National                                          January 1997
     Agricultural
     Statistics
     Service

               Washington, D.C.


               Cr Pr  2-1 (97)





                         Crop Production
                           1996 Summary
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 



Corn for grain production was estimated at 9.29 billion bushels, up 26 percent
from 1995 but virtually unchanged from the November 1 forecast.  The U.S. yield
of 127.1 bushels per acre was up 13.6 bushels from 1995, but 11.5 bushels below
the record of 1994.


Sorghum grain production in 1996 was estimated at 803 million bushels, up 
74 percent from 1995.  This is the largest production level since 1992.  Area
harvested for grain was estimated at 11.9 million acres, up 44 percent from
1995. Grain yields, at 67.5 bushels per acre, were 11.9 bushels above the 1995
average.


All hay production for 1996 was estimated at 149 million tons, down 3 percent
from  1995 and down slightly from the output of two years ago.  The average
yield, at 2.45 tons per acre, was down 5 percent from the previous year. 
Production decreases were widespread across the United States, but especially
occurred in the Far West and North.  Increases were common in the Southeast,
Northeast, and Central Plains.


Rice production totaled 171 million cwt during 1996, 1 percent below the 1995
total.  Average yield of all U.S. rice was a record 6,121 pounds per acre, 
500 pounds above 1995 and 157 pounds above the previous record set in 1994.  


Soybean U.S. production of soybeans totaled 2.38 billion bushels in 1996, up 
9 percent from 1995, but down 1 percent from the November 1 forecast.
The 1996 production is the second highest on record behind the bumper crop of
1994. The average yield per acre, estimated at 37.6 bushels, is 2.3 bushels
above 1995.  This ties 1992 as the second highest yield on record. 


All cotton production is forecast at 19.0 million bales, up 1 percent from last
month and a 6 percent increase from last year.  This is the second largest
production on record. Yield is a record high 709 pounds per harvested acre, up 
172 pounds from 1995.   Production in Texas increased 150,000 bales from
December, and the Upland cotton yield of 522 pounds per harvested acre is a
record high.  Although early season weather caused high abandonment in Texas,
favorable growing conditions in late summer and an open harvest period, resulted
in large numbers of bolls and high boll weights.  Georgia's production was
increased 100,000 bales from last month, as yields were better than expected.





This report was approved on January 10, 1997, by the Acting Secretary of
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural
Statistics Board.








             
           Acting Secretary of             Agricultural Statistics Board
               Agriculture                           Chairperson
           Richard E. Rominger                       Rich Allen
     
         Crop Summary:  Area Planted, United States, 1994-96              
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                       :                      Area Planted                      
          Crop         :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :       1994       :       1995       :       1996       
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                       :                      1,000 Acres                       
                       :                                                        
All Corn               :     79,175.0           71,245.0           79,487.0     
All Sorghum            :      9,827.0            9,454.0           13,188.0     
Oats                   :      6,639.0            6,336.0            4,661.0     
Barley                 :      7,159.0            6,689.0            7,174.0     
All Wheat              :     70,349.0           69,132.0           75,639.0     
  Winter               :     49,197.0           48,686.0           51,983.0     
  Durum                :      2,823.0            3,436.0            3,620.0     
  Other Spring         :     18,329.0           17,010.0           20,036.0     
Rice                   :      3,353.0            3,121.0            2,819.0     
Rye                    :      1,613.0            1,602.0            1,467.0     
All Soybeans           :     61,670.0           62,575.0           64,205.0     
Peanuts                :      1,641.0            1,537.5            1,413.0     
Sunflower              :      3,567.0            3,478.0            2,556.0     
Canola                 :        354.0              446.0              366.0     
Mustard Seed           :         13.6               22.9               19.0     
Rapeseed               :          7.4                2.5                2.4     
Safflower              :        240.0              247.0              242.0     
Flaxseed               :        178.0              165.0               96.0     
All Cotton             :     13,720.1           16,931.4           14,665.5     
  Upland               :     13,551.6           16,716.8           14,407.5     
  Amer-Pima            :        168.5              214.6              258.0     
Dry Edible Beans       :      2,015.8            2,069.3            1,813.0     
Dry Edible Peas        :        131.0              198.0              190.0     
Austrian Winter Peas   :          7.0               10.9                8.6     
Lentils                :        180.0              159.4              128.0     
Potatoes               :                                                        
  Winter               :         12.9               13.3               14.5     
  Spring               :         91.6               88.3               93.4     
  Summer               :         74.1               72.5               78.9     
  Fall                 :      1,237.8            1,224.1            1,268.9     
  Total                :      1,416.4            1,398.2            1,455.7     
Sweetpotatoes          :         86.1               87.4               89.3     
Sugarbeets             :      1,475.8            1,444.6            1,367.7     
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              Crop Summary:  Area Harvested, United States, 1994-96             
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                       :                     Area Harvested                     
          Crop         :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :       1994       :       1995       :       1996       
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                       :                      1,000 Acres                       
                       :                                                        
Corn for Grain         :     72,887.0           64,995.0           73,147.0     
Corn for Silage        :      5,601.0            5,295.0            5,395.0     
Sorghum for Grain      :      8,917.0            8,278.0           11,901.0     
Sorghum for Silage     :        329.0              368.0              371.0     
Oats                   :      4,010.0            2,962.0            2,687.0     
Barley                 :      6,667.0            6,279.0            6,787.0     
All Wheat              :     61,770.0           60,945.0           62,850.0     
  Winter               :     41,355.0           40,972.0           39,709.0     
  Durum                :      2,715.0            3,356.0            3,546.0     
  Other Spring         :     17,700.0           16,617.0           19,595.0     
Rice                   :      3,316.0            3,093.0            2,799.0     
Rye                    :        407.0              385.0              347.0     
Soybeans for Beans     :     60,859.0           61,624.0           63,409.0     
Peanuts                :      1,618.5            1,517.0            1,391.5     
Sunflower              :      3,430.0            3,368.0            2,499.0     
Canola                 :        340.0              429.0              346.0     
Mustard Seed           :         13.4               22.0               18.6     
Rapeseed               :          6.7                2.4                2.2     
Safflower              :        228.0              237.0              230.0     
Flaxseed               :        171.0              147.0               92.0     
All Cotton             :     13,322.3           16,006.7           12,833.4     
  Upland               :     13,155.9           15,795.6           12,577.0     
  Amer-Pima            :        166.4              211.1              256.4     
All Hay                :     58,735.0           59,629.0           61,029.0     
  Alfalfa              :     24,198.0           24,489.0           24,291.0     
  All Other            :     34,537.0           35,140.0           36,738.0     
Dry Edible Beans       :      1,835.2            1,899.3            1,717.7     
Dry Edible Peas        :        128.0              194.0              183.0     
Austrian Winter Peas   :          4.6                7.7                7.3     
Lentils                :        178.0              154.4              126.0     
Potatoes               :                                                        
  Winter               :         12.3               11.9               14.5     
  Spring               :         90.4               84.3               90.0     
  Summer               :         71.7               70.7               75.2     
  Fall                 :      1,205.3            1,205.2            1,245.6     
  Total                :      1,379.7            1,372.1            1,425.3     
Sweetpotatoes          :         82.8               83.6               85.1     
Tobacco                :        671.1              663.1              733.9     
Sugarbeets             :      1,443.0            1,420.1            1,322.9     
Sugarcane for          :                                                        
 Sugar and Seed        :        936.8              932.3              887.5     
Peppermint Oil         :        108.5              135.3              131.4     
Spearmint Oil          :         28.4               28.8               22.7     
Taro (HI)              :           .5                 .6                 .5     
Coffee (HI)            :          4.4                5.4                5.7     
Hops                   :         42.4               43.2               44.2     
Ginger Root (HI)       :           .2                 .1                 .2     
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                  Crop Summary:  Yield, United States, 1994-96                  
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                           :                       Yield                        
            Crop           :----------------------------------------------------
                           :      1994      :      1995       :      1996       
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                           :                                                    
Corn for Grain         Bu  :      138.6             113.5             127.1     
Corn for Silage        Ton :       15.8              14.7              15.4     
Sorghum for Grain      Bu  :       72.8              55.6              67.5     
Sorghum for Silage     Ton :       12.0               9.9              11.7     
Oats                   Bu  :       57.1              54.7              57.8     
Barley                  "  :       56.2              57.3              58.5     
All Wheat               "  :       37.6              35.8              36.3     
  Winter                "  :       40.2              37.7              37.2     
  Durum                 "  :       35.6              30.5              32.7     
  Other Spring          "  :       31.8              32.2              35.1     
Rice                   Lb  :    5,964             5,621             6,121       
Rye                    Bu  :       27.9              26.1              26.0     
Soybeans for Beans      "  :       41.4              35.3              37.6     
Peanuts                Lb  :    2,624             2,282             2,619       
Sunflower               "  :    1,410             1,190             1,435       
Canola                  "  :    1,316             1,278             1,384       
Mustard Seed            "  :      970               832               785       
Rapeseed                "  :    1,880             1,255             1,470       
Safflower               "  :    1,871             1,770             1,829       
Flaxseed               Bu  :       17.1              15.0              17.4     
All Cotton             Lb  :      708               537               709       
  Upland                "  :      705               533               703       
  Amer-Pima             "  :      974               836               998       
All Hay                Ton :        2.55              2.59              2.45    
  Alfalfa               "  :        3.36              3.45              3.27    
  All Other             "  :        1.99              1.98              1.91    
Dry Edible Beans       Lb  :    1,582             1,622             1,592       
Dry Edible Peas         "  :    1,762             2,376             1,247       
Austrian Winter Peas    "  :    1,109             1,545             1,411       
Lentils                 "  :    1,043             1,389               969       
Potatoes                   :                                                    
  Winter               Cwt :      193               208               226       
  Spring                "  :      251               240               249       
  Summer                "  :      242               254               258       
  Fall                  "  :      352               334               363       
  Total                 "  :      339               323               349       
Sweetpotatoes           "  :      162               154               160       
Tobacco                Lb  :    2,359             1,913             2,133       
Sugarbeets             Ton :       22.1              19.8              20.1     
Sugarcane for              :                                                    
 Sugar and Seed         "  :       33.0              33.0              32.9     
Peppermint Oil         Lb  :       69                70                72       
Spearmint Oil           "  :       78                79                95       
Taro (HI)               "  :   12,400            12,400            11,100       
Coffee (HI)             "  :      980             1,000             1,140       
Hops                    "  :    1,758             1,826             1,700       
Ginger Root (HI)        "  :   40,000            43,000            47,000       
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               Crop Summary:  Production, United States, 1994-96               
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                           :                     Production                     
            Crop           :----------------------------------------------------
                           :      1994      :      1995       :      1996       
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                           :                       1,000                        
                           :                                                    
Corn for Grain         Bu  :  10,102,735        7,373,876         9,293,435     
Corn for Silage        Ton :      88,588           77,867            83,094     
Sorghum for Grain      Bu  :     649,206          460,373           802,974     
Sorghum for Silage     Ton :       3,932            3,652             4,356     
Oats                   Bu  :     229,008          162,027           155,225     
Barley                  "  :     374,862          359,562           396,851     
All Wheat               "  :   2,320,981        2,182,591         2,281,763     
  Winter                "  :   1,661,943        1,544,653         1,478,048     
  Durum                 "  :      96,747          102,280           115,840     
  Other Spring          "  :     562,291          535,658           687,875     
Rice                   Cwt :     197,779          173,871           171,321     
Rye                    Bu  :      11,341           10,064             9,016     
Soybeans for Beans      "  :   2,516,694        2,176,814         2,382,364     
Peanuts                Lb  :   4,247,455        3,461,475         3,644,660     
Sunflower               "  :   4,836,185        4,009,340         3,586,615     
Canola                  "  :     447,440          548,263           478,881     
Mustard Seed            "  :      12,998           18,304            14,601     
Rapeseed                "  :      12,596            3,012             3,234     
Safflower               "  :     426,588          419,490           420,665     
Flaxseed               Bu  :       2,922            2,211             1,602     
All Cotton             Bale:      19,662.0         17,899.8          18,951.4   
  Upland                "  :      19,324.3         17,532.2          18,418.4   
  Amer-Pima             "  :         337.7            367.6             533.0   
Cottonseed             Ton :       7,603.9          6,848.7           7,271.3   
All Hay                 "  :     150,060          154,166           149,457     
  Alfalfa               "  :      81,336           84,515            79,377     
  All Other             "  :      68,724           69,651            70,080     
Dry Edible Beans       Cwt :      29,028           30,812            27,354     
Dry Edible Peas         "  :       2,255            4,609             2,282     
Austrian Winter Peas    "  :          51              119               103     
Lentils                 "  :       1,856            2,145             1,221     
Wrinkled Seed Peas      "  :         754            1,048               548     
Potatoes                   :                                                    
  Winter                "  :       2,372            2,473             3,273     
  Spring                "  :      22,646           20,193            22,417     
  Summer                "  :      17,381           17,931            19,390     
  Fall                  "  :     424,655          403,009           452,039     
  Total                 "  :     467,054          443,606           497,119     
Sweetpotatoes           "  :      13,395           12,906            13,605     
Tobacco                Lb  :   1,582,896        1,268,538         1,565,447     
Maple Syrup            Gal :       1,324            1,096             1,567     
Sugarbeets             Ton :      31,853           28,065            26,570     
Sugarcane for              :                                                    
 Sugar and Seed         "  :      30,929           30,796            29,224     
Peppermint Oil         Lb  :       7,459            9,449             9,424     
Spearmint Oil           "  :       2,213            2,274             2,150     
Taro (HI)               "  :       6,100            6,800             5,900     
Coffee (HI)             "  :       4,300            5,400             6,500     
Hops                    "  :      74,559.6         78,852.4          74,970.5   
Ginger Root (HI)        "  :       6,000            5,800             9,400     
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               Crop Summary:  Area Planted, United States, 1994-96              
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                       :                      Area Planted                      
          Crop         :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :       1994       :       1995       :       1996       
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                       :                        Hectares                        
                       :                                                        
All Corn               :    32,041,330         28,832,140         32,167,590    
All Sorghum            :     3,976,890          3,825,940          5,337,050    
Oats                   :     2,686,740          2,564,120          1,886,260    
Barley                 :     2,897,180          2,706,970          2,903,250    
All Wheat              :    28,469,540         27,977,030         30,610,350    
  Winter               :    19,909,530         19,702,740         21,037,000    
  Durum                :     1,142,440          1,390,510          1,464,980    
  Other Spring         :     7,417,560          6,883,780          8,108,370    
Rice                   :     1,356,930          1,263,040          1,140,820    
Rye                    :       652,760            648,310            593,680    
All Soybeans           :    24,957,230         25,323,480         25,983,120    
Peanuts                :       664,100            622,210            571,830    
Sunflower              :     1,443,530          1,407,510          1,034,390    
Canola                 :       143,260            180,490            148,120    
Mustard Seed           :         5,500              9,270              7,690    
Rapeseed               :         2,990              1,010                970    
Safflower              :        97,130             99,960             97,950    
Flaxseed               :        72,030             66,770             38,850    
All Cotton             :     5,552,390          6,851,970          5,934,980    
  Upland               :     5,484,200          6,765,120          5,830,570    
  Amer-Pima            :        68,190             86,850            104,410    
Dry Edible Beans       :       815,770            837,430            733,700    
Dry Edible Peas        :        53,010             80,130             76,890    
Austrian Winter Peas   :         2,830              4,410              3,480    
Lentils                :        72,840             64,510             51,800    
Potatoes               :                                                        
  Winter               :         5,220              5,380              5,870    
  Spring               :        37,070             35,730             37,800    
  Summer               :        29,990             29,340             31,930    
  Fall                 :       500,930            495,380            513,510    
  Total                :       573,200            565,840            589,110    
Sweetpotatoes          :        34,840             35,370             36,140    
Sugarbeets             :       597,240            584,620            553,490    
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              Crop Summary:  Area Harvested, United States, 1994-96             
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                       :                     Area Harvested                     
          Crop         :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :       1994       :       1995       :       1996       
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                       :                        Hectares                        
                       :                                                        
Corn for Grain         :    29,496,640         26,302,830         29,601,860    
Corn for Silage        :     2,266,670          2,142,830          2,183,300    
Sorghum for Grain      :     3,608,620          3,350,020          4,816,220    
Sorghum for Silage     :       133,140            148,930            150,140    
Oats                   :     1,622,810          1,198,690          1,087,400    
Barley                 :     2,698,070          2,541,050          2,746,630    
All Wheat              :    24,997,700         24,663,830         25,434,770    
  Winter               :    16,735,950         16,580,960         16,069,840    
  Durum                :     1,098,730          1,358,140          1,435,030    
  Other Spring         :     7,163,010          6,724,730          7,929,900    
Rice                   :     1,341,950          1,251,710          1,132,730    
Rye                    :       164,710            155,810            140,430    
Soybeans for Beans     :    24,629,030         24,938,620         25,660,990    
Peanuts                :       654,990            613,910            563,130    
Sunflower              :     1,388,090          1,363,000          1,011,320    
Canola                 :       137,590            173,610            140,020    
Mustard Seed           :         5,420              8,900              7,530    
Rapeseed               :         2,710                970                890    
Safflower              :        92,270             95,910             93,080    
Flaxseed               :        69,200             59,490             37,230    
All Cotton             :     5,391,400          6,477,750          5,193,550    
  Upland               :     5,324,060          6,392,320          5,089,790    
  Amer-Pima            :        67,340             85,430            103,760    
All Hay                :    23,769,470         24,131,260         24,697,830    
  Alfalfa              :     9,792,690          9,910,450          9,830,320    
  All Other            :    13,976,780         14,220,810         14,867,500    
Dry Edible Beans       :       742,690            768,630            695,140    
Dry Edible Peas        :        51,800             78,510             74,060    
Austrian Winter Peas   :         1,860              3,120              2,950    
Lentils                :        72,030             62,480             50,990    
Potatoes               :                                                        
  Winter               :         4,980              4,820              5,870    
  Spring               :        36,580             34,120             36,420    
  Summer               :        29,020             28,610             30,430    
  Fall                 :       487,770            487,730            504,080    
  Total                :       558,350            555,280            576,800    
Sweetpotatoes          :        33,510             33,830             34,440    
Tobacco                :       271,570            268,360            297,010    
Sugarbeets             :       583,970            574,700            535,360    
Sugarcane for          :                                                        
 Sugar and Seed        :       379,110            377,290            359,160    
Peppermint Oil         :        43,910             54,750             53,180    
Spearmint Oil          :        11,490             11,660              9,190    
Taro (HI)              :           200                220                210    
Coffee (HI)            :         1,780              2,190              2,310    
Hops                   :        17,160             17,480             17,870    
Ginger Root (HI)       :            60                 50                 80    
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                  Crop Summary:  Yield, United States, 1994-96                  
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                          :                        Yield                        
           Crop           :-----------------------------------------------------
                          :      1994       :      1995       :      1996       
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                          :                     Metric Tons                     
                          :                                                     
Corn for Grain            :       8.70              7.12              7.97      
Corn for Silage           :      35.46             32.97             34.53      
Sorghum for Grain         :       4.57              3.49              4.23      
Sorghum for Silage        :      26.79             22.25             26.32      
Oats                      :       2.05              1.96              2.07      
Barley                    :       3.03              3.08              3.15      
All Wheat                 :       2.53              2.41              2.44      
  Winter                  :       2.70              2.54              2.50      
  Durum                   :       2.40              2.05              2.20      
  Other Spring            :       2.14              2.17              2.36      
Rice                      :       6.69              6.30              6.86      
Rye                       :       1.75              1.64              1.63      
Soybeans for Beans        :       2.78              2.38              2.53      
Peanuts                   :       2.94              2.56              2.94      
Sunflower                 :       1.58              1.33              1.61      
Canola                    :       1.48              1.43              1.55      
Mustard Seed              :       1.09               .93               .88      
Rapeseed                  :       2.11              1.41              1.65      
Safflower                 :       2.10              1.98              2.05      
Flaxseed                  :       1.07               .94              1.09      
All Cotton                :        .79               .60               .79      
  Upland                  :        .79               .60               .79      
  Amer-Pima               :       1.09               .94              1.12      
All Hay                   :       5.73              5.80              5.49      
  Alfalfa                 :       7.53              7.74              7.33      
  All Other               :       4.46              4.44              4.28      
Dry Edible Beans          :       1.77              1.82              1.78      
Dry Edible Peas           :       1.97              2.66              1.40      
Austrian Winter Peas      :       1.24              1.73              1.58      
Lentils                   :       1.17              1.56              1.09      
Potatoes                  :                                                     
  Winter                  :      21.60             23.27             25.29      
  Spring                  :      28.08             26.84             27.92      
  Summer                  :      27.17             28.43             28.90      
  Fall                    :      39.49             37.48             40.68      
  Total                   :      37.94             36.24             39.09      
Sweetpotatoes             :      18.13             17.30             17.92      
Tobacco                   :       2.64              2.14              2.39      
Sugarbeets                :      49.48             44.30             45.02      
Sugarcane for             :                                                     
 Sugar and Seed           :      74.01             74.05             73.82      
Peppermint Oil            :        .08               .08               .08      
Spearmint Oil             :        .09               .09               .11      
Taro (HI)                 :      13.85             14.00             12.76      
Coffee (HI)               :       1.10              1.12              1.28      
Hops                      :       1.97              2.05              1.90      
Ginger Root (HI)          :      45.33             52.60             53.25      
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                Crop Summary:  Production, United States, 1994-96               
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                           :                     Production                     
            Crop           :----------------------------------------------------
                           :      1994      :      1995       :      1996       
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                           :                    Metric Tons                     
                           :                                                    
Corn for Grain             :  256,621,290       187,305,080       236,064,120   
Corn for Silage            :   80,365,680        70,639,300        75,381,610   
Sorghum for Grain          :   16,490,590        11,694,010        20,396,480   
Sorghum for Silage         :    3,567,050         3,313,040         3,951,700   
Oats                       :    3,324,040         2,351,820         2,253,080   
Barley                     :    8,161,660         7,828,540         8,640,410   
All Wheat                  :   63,166,750        59,400,390        62,099,410   
  Winter                   :   45,230,680        42,038,570        40,225,870   
  Durum                    :    2,633,020         2,783,610         3,152,650   
  Other Spring             :   15,303,050        14,578,220        18,720,890   
Rice                       :    8,971,110         7,886,660         7,770,990   
Rye                        :      288,070           255,640           229,020   
Soybeans for Beans         :   68,493,190        59,243,170        64,837,320   
Peanuts                    :    1,926,610         1,570,100         1,653,190   
Sunflower                  :    2,193,660         1,818,610         1,626,860   
Canola                     :      202,960           248,690           217,220   
Mustard Seed               :        5,900             8,300             6,620   
Rapeseed                   :        5,710             1,370             1,470   
Safflower                  :      193,500           190,280           190,810   
Flaxseed                   :       74,220            56,160            40,690   
All Cotton                 :    4,280,890         3,897,220         4,126,180   
  Upland                   :    4,207,370         3,817,180         4,010,130   
  Amer-Pima                :       73,530            80,040           116,050   
Cottonseed                 :    6,898,140         6,213,040         6,596,410   
All Hay                    :  136,132,140       139,857,040       135,585,110   
  Alfalfa                  :   73,786,780        76,670,720        72,009,600   
  All Other                :   62,345,360        63,186,320        63,575,510   
Dry Edible Beans           :    1,316,690         1,397,610         1,240,760   
Dry Edible Peas            :      102,290           209,060           103,510   
Austrian Winter Peas       :        2,310             5,400             4,670   
Lentils                    :       84,190            97,300            55,380   
Wrinkled Seed Peas         :       34,200            47,540            24,860   
Potatoes                   :                                                    
  Winter                   :      107,590           112,170           148,460   
  Spring                   :    1,027,210           915,940         1,016,820   
  Summer                   :      788,390           813,340           879,520   
  Fall                     :   19,262,030        18,280,180        20,504,150   
  Total                    :   21,185,210        20,121,630        22,548,940   
Sweetpotatoes              :      607,590           585,410           617,110   
Tobacco                    :      717,990           575,400           710,070   
Maple Syrup                :        6,620             5,480             7,830   
Sugarbeets                 :   28,896,560        25,460,140        24,103,900   
Sugarcane for              :                                                    
 Sugar and Seed            :   28,058,320        27,937,660        26,511,570   
Peppermint Oil             :        3,380             4,290             4,270   
Spearmint Oil              :        1,000             1,030               980   
Taro (HI)                  :        2,770             3,080             2,680   
Coffee (HI)                :        1,950             2,450             2,950   
Hops                       :       33,820            35,770            34,010   
Ginger Root (HI)           :        2,720             2,630             4,260   
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        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                             United States, 1987-96                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                                 Corn                                  
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :    All Corn     :                   Corn for Grain                    
  Year  :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      Area       :      Area       :    Yield per    :                 
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :   Production    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres -----            Bushels        1,000 Bushels  
        :                                                                       
1987    :     66,200            59,505             119.8           7,131,300    
1988    :     67,717            58,250              84.6           4,928,681    
1989    :     72,322            64,783             116.3           7,531,953    
1990    :     74,166            66,952             118.5           7,934,028    
1991    :     75,957            68,822             108.6           7,474,765    
1992    :     79,311            72,077             131.5           9,476,698    
1993    :     73,235            62,921             100.7           6,336,470    
1994    :     79,175            72,887             138.6          10,102,735    
1995    :     71,245            64,995             113.5           7,373,876    
1996    :     79,487            73,147             127.1           9,293,435    
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                            Corn for Silage                            
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         Area          :       Yield per       :                       
        :       Harvested       :         Acre          :      Production       
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1,000 Acres                Tons                 1,000 Tons       
        :                                                                       
1987    :         5,994                   14.4                   86,442         
1988    :         8,301                    9.5                   78,911         
1989    :         6,606                   13.0                   86,111         
1990    :         6,123                   14.2                   86,820         
1991    :         6,140                   13.2                   81,216         
1992    :         6,069                   14.4                   87,663         
1993    :         6,831                   11.9                   81,289         
1994    :         5,601                   15.8                   88,588         
1995    :         5,295                   14.7                   77,867         
1996    :         5,395                   15.4                   83,094         
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       Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                                Sorghum                                
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   All Sorghum   :                  Sorghum for Grain                  
  Year  :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      Area       :      Area       :    Yield per    :                 
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :   Production    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres -----            Bushels        1,000 Bushels  
        :                                                                       
1987    :     11,756            10,531             69.4             730,809     
1988    :     10,343             9,042             63.8             576,686     
1989    :     12,642            11,103             55.4             615,420     
1990    :     10,535             9,089             63.1             573,303     
1991    :     11,064             9,870             59.3             584,860     
1992    :     13,177            12,050             72.6             875,022     
1993    :      9,882             8,916             59.9             534,172     
1994    :      9,827             8,917             72.8             649,206     
1995    :      9,454             8,278             55.6             460,373     
1996    :     13,188            11,901             67.5             802,974     
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                          Sorghum for Silage                           
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         Area          :       Yield per       :                       
        :       Harvested       :         Acre          :      Production       
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1,000 Acres                Tons                 1,000 Tons       
        :                                                                       
1987    :          429                    12.4                    5,307         
1988    :          518                    10.1                    5,252         
1989    :          541                    10.4                    5,647         
1990    :          527                    10.2                    5,377         
1991    :          483                    10.0                    4,846         
1992    :          453                    12.1                    5,468         
1993    :          351                    11.2                    3,914         
1994    :          329                    12.0                    3,932         
1995    :          368                     9.9                    3,652         
1996    :          371                    11.7                    4,356         
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        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Area                :      Yield      :                 
  Year  :-----------------------------------:       per       :   Production    
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres -----            Bushels        1,000 Bushels  
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Oats                                  
        :                                                                       
1987    :     17,907             6,888             54.3             373,713     
1988    :     13,907             5,530             39.3             217,375     
1989    :     12,085             6,882             54.3             373,587     
1990    :     10,423             5,947             60.1             357,654     
1991    :      8,653             4,816             50.6             243,851     
1992    :      7,943             4,496             65.4             294,229     
1993    :      7,937             3,803             54.4             206,770     
1994    :      6,639             4,010             57.1             229,008     
1995    :      6,336             2,962             54.7             162,027     
1996    :      4,661             2,687             57.8             155,225     
        :                                                                       
        :                                Barley                                 
        :                                                                       
1987    :     10,929             9,957             52.4             521,499     
1988    :      9,831             7,636             38.0             289,994     
1989    :      9,125             8,313             48.6             404,203     
1990    :      8,221             7,529             56.1             422,196     
1991    :      8,941             8,413             55.2             464,326     
1992    :      7,762             7,285             62.5             455,090     
1993    :      7,786             6,753             58.9             398,041     
1994    :      7,159             6,667             56.2             374,862     
1995    :      6,689             6,279             57.3             359,562     
1996    :      7,174             6,787             58.5             396,851     
        :                                                                       
        :                                  Rye                                  
        :                                                                       
1987    :      2,428               671             29.1              19,526     
1988    :      2,374               595             24.7              14,689     
1989    :      2,014               484             28.2              13,647     
1990    :      1,625               375             27.1              10,176     
1991    :      1,671               395             24.6               9,734     
1992    :      1,542               391             29.3              11,440     
1993    :      1,493               381             27.1              10,340     
1994    :      1,613               407             27.9              11,341     
1995    :      1,602               385             26.1              10,064     
1996    :      1,467               347             26.0               9,016     
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        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Area                :      Yield      :                 
  Year  :-----------------------------------:       per       :   Production    
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres -----            Bushels        1,000 Bushels  
        :                                                                       
        :                               All Wheat                               
        :                                                                       
1987    :     65,829            55,945             37.7            2,107,685    
1988    :     65,529            53,189             34.1            1,812,201    
1989    :     76,615            62,189             32.7            2,036,618    
1990    :     77,041            69,103             39.5            2,729,778    
1991    :     69,881            57,803             34.3            1,980,139    
1992    :     72,219            62,761             39.3            2,466,798    
1993    :     72,168            62,712             38.2            2,396,440    
1994    :     70,349            61,770             37.6            2,320,981    
1995    :     69,132            60,945             35.8            2,182,591    
1996    :     75,639            62,850             36.3            2,281,763    
        :                                                                       
        :                             Winter Wheat                              
        :                                                                       
1987    :     48,806            39,332             39.8            1,565,381    
1988    :     48,800            39,800             39.2            1,561,910    
1989    :     55,091            41,509             35.0            1,454,642    
1990    :     56,748            49,721             40.7            2,024,224    
1991    :     51,024            39,506             34.7            1,371,617    
1992    :     50,922            42,123             38.2            1,609,284    
1993    :     51,587            43,811             40.2            1,760,143    
1994    :     49,197            41,355             40.2            1,661,943    
1995    :     48,686            40,972             37.7            1,544,653    
1996    :     51,983            39,709             37.2            1,478,048    
        :                                                                       
        :                              Durum Wheat                              
        :                                                                       
1987    :      3,341             3,279             28.2               92,617    
1988    :      3,336             2,847             15.7               44,831    
1989    :      3,791             3,673             25.1               92,229    
1990    :      3,570             3,507             34.9              122,430    
1991    :      3,253             3,197             32.5              103,957    
1992    :      2,547             2,519             39.7               99,906    
1993    :      2,241             2,100             33.6               70,476    
1994    :      2,823             2,715             35.6               96,747    
1995    :      3,436             3,356             30.5              102,280    
1996    :      3,620             3,546             32.7              115,840    
        :                                                                       
        :                          Other Spring Wheat                           
        :                                                                       
1987    :     13,682            13,334             33.7              449,687    
1988    :     13,393            10,542             19.5              205,460    
1989    :     17,733            17,007             28.8              489,747    
1990    :     16,723            15,875             36.7              583,124    
1991    :     15,604            15,100             33.4              504,565    
1992    :     18,750            18,119             41.8              757,608    
1993    :     18,340            16,801             33.7              565,821    
1994    :     18,329            17,700             31.8              562,291    
1995    :     17,010            16,617             32.2              535,658    
1996    :     20,036            19,595             35.1              687,875    
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        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                               Soybeans                                
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                 :                 Harvested for Beans                 
  Year  :      Area       :-----------------------------------------------------
        :     Planted     :                 :    Yield per    :                 
        :                 :      Area       :      Acre       :   Production    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres -----            Bushels        1,000 Bushels  
        :                                                                       
1987    :     58,180            57,172             33.9            1,937,722    
1988    :     58,840            57,373             27.0            1,548,841    
1989    :     60,820            59,538             32.3            1,923,666    
1990    :     57,795            56,512             34.1            1,925,947    
1991    :     59,180            58,011             34.2            1,986,539    
1992    :     59,180            58,233             37.6            2,190,354    
1993    :     60,135            57,347             32.6            1,870,958    
1994    :     61,670            60,859             41.4            2,516,694    
1995    :     62,575            61,624             35.3            2,176,814    
1996    :     64,205            63,409             37.6            2,382,364    
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                                 Rice                                  
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Area                :      Yield      :                 
        :-----------------------------------:       per       :   Production    
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :                 
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres ------           Pounds         1,000 Pounds   
        :                                                                       
1987    :     2,356.0           2,333.0            5,555            129,603     
1988    :     2,933.0           2,900.0            5,514            159,897     
1989    :     2,731.0           2,687.0            5,749            154,487     
1990    :     2,897.0           2,823.0            5,529            156,088     
1991    :     2,884.0           2,781.0            5,731            159,367     
1992    :     3,176.0           3,132.0            5,736            179,658     
1993    :     2,920.0           2,833.0            5,510            156,110     
1994    :     3,353.0           3,316.0            5,964            197,779     
1995    :     3,121.0           3,093.0            5,621            173,871     
1996    :     2,819.0           2,799.0            6,121            171,321     
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                               Flaxseed                                
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         ---- 1,000 Acres ----           Bushels        1,000 Bushels  
        :                                                                       
1987    :         470               463             16.1              7,444     
1988    :         275               226              7.1              1,615     
1989    :         195               163              7.5              1,215     
1990    :         260               253             15.1              3,812     
1991    :         356               342             18.1              6,200     
1992    :         171               165             19.9              3,288     
1993    :         206               191             18.2              3,480     
1994    :         178               171             17.1              2,922     
1995    :         165               147             15.0              2,211     
1996    :          96                92             17.4              1,602     
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        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                                Peanuts                                
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                 :                 Harvested for Nuts                  
  Year  :      Area       :-----------------------------------------------------
        :     Planted     :                 :    Yield per    :                 
        :                 :      Area       :      Acre       :   Production    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres ------           Pounds         1,000 Pounds   
        :                                                                       
1987    :     1,567.4           1,547.4            2,337           3,616,010    
1988    :     1,657.4           1,628.4            2,445           3,980,917    
1989    :     1,665.2           1,644.7            2,426           3,989,995    
1990    :     1,846.0           1,815.5            1,985           3,603,650    
1991    :     2,039.2           2,015.7            2,444           4,926,570    
1992    :     1,686.6           1,669.1            2,567           4,284,416    
1993    :     1,733.5           1,689.8            2,008           3,392,415    
1994    :     1,641.0           1,618.5            2,624           4,247,455    
1995    :     1,537.5           1,517.0            2,282           3,461,475    
1996    :     1,413.0           1,391.5            2,619           3,644,660    
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                               Sunflower                               
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Area                :      Yield      :                 
        :-----------------------------------:       per       :   Production    
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :                 
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      ----- 1,000 Acres -----            Pounds         1,000 Pounds   
        :                                                                       
1987    :      1,805             1,775             1,469           2,608,150    
1988    :      2,038             1,921               933           1,792,090    
1989    :      1,840             1,786               985           1,759,760    
1990    :      1,905             1,851             1,229           2,274,405    
1991    :      2,746             2,673             1,352           3,613,030    
1992    :      2,187             2,043             1,255           2,564,985    
1993    :      2,757             2,486             1,035           2,572,063    
1994    :      3,567             3,430             1,410           4,836,185    
1995    :      3,478             3,368             1,190           4,009,340    
1996    :      2,556             2,499             1,435           3,586,615    
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                     All Cotton                      :                 
        :-----------------------------------------------------:                 
        :           Area            :   Yield   :             :   Cottonseed    
        :---------------------------:    per    : Production  :                 
        :   Planted   :  Harvested  :   Acre    :             :                 
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :  ----- 1,000 Acres ----      Pounds     1,000 Bales     1,000 Tons    
        :                                                                       
1987    :  10,397.2      10,030.3        706       14,759.9         5,769.2     
1988    :  12,514.8      11,948.2        619       15,411.5         6,061.8     
1989    :  10,586.6       9,537.7        614       12,195.6         4,677.4     
1990    :  12,348.1      11,731.6        634       15,505.4         5,968.5     
1991    :  14,052.1      12,959.5        652       17,614.3         6,925.5     
1992    :  13,240.0      11,123.3        700       16,218.5         6,230.1     
1993    :  13,438.3      12,783.3        606       16,133.6         6,343.2     
1994    :  13,720.1      13,322.3        708       19,662.0         7,603.9     
1995    :  16,931.4      16,006.7        537       17,899.8         6,848.7     
1996    :  14,665.5      12,833.4        709       18,951.4         7,271.3     
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              Crop Summary:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production,             
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         Area          :       Yield per       :                       
  Year  :       Harvested       :         Acre          :      Production       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1,000 Acres                Tons                 1,000 Tons       
        :                                                                       
        :                                All Hay                                
        :                                                                       
1987    :        60,133                   2.45                   147,457        
1988    :        64,771                   1.94                   125,736        
1989    :        62,722                   2.31                   144,706        
1990    :        61,030                   2.40                   146,212        
1991    :        61,834                   2.46                   152,073        
1992    :        58,903                   2.49                   146,903        
1993    :        59,679                   2.46                   146,799        
1994    :        58,735                   2.55                   150,060        
1995    :        59,629                   2.59                   154,166        
1996    :        61,029                   2.45                   149,457        
        :                                                                       
        :                 Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay                  
        :                                                                       
1987    :        25,435                   3.31                    84,225        
1988    :        26,751                   2.59                    69,306        
1989    :        25,796                   2.99                    77,059        
1990    :        25,346                   3.29                    83,413        
1991    :        25,414                   3.28                    83,319        
1992    :        24,070                   3.29                    79,140        
1993    :        24,723                   3.25                    80,305        
1994    :        24,198                   3.36                    81,336        
1995    :        24,489                   3.45                    84,515        
1996    :        24,291                   3.27                    79,377        
        :                                                                       
        :                             All Other Hay                             
        :                                                                       
1987    :        34,698                   1.82                    63,232        
1988    :        38,020                   1.48                    56,430        
1989    :        36,926                   1.83                    67,647        
1990    :        35,684                   1.76                    62,799        
1991    :        36,420                   1.89                    68,754        
1992    :        34,833                   1.95                    67,763        
1993    :        34,956                   1.90                    66,494        
1994    :        34,537                   1.99                    68,724        
1995    :        35,140                   1.98                    69,651        
1996    :        36,738                   1.91                    70,080        
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                

