by June 10, As May ended the crop was maturing rapidly with about 25 percent turning
color which was only moderately ahead of the average 20 percent.

Wheat harvest in Texas was making excellent progress by June 1 from the Low Plains south-
ward and was nearing completion in the southern areas of the State. Harvest will begin on the
High Plains within a few weeks, Weather conditions have been extremely poor in the major wheat
producing areas of the State ail season and May brought no relief. Rainfall was less than one-
half of normal during the December-May time period.

Colorado prospects declinded sharply due to lack of moisture during May but condition
varies from poor to excellent depending on locality. Nebraska's wheat crop is mostly good with
most of the crop headed. However, prospects are being adversely affected by weeds, hail storms,
and,in the panhandle and southwest, a lack of moisture.

Cool weather has slowed winter wheat growth in Montana and the Pacific Northwest but most
‘fields are good with adequate moisture. The Montana crop was in good condition throughout the
State by the end of May with about 15 percent in the boot.Soil moisture was generally adequate.
In North Idaho, conditions were good with abundant moisture but winterkill was above normal and
moisture short in eastern Idaho. Oregon winter wheat made satisfactory growth during May
despite cool weather and by month's end most fields were headed in the Willamette Valley.
Washington wheat condition was still considered good on June 1 but some fields were yellowing
as a result of shallow roots.

May rainfall was too frequent and heavy for optimum winter wheat growth in Illinois,
Indiana, and Ohio but the crop is still in generally good condition and making good progress.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1974 A-7 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Cool, Wet Weather Delays Plantings in Corn Belt

Wet, cool weather over the northern plains, most of the Corn Belt and in many southern and
eastern areas slowed spring planting progress and crop development during May. Above normal
temperature and subnormel rainfall over the central and southern plains allowed good planting
progress over most of the area but caused deterioration of the winter wheat crop prospects.
Planting of cotton and sorghum was delayed in Texas by a soil moisture shortage. Following a
good early start on plantings, the Nation's corn and soybean farmers have’been slowed in their
planting progress to about the same pace as last year's late planting season. Delays are also
being experienced in seeding of the important spring small grains area of North Dakota and
Minnesota.

Most of the North Central Region received above normal precipitation. Subnormal precipita-
tion occurred on the western side including the southern and western areas of South Dakota,
most of Nebraska except some eastern areas, and Kansas, except for the northeastern and central
portions of the State, An area in eastcentral Minnesota and east to include the central and
northwestern areas of Wisconsin and northern Michigan also experienced below normal precipitation.
The heart of the Corn Belt including Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana generally had precipitation
exceeding normal by more than 50 percent. Some areas in east central Iowa and northern Illinois
received more than twice their normal rainfall as did the northern portions of North Dakota.
Near normal or above normal precipitation was received throughout May in most of the South
Central and Atlantic regions of the Nation. The major exceptions include the high and low
plains of Texas and the panhandle and southern areas of Oklahoma. Most of the western States
received less than half the normal May precipitation. The exceptions were in the north where
most of Washington and Montana and east-central Idaho had near normal or above normal precipita-
tion. In north-western Montana, May precipitation was more than twice normal.

Temperatures averaged below normal for the month in the northern portions and above normal
in most southern portions of the Nation, In the west, States north of a line from northern
California to northern Nebraska experienced below normal temperature with many of the northern~
most areas as much as 4 degrees below normal. States to the south of this line all averaged
above normal, Nebraska, Kansas, southwest Missouri and some southern portions of Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio had above normal temperatures while elsewhere in the North Central region tem-
peratures were below normal. Ali of the South Central States had above normal temperatures.

‘The Nation's greatest upward departure from normal temperatures occurred on the western edge of
this region with temperatures 6° or more above normal. The area.of greatest departure included
the high and low plains of Texas, the western part of the Oklahoma panhandle and extended into
the eastern portions of New Mexico. Along the east coast, northern Georgia, western portions of
the Carolinas, all of Virginia and States north experienced below normal temperature while to
the south above normal temperatures prevailed.

As of June 1, reasonably satisfactory to excellent water supplies were available for major
irrigated areas of the west, although heavy reservoir drawdown will be required in Arizona and
New Mexico. Some late season shortages are expected by water users on direct flow diversions in
smaller areas of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.

Corn, Sorghum and Soybean Planting Progress

Corn planting got off to a rapid start in late April and early May but rain and wet fields
delayed progress the last three weeks of May. Planting progress in the Corn Belt, at 83 percent
complete, is at the same level as last year's late planting season and is trailing the average
completion of 90 percent. Progress to the first of June has been slowest in the central Corn
Belt with Indiana at 60 percent and Illinois at 73 percent complete, both trailing their respective
averages by about 20 percentage points. The most progress has been accomplished on the western
and eastern portions where progress is ahead of both last year and average. Nebraska is nearing
completion and Kansas and Ohio are both 95 complete, Corn planting in the southern States is
nearly complete.

Soybean planting is trailing last year's slow progress slightly in the Com Belt as wet
weather and emphasis on corn planting is. again delaying plantings. Progress is, however, much
ahead in the southern areas, In the North Central region, 39 percent of the crop is planted com-
pared with 42 percent last year and planting is considerably behind the average of 64 percent for
the date. The least progress has been made in Illinois and Indiana with only 15 and 20 percent
planted. Minnesota, Ohio and South Dakota farmers have made the most progress with about three-
fourths of the crop planted. In the South, soybean planting is 46 percent planted compared with
34 percent a year earlier. Arkansas and Mississippi have 35 percent and 42 percent planted,
respectively while Louisiana and the Carolinas have about two-thirds of their crop planted.

