HDR1012000110010209960830CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS & SUMMARY                   
HDR2012000110010209960830CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS                             
Released February 9, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service      
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Crop Production" call at (202) 720-2127, office hours 8:00 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural statistics,          
information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information  
Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV.  Forecast refer to     
February 1, 1996.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                     Record Large Orange Crop                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
All orange production, expected to be the largest crop on record, is forecast at
11.9 million tons, equal to the previous forecast but 3 percent above last      
season.  Although this forecast reflects the effects of the cold temperatures on
January 8 and 9, it does not reflect effects of freezing weather in Florida     
after February 1.  Florida's forecast is 206 million boxes (9.27 million tons), 
unchanged from January's forecast but slightly above last season.  Early and    
mid-season varieties are expected to produce a record high 126 million boxes    
(5.67 million tons), the same as the previous forecast but 5 percent above last 
year.  The Valencia forecast remains at 80.0 million boxes (3.60 million tons), 
down 7 percent from a year ago.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 1995-96 season is 
forecast at 1.47 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix,  the same as January's   
forecast.  Projections for the early and mid-season varieties are 1.44 gallons  
per box, up from last month's 1.42 gallons per box but equal to last year's     
yield.  The Valencia crop is expected to yield 1.55 gallons per box, unchanged  
from last month but down from 1.58 gallons per box a year ago.  The final       
1994-95 yield for all fruit used in FCOJ was 1.50 gallons per box at            
42.0 degrees Brix. The forecast projects the final yield as reported by the     
Florida Citrus Processors Association.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (2-96                                                                 
                                                                                