        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :             Area              :     Yield     :                       
  Year  :-------------------------------:      per      :      Production       
        :    Planted    :   Harvested   :     Acre      :                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :    ----- 1,000 Acres -----         Pounds             1,000 Cwt       
        :                                                                       
        :                           Dry Edible Beans                            
        :                                                                       
1987    :    1,782.6         1,665.4          1,563              26,031         
1988    :    1,485.4         1,353.0          1,423              19,253         
1989    :    1,824.6         1,650.9          1,437              23,729         
1990    :    2,177.6         2,084.4          1,553              32,379         
1991    :    1,964.1         1,913.7          1,764              33,765         
1992    :    1,640.6         1,529.9          1,478              22,615         
1993    :    1,871.9         1,622.0          1,351              21,913         
1994    :    2,015.8         1,835.2          1,582              29,028         
1995    :    2,069.3         1,899.3          1,622              30,812         
1996    :    1,813.0         1,717.7          1,592              27,354         
        :                                                                       
        :                            Dry Edible Peas                            
        :                                                                       
1987    :      163.0           161.0          2,102               3,385         
1988    :      181.0           179.0          2,161               3,868         
1989    :      175.0           174.0          2,232               3,883         
1990    :      166.0           159.0          1,492               2,372         
1991    :      190.0           187.0          1,987               3,715         
1992    :      159.0           155.0          1,635               2,535         
1993    :      149.0           145.0          2,270               3,292         
1994    :      131.0           128.0          1,762               2,255         
1995    :      198.0           194.0          2,376               4,609         
1996    :      190.0           183.0          1,247               2,282         
        :                                                                       
        :                    Wrinkled Seed Peas - Production                    
        :                                                                       
1987    :                                                           650         
1988    :                                                         1,017         
1989    :                                                         1,250         
1990    :                                                           922         
1991    :                                                           925         
1992    :                                                           537         
1993    :                                                           849         
1994    :                                                           754         
1995    :                                                         1,048         
1996    :                                                           548         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                

        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :             Area              :     Yield     :                       
  Year  :-------------------------------:      per      :      Production       
        :    Planted    :   Harvested   :     Acre      :                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ---- 1,000 Acres ----          Pounds             1,000 Cwt       
        :                                                                       
        :                         Austrian Winter Peas                          
        :                                                                       
1987    :      44.0            35.0           1,571                 550         
1988    :      13.0            10.0           1,330                 133         
1989    :      12.2            10.2           1,627                 166         
1990    :      13.5            11.5           1,104                 127         
1991    :      13.0            11.5           1,209                 139         
1992    :      11.2             8.7           1,138                  99         
1993    :      13.0            10.5           1,476                 155         
1994    :       7.0             4.6           1,109                  51         
1995    :      10.9             7.7           1,545                 119         
1996    :       8.6             7.3           1,411                 103         
        :                                                                       
        :                                Lentils                                
        :                                                                       
1987    :     143.0           142.0           1,263               1,794         
1988    :      72.0            71.0           1,259                 894         
1989    :      94.0            92.0           1,262               1,161         
1990    :     108.0           104.0             841                 875         
1991    :     123.0           121.0           1,381               1,671         
1992    :     128.0           126.0           1,243               1,566         
1993    :     145.0           143.0           1,403               2,006         
1994    :     180.0           178.0           1,043               1,856         
1995    :     159.4           154.4           1,389               2,145         
1996    :     128.0           126.0             969               1,221         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                                                                                

        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Area                :      Yield      :                 
  Year  :-----------------------------------:       per       :   Production    
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres ------             Cwt            1,000 Cwt    
        :                                                                       
        :                               Potatoes                                
        :                                                                       
1987    :     1,316.6           1,293.4             301             389,320     
1988    :     1,284.7           1,259.3             283             356,438     
1989    :     1,305.0           1,281.5             289             370,444     
1990    :     1,399.7           1,370.6             293             402,110     
1991    :     1,407.5           1,374.4             304             417,622     
1992    :     1,339.3           1,315.0             323             425,367     
1993    :     1,385.2           1,317.0             326             428,693     
1994    :     1,416.4           1,379.7             339             467,054     
1995    :     1,398.2           1,372.1             323             443,606     
1996    :     1,455.7           1,425.3             349             497,119     
        :                                                                       
        :                             Sweetpotatoes                             
        :                                                                       
1987    :        92.3              88.9             131              11,611     
1988    :        89.1              85.5             128              10,945     
1989    :        89.5              86.0             132              11,358     
1990    :        93.9              89.5             141              12,594     
1991    :        81.2              77.8             144              11,203     
1992    :        85.9              82.4             146              12,005     
1993    :        83.1              80.2             138              11,053     
1994    :        86.1              82.8             162              13,395     
1995    :        87.4              83.6             154              12,906     
1996    :        89.3              85.1             160              13,605     
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                                Tobacco                                
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         Area          :       Yield per       :                       
        :       Harvested       :         Acre          :      Production       
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1,000 Acres               Pounds               1,000 Pounds      
        :                                                                       
1987    :         586.3                   2,028                 1,188,868       
1988    :         634.0                   2,160                 1,369,500       
1989    :         678.2                   2,016                 1,367,188       
1990    :         733.3                   2,218                 1,626,380       
1991    :         763.7                   2,179                 1,664,372       
1992    :         784.4                   2,195                 1,721,671       
1993    :         746.4                   2,161                 1,613,319       
1994    :         671.1                   2,359                 1,582,896       
1995    :         663.1                   1,913                 1,268,538       
1996    :         733.9                   2,133                 1,565,447       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued

        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Area                :      Yield      :                 
  Year  :-----------------------------------:       per       :   Production    
        :     Planted     :    Harvested    :      Acre       :                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ------ 1,000 Acres ------            Tons           1,000 Tons    
        :                                                                       
        :                              Sugarbeets                               
        :                                                                       
1987    :     1,266.7           1,252.4            22.4             28,072      
1988    :     1,327.2           1,300.7            19.1             24,810      
1989    :     1,324.4           1,294.5            19.4             25,131      
1990    :     1,400.4           1,377.2            20.0             27,513      
1991    :     1,427.4           1,386.7            20.3             28,203      
1992    :     1,436.7           1,411.5            20.6             29,143      
1993    :     1,437.7           1,409.4            18.6             26,249      
1994    :     1,475.8           1,443.0            22.1             31,853      
1995    :     1,444.6           1,420.1            19.8             28,065      
1996    :     1,367.7           1,322.9            20.1             26,570      
        :                                                                       
        :                               Sugarcane                               
        :                                                                       
1987    :                         823.6            35.5             29,218      
1988    :                         845.3            35.4             29,904      
1989    :                         851.9            34.5             29,426      
1990    :                         794.2            35.4             28,136      
1991    :                         896.9            33.7             30,252      
1992    :                         925.2            32.8             30,363      
1993    :                         948.3            32.8             31,101      
1994    :                         936.8            33.0             30,929      
1995    :                         932.3            33.0             30,796      
1996    :                         887.5            32.9             29,224      
        :                                                                       
        :                    Maple Syrup 1/ - 1,000 Gallons                     
        :                                                                       
1987    :                                                                       
1988    :                                                                       
1989    :                                                                       
1990    :                                                                       
1991    :                                                                       
1992    :                                                            1,641      
1993    :                                                            1,007      
1994    :                                                            1,324      
1995    :                                                            1,096      
1996    :                                                            1,567      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                       :         Yield         :                       
  Year  :         Area          :          per          :      Production       
        :       Harvested       :         Acre          :                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1,000 Acres               Pounds               1,000 Pounds      
        :                                                                       
        :                            Peppermint Oil                             
        :                                                                       
1987    :          65.8                      68                    4,446        
1988    :          80.5                      67                    5,360        
1989    :         100.8                      66                    6,652        
1990    :         101.8                      68                    6,953        
1991    :         113.7                      58                    6,561        
1992    :         111.6                      66                    7,383        
1993    :          98.3                      61                    6,027        
1994    :         108.5                      69                    7,459        
1995    :         135.3                      70                    9,449        
1996    :         131.4                      72                    9,424        
        :                                                                       
        :                             Spearmint Oil                             
        :                                                                       
1987    :          23.8                      86                    2,053        
1988    :          22.6                      77                    1,745        
1989    :          26.4                      70                    1,846        
1990    :          33.7                      76                    2,565        
1991    :          42.4                      73                    3,108        
1992    :          41.1                      89                    3,640        
1993    :          32.5                      84                    2,722        
1994    :          28.4                      78                    2,213        
1995    :          28.8                      79                    2,274        
1996    :          22.7                      95                    2,150        
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Hops                                  
        :                                                                       
1987    :          28.3                   1,770                 50,048.0        
1988    :          33.4                   1,638                 54,696.0        
1989    :          34.5                   1,717                 59,326.4        
1990    :          35.5                   1,603                 56,854.8        
1991    :          39.6                   1,748                 69,155.4        
1992    :          42.3                   1,759                 74,336.7        
1993    :          43.1                   1,767                 76,143.7        
1994    :          42.4                   1,758                 74,559.6        
1995    :          43.2                   1,826                 78,852.4        
1996    :          44.2                   1,700                 74,970.5        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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        Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,       
                       United States, 1987-96 (continued)                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                       :         Yield         :                       
  Year  :         Area          :          per          :      Production       
        :       Harvested       :         Acre          :                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         Acres                  Pounds               1,000 Pounds      
        :                                                                       
        :                        Ginger Root - Hawaii 2/                        
        :                                                                       
1987    :                                                                       
1988    :          165.0                 49,100                   8,100         
1989    :          180.0                 50,000                   9,000         
1990    :          190.0                 50,000                   9,500         
1991    :          250.0                 48,000                  12,000         
1992    :          290.0                 40,000                  11,600         
1993    :          360.0                 27,500                   9,900         
1994    :          150.0                 40,000                   6,000         
1995    :          135.0                 43,000                   5,800         
1996    :          200.0                 47,000                   9,400         
        :                                                                       
        :                           Taro - Hawaii 3/                            
        :                                                                       
1987    :          400.0                 15,800                   6,300         
1988    :          420.0                 16,200                   6,800         
1989    :          430.0                 15,100                   6,500         
1990    :          420.0                 13,800                   5,800         
1991    :          550.0                 11,800                   6,500         
1992    :          550.0                 12,500                   6,900         
1993    :          510.0                 11,800                   6,000         
1994    :          490.0                 12,400                   6,100         
1995    :          550.0                 12,400                   6,800         
1996    :          530.0                 11,100                   5,900         
        :                                                                       
        :                            Coffee - Hawaii                            
        :                                                                       
1987-88 :        2,050.0                    878                   1,800         
1988-89 :        2,150.0                    930                   2,000         
1989-90 :        2,300.0                  1,390                   3,200         
1990-91 :        2,400.0                  1,170                   2,800         
1991-92 :        2,400.0                  1,170                   2,800         
1992-93 :        4,000.0                    600                   2,400         
1993-94 :        4,200.0                    690                   2,900         
1994-95 :        4,400.0                    980                   4,300         
1995-96 :        5,400.0                  1,000                   5,400         
1996-97 :        5,700.0                  1,140                   6,500         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates not available prior to 1992.                                      
2/  Estimates not available prior to 1988.                                      
3/  Average acreage harvested during the year.                                  
                                                                                

                  Principal Crops:  Area Planted and Harvested,                 
                             United States, 1987-96                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                                   :                                   
  Year  :              Planted              :             Harvested             
        :                                   :                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              1,000 Acres                              
        :                                                                       
1987    :              315,263                             288,532              
1988    :              318,032                             288,995              
1989    :              331,152                             304,574              
1990    :              326,337                             307,768              
1991    :              325,362                             303,352              
1992    :              326,453                             306,652              
1993    :              319,553                             295,529              
1994    :              323,964                             308,135              
1995    :              318,238                             301,032              
1996    :              334,562                             313,533              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Crops included are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum    
    wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry  
    edible beans, potatoes, and sugarbeets.  Harvested acreage is used for all  
    hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted.  Includes      
    double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops.   
                                                                                

       Principal Crops:  Area Planted and Harvested, by State
                   and United States, 1994-96 1/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :          Area Planted          :         Area Harvested
  State   :-------------------------------------------------------------------
          :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                           1,000 Acres
          :
 AL       :   2,258      2,204      2,274      2,141      2,093      2,190
 AZ       :     750        795        835        744        787        831
 AR       :   8,360      8,435      8,680      8,160      8,198      8,535
 CA       :   5,132      5,220      5,212      4,682      4,660      4,771
 CO       :   6,093      6,104      6,456      5,622      5,748      5,511
 CT       :     130        112        120        123        107        115
 DE       :     510        507        501        494        499        493
 FL       :   1,089      1,070      1,108      1,047      1,027      1,083
 GA       :   4,269      4,237      4,346      3,876      3,864      3,999
 HI       :      69         53         43         69         53         43
 ID       :   4,402      4,483      4,502      4,244      4,306      4,378
 IL       :  23,695     23,221     23,926     23,288     22,526     23,183
 IN       :  12,137     11,942     12,648     11,970     11,785     12,395
 IA       :  24,207     23,502     24,247     23,967     22,872     24,057
 KS       :  22,590     22,428     24,171     21,764     21,363     20,899
 KY       :   5,558      5,709      5,849      5,354      5,454      5,645
 LA       :   3,895      3,857      4,035      3,809      3,786      3,994
 ME       :     349        364        327        337        358        316
 MD       :   1,569      1,548      1,574      1,506      1,463      1,520
 MA       :     139        134        131        134        131        125
 MI       :   7,008      6,790      7,023      6,811      6,647      6,774
 MN       :  20,050     19,578     19,971     19,510     18,976     19,587
 MS       :   4,790      4,850      4,880      4,722      4,739      4,790
 MO       :  12,719     12,056     13,275     12,483     11,689     12,794
 MT       :   9,355      9,697     10,764      8,986      9,245     10,332
 NE       :  19,103     18,280     18,911     18,570     17,769     18,327
 NV       :     497        516        525        491        512        522
 NH       :      98         85         84         96         83         82
 NJ       :     458        452        427        410        413        394
 NM       :   1,243      1,282      1,319        985        869        936
 NY       :   3,118      3,045      3,018      3,070      2,981      2,941
 NC       :   4,729      4,639      4,752      4,488      4,351      4,521
 ND       :  21,714     20,707     22,651     20,720     20,120     22,237
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                    --continued

       Principal Crops:  Area Planted and Harvested, by State
             and United States, 1994-96 1/ (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :          Area Planted          :         Area Harvested
  State   :-------------------------------------------------------------------
          :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :                           1,000 Acres
          :
 OH       :  10,406     10,025     10,173     10,275      9,883     10,011
 OK       :  10,741     10,621     11,341      8,804      8,635      8,967
 OR       :   2,317      2,389      2,456      2,239      2,260      2,362
 PA       :   4,153      4,146      4,140      4,062      4,050      4,035
 RI       :      12         11         11         12         11         11
 SC       :   2,038      1,976      1,971      1,923      1,871      1,891
 SD       :  16,371     14,334     16,911     15,679     13,947     16,236
 TN       :   4,655      4,892      4,999      4,394      4,530      4,703
 TX       :  21,822     22,600     24,361     17,536     17,870     18,079
 UT       :   1,114      1,099      1,139      1,049      1,042      1,070
 VT       :     418        387        345        409        379        326
 VA       :   2,906      2,910      2,937      2,749      2,748      2,794
 WA       :   4,057      4,130      4,461      3,922      3,997      4,378
 WV       :     646        650        657        636        642        646
 WI       :   8,432      8,194      8,161      8,069      7,792      7,849
 WY       :   1,716      1,883      1,864      1,638      1,820      1,816
          :                       
 US 2/    : 323,964    318,238    334,562    308,135    301,032    313,533
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Crops included are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum
    wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton,
    dry edible beans, potatoes, and sugarbeets.  Harvested acreage is used
    for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted.
    Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as
    as cover crops.
2/  States do not add to U.S. due to sunflower and sugarbeet unallocated
    acreage.                                                                    


          Corn:  Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain         
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    Area Planted for All Purposes   :      Area Harvested for Grain     
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AL    :      290         250         310         260         220         280   
AZ    :       28          30          55          15          22          40   
AR    :      100          95         240          90          85         230   
CA    :      420         435         480         180         150         220   
CO    :      995         950       1,050         890         830         940   
CT 1/ :       45          37          38                                       
DE    :      155         145         155         150         139         150   
FL    :      120         100         140          80          60         112   
GA    :      600         400         580         540         350         525   
ID    :      100          95         100          35          35          40   
IL    :   11,600      10,200      11,000      11,450      10,000      10,800   
IN    :    6,100       5,400       5,600       5,960       5,300       5,450   
IA    :   13,000      11,700      12,700      12,700      11,400      12,450   
KS    :    2,330       2,150       2,500       2,130       1,970       2,350   
KY    :    1,350       1,280       1,300       1,220       1,140       1,200   
LA    :      320         230         535         306         221         523   
ME 1/ :       30          31          33                                       
MD    :      460         450         530         390         400         465   
MA 1/ :       29          30          32                                       
MI    :    2,550       2,450       2,650       2,230       2,170       2,300   
MN    :    7,000       6,700       7,500       6,450       6,150       6,950   
MS    :      290         300         630         265         275         605   
MO    :    2,400       1,650       2,750       2,300       1,470       2,650   
MT    :       60          55          55          20          16          15   
NE    :    8,600       8,000       8,500       8,300       7,700       8,300   
NH 1/ :       19          17          17                                       
NJ    :      100          98         110          81          78          94   
NM    :      133         123         130          85          73          84   
NY    :    1,110       1,100       1,150         590         610         630   
NC    :    1,000         800       1,000         900         700         900   
ND    :      800         700         900         540         510         720   
OH    :    3,700       3,300       2,900       3,500       3,100       2,750   
OK    :      190         155         200         165         130         170   
OR    :       48          46          65          20          21          33   
PA    :    1,400       1,380       1,450       1,030         980       1,070   
RI 1/ :        3           3           2                                       
SC    :      370         290         400         345         265         380   
SD    :    3,800       2,800       4,000       3,400       2,450       3,700   
TN    :      670         640         770         570         540         680   
TX    :    2,150       2,100       2,100       2,040       1,900       1,800   
UT    :       67          68          65          22          20          21   
VT 1/ :       93          87          95                                       
VA    :      500         430         450         350         275         310   
WA    :      150         150         170         105         102         120   
WV    :       70          65          65          35          40          40   
WI    :    3,750       3,650       3,900       3,100       3,050       3,000   
WY    :       80          80          85          48          48          50   
      :
US    :   79,175      71,245      79,487      72,887      64,995      73,147   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Area harvested for grain not estimated.

                 Corn for Grain:  Yield and Production by State                
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    ---------- Bushels ----------    ---------- 1,000 Bushels --------- 
      :                                                                        
AL    :     96.0        75.0        82.0        24,960      16,500      22,960 
AZ    :    170.0       170.0       175.0         2,550       3,740       7,000 
AR    :    120.0       115.0       125.0        10,800       9,775      28,750 
CA    :    170.0       160.0       160.0        30,600      24,000      35,200 
CO    :    150.0       111.0       142.0       133,500      92,130     133,480 
CT 1/ :                                                                        
DE    :    125.0       105.0       143.0        18,750      14,595      21,450 
FL    :     85.0        90.0        88.0         6,800       5,400       9,856 
GA    :    106.0        90.0        95.0        57,240      31,500      49,875 
ID    :    140.0       140.0       135.0         4,900       4,900       5,400 
IL    :    156.0       113.0       136.0     1,786,200   1,130,000   1,468,800 
IN    :    144.0       113.0       123.0       858,240     598,900     670,350 
IA    :    152.0       123.0       138.0     1,930,400   1,402,200   1,718,100 
KS    :    143.0       124.0       152.0       304,590     244,280     357,200 
KY    :    128.0       108.0       124.0       156,160     123,120     148,800 
LA    :    115.0       105.0       125.0        35,190      23,205      65,375 
ME 1/ :                                                                        
MD    :    118.0       105.0       139.0        46,020      42,000      64,635 
MA 1/ :                                                                        
MI    :    117.0       115.0        94.0       260,910     249,550     216,200 
MN    :    142.0       119.0       125.0       915,900     731,850     868,750 
MS    :    100.0        95.0       102.0        26,500      26,125      61,710 
MO    :    119.0       102.0       134.0       273,700     149,940     355,100 
MT    :    135.0       120.0       137.0         2,700       1,920       2,055 
NE    :    139.0       111.0       143.0     1,153,700     854,700   1,186,900 
NH 1/ :                                                                        
NJ    :    119.0        93.0       126.0         9,639       7,254      11,844 
NM    :    150.0       160.0       175.0        12,750      11,680      14,700 
NY    :    116.0       105.0       107.0        68,440      64,050      67,410 
NC    :     91.0       107.0        95.0        81,900      74,900      85,500 
ND    :    100.0        79.0        91.0        54,000      40,290      65,520 
OH    :    139.0       121.0       111.0       486,500     375,100     305,250 
OK    :    107.0       125.0       145.0        17,655      16,250      24,650 
OR    :    170.0       160.0       165.0         3,400       3,360       5,445 
PA    :    120.0        96.0       119.0       123,600      94,080     127,330 
RI 1/ :                                                                        
SC    :     85.0        91.0        79.0        29,325      24,115      30,020 
SD    :    108.0        79.0       100.0       367,200     193,550     370,000 
TN    :    116.0       118.0       116.0        66,120      63,720      78,880 
TX    :    117.0       114.0       112.0       238,680     216,600     201,600 
UT    :    130.0       100.0       130.0         2,860       2,000       2,730 
VT 1/ :                                                                        
VA    :     98.0       111.0       126.0        34,300      30,525      39,060 
WA    :    185.0       190.0       185.0        19,425      19,380      22,200 
WV    :    105.0       100.0       105.0         3,675       4,000       4,200 
WI    :    141.0       114.0       111.0       437,100     347,700     333,000 
WY    :    122.0       104.0       123.0         5,856       4,992       6,150 
      :
US    :    138.6       113.5       127.1    10,102,735   7,373,876   9,293,435 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Not estimated.