Sorghum planting progress is most advanced among the major producing States, with 77 percent
planted in Texas. Nebraska is next with 70 percent of the crop in. Kansas had 40 percent planted
the first of the month and about half the crop was in the ground in Colorado, South Dakota and
Missouri.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 An6 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


SUGARBEETS

5 Kereage planted z Acreage harvested Yield per harvested acre
State = i971; 1972: 1973 1971; 1972 1973 | «1971972 1973
3 1,000 acres Tons
Ariz. Yo: 11.7 11.9 14.4 10.7 10.9 13.0 21.2 23.1 21.8
Calif, 1/: 354.0 337.8 282.0 348.8 324.6 265.0 23.6 27.8 24.4
Colo. : 148.6 152,5 122.8 + 138.9 133.8 113.7 18.0 19.4 16.3
Idaho :—«171.7 184.3 154.9 163.8 172.7 144.3 19.5 20.5 20.2
Towa 2/ : 1.7 21 -- 1.6 2.0 - 14.6 14.8 =
Kans. : 41.2 40.6 34.8 39.0 35.6 34.0 17.9 18.3 17.8
Mich. : 91.0 94.5 89.1 82.6 86.6 86.7 17.1 18.9 17.6
Minn. : 114.6 114.4 132.1.-111.8 111.9 131.2 15.9 14.0 16.5
Mont. : 50.3 45.8 45.9 46.7 45.2 44.6 19.6 18.6 19.8
Nebr. : 88.4 90.3 79.4 7747 82.1 74.4 18.3 20.1 19.9
N. Mex. ‘7 7 8 6 6 8 22.3 25.3 18.7
N. Dak. 76.6 75.6 80.1 73.7 73.9 79.3 16.3 13.6 16.2
Ohio 42.4 43.8 31.1 41.3 32.6 29.6 21.7 18,4 12.7
Oreg. : 20.6 22.7 19.3 20.1 22.3 18.4 23.1 24.7 26.0
Tex. 2 22.6 26.7 23.3 20.2 23.1 20.7 22.5 22.6 19.3
Utah : (28.5 22.5 19,3 24.8 22.0 18.4 18.7 19.6 17.5
Wash, 3 80.5 94,5 96.9 78.2 91.6 91.7 25.3 25.5 27.0
Wyo. : 64.2 59.0 55.8 61.7 57.2 54.2 20.0 20.0 18.2
vs. 1,406.3 2,419.7 1,282.0 1,341.9 1,328.7 1,219.9 20.2 21.4 20.1
: A Price per + Value of : 1972 Sugar Act
: Production : ton _3/ production 3/ _: payment 4
YDI97T 1972 97ST OTS: 1972: 1973: Per ton: Total
+ 1,000 tons Dollars 1,000 dollars Dollars 1,000 dollars
Ariz, I): 227 252 283 13.80 3,478 1.72 434
Calif. 1/ : 8,217 9,031 6,455 «15.00 135,465 1.73 1,587
Colo. : 2,501 2,594 = «1,851 17.70 45,914 2.19 5,686
Idaho :-«3,197 3,543 2,921 16.70 59,168 2.15 7,632
Towa 2/ : 24 30 -- 13.70 410 2.07 62
Kans. : 697 650 605 17.10 11,115 1.97 1,279
Mich. : 2,415 1,638 = 1,524 12.40 20,312 1.99 3,285
Minn. : 1,774 1,568 + ~—.2,169 15.80 24,774 2.17 3,404
Mont. : 916 842 883 17.60 14,819 2.21 1,862
Nebr. : 1,425 1,680 1,482 18.10 29,865 2.246 3,698
N. Mex. : 13 1s 15 14.20 216 1.85 28
N. Dak. : 1,204 1,008 1,284 16.40 16,531 2.21 2,229
Ohio > | 896 601 3752.70 7,633 1.98 1,190
Oreg. : 464 ssl 477 16.00 8,816 2.08 1,148
Tex. 2 454 523 400 14.20 7,427 1.81 949
Utah : 463 431 322 -17.50 7,543 2.14 924
Wash. : 1,975 2,337 «2,476 = 17.90 41,832 2.11 4,924
Wyo. : 1,234 1,146 985 17.90 20,513 2.26 2,585
UL s. 227,096 28,410 24,507 16,00 5/23.00 455,830 5/563,661 6 /2.00 56,876

1/ Relates to year of harvest. Includes some acreage carried over to the following spring. 2/Estimates
discontinued after 1972. 3/Excludes Sugar Act Payments. 4/ Excludes abandonment and deficiency pay-
ments. 5/ Preliminary. 6/ Approximately $2.12 per ton for the 1973 crop.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1974 B-6 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



PEACHES: The 1974 crop is forecast at 2,873 million pounds, 10 percent more than 1973. The
forecast, excluding California's clingstones, is 1,303 million pounds, down 1 ‘percent
from last season's utilized crop.