HDR2012000110010209960830CROP SUMMARY DOMESTIC & METRIC UNITS                   
             Crop Summary: Production, United States,                           
               1995 and Forecasted February 1, 1996                             
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                      :                  Production - Domestic                  
                      :-------------------------------------------------------- 
    Crop and Unit     :                :       Jan 1,      :     Feb 1,         
                      :    1994-95     :      1995-96      :    1995-96         
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                      :                         1,000                           
                      :                                                         
Citrus Fruits 1/      :                                                         
                      :                                                         
  Oranges         Ton :      11,616             11,918           11,918         
  Grapefruit       "  :       2,912              2,763            2,763         
                      :-------------------------------------------------------- 
                      :                  Production - Metric                    
                      :-------------------------------------------------------- 
  Oranges             :  10,537,860         10,811,830       10,811,830         
  Grapefruit          :   2,641,720          2,506,550        2,506,550         
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1/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
This report was approved on February 9, 1995, by the Acting Secretary of        
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural     
Statistics Board.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Acting Secretary of           Agricultural Statistics Board               
                Agriculture                        Chairperson                  
              Karl N. Stauber                      Rich Allen                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1994-95               
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :       Area Planted       :    Area Harvested         
         Crop            :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :    1994    :    1995     :    1994    :    1995      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed          :                               936.8        937.3     
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Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United States, 1994-95            
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :     Yield per Acre    :        Production            
      Crop and Unit      :---------------------------------------------------   
                         :    1994   :   1995    :    1994    :     1995        
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                         :   ----- Tons -------       ----- 1,000 Tons -----    
                         :                                                      
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed          :    33.0       33.0        30,929        30,944       
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Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1994-95               
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :       Area Planted       :       Area Harvested         
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1994    :    1995    :    1994     :    1995        
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                      :                      Hectares                           
Sugarcane for         :                                                         
 Sugar and Seed       :                               379,110      379,320      
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Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United States, 1994-95         
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                         :  Yield per Hectare  :          Production            
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :   1994  :   1995    :    1994      :    1995         
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                         :                   Metric Tons                        
                         :                                                      
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed          :   74.01     74.01       28,058,320     28,071,920    
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HDR1012000110110209960830CROP PRODUCTION STATE TABLES                           
HDR2012000110110209960830SUGARCANE: AC HRVD,YLD&PROD BY USE,ST&US               
        Sugarcane:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production                       
            by Use, State, and United States, 1994-95                           
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 Use        :    Area Harvested    :       Yield 1/      :    Production 1/     
 and        :------------------------------------------------------------------ 
State       :    1994   :   1995   :   1994   :   1995   :   1994   :   1995    
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            : ---- 1,000 Acres ---     ----- Tons ----      --- 1,000 Tons --   
            :                                                                   
For Sugar   :                                                                   
  FL        :   423.0      427.0       33.6       34.0      14,216     14,518   
  HI 2/     :    64.3       46.0       81.9       90.0       5,266      4,140   
  LA 2/     :   352.0      368.0       24.4       25.4       8,589      9,347   
  TX 2/     :    42.4       41.3       31.5       33.4       1,334      1,381   
            :                                                                   
  US        :   881.7      882.3       33.4       33.3      29,405     29,386   
            :                                                                   
For Seed    :                                                                   
  FL        :    21.0       18.0       34.3       34.0         721        612   
  HI 2/     :     5.0        4.0       19.5       27.5          98        110   
  LA 2/     :    28.0       32.0       24.4       25.4         683        813   
  TX 2/     :     1.1        1.0       20.0       23.0          22         23   
            :                                                                   
  US        :    55.1       55.0       27.7       28.3       1,524      1,558   
            :                                                                   
For Sugar   :                                                                   
 and Seed   :                                                                   
  FL        :   444.0      445.0       33.6       34.0      14,937     15,130   
  HI 2/     :    69.3       50.0       77.4       85.0       5,364      4,250   
  LA 2/     :   380.0      400.0       24.4       25.4       9,272     10,160   
  TX 2/     :    43.5       42.3       31.2       33.2       1,356      1,404   
            :                                                                   
  US        :   936.8      937.3       33.0       33.0      30,929     30,944   
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1/  Net tons.                                                                   
2/ Current estimate carried forward from earlier forecast.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110209960830CITRUS FRUIT: UTLZD PROD BY CRP,ST&US                  
      Citrus Fruit:  Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,     
                   1994-95 and Forecasted February 1, 1996 1/                   
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                    :     Utilized Production     :     Utilized Production     
                    :            Boxes            :       Ton Equivalent        
   Crop and State   :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 
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                    : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ -----   ------- 1,000 Tons -------  
Oranges             :                                                           
  Early Mid &       :                                                           
   Navel 3/         :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :     700       400       650       26        15        24  
    CA 4/           :  36,600    35,000    40,000    1,372     1,313     1,500  
    FL              : 107,300   119,700   126,000    4,829     5,387     5,670  
    TX              :     480       950       900       21        40        38  
    US              : 145,080   156,050   167,550    6,248     6,755     7,232  
  Valencia          :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :   1,200       650       800       45        24        30  
    CA 4/           :  27,000    26,000    28,000    1,013       976     1,050  
    FL              :  67,100    85,700    80,000    3,020     3,857     3,600  
    TX              :      70       105       150        3         4         6  
    US              :  95,370   112,455   108,950    4,081     4,861     4,686  
  All               :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :   1,900     1,050     1,450       71        39        54  
    CA 4/           :  63,600    61,000    68,000    2,385     2,289     2,550  
    FL              : 174,400   205,400   206,000    7,849     9,244     9,270  
    TX              :     550     1,055     1,050       24        44        44  
    US              : 240,450   268,505   276,500   10,329    11,616    11,918  
Temples             :                                                           
  FL                :   2,250     2,550     2,200      101       114        99  
Grapefruit          :                                                           
  White Seedless    :                                                           
    FL              :  24,500    25,700    24,000    1,042     1,092     1,020  
  Colored Seedless  :                                                           
    FL              :  25,500    28,700    29,000    1,084     1,220     1,233  
  Other             :                                                           
    FL              :   1,050     1,300     1,000       45        55        43  
  All               :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :   1,750     1,400     1,200       59        47        40  
    CA 4/ 5/        :                                                           
      Desert        :   3,400     3,300                114       111            
      Other Areas   :   5,900     6,000                197       201            
      Total         :   9,300     9,300     7,500      311       312       251  
    FL              :  51,050    55,700    54,000    2,171     2,367     2,296  
    TX              :   3,000     4,650     4,400      120       186       176  
    US              :  65,100    71,050    67,100    2,661     2,912     2,763  
Tangerines          :                                                           
  AZ 4/             :   1,000       650       750       37        25        28  
  CA 4/             :   2,300     2,200     2,400       86        82        90  
  FL                :   4,100     3,550     4,450      195       168       211  
  US                :   7,400     6,400     7,600      318       275       329  
Lemons 4/           :                                                           
  AZ                :   5,200     3,600     5,000      197       137       190  
  CA                :  20,700    20,500    22,000      787       779       836  
  US                :  25,900    24,100    27,000      984       916     1,026  
Tangelos            :                                                           
  FL                :   3,350     3,150     2,600      150       142       117  
K-Early Citrus      :                                                           
  FL                :     210       120       160        9         5         7  
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                             Citrus Fruit Footnotes                             
                                                                                