            Corn For Silage:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production            
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :     Area Harvested     :        Yield       :        Production        
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :  1994  :  1995 :  1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 :  1994  :  1995  :  1996  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    --- 1,000 Acres ---   ------ Tons ------   ------ 1,000 Tons ------ 
      :                                                                        
AL    :     20      15      15   15.0    8.0   11.0      300      120      165 
AZ    :     13       8      15   28.0   26.0   27.0      364      208      405 
AR    :      5       5       5   11.0    8.0   12.0       55       40       60 
CA    :    235     280     255   25.0   25.0   25.0    5,875    7,000    6,375 
CO    :     97     105      90   21.0   20.0   21.5    2,037    2,100    1,935 
CT    :     38      32      33   18.0   16.5   18.5      684      528      611 
DE    :      4       5       4   19.0   19.0   17.0       76       95       68 
FL    :     21      20      19   16.0   15.0   17.0      336      300      323 
GA    :     45      40      45   16.0   14.0   14.0      720      560      630 
ID    :     62      58      58   23.5   23.5   24.0    1,457    1,363    1,392 
IL    :    125     120     130   15.0   15.0   14.0    1,875    1,800    1,820 
IN    :    100      80     100   17.0   15.0   18.0    1,700    1,200    1,800 
IA    :    270     250     220   18.0   15.0   18.0    4,860    3,750    3,960 
KS    :    170     130     130   16.0   13.5   15.0    2,720    1,755    1,950 
KY    :    120     100      90   17.0   14.5   16.5    2,040    1,450    1,485 
LA    :     10       6      10   16.0   16.0   16.0      160       96      160 
ME    :     24      28      26   17.0   16.0   14.5      408      448      377 
MD    :     65      40      60   14.0   20.0   18.0      910      800    1,080 
MA    :     24      27      27   19.5   17.5   19.5      468      473      527 
MI    :    300     260     310   14.0   15.0   12.5    4,200    3,900    3,875 
MN    :    450     450     475   13.0   12.0   13.0    5,850    5,400    6,175 
MS    :     20      22      23   12.5   13.5   10.0      250      297      230 
MO    :     80      80      60   13.0   10.0   15.0    1,040      800      900 
MT    :     39      38      39   21.0   20.0   21.0      819      760      819 
NE    :    225     225     125   16.0   12.5   16.5    3,600    2,813    2,063 
NH    :     17      15      15   19.5   18.0   17.0      332      270      255 
NJ    :     17      19      14   18.0   15.0   16.0      306      285      224 
NM    :     46      49      44   20.0   18.0   21.0      920      882      924 
NY    :    520     485     510   15.8   14.0   15.5    8,216    6,790    7,905 
NC    :     90      90      80   19.0   17.0   13.0    1,710    1,530    1,040 
ND    :    235     165     170    6.6    6.8    8.0    1,551    1,122    1,360 
OH    :    170     160     130   18.0   15.5   14.5    3,060    2,480    1,885 
OK    :     18      20      20   18.0   14.0   20.0      324      280      400 
OR    :     27      24      30   25.0   25.0   27.0      675      600      810 
PA    :    360     390     370   17.0   14.0   17.5    6,120    5,460    6,475 
RI    :      3       3       2   17.5   15.0   17.0       53       45       34 
SC    :     20      20      15   13.5   15.0   12.5      270      300      188 
SD    :    350     320     270    8.3    7.5    8.7    2,905    2,400    2,349 
TN    :     95      90      75   18.0   14.0   16.0    1,710    1,260    1,200 
TX    :     55      70      70   21.0   22.0   16.0    1,155    1,540    1,120 
UT    :     43      47      42   22.0   20.0   21.0      946      940      882 
VT    :     84      79      76   17.5   17.0   16.5    1,470    1,343    1,254 
VA    :    145     145     130   15.5   16.0   16.5    2,248    2,320    2,145 
WA    :     45      48      50   26.0   27.0   26.0    1,170    1,296    1,300 
WV    :     34      23      20   17.0   15.0   16.0      578      345      320 
WI    :    635     580     865   15.0   13.5   13.0    9,525    7,830   11,245 
WY    :     30      29      33   18.0   17.0   18.0      540      493      594 
      :
US    :  5,601   5,295   5,395   15.8   14.7   15.4   88,588   77,867   83,094 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Sorghum:  Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain,
    Yield, and Production by State and United States, 1994-96
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    Area Planted for All Purposes   :      Area Harvested for Grain     
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AL    :       27          12          14          20           8          10   
AR    :      260         200         230         245         185         220   
CO    :      200         200         290         170         165         260   
GA    :       65          55          65          40          30          40   
IL    :      190         180         230         180         170         220   
KS    :    3,200       3,300       4,800       3,000       3,100       4,600   
KY    :       15          25          26          11          22          23   
LA    :      130          87         155         123          84         153   
MS    :       75          45          75          70          41          72   
MO    :      570         520         600         550         490         580   
NE    :    1,400       1,250       1,250       1,200         980       1,030   
NM    :      210         230         250         195         130         225   
NC    :       35          15          19          20          10          10   
OK    :      320         350         520         280         320         490   
SC    :       15          15          10           8           8           5   
SD    :      280         250         230         175         120         145   
TN    :       35          20          24          30          15          18   
TX    :    2,800       2,700       4,400       2,600       2,400       3,800   
      :
US    :    9,827       9,454      13,188       8,917       8,278      11,901   
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :      -------- Bushels -------           ------- 1,000 Bushels -------  
      :                                                                        
AL    :    45.0        40.0        55.0           900         320         550  
AR    :    75.0        71.0        74.0        18,375      13,135      16,280  
CO    :    42.0        28.0        51.0         7,140       4,620      13,260  
GA    :    50.0        37.0        41.0         2,000       1,110       1,640  
IL    :    99.0        69.0        84.0        17,820      11,730      18,480  
KS    :    77.0        56.0        77.0       231,000     173,600     354,200  
KY    :    92.0        84.0        92.0         1,012       1,848       2,116  
LA    :    68.0        70.0        76.0         8,364       5,880      11,628  
MS    :    75.0        65.0        70.0         5,250       2,665       5,040  
MO    :    90.0        73.0        91.0        49,500      35,770      52,780  
NE    :    98.0        58.0        95.0       117,600      56,840      97,850  
NM    :    38.0        26.0        33.0         7,410       3,380       7,425  
NC    :    55.0        65.0        57.0         1,100         650         570  
OK    :    50.0        40.0        59.0        14,000      12,800      28,910  
SC    :    40.0        40.0        50.0           320         320         250  
SD    :    65.0        40.0        55.0        11,375       4,800       7,975  
TN    :    88.0        87.0        90.0         2,640       1,305       1,620  
TX    :    59.0        54.0        48.0       153,400     129,600     182,400  
      :
US    :    72.8        55.6        67.5       649,206     460,373     802,974  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

           Sorghum For Silage:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production          
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :     Area Harvested     :        Yield       :        Production        
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :  1994  :  1995 :  1996 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 :  1994  :  1995  :  1996  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    --- 1,000 Acres --      ---- Tons ----       ---- 1,000 Tons ----   
      :                                                                        
AL    :     4       3       3    10.0    8.0   10.0      40       24       30  
AR    :     5       5       5     7.0    7.0    7.0      35       35       35  
CO    :    18      13      12    15.0   13.0   13.0     270      169      156  
GA    :    20      20      20    11.0   12.0   10.0     220      240      200  
IL    :     2       2       1    13.0    9.0   11.0      26       18       11  
KS    :    90      80     120    14.0   10.0   14.0   1,260      800    1,680  
KY    :     2       1       1    12.0   11.0   14.0      24       11       14  
LA    :                                                                        
MS    :     4       3       2    14.0   12.0    8.0      56       36       16  
MO    :    10      15      10     9.0    8.0    8.0      90      120       80  
NE    :    50      60      60    12.0   10.0   13.5     600      600      810  
NM    :     5       3       6    11.0   12.0   12.0      55       36       72  
NC    :    10       3       4    13.0   12.0    8.0     130       36       32  
OK    :    10       7       8     8.0    6.0   15.0      80       42      120  
SC    :     5       5       4    14.0   15.0   10.0      70       75       40  
SD    :    60     100      60     9.0    7.5    7.5     540      750      450  
TN    :     4       3       5    19.0   10.0   12.0      76       30       60  
TX    :    30      45      50    12.0   14.0   11.0     360      630      550  
      :
US    :   329     368     371    12.0    9.9   11.7   3,932    3,652    4,356  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  Oats:  Area Planted and Harvested, by State                  
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :           Area Planted 1/          :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AL    :       65          50          40          30          23          20   
AR    :       25          20          30          20          18          25   
CA    :      310         350         300          30          30          30   
CO    :       75          95          80          24          33          35   
GA    :       80          75          70          50          35          35   
ID    :       70          90          60          20          20          25   
IL    :      110         500          90          90          80          70   
IN    :       75          90          40          35          30          25   
IA    :      600         750         285         430         225         190   
KS    :      160         130         130         120          80          80   
ME    :       27          30          31          24          27          28   
MD    :        8           8           9           6           6           7   
MI    :      140         110          70         110          90          60   
MN    :      575         625         320         450         375         270   
MO    :       55          45          52          34          29          29   
MT    :      140         145         100          75          80          50   
NE    :      240         155         165         150          90         105   
NY    :      130         110          90         110          90          75   
NC    :       85          60          50          40          30          20   
ND    :      860         650         530         550         450         380   
OH    :      150         120         120         120         100          90   
OK    :       80          60          50          30          20          20   
OR    :       75          75          80          45          35          35   
PA    :      190         190         160         160         160         135   
SC    :       65          55          50          40          35          30   
SD    :      750         350         450         560         250         360   
TX    :      650         650         650         130         120         100   
UT    :       40          50          45           8           9           9   
WA    :       45          32          28          20          14          14   
WV    :        9           8           6           5           5           3   
WI    :      700         590         430         470         340         300   
WY    :       55          68          50          24          33          32   
      :
US    :    6,639       6,336       4,661       4,010       2,962       2,687   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes area planted in preceding fall.

                     Oats:  Yield and Production, by State                     
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :       ------- Bushels -------         --- ---- 1,000 Bushels ---- ---  
      :                                                                        
AL    :     55.0       35.0        45.0         1,650         805         900  
AR    :     77.0       85.0        72.0         1,540       1,530       1,800  
CA    :     80.0       85.0        75.0         2,400       2,550       2,250  
CO    :     60.0       62.0        52.0         1,440       2,046       1,820  
GA    :     67.0       50.0        64.0         3,350       1,750       2,240  
ID    :     65.0       80.0        75.0         1,300       1,600       1,875  
IL    :     61.0       67.0        66.0         5,490       5,360       4,620  
IN    :     53.0       68.0        64.0         1,855       2,040       1,600  
IA    :     62.0       65.0        68.0        26,660      14,625      12,920  
KS    :     46.0       47.0        52.0         5,520       3,760       4,160  
ME    :     70.0       60.0        75.0         1,680       1,620       2,100  
MD    :     45.0       61.0        62.0           270         366         434  
MI    :     57.0       57.0        60.0         6,270       5,130       3,600  
MN    :     55.0       48.0        56.0        24,750      18,000      15,120  
MO    :     52.0       47.0        53.0         1,768       1,363       1,537  
MT    :     48.0       59.0        40.0         3,600       4,720       2,000  
NE    :     50.0       50.0        71.0         7,500       4,500       7,455  
NY    :     64.0       59.0        57.0         7,040       5,310       4,275  
NC    :     65.0       65.0        60.0         2,600       1,950       1,200  
ND    :     61.0       48.0        50.0        33,550      21,600      19,000  
OH    :     56.0       69.0        57.0         6,720       6,900       5,130  
OK    :     37.0       39.0        30.0         1,110         780         600  
OR    :    100.0       97.0        97.0         4,500       3,395       3,395  
PA    :     53.0       59.0        56.0         8,480       9,440       7,560  
SC    :     71.0       45.0        54.0         2,840       1,575       1,620  
SD    :     56.0       46.0        60.0        31,360      11,500      21,600  
TX    :     40.0       42.0        34.0         5,200       5,040       3,400  
UT    :     75.0       70.0        72.0           600         630         648  
WA    :     58.0       80.0        80.0         1,160       1,120       1,120  
WV    :     45.0       42.0        50.0           225         210         150  
WI    :     54.0       55.0        58.0        25,380      18,700      17,400  
WY    :     50.0       64.0        53.0         1,200       2,112       1,696  
      :
US    :     57.1       54.7        57.8       229,008     162,027     155,225  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            

                 Barley:  Area Planted and Harvested, by State                 
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :           Area Planted 1/          :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AZ    :       35          25          55          33          21          54   
CA    :      290         260         280         220         200         220   
CO    :       90         110         100          83         100          92   
DE    :       35          40          25          30          37          23   
ID    :      740         780         750         720         760         730   
KS    :       15          10          13          14           9          11   
KY    :       16          18          22          14          15          20   
MD    :       65          65          55          60          62          49   
MI    :       35          25          28          32          23          25   
MN    :      650         610         550         600         580         520   
MT    :    1,300       1,300       1,300       1,200       1,200       1,200   
NE    :       10           8          20           8           6          17   
NV    :        7           6           6           4           4           5   
NJ    :        7           5           3           5           5           3   
NC    :       30          35          25          25          30          20   
ND    :    2,500       2,300       2,650       2,400       2,250       2,600   
OK    :        9           6           6           6           5           3   
OR    :      140         105         160         130          95         150   
PA    :       80          80          80          75          75          75   
SC    :        8           6           5           7           5           4   
SD    :      340         180         160         310         160         145   
TX    :       17          15          16           8           7          11   
UT    :      115         100         110         107          93         100   
VA    :      105         100          90          87          80          75   
WA    :      310         300         450         305         290         440   
WI    :      100         100          90          84          72          75   
WY    :      110         100         125         100          95         120   
      :
US    :    7,159       6,689       7,174       6,667       6,279       6,787   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes area planted in preceding fall.

                     Barley:  Yield and Production by State                    
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :       -------- Bushels -------            ----- 1,000 Bushels ----  
      :                                                                        
AZ    :    95.0         90.0       105.0        3,135       1,890       5,670  
CA    :    65.0         70.0        60.0       14,300      14,000      13,200  
CO    :    90.0        100.0       108.0        7,470      10,000       9,936  
DE    :    63.0         80.0        68.0        1,890       2,960       1,564  
ID    :    75.0         80.0        73.0       54,000      60,800      53,290  
KS    :    38.0         35.0        33.0          532         315         363  
KY    :    79.0         70.0        74.0        1,106       1,050       1,480  
MD    :    70.0         81.0        61.0        4,200       5,022       2,989  
MI    :    51.0         50.0        48.0        1,632       1,150       1,200  
MN    :    50.0         50.0        64.0       30,000      29,000      33,280  
MT    :    44.0         52.0        43.0       52,800      62,400      51,600  
NE    :    38.0         37.0        53.0          304         222         901  
NV    :    85.0         80.0        75.0          340         320         375  
NJ    :    53.0         65.0        60.0          265         325         180  
NC    :    70.0         60.0        65.0        1,750       1,800       1,300  
ND    :    55.0         45.0        55.0      132,000     101,250     143,000  
OK    :    37.0         34.0        23.0          222         170          69  
OR    :    73.0         76.0        64.0        9,490       7,220       9,600  
PA    :    65.0         69.0        67.0        4,875       5,175       5,025  
SC    :    72.0         42.0        50.0          504         210         200  
SD    :    42.0         38.0        44.0       13,020       6,080       6,380  
TX    :    33.0         46.0        34.0          264         322         374  
UT    :    75.0         90.0        82.0        8,025       8,370       8,200  
VA    :    73.0         84.0        68.0        6,351       6,720       5,100  
WA    :    47.0         72.0        62.0       14,335      20,880      27,280  
WI    :    53.0         48.0        53.0        4,452       3,456       3,975  
WY    :    76.0         89.0        86.0        7,600       8,455      10,320  
      :
US    :    56.2         57.3        58.5      374,862     359,562     396,851  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                All Wheat:  Area Planted and Harvested, by State               
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :           Area Planted 1/          :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AL    :      140         120         110          95          80          80   
AZ    :      125         125         180         122         122         178   
AR    :      980       1,100       1,300         880       1,000       1,240   
CA    :      650         650         780         569         493         688   
CO    :    2,945       2,940       3,070       2,592       2,738       2,268   
DE    :       75          70          80          70          68          78   
FL    :       25          20          13          15          12          10   
GA    :      440         350         400         400         300         350   
ID    :    1,490       1,410       1,620       1,410       1,330       1,560   
IL    :    1,150       1,480       1,650         900       1,390       1,100   
IN    :      680         700         850         630         660         720   
IA    :       55          50          60          45          35          45   
KS    :   11,900      11,700      11,800      11,400      11,000       8,800   
KY    :      590         650         700         420         460         530   
LA    :      100         100         140          70          80         130   
MD    :      230         230         235         220         225         227   
MI    :      600         630         700         580         620         630   
MN    :    2,653       2,298       2,595       2,548       2,245       2,442   
MS    :      180         180         245         160         165         230   
MO    :    1,250       1,350       1,600       1,120       1,230       1,250   
MT    :    5,580       5,720       6,630       5,378       5,435       6,350   
NE    :    2,200       2,150       2,300       2,100       2,100       2,100   
NV    :       12          12          21           9          10          19   
NJ    :       45          36          46          32          32          38   
NM    :      470         460         470         230         150         110   
NY    :      120         130         160         115         125         150   
NC    :      670         720         630         620         640         590   
ND    :   11,590      11,290      12,680      11,238      11,118      12,515   
OH    :    1,200       1,230       1,400       1,180       1,210       1,330   
OK    :    7,000       6,900       7,000       5,300       5,200       4,900   
OR    :      965         980         990         928         904         955   
PA    :      170         190         195         165         185         190   
SC    :      370         300         280         360         280         270   
SD    :    3,675       2,883       4,325       3,353       2,752       3,854   
TN    :      500         600         620         300         340         400   
TX    :    6,000       5,800       6,000       2,900       2,800       2,900   
UT    :      194         173         205         172         166         188   
VA    :      280         300         300         250         275         275   
WA    :    2,650       2,700       2,800       2,545       2,595       2,745   
WV    :       15          15          14          10          12          11   
WI    :      155         155         157         139         143         135   
WY    :      230         235         288         200         220         269   
      :
US    :   70,349      69,132      75,639      61,770      60,945      62,850   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes area planted in preceding fall.

                   All Wheat:  Yield and Production, by State                  
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :   1995    :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :       ------- Bushels -------        --------- 1,000 Bushels --------- 
      :                                                                        
AL    :    48.0        36.0        44.0          4,560       2,880       3,520 
AZ    :    91.7        84.9        90.4         11,186      10,354      16,090 
AR    :    46.0        47.0        54.0         40,480      47,000      66,960 
CA    :    78.0        66.4        75.2         44,365      32,725      51,750 
CO    :    30.8        38.4        33.3         79,734     105,260      75,500 
DE    :    54.0        64.0        53.0          3,780       4,352       4,134 
FL    :    42.0        32.0        38.0            630         384         380 
GA    :    51.0        38.0        48.0         20,400      11,400      16,800 
ID    :    71.1        77.7        76.4        100,280     103,320     119,200 
IL    :    56.0        49.0        38.0         50,400      68,110      41,800 
IN    :    61.0        60.0        38.0         38,430      39,600      27,360 
IA    :    47.0        35.0        35.0          2,115       1,225       1,575 
KS    :    38.0        26.0        29.0        433,200     286,000     255,200 
KY    :    60.0        53.0        53.0         25,200      24,380      28,090 
LA    :    37.0        36.0        43.0          2,590       2,880       5,590 
MD    :    55.0        64.0        52.0         12,100      14,400      11,804 
MI    :    53.0        60.0        38.0         30,740      37,200      23,940 
MN    :    28.0        32.0        41.9         71,348      71,849     102,382 
MS    :    40.0        38.0        49.0          6,400       6,270      11,270 
MO    :    45.0        39.0        39.0         50,400      47,970      48,750 
MT    :    31.7        36.0        27.8        170,590     195,750     176,710 
NE    :    34.0        41.0        35.0         71,400      86,100      73,500 
NV    :    74.4        85.0        86.8            670         850       1,650 
NJ    :    42.0        57.0        46.0          1,344       1,824       1,748 
NM    :    24.0        22.0        37.0          5,520       3,300       4,070 
NY    :    53.0        55.0        43.0          6,095       6,875       6,450 
NC    :    49.0        44.0        44.0         30,380      28,160      25,960 
ND    :    31.7        27.0        31.6        356,404     300,300     395,130 
OH    :    58.0        61.0        39.0         68,440      73,810      51,870 
OK    :    27.0        21.0        19.0        143,100     109,200      93,100 
OR    :    63.1        66.9        70.8         58,580      60,438      67,605 
PA    :    48.0        55.0        48.0          7,920      10,175       9,120 
SC    :    50.0        32.0        45.0         18,000       8,960      12,150 
SD    :    28.4        33.0        36.1         95,278      90,736     139,270 
TN    :    50.0        47.0        44.0         15,000      15,980      17,600 
TX    :    26.0        27.0        26.0         75,400      75,600      75,400 
UT    :    40.8        53.9        41.3          7,012       8,950       7,760 
VA    :    56.0        64.0        53.0         14,000      17,600      14,575 
WA    :    52.7        59.3        66.5        134,000     153,770     182,670 
WV    :    55.0        52.0        45.0            550         624         495 
WI    :    57.1        56.4        42.4          7,940       8,070       5,725 
WY    :    25.1        36.2        26.4          5,020       7,960       7,110 
      :
US    :    37.6        35.8        36.3      2,320,981   2,182,591   2,281,763 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              Winter Wheat:  Area Planted and Harvested, by State              
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :           Area Planted 1/          :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AL    :      140         120         110          95          80          80   
AZ    :       30          25          15          28          23          14   
AR    :      980       1,100       1,300         880       1,000       1,240   
CA    :      590         580         640         510         425         550   
CO    :    2,900       2,900       3,000       2,550       2,700       2,200   
DE    :       75          70          80          70          68          78   
FL    :       25          20          13          15          12          10   
GA    :      440         350         400         400         300         350   
ID    :      840         830         900         790         770         860   
IL    :    1,150       1,480       1,650         900       1,390       1,100   
IN    :      680         700         850         630         660         720   
IA    :       55          50          60          45          35          45   
KS    :   11,900      11,700      11,800      11,400      11,000       8,800   
KY    :      590         650         700         420         460         530   
LA    :      100         100         140          70          80         130   
MD    :      230         230         235         220         225         227   
MI    :      600         630         700         580         620         630   
MN    :       40          35          35          37          33          32   
MS    :      180         180         245         160         165         230   
MO    :    1,250       1,350       1,600       1,120       1,230       1,250   
MT    :    1,950       1,500       2,150       1,850       1,370       1,980   
NE    :    2,200       2,150       2,300       2,100       2,100       2,100   
NV    :        7           5          10           5           4           9   
NJ    :       45          36          46          32          32          38   
NM    :      470         460         470         230         150         110   
NY    :      120         130         160         115         125         150   
NC    :      670         720         630         620         640         590   
ND    :       40          40          80          38          38          75   
OH    :    1,200       1,230       1,400       1,180       1,210       1,330   
OK    :    7,000       6,900       7,000       5,300       5,200       4,900   
OR    :      900         860         880         870         790         850   
PA    :      170         190         195         165         185         190   
SC    :      370         300         280         360         280         270   
SD    :    1,550       1,600       2,000       1,350       1,520       1,580   
TN    :      500         600         620         300         340         400   
TX    :    6,000       5,800       6,000       2,900       2,800       2,900   
UT    :      170         145         175         150         140         160   
VA    :      280         300         300         250         275         275   
WA    :    2,400       2,250       2,400       2,300       2,150       2,350   
WV    :       15          15          14          10          12          11   
WI    :      145         145         145         130         135         125   
WY    :      200         210         255         180         200         240   
      :
US    :   49,197      48,686      51,983      41,355      40,972      39,709   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes area planted in preceding fall.

                 Winter Wheat:  Yield and Production, by State                 
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :     --------- Bushels ---------      --------- 1,000 Bushels --------- 
      :                                                                        
AL    :    48.0         36.0        44.0         4,560       2,880       3,520 
AZ    :    94.0         80.0        95.0         2,632       1,840       1,330 
AR    :    46.0         47.0        54.0        40,480      47,000      66,960 
CA    :    76.0         61.0        69.0        38,760      25,925      37,950 
CO    :    30.0         38.0        32.0        76,500     102,600      70,400 
DE    :    54.0         64.0        53.0         3,780       4,352       4,134 
FL    :    42.0         32.0        38.0           630         384         380 
GA    :    51.0         38.0        48.0        20,400      11,400      16,800 
ID    :    72.0         76.0        80.0        56,880      58,520      68,800 
IL    :    56.0         49.0        38.0        50,400      68,110      41,800 
IN    :    61.0         60.0        38.0        38,430      39,600      27,360 
IA    :    47.0         35.0        35.0         2,115       1,225       1,575 
KS    :    38.0         26.0        29.0       433,200     286,000     255,200 
KY    :    60.0         53.0        53.0        25,200      24,380      28,090 
LA    :    37.0         36.0        43.0         2,590       2,880       5,590 
MD    :    55.0         64.0        52.0        12,100      14,400      11,804 
MI    :    53.0         60.0        38.0        30,740      37,200      23,940 
MN    :    29.0         33.0        36.0         1,073       1,089       1,152 
MS    :    40.0         38.0        49.0         6,400       6,270      11,270 
MO    :    45.0         39.0        39.0        50,400      47,970      48,750 
MT    :    35.0         40.0        32.0        64,750      54,800      63,360 
NE    :    34.0         41.0        35.0        71,400      86,100      73,500 
NV    :    90.0        100.0       100.0           450         400         900 
NJ    :    42.0         57.0        46.0         1,344       1,824       1,748 
NM    :    24.0         22.0        37.0         5,520       3,300       4,070 
NY    :    53.0         55.0        43.0         6,095       6,875       6,450 
NC    :    49.0         44.0        44.0        30,380      28,160      25,960 
ND    :    33.0         30.0        30.0         1,254       1,140       2,250 
OH    :    58.0         61.0        39.0        68,440      73,810      51,870 
OK    :    27.0         21.0        19.0       143,100     109,200      93,100 
OR    :    64.0         69.0        72.0        55,680      54,510      61,200 
PA    :    48.0         55.0        48.0         7,920      10,175       9,120 
SC    :    50.0         32.0        45.0        18,000       8,960      12,150 
SD    :    32.0         37.0        35.0        43,200      56,240      55,300 
TN    :    50.0         47.0        44.0        15,000      15,980      17,600 
TX    :    26.0         27.0        26.0        75,400      75,600      75,400 
UT    :    40.0         50.0        38.0         6,000       7,000       6,080 
VA    :    56.0         64.0        53.0        14,000      17,600      14,575 
WA    :    54.0         62.0        70.0       124,200     133,300     164,500 
WV    :    55.0         52.0        45.0           550         624         495 
WI    :    59.0         58.0        43.0         7,670       7,830       5,375 
WY    :    24.0         36.0        26.0         4,320       7,200       6,240 
      :
US    :    40.2         37.7        37.2     1,661,943   1,544,653   1,478,048 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Durum Wheat:  Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production         
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :            Area Planted            :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :   1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AZ    :       95         100         165          94          99         164   
CA    :       60          70         140          59          68         138   
MN    :       13          13          10          11          12          10   
MT    :      180         270         280         178         265         270   
ND    :    2,450       2,950       3,000       2,350       2,880       2,940   
SD    :       25          33          25          23          32          24   
      :
US    :    2,823       3,436       3,620       2,715       3,356       3,546   
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    ---------- Bushels ----------      -------- 1,000 Bushels --------  
      :                                                                        
AZ    :    91.0         86.0        90.0       8,554        8,514      14,760  
CA    :    95.0        100.0       100.0       5,605        6,800      13,800  
MN    :    25.0         30.0        43.0         275          360         430  
MT    :    30.0         30.0        25.0       5,340        7,950       6,750  
ND    :    32.5         27.0        27.0      76,375       77,760      79,380  
SD    :    26.0         28.0        30.0         598          896         720  
      :
US    :    35.6         30.5        32.7      96,747      102,280     115,840  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------









             Wheat:  Production by Class, United States, 1994-1996 1/           
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :            Winter            :            Spring            :          
       :-------------------------------------------------------------:          
 Year  :   Hard  :   Soft  :          :  Hard  :          :          :   Total  
       :    Red  :    Red  :  White   :   Red  :   Durum  :   White  :          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                              1,000 Bushels                             
       :                                                                        
1994   : 971,161   434,208   256,574   515,315    96,747     46,976   2,320,981 
1995   : 825,042   455,568   264,043   475,046   102,280     60,612   2,182,591 
1996   : 762,402   422,019   293,627   626,753   115,840     61,122   2,281,763
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Wheat class estimates are based on the latest varietal data available.

      Other Spring Wheat:  Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production      
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :            Area Planted            :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
CO    :       45          40          70          42          38          68   
ID    :      650         580         720         620         560         700   
MN    :    2,600       2,250       2,550       2,500       2,200       2,400   
MT    :    3,450       3,950       4,200       3,350       3,800       4,100   
NV    :        5           7          11           4           6          10   
ND    :    9,100       8,300       9,600       8,850       8,200       9,500   
OR    :       65         120         110          58         114         105   
SD    :    2,100       1,250       2,300       1,980       1,200       2,250   
UT    :       24          28          30          22          26          28   
WA    :      250         450         400         245         445         395   
WI    :       10          10          12           9           8          10   
WY    :       30          25          33          20          20          29   
      :
US    :   18,329      17,010      20,036      17,700      16,617      19,595   
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :     --------- Bushels ---------        ------- 1,000 Bushels -------   
      :                                                                        
CO    :    77.0        70.0        75.0         3,234       2,660       5,100  
ID    :    70.0        80.0        72.0        43,400      44,800      50,400  
MN    :    28.0        32.0        42.0        70,000      70,400     100,800  
MT    :    30.0        35.0        26.0       100,500     133,000     106,600  
NV    :    55.0        75.0        75.0           220         450         750  
ND    :    31.5        27.0        33.0       278,775     221,400     313,500  
OR    :    50.0        52.0        61.0         2,900       5,928       6,405  
SD    :    26.0        28.0        37.0        51,480      33,600      83,250  
UT    :    46.0        75.0        60.0         1,012       1,950       1,680  
WA    :    40.0        46.0        46.0         9,800      20,470      18,170  
WI    :    30.0        30.0        35.0           270         240         350  
WY    :    35.0        38.0        30.0           700         760         870  
      :
US    :    31.8        32.2        35.1       562,291     535,658     687,875  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       All Spring Wheat:  Head Population                      
                                                                               
The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted spring wheat objective
yield surveys in 3 States during 1996;  North Dakota also does Durum wheat.
Randomly selected plots in wheat fields were visited from August through
harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements.  Data in this table are
derived actual field counts and are not official estimates of the Agricultural
Statistics Board.                                                 
                                                                              
 
                   All Spring Wheat:  Heads per Square Foot,                   
                         Selected States, 1992-96 1/                         
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Crop and State  :    1992   :    1993   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Spring:     :                           Number                           
                  :                                                            
MN    SEPT        :    48.8        44.3        44.3        45.6        41.6    
      Final       :    48.4        45.3        43.9        45.6        41.6    
                  :                                                            
MT    SEPT        :    29.2        29.2        27.3        30.4        25.2    
      Final       :    29.3        29.1        27.3        30.4        25.1    
                  :                                                            
ND    SEPT        :    42.1        41.9        39.4        39.5        36.0    
      Final       :    42.0        42.7        39.4        39.5        36.1    
                  :                                                            
SD    SEPT 2/     :    44.3        36.6        29.2        34.4                
      Final       :    45.5        36.6        29.2        34.4                
                  :                                                            
Durum:            :                                                            
                  :                                                            
ND    SEPT        :    27.6        27.5        25.9        24.8        24.7    
      Final       :    27.6        26.9        25.7        24.8        24.7    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Based on the number of heads counted in plots selected for the objective   
    yield survey.                                                              
2/  No longer included in the objective yield program beginning with 1966.     