Production in the nine Southern States is expected to total 346 million pounds, 25 percent
less than utilized last year and 37 percent below the 1972 crop, The June 1 forecast is down 4
percent from the May 1 estimate. South Carolina, the largest producing State in this region,
now expects a crop of 215 million pounds, down 15 million pounds from the May 1 forecast. The
May drop was heavy and peaches failed to size as expected earlier. In most other Southern States
the lack of winter chilling hours, resulting in low tree vigor, continued to hinder fruit de-
velopment. Spring freezes in the lower Ohio and Mississippi Valleys also reduced crop prospects.
Harvest of early varieties in the Southern States commenced the third week of May.

In Kentucky and Tennessee freezing temperatures in late March following warm temperatures in
February greatly reduced crop prospects. Virginia and West Virginia suffered little spring
damage and expect larger crops than a year ago. Early spring freezes in Missouri, Indiana,
Illinois and Ohio damaged fruit buds and reduced crop potential.

The New Jersey peach crop is expected to be near last year's output. Some damage due to
low temperatures in early May hurt crop potential. In the New England States, low temperatures
in March froze buds. Some further injury occurred during bloom in mid-May.

Although peach trees wintered well in the Western States, mid-May freezes in the Northwest
reduced crop prospects. In California, 12 percent more freestone peaches are expected. The
clingstone crop is developing well and little freeze damage occurred. The current forecast, at
1,570 million pounds, is 21 percent more than the 1973 utilized crop.

NOTE: A special report on California Clingstone peach crop
will be released June 20, 1974 at 3:00 p.m., ET, by the
Crop Reporting Board, Statistical Reporting Service,
Washington, D. C, and the California Crop and Livestock
Reporting Service, Sacramento, California. This special
report will be based on the objective measurement survey
now being conducted and all other indicators available at
that time.

BARTLETT PEARS: Total production in California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 499,000

1972 tons, down 2 percent from last year's utilized production but up 14 percent from

(California's Bartlett crop is forecast at 300,000 tons, 5 percent below last season's large
utilized crop but 5 percent more than 1972 production. The crop is developing well. Fruit
quality is generally good at this time although russeting and scab are more evident than a year
ago. A relatively heavy drop is now in progress.

The Oregon Bartlett crop is forecast at 75,000 tons, 6 percent more than 1973 and 47
on > ; ercent
above 1972 utilized output. Good bloom and generally favorable weather during pollination in
dicate a good crop in all areas of Oregon. Cool weather, however, has delayed crop development.

In Washington the Bartlett pear output is forecast at 124,000 tons, 2 percent above last
season's utilized crop and 25 percent greater than 1972. The set is heavy in all areas of
Washington. Damage due to frost was light.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 A-9 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


crop production

Release:
June 10, 1974

3:00 P.M. ET
CROP REPORT HIGHLIGHTS AS OF JUNE 1, 1974

Winter wheat production, forecast at a record 1,531 million bushels, is down
5 percent (81 million bushels) from the May 1, 1974 forecast as dry
weather reduced prospects in the Great Plains. The forecast is 21
percent (262 million bushels) above a year earlier and 29 percent above
1972.

Peach production is forecast at 2,873 million pounds, 10 percent (268 million
pounds) above last year's crop and 19 percent (464 million pounds) -
above 1972.

Orange production is forecast at 216 million boxes, up slightly (1 million
boxes) from last month but 4 percent (8.3 million boxes) below last
season.

Grapefruit production is expected to total 64.5 million boxes, up 1 percent
(800,000 boxes) from last month but 2 percent below last season's
production.

Spring potato production is estimated at 23.6 million cwt., 2 percent more
than a month earlier and 11 percent more than the 1973 crop.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD
LL CrPr 2-2 (6-74) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250



NECTARINES: A record crop of 95,000 tons is expected in California this year, 9 percent above
last year's record. Shipments to date are ahead of last year. The crop is in good
condition from the standpoint of both quality and size.

PRUNES AND PLUMS: The 1974 California prune crop is forecast at 155,000 tons (dried basis), 24

percent below last year's record crop of 203,000 tons. This year's prune set
is light and very spotty with many trees having a good set in the tops and a poor set in the
bottom portions or vice versa. Fruit size is expected to be very good as a result of the light
set.

California's plum crop is forecast at 115,000 tons, up 19 percent from last year's utilized
crop. Harvest of early varieties is now in progress. Overall fruit quality has been good al-
though the size on the Red Beaut variety is small.

ALMONDS: A record crop of 170,000 tons in shell ( 205 million pounds of meats) is expected this

year in California. This estimate, which is unchanged from last month's forecast is
27 percent more than the previous record crops of 134,000 tons in both 1971 and 1973. The crop
continues to develop well. Some growers are propping tree limbs to prevent breakage which could
occur from the heavy set.

SWEET CHERRIES: Total production in the Western States is forecast at 120,350 tons, compared

with 133,570 utilized last year and the 1972 freeze-damaged crop if 62,350 tons.
The picking of California's crop is now very active. Quality of this year's crop is excellent
but production is down 38 percent from last year. Oregon crop prospects are up 8 percent. Crop
prospects in Washington are down slightly from last year. Some frost damage occurred in mid-May
which reduced a heavy set and a potential record crop. An already short crop in Colorado was
further reduced by frost on May 20. Idaho's crop, although affected by low temperatures, escaped
serious damage. Montana and Utah's production prospects are down from a year ago by 20 percent
and 8 percent, respectively. .