1/  The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with   
    year harvest is completed.                                                  
                                                                                
2/  Net lbs. per box:  oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ  & CA-67,
    FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76, tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90;             
    tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95.                                               
                                                                                
3/  Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA.  Early and mid-season       
    varieties in FL and TX, including small quantities of tangerines in TX.     
                                                                                
4/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
5/  California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit forecasts combined to All      
    Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110209960830PAPAYAS:AREA&FRESH PROD BY MNTH, HI                    
          Papayas:  Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1995-96        
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           :                   Area                 :     Fresh Production      
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   Month   :    Total in Crop    :     Harvested    :            :              
           :----------------------------------------:    1995    :    1996      
           :   1995   :   1996   :   1995  :  1996  :            :              
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           :   --------------- Acres --------------      -- 1,000 Pounds --     
           :                                                                    
Dec        :   3,790                 2,415               3,675                  
Jan        :   3,620      3,765      2,375    2,355      4,005        3,460     
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HDR2012000110110209960830CA NUT CRPS: ACG,YLD,PROD,PR&VL BY CRP                 
          California Nut Crops:  Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production,            
               Price, and Value by Crop, 1993-94 and Revised 1995               
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              :        Bearing Acreage         :       Yield per Acre 1/        
     Crop     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :   1993   :   1994   :   1995   :   1993   :   1994   :   1995   
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              : ----------- Acres -----------     -- Tons (In-Shell Basis) --   
              :                                                                 
Walnuts       :                                                                 
 (English)    : 176,000    171,000    170,000      1.48       1.36       1.38   
              :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
              :                                      Pounds (Shelled Basis)     
              :                                                                 
Almonds       : 402,000    403,000    390,000     1,220      1,820        949   
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              :           Production           :         Price per Unit         
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :   1993   :   1994   :   1995   :   1993   :   1994   :   1995   
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              : --- Tons (In-Shell Basis) ---     ----- Dollars per Ton -----   
              :                                                                 
Walnuts       :                                                                 
 (English) 2/ : 260,000    232,000    234,000     1,390      1,000              
              :                                                                 
              : -------- 1,000 Pounds -------      ---- Dollars per Pound ---   
              :         (Shelled Basis)                                         
              :                                                                 
Almonds 3/    : 490,000    735,000    370,000      1.94       1.25       2.50   
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              :                  Value of Utilized Production                   
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :        1993         :        1994         :        1995         
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :                          1,000 Dollars                          
              :                                                                 
Walnuts       :                                                                 
 (English) 2/ :       361,400               232,000                             
              :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
Almonds 3/    :       930,618               900,375               888,000       
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1/  Yield based on utilized production.                                         
2/  Price and value estimates for 1995 will be published on July 8, 1996.       
3/  Price and value estimates are based on the edible portion of the crop only. 
    Included in production are inedible quantities of no value as follows:      
    1993 - 10.3 million pounds, 1994 - 14.7 million pounds,                     
    1995 - 14.8 million pounds.                                                 
                                                                                
HDR1012000110120209960830CROP PRODUCTION NARRATIVES                             
HDR2012000110120209960830JAN WEATHER SUMMARY NARRATIVE                          
January Weather Summary:  Record snowfall buried the Northeast through          
                          January 12, setting the stage for major river         
flooding on January 19-21.  A blizzard spun through the Plains on January 17-18,
signaling a pattern change that ended a mid-month warm spell, fueled heavy      
snowfall in the upper Midwest, and rejuvenated northern California's wet        
season.  Arctic air pooled over Alaska and western Canada during January,       
finally surging into the North-Central States at month's end.                   
                                                                                