                  Rice:  Area Planted and Harvested by Class,                  
                       State, and United States, 1994-96                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class:            Area Planted            :           Area Harvested 
  and :------------------------------------------------------------------------
 State:    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      : 
      :                               Long Grain  
      :                                                                        
AR    :   1,218.0     1,148.0       918.0     1,200.0     1,140.0       910.0  
CA    :       7.0         8.0         5.0         7.0         8.0         5.0  
LA    :     400.0       460.0       465.0       397.0       456.0       463.0  
MS    :     315.0       290.0       210.0       313.0       288.0       208.0  
MO    :     130.0       119.0        92.0       123.0       112.0        90.0  
TX    :     340.0       310.0       290.0       339.0       308.0       288.0  
      :
US    :   2,410.0     2,335.0     1,980.0     2,379.0     2,312.0     1,964.0  
      :
      :                              Medium Grain
      :
AR    :     220.0       200.0       260.0       218.0       198.0       258.0  
CA    :     470.0       449.0       484.0       468.0       447.0       482.0  
LA    :     225.0       115.0        70.0       223.0       114.0        70.0  
MO    :       1.0                                 1.0                          
TX    :      15.0        10.0        10.0        15.0        10.0        10.0  
      :
US    :     931.0       774.0       824.0       925.0       769.0       820.0  
      :
      :                               Short Grain 
      :
AR    :       2.0         2.0         2.0         2.0         2.0         2.0  
CA    :      10.0        10.0        13.0        10.0        10.0        13.0  
      :
US    :      12.0        12.0        15.0        12.0        12.0        15.0  
      :
      :                                   All
      :
AR    :   1,440.0     1,350.0     1,180.0     1,420.0     1,340.0     1,170.0  
CA    :     487.0       467.0       502.0       485.0       465.0       500.0  
LA    :     625.0       575.0       535.0       620.0       570.0       533.0  
MS    :     315.0       290.0       210.0       313.0       288.0       208.0  
MO    :     131.0       119.0        92.0       124.0       112.0        90.0  
TX    :     355.0       320.0       300.0       354.0       318.0       298.0  
      :
US    :   3,353.0     3,121.0     2,819.0     3,316.0     3,093.0     2,799.0  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     Rice:  Yield and Production by Class,                     
                       State, and United States, 1994-96                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Class:                Yield               :             Production            
  and :------------------------------------------------------------------------
 State:    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :       -------- Pounds --------        --- ------- 1,000 Cwt ------ --  
      :
      :                                Long Grain
      :
AR    :    5,680       5,370       6,050       68,160      61,218      55,055  
CA    :    8,100       7,500       7,200          567         600         360  
LA    :    4,890       4,610       4,900       19,413      21,022      22,687  
MS    :    5,900       5,400       6,000       18,467      15,552      12,480  
MO    :    5,200       5,300       5,550        6,396       5,936       4,995  
TX    :    6,030       5,650       6,210       20,442      17,402      17,885  
      :
US    :    5,609       5,265       5,777      133,445     121,730     113,462  
      :
      :                               Medium Grain
      :
AR    :    5,810       5,900       6,500       12,666      11,682      16,770  
CA    :    8,510       7,600       7,500       39,827      33,972      36,150  
LA    :    4,500       4,550       4,700       10,035       5,187       3,290  
MO    :    5,200                                   52                          
TX    :    5,400       4,000       5,800          810         400         580  
      :
US    :    6,853       6,663       6,926       63,390      51,241      56,790  
      :
      :                               Short Grain
      :
AR    :    5,700       6,000       6,000          114         120         120  
CA    :    8,300       7,800       7,300          830         780         949  
      :
US    :    7,867       7,500       7,127          944         900       1,069  
      :
      :                                    All
      :
AR    :    5,700       5,450       6,150       80,940      73,020      71,945  
CA    :    8,500       7,600       7,490       41,224      35,352      37,459  
LA    :    4,750       4,600       4,870       29,448      26,209      25,977  
MS    :    5,900       5,400       6,000       18,467      15,552      12,480  
MO    :    5,200       5,300       5,550        6,448       5,936       4,995  
TX    :    6,000       5,600       6,200       21,252      17,802      18,465  
      :
US    :    5,964       5,621       6,121      197,779     173,871     171,321  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Rye:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by State
                         and United States, 1994-96                          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :           Area Planted 1/          :          Area Harvested          
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :   1995    :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
CO    :       25          15          28          2           2           3    
GA    :      340         300         300         70          55          70    
IL    :       40          55          50          6           8           6    
IN    :       20          20          20          4           4           2    
KS    :       90         100          60         13          20           5    
MD    :       35          30          25          4           5           2    
MI    :       90          90          80         17          16          13    
MN    :       40          30          25         30          21          20    
NE    :       80          60          50         26          20          22    
NJ    :       33          40          25          5           8           3    
NY    :       30          42          49          8           9           8    
NC    :      100         100          90         25          25          20    
ND    :       25          25          20         20          22          16    
OH    :       45          45          35          5           5           3    
OK    :      160         180         200         45          45          60    
PA    :       45          50          60         10          10           6    
SC    :       75          50          40         25          20          20    
SD    :       50          55          40         45          50          36    
TX    :      120         150         120         15          20          10    
VA    :       90          90          80          7           5          10    
WI    :       80          75          70         25          15          12    
      :
US    :    1,613       1,602       1,467        407         385         347    
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :   1995    :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :       ------- Bushels -------         ------- 1,000 Bushels --------   
      :                                                                        
CO    :    27.0        30.0        25.0           54          60          75   
GA    :    27.0        21.0        26.0        1,890       1,155       1,820   
IL    :    24.0        30.0        31.0          144         240         186   
IN    :    30.0        29.0        22.0          120         116          44   
KS    :    25.0        20.0        30.0          325         400         150   
MD    :    35.0        34.0        25.0          140         170          50   
MI    :    26.0        34.0        27.0          442         544         351   
MN    :    27.0        29.0        24.0          810         609         480   
NE    :    21.0        24.0        19.0          546         480         418   
NJ    :    38.0        38.0        27.0          190         304          81   
NY    :    31.0        35.0        28.0          248         315         224   
NC    :    26.0        20.0        25.0          650         500         500   
ND    :    35.0        33.0        33.0          700         726         528   
OH    :    34.0        36.0        31.0          170         180          93   
OK    :    21.0        18.0        15.0          945         810         900   
PA    :    32.0        33.0        36.0          320         330         216   
SC    :    24.0        22.0        26.0          600         440         520   
SD    :    33.0        33.0        41.0        1,485       1,650       1,476   
TX    :    29.0        19.0        19.0          435         380         190   
VA    :    36.0        35.0        33.0          252         175         330   
WI    :    35.0        32.0        32.0          875         480         384   
      :
US    :    27.9        26.1        26.0       11,341      10,064       9,016   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes area planted in preceding fall.



                 Peanuts:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield,                 
               and Production by State and United States, 1994-96              
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :            Area Planted            :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AL    :     223.0       213.0       191.0        222.0       212.0       190.0 
FL    :      92.0        89.0        86.0         84.0        81.0        78.0 
GA    :     652.0       595.0       535.0        649.0       592.0       533.0 
NM    :      21.0        20.0        16.5         21.0        20.0        16.5 
NC    :     151.0       144.0       125.0        151.0       144.0       125.0 
OK    :     102.0       100.0        85.0        100.0        98.0        81.0 
SC    :      13.0        11.5        10.5         12.5        11.0        10.0 
TX    :     295.0       275.0       288.0        287.0       270.0       283.0 
VA    :      92.0        90.0        76.0         92.0        89.0        75.0 
      :
US    :   1,641.0     1,537.5     1,413.0      1,618.5     1,517.0     1,391.5 
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :           Production 1/           
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   ------------ Pounds -----------    ---------- 1,000 Pounds --------- 
      :                                                                        
AL    :    2,010       2,280       2,405       446,220     483,360     456,950 
FL    :    2,470       2,390       2,820       207,480     193,590     219,960 
GA    :    2,870       2,390       2,700     1,862,630   1,414,880   1,439,100 
NM    :    2,460       2,150       2,200        51,660      43,000      36,300 
NC    :    3,215       2,410       2,910       485,465     347,040     363,750 
OK    :    2,610       2,060       2,400       261,000     201,880     194,400 
SC    :    2,900       2,800       3,000        36,250      30,800      30,000 
TX    :    2,110       2,000       2,400       605,570     540,000     679,200 
VA    :    3,165       2,325       3,000       291,180     206,925     225,000 
      :
US    :    2,624       2,282       2,619     4,247,455   3,461,475   3,644,660 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

       Flaxseed:  Area Planted and Area Harvested, Yield, and Production       
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :           Area Planted           :           Area Harvested          
  State :----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   1994   :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              1,000 Acres                             
        :                                                                      
MN      :    10           10           4           9           9           4  
ND      :   145          130          80         140         115          77   
SD      :    20           22          10          19          20           9
        :
Oth     :                                                                      
 Sts    :     3            3           2           3           3           2 
        :
US 1/   :   178          165          96         171         147          92   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Yield              :             Production            
        :----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   1994   :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     -------- Bushels -------            ----- 1,000 Bushels ----     
        :                                                                 
MN      :   14.0        19.0        15.0         126         171          60  
ND      :   17.5        15.0        18.0       2,450       1,725       1,386  
SD      :   16.0        13.0        14.0         304         260         126 
        :
Oth     :                                                                      
 Sts    :   14.0        18.3        15.0          42          55          30 
        :
US 1/   :   17.1        15.0        17.4       2,922       2,211       1,602 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates include all States except AK and HI.



             Special Oilseeds:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield,             
                 and Production by Crop, United States, 1994-96                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :          Area Planted          :         Area Harvested         
     Crop    :------------------------------------------------------------------
             :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                           1,000 Acres                           
             :                                                             
Canola       :  354.0      446.0      366.0      340.0      429.0      346.0
Rapeseed     :    7.4        2.5        2.4        6.7        2.4        2.2 
Safflower    :  240.0      247.0      242.0      228.0      237.0      230.0  
Mustard Seed :   13.6       22.9       19.0       13.4       22.0       18.6
             :------------------------------------------------------------------
             :              Yield             :           Production           
     Crop    :------------------------------------------------------------------
             :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
             :------------------------------------------------------------------
             :     ------- Pounds -------          -- ---- 1,000 Pounds --     
             :                                                          
Canola       :  1,316     1,278       1,384     447,440    548,263    478,881
Rapeseed     :  1,880     1,255       1,470      12,596      3,012      3,234
Safflower    :  1,871     1,770       1,829     426,588    419,490    420,665
Mustard Seed :    970       832         785      12,998     18,304     14,601
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                Soybeans for Beans:  Area Planted and Harvested                
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :            Area Planted            :           Area Harvested          
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                               1,000 Acres                              
      :                                                                        
AL    :      310         240         330         295         225         315   
AR    :    3,450       3,450       3,550       3,400       3,400       3,500   
DE    :      225         235         220         220         233         217   
FL    :       45          30          35          42          28          33   
GA    :      520         320         400         500         310         390   
IL    :    9,500       9,750       9,900       9,430       9,700       9,850   
IN    :    4,600       5,000       5,400       4,580       4,980       5,360   
IA    :    8,800       9,300       9,500       8,770       9,260       9,450   
KS    :    2,150       2,100       2,050       2,100       2,050       2,000   
KY    :    1,150       1,170       1,200       1,130       1,150       1,180   
LA    :    1,150       1,070       1,100       1,120       1,040       1,080   
MD    :      560         550         490         550         510         480   
MI    :    1,550       1,500       1,650       1,540       1,490       1,640   
MN    :    5,700       5,900       5,950       5,600       5,800       5,900   
MS    :    1,900       1,850       1,800       1,870       1,800       1,750   
MO    :    4,600       4,600       4,100       4,560       4,500       4,050   
NE    :    2,900       3,100       3,050       2,860       3,060       3,010   
NJ    :      150         140         120         147         138         119   
NC    :    1,400       1,150       1,250       1,350       1,070       1,200   
ND    :      640         660         850         610         640         845   
OH    :    4,000       4,050       4,500       3,990       4,030       4,490   
OK    :      300         290         300         290         275         285   
PA    :      320         320         290         315         315         285   
SC    :      600         550         560         580         530         540   
SD    :    2,430       2,550       2,700       2,400       2,500       2,670   
TN    :    1,100       1,130       1,200       1,050       1,080       1,150   
TX    :      220         250         290         210         240         270   
VA    :      540         490         500         520         470         480   
WI    :      860         830         920         830         800         870   
      :
US    :   61,670      62,575      64,205      60,859      61,624      63,409   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   Soybeans for Beans:  Yield and Production                   
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                Yield               :             Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :    1994    :    1995   :    1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :      -------- Bushels -------        ---- ----- 1,000 Bushels ---- --- 
      :                                                                        
AL    :    31.0        24.0        34.0          9,145       5,400      10,710 
AR    :    34.0        26.0        32.0        115,600      88,400     112,000 
DE    :    36.5        20.0        35.0          8,030       4,660       7,595 
FL    :    31.0        26.0        32.0          1,302         728       1,056 
GA    :    31.0        27.0        26.0         15,500       8,370      10,140 
IL    :    45.5        39.0        40.5        429,065     378,300     398,925 
IN    :    47.0        39.5        38.0        215,260     196,710     203,680 
IA    :    50.5        44.0        44.0        442,885     407,440     415,800 
KS    :    35.0        25.0        37.0         73,500      51,250      74,000 
KY    :    37.5        36.0        38.0         42,375      41,400      44,840 
LA    :    28.5        25.0        33.0         31,920      26,000      35,640 
MD    :    35.5        23.0        37.0         19,525      11,730      17,760 
MI    :    37.0        40.0        28.5         56,980      59,600      46,740 
MN    :    40.0        40.5        38.0        224,000     234,900     224,200 
MS    :    30.5        21.0        31.0         57,035      37,800      54,250 
MO    :    38.0        29.5        37.0        173,280     132,750     149,850 
NE    :    47.0        33.0        45.0        134,420     100,980     135,450 
NJ    :    34.5        22.0        37.0          5,072       3,036       4,403 
NC    :    31.0        25.0        29.0         41,850      26,750      34,800 
ND    :    31.0        29.0        29.0         18,910      18,560      24,505 
OH    :    43.5        38.0        35.0        173,565     153,140     157,150 
OK    :    32.0        20.0        26.0          9,280       5,500       7,410 
PA    :    42.0        30.0        40.0         13,230       9,450      11,400 
SC    :    27.0        24.0        25.0         15,660      12,720      13,500 
SD    :    38.0        30.0        34.0         91,200      75,000      90,780 
TN    :    36.5        32.0        35.0         38,325      34,560      40,250 
TX    :    33.5        25.0        26.0          7,035       6,000       7,020 
VA    :    32.0        24.0        34.0         16,640      11,280      16,320 
WI    :    43.5        43.0        37.0         36,105      34,400      32,190 
      :
US    :    41.4        35.3        37.6      2,516,694   2,176,814   2,382,364 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

             Soybeans:  Pods with Beans and Row Width

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting soybean objective
yield surveys in 8 States during 1996.  Plots are randomly selected from a
scientifically drawn sample of soybean fields, which are visited monthly   
from August through harvest, to obtain specific counts and measurements.
Sample data and the derived percentages from the surveys presented in the
following table are not Agricultural Statistics Board official estimates but
are intended to show trends in soybean production practices. 

   
                 Soybeans:   Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet
                        Selected States, 1991 - 1996 1/ 2/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     State        :            :           :           :           :
      and         :    1992    :    1993   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
     Month        :            :           :           :           :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  :                Number of Pods
                  : 
AR  Sept  3/      :     NA           NA          NA          NA          NA
    Nov           :   1,713        1,399       1,782       1,755       1,521
    Final         :   1,705        1,327       1,673       1,609       1,481
                  :
IL  Sept          :   1,698        1,937       1,745       1,816       1,505
    Nov           :   1,503        1,712       1,639       1,764       1,573
    Final         :   1,502        1,701       1,636       1,764       1,581
                  :
IN  Sept          :   1,623        1,938       1,850       1,755       1,416
    Nov           :   1,543        1,703       1,574       1,677       1,470
    Final         :   1,543        1,703       1,570       1,677       1,457
                  :
IA  Sept          :   1,501        1,336       1,887       1,739       1,654
    Nov           :   1,464        1,340       1,820       1,611       1,463
    Final         :   1,473        1,340       1,820       1,616       1,463
                  :
MN  Sept          :   1,431        1,037       1,678       1,613       1,543
    Nov           :   1,367        1,106       1,496       1,501       1,487
    Final         :   1,367        1,105       1,496       1,501       1,487
                  :
MO  Sept          :   1,682        1,493       1,470         895       1,491
    Nov           :   1,607        1,727       1,643       1,462       1,688
    Final         :   1,602        1,699       1,659       1,469       1,655
                  :
NE  Sept          :   1,517        1,469       1,676       1,404       1,715
    Nov           :   1,504        1,414       1,826       1,420       1,514
    Final         :   1,509        1,445       1,826       1,420       1,514
                  :
OH  Sept          :   1,462        1,617       1,950       1,790       1,452
    Nov           :   1,394        1,361       1,643       1,647       1,378
    Final         :   1,404        1,361       1,643       1,650       1,383
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Based on stalk counts in plots selected for objective yield samples.
2/  Final pod counts will be published in January. 
3/  Not available due to plant immaturity.

                Sunflower:  Area Planted and Harvested by Type,                
                       State, and United States, 1994-96                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Varietal:           Area Planted           :          Area Harvested          
 Types & :---------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :    1994   :   1995   :    1996   :    1994   :   1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                             1,000 Acres                             
         :                                                                     
Oil      :                                                                     
  CO     :      72         65          45          69        62           44
  KS     :     200        220         235         190       215          230
  MN     :     390        360         100         375       355           97
  NE     :      47         44          23          44        41           22
  ND     :   1,350      1,250         900       1,310     1,210          890
  SD     :     915        890         640         896       873          633
  TX     :      21         21           9          20        18            8 
         :
  Oth    :      46         61          36          39        55           31
   Sts   :                                                              
         :
  US 1/  :   3,041      2,911       1,988       2,943     2,829        1,955
         :
Non-Oil  :                                                                   
  CO     :      28         50          65          26        48           63
  KS     :      60         80          50          54        75           45
  MN     :     110         80          50         100        78           48 
  NE     :      28         46          24          27        44           22 
  ND     :     240        200         280         225       190          275 
  SD     :      25         70          60          24        67           57 
  TX     :      13         23          22          13        22           20 
         :
  Oth    :      22         18          17          18        15           14
   Sts   :                                                                     
         :
  US 1/  :     526        567         568         487       539          544
         :
All      :                                                                     
  CO     :     100        115         110          95       110          107
  KS     :     260        300         285         244       290          275 
  MN     :     500        440         150         475       433          145
  NE     :      75         90          47          71        85           44 
  ND     :   1,590      1,450       1,180       1,535     1,400        1,165   
  SD     :     940        960         700         920       940          690 
  TX     :      34         44          31          33        40           28 
         :
  Oth    :                                                                     
   Sts   :      68         79          53          57        70           45 
         :
  US 1/  :   3,567      3,478       2,556       3,430     3,368        2,499 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates include all States except AK and HI.

                   Sunflower:  Yield and Production by Type,                   
                       State, and United States, 1994-96                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Varietal:              Yield              :             Production            
 Types & :---------------------------------------------------------------------
  State  :    1994   :   1995   :   1996   :    1994   :    1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :     -------- Pounds --------           ----- 1,000 Pounds -----     
         :                                                                     
Oil      :                                                                     
  CO     :   1,000       820       1,450        69,000      50,840      63,800 
  KS     :   1,400       970       1,370       266,000     208,550     315,100  
  MN     :   1,300     1,050       1,300       487,500     372,750     126,100  
  NE     :   1,050       960       1,300        46,200      39,360      28,600  
  ND     :   1,450     1,250       1,500     1,899,500   1,512,500   1,335,000
  SD     :   1,550     1,300       1,520     1,388,800   1,134,900     962,160  
  TX     :   1,100     1,000         900        22,000      18,000       7,200  
         :
  Oth    :                                                                     
   Sts   :   1,145     1,119       1,111        44,655      61,545      34,441  
         :
  US 1/  :   1,435     1,201       1,469     4,223,655   3,398,445   2,872,401  
         :
Non-Oil  :                                                                     
  CO     :   1,050     1,090       1,000        27,300      52,320      63,000 
  KS     :   1,200       990         870        64,800      74,250      39,150  
  MN     :   1,125     1,060       1,220       112,500      82,680      58,560  
  NE     :   1,000       970         900        27,000      42,680      19,800  
  ND     :   1,350     1,230       1,450       303,750     233,700     398,750  
  SD     :   1,600     1,340       1,650        38,400      89,780      94,050  
  TX     :   1,100       820       1,250        14,300      18,040      25,000  
         :
  Oth    :                                                                     
   Sts   :   1,360     1,163       1,136        24,480      17,445      15,904  
         :
  US 1/  :   1,258     1,133       1,313       612,530     610,895     714,214 
         :
All      :                                                                     
  CO     :   1,014       938       1,185        96,300     103,160     126,800  
  KS     :   1,356       975       1,288       330,800     282,800     354,250  
  MN     :   1,263     1,052       1.274       600,000     455,430     184,660  
  NE     :   1,031       965       1,100        73,200      82,040      48,400  
  ND     :   1,435     1,247       1,488     2,203,250   1,746,200   1,733,750  
  SD     :   1,551     1,303       1,531     1,427,200   1,224,680   1,056,210  
  TX     :   1,100       901       1,150        36,300      36,040      32,200 
         :
  Oth    :                                                                     
   Sts   :   1,213     1,128       1,119        69,135      78,990      50,345  
         :
  US 1/  :   1,410     1,190       1,435     4,836,185   4,009,340   3,586,615  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates include all States except AK and HI.

              Cotton:  Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State,              
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Type   :           Area Planted          :          Area Harvested         
    and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
   State   :   1994   :   1995   :    1996   :   1994   :   1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                            1,000 Acres                            
           :                                                                   
Upland     :                                                                   
  AL       :    463.0      590.0      540.0       455.0      578.0      538.0  
  AZ       :    313.0      365.0      315.0       312.0      364.0      314.0  
  AR       :    980.0    1,170.0    1,000.0       970.0    1,110.0      990.0  
  CA       :  1,100.0    1,170.0    1,000.0     1,095.0    1,165.0      995.0  
  FL       :     69.0      110.0      100.0        68.0      109.0       99.0  
  GA       :    885.0    1,500.0    1,350.0       875.0    1,490.0    1,345.0  
  KS       :      1.4        3.8        4.5         1.2        2.6        4.0  
  LA       :    900.0    1,085.0      890.0       890.0    1,075.0      885.0  
  MS       :  1,280.0    1,460.0    1,120.0     1,270.0    1,420.0    1,100.0  
  MO       :    352.0      462.0      390.0       345.0      453.0      385.0  
  NM       :     55.0       61.0       60.0        50.0       56.0       58.0  
  NC       :    486.0      805.0      721.0       485.0      800.0      710.0  
  OK       :    360.0      380.0      290.0       340.0      315.0      240.0  
  SC       :    225.0      348.0      284.0       223.0      342.0      282.0  
  TN       :    590.0      700.0      540.0       585.0      660.0      530.0  
  TX       :  5,450.0    6,400.0    5,700.0     5,150.0    5,750.0    4,000.0  
  VA       :     42.2      107.0      103.0        41.7      106.0      102.0  
           :
  US       : 13,551.6   16,716.8   14,407.5    13,155.9   15,795.6   12,577.0  
           :
Amer-Pima  :                                                                   
  AZ       :     48.0       48.6       42.0        47.9       48.1       41.9  
  CA       :     81.0      115.0      165.0        80.8      115.0      164.5  
  NM       :     11.0       15.0       14.0        10.7       15.0       14.0  
  TX       :     28.5       36.0       37.0        27.0       33.0       36.0  
           :
  US       :    168.5      214.6      258.0       166.4      211.1      256.4  
           :
All        :                                                                   
  AL       :    463.0      590.0      540.0       455.0      578.0      538.0  
  AZ       :    361.0      413.6      357.0       359.9      412.1      355.9  
  AR       :    980.0    1,170.0    1,000.0       970.0    1,110.0      990.0  
  CA       :  1,181.0    1,285.0    1,165.0     1,175.8    1,280.0    1,159.5  
  FL       :     69.0      110.0      100.0        68.0      109.0       99.0  
  GA       :    885.0    1,500.0    1,350.0       875.0    1,490.0    1,345.0  
  KS       :      1.4        3.8        4.5         1.2        2.6        4.0  
  LA       :    900.0    1,085.0      890.0       890.0    1,075.0      885.0  
  MS       :  1,280.0    1,460.0    1,120.0     1,270.0    1,420.0    1,100.0  
  MO       :    352.0      462.0      390.0       345.0      453.0      385.0  
  NM       :     66.0       76.0       74.0        60.7       71.0       72.0  
  NC       :    486.0      805.0      721.0       485.0      800.0      710.0  
  OK       :    360.0      380.0      290.0       340.0      315.0      240.0  
  SC       :    225.0      348.0      284.0       223.0      342.0      282.0  
  TN       :    590.0      700.0      540.0       585.0      660.0      530.0  
  TX       :  5,478.5    6,436.0    5,737.0     5,177.0    5,783.0    4,036.0  
  VA       :     42.2      107.0      103.0        41.7      106.0      102.0  
           :
  US       : 13,720.1   16,931.4   14,665.5    13,322.3   16,006.7   12,833.4  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 Cotton:  Yield and Production by Type, State,                 
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Type   :              Yield              :          Production 1/          
    And    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
   State   :   1994   :   1995   :    1996   :   1994   :   1995   :    1996   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :    ------------ Pounds ------       ----- 1,000 Bales 2/  -----   
           :                                                                   
Upland     :                                                                   
  AL       :     766       409         723        726.0      492.0      810.0  
  AZ       :   1,203     1,046       1,177        782.0      793.0      770.0  
  AR       :     877       635         776      1,772.0    1,468.0    1,600.0  
  CA       :   1,191       953       1,158      2,717.0    2,312.0    2,400.0  
  FL       :     735       472         582        104.1      107.2      120.0  
  GA       :     843       625         749      1,537.0    1,941.0    2,100.0  
  KS       :     480       185         408          1.2        1.0        3.4  
  LA       :     815       614         705      1,512.0    1,375.0    1,300.0  
  MS       :     806       622         807      2,132.0    1,841.0    1,850.0  
  MO       :     856       544         748        615.0      513.0      600.0  
  NM       :     720       609         794         75.0       71.0       96.0  
  NC       :     820       479         669        829.0      798.0      990.0  
  OK       :     349       187         260        247.0      123.0      130.0  
  SC       :     846       528         791        393.0      376.0      465.0  
  TN       :     726       527         610        885.0      724.0      674.0  
  TX       :     458       372         522      4,915.0    4,460.0    4,350.0  
  VA       :     944       620         753         82.0      137.0      160.0  
           :
  US       :     705       533         703     19,324.3   17,532.2   18,418.4  
           :
Amer-Pima  :                                                                   
  AZ       :     806       720         836         80.4       72.2       73.0  
  CA       :   1,098       937       1,109        184.8      224.5      380.0  
  NM       :     875       605         686         19.5       18.9       20.0  
  TX       :     942       756         800         53.0       52.0       60.0  
           :
  US       :     974       836         998        337.7      367.6      533.0  
           :
All        :                                                                   
  AL       :     766       409         723        726.0      492.0      810.0  
  AZ       :   1,150     1,008       1,137        862.4      865.2      843.0  
  AR       :     877       635         776      1,772.0    1,468.0    1,600.0  
  CA       :   1,185       951       1,151      2,901.8    2,536.5    2,780.0  
  FL       :     735       472         582        104.1      107.2      120.0  
  GA       :     843       625         749      1,537.0    1,941.0    2,100.0  
  KS       :     480       185         408          1.2        1.0        3.4  
  LA       :     815       614         705      1,512.0    1,375.0    1,300.0  
  MS       :     806       622         807      2,132.0    1,841.0    1,850.0  
  MO       :     856       544         748        615.0      513.0      600.0  
  NM       :     747       608         773         94.5       89.9      116.0  
  NC       :     820       479         669        829.0      798.0      990.0  
  OK       :     349       187         260        247.0      123.0      130.0  
  SC       :     846       528         791        393.0      376.0      465.0  
  TN       :     726       527         610        885.0      724.0      674.0  
  TX       :     461       375         524      4,968.0    4,512.0    4,410.0  
  VA       :     944       620         753         82.0      137.0      160.0  
           :
  US       :     708       537         709     19,662.0   17,899.8   18,951.4  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Production ginned and to be ginned.
2/  480-Lb. net weight bales.

  Cottonseed:  Production by State and United States, 1994-1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                          Production
  State  :--------------------------------------------------------------------
         :       1994          :         1995         :          1996  1/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         :                            1,000 Tons
         :
 AL      :        271.0                   162.0                   290.0
 AZ      :        324.0                   334.0                   322.0
 AR      :        712.0                   580.0                   646.0
 CA      :      1,063.0                   940.0                 1,020.0
 FL      :         33.0                    38.0                    40.0
 GA      :        516.0                   674.0                   720.0
 KS      :           .5                      .3                     1.3
 LA      :        549.0                   499.0                   475.0
 MS      :        842.0                   727.0                   738.0
 MO      :        238.0                   221.0                   244.0
 NM      :         36.4                    33.4                    46.0
 NC      :        295.0                   282.0                   351.0
 OK      :        101.0                    56.0                    55.0
 SC      :        134.0                   132.0                   164.0
 TN      :        348.0                   292.0                   268.0
 TX      :      2,111.0                 1,828.0                 1,833.0
 VA      :         30.0                    50.0                    58.0
         : 
 US      :      7,603.9                 6,848.7                 7,271.3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates based on 3-year average lint-seed ratio.

     All Hay:  Area Harvested and Yield by State and United States, 1994-96    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :         Area Harvested        :                 Yield                 
 State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   1994   :   1995 1/ :   1996  :     1994    :    1995 1/ :    1996    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   ------ 1,000 Acres ------           ---------- Tons ----------      
       :                                                                       
  AL   :     730        720       730       2.70          2.10         2.40    
  AZ   :     195        195       179       6.80          7.14         7.53    
  AR   :   1,125      1,050     1,150       2.23          1.92         2.01    
  CA   :   1,470      1,470     1,450       5.59          5.67         5.52    
  CO   :   1,330      1,360     1,440       3.05          2.93         2.82    
  CT   :      83         73        80       2.30          1.95         2.03    
  DE   :      15         11        15       4.07          2.82         4.27    
  FL   :     240        230       240       3.10          2.50         2.60    
  GA   :     650        600       600       3.00          2.50         2.80    
  ID   :   1,250      1,400     1,280       3.55          3.63         3.72    
  IL   :   1,100      1,050     1,000       2.89          3.43         3.04    
  IN   :     650        720       725       3.25          3.33         2.79    
  IA   :   1,750      1,700     1,700       3.30          3.33         3.13    
  KS   :   2,450      2,600     2,500       2.42          2.52         2.80    
  KY   :   2,250      2,400     2,400       2.40          2.41         2.38    
  LA   :     290        310       310       2.80          2.40         2.70    
  ME   :     214        225       185       1.89          1.86         1.82    
  MD   :     200        205       220       3.34          2.69         3.17    
  MA   :     106        100        95       2.01          1.92         2.00    
  MI   :   1,400      1,350     1,300       3.48          3.72         3.22    
  MN   :   2,300      2,275     2,225       3.27          3.05         2.70    
  MS   :     750        725       800       2.50          2.30         2.50    
  MO   :   3,350      3,300     3,680       2.02          2.07         1.88    
  MT   :   2,200      2,400     2,600       2.06          2.23         1.89    
  NE   :   3,300      3,150     3,250       2.25          2.29         2.29    
  NV   :     470        490       490       2.98          3.07         3.07    
  NH   :      79         68        67       2.06          2.01         1.75    
  NJ   :     120        130       120       2.28          2.19         2.24    
  NM   :     320        350       355       4.52          4.33         4.44    
  NY   :   1,660      1,600     1,510       2.39          2.16         2.30    
  NC   :     510        530       540       2.33          2.43         2.12    
  ND   :   2,800      2,700     2,900       1.61          1.89         1.66    
  OH   :   1,280      1,250     1,200       3.43          3.23         2.83    
  OK   :   2,220      2,200     2,690       1.89          1.90         1.88    
  OR   :   1,010      1,100     1,070       2.81          3.00         3.03    
  PA   :   1,920      1,910     1,880       2.36          2.31         2.44    
  RI   :       8          7         8       2.25          2.00         2.63    
  SC   :     250        300       280       2.60          2.40         2.00    
  SD   :   4,100      4,300     4,300       1.79          2.10         1.91    
  TN   :   1,700      1,750     1,790       2.23          2.24         2.13    
  TX   :   3,590      3,760     4,350       2.36          2.16         1.80    
  UT   :     685        695       705       3.69          3.80         3.57    
  VT   :     325        300       250       1.99          1.86         2.03    
  VA   :   1,200      1,250     1,280       1.95          2.06         2.34    
  WA   :     710        760       800       3.92          4.31         3.93    
  WV   :     550        560       570       2.02          1.89         1.87    
  WI   :   2,700      2,700     2,500       2.43          2.53         2.42    
  WY   :   1,130      1,300     1,220       1.79          2.09         1.81    
       :
  US   :  58,735     59,629    61,029       2.55          2.59         2.45    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.