TART CHERRIES: The Western States tart cherry production is forecast at 12,550 tons, down 4 per-

cent from last year's utilized output but up substantially from the 2,050-ton
freeze-damaged crop of 1972. Colorado and Oregon expect slightly larger crops while Utah's fore-
cast is 13 percent less than last year's utilized output.

MINT FOR OIL: The peppermint crop is estimated at 58,800 acres for harvest in 1974 compared with
57,700 acres in 1973 and 57,100 acres harvested in 1972. Acreage increases from
last year are indicated for all States except Oregon.

Spearmint growers expect to harvest 25,700 acres this year, up 3 percent from the 24,900
acres harvested in 1973. Acreage harvested in 1972 was 24,600 acres. Larger acreages are esti-
mated for Michigan, Washington, and Wisconsin. Idaho acreage is unchanged while a reduction is
indicated in Indiana.

Unseasonally cold, wet weather and late spring frosts, especially in the far west, have de-
layed early development of mint crops.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 A-12 CRQP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


GRAPEFRUIT: Production is forecast at 64.5 million boxes, up 1 percent from last month but 2

. Percent less than last season. Prospects are for a record crop in Florida with
production now placed at 47.5 million boxes, up 3 percent from last month and 1 percent more than
the 1971-72 record. The Texas and.Arizona crops are down from last month and below a year ago
by 9 and 24 percent respectively. Production in California at 4.3 million boxes is unchanged
from last month but’26 percent less than a year ago.

_ The United States grapefruit harvest was 91 percent complete by June 1 compared with 90.
percent at the same time last season. Harvest in Florida is about 96 percent complete. ° The
Texas crop is virtually finished while the Arizona harvest is about one-half completed.
California Desert Valleys harvest is about two-thirds complete and the "other areas" grapefruit
harvest is active at usual seasonal levels.

Changes in United States grapefruit production estimates between the June I forecast and
final production have averaged 0.7 million boxes over the past 9 seasons, ranging from 0.1 mil-
lion boxes in 1969-70 to 1.9 million boxes in the 1968-69 season.

LEMONS: Combined production in California and Arizona is forecast at 17.4 million boxes,

unchanged from last month and 22 percent below last season. California production is
18 percent below last season. Picking is still active although volume is starting to drop off.
Color, size and quality of the fruit have been good. A-small pick is expected from the late
bloom in the California desert areas.

APRICOTS: ‘The 1974 crop is forecast at 94,700 tons, 40 percent below last year's utilized pro-
duction and 26 percent less than 1972. California's output is placed at 90,000 tons,

down 41.percent from last year. Wet weather during the bloom period adversely affected this

year's crop. The Washington and Utah crops are down 15 and 22 percent respectively, primarily

as a result of spring frost damage.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 A-1L CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


Small Grains

Spring seeding of small grains varied from ahead of schedule to behind normal. Seedings
have been delayed by rains and wet fields in the important Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota area.
While spring seedings were nearing completion in Montana by June 1, progress was still lagging in
North Dakota and Minnesota where half the barley was yet to be seeded. About one-third the oats
was yet to be seeded in North Dakota and one-fifth yet to go in Minnesota, Small grain seeding
was completed ahead of schedule in South Dakota and most other North Central States.

ALL SPRING WHEAT: Seeding of 1974 crop spring wheat generally lagged normal progress due to wet
weather. Topsoil moisture in the major spring wheat producing areas ranged from adequate to

surplus ‘at the end of May.

In North Dakota, only about half the durum and two-thirds of the hard red spring wheat crop
were in the ground, lagging considerably the 10-year average of about 95 percent. Wet, cold
weather during May slowed planting, especially in the northern half of the State where mch of
the durum is normally grown. Seeding of spring wheat was just getting underway in the northern
areas of the State by the end of May, two to three weeks later than normal, but was nearly com-
plete in the southern portion of the State. Topsoil moisture in the State is adequate to surplus.

South Dakota spring wheat crop prospects are generally good. Crop growth during May was
slow due to unseasonably cool weather, but because of early planting, maturity was ahead of
normal by June 1, The crop stooled well as a result of the cool weather. Moisture supply is
adequate in the major spring wheat areas but watmer weather is needed. :

Seeding of Montana spring wheat was near completion by late May--later than usual because of
wet weather during most of the month. Several counties in the most northeastern area of the State
are considerably behind normal. Growth of wheat seeded before the rains has been good but warmer

weather is needed.

In Washington and Oregon spring wheat is up and growing although development lags normal: pro-
gress. Moisture is adequate to plentiful but warmer weather is needed to promote good growth.

Seeding of the 1974 spring wheat acreage in Minnesota lagged sharply behind average in the
important northwest producing area due to.wet fields, Elsewhere in the State, seeding was com-
pleted normally and most of the planted acreage had emerged by the end of May. As of Monday,
June 3, two-thirds of the State's intended spring wheat acreage was seeded compared with 90 per-
_cent normally, and nearly one-half had emerged.

Cotton, Tobacco, and Peanuts

Cotton planting is virtually complete in most growing areas, except in Texas, Oklahoma, and
Tennessee. Short soil moisture has caused planting on the Texas High and Low Plains to lag and
only 79 percent was seeded compared with 88 percent a year earlier. Oklahoma has moved well
ahead with 80 percent planted compared with 52 percent in 1973. Wet conditions in Tennessee have
delayed planting with only 85 percent seeded compared with a normal of 95 percent. Emerged cotton
is making satisfactory progress although warm weather is needed in the Delta. Cotton in Arizona
and California is squaring and cotton is fruiting well in South Texas.