Pulses of cold air into the Plains held monthly temperatures below normal as    
far south as northern Texas.  Closer to the cold core, the northern Plains      
experienced temperatures 5 to 12 degrees F below normal.  Meanwhile, warm       
(temperatures 2 to 5 degrees F above normal), wet (precipitation greater than   
twice normal) conditions combined to spark very heavy snow from California's    
Sierra Nevada to Utah's Wasatch Range.  The moisture content of the Sierra      
Nevada snowpack, which stood at only about one-third of normal on January 11,   
soared to 85 percent (%) of normal by month's end.  Elsewhere, heavy snow fell  
in the northern Plains and upper Midwest after mid-month, while early-month     
snow in the East yielded to heavy rain thereafter, resulting in monthly totals  
greater than 8 inches from central Mississippi to southeastern New York.        
                                                                                
Although more than 90% of the East's snow fell by January 12, all-time monthly  
records were broken in Harrisburg, PA (38.9 inches) and Providence, RI          
(37.4 inches).  In Iowa, however, 93% of Waterloo's January-record 24.2 inches  
of snow fell after January 17.  Farther west, monthly snowfall totals of        
45.7 inches in Elko, NV and 45.0 inches in Salt Lake City, UT were less than a  
half-foot short of all-time records.  The central and southern Plains' dry      
spell continued through a fourth consecutive month, however, further stressing  
poorly established winter wheat, as monthly totals were a tenth of an inch or   
less in locations such as Amarillo, TX (0.07 inches), Oklahoma City, OK (0.08   
inches), and Wichita, KS (0.10 inches).  In southern Texas, only a trace of     
rain fell in San Antonio and Del Rio.  Extremely dry weather also covered the   
Southwest, with monthly totals in Arizona as low as 0.19 inches in Flagstaff    
and 0.01 inches in Tucson.  In contrast, totals in the East were more than 4    
inches above normal in Birmingham, AL (9.59 inches) and Scranton, PA (6.40      
inches).  Early-month rainfall in southern Florida ended a 2-month dry spell    
and boosted monthly totals to 5.42 inches (272% of normal) in Tampa and 5.39    
inches (234% of normal) in Orlando.  Totals in the West included 14.74 inches   
(186% of normal) in Eugene, OR and 18.66 inches (150% of normal) at Blue        
Canyon, CA.                                                                     
                                                                                
The month's two most impressive storms were a pair of blizzards.  The first     
dumped record snowfall from the Ohio Valley into the Middle Atlantic States on  
January 6-8, including a State-record total of 35 inches in White House         
Station, NJ.  Ten days later, a potent storm swept away a week-long "January    
thaw" that produced nearly 150 daily-record highs across the Western and        
Central States.  The storm induced blizzard conditions in the North-Central     
States and buffeted wheat stands in the central and southern Plains with winds  
up to 66 mph (at Dodge City, KS).  Record warmth (almost 50 daily records on    
January 17-18) overspread the East just long enough to melt nearly all of the   
deep snowpack, and in combination with up to 4 inches of rain, created one of   
the region's worst mid-winter floods on record.  During the month's final       
days, cold air began to seep into the North-Central and Northwestern States.    
In International Falls, MN, lows dipped to -30 degrees F or below on 10 days    
during the month, including four daily records.  Heavy snow, including a        
monthly total of                                                                
21.4 inches in Spokane, WA, insulated winter wheat in the Northwest.  Even      
near sea-level, 10.5 inches fell on Seattle, WA.                                
                                                                                