            All Hay:  Production by State and United States, 1994-96           
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                               Production                              
 State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
       :         1994         :          1995 1/      :          1996          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                               1,000 Tons                              
       :                                                                       
  AL   :          1,971                  1,512                   1,752         
  AZ   :          1,326                  1,392                   1,347         
  AR   :          2,505                  2,011                   2,310         
  CA   :          8,210                  8,341                   8,008         
  CO   :          4,060                  3,978                   4,054         
  CT   :            191                    142                     162         
  DE   :             61                     31                      64         
  FL   :            744                    575                     624         
  GA   :          1,950                  1,500                   1,680         
  ID   :          4,438                  5,080                   4,760         
  IL   :          3,175                  3,598                   3,040         
  IN   :          2,110                  2,400                   2,020         
  IA   :          5,775                  5,665                   5,320         
  KS   :          5,925                  6,555                   7,010         
  KY   :          5,400                  5,790                   5,700         
  LA   :            812                    744                     837         
  ME   :            405                    419                     336         
  MD   :            668                    552                     698         
  MA   :            213                    192                     190         
  MI   :          4,865                  5,025                   4,190         
  MN   :          7,530                  6,943                   5,998         
  MS   :          1,875                  1,668                   2,000         
  MO   :          6,770                  6,818                   6,920         
  MT   :          4,540                  5,360                   4,920         
  NE   :          7,415                  7,200                   7,445         
  NV   :          1,400                  1,505                   1,505         
  NH   :            163                    137                     117         
  NJ   :            273                    285                     269         
  NM   :          1,447                  1,515                   1,577         
  NY   :          3,961                  3,448                   3,468         
  NC   :          1,187                  1,286                   1,145         
  ND   :          4,510                  5,095                   4,825         
  OH   :          4,384                  4,035                   3,400         
  OK   :          4,198                  4,174                   5,045         
  OR   :          2,840                  3,300                   3,244         
  PA   :          4,528                  4,409                   4,585         
  RI   :             18                     14                      21         
  SC   :            650                    720                     560         
  SD   :          7,330                  9,050                   8,200         
  TN   :          3,795                  3,920                   3,811         
  TX   :          8,455                  8,136                   7,815         
  UT   :          2,525                  2,644                   2,516         
  VT   :            648                    559                     507         
  VA   :          2,342                  2,571                   2,998         
  WA   :          2,785                  3,278                   3,140         
  WV   :          1,110                  1,056                   1,066         
  WI   :          6,550                  6,820                   6,050         
  WY   :          2,027                  2,718                   2,208         
       :
  US   :        150,060                154,166                 149,457         
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.

             Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay:  Area Harvested             
                 and Yield by State and United States, 1994-96                 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :         Area Harvested        :                 Yield                 
 State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   1994   :  1995 1/ :   1996  :     1994    :    1995 1/ :    1996    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   ------ 1,000 Acres ------           ---------- Tons ----------      
       :                                                                       
  AZ   :     160        165       160       7.50          7.80         8.00    
  AR   :      25         25        25       3.40          2.50         2.40    
  CA   :     950        940       940       7.00          6.90         7.00    
  CO   :     840        850       860       3.90          3.60         3.50    
  CT   :      24         15        15       2.90          2.10         2.50    
  DE   :       5          4         7       5.20          3.75         4.60    
  ID   :   1,020      1,100     1,000       3.90          4.10         4.20    
  IL   :     650        620       600       3.50          4.00         3.60    
  IN   :     350        320       425       3.80          4.00         3.20    
  IA   :   1,250      1,350     1,200       3.70          3.60         3.60    
  KS   :     800        850       800       3.90          3.80         4.30    
  KY   :     300        300       300       3.70          3.90         3.60    
  ME   :      14         15        10       2.50          2.00         3.00    
  MD   :      60         55        60       4.60          4.30         4.70    
  MA   :      24         20        15       2.70          2.40         2.00    
  MI   :   1,050      1,050       950       3.90          4.10         3.60    
  MN   :   1,600      1,425     1,475       3.70          3.50         3.10    
  MO   :     450        450       480       2.80          2.80         2.75    
  MT   :   1,550      1,600     1,700       2.30          2.50         2.10    
  NE   :   1,400      1,350     1,400       3.60          3.60         3.60    
  NV   :     240        240       240       4.30          4.50         4.50    
  NH   :      19         13        12       2.10          2.10         1.95    
  NJ   :      30         30        25       3.70          3.50         3.50    
  NM   :     250        250       255       5.20          5.30         5.40    
  NY   :     620        650       640       2.95          2.60         2.70    
  NC   :      20         20        15       3.00          3.10         2.80    
  ND   :   1,450      1,400     1,700       1.90          2.20         1.85    
  OH   :     660        700       700       4.20          3.80         3.00    
  OK   :     340        380       390       3.50          3.80         3.50    
  OR   :     410        450       460       4.00          4.30         4.40    
  PA   :     800        780       750       3.00          2.90         3.10    
  RI   :       2          2         2       2.50          2.00         2.90    
  SD   :   2,500      2,600     2,500       2.10          2.50         2.20    
  TN   :      50         50        40       3.30          3.60         3.40    
  TX   :      90        160       150       4.50          3.60         4.50    
  UT   :     525        545       545       4.20          4.30         4.00    
  VT   :     100         95        65       2.20          2.10         2.10    
  VA   :     140        140       130       3.10          3.30         3.60    
  WA   :     470        500       490       4.70          5.10         4.70    
  WV   :      50         40        40       3.20          3.00         2.80    
  WI   :   2,300      2,300     2,100       2.50          2.60         2.50    
  WY   :     610        640       620       2.30          2.70         2.40    
       :
  US   :  24,198     24,489    24,291       3.36          3.45         3.27    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.

               Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures for Hay:  Production               
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                               Production                              
 State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
       :         1994         :          1995 1/      :          1996          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                               1,000 Tons                              
       :                                                                       
  AZ   :         1,200                  1,287                    1,280         
  AR   :            85                     63                       60         
  CA   :         6,650                  6,486                    6,580         
  CO   :         3,276                  3,060                    3,010         
  CT   :            70                     32                       38         
  DE   :            26                     15                       32         
  ID   :         3,978                  4,510                    4,200         
  IL   :         2,275                  2,480                    2,160         
  IN   :         1,330                  1,280                    1,360         
  IA   :         4,625                  4,860                    4,320         
  KS   :         3,120                  3,230                    3,440         
  KY   :         1,110                  1,170                    1,080         
  ME   :            35                     30                       30         
  MD   :           276                    237                      282         
  MA   :            65                     48                       30         
  MI   :         4,095                  4,305                    3,420         
  MN   :         5,920                  4,988                    4,573         
  MO   :         1,260                  1,260                    1,320         
  MT   :         3,565                  4,000                    3,570         
  NE   :         5,040                  4,860                    5,040         
  NV   :         1,032                  1,080                    1,080         
  NH   :            40                     27                       23         
  NJ   :           111                    105                       88         
  NM   :         1,300                  1,325                    1,377         
  NY   :         1,829                  1,690                    1,728         
  NC   :            60                     62                       42         
  ND   :         2,755                  3,080                    3,145         
  OH   :         2,772                  2,660                    2,100         
  OK   :         1,190                  1,444                    1,365         
  OR   :         1,640                  1,935                    2,024         
  PA   :         2,400                  2,262                    2,325         
  RI   :             5                      4                        6         
  SD   :         5,250                  6,500                    5,500         
  TN   :           165                    180                      136         
  TX   :           405                    576                      675         
  UT   :         2,205                  2,344                    2,180         
  VT   :           220                    200                      137         
  VA   :           434                    462                      468         
  WA   :         2,209                  2,550                    2,303         
  WV   :           160                    120                      112         
  WI   :         5,750                  5,980                    5,250         
  WY   :         1,403                  1,728                    1,488         
       :
  US   :        81,336                 84,515                   79,377         
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.

                   All Other Hay:  Area Harvested and Yield                   
                      by State and United States, 1994-96                      
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :         Area Harvested        :                 Yield                 
 State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   1994   :  1995 1/ :   1996  :     1994    :   1995 1/  :    1996    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   ------ 1,000 Acres ------           ---------- Tons ----------      
       :                                                                       
  AL   :     730        720       730       2.70          2.10         2.40    
  AZ   :      35         30        19       3.60          3.50         3.50    
  AR   :   1,100      1,025     1,125       2.20          1.90         2.00    
  CA   :     520        530       510       3.00          3.50         2.80    
  CO   :     490        510       580       1.60          1.80         1.80    
  CT   :      59         58        65       2.05          1.90         1.90    
  DE   :      10          7         8       3.50          2.30         4.00    
  FL   :     240        230       240       3.10          2.50         2.60    
  GA   :     650        600       600       3.00          2.50         2.80    
  ID   :     230        300       280       2.00          1.90         2.00    
  IL   :     450        430       400       2.00          2.60         2.20    
  IN   :     300        400       300       2.60          2.80         2.20    
  IA   :     500        350       500       2.30          2.30         2.00    
  KS   :   1,650      1,750     1,700       1.70          1.90         2.10    
  KY   :   1,950      2,100     2,100       2.20          2.20         2.20    
  LA   :     290        310       310       2.80          2.40         2.70    
  ME   :     200        210       175       1.85          1.85         1.75    
  MD   :     140        150       160       2.80          2.10         2.60    
  MA   :      82         80        80       1.80          1.80         2.00    
  MI   :     350        300       350       2.20          2.40         2.20    
  MN   :     700        850       750       2.30          2.30         1.90    
  MS   :     750        725       800       2.50          2.30         2.50    
  MO   :   2,900      2,850     3,200       1.90          1.95         1.75    
  MT   :     650        800       900       1.50          1.70         1.50    
  NE   :   1,900      1,800     1,850       1.25          1.30         1.30    
  NV   :     230        250       250       1.60          1.70         1.70    
  NH   :      60         55        55       2.05          2.00         1.70    
  NJ   :      90        100        95       1.80          1.80         1.90    
  NM   :      70        100       100       2.10          1.90         2.00    
  NY   :   1,040        950       870       2.05          1.85         2.00    
  NC   :     490        510       525       2.30          2.40         2.10    
  ND   :   1,350      1,300     1,200       1.30          1.55         1.40    
  OH   :     620        550       500       2.60          2.50         2.60    
  OK   :   1,880      1,820     2,300       1.60          1.50         1.60    
  OR   :     600        650       610       2.00          2.10         2.00    
  PA   :   1,120      1,130     1,130       1.90          1.90         2.00    
  RI   :       6          5         6       2.15          2.00         2.50    
  SC   :     250        300       280       2.60          2.40         2.00    
  SD   :   1,600      1,700     1,800       1.30          1.50         1.50    
  TN   :   1,650      1,700     1,750       2.20          2.20         2.10    
  TX   :   3,500      3,600     4,200       2.30          2.10         1.70    
  UT   :     160        150       160       2.00          2.00         2.10    
  VT   :     225        205       185       1.90          1.75         2.00    
  VA   :   1,060      1,110     1,150       1.80          1.90         2.20    
  WA   :     240        260       310       2.40          2.80         2.70    
  WV   :     500        520       530       1.90          1.80         1.80    
  WI   :     400        400       400       2.00          2.10         2.00    
  WY   :     520        660       600       1.20          1.50         1.20    
       :
  US   :  34,537     35,140    36,738       1.99          1.98         1.91    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.

                      All Other Hay:  Production by State                      
                           and United States, 1994-96                          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                               Production                              
 State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
       :         1994         :          1995 1/      :          1996          
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                               1,000 Tons                              
       :                                                                       
  AL   :         1,971                  1,512                    1,752         
  AZ   :           126                    105                       67         
  AR   :         2,420                  1,948                    2,250         
  CA   :         1,560                  1,855                    1,428         
  CO   :           784                    918                    1,044         
  CT   :           121                    110                      124         
  DE   :            35                     16                       32         
  FL   :           744                    575                      624         
  GA   :         1,950                  1,500                    1,680         
  ID   :           460                    570                      560         
  IL   :           900                  1,118                      880         
  IN   :           780                  1,120                      660         
  IA   :         1,150                    805                    1,000         
  KS   :         2,805                  3,325                    3,570         
  KY   :         4,290                  4,620                    4,620         
  LA   :           812                    744                      837         
  ME   :           370                    389                      306         
  MD   :           392                    315                      416         
  MA   :           148                    144                      160         
  MI   :           770                    720                      770         
  MN   :         1,610                  1,955                    1,425         
  MS   :         1,875                  1,668                    2,000         
  MO   :         5,510                  5,558                    5,600         
  MT   :           975                  1,360                    1,350         
  NE   :         2,375                  2,340                    2,405         
  NV   :           368                    425                      425         
  NH   :           123                    110                       94         
  NJ   :           162                    180                      181         
  NM   :           147                    190                      200         
  NY   :         2,132                  1,758                    1,740         
  NC   :         1,127                  1,224                    1,103         
  ND   :         1,755                  2,015                    1,680         
  OH   :         1,612                  1,375                    1,300         
  OK   :         3,008                  2,730                    3,680         
  OR   :         1,200                  1,365                    1,220         
  PA   :         2,128                  2,147                    2,260         
  RI   :            13                     10                       15         
  SC   :           650                    720                      560         
  SD   :         2,080                  2,550                    2,700         
  TN   :         3,630                  3,740                    3,675         
  TX   :         8,050                  7,560                    7,140         
  UT   :           320                    300                      336         
  VT   :           428                    359                      370         
  VA   :         1,908                  2,109                    2,530         
  WA   :           576                    728                      837         
  WV   :           950                    936                      954         
  WI   :           800                    840                      800         
  WY   :           624                    990                      720         
       :
  US   :        68,724                 69,651                   70,080         
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.

   Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted and Harvested by Commercial
               Class, State, and Total, 1994-96 1/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class          :        Area Planted          :          Area Harvested
   and           :------------------------------------------------------------
  State          :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995  :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Acres
Large Lima       :
  CA             :     24.0      21.0      21.0      23.5      20.0      20.0
                 :
Baby Lima        :
  CA             :     26.0      23.0      24.0      24.5      22.0      23.0
                 :
Navy             :
  CO             :      2.0       0.8                 2.0       0.8
  ID             :      3.5       6.3       7.3       3.4       6.3       7.2
  KS             :      1.6       1.2                 1.5       1.1
  MI             :    230.0     220.0     210.0     210.0     218.0     200.0
  MN             :     45.2      76.5      46.0      41.1      61.2      42.9
  NE             :      4.0       6.0       5.0       3.5       5.8       4.6
  NM             :      4.1       4.3       5.0       4.1       4.3       5.0
  ND             :    135.0     168.0     135.0     112.0     149.0     133.0
  OR             :      1.0       2.0       1.8       0.9       1.9       1.8
  WY             :      2.0       2.0       4.0       1.7       1.9       3.8
  Total          :    428.4     487.1     414.1     380.2     450.3     398.3
                 :
Great Northern   :
  CO             :      0.9       4.0       1.3       0.9       4.0       1.3
  ID             :      3.5       7.9       7.8       3.5       7.8       7.7
  KS             :                2.0       2.5                 1.8       2.3
  MN             :                6.8       1.0                 4.8       0.9
  NE             :     77.0     110.0     100.0      73.0      98.0      94.6
  WA             :                1.7       2.2                 1.7       2.2
  WY             :      4.0       6.0       5.0       3.8       5.2       4.4
  Total          :     85.4     138.4     119.8      81.2     123.3     113.4
                 :
Small White      :
  ID             :      3.5       3.1       3.1       3.4       3.1       3.0
  MI             :      1.0       1.0                 1.0       1.0
  OR             :      2.3       1.7       0.5       2.3       1.7       0.5
  WA             :      1.6       2.5       2.0       1.6       2.5       2.0
  Total          :      8.4       8.3       5.6       8.3       8.3       5.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.                                                  --continued

      Dry Edible Beans:  Yield and Production, by Commercial
         Class, State, and Total, 1994-96 1/ (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class          :        Yield Per Acre        :          Production
   and           :------------------------------------------------------------
  State          :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995   :  1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   --------  Pounds --------      ------- 1,000 Cwt ------
Large Lima       :
  CA             :    1,830     2,080     1,980       429       415       395
                 :
Baby Lima        :
  CA             :    2,490     2,320     2,220       609       510       510
                 :
Navy             :
  CO             :    1,800     1,750                  36        14
  ID             :    2,060     2,210     2,110        70       139       152
  KS             :    1,730     1,550                  26        17
  MI             :    1,310     1,810     1,400     2,750     3,950     2,800
  MN             :    1,650     1,380     1,470       678       845       631
  NE             :    1,890     1,900     2,070        66       110        95
  NM             :    2,270     1,980     2,200        93        85       110
  ND             :    1,360     1,400     1,450     1,524     2,086     1,929
  OR             :    2,110     2,260     2,330        19        43        42
  WY             :    1,710     1,580     2,290        29        30        87
  Total          :    1,392     1,625     1,468     5,291     7,319     5,846
                 :
Great Northern   :
  CO             :    1,560     1,600     1,620        14        64        21
  ID             :    2,090     2,030     2,170        73       158       167
  KS             :              1,560     1,610                  28        37
  MN             :              1,400     1,780                  67        16
  NE             :    2,020     1,760     1,920     1,478     1,723     1,817
  WA             :              2,350     2,360                  40        52
  WY             :    2,110     1,850     2,500        80        96       110
  Total          :    2,026     1,765     1,958     1,645     2,176     2,220
                 :
Small White      :
  ID             :    1,880     2,000     1,900        64        62        57
  MI             :    1,000     1,500                  10        15
  OR             :    2,300     2,120     2,000        53        36        10
  WA             :    2,310     2,000     2,300        37        50        46
  Total          :    1,976     1,964     2,055       164       163       113
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.                                                  --continued

   Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted and Harvested by Commercial
         Class, State, and Total, 1994-96 1/ (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class          :        Area Planted          :          Area Harvested
   and           :------------------------------------------------------------
  State          :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995  :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Acres
Pinto            :
  CO             :    191.2     164.5     134.7     181.5     140.7     115.2
  ID             :     72.8      48.9      45.9      71.8      48.3      45.4
  KS             :     30.7      29.0      22.5      29.0      26.4      19.5
  MI             :      5.0       4.0       9.0       5.0       4.0       8.0
  MN             :     32.0      46.9      30.0      24.6      35.0      28.0
  MT             :     10.2      11.0      10.5      10.0      10.8      10.3
  NE             :    100.0      85.0      88.0      95.5      80.8      84.3
  NM             :      7.1       7.0       6.7       7.1       7.0       6.7
  ND             :    410.0     399.0     413.0     337.0     362.0     405.0
  OR             :      4.0       2.0       2.2       4.0       1.9       2.0
  TX             :     12.0       2.4       1.0      10.4       2.3       0.9
  UT             :      6.5       7.3       5.0       6.3       7.0       0.6
  WA             :     11.7      10.0      14.2      11.7      10.0      13.0
  WY             :     38.0      26.0      27.0      36.0      24.0      25.0
  Total          :    931.2     843.0     809.7     829.9     760.2     763.9
                 :
Light Red        :
 Kidney          :
  CA             :     14.0      13.0      10.0      13.5      12.0      10.0
  CO             :      8.7      14.5       8.7       8.5      13.5       8.2
  ID             :      0.6       1.4       0.9       0.6       1.1       0.8
  MI             :     14.0      12.0      12.0      13.0      12.0      10.0
  MN             :      9.6       7.0       8.0       9.4       6.6       7.4
  NE             :     15.0      17.0      10.0      14.2      14.0       9.7
  NY             :     21.0      19.0      16.5      20.5      18.0      16.0
  Total          :     82.9      83.9      66.1      79.7      77.2      62.1
                 :                               
Dark Red         :
 Kidney          :
  CA             :      7.0       4.5       5.0       7.0       4.5       5.0
  ID             :      0.7       1.3       0.5       0.7       1.1       0.5
  MI             :     21.0      16.0      11.0      18.0      15.0      10.0
  MN             :     35.6      35.3      32.0      34.6      27.5      29.0
  NY             :      5.0       4.0       3.5       5.0       4.0       3.0
  ND             :      6.0       3.0       3.0       5.2       3.0       3.0
  WI             :     11.4       9.3       8.3      11.3       9.0       8.0
 Total           :     86.7      73.4      63.3      81.8      64.1      58.5
                 :
Pink             :
  CA             :      7.0       7.0       8.0       7.0       6.0       8.0
  ID             :     23.6      14.9       7.5      23.2      14.6       7.4
  MN             :                5.2       5.0                 4.7       4.5
  NM             :      1.0       0.8       0.3       1.0       0.8       0.3
  ND             :      7.5       6.0       7.0       6.3       5.1       7.0
  WA             :      3.7       4.5       3.1       3.7       4.5       3.1
  Total          :     42.8      38.4      30.9      41.2      35.7      30.3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/ 1996 revised.                                                  --continued

      Dry Edible Beans:  Yield and Production, by Commercial
         Class, State, and Total, 1994-96 1/ (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class          :        Yield Per Acre        :          Production
   and           :------------------------------------------------------------
  State          :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995   :  1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   --------  Pounds --------      ------- 1,000 Cwt ------
Pinto            :
  CO             :    1,600     1,530     1,830     2,912     2,158     2,112
  ID             :    1,970     2,010     2,150     1,414       971       976
  KS             :    1,750     1,550     1,900       508       410       370
  MI             :    1,200     1,750     1,500        60        70       120
  MN             :    1,200     1,240     1,200       295       433       336
  MT             :    2,200     1,900     2,280       220       205       235
  NE             :    1,800     1,750     1,850     1,719     1,414     1,560
  NM             :    2,180     2,000     2,180       155       140       146
  ND             :    1,270     1,300     1,270     4,280     4,704     5,138
  OR             :    1,900     2,110     2,000        76        40        40
  TX             :    1,160     1,000       890       121        23         8
  UT             :      380       460     1,600        24        32        10
  WA             :    2,330     2,500     2,390       273       250       311
  WY             :    1,900     2,080     2,200       684       499       550
  Total          :    1,535     1,493     1,559    12,741    11,349    11,912
                 :
Light Red        :
 Kidney          :
  CA             :    1,950     1,740     1,900       263       209       190
  CO             :    1,810     1,950     1,390       154       263       114
  ID             :    1,830     1,640     2,130        11        18        17
  MI             :    1,310     1,670     1,400       170       200       140
  MN             :    2,180     1,520     1,910       205       100       141
  NE             :    1,700     1,670     2,050       241       234       199
  NY             :    1,480     1,620     1,270       303       292       203
  Total          :    1,690     1,705     1,617     1,347     1,316     1,004
                 :
Dark Red         :
 Kidney          :
  CA             :    1,790     1,600     1,700       125        72        85
  ID             :    1,570     1,820     2,400        11        20        12
  MI             :    1,280     1,400     1,200       230       210       120
  MN             :    2,000     1,450     1,700       692       399       493
  NY             :    1,460     1,600     1,270        73        64        38
  ND             :    1,790     1,430     1,670        93        43        50
  WI             :    2,100     1,300     1,800       237       117       144
 Total           :    1,786     1,443     1,610     1,461       925       942
                 :
Pink             :
  CA             :    2,160     1,630     1,630       151        98       130
  ID             :    1,990     2,060     2,260       462       301       167
  MN             :              1,400     1,510                  66        68
  NM             :    2,800     2,250     2,670        28        18         8
  ND             :    1,380     1,160     1,370        87        59        96
  WA             :    2,350     2,440     2,130        87       110        66
  Total          :    1,978     1,826     1,766       815       652       535
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.                                                 --continued

   Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted and Harvested by Commercial
         Class, State, and Total, 1994-96 1/ (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class          :        Area Planted          :          Area Harvested
   and           :------------------------------------------------------------
  State          :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995  :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Acres
Small Red        :
  ID             :     27.0      17.2      12.7      26.6      16.9      12.5
  MI             :                9.0       3.0                 9.0       3.0
  WA             :     11.5      11.0       5.0      11.5      11.0       4.7
  Total          :     38.5      37.2      20.7      38.1      36.9      20.2
                 :
Cranberry        :
  CA             :                2.0       3.0                 2.0       3.0
  ID             :                1.3       1.4                 1.3       1.3
  MI             :     30.0      28.0      27.0      28.0      27.0      25.0
  MN             :      3.0       3.7       2.0       3.0       3.5       1.8
  Total          :     33.0      35.0      33.4      31.0      33.8      31.1
                 :
Black            :
  CA             :      2.0       2.0       1.0       2.0       2.0       1.0
  CO             :      0.6       1.0                 0.6       1.0
  ID             :      1.9       2.9       1.1       1.9       2.8       1.0
  MI             :     78.0      89.0      60.0      75.0      88.0      57.0
  MN             :      2.8       6.5       4.0       2.6       5.2       3.7
  NE             :      2.0       1.0       1.0       1.9       1.0       0.9
  NY             :      9.0       8.0       7.0       9.0       8.0       7.0
  ND             :      8.0      18.0      15.0       6.6      15.0      15.0
  WA             :      3.2       2.5                 3.2       2.5
  Total          :    107.5     130.9      89.1     102.8     125.5      85.6
                 :
Blackeye         :
  CA             :     32.0      44.5      24.0      30.0      43.5      23.0
  TX             :     14.0      11.1       8.2      12.1      10.1       6.2
  Total          :     46.0      55.6      32.2      42.1      53.6      29.2
                 :
Garbanzo         :
  CA             :     14.0      19.0      25.0      14.0      17.0      23.0
  ID             :      1.5       3.6       6.1       1.5       3.6       5.5
  OR             :      0.9       1.3       3.0       0.9       1.3       2.8
  WA             :      5.5       6.7       8.6       5.5       6.7       8.1
  Total          :     21.9      30.6      42.7      21.9      28.6      39.4
                 :
Other            :
  CA             :     10.0       9.0       7.0       9.5       8.0       7.0
  CO             :      1.6       5.2       0.3       1.5       5.0       0.3
  ID             :      1.4       1.2       0.7       1.4       1.1       0.7
  KS             :      1.7       1.8       3.0       1.5       1.7       2.2
  MI             :     11.0      11.0       8.0      10.0      11.0       7.0
  MN             :      6.8       2.1       2.0       6.3       1.5       1.8
  NE             :      2.0       6.0       1.0       1.9       5.4       0.9
  NM             :      0.3       0.4                 0.3       0.4
  NY             :      4.0       3.0       3.0       4.0       3.0       3.0
  ND             :      3.5       6.0       7.0       2.9       5.9       7.0
  OR             :      2.0       3.2       1.7       1.9       3.2       1.7
  TX             :      4.0      11.5       3.8       3.5      10.6       2.9
  WA             :      2.8       2.1       1.9       2.8       2.1       1.9
  WY             :      2.0       1.0       1.0       1.5       0.9       0.8
  Total          :     53.1      63.5      40.4      49.0      59.8      37.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.                                                 --continued

      Dry Edible Beans:  Yield and Production, by Commercial
         Class, State, and Total, 1994-96 1/ (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Class          :        Yield Per Acre        :          Production
   and           :------------------------------------------------------------
  State          :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995   :  1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   --------  Pounds --------      ------- 1,000 Cwt ------
Small Red        :
  ID             :    1,910     1,980     2,100       508       335       263
  MI             :              1,780     1,170                 160        35
  WA             :    2,300     2,270     2,280       265       250       107
  Total          :    2,029     2,019     2,005       773       745       405
                 :
Cranberry        :
  CA             :              2,100     1,500                  42        45
  ID             :              1,460     1,850                  19        24
  MI             :    1,290     1,740     1,600       360       470       400
  MN             :    1,970     1,260     1,780        59        44        32
  Total          :    1,352     1,701     1,611       419       575       501
                 :
Black            :
  CA             :    1,700     1,400     1,700        34        28        17
  CO             :    1,670     1,900                  10        19
  ID             :    2,110     1,960     2,100        40        55        21
  MI             :    1,320     1,930     1,650       990     1,700       940
  MN             :    1,650     1,600     1,590        43        83        59
  NE             :    1,680     1,700     2,000        32        17        18
  NY             :    1,620     1,690     1,430       146       135       100
  ND             :    1,320     1,390     1,420        87       208       213
  WA             :    2,500     2,400                  80        60
  Total          :    1,422     1,837     1,598     1,462     2,305     1,368
                 :
Blackeye         :
  CA             :    2,570     2,230     2,260       771       970       520
  TX             :      590     1,200       900        71       121        56
  Total          :    2,000     2,035     1,973       842     1,091       576
                 :
Garbanzo         :
  CA             :    1,870     1,690     1,540       262       288       355
  ID             :      600     1,750       670         9        63        37
  OR             :    1,440     1,540     1,210        13        20        34
  WA             :      800     1,520     1,000        44       102        81
  Total          :    1,498     1,654     1,287       328       473       507
                 :
Other            :
  CA             :    1,340     1,350     1,290       127       108        90
  CO             :      930       800     1,000        14        40         3
  ID             :    2,070     1,730     2,000        29        19        14
  KS             :    1,730     1,530     1,680        26        26        37
  MI             :    1,100     1,410     1,210       110       155        85
  MN             :    1,700     1,200     1,330       107        18        24
  NE             :    1,890     1,670     1,780        36        90        16
  NM             :    2,330     2,000                   7         8
  NY             :    1,580     1,570     1,200        63        47        36
  ND             :    1,340     1,390     1,400        39        82        98
  OR             :    1,890     2,160     1,880        36        69        32
  TX             :      740       760       690        26        81        20
  WA             :    1,930     1,900     2,470        54        40        47
  WY             :    1,870     1,670     2,250        28        15        18
  Total          :    1,433     1,334     1,398       702       798       520
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.


Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,
            by State and United States, 1994-96 1/ 2/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :        Area Planted          :          Area Harvested
  State          :------------------------------------------------------------
                 :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995  :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          1,000 Acres
                 :
  CA             :    136.0     145.0     128.0     131.0     137.0     123.0
  CO             :    205.0     190.0     145.0     195.0     165.0     125.0
  ID             :    140.0     110.0      95.0     138.0     108.0      93.0
  KS             :     34.0      34.0      28.0      32.0      31.0      24.0
  MI             :    390.0     390.0     340.0     360.0     385.0     320.0
  MN             :    135.0     190.0     130.0     121.6     150.0     120.0
  MT             :     10.2      11.0      10.5      10.0      10.8      10.3
  NE             :    200.0     225.0     205.0     190.0     205.0     195.0
  NM             :     12.5      12.5      12.0      12.5      12.5      12.0
  NY             :     39.0      34.0      30.0      38.5      33.0      29.0
  ND             :    570.0     600.0     580.0     470.0     540.0     570.0
  OR             :     10.2      10.2       9.2      10.0      10.0       8.8
  TX             :     30.0      25.0      13.0      26.0      23.0      10.0
  UT             :      6.5       7.3       5.0       6.3       7.0       0.6
  WA             :     40.0      41.0      37.0      40.0      41.0      35.0
  WI             :     11.4       9.3       8.3      11.3       9.0       8.0
  WY             :     46.0      35.0      37.0      43.0      32.0      34.0
                 :
  US             :  2,015.8   2,069.3   1,813.0   1,835.2   1,899.3   1,717.7
                 :------------------------------------------------------------
                 :        Yield Per Acre        :          Production
                 :------------------------------------------------------------
                 :     1994  :   1995  :   1996 :    1994  :   1995  :   1996
                 :------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   -------- Pounds ---------      ------- 1,000 Cwt ------
                 :
  CA             :    2,115     2,000     1,900     2,771     2,740     2,337
  CO             :    1,610     1,550     1,800     3,140     2,558     2,250
  ID             :    1,950     2,000     2,050     2,691     2,160     1,907
  KS             :    1,750     1,550     1,850       560       481       444
  MI             :    1,300     1,800     1,450     4,680     6,930     4,640
  MN             :    1,710     1,370     1,500     2,079     2,055     1,800
  MT             :    2,200     1,900     2,280       220       205       235
  NE             :    1,880     1,750     1,900     3,572     3,588     3,705
  NM             :    2,260     2,010     2,200       283       251       264
  NY             :    1,520     1,630     1,300       585       538       377
  ND             :    1,300     1,330     1,320     6,110     7,182     7,524
  OR             :    1,970     2,080     1,800       197       208       158
  TX             :      840       980       840       218       225        84
  UT             :      380       460     1,600        24        32        10
  WA             :    2,100     2,200     2,030       840       902       710
  WI             :    2,100     1,300     1,800       237       117       144
  WY             :    1,910     2,000     2,250       821       640       765
                 :
  US             :    1,582     1,622     1,592    29,028    30,812    27,354
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Excludes beans grown for garden seed.  
2/  1996 revised.