Tobacco transplanting-is progressing satisfactorily. About 95 percent of the flue-cured crop
is set in North Carolina. Although heavy rains have delayed setting in Kentucky, 57 percent has

been transplanted, well ahead of 1973 and average.

Peanut planting is in the windup stage through the Virginia-Carolina area. In Georgia, the
crop is making good development, Peanut planting is 47 percent complete in Texas compared with
38 percent last year.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 A-8 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


MINT FOR OIL

5 ‘ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE
CROP AND: PLANTED 7 _PREL. HARVESTED; FOR 7 5 > IND
STATE : : ~ PLANTED 7 : HARVEST : 1972 1973. yt i
ag72 {1973.17 PLANTED © 972! 973 ay | HARVEST : : 1974
: ACRES TBS. OF OIL
PEPPERMINT: + .
IDAHO 4,600 4,800 4,600 4,600 4,600 55 56 AUG. 12
IND. : 6,300 5,800 6,400 6,300 6,400 33 32 ”
MICH. 2/ : 1,000 :. - 700 30 -- -
OREG.  : 35,000 37,000 36,000 34,500 36,500 36,000 57 60 "
WASH. ; 8,000 7,300 7,500 8,000 7,300 7,500 60 55 "
WIS. + 6,500 4,000 4,900 3,000 += 3,600 «= 4,300 25 31 "
U.S. : 61,400 58,600 59,400 7,100 $7,700 $8,800 53 s4 "
SPEARMINT:
IDAHO 2,700 2,900 += 2,900» 2,700» 2,900 2,900 70 56 AUG. 12
IND. 6,200 6,200 5,700 6,200 6,200 «5,700 37 33 "
MICH. ©: 4,500 3,700» 3,900 © 4,200» 3,500 3,800 27 28 "
WASH. + 10,000 10,400 11,000 +—-10,000 10,400 ~—«-11,000 92 79 "
WIS. : 2,200 2,000 «2,500 1,500 +=—-1,900 = 2,300 40 32 "
U.S. 125,600 25,200 26,000 24,600 24,900 25,700 61 $4 "
: PRODUCTION : PRICE PER LB, VALUE OF PRODUCTION
<7 1972 TST Wa SST 19723 1975-17
A 1,000 LBS. DOLLARS 1,000 DOLLARS
PEPPERMINT
IDAHO 253 252 AUG. 12 5.00 6.40 1,265 1,613
IND. : 208 186 " 8.55 8.75 1,154 1,628
MICH. 2/ 21 = -- 6.00 2 126 +
OREG. 1,967 2,190 " $.20 7.50 2,592 16,425
WASH. 480 402 . 5.40 9.80 10,228 3,940
wis. 75 112 " 5.33 10.00 400 1,120
U.S. : 3,004 3,142 " 5.25 7.87 15,765 24,726
SPEARMINT: |:
IDAHO: 189 162 AUG. 12 4.95 5.70 936 923
IND, : 229 208 " §.05 10.20 1,156 2,091
MICH. =: 13 98 ” 5.30 9.30 599 911
WASH. : 920 822 " 5.20 7.05 4,784 5,795
WIS. 60 - 61 " 4.85 10.00 291 610
U.S. : 1,811 1,348 " 5.14 766 7,766 10,530
1/ REVISED.
2/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED AFTER 1972.
CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 B-9 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


CROP PROSPECTS*
June 1, 1974

Good to excellent
Fair

$B Poor

EB very poor

SRELATIVE CONDITIONS OR
PROSPECTS AS INDICATED BY
REPORTS FROM CROP CORRE>
SPONDENTS ON “ALL CROPS"

U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 319-74(6) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PROSPECTS, JUNE 1, 1973*

EQ Good to excellent

Fair <,
EE Poor PP srevarive connirions on &
BA very poor PROSPECTS AS-INDICATED BY

REPORTS FROM CROP CORRE-

GMM Near failure
SPONDENTS ON “ALL CROPS*

U.S, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1974 A-4 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


soa
JUNE 1 PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION BY STATES: 35-49, SEVERE DROUGHT;
50-64, VERY POOR; 65-79, POOR TO FAIR; 80 AND OVER, GOOD TO EXCELLENT

* AVERAGE | : :
STATE * 1963-72 ? 1973 H 1974 : 1973 : 1974
PERCENT PERCENT
ALA. 78 90 85 92 78
ARIZ. 74 98 55 93 86
ARK 84 88 93 91 89
CALIF. 75 89 91 95 50
COLO 73 91 64 80 89
CONN H 85 89 90 93 93
DEL. . 85 98 94 74 84
FLA. 69 72 70 94 92
. 81 85 83 90 85
IDAHO 86 81 83 77 88
ILL. 90 92 94 93 92
IND. 90 92 95 96 90
IOWA 87 92 92 86 86
KANS. 77 92 87 82 84
KY. 90 97 92 93 93
. 77 80 86 83 68
MAINE 87 91 79 93 76
MD. 83 90 93 92 81
MASS. 84 91 a1 97 94
MICH. 88 92 89 74 93
MINN. 86 89 85 90 90
MISS. : 81 89 88 88 92
86 89 92 85 80
MONT 84 75 83
NEBR 80 89 84 82 V/ 87 84
1/ Revised.
CHERRIES
PRODUCTION
VARIETY AND STATE
UTILIZED 1s INDICATED
1972 : TO 973 1974
TONS
SWEET VARIETIES 2/
CALIFORNIA 209000 40,009 25006
COLORADO 150 560 250
IDAHO 600 14500 2100
MONTANA 1,200 25510 22000
OREGON 195200 372990 49000
UTAH 0 6500 6000
WASHINGTON 219200 455500 452000
7 WESTERN STATES 629350 1334570 1209350
TART VARIETIES 2/
COLORADO 500 1,000 19150
OREGON 900 34500 4000
UTAH 650 81500 75400
3 WESTERN STATES 29050 13+100 129550