The snow "drought" continued in much of Alaska, where Anchorage tallied only    
2.5 inches and Fairbanks received 5.4 inches.  Respective season-to-date        
totals (through January 31) in those two cities were 31.7 and 34.8 inches       
below normal.  In Juneau, no precipitation fell after January 12, their third-  
longest dry spell (19 days) on record, while monthly temperatures averaged      
8 degrees F below normal, their coldest month since January 1982.  In Fairbanks,
lows fell to -35 degrees F or lower on 16 days and monthly temperatures averaged
7 degrees F below normal.  In contrast, Hawaii's monthly departures ranged from 
+1 to +4 degrees F.                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830SUGARCANE NARRATIVE                                    
Sugarcane:  The 1995 production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at  
            30.9 million tons.  This is unchanged from the last forecast        
published in the "Crop Production 1995 Summary" released in mid-January and     
virtually unchanged from last years output.  The Florida forecast was           
evaluated and resulted in no change in production.  The forecasts for Hawaii,   
Louisiana, and Texas were carried forward from the previous forecast.           
                                                                                
Rain early in the month in Florida's sugarcane growing region left some fields  
wet but did not slow the harvest.  Mostly favorable weather during the month    
has allowed the harvest to make good progress.  By the end of January one-third 
of Florida's sugarcane remained in the field awaiting harvest. The              
sugarcane mills anticipate the harvest to be completed in mid-March.            
Sugarcane planting was winding down and was expected to be completed by the     
end of February.                                                                
                                                                                
Low temperatures in early January and later in the month caused light damage    
to the top leaves, but did not adversely affect expected yields.                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830CITRUS NARRATIVES                                      
Temples:  The February 1 forecast for the 1995-96 Florida temple production     
was                                                                             
          unchanged from January at 2.20 million boxes (99,000 tons), down      
14 percent from last season.  Harvest of temples increased with about           
00 thousand boxes moved by the end of the month.                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Grapefruit:  The February 1 forecast of the 1995-96 U.S. grapefruit crop is     
             2.76 million tons, unchanged from last month but down 5 percent    
from last season.  The forecasts of all three types of Florida grapefruit       
remained unchanged from January at 54.0 million boxes (2.30 million tons),      
down 3 percent from last season.  Average fruit size was at near record levels  
and fruit quality remained good. The Florida white seedless grapefruit          
forecast is 24.0 million boxes (1.02 million tons), a decrease of 7 percent     
from the 1994-95 crop.  The colored seedless forecast is 29.0 million boxes     
(1.23 million tons), an increase of 1 percent from a year ago.  The seedy       
grapefruit crop is expected to be 1.00 million boxes (43,000 tons), 23 percent  
fewer than last year.  Nearly 20 million boxes of all seedless grapefruit were  
picked through the end of January.                                              
                                                                                
The Texas grapefruit forecast, at 4.40 million boxes (176,000 tons) , is        
unchanged from last month but down 5 percent from last year. The forecast of    
California's crop is carried forward from January at 7.50 million boxes         
(251,000 tons), 19 percent below last season. Arizona's forecast is also        
carried forward from last month and is expected to be 1.20 million boxes        
(40,000 tons), 14 percent below the 1994-95 crop.                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangerines:  The 1995-96 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at 329,000 tons,       
             2 percent more than last month and 20 percent more than last       
year.                                                                           
The Florida tangerine forecast is 4.45 million boxes (211,000 tons), up         
3 percent from January and 25 percent from last year.  Over 3.4 million boxes   
of tangerines were picked. California's  tangerine forecast was carried         
forward from January at 2.40 million boxes (90,000 tons), 9 percent more than   
last season.  The Arizona forecast was also carried forward from last month at  
750,000 boxes (28,000 tons), 15 percent more than last season.                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangelos:  The 1995-96 Florida tangelo crop is forecast at 2.60 million boxes   
           (117,000 tons), down 4 percent from last month and down 17 percent   
from last year's production.  There were nearly 2.4 million boxes of tangelos   
utilized by month's end.                                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830FL CITRUS NARRATIVE                                    
Florida Citrus:  The first two days of January were very wet in contrast to     
the                                                                             
                 rest of the month which was very dry.  Field reports           
following                                                                       
the freezing temperatures of January 8 and 9 indicated no significant damage    
due to icing.  Many caretakers used irrigation during the month to maintain     
good tree condition.  Harvesting crews had near ideal weather for picking.      
Movement of early and mid oranges during January was very active with most of   
these going to the processors.  Harvest of all seedless grapefruit for both     
fresh and processing continued strong with most of the fresh packing coming     
from the lower east coast.  Early tangerine and tangelo harvest was nearly      
completed by the end of the month. Movement of Temples was increasing at the    
end of the month.  Utilization of Navels through the end of January totaled     
5.1 million boxes. Harvest of early and midseason oranges without Navels was    
102.6 million boxes.                                                            
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830TX CITRUS NARRATIVE                                    
Texas Citrus:  Harvest continued without delays during January.  More           
grapefruit                                                                      
               went to the processors because of irregular shape, mostly        
sheepnose. Grove care companies remained busy with normal operations. Weather   
conditions were good during the month, however high irrigation demands will     
lower availability of water going into spring.                                  
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830PAPAYAS NARRATIVE                                      
Papayas:  Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 3.46 million pounds    
for                                                                             
          January.  This was 6 percent lower than December and 14 percent       
lower                                                                           
than a year ago.                                                                
                                                                                