   Lentils:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,
               by State and United States, 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :            Area Planted          :          Area Harvested
State      :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      1994   :   1995   :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                             1,000 Acres
           :
ID         :      86.0       71.0       56.0       85.0       70.0       55.0
WA         :      94.0       79.0       63.0       93.0       75.0       62.0
           :
Oth Sts 1/ :                  9.4        9.0                   9.4        9.0
           :
US         :     180.0      159.4      128.0      178.0      154.4      126.0
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                Yield             :            Production
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      1994   :   1995   :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      --------- Pounds ---------      -------- 1,000 Cwt -------
           :
ID         :     1,100      1,450        800        935      1,015        440
WA         :       990      1,400      1,100        921      1,050        682
           :
Oth Sts 1/ :                  851      1,100                    80         99
           :
US         :     1,043      1,389        969      1,856      2,145      1,221
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Includes MT and ND; estimates initiated in 1995.







                    Wrinkled Seed Peas:  Production,
                    by State and United States, 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                         Production
      State      :------------------------------------------------------------
                 :        1994          :        1995       :     1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                            1,000 Cwt
                 :
ID               :           368                 493                 316
WA               :           386                 555                 232
                 :
US               :           754               1,048                 548
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dry Edible Peas:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,
             by State and United States, 1994-96 1/ 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :            Area Planted          :          Area Harvested
State      :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      1994   :   1995   :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                             1,000 Acres
           :
ID         :      49.0       70.0       61.0       47.0       68.0       59.0
WA         :      82.0      112.0      109.0       81.0      111.0      108.0
           :
Oth Sts 2/ :                 16.0       20.0                  15.0       16.0
           :
US         :     131.0      198.0      190.0      128.0      194.0      183.0
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                Yield             :            Production
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      1994   :   1995   :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      --------- Pounds ---------      -------- 1,000 Cwt -------
           :
ID         :     1,800      2,300      1,000        846      1,564        590
WA         :     1,740      2,500      1,300      1,409      2,775      1,404
           :
Oth Sts 2/ :                1,800      1,800                   270        288
           :
US         :     1,762      2,376      1,247      2,255      4,609      2,282
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Excludes both wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas.  
2/  Includes MT, NV, ND, and OR; estimates initiated in 1995.





Austrian Winter Peas:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,
               by State and United States, 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :            Area Planted          :          Area Harvested
State      :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      1994   :   1995   :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                             1,000 Acres
           :
ID         :       6.0       10.0        8.0        4.0        7.0        7.0
OR         :       1.0        0.9        0.6        0.6        0.7        0.3
           :
US         :       7.0       10.9        8.6        4.6        7.7        7.3
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                Yield             :            Production
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      1994   :   1995   :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
           :      --------- Pounds ---------      -------- 1,000 Cwt -------
           :
ID         :     1,100      1,500      1,400         44        105         98
OR         :     1,170      2,000      1,670          7         14          5
           :
US         :     1,109      1,545      1,411         51        119        103
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Potatoes:  Area Planted and Harvested, by State
                    and United States, 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :           Area Planted          :           Area Harvested
State   :---------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1994  :    1995  :    1996 :      1994   :    1995   :    1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                            1,000 Acres
        :
AL      :       9.8        9.4        8.8         9.5         9.2         8.6
AZ      :       6.3        6.5        9.0         6.3         6.5         9.0
CA      :      44.7       41.5       43.1        44.7        41.3        43.1
CO      :      83.5       86.3       87.9        83.0        85.9        87.5
DE      :       4.9        6.0        6.0         4.8         5.9         5.9
FL      :      47.6       46.8       46.8        46.4        42.9        44.3
ID      :     410.0      400.0      410.0       408.0       398.0       408.0
IL      :       5.1        5.6        6.3         5.0         5.5         6.0
IN      :       4.4        5.0        5.7         4.1         4.6         5.2
IA      :       1.6        1.6        1.5         1.6         1.6         1.5
ME      :      78.0       78.0       78.0        75.0        78.0        77.0
MD      :       2.5        1.5        2.0         2.5         1.5         1.9
MA      :       3.1        3.3        2.7         3.1         3.3         2.6
MI      :      54.0       55.0       52.0        52.0        54.5        46.0
MN      :      81.7       83.0       85.0        74.6        77.0        82.0
MO      :       7.2        7.1        7.8         6.8         6.9         7.1
MT      :      10.0        9.8       10.4        10.0         9.8        10.2
NE      :      15.8       16.5       18.3        15.5        15.9        17.9
NV      :       8.0        7.6        8.0         8.0         7.6         7.9
NJ      :       2.9        2.7        2.6         2.8         2.6         2.5
NM      :      10.0       10.5       10.6         9.4        10.5        10.3
NY      :      29.1       29.0       29.0        28.6        28.5        28.5
NC      :      18.8       18.9       18.7        18.4        17.8        18.2
ND      :     133.0      125.0      134.0       120.0       121.0       131.0
OH      :       5.6        5.5        5.2         5.5         5.4         5.1
OR      :      56.4       54.0       65.0        55.8        53.2        64.0
PA      :      19.0       18.0       17.0        18.0        17.0        16.5
RI      :       1.1        0.9        0.8         1.1         0.9         0.8
SD      :       6.0        6.0        6.0         5.5         5.2         5.7
TX      :      13.5       12.5       17.3        13.0        12.0        16.0
UT      :       6.1        5.2        4.3         6.0         5.1         4.2
VA      :      10.0        9.0        9.0         9.5         8.5         8.0
WA      :     152.0      147.0      163.0       152.0       147.0       161.0
WI      :      73.0       82.0       83.0        71.5        80.0        81.0
WY      :       1.7        1.5        0.9         1.7         1.5         0.8
        :
US      :   1,416.4    1,398.2    1,455.7     1,379.7     1,372.1     1,425.3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

             Potatoes: Yield and Production, by State
                    and United States 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Yield             :           Production
State   :---------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1994  :    1995  :    1996 :      1994   :    1995   :    1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        : ------------- Cwt -------------   ----------- 1,000 Cwt -----------
        :
AL      :       171        167        152       1,628       1,539       1,309
AZ      :       265        270        275       1,670       1,755       2,475
CA      :       368        354        363      16,467      14,620      15,651
CO      :       348        309        364      28,864      26,584      31,890
DE      :       170        250        250         816       1,475       1,475
FL      :       215        210        217       9,992       9,003       9,613
ID      :       340        333        343     138,801     132,657     139,960
IL      :       290        270        275       1,450       1,485       1,650
IN      :       280        260        260       1,148       1,196       1,352
IA      :       205        150        210         328         240         315
ME      :       245        220        275      18,375      17,160      21,175
MD      :       100        240        200         250         360         380
MA      :       240        260        260         744         858         676
MI      :       270        300        300      14,040      16,350      13,800
MN      :       269        270        300      20,035      20,790      24,600
MO      :       255        230        230       1,734       1,587       1,633
MT      :       320        300        315       3,200       2,940       3,213
NE      :       349        310        329       5,404       4,934       5,887
NV      :       345        365        400       2,760       2,774       3,160
NJ      :       210        270        265         588         702         663
NM      :       435        356        385       4,088       3,738       3,964
NY      :       273        270        280       7,805       7,695       7,980
NC      :       173        178        183       3,186       3,177       3,338
ND      :       235        210        220      28,200      25,410      28,820
OH      :       245        260        250       1,348       1,404       1,275
OR      :       493        466        495      27,514      24,788      31,684
PA      :       210        240        255       3,780       4,080       4,208
RI      :       225        270        265         248         243         212
SD      :       280        190        280       1,540         988       1,596
TX      :       223        214        212       2,900       2,570       3,385
UT      :       265        240        280       1,590       1,224       1,176
VA      :       150        240        225       1,425       2,040       1,800
WA      :       585        550        590      88,920      80,850      94,990
WI      :       360        325        390      25,740      26,000      31,590
WY      :       280        260        280         476         390         224
        :
US      :       339        323        349     467,054     443,606     497,119
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Potatoes:  Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production
       by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Seasonal   :         Area Planted         :        Area Harvested
   Group and  :---------------------------------------------------------------
     State    :    1994  :   1995  :   1996  :    1994  :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                         1,000 Acres 
Winter        :
  CA          :      4.5       5.0       5.7        4.5        5.0        5.7
  FL          :      8.4       8.3       8.8        7.8        6.9        8.8
              :
  Total       :     12.9      13.3      14.5       12.3       11.9       14.5
              :
Spring  1/    :
  AL          :      2.6       2.6       2.0        2.5        2.5        1.9
  AZ          :      6.3       6.5       9.0        6.3        6.5        9.0
  CA          :     20.5      18.0      20.1       20.5       17.8       20.1
  FL          :     39.2      38.5      38.0       38.6       36.0       35.5
    Hastings  :     29.5      28.5      28.5       29.0       27.0       27.5
    Other FL  :      9.7      10.0       9.5        9.6        9.0        8.0
  NC          :     17.3      17.5      17.5       17.0       16.5       17.0
  TX          :      5.7       5.2       6.8        5.5        5.0        6.5
              :
  Total       :     91.6      88.3      93.4       90.4       84.3       90.0
              :
              :---------------------------------------------------------------
              :              Yield           :           Production
              :---------------------------------------------------------------
              :   1994   :   1995  :   1996  :    1994  :   1995   :   1996
              :---------------------------------------------------------------
              : -------- Cwt ----------       --------- 1,000 Cwt -----------
              :
Winter        :
  CA          :      215       260       250        968      1,300      1,425
  FL          :      180       170       210      1,404      1,173      1,848
              :
  Total       :      193       208       226      2,372      2,473      3,273
              :
Spring  1/    :
  AL          :      175       160       160        438        400        304
  AZ          :      265       270       275      1,670      1,755      2,475
  CA          :      380       350       375      7,790      6,230      7,538
  FL          :      222       218       219      8,588      7,830      7,765
    Hastings  :      220       220       230      6,380      5,940      6,325
    Other FL  :      230       210       180      2,208      1,890      1,440
  NC          :      180       185       190      3,060      3,053      3,230
  TX          :      200       185       170      1,100        925      1,105
              :
  Total       :      251       240       249     22,646     20,193     22,417
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.

    Potatoes:  Area Planted and Harvested, by Seasonal Group,
          State, and United States, 1994-96 (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Seasonal   :         Area Planted         :        Area Harvested
   Group and  :---------------------------------------------------------------
     State    :   1994   :   1995  :   1996  :    1994  :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                         1,000 Acres 
Summer        :
  AL          :     7.2        6.8       6.8        7.0        6.7        6.7
  CA          :     5.7        5.5       5.8        5.7        5.5        5.8
  CO          :     9.5        9.3       9.9        9.3        9.1        9.7
  DE          :     4.9        6.0       6.0        4.8        5.9        5.9
  IL          :     5.1        5.6       6.3        5.0        5.5        6.0
  IA          :     1.6        1.6       1.5        1.6        1.6        1.5
  MD          :     2.5        1.5       2.0        2.5        1.5        1.9
  MO          :     7.2        7.1       7.8        6.8        6.9        7.1
  NE          :     4.5        4.5       5.6        4.4        4.4        5.5
  NJ          :     2.9        2.7       2.6        2.8        2.6        2.5
  NM          :     3.7        4.2       3.9        3.4        4.2        3.9
  NC          :     1.5        1.4       1.2        1.4        1.3        1.2
  TX          :     7.8        7.3      10.5        7.5        7.0        9.5
  VA          :    10.0        9.0       9.0        9.5        8.5        8.0
  Total       :    74.1       72.5      78.9       71.7       70.7       75.2
              :
Fall          :
  CA          :    14.0       13.0      11.5       14.0       13.0       11.5
  CO          :    74.0       77.0      78.0       73.7       76.8       77.8
  ID          :   410.0      400.0     410.0      408.0      398.0      408.0
    10 SW Co  :    27.0       27.0      28.0       27.0       27.0       28.0
    Other ID  :   383.0      373.0     382.0      381.0      371.0      380.0
  IN          :     4.4        5.0       5.7        4.1        4.6        5.2
  ME          :    78.0       78.0      78.0       75.0       78.0       77.0
  MA          :     3.1        3.3       2.7        3.1        3.3        2.6
  MI 1/       :    54.0       55.0      52.0       52.0       54.5       46.0
  MN 1/       :    81.7       83.0      85.0       74.6       77.0       82.0
  MT          :    10.0        9.8      10.4       10.0        9.8       10.2
  NE          :    11.3       12.0      12.7       11.1       11.5       12.4
  NV          :     8.0        7.6       8.0        8.0        7.6        7.9
  NM          :     6.3        6.3       6.7        6.0        6.3        6.4
  NY 2/       :    29.1       29.0      29.0       28.6       28.5       28.5
    Long Is   :     6.1                             6.1
    Upstate   :    23.0                            22.5
  ND          :   133.0      125.0     134.0      120.0      121.0      131.0
  OH          :     5.6        5.5       5.2        5.5        5.4        5.1
  OR          :    56.4       54.0      65.0       55.8       53.2       64.0
    Malheur   :    11.9       13.0      13.6       11.8       12.8       13.3
    Other OR  :    44.5       41.0      51.4       44.0       40.4       50.7
  PA          :    19.0       18.0      17.0       18.0       17.0       16.5
  RI          :     1.1        0.9       0.8        1.1        0.9        0.8
  SD          :     6.0        6.0       6.0        5.5        5.2        5.7
  UT          :     6.1        5.2       4.3        6.0        5.1        4.2
  WA          :   152.0      147.0     163.0      152.0      147.0      161.0
  WI          :    73.0       82.0      83.0       71.5       80.0       81.0
  WY          :     1.7        1.5       0.9        1.7        1.5        0.8
  Total       : 1,237.8    1,224.1   1,268.9    1,205.3    1,205.2    1,245.6
              :
US            : 1,416.4   1,398.2   1,455.7    1,379.7    1,372.1    1,425.3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Summer potatoes included with fall in 1994 for comparative purposes.
2/  Long Island and Upstate breakout discontinued in 1995.

      Potatoes:   Yield and Production, by Seasonal Group, 
          State, and United States, 1994-96 (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Seasonal   :              Yield           :           Production
   Group and  :---------------------------------------------------------------
     State    :   1994   :   1995  :   1996  :    1994  :   1995   :   1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              : ------------ Cwt -----------   --------- 1,000 Cwt ----------
Summer        :
  AL          :      170       170       150      1,190      1,139      1,005
  CA          :      370       320       360      2,109      1,760      2,088
  CO          :      330       305       320      3,069      2,776      3,104
  DE          :      170       250       250        816      1,475      1,475
  IL          :      290       270       275      1,450      1,485      1,650
  IA          :      205       150       210        328        240        315
  MD          :      100       240       200        250        360        380
  MO          :      255       230       230      1,734      1,587      1,633
  NE          :      320       285       270      1,408      1,254      1,485
  NJ          :      210       270       265        588        702        663
  NM          :      320       320       360      1,088      1,344      1,404
  NC          :       90        95        90        126        124        108
  TX          :      240       235       240      1,800      1,645      2,280
  VA          :      150       240       225      1,425      2,040      1,800
  Total       :      242       254       258     17,381     17,931     19,390
              :
Fall          :
  CA          :      400       410       400      5,600      5,330      4,600
  CO          :      350       310       370     25,795     23,808     28,786
  ID          :      340       333       343    138,801    132,657    139,960
    10 SW Co  :      470       420       425     12,690     11,340     11,900
    Other ID  :      331       327       337    126,111    121,317    128,060
  IN          :      280       260       260      1,148      1,196      1,352
  ME          :      245       220       275     18,375     17,160     21,175
  MA          :      240       260       260        744        858        676
  MI 1/       :      270       300       300     14,040     16,350     13,800
  MN 1/       :      269       270       300     20,035     20,790     24,600
  MT          :      320       300       315      3,200      2,940      3,213
  NE          :      360       320       355      3,996      3,680      4,402
  NV          :      345       365       400      2,760      2,774      3,160
  NM          :      500       380       400      3,000      2,394      2,560
  NY 2/       :      273       270       280      7,805      7,695      7,980
    Long Is   :      265                          1,617
    Upstate   :      275                          6,188
  ND          :      235       210       220     28,200     25,410     28,820
  OH          :      245       260       250      1,348      1,404      1,275
  OR          :      493       466       495     27,514     24,788     31,684
    Malheur   :      430       390       400      5,074      4,992      5,320
    Other OR  :      510       490       520     22,440     19,796     26,364
  PA          :      210       240       255      3,780      4,080      4,208
  RI          :      225       270       265        248        243        212
  SD          :      280       190       280      1,540        988      1,596
  UT          :      265       240       280      1,590      1,224      1,176
  WA          :      585       550       590     88,920     80,850     94,990
  WI          :      360       325       390     25,740     26,000     31,590
  WY          :      280       260       280        476        390        224
  Total       :      352       334       363    424,655    403,009    452,039
              :
US            :      339       323       349    467,054    443,606    497,119
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Summer potatoes included with fall in 1994 for comparative purposes.
2/  Long Island and Upstate breakout discontinued in 1995.

Sweet Potatoes:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,
               by State and United States, 1994-96 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :          Area Planted              :       Area Harvested
 State :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :    1994    :   1995    :   1996    :   1994    :   1995    :   1996
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                               1,000 Acres
       :
AL     :        4.4         4.4         4.4         4.2         4.1         4.3
CA     :        8.2         9.6         9.6         8.2         9.6         9.6
GA     :        2.5         2.5         2.1         2.4         2.4         2.0
LA     :       20.0        22.0        22.0        19.0        21.0        21.0
MD  1/ :        0.3                                 0.3 
MS     :        6.0         6.2         8.3         5.5         5.5         8.1
NJ     :        1.5         1.5         1.3         1.4         1.4         1.2
NC     :       35.0        33.0        33.0        34.0        32.0        31.0
SC     :        2.0         2.1         2.2         1.9         1.9         2.0
TX     :        5.7         5.6         5.9         5.4         5.2         5.5
VA     :        0.5         0.5         0.5         0.5         0.5         0.4
       :
US     :       86.1        87.4        89.3        82.8        83.6        85.1
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :              Yield                 :           Production
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :    1994    :   1995    :   1996    :   1994    :   1995    :   1996
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :    ----------- Cwt ------------        -------- 1,000 Cwt ---------    
       :
AL     :        190         165         180         798         677         774
CA     :        205         200         205       1,681       1,920       1,968
GA     :        150         170         180         360         408         360
LA     :        160         150         160       3,040       3,150       3,360
MD 1/  :         70                                  21 
MS     :        170         150         160         935         825       1,296
NJ     :        110         150         130         154         210         156
NC     :        155         150         140       5,270       4,800       4,340
SC     :        115          95         125         219         181         250
TX     :        155         125         190         837         650       1,045
VA     :        160         170         140          80          85          56
       :
US     :        162         154         160      13,395      12,906      13,605
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates discontinued in 1995.
                                                                                
                 Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production                
                       by State and United States, 1994-96                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :          Area Harvested           :               Yield               
  State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :  ------------ Acres ------------      ----------- Pounds ----------   
        :                                                                       
CT      :    1,655       1,990       2,100      1,621       1,771       1,666   
FL      :    6,500       7,200       7,500      2,550       2,455       2,680   
GA      :   37,000      42,000      46,000      2,180       2,000       2,470   
IN      :    7,100       6,700       7,600      2,150       2,030       1,970   
KY      :  187,000     166,200     200,900      2,426       1,977       2,132   
MD      :    8,500       8,500       8,000      1,500       1,350       1,500   
MA      :      490         515         770      1,616       1,783       1,591   
MO      :    3,500       2,700       2,800      2,290       2,025       2,250   
NC      :  243,200     261,100     283,300      2,467       1,856       2,085   
OH      :    8,500       7,700       8,300      2,160       1,950       1,700   
PA      :    9,000       7,900       7,800      2,040       1,985       1,983   
SC      :   47,000      50,000      51,000      2,300       2,100       2,310   
TN      :   60,350      51,690      54,530      2,192       1,797       2,091   
VA      :   46,420      44,170      48,870      2,285       1,840       2,174   
WV      :    2,000       2,000       1,900      1,775       1,300       1,300   
WI      :    2,850       2,760       2,550      2,058       2,254       1,812   
        :                                                                       
US      :  671,065     663,125     733,920      2,359       1,913       2,133   
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              Production                               
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         1994          :         1995          :         1996          
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                             1,000 Pounds                              
        :                                                                       
CT      :           2,682                   3,524                   3,498       
FL      :          16,575                  17,676                  20,100       
GA      :          80,660                  84,000                 113,620       
IN      :          15,265                  13,601                  14,972       
KY      :         453,687                 328,581                 428,280       
MD      :          12,750                  11,475                  12,000       
MA      :             792                     918                   1,225       
MO      :           8,015                   5,468                   6,300       
NC      :         599,853                 484,599                 590,683       
OH      :          18,360                  15,015                  14,110       
PA      :          18,360                  15,685                  15,464       
SC      :         108,100                 105,000                 117,810       
TN      :         132,289                  92,907                 114,046       
VA      :         106,092                  81,269                 106,249       
WV      :           3,550                   2,600                   2,470       
WI      :           5,866                   6,220                   4,620       
        :                                                                       
US      :       1,582,896               1,268,538               1,565,447       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                 Tobacco:  Area Harvested by Class, Type, State,                
                           and United States, 1994-96                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :                     Area Harvested                     
     Class and Type    :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :       1994       :       1995       :       1996       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :                         Acres                          
                       :                                                        
Class 1, Flue-cured    :                                                        
 Type 11, Old Belts    :                                                        
  NC                   :      66,000             68,000             80,600      
  VA                   :      34,000             34,000             37,700      
  US                   :     100,000            102,000            118,300      
 Type 12, Eastern NC   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   NC                  :     139,000            151,000            160,000      
 Type 13, NC Border &  :                                                        
  SC Belt              :                                                        
   NC                  :      30,000             34,000             34,400      
   SC                  :      47,000             50,000             51,000      
   US                  :      77,000             84,000             85,400      
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt   :                                                        
   FL                  :       6,500              7,200              7,500      
   GA                  :      37,000             42,000             46,000      
   US                  :      43,500             49,200             53,500      
 Total 11-14           :     359,500            386,200            417,200      
Class 2, Fire-cured    :                                                        
 Type 21, VA Belt      :                                                        
   VA                  :       1,350              1,100              1,100      
 Type 22, Eastern      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  :       4,100              3,900              3,900      
   TN                  :       8,100              7,600              7,500      
   US                  :      12,200             11,500             11,400      
 Type 23, Western      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  :       3,900              3,700              3,700      
   TN                  :         630                580                560      
   US                  :       4,530              4,280              4,260      
 Total 21-23           :      18,080             16,880             16,760      
Class 3, Air-cured     :                                                        
 Class 3A, Light       :                                                        
  Air-cured            :                                                        
 Type 31, Burley       :                                                        
   IN                  :       7,100              6,700              7,600      
   KY                  :     175,000            155,000            190,000      
   MO                  :       3,500              2,700              2,800      
   NC                  :       8,200              8,100              8,300      
   OH                  :       8,500              7,700              8,300      
   TN                  :      51,000             43,000             46,000      
   VA                  :      11,000              9,000             10,000      
   WV                  :       2,000              2,000              1,900      
   US                  :     266,300            234,200            274,900      
 Type 32, Southern MD  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   MD                  :       8,500              8,500              8,000      
   PA                  :       3,600              3,400              3,200      
   US                  :      12,100             11,900             11,200      
 Total 31-32           :     278,400            246,100            286,100      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     --continued
                                                                                
              Tobacco:  Yield and Production by Class, Type, State,             
                     and United States, 1994-96 (continued)                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :          Yield           :         Production          
     Class and Type    :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :  1994  :  1995  :  1996  :  1994   :  1995   :  1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       : -------- Pounds -------    ------- 1,000 Pounds ------ 
                       :                                                        
Class 1, Flue-cured    :                                                        
 Type 11, Old Belts    :                                                        
  NC                   : 2,430    1,920    2,230    160,380   130,560   179,738 
  VA                   : 2,420    1,935    2,235     82,280    65,790    84,260 
  US                   : 2,427    1,925    2,232    242,660   196,350   263,998 
 Type 12, Eastern NC   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   NC                  : 2,525    1,860    2,005    350,975   280,860   320,800 
 Type 13, NC Border &  :                                                        
  SC Belt              :                                                        
   NC                  : 2,365    1,845    2,150     70,950    62,730    73,960 
   SC                  : 2,300    2,100    2,310    108,100   105,000   117,810 
   US                  : 2,325    1,997    2,246    179,050   167,730   191,770 
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt   :                                                        
   FL                  : 2,550    2,455    2,680     16,575    17,676    20,100 
   GA                  : 2,180    2,000    2,470     80,660    84,000   113,620 
   US                  : 2,235    2,067    2,499     97,235   101,676   133,720 
 Total 11-14           : 2,420    1,933    2,182    869,920   746,616   910,288 
Class 2, Fire-cured    :                                                        
 Type 21, VA Belt      :                                                        
   VA                  : 1,780    1,400    1,700      2,403     1,540     1,870 
 Type 22, Eastern      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  : 2,660    2,370    2,600     10,906     9,243    10,140 
   TN                  : 2,570    2,285    2,600     20,817    17,366    19,500 
   US                  : 2,600    2,314    2,600     31,723    26,609    29,640 
 Type 23, Western      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  : 3,190    2,600    3,000     12,441     9,620    11,100 
   TN                  : 2,800    2,450    2,700      1,764     1,421     1,512 
   US                  : 3,136    2,580    2,961     14,205    11,041    12,612 
 Total 21-23           : 2,673    2,322    2,633     48,331    39,190    44,122 
Class 3, Air-cured     :                                                        
 Class 3A, Light       :                                                        
  Air-cured            :                                                        
 Type 31, Burley       :                                                        
   IN                  : 2,150    2,030    1,970     15,265    13,601    14,972 
   KY                  : 2,400    1,950    2,100    420,000   302,250   399,000 
   MO                  : 2,290    2,025    2,250      8,015     5,468     6,300 
   NC                  : 2,140    1,290    1,950     17,548    10,449    16,185 
   OH                  : 2,160    1,950    1,700     18,360    15,015    14,110 
   TN                  : 2,125    1,700    2,000    108,375    73,100    92,000 
   VA                  : 1,935    1,540    2,000     21,285    13,860    20,000 
   WV                  : 1,775    1,300    1,300      3,550     2,600     2,470 
   US                  : 2,300    1,863    2,055    612,398   436,343   565,037 
 Type 32, Southern MD  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   MD                  : 1,500    1,350    1,500     12,750    11,475    12,000 
   PA                  : 1,950    1,900    1,900      7,020     6,460     6,080 
   US                  : 1,634    1,507    1,614     19,770    17,935    18,080 
 Total 31-32           : 2,271    1,846    2,038    632,168   454,278   583,117 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     --continued
                                                                                
                 Tobacco:  Area Harvested by Class, Type, State,                
                           and United States, 1994-96                           
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :                     Area Harvested                     
     Class and Type    :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :       1994       :       1995       :       1996       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :                         Acres                          
                       :                                                        
Class 3, Air-cured     :                                                        
Class 3B, Dark         :                                                        
 Air-cured             :                                                        
 Type 35, One Sucker   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
    KY                 :       2,600              2,300              2,100      
    TN                 :         620                510                470      
    US                 :       3,220              2,810              2,570      
 Type 36, Green River  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
    KY                 :       1,400              1,300              1,200      
 Type 37, VA Sun-cured :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
    VA                 :          70                 70                 70      
 Total 35-37           :       4,690              4,180              3,840      
Class 4, Cigar Filler  :                                                        
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf  :                                                        
    PA                 :       5,400              4,500              4,600      
Class 5, Cigar Binder  :                                                        
 Class 5A, CT Valley   :                                                        
  Binder               :                                                        
  Type 51, CT Valley   :                                                        
   Broadleaf           :                                                        
    CT                 :         745              1,000              1,080      
    MA                 :         210                240                380      
    US                 :         955              1,240              1,460      
 Class 5B, WI Binder   :                                                        
  Type 54, Southern WI :                                                        
    WI                 :       1,900              1,900              1,800      
  Type 55, Northern WI :                                                        
    WI                 :         950                860                750      
  Total 54-55          :       2,850              2,760              2,550      
  Total 51-55          :       3,805              4,000              4,010      
Class 6, Cigar Wrapper :                                                        
 Type 61, CT Valley    :                                                        
  Shade-grown          :                                                        
   CT                  :         910                990              1,020      
   MA                  :         280                275                390      
   US                  :       1,190              1,265              1,410      
All Cigar Types        :                                                        
 Total 41-61           :      10,395              9,765             10,020      
                       :                                                        
All Tobacco            :     671,065            663,125            733,920      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     --continued
                                                                                