1/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTED PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE (TONS): SWEET, 1972-WASHINGTON, 200;
1973-OREGON, 3,000; WASHINGTON, 1,000. TART, 1973-OREGON, 200,

2/ THE FIRST CHERRY FORECAST FOR THE GREAT LAKES STATES-NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MICHIGAN-
FOR SWEET VARIETIES PLUS OHIO AND WISCONSIN FOR TART VARIETIES WILL BE MADE AS OF JUNE 15 AND
RELEASED JUNE 21.

CROP PRODUCTION JUNEs 1974 B-2 CROP REPORTING seasue



CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

: * npicaTep : + INDICATED

CROP AND STATE “jo7-72 1972-73 1973-74 1971-72: 1972-73 pier

T,000 BOXES T EQUIVALENT TONS:

ORANGES :
EARLY, MIDSEASON §
NAVEL VARIETIES 3/:

ARIZ. 900 1,060 400 33,800 39,800 15,000
CALIF, 22,300 18,700 22,000 836,000 701,000 825,000
FLA, 68,800 90,000 92,000 3,096,000 4,050,000 4,140,000
TEXAS 3,800 5,000 4,300 171,000 225,000 194,000
TOTAL ABOVE VARIETIES 95,800 114,760 118,700 4,136,800 5,015,800 5,174,000
VALENCIAS:
ARIZ. 4,000 4,000 3,000 150,000 150,000 113,000
+ 21,100 23,400 20,000 791,000 878,000 750,000
68,200 79,700 72,000 3,069,000 3,587,000 3,240,000
2,000 2,400 2,300 90,000 108,000 - 104,000
TOTAL VALENCIAS 95,300 109,500 97,300 4,100,000 4,723,000 4,207,000
ALL ORANGES:
ART, 4,900 5,060 3,400 183,800 189,800 128,000
CALIF. 43,400 42,100 42,000 1,627,000 1,579,000 1,575,000
FLA. 137,000 169,700 164,000 6,165,000 7,637,000 7,380,000
TEXAS 5,800 7,400 6,600 261,000 333,000 298,000
U.S., ALL ORANGES 191,100 224,260 216,000 8, 236, 800 9,738, 800 9,381,000
GRAPEFRUIT:
7 2,540 2,640 2,000 81,300 84,500 64,000
CALIF., ALL :  §,400 5,800 4,300 175,700 189,800 140/500
DESERT VALLEYS : 3,200 3,000 2,400 102,000 96,000 76,800
OTHER AREAS : 2,200 2,800 1,900 73,700 93,800 63,700
FLA., ALL : 47,000 45,400 47,500 1,998,000 1,930,000 2,019,000
PINK SEEDLESS : 12,300 11,700 12,000 523,000 497 ,000 510,000
WHITE SEEDLESS: 23,800 23,500 25,500 1,012,000 999,000 1,084,000
OTHER 10,900 10,200 10,000 463 ,000 434,000 425,000
TEXAS; : 9,200 11,800 10,700 368,000 472,000 428,000
U.S., ALL GRAPEFRUIT : 64,140 65,640 64,500 2,623,000 2,676,300 2,651,500
LEMONS :
ARIZ. 3,080 4,600 2,900 117,000 175,000 110,000
CALIF. 13,600 17,600 14,500 517,000 669,000 551,000
U.S, LEMONS 16,680 22,200 17,400 634,000 844,000 661,000
TANGELOS : :
FLA. : 3,900 3,500 4,100 176 ,000 158,000 185,000
‘TANGERINES: :
ARIZ. : 570 536 400 21,400 19,900 15,000
CALIF. : 1,260 1,600 1,100 47,300 60,000 41,300
FLA, : 3,200 3,000 2,800 152,000 143,000 133,000
TOTAL TANGERINES : 5,030 5,130 4,300 220,700 222,900 189,300
TEMPLES: :
FLA. > §,300 5,100 5,300 239 ,000 230 ,000 239,000

1/ THE CROP YEAR BEGINS WITH THE BLOOM OF. THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND ENDS WITH COMPLETION OF HARVEST
THE FOLLOWING YEAR. 2/ NET CONTENT OF BOX VARIES. APPROXIMATE AVERAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS: ORANGES -
CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, 75 LBS.; FLORIDA AND OTHER STATES, 90 LBS.; GRAPEFRUIT-CALIFORNIA, DESERT
VALLEYS, AND ARIZONA, 64 LBS.; OTHER CALIFORNIA AREAS, 67 LBS.; FLORIDA, 85 LBS.; AND TEXAS, 80 LBS. ;
LEMONS - 76 LBS.; TANGELOS - 90 LBS.; TANGERINES - CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, 75 LBS.; FLORIDA, 95 LBS.;
AND TEMPLES - 90 LBS. 3/ NAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, EARLY AND
MIDSEASON VARIETIES IN FLORIDA AND TEXAS, INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN TEXAS.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 Be4 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA



United States Crop Sumnary
(Domestic Units)

as of June 1, 1974

‘Acreage (in thousands); Yield per acre Production (in thousands) 1

orp Harvested |, FOF ? Indicated # : Indicated.

an ryg73" Harvest 173s mggegted : 1973 May 1, June 1,

unit 1974 1974 1974,
Winter wheat 38,407 45,213 33.1 33.9 1,269,653 1,612,106 1,531,355,
Potatoes, Spring 98.9 99.9 214 236 21,213 23,048 23,566
Pasture and Range Condition 2/ 3/87 84
Peaches 4/ - 2,604.9 2,872.7
Apricots 157.7 94.7
Nectarines (CA) 87.0 95.0
Plums (CA), 97.0 115.0
Dried prunes (CA) 203.0 155.0
Almonds (CA) 134.0 170.0 170.0

I] Peaches in million pounds.
2/ Pasture and range condition as of first of month.
3/ Revised.

¥Y
120.0; 1973-162.0,

Citrus

The 1963-72 average is A2 percent.

Fruits, Production 1/

Includes culls and cannery diversions for California clingstone peaches as follows in million pounds: 1972-

1972-73

Indicated 1973-74

Crop May 1 June 1

1,000 boxes
Oranges 224,260 215,000 216,000
Grapefruit 65,640 63,700 64,500
Lemons 22,200 17,400 17,400

I7 Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the

following year.

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY FOR SELECTED CROPS AS OF JUNE 1, 1974

(METRIC UNITS)

AREA YIEGO PER HECTARE PRODUCTION
7 FOR ¢ , INDICATED
ROP HARVESTED HARVEST 1973 1974 1973 . "
11974 : : 1974; 1974
1000 HECTARES “UINTALS 1,000 METRIC TONS
WINTER WHEAT 15,543 18,297 22,2 22.8 34,554 43,874 41,677
POTATOES, SPRING 40.0 40.4 241 265 "962 1,045 1,069
PEACHES 1,181.6 1,303.0
APRICOTS: 143.1 85.9
NECTARINES (CA) 78.9 86.2
PLUMS (CA) 88.0 104.3
DRIED PRUNES (CA) 184.2 140.6
ALMONDS (CA) 121.6 154.2 134.2

T HECTARE = 2.471 ACRES.
1 QUINTAL = 220.46 POUNDS.
1 METRIC TON = 2,204.62 POUNDS; 1.1023

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1974

SHORT (2000 LB.} TONS.

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


: CROP REPORT SUMMARY AS OF JUNE 1, 1974

Winter wheat prospects declined 5 percent during May as dry
weather took its toll in the important Plains States, according to
the Crop Reporting Board. The winter wheat production forecast at
1.53 billion bushels is a record high, exceeding the previous
vecord crop harvested last year by 21 percent. Improved grapefruit
production accounted for a 1 percent increase in citrus production
Prospects during the month. U, S. peach production, forecast at
2.9 billion pounds, is 10 percent above last year. Spring potato
prospects are up 2 percent from a month earlier.

The CROP PRODUCTION report contains State and National estimates with re~
lated information on selected agricultural commodities. These data were
prepared and adopted by the Crop Reporting Board which consists of commodity
statisticians from the Statistical Reporting Service's field offices and
Washington headquarters.

CROP REPORTING BOARD:

APPROVED: B. M. Graham, Chairman,
M. L. Koehn, Secretary,

. . R. P. Small, R. A. McGregor,
ls, J. L. Aschwege, D. J. Fedewa,
L. A. Dell, R. L. Freie,
C. E. Gore W. G, Hamlin,

R. H. Hettinger, D. C. Johnson,
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE A. L. Sandberg.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1974 "An? Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


POTATOES: The final 1974 spring potato crop forecast at 23.6 million cwt., is 2 percent higher

than estimated on May 1 and 11 percent more than the 21.2 million cwt., produced in
1973, Average yields, now estimated at 236 cwt., are up 10 percent from last year's average of
214 cwt.

Harvest progressed rapidly during May under favorable weather conditions. Yields increased
from last month in all States except California, Louisiana and Mississippi where they remained
unchanged. Harvest in Alabama is now approximately 60 percent complete and the crop is fore-
cast at 1.8 million cwt., 35 percent larger than the 1.3 million harvested in 1973. The Arizona
production forecast of 2.2 million cwt., is up 8 percent from a year earlier, Digging is sub-
stantially ahead of a year earlier.

The expected California crop of 13.1 million cwt. is unchanged from the May 1 forecast but
16 percent larger than the 11.3 million cwt. produced last year. Harvest in Kern County is very
active. Quality and size are excellent. Production in the Hastings, Florida area is forecast at
3.2 million cwt., up 6 percent from last month but 6 percent below 1973. Digging continues
active though interrupted by rains. Some growers have finished harvest and the season is ex-
pected to end June 15. May weather was favorable for crop development in North Carolina. The
production forecast at 1.4 million cwt. increased 3 percent from last month but remains below
the 1.6 million cwt. harvested last year. Harvest of the Texas crop is past peak in the San
Antonio-Winter Garden area and near completion in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The Knox-Haskell
area harvest is now underway.