January weather conditions were variable with a mix of sunshine, record high    
temperatures, and soaking rains.  Papaya ringspot virus remained a serious      
problem in the major papaya producing area of the state.  Orchard conditions    
ranged from poor to good depending on the severity of the virus.                
                                                                                
Area in papaya production totaled 3,765 acres.  This was 1 percent lower than   
last month but 4 percent higher than last January.  Harvested area, totaling    
2,355 acres, was 2 percent lower than December and 1 percent lower than         
January 1995.                                                                   
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830CA FRTS,NUTS & NUTS NARRATIVES                         
California Fruits and Nuts: Pruning, dormant spraying, and fumigation were      
active in vineyards and deciduous orchards between storms throughout January.   
New and replacement trees were planted.  Early bud swell in many trees was      
reported.                                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Citrus:  Grapefruit picking in the desert area was active during     
                    January with smooth texture and good quality reported.      
Defects included sheepnose and wind scar. Lemons were harvested throughout the  
growing area. Wind scar was a concern to growers but overall quality was good.  
Navel orange picking gained momentum with approximately one third of the crop   
picked by February 1. Rind breakdown, scar, puff, crease, and decay were        
problems.  Valencia oranges were maturing well with picking expected to begin   
in the desert area by late February. Minneola harvest continued with good to    
excellent quality.                                                              
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830WALNUTS  95 REV.& ALMONDS NARRATIVES                   
Walnuts, 1995 Revised:  The 1995 California walnut production has been revised  
to 234,000 tons, up 6 percent from January's preliminary estimate and up 1      
percent from last year's production of 232,000 tons.  Estimates for 1995 price  
and value will be published on July 8, 1996.                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Almonds, 1995 Revised:  The 1995 California almond production remains           
unchanged from January's preliminary estimate of 370 million pounds (shelled    
basis).  This level of production is down from last year's record high crop of  
735 million pounds.  Value of utilized production for 1995 was $888 million,    
down 1 percent from 1994's value of $900 million.                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120209960830RPT FEAT.& EEO STMNT                                   
                         Report Features                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
March 12, 1996.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National  
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202)         
720-2127                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Field Crops Section                                                           
    Bill Dowdy, Head                                              (202)         
720-3843                                                                        
      Dan Kerestes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds, Rice               (202)         
720-9526                                                                        
      Greg Preston - Sugar Crops, Tobacco, Weekly Crop Weather    (202)         
720-7621                                                                        
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Rye, Sorghum, Wheat                   (202)         
720-8068                                                                        
      Charles Van Lahr - Barley, Corn, Oats, Pasture Condition    (202)         
720-7369                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section                                      
    Stephen Ropel, Head                                           (202)         
720-3843                                                                        
      Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Dry Beans, Onions                   (202)         
720-4285                                                                        
                                                                                
      Roger Latham - Cotton                                       (202)         
720-5944                                                                        
      Linda McMillan - Nuts, Grapes                               (202) 720-4215
      Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables              (202) 720-2157
      Blair Smith - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202)         
720-5412                                                                        
      Barbara Soltes - Noncitrus Fruits                           (202)         
720-7688                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,  
disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status.  Persons with    
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program         
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To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington,      
D.C.,                                                                           
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