              Tobacco:  Yield and Production by Class, Type, State,             
                     and United States, 1994-96 (continued)                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :          Yield           :         Production          
     Class and Type    :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :  1994  :  1995  :  1996  :  1994   :  1995   :  1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       : -------- Pounds -------   -------- 1,000 Pounds -------
                       :                                                        
Class 3, Air-cured     :                                                        
Class 3B, Dark         :                                                        
 Air-cured             :                                                        
 Type 35, One Sucker   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
    KY                 : 2,480    2,060    2,400       6,448     4,738     5,040
    TN                 : 2,150    2,000    2,200       1,333     1,020     1,034
    US                 : 2,416    2,049    2,363       7,781     5,758     6,074
 Type 36, Green River  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
    KY                 : 2,780    2,100    2,500       3,892     2,730     3,000
 Type 37, VA Sun-cured :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
    VA                 : 1,770    1,125    1,700         124        79       119
 Total 35-37           : 2,515    2,050    2,394      11,797     8,567     9,193
Class 4, Cigar Filler  :                                                        
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf  :                                                        
    PA                 : 2,100    2,050    2,040      11,340     9,225     9,384
Class 5, Cigar Binder  :                                                        
 Class 5A, CT Valley   :                                                        
  Binder               :                                                        
  Type 51, CT Valley   :                                                        
   Broadleaf           :                                                        
    CT                 : 1,890    1,980    1,860       1,408     1,980     2,009
    MA                 : 1,905    1,920    1,760         400       461       669
    US                 : 1,893    1,969    1,834       1,808     2,441     2,678
 Class 5B, WI Binder   :                                                        
  Type 54, Southern WI :                                                        
    WI                 : 2,200    2,375    1,900       4,180     4,513     3,420
  Type 55, Northern WI :                                                        
    WI                 : 1,775    1,985    1,600       1,686     1,707     1,200
  Total 54-55          : 2,058    2,254    1,812       5,866     6,220     4,620
  Total 51-55          : 2,017    2,165    1,820       7,674     8,661     7,298
Class 6, Cigar Wrapper :                                                        
 Type 61, CT Valley    :                                                        
  Shade-grown          :                                                        
   CT                  : 1,400    1,560    1,460       1,274     1,544     1,489
   MA                  : 1,400    1,660    1,425         392       457       556
   US                  : 1,400    1,582    1,450       1,666     2,001     2,045
All Cigar Types        :                                                        
 Total 41-61           : 1,989    2,037    1,869      20,680    19,887    18,727
                       :                                                        
All Tobacco            : 2,359    1,913    2,133   1,582,896 1,268,538 1,565,447
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
           Sugarbeets:  Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production          
                     by State and United States, 1994-96 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :           Area Planted            :          Area Harvested           
  State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                              1,000 Acres                              
        :                                                                       
CA      :    143.0       116.0        84.0       141.0       114.0        82.0  
CO      :     44.3        42.8        54.8        43.2        41.1        51.1  
ID      :    202.0       198.0       187.0       201.0       197.0       184.0  
MI      :    195.0       190.0       153.0       187.0       188.0       130.0  
MN      :    415.0       427.0       441.0       411.0       420.0       438.0  
MT      :     54.3        55.7        57.7        54.0        55.5        57.5  
NE      :     82.1        75.9        55.8        74.1        72.3        51.2  
NM      :                              1.1                                  .9  
ND      :    205.8       207.0       226.6       201.5       204.2       225.3  
OH      :     17.0        16.3         4.4        16.0        15.3         4.2  
OR      :     16.7        18.4        17.2        16.4        17.8        16.3  
TX      :     25.4        20.2        14.1        24.5        19.3        12.6  
WA      :                             13.0                                13.0  
WY      :     63.0        63.0        58.0        61.3        61.5        56.8  
        :                                                                       
Oth     :                                                                       
 Sts 2/ :     12.2        14.3                    12.0        14.1              
        :                                                                       
US      :  1,475.8     1,444.6     1,367.7     1,443.0     1,420.1     1,322.9  
        :                                                                       
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Yield               :            Production             
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     ----------- Tons -----------      --------- 1,000 Tons ---------  
        :                                                                       
CA      :     28.0        28.0        29.5       3,948       3,192       2,419  
CO      :     21.9        17.4        20.2         946         715       1,032  
ID      :     27.9        24.0        24.7       5,608       4,728       4,545  
MI      :     16.2        15.8        15.1       3,029       2,970       1,963  
MN      :     20.6        17.7        18.2       8,467       7,434       7,971  
MT      :     24.2        21.5        22.6       1,307       1,193       1,300  
NE      :     20.3        16.4        17.8       1,504       1,186         913  
NM      :                             30.0                                  27  
ND      :     21.2        19.2        18.7       4,272       3,929       4,213  
OH      :     16.5        15.0        18.8         264         230          79  
OR      :     27.8        22.7        25.4         456         404         414  
TX      :     20.3        18.2        19.2         497         351         242  
WA      :                             35.2                                 458  
WY      :     18.0        20.3        17.5       1,103       1,249         994  
        :                                                                       
Oth     :                                                                       
 Sts 2/ :     37.7        34.3                     452         484              
        :                                                                       
US      :     22.1        19.8        20.1      31,853      28,065      26,570  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Related to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted  
    beets in CA.                                                                
2/  Includes NM and WA prior to 1996.                                           
                                                                                
                Sugarcane:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production               
                       by State and United States, 1994-96                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :          Area Harvested          :            Yield 1/            
    State   :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   1994   :   1995    :   1996    :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :  -------- 1,000 Acres --------       ---------- Tons ----------   
            :                                                                   
For Sugar   :                                                                   
  FL        :  423.0       417.0       420.0       33.6       34.6       34.0   
  HI        :   64.3        48.5        40.0       81.9       81.5       81.9   
  LA        :  352.0       368.0       335.0       24.4       25.6       27.0   
  TX        :   42.4        41.2        34.2       31.5       32.4       26.6   
            :                                                                   
  US        :  881.7       874.7       829.2       33.4       33.3       33.2   
            :                                                                   
For Seed    :                                                                   
  FL        :   21.0        20.0        20.0       34.3       33.9       34.0   
  HI        :    5.0         4.5         3.0       19.5       26.0       26.0   
  LA        :   28.0        32.0        35.0       24.4       25.6       27.0   
  TX        :    1.1         1.1          .3       20.0       25.5       32.0   
            :                                                                   
  US        :   55.1        57.6        58.3       27.7       28.5       29.4   
            :                                                                   
For Sugar   :                                                                   
 and Seed   :                                                                   
  FL        :  444.0       437.0       440.0       33.6       34.6       34.0   
  HI        :   69.3        53.0        43.0       77.4       76.8       78.0   
  LA        :  380.0       400.0       370.0       24.4       25.6       27.0   
  TX        :   43.5        42.3        34.5       31.2       32.2       26.7   
            :                                                                   
  US        :  936.8       932.3       887.5       33.0       33.0       32.9   
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                           Production 1/                           
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :        1994         :         1995         :         1996         
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                            1,000 Tons                             
            :                                                                   
For Sugar   :                                                                   
  FL        :       14,216                 14,445                 14,280        
  HI        :        5,266                  3,953                  3,276        
  LA        :        8,589                  9,421                  9,045        
  TX        :        1,334                  1,336                    910        
            :                                                                   
  US        :       29,405                 29,155                 27,511        
            :                                                                   
For Seed    :                                                                   
  FL        :          721                    677                    680        
  HI        :           98                    117                     78        
  LA        :          683                    819                    945        
  TX        :           22                     28                     10        
            :                                                                   
  US        :        1,524                  1,641                  1,713        
            :                                                                   
For Sugar   :                                                                   
 and Seed   :                                                                   
  FL        :       14,937                 15,122                 14,960        
  HI        :        5,364                  4,070                  3,354        
  LA        :        9,272                 10,240                  9,990        
  TX        :        1,356                  1,364                    920        
            :                                                                   
  US        :       30,929                 30,796                 29,224        
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1/  Net tons.                                                                   

         Mint Oil:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production
          by Crop, State, and United States, 1994-96 1/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Crop    :          Area Harvested         :               Yield
    and     :-------------------------------------------------------------------
   State    :     1994  :   1995    :   1996  :    1994  :   1995   :   1996
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :       ----- 1,000 Acres -----         -------- Pounds --------
Peppermint  :
  ID        :      16.0       19.0       22.0         80         80         88
  IN        :      20.0       27.0       22.0         38         37         27
  OR        :      44.0       50.0       50.0         73         75         73
  WA        :      22.7       32.0       31.0         88         90         97
  WI        :       5.8        7.3        6.4         36         41         37
            :
  US        :     108.5      135.3      131.4         69         70         72
            :
Spearmint   :
  ID        :       1.5        1.6        1.4         84         85        100
  IN        :       6.0        5.0        2.2         34         36         28
  MI        :       2.7        2.2        1.3         29         42         21
  OR        :       1.7        2.0        1.6         83         77         87
  WA        :      10.5       11.8       12.0        139        124        134
  WI        :       6.0        6.2        4.2         34         40         42
            :
  US        :      28.4       28.8       22.7         78         79         95
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                         Production
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :      1994           :      1995          :       1996
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                        1,000 Pounds
            :
Peppermint  :
  ID        :     1,280                 1,520                 1,936
  IN        :       760                   999                   594
  OR        :     3,212                 3,750                 3,650
  WA        :     1,998                 2,880                 3,007
  WI        :       209                   300                   237
            :
  US        :     7,459                 9,449                 9,424
            :
Spearmint   :
  ID        :       126                   136                   140
  IN        :       204                   180                    62
  MI        :        78                    92                    27
  OR        :       141                   154                   139
  WA        :     1,460                 1,464                 1,606
  WI        :       204                   248                   176
            :
  US        :     2,213                 2,274                 2,150
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1/ 1995 revised.

               Hops:  Area Harvested and Yield by Variety, State,
                           and United States, 1994-96
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       State       :        Area Harvested       :            Yield
        and        :-----------------------------------------------------------
      Variety      :  1994   :  1995   :  1996   :  1994   :  1995   :  1996
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :            Acres                        Pounds 
ID                 :
  Banner           :     138        *         *      1,806       *          * 
  Chinook          :     351       341       343     1,848     1,651     1,666
  Cluster          :     821       826       815     2,212     2,015     2,012
  Galena           :     616       608       649     1,792     1,616     1,653
                   :
  Other Varieties  :   2,111     2,152     2,190     1,112     1,282     1,056
                   :                                         
  Total            :   4,037     3,927     3,997     1,527     1,520     1,400
                   :                                         
OR                 :                                         
  Chinook          :                60                         1,600          
  Fuggle           :     470       547       481     1,280     1,160     1,430
  Galena           :      80        *                1,700       *            
  Mt. Hood         :     265       287       238     1,795     1,440     1,690
  Nugget           :   2,450     3,025     3,101     2,240     2,025     1,665
  Perle            :     175       154       181     1,425     1,720     1,770
  Tettnang         :     655       976       796     1,285       800     1,060
  Willamette       :   3,570     3,260     3,259     1,515     1,518     1,152
                   :                                         
  Other Varieties  :     335       332       430     1,549     1,562     1,305
                   :                                         
  Total            :   8,000     8,641     8,486     1,715     1,595     1,383
                   :                                         
WA                 :                                         
  Cascade          :   1,334     1,128     1,045     1,930     2,160     2,020
  Chinook          :   2,305     2,277     2,234     1,890     2,030     1,900
  Cluster          :   5,308     5,143     4,853     2,120     2,050     1,870
  Eroica           :     446       443       183     1,890     2,210     2,080
  Galena           :   8,252     8,358     7,984     1,960     1,970     2,060
  Golding          :                          87                         1,090
  Liberty          :     119       138        94       940     1,210     1,000
  Mt. Hood         :   1,805     1,115       955     1,340     1,590     1,340
  Northern Brewer  :      57        58               1,780     2,210          
  Nugget           :   4,541     5,149     5,539     1,820     2,210     1,860
  Olympic          :     225       160       126     1,750     2,040     1,970
  Perle            :     382       248       233     1,050     1,370     1,260
  Tettnang         :   2,160     2,278     1,991     1,090     1,140     1,170
  Willamette       :   2,776     2,797     3,520     1,490     1,680     1,320
                   :                                         
  Other Varieties  :     665     1,329     2,834     1,940     1,990     2,150
                   :                                         
  Total            :  30,375    30,621    31,678     1,800     1,930     1,820
                   :                                         
US                 :  42,412    43,189    44,161     1,758     1,826     1,700
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*  Included in other varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

                     Hops: Production by Variety, State, 
                          and United States, 1994-96 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       State       :                         Production
        and        :-----------------------------------------------------------
      Variety      :       1994        :       1995        :       1996
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   :                       1,000 Pounds
                   :
ID                 :
  Banner           :      249.2                *                   *     
  Chinook          :      648.8               563.0               571.5
  Cluster          :    1,816.1             1,664.3             1,639.8
  Galena           :    1,103.7               982.4             1,072.8
                   :
  Other Varieties  :    2,346.8             2,759.3             2,311.9
                   :
  Total            :    6,164.6             5,969.0             5,596.0
                   :
OR                 :
  Chinook          :                           96.0                    
  Fuggle           :      601.6               634.5               687.8
  Galena           :      136.0                *                       
  Mt. Hood         :      475.7               413.3               402.2
  Nugget           :    5,488.0             6,125.6             5,163.2
  Perle            :      249.4               264.9               320.4
  Tettnang         :      841.7               780.8               843.8
  Willamette       :    5,408.6             4,948.8             3,755.9
                   :
  Other Varieties  :      519.0               518.5               561.2
                   :
  Total            :   13,720.0            13,782.4            11,734.5
                   :
WA                 :
  Cascade          :    2,574.6             2,436.5             2,110.9
  Chinook          :    4,356.5             4,622.3             4,244.6
  Cluster          :   11,253.0            10,543.2             9,075.1
  Eroica           :      842.9               979.0               380.6
  Galena           :   16,173.9            16,465.3            16,447.0
  Golding          :                                               94.8 
  Liberty          :      111.9               167.0                94.0
  Mt. Hood         :    2,418.7             1,772.9             1,279.7   
  Northern Brewer  :      101.5               128.2                    
  Nugget           :    8,264.6            11,379.8            10,302.5
  Olympic          :      393.8               326.4               248.2
  Perle            :      401.1               339.8               293.6
  Tettnang         :    2,354.4             2,596.9             2,329.5
  Willamette       :    4,136.2             4,699.0             4,646.4
                   :
  Other Varieties  :    1,291.9             2,644.7             6,093.1
                   :
  Total            :   54,675.0            59,101.0            57,640.0
                   :
US                 :   74,559.6            78,852.4            74,970.5 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*  Included in other varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

                Maple Syrup:  Production by State
                    and United States, 1994-96
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                            Production
     State   :------------------------------------------------------------------
             :        1994         :         1995         :         1996  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             :                           1,000 Gallons     
             :                                                                 
CT           :           11                      7                     10  
ME           :          150                    162                    167  
MA           :           40                     29                     49  
MI           :           85                     55                     88  
NH           :           73                     64                     89  
NY           :          251                    208                    343  
OH           :           90                     65                     90  
PA           :           59                     43                     71  
VT           :          435                    365                    550  
WI           :          130                     98                    110  
             :                                                                 
US           :        1,324                  1,096                  1,567  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------










                   Alaska:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield,                  
                             and Production, 1994-96                            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 : Area Planted for All Purposes  :       Area Harvested        
      State      :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   :  1994   :  1995   :  1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                            Acres
                 :                                                         
Oats             :   2,300      2,600      2,300     1,200     1,200       700
Barley           :   6,600      7,500      7,200     6,400     7,300     6,900 
All Hay          :                                  18,300    19,200    20,200 
Potatoes         :     830      1,100        870       780     1,040       630 
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 :             Yield              :         Production          
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 :   1994   :   1995   :   1996   :  1994   :  1995   :  1996   
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                                     ------- 1,000 ------     
                 :                                                    
Oats         Bu  :   40.0       58.5       45.0      48.0      70.2      31.5
Barley       "   :   36.0       51.0       41.0     230.0     372.0     285.0
All Hay      Ton :    1.14       1.19        .71     20.9      22.8      14.4
Potatoes     Cwt :  172.0      212.0      205.0     134.0     222.0     129.0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                Coffee:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production,
                            Hawaii 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     :     Area Harvested    :         Yield         :        Production 1/
State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
     :1994-95:1995-96:1996-97:1994-95:1995-96:1996-97:1994-95:1995-96:1996-97 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     : ------- Acres -------   ------- Pounds -------   --- 1,000 Pounds ---
     :
 HI  : 4,400   5,400   5,700     980   1,000   1,140    4,300   5,400   6,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Parchment basis.








                 Taro:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production,
                            Hawaii 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     :     Area Harvested 1/ :         Yield         :        Production
State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
     :  1994 :  1995 :  1996 :  1994 :  1995 :  1996 :  1994 :  1995 :  1996  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     : ------- Acres -------   ------- Pounds -------   --- 1,000 Pounds ---
     :
 HI  :  490     550     530    12,400  12,400  11,100   6,100   6,800   5,900
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Average during year.








             Ginger Root:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production,
                            Hawaii 1994-96
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     :     Area Harvested    :         Yield         :        Production
State:------------------------------------------------------------------------
     :  1994 :  1995 :  1996 :  1994 :  1995 :  1996 :  1994 :  1995 :  1996  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     : ------- Acres -------   ------- Pounds -------   --- 1,000 Pounds ---
     :
 HI  :  150     135     200    40,000  43,000  47,000   6,000  5,800   9,400
------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                     1996 Crop Progress Review

The 1996 winter wheat crop experienced a harsh winter over parts of the major
growing areas.  The Nation's winter wheat crop started the year evenly split
between poor and fair condition.  Spring rain across the central Great Plains
improved wheat condition.  Winter wheat development in the central Great Plains
was behind normal for early spring.  Wheat endured drought conditions in the
central States and southwest.  Wheat progress in the central States started the
spring behind normal due to cold weather and the continued lack of soil
moisture.  Late-spring rain in the central Great Plains did little to revive the
wheat crop hurt by wind and low temperatures.  The wheat harvest started
slightly ahead of the average for the major producing States.  By June, warm,
sunny weather across the Central States dried wheat fields and allowed good
harvest progress in the southern Great Plains, unlike wet field conditions that
slowed harvest in the central Great Plains.  By early August, wheat harvest
progress in the Central States and Ohio Valley slipped farther behind the
average due to wet fields.  As summer ended, wheat harvest activity accelerated
when drier weather allowed producers into their fields to complete the harvest.

Planting of 1996 spring wheat was delayed by the cool, wet spring weather. 
Rain, snow, and low soil temperatures prevented planting in the Northern States. 
Some wheat fields in South Dakota were replanted after being damaged by spring
storms and strong winds.  Spring wheat seeding was nearly complete by early
June, slightly ahead of the average.  Spring wheat condition was mostly good to
fair by the summer.  The development of spring wheat started the year behind the
average and remained there.  Later in the year, dry weather in the Dakota's was
favorable for harvest activity.  By early fall, spring wheat harvest ended the
year ahead of normal.

Corn planting started the season on time, but low soil temperatures in the
Midwest limited corn planting, with the majority of producers waiting for warmer
weather before seeding.  Cool, wet soils in the Ohio Valley slowed field
preparation and delayed the start of planting.  Unseasonably cold weather in the
Great Lakes restricted pre-planting activities.  The prolonged wet, cool weather
over the Ohio Valley slowed corn emergence and development.  Wet fields in the
western Corn Belt in the late spring prevented farmers from applying herbicides
or cultivating for weed control.  By late June, corn silking started slightly
behind the average.  Corn grew rapidly in the Midwest due to warm, sunny weather
and favorable soil moisture.  Uneven corn development resulted from the wet
spring conditions that disrupted planting and required significant replanting. 
The average height of corn in the Great Lakes region was half of normal by early
summer.  The pace of corn silking fell further behind the average by mid-July in
the Central States.  Crop stress from dry conditions in the central Corn Belt
was reduced by rain that arrived just before much of the crop entered the
pollination stage.  Extreme heat and dryness in the southern Great Plains caused
many fields to fail.  In the eastern Corn Belt, corn silking was 2 weeks behind
normal by early August.  In the Great Lakes region, European corn borers
attacked alternative crops since corn development was later than normal. 
Doughing and denting remained behind normal during September in the middle
Mississippi and Ohio Valleys.  Much-needed moisture arrived in late-summer in
the Central States, improving corn condition.  Corn harvest started later than
normal at the end of the summer and remained behind schedule.  A late frost in
the eastern Corn Belt allowed corn development to continue for some late-planted
fields, while some producers delayed harvest, with the hope that a frost would
dry the corn.  In the Midwest, high average corn moisture levels for early
November slowed the completion of the harvest, which ended the season later than
normal in most States.    

Soybean planting for 1996 was delayed by the cold, wet spring and started the
year behind the average.  Widespread rains in early June soaked fields and
slowed soybean planting in the Midwest.  Planting was postponed by some
producers until they completed corn planting.  Spring soybean planting was


significantly behind schedule in the middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. 
Warmer weather in late June improved soybean growth in the Midwest and allowed
producers to nearly complete soybean planting.  The average height of soybeans
in the Great Lakes region was 1 inch below the 5-year average by early July. 
Soybeans blooming in the Midwest were significantly behind the average by late
July but ahead of normal in the Delta States.  Soybeans in the Corn Belt were
stressed from the persistent hot, dry July weather.  In parts of the eastern
Corn Belt, soybeans blooming were 18 days behind normal by early August.  The
rate of setting pods and dropping leaves in the Ohio Valley was behind the
average by late August, while progress in the Delta and the Southeast remained
ahead of normal.  Persistent dry weather in the Midwest stressed some late-planted fields.  Progress remained behind normal through late summer, with the
percent of soybeans dropping leaves significantly behind the average.  Cool,
fall weather across most of the Midwest and Southeast slowed soybean
development.  As fall approached, soybean development neared normal levels. 
Soybean harvest started the season late with progress in the eastern Corn Belt
significantly  behind the average.  A hard freeze in early November in the Corn
Belt ended the growing season for soybeans.  Wet weather in the middle
Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys left the soybean harvest nearly 2 weeks
behind normal.  Harvest was completed in late November slightly behind the
average.

Sorghum planting started later than normal due to the wet field conditions. 
Thunderstorms and flooding in the lower Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys
delayed sorghum planting.  The lack of soil moisture in early June in the
Southwest caused some producers to wait for rain before proceeding with
planting.  Continued warm, dry summer weather lowered sorghum condition in the
Southwest, where the crop showed signs of heat stress.  Sorghum planting
progress in the Midwest was significantly behind the average, since many
producers were waiting to finish planting other row crops.  By mid-July, sorghum
development was accelerated by hot weather across the Southern States. 
Midsummer rains from Hurricane Dolly benefited sorghum development in the
southern Great Plains.  The percent of sorghum turning color passed the halfway
mark in early September, with some central Great Plains and Midwestern States
behind the average.  By early October, sorghum harvested was one-quarter
complete, slightly behind the average.  Fall harvest activity was slowed in some
States due to high grain moisture levels and producers concentrating first on
completing the harvest of other row crops.  Powerful winds in early November
toppled some sorghum fields in the central Great Plains, where wet fields slowed
harvest activity.  Cold, damp weather in the southern Great Plains slowed
harvest activity in some late-planted fields.  Sorghum harvest was completed in
November slightly behind the average.

Rice seeding began the year ahead of normal, but emergence was slow in the Delta
due to cool spring weather.  Producers in the Delta flushed emerged rice fields
in mid-April and reported some problems with salt-water in their irrigation
systems.  Beneficial summer rains aided rice growth, leaving rice in mostly good
to excellent condition.  Rice heading started in late June ahead of the average. 
Early rice harvesting started in mid-July in the Delta but was hindered by wet
conditions.  By the end of the summer, rice heading in California was halfway
complete, significantly ahead of the average, while in Arkansas, rice fields
were drained to prepare for harvest.  Rice development in California was slowed
by low morning temperatures in the early fall.  Heavy rains in Texas slowed
harvest activity and damaged some fields, but the moisture  benefited the second
crop.  Heavy rains in September caused lodging across the Delta.  Rice producers
in Texas and Louisiana prepared for the second crop.  As November started, the
rice harvest neared completion ahead of the average. 




                        1996 Weather Review
                                  
Highlights this year included record wetness over much of the country,
especially along both coasts; severe cold and snow over central and eastern
regions early in the year; major drought across the southern Plains during the
first half of the year; mostly favorable growing weather across the Corn Belt
this summer; a very active tropical storm season along the eastern seaboard; and
damaging storms and floods along the West Coast near the beginning and end of
the year.  For the year as a whole, most of the country was cooler  and wetter
than normal.


               Winter (December 1995 - February 1996)

The winter was wet and mild across the Rockies and Pacific states, unusually dry
over the central and southern Plains and Southwest, and cold and stormy across
the northern Plains and eastern third of the country.  The dryness over the hard
red winter wheat region in the Plains States continued the pattern that began
during the autumn of 1995.  Total winter precipitation failed to exceed one inch
over much of Nebraska, Kansas, west Texas, and New Mexico.                       
    
Frequent snowstorms, headlined by the "Blizzard of '96" on January 6-8,
characterized the winter over the East, with locations from the Great Lakes
region to the Mid-Atlantic and New England States recording the snowiest season
of the century, if not for all time.  Wet, mild weather after the snowfalls of
early January led to massive snowmelt, producing severe flooding across the
eastern seaboard on January 19-24.   

A severe cold wave peaked on February 2-5, setting numerous monthly and all-time
records from the upper Midwest into the Southeast.  The central Plains' winter
wheat was exposed to readings as low as -20 degrees F on February 3.  For the
western Great Lakes region, this was the most severe short-term cold outbreak
since 1899.  Florida sustained its worst freeze of the year on February 5, but
crops escaped major damage.  Bitter cold in the Pacific Northwest in early
February gave way to mild, rainy weather, contributing to major flooding in
Oregon and Washington around February 6-9.  Floodwaters were the highest since
1964 in Portland, Oregon.  


                        Spring (March - May)

Stagnant high pressure aloft over the west coupled with troughing over the East
caused precipitation to target the Corn Belt and miss areas to the west,
resulting in continued drought over the southern Plains and more stormy weather
over the Midwest and East.  Precipitation totals reached just 50 percent (%) of
normal from southern California eastward to Texas, while amounts exceeded
150% of normal across much of the Northwest, Corn Belt, and mid-Atlantic
regions.  A change in the circulation pattern contributed to drought relief in
the central Plains, but unrelenting rainfall and persistent coolness to the east
slowed corn and soybean planting and development. 

The spring of '96 was one of the coldest on record from the northern Plains to
the Northeast, with temperatures averaging as much as 6F below normal in the
Dakotas.  In contrast, readings averaged 2 to 4 degrees F above normal across
the Southwest.  Precipitation totaled less than 2 inches over southern Texas,
the western Texas Panhandle, and Arizona and New Mexico.  Brownsville, Texas
tallied its driest January-May on record (0.79 inches).  

In March, freezes on the 7th-10th and 21st-23rd damaged wheat as well as ground
crops and tree blooms, including peaches from Texas to South Carolina.  Monthly
temperatures averaged as much as 6 degrees F below normal over the Southeast.


Heavy rain began to cause flood problems during April in the lower Ohio Valley,
where over 8 inches fell.  Totals from late April to late June reached 12 to
16 inches or more across the Midwest.  Severe thunderstorms contributed to the
ample amounts, with many storms delivering hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. 
On April 19, the Illinois record for the most tornadoes in one day was broken
when 30 separate storms were sighted.  Damaging twisters also struck Arkansas in
the Ft. Smith area on April 21 and Kentucky on May 28.  

May saw the hottest weather of the year for many places east of the Rockies, as
temperatures soared into the 90's and 100's on May 16-23 from Texas to New
England, breaking scores of daily records and more than a dozen monthly records. 


                       Summer (June - August)

The summer circulation pattern changed remarkably little from the winter and
spring, with troughing over the East steering a steady progression of Canadian
air masses toward the central and eastern parts of the country.  Ridging aloft
over the West kept conditions hot and dry from the Continental Divide to the
Pacific coast.  Above-normal rainfall relieved drought from Nebraska south to
Texas and west to New Mexico, but areas from Montana to the Great Basin recorded
totals mostly under 50% of normal.  Temperatures averaging some 2 to 4 degrees
above normal across this region intensified dry conditions, resulting in a
record year for wildfires.  As of September 1, wildfires had consumed
5.67 million acres across the continental 49 States, establishing 1996 as the
worst fire year in 20 years of records.  

The summer featured numerous bouts of heavy rains from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, as well as the lower Mississippi Valley.  Summer
rainfall exceeded 16 inches in some areas.  Especially noteworthy was the large
thunderstorm complex over the Midwest during July 15-19.  Flooding resulted from
torrential rains over northern Illinois on July 17-18.  During this time,
Aurora, Illinois set a State record when 16.91 inches fell in 24 hours.  

Days with high temperatures were few and far between from the central States to
the east coast.  For the first time since 1915, Portland, Maine did not see the
thermometer rise above 86 degrees F this summer.  In Charleston, West Virginia,
the mercury failed to reach 90 degrees F.  Across the western Corn Belt,
temperatures averaged 2 to 4 degrees F below normal for the 3 months.

Tropical storms and hurricanes contributed to the unusually wet year across the
East.  Four named storms struck the U.S. mainland this year, a fifth crossed
Puerto Rico, and three other Atlantic storms and one Pacific storm contributed
to rains over the continental United States.    

Hurricane Bertha crossed the North Carolina coast on July 12 bearing winds
exceeding 100 mph.  The storm's remnants dropped 2-6 inches of rain in a swath
up to the Northeast.  


                   Autumn (September - November)

Hurricane Fran was the most destructive hurricane of the year, striking North
Carolina on September 5 with gusts near 120 mph.  The storm brought up to
9 inches of rain to the State and led to major river flooding from the Carolinas
to Pennsylvania.  The National Hurricane Center estimated the final death toll 
at 34 and damage total at $3.2 billion.  Later, Hurricane Hortense crossed
Puerto Rico on September 10 with 80-mph winds and rainfall totals up to
23 inches.  Hurricane Lili did not strike land, but the storm contributed to the
unusually large rainfalls accompanying a "nor'easter" on October 19-22.  Areas

 

from New Jersey to Maine recorded 5-10 inches of rain, and locally higher
amounts were noted.  Over Maine, up to 19.19 inches fell.  

Autumn was wet and cool for most of the country.  Canadian high pressure areas
brought record cold and snow in November.  Extremely heavy lake-effect snows
accompanied a polar blast on November 9-14, with locally over 50 inches reported
downwind of Lake Erie.  A cold wave on November 24-26 sent temperatures
plummeting across the northern Plains.  Aberdeen, South Dakota recorded
-24 degrees F on the 26th, exceeding the old daily record by 8 degrees F.

The "Pineapple Express" jet stream transported huge amounts of moisture from
Hawaii to the West Coast during November.  Honolulu, Hawaii recorded
18.58 inches of rain in just 2 weeks (November 3-16).  Heavy rain and snow
caused floods and mudslides in the Pacific Northwest during November 17-20.   



                              December

December saw record rain and snow across the Northwest and California.  Nonstop
heavy precipitation during the last week of the year resulted in major flooding
for Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada. Some locations in the
Sierra Nevada totaled more than 40 inches of precipitation for the month. 
Snowmelt from mild weather at the end of the year contributed to the flooding,
which was especially acute in northern California by the first week of the new
year.  

Heavy rain and snow also contributed to record annual precipitation totals over
the Northeast in December.  Back-to-back snowstorms in early December caused
enormous damage to trees and powerlines in New England, leaving more than
400,000 utility customers without power.  


Corn:  The 1996 corn for grain production was estimated at 9.29 billion bushels,
       up 26 percent from 1995 but virtually unchanged from the November 1
forecast.  The 1996 production level ranks third behind 1994 and 1992,
respectively.  The U.S. yield of 127.1 bushels per acre was up 13.6 bushels from
1995, but 11.5 bushels below the record of 1994.

Planted acreage, at 79.5 million acres, was up 12 percent from the 1995 acreage
of 71.2 million acres.  The area harvested for grain was estimated at
73.1 million acres, up 13 percent from the 1995 acreage.

Corn silage production was estimated at 83.1 million tons, 7 percent above last
year.  Yield was estimated at 15.4 tons per acre, up 0.7 tons from 1995. 
Acreage for harvest was estimated at 5.40 million acres, up 2 percent from 1995.

Corn planting was delayed in 1996 by a cool wet spring across the corn belt.  As
of June 2, corn planting was 86 percent complete compared with 78 percent in
1995 and the average of 91 percent.  By the end of July, 48 percent of the
acreage was reported silking compared to 50 percent for 1995 and the average of
63 percent.  At that time, percent of the corn rated in the good to excellent
condition totaled 61 percent, equal to 1995, but below the 85 percent in 1994. 

As of the beginning of October, the majority of the Corn Belt remained frost
free with the exception of parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, and South Dakota. 
Strong winds the last few days of October caused some damage in the western Corn
Belt.  In the Midwest, corn harvest was slowed by high grain moisture levels.  

The 1996 Corn Objective Yield data indicated a record ear count per acre for the
seven objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
 

Ohio, and Wisconsin).  The previous record final ears per acre was set in 1992.