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED: The condition of pasture of pasture and range feed on June 1 for the
=< 48 contiguous States was reported at 84 percent, This is 2 points
above the 1963-72 average for this date, but 3 points below the condition of June 1, 1973.

Good to excellent conditions prevail in most of the 48 States. However, a large portion of
the southwest remains dry. Conditions ranging from poor to fair and to severe drought are
present in an area from southern Idaho, south through most of Nevada into eastern California
and including much of southern Utah and Colorado. This area extends eastward into western
Kansas and Oklahoma and south to central Texas. Extreme drought exists in much of west Texas.
Southern Florida also has very poor conditions,

SUGAR CROPS (1971-73 Revised): Production of sugarbeets in 1973 totaled 24,5 million tons,

down 14 percent from the record output of 28.4 million tons
produced in 1972, and 10 percent below the 1971 crop. Acreage harvested in 1973 at 1,219.9
thousand was down 8 percent from a year earlier. Average yield per acre of 20.1 tons in 1973
compares with 21.4 tons in 1972,

Sugarcane processed for sugar in 1973 totaled 25.0 million tons, down 8 percent from the
1972 production of 27.2 million tons. Sugarcane acreage harvested for sugar in 1973 totaled
703.9 thousand acres and yielded 35.5 tons per acre. In Florida production of sugarcane for
sugar at 8.1 million tons was down 13 percent from 1972, Louisiana's output of 6.6 million tons
was 18 percent below the previous year. The Texas crop totaled 620 thousand tons. Hawaiian
production totaled 9.6 million tons, 3 percent less than in 1972.

Total sugar production (raw value) was 5.7 million tons, down 10 percent from the 1972
output of 6.4 million tons, Sugar (raw value) production from cane totaled 2,5 million tons
and sugar from beets amounted to 3.2 million tons.

The 1973 sugarbeet crop was valued at $563,7 million (excluding Sugar Act payments) compared

with $455.8 million in 1972. Value of sugarcane for sugar in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas
totaled $300.0 million, up 42 percent from the $210.5 million crop in 1972.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1974 A-13 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


PEACHES

Ls ESTIMATES FOR CURRENT

STATES 1972-2,0; 1973-1602;
SCALE TONNAGE AND INCLUDES CULLS AND CANNERY DIVERSIONS 1972-120

162606

CROP PRODUCTION JUNE 1974

YEAR CARRIED FORWARO FROM EARLIER FORECAST.

2/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED AFTER 1972. .
3/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTED PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE (MILLION POUNDS ):UNITED

EXCEPT CALIFORNIA CLINGSTONE WHICH !S OVER THE

1°73-

CROP REPORTING BOARDs SRSs US

PRODUCTION
STATE MILLION POUNDS 48 POUND EQUIVALENTS
UTILIZED 37 INDICATED [UTILIZED ENOICATED
1972 "| 1973 1974 1972 1973 1974
1000 UNITS

ALABAMA . 1640 ro) 10.0 333 146 208
ARKANSAS 4200 "3600 25.0 875 750 521
CALI FORNIA-FREESTONE 35240 42040 47020 75333 85750 99792
COLORADO 760 2301 2840 146 481 583
CONNECTICUT 204 405 303 50 94 69
DELAWARE 1.0 209 2.0 21 60 42
GEORGIA 190.0 100+0 4540 3958 2083 938
IDAHO 2.0 “8 10.0 42 17 208
ILLINOTS 12.0 760 365 250 146 73
INDIANA 4 365 2.0 8 73 42
KANSAS 167 1069 420 35 208 83
KENTUCKY 540 400 540 104 83 104
LOUISIANA Vv 720 605 566 14é 135 117
MARYLAND 12.5 1467 18.5 260 306 385
MASSACHUSETTS 207 400 240 56 83 42
MICHIGAN 10.0 500U 7520 208 19042 19563
MISSISSIPPI 9 1/ 17.0 1020 900 354 208 188
MISSOURI 2001 8.0 340 419 167 63

NEW HAMPSHIRE 2/ 7 15
NEW JERSEY 2540 9240 9060 $21 19917 19875
NEW YORK * 1740 1540 15.3 - 354 313 319
NORTH CAROLINA 250 3000 2000 521 625 417
OHIO 1.0 500 1540 21 104 313
OKLAHOMA Vv 602 902 05 129 192 19
OREGON 740 1240 11.0 146 250 229
PENNSYLVANIA 80.0 8160 9540 19667 19688 19979

RHODE ISLAND 2/ 22 4
SOUTH CAROLINA 22040 24540 215.0 49583 59104 49479
TENNESSEE B66 3eT 400° 179 77 83
TEXAS | 2940 1540 1640 604 313 333
UTAH 1.5 1240 16.0 31 250 333
VIRGINIA 2220 2060 3200 458 417 667
WASHINGTON 2765 4320 3200 573 896 667
WEST VIRGINIA 13.0 1660 20.0 27) 333 417
TOTAL ABOVE 1s184.5 1531069 1930267 249675 279311 27,142
CAL IFORNIA-CLINGSTONE 1922460 1929400 1957020 259500 269958 329708
UNITED STATE 2 2 9. 2987. 509175 549269 59,850

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