As of December 1, 96 percent of the acreage in the 17 major States was 
harvested.  This compares with 100 percent for 1995 and 95 percent for the
five-year average.




Sorghum:  Grain production for 1996 was estimated at 803 million bushels, down
          2 percent from the November forecast but up 74 percent from the 1995
production.  This is the largest production level since 1992.  Grain yields, at
67.5 bushels per acre, were down 0.9 bushels from November 1 but almost
12 bushels above the 1995 average.  Yield increases in 10 of the 18 estimating
States from the November 1 forecast were more than offset by declines in
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas.

The final estimate of all sorghum planted acres was 13.2 million acres, up
39 percent from the year earlier and the largest planting since 1986.  Favorable
grain prices swayed producers in Texas to plant sorghum in failed cotton acres,
while producers in Kansas and Colorado replanted abandoned winter wheat acres to
sorghum.  Area harvested for grain was estimated at 11.9 million acres, up
44 percent from 1995.

Silage production was estimated to total 4.36 million tons, an increase of
19 percent from 1995 and the largest level since 1992.  Area cut for silage was
371,000 acres, 1 percent above the previous year.  Silage yields averaged
11.7 tons per acre, up 1.8 tons from 1995. 


Oats:  Production of oats for 1996 was estimated at 155 million bushels,
       4 percent below last year's crop.   This is the lowest oat production on
record since 1866.   Yields per harvested acre for grain averaged 57.8 bushels,
up 3.1 bushels from 1995.  Area harvested for grain, at 2.69 million acres, was
down 9 percent from last year, and is the lowest harvested acreage since
estimates were first made.  Seeded area totaled 4.66 million acres, down
26 percent from the 1995 acreage.

Spring rains in the Northern States delayed seeding.  In the Midwest, adequate
soil moisture during July and favorable harvesting weather in August improved
crop conditions and allowed producers to realize higher than previously expected
yields.  Hot, dry weather during the growing season in the Northwest reduced
disease problems but also lowered yields.  


Barley:  Production in 1996 was estimated at 397 million bushels, 10 percent
         above last year's estimate and the highest production since 1993.
Average yield per acre, at 58.5 bushels, was up 1.2 bushels from 1995.  The area
harvested for grain was estimated at 6.79 million acres, 8 percent more than a
year ago.  This is the largest acreage since 1992 when 7.29 million acres were
harvested.  There have been no changes to acreage, yield, or production since
the "Small Grains Summary" was published in September 1996.


All Wheat:  All wheat production for 1996 totaled 2.28 billion bushels. This is
            unchanged from the "Small Grains Summary," but up 5 percent from
1995. The U.S. yield was placed at 36.3 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushels from
1995. Grain area was estimated at 62.9 million acres. This is up 3 percent from
last season.  


Rice:   Production totaled 171 million cwt during 1996, down 1 percent from the
        1995 total and 2 percent below the November 1996 forecast.  Area for
harvest, at 2.80 million acres, was down 10 percent from 1995 as acreage
reductions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas more than
offset increased acreage in California.  Yield per acre averaged a record high
6,121 pounds for 1996, 500 pounds above 1995 and 157 pounds above the previous
record set in 1994. 


Long grain production accounted for 113 million cwt, down 7 percent from 1995. 
Medium grain production, at 56.8 million cwt, was up 11 percent while short
grain production, at 1.07 million cwt, was up 19 percent from a year ago.

The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri) had a banner
crop year in 1996.  Ideal weather conditions prevailed during the entire growing
season.  Plantings were completed on time, spring rains were timely, and growers
encountered little-to-no insect or disease problems.  California yields declined
110 pounds from 1995 yields, but producers harvested 35,000 more rice acres. 
Late plantings, disease and rice blanking reduced yields in California.  Texas
rice growers enjoyed good growing conditions and virtually no disease or insect
problems.         


Flaxseed:  Production of flaxseed in 1996 is estimated at 1.60 million bushels,
           a decline of 28 percent from 1995.  The average yield at 17.4 bushels
per acre is 2.4 bushels above 1995.  Planted acreage in 1996 totaled
96,000 acres, down 42 percent from 1995.  Acres for harvest estimated at
92,000 acres, is down 37 percent from one year ago.

In North Dakota, the leading state, planting began behind normal, but was
completed near average. 


Peanuts:  Production of peanuts in 1996 totaled 3.64 billion pounds, up
          5 percent from the 1995 crop but 14 percent below the 1994 crop.
Planted and harvested areas at 1.41 and 1.39 million acres, respectively, were
both down 8 percent from 1995 and marked the smallest planted and harvested
acreages since 1983.  Texas was the only state to expand their acreage for
harvest from a year ago, up 13,000 acres.  The U.S. yield per harvested acre
averaged 2,619 pounds, up 337 pounds from 1995.

Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South
Carolina) totaled 2.15 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 1995 but 16 percent
below 1994.  The average yield for the 4-State area was 2,646 pounds per acre,
277 pounds above the 1995 level.  Higher yields were the result of favorable
moisture patterns late in the season and generally good harvest conditions. 
Producers minimized disease problems through good management practices.  A
record high yield was posted in South Carolina while Florida realized the
highest yield since 1985.

Production from the Virginia-North Carolina area totaled 589 million pounds, up
6 percent from 1995.  Yield per harvested acre, at 2,944 pounds, was 566 pounds
above the 1995 final yield but 252 pounds per acre below 1994.  Crop development
was behind normal during most of the growing season due to excessive moisture
and below-average temperatures.  However, the fall months brought near-ideal
growing and harvest conditions to Virginia and North Carolina, pushing the
average yields per acre to 675 and 500 pounds, respectively, above last year's
reduced crop. 

The Southwest crop (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) totaled 910 million pounds,
up 16 percent from 1995 but 1 percent below 1994.  Yields in the 3-State area
averaged 2,391 pounds per acre, 368 pounds above the 1995 crop.  The Texas crop
was harvested from 283,000 acres, 5 percent above 1995 with a record yield of
2,400 pounds per acre.  As harvest approached completion, many Texas producers
realized they had record yields and a good crop.  Grades were above average,
especially in later fields. 


Soybeans:  U.S. production of soybeans totaled 2.38 billion bushels in 1996, up
           9 percent from 1995, but down 1 percent from the November 1 forecast.


The 1996 production is the second highest on record behind the bumper crop of
1994.  Planted area for the U.S. totaled 64.2 million acres, up 3 percent from
plantings in 1995.  Harvested area is estimated at 63.4 million acres, an
increase of 3 percent from one year ago.  The average yield per acre, estimated
at 37.6 bushels, is 2.3 bushels above 1995.  This ties 1992 as the second
highest yield on record. 

Spring planting got off to a slow start and fell slightly behind last year.  By
June 2, only 45 percent of the crop had been planted compared to a five-year
average of 63 percent.  Wet weather conditions across the midwest continued to
delay plantings through the end of June.  Planting delays prompted some midwest
farmers to shift acreage from corn to beans.  Favorable weather during the
growing season increased the number of growing degree days allowing for late
season maturity.  Harvest fell behind normal early in the harvest season but was
96 percent complete by December 1, compared to 98 percent last year and a five
year average of 98 percent.

The final pod count per 18 square feet fell below the 1995 final pod count for
Arkansas, Illionois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio.  The final pod counts
in Indiana and Illinois were the lowest since 1992.




Cotton:  Upland cotton planted acreage is estimated at 14.4 million acres, down
         14 percent from 1995, and harvested acreage at 12.6 million acres, was
20 percent less than last year.  Producers planted 258,000 acres of
American-Pima cotton in 1996, up 20 percent from 1995 and harvested acreage is
estimated at 256,400 acres, a 21 percent increase from last year.  

In Texas, harvest was 90 percent  complete in late December, as open weather
generally prevailed during the harvest season.   Storms in early June provided
some relief from the dry planting conditions in May, but high winds and hail
damaged acreage, forcing producers to replant.  Poor growing conditions had
adverse effects on the South Texas crop during the planting season.   These
adverse conditions resulted in an abandonment of 30 percent of Texas' planted
acreage.  Texas producers planted 5.70 million acres, down 11 percent from 1995,
and harvested acres, at 4.00 million were down 30 percent.  In August and
September, rainfall resulted in the highest boll counts and second highest boll
weights since 1986.  Production was estimated at 4.35 million bales in Texas in
1996 , down 2 percent from 1995.

The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee)
lagged behind the average planting pace due to wet soils and because other row
crops were being planted.  In mid-May, producers exceeded the 5-year average
pace, and planting was complete in mid-June.  Crop development was ahead of
average during the season.  Louisiana's crop suffered from dry conditions during
early summer, and boll counts ranked ninth, but boll weights were second highest
since 1986.  Boll weights ranked eighth and sixth in Arkansas and Mississippi,
respectively, but Arkansas' large boll counts ranked fourth highest and
Mississippi's ranked second highest during the past 10 years.  Planted acreage
in this region was down 19 percent from 1995 and harvested acreage was down
18 percent.  This region's production at 6.02 million bales, is a 2 percent
increase from the previous year.

Arizona's planted and harvested acres decreased by 14 percent from 1995, and
California producers decreased acreage 15 percent for both planted and harvested
acreage.  Arizona's acreage was planted well ahead of the average pace, due to
approval of early planting dates in an attempt to lessen any effects of
whitefly.  California's seeding pace was behind average, as low April soil
temperatures and rainfall in mid-April and mid-May, slowed activity and also
caused some replantings.  California's boll counts were second lowest and boll
weights were third lowest since 1986.  The Western States produced 3.27 million
bales in 1996, up 3 percent from one year ago.

In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina), cotton acreage was 11 percent less than in 1995, at 2.90 million
acres.  The planting pace was slightly behind average in Alabama and Georgia
early in the season, but early May storms followed by a dry period, allowed
producers to  exceed the average pace by mid-May.  Early June storms in these
two States replenished soil moisture, and improved crop condition.  Hurricane
Fran entered North Carolina on September 5, flooding some acreage and
deterriorating the condition and yield prospects as it moved across the cotton
producing areas.  More storms followed hurricane Fran during the month, which
slowed harvest in most of the region.  Production was estimated at 4.37 million
bales up 21 percent from the 1995 crop.

American-Pima production is forecast at 533,000 bales, up 45 percent from 1995's
output, and down 8,000 bales from the December forecast.  Yield is indicated at
998 pounds per harvested acre, up 162 pounds from last year, as a result of
favorable weather during most of the season.  However, early season high
temperatures in California and late October rainfall, diminished yield prospects
and quality.  California producers increased their seedings 43 percent from the
previous year, to 165,000 acres, and Texas' acreage increased 3 percent from
1995 to 37,000 acres.


Cottonseed:  Production for 1996, based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio, is
             expected to total 7.27 million tons, up 6 percent from 1995's
production of 6.85 million tons.

All cotton ginnings totaled 17,684,650 running bales prior to January 1,
compared with 17,011,400 running bales ginned to the same date last year and
18,438,400 running bales in 1994.


Special Oilseeds:  Planted and harvested acres for canola, rapeseed, safflower,
                   and mustard seed, declined from 1995.  Yield per acre of
canola averaged 1,384 pounds, up 106 pounds from 1995.  The average yield per
acre for rapeseed, estimated at 1,470 pounds, increased 215 pounds from last
year.  Safflower yield per acre increased by 59 pounds to 1,829 pounds per acre. 
Yield per acre for mustard seed estimated at 785 pounds, is down 47 pounds from
1995.


Sunflowers:  Production of sunflowers totaled 3.59 billion pounds in 1996, an
             11 percent decline from 1995.  The estimated yield per acre at
1,435 pounds, is 245 pounds above 1995. Planted acres totaled 2.56 million
acres, down 27 percent from last year. Harvested acres estimated at 2.50 million
acres decreased 26 percent from 1995.

Planting in North Dakota, the leading state, began one week behind normal but
was completed by the average completion date.  Crop development lagged early 
due to cool and wet weather, but progress was above average by  September 1. 
Harvest began slightly behind average but progressed ahead of last year and
ahead of the five-year average.


All Hay:  Production for 1996 was estimated at 149 million tons, down 2 percent
          from the October 1 forecast and 3 percent below the revised 1995
total.  Acreage harvested, at 61.0 million acres, was 1 percent above the
October forecast and 2 percent above 1995.  The average yield, at 2.45 tons per
acre, was down 2 percent from October 1 and 5 percent below the previous year. 

South Dakota continued to rank as the number one producing State followed by
California, Texas, Nebraska, and Kansas.  Production in seven of the top
10 producing States was down from 1995 with Minnesota and Wisconsin showing the
largest declines, down 14 and 11 percent, respectively.   Production decreases
elsewhere were widespread across the United States, but especially occurred in
the West and North.  Increases were common in the Southeast, Northeast, and
Central Plains.  Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures accounted for
53 percent of the total during 1996, compared with 55 percent a year earlier. 


Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures:  Production in 1996 totaled 79.4 million tons,
                               down 2 percent from the October 1 forecast and
6 percent below the revised 1995 total.  Declines in both harvested acreage and
yields from the previous year combined to reduce total production.  Harvested
acreage, at 24.3 million acres, increased slightly from October 1 but was down
1 percent from a year ago.  Yields averaged 3.27 tons per acre, down 0.18 tons
from the previous year.  

The majority of producing States showed decreases in average yields from 1995,
especially across the northern half of the United States.  Producers in the Corn
Belt and Great Lake States had difficulty getting their first cuttings due to 
wet, cool weather, but yields were reported as better than normal.  Dry
conditions late in the season, however, reduced second and third cuttings 


resulting in lower overall yields from the year earlier.  A cold spring followed
by a dry, windy summer in the Dakota's and Montana reduced the number of
cuttings and hurt yields.  In the Southwestern portion of the nation mild
temperatures and ample precipitation during August and September resulted in
additional cuttings and helped boost yields.  Rains late in the season damaged a
portion of the crop in northern California, but Statewide, average yields were
up from a year ago.  California replaced South Dakota as the number one
producing State.  South Dakota was second followed by Wisconsin, Nebraska, and
Minnesota. 


All Other Hay:  Production in 1996 totaled 70.1 million tons, down 1 percent
                from the October 1 forecast but up 1 percent from the revised
1995 total.  An increase in harvested acreage more than offset a decline in
average yields.  Area for harvest, at 36.7 million acres, was up 1 percent from
October 1 and 5 percent above 1995.  Average yield, at 1.91 tons per acre, was
down 4 percent from 1995.  

Iowa showed the largest acreage increase, up 43 percent, from last year,
followed by Oklahoma, up 26 percent.  Production increases were common across
the nation with the exception of a number of States across the extreme north. 
Of the major producing States, Oklahoma and Virginia showed the largest
production increases, up 35 and 20 percent, respectively, from 1995.  A record
high production was realized in Oklahoma.  Favorable growing conditions late in
the season helped improve yields for the second and third cuttings in the
Southeastern and Central Plain States helping push yields over year earlier
levels.  Texas continued to rank as the number one producing State followed by
Missouri, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.


Dry Edible Beans:  Production of dry edible beans is estimated at 27.4 million
                   cwt for 1996, 11 percent below 1995 and 6 percent below
two years ago.  Area for harvest is estimated at 1.72 million acres, down
10 percent from 1995 and 6 percent below 1994.  The average yield, at
1,592 pounds per acre fell 30 pounds below 1995 but was 10 pounds above 1994.

North Dakota's dry bean harvest began in early September, slightly behind the
average.  By early October, harvest was ahead of average due to dry conditions. 
Harvest was virtually complete by mid-October, ahead of 1995 and the State's
average.  Michigan's dry bean crop came through as well as could be expected
considering the late planting, excessive rain, and frost damage.  Harvest began
well behind normal but made good progress in October.

Cool weather early in the growing season kept Wyoming bean development behind
the average pace.  With warm, dry weather during the summer and irrigation
supplies adequate or better, the crop developed rapidly.  Harvest was completed
well ahead of the 5-year average.  Utah's severe drought destroyed much of the
1996 crop on non-irrigated land and resulted in the State's average yield
increasing from 460 pounds per acre in 1995 to 1,600 pounds per acre in 1996,
since all the beans were on irrigated acres.  However, harvested acres fell from
7,000 to 600 acres in one year.

Further west, in Oregon and Washington, rain delayed and prevented some
planting.  However, growers in Washington completed harvest well ahead of
normal.  A late frost in June damaged the crop in northeastern Oregon,
decreasing or destroying production for some producers.  

Production in North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, New Mexico, Montana, and
Wisconsin is expected to be above 1995.  Michigan experienced a 33 percent
decline in production, California a 15 percent, Colorado and Idaho each showed a
12 percent decrease in one year.


By variety, garbanzo production rose 7 percent, pintos rose 5 percent and great
northerns and dark red kidneys each rose 2 percent.  Baby lima production in
California was unchanged from 1995.  All other varieties fell with blackeyes
leading at 47 percent below last year.

Pintos had 44 percent of the total 1996 production compared with
37 percent last year, while navies had 21 percent of the total compared with
24 percent in 1995.


Lentils:  Production of lentils is estimated at 1.22 million cwt, down
          43 percent from 1995's 2.15 million cwt.  Both harvested acres and
yield were off from last year.  Harvested area, at 126,000 acres, was down
28,400 acres from 1995, while the average yield of 969 pounds per acre was off
420 pounds.


Wrinkled Seed Peas:  Production of wrinkled seed peas in the two Northwest
                     States (Idaho and Washington) totaled 548,000 cwt in 1996,
almost half 1995's crop of 1.05 million cwt and 27 percent below the 1994 crop.      

Dry Edible Peas:  Production of dry peas is estimated at 2.28 million cwt, down
                  50 percent from last year in Idaho, Washington, and Other
States.  Both harvested area and average yield fell.  Harvested area is
estimated at 183,000 acres, down 6 percent from last year.  The average yield of
1,247 pounds per acre fell 1,129 pounds from last year.  A late spring, coupled
with a hot and dry summer in the Pacific Northwest, resulted in poor growing
conditions throughout 1996.


Austrian Winter Peas:  An Austrian winter pea crop of 103,000 cwt in Idaho and
                       Oregon is down 13 percent from 1995 but double the 1994
production.  Area harvested, at 7,300 acres, is down 400 acres from last year,
while the average yield dropped from 1,545 pounds in 1995 to 1,411 pounds in
1996.


All Potatoes:  Total 1996 potato production from all four seasons in the U.S. is
               estimated at 497 million cwt, up 12 percent from 1995 and
6 percent above the previous record high in 1994.  Harvested area, at
1.43 million acres, was up 4 percent from 1995.  Average yield of 349 cwt per
acre gained 26 cwt from the previous year.


Winter Potatoes:  The 1996 production of winter potatoes was estimated at
                  3.27 million cwt, up 32 percent from 1995 and 38 percent above
1994.  Harvested area was 14,500 acres, up 22 percent, while the average yield
of 226 cwt per acre increased 18 cwt over a year earlier.      


Spring Potatoes:  Production estimates of spring potatoes were revised up
                  6 percent from the May 1 forecast to 22.4 million cwt in 1996.
This is up 11 percent from a year earlier but remained 1 percent below 1994. 
Harvested area totaled 90,000 acres, up 7 percent, and the average yield of
249 cwt per acre gained 9 cwt from last year.
 

Summer Potatoes:  Growers produced 19.4 million cwt of summer potatoes in 1996,
                  up 8 percent from 1995 and 12 percent above comparable totals
in 1994.  Harvested area, at 75,200 acres, increased 6 percent, while the

 
average yield of 258 cwt per acre gained 4 cwt from a year ago.  The year-end
estimate places the summer potato crop 2 percent above the September 1 forecast,
with increases shown in Virginia, New Jersey, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and New
Mexico.


Fall Potatoes:  Production of fall potatoes in 1996 is estimated at a record
                high 452 million cwt, 12 percent above last year and 6 percent
above two years ago.  This is the fifth record production of potatoes in the
United States in the last six years.  Area harvested, at 1.25 million acres, is
up 3 percent from the last two years.  The average yield is estimated at 363 cwt
per acre, a jump of 29 cwt from last year and 11 cwt above two years ago. 
Planting started late, but good weather in June turned the season into one of
the best ever in most States.  
 
Five Eastern States produced 34.3 million cwt of fall potatoes in 1996, up
14 percent from last year and 11 percent above two years ago.  Potatoes were
harvested from 125,400 acres, a decline of 2 percent from last year.  The
average yield of 273 cwt per acre increased 38 cwt from last year but slipped a
little from the November forecast.  Maine growers produced a 21.2 million-cwt
crop, 23 percent better than last year based on a 55 cwt per acre gain in
yields.  New York production increased 4 percent and Pennsylvania gained
3 percent over a year ago.  Massachusetts and Rhode Island potato crops were
smaller than last year.
 
The production estimate in the eight Central States is 107.4 million cwt this
year, up 12 percent from the last two years.  Harvested area is estimated at
368,400 acres, a gain of 3 percent from last year.  The average yield of 292 cwt
per acre is 25 cwt above last year.  The season resulted in record high crops in
Minnesota and Wisconsin, up 18 and 22 percent from last year.  North Dakota's
production increased 13 percent but was not record large.  Larger crops were
grown this year in Indiana, Nebraska, and South Dakota than a year ago.  The
Michigan and Ohio crops were hurt by too much rain throughout the season even
though higher ground produced bumper crops.

Ten Western States produced 310 million cwt in 1996, up 12 percent from the last
year and 4 percent above two years ago.  Acreage for harvest at 751,800 acres
was up 5 percent, while the average yield of 413 cwt per acre was up 27 cwt from
a year ago.  Idaho's production of 140 million cwt is 6 percent above last year
and 1 percent larger than the previous record high two years ago.  Some frost
damage on both ends of the season kept the crop from being even larger. 
Production in Washington gained by late season reports of high yields.  This
year's production was 17 percent larger than last year and 7 percent above the
previous record high in 1994.  Oregon's production jumped 28 percent from last
year and was 15 percent larger than two years ago.  Ideal weather and growing
conditions in Colorado produced a record crop of potatoes, 21 percent higher
than last year.  Montana growers managed a record large crop, 9 percent above
last year in spite of fall frost damage.  New Mexico's crop gained 7 percent on
last year, and Nevada's crop was 14 percent larger than a year ago.  California,
Utah, and Wyoming produced smaller potato crops than last year, by 14, 4, and
43 percent, respectively.


Sweet Potatoes:  The 1996 sweet potato crop is estimated at 13.6 million cwt, up
                 5 percent from 1995 and 2 percent above 1994.  Growers dug
85,100 acres in 1996, up 2 percent from 1995 and 3 percent above 1994.  This is
the third consecutive  year of acreage increases, an event that last happened in
1932.  The average yield was 160 cwt per acre, up 6 cwt from 1995 but 2 cwt
below the record high of 162 in 1994.  Growing and harvesting weather was nearly
ideal across the South and up the East Coast.         



Tobacco:  U.S. tobacco production totaled 1.57 billion pounds, up 23 percent
          from the 1995 crop but 1 percent below 1994.  Growers harvested
733,920 acres in 1996, up 11 percent from last year.  Yield per acre averaged
2,133 pounds, up 220 pounds from 1995 but 28 pounds below the five-year average
of 2,161 pounds.     

Flue-cured production is estimated at 910 million pounds, 22 percent more than
last year and 5 percent above 1994.  Compared with last year, larger acreage and
increased yields contributed to the bigger crop.  Flue-cured yields averaged
2,182 pounds, up 249 pounds from last year's reduced crop but 238 pounds below
1994.

Burley production totaled 565 million pounds in 1996, 29 percent above last
year's output.  Yield per acre averaged 2,038 pounds, up 175 from last year. 
Area harvested totaled 286,100 acres compared with 234,200 acres a year ago.   


Sugarbeets:  Production for U.S. is expected to total 26.6 million tons, a
             decrease of 5 percent from 1995.  Area for harvest, at 1.32 million
acres, is down 7 percent from last year.  Yield per acre averaged, 20.1 tons per
acre, up 0.3 tons from the previous year's yield.

Planting for the 1996 growing season was delayed by late spring rains, with some
acreage unplanted after the cut-off date.  A late April freeze in the mountain
States required some acreage to be replanted.  In the Red River Valley some
cooperatives increased planted acres to offset the expected low yields from late
planted sugarbeets.  Cool summer weather in the Great Lakes region slowed
sugarbeet development, while hot, dry weather in the Western States increased
irrigation requirements and caused some producers to delay the harvest to wait
for cool nighttime temperatures to increase sugar content.  Harvest activity in
the Red River Valley was completed by the end of October ahead of schedule with
better than expected yields reported.  Plant development in the Great Lakes
region was behind the average but was aided by a late frost and moderate fall
weather.  Frequent rains and hail in the High Plains late in the growing season
lowered yield potential. 


Sugarcane:  Sugarcane production for U.S. sugar and seed in 1996 is expected to
            total 29.2 million tons, down 5 percent from 1995, but up 3 percent
from the December "Crop Production" report.   Area for harvest, at
887,500 acres, was up 1 percent from the December report, but 5 percent below
last year.  The forecasted yield, at 32.9 tons per acre, is 0.1 tons below last
year's yield, but up 0.7 tons from last month.

The harvest of Louisiana's sugarcane acreage started in November, slightly
behind normal due to wet field conditions, and was slowed by lodging.  Sub-zero
weather in December caused producers to accelerate the harvest of frost-damaged
sugarcane fields.  Stalk weight and count per acre were reported better than
previous years with harvest activity expected to be completed by the end of the
year.  Dry, favorable weather allowed Florida's sugarcane harvest to progress on
schedule, and was expected to end in March.  The lack of rain and irrigation
water in Texas, caused the loss of some acreage.  By the end of December over
half of the cane was cut, with the best acres selected for seed.  Rain in Hawaii
lessened the impact of the dry conditions but were not enough to restore
irrigation water for  sugarcane fields.


Peppermint Oil:  Production of peppermint oil in 1996 is estimated at
                 9.42 million pounds, down slightly from 1995's record
9.45 million pounds.  Harvested area totaled 131,400 acres, down 3,900 acres

 
from 1995.  The average yield was 72 pounds of oil per acre, up 2 pounds from
1995 and 3 pounds above 1994.  Area for harvest was up in Idaho and unchanged or
slightly below 1995 in Indiana, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.  Yields were
up in Idaho and Washington, while winterkill and frequent showers and floods in
the spring of 1996 contributed to decreased yields in Indiana and Wisconsin.


Spearmint Oil:  Production of spearmint oil in 1996 is estimated at 2.15 million
                pounds, down 5 percent from 1995's 2.27 million pounds.  While
harvested acres were down 21 percent from last year, they were partially offset
by an increase in average yield of 16 pounds of oil per acre.  Area for harvest
stood at 22,700 acres compared with 28,800 acres in 1995, and the average yield
per acre was a reported 95 pounds of oil compared with 79 pounds the previous
year.  Washington growers harvested nearly 75 percent of the 1996 crop and
yielded an average 134 pounds of oil per acre.


Hops:  Production of hops in 1996, totaled 75.0 million pounds, down 5 percent
       from 1995.  Despite an increase in total area harvested of 2 percent from
1995, lower yields were experienced in all major producing states -  Idaho,
Oregon, and Washington.  The U. S. area harvested in 1996 stood at 44,161 acres
and average yield was 1,700 pounds.  Washington growers produced 77 percent of
the total 1996 crop.


Maple Syrup:  The 1996 U.S. maple syrup production totaled 1.57 million gallons,
              up 43 percent from last year.  Maple syrup production increased in
every state this year and is at the highest level since 1992.  In general,
producers experienced favorable weather and temperatures allowing for the best
production run in years.  The season started a few days later than last year and
ended over a week later, allowing for additional days of tapping.  Areas of New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan tapped for a week or more longer than
last year.  Excessive snow cover hampered production in northern Wisconsin and
Michigan but was more than made up for in southern areas of the two states. 
Syrup color was slightly darker than last year in New England and Ohio, while
the rest of the producing region had lighter syrup.  Sugar content was higher
than last year.  Vermont led the U.S. in production with 550,000 gallons of
syrup, 51 percent more than last season.  New York's production increased
65 percent to 343,000 gallons.  Maine was the third leading state with
production of 167,000 gallons, 3 percent more than 1995.


Coffee:  Hawaii coffee production was estimated at 6.50 million pounds for the
         1996-97 season, up 20 percent from the previous  season.  Area
harvested increased 6 percent to 5,700 acres.  Increased production from the
islands of Maui, Molokai, Kauai, and Oahu accounted for the entire boost in
overall output.  Increased harvested acreage was mostly responsible for the
increase in production from these islands.  Production on the island of Hawaii,
where Kona coffee is produced, is expected to decline this season.  Most farmers
blamed dry weather during the crucial fruit development period for the reduced
Kona crop.


Taro:  Hawaii taro production was estimated at 5.90 million pounds for 1996,
       down 13 percent from 1995.  Area was estimated at 530 acres for 1996,
down 4 percent from 1995.  Production of both taro for poi and Chinese taro
(mainly for fresh sale) declined in 1996 due mainly to weather conditions. 
Major taro for poi areas on the island of Kauai were hit with successive floods
late in 1995.  Plants in the inundated fields never fully recovered from the
affects of the flood waters.  Growers of Chinese taro, on the other hand,
experienced a mostly dry year.  Major plantings of Chinese taro are located on

 

the island of Hawaii.  Most Chinese taro is not irrigated, and dry conditions
slowed growth and promoted an increased population of taro root aphids.


Ginger Root:  Hawaii ginger root production for the 1996 season was estimated
              at 9.40 million pounds, up 62 percent from the previous season.
Increased harvested acreage and improved cultural practices were responsible for
the increased production.  Harvested acreage totaled 200 acres in 1996, up
48 percent from last season's 10-year low of 135 acres.  The availability of new
lands, formerly in sugarcane, helped the expansion in acreage.  Bacterial wilt
was a major problem in the 1993 season when yields dropped to an all-time low. 
Since then, yields have steadily increased as farmers adopted strict sanitary
measures in the field, used disease-free seed, and expanded to virgin lands. 
These factors, along with generally favorable weather, ensured an improved
harvest for the 1996 season.




                          Report Features


The next "Crop Production Summary" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET in
January 1998.


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
      Kevin Barnes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds                     (202) 720-7369
      Dan Kerestes - Corn                                         (202) 720-9526
      Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings                      (202) 720-5944
      Joel Moore - Barley, Hay, Sorghum                           (202) 690-3234
      Greg Preston - Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather, Oats       (202) 720-7621
      Barbara Rater - Peanuts, Rice, Tobacco                      (202) 720-7688
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Wheat, Rye                            (202) 720-8068

     
  Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section
    Vince Matthews, Head                                          (202) 720-3843
      Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes                      (202) 720-4285
      Howard Hill - Cherries, Berries, Prunes, Plums,             
                    Cranberries, Grapes, Maple Syrup              (202) 720-7235
      Linda McMillan - Nuts, Floriculture                         (202) 720-4215
      Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions      (202) 720-2157
      Linda Simpson - Noncitrus Fruits, Mint, Dry Beans & Peas,
                      Mushrooms, Hops                             (202) 690-0270
      Blair Smith - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202) 720-5412
     


                               Index




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                                                           Table     Narrative


Area Planted and Harvested, Principal Crops by States ..   A-24
Alaska .................................................   A-86
Barley .................................................   A-33         B- 7
Beans, Dry Edible (by State)............................   A-67         B-12
Beans, Dry Edible (by Class)............................   A-61
Canola .................................................   A-46
Coffee .................................................   A-87         B-16
Corn for Grain .........................................   A-26         B- 5
Corn for Silage ........................................   A-28
Cotton .................................................   A-52         B-10
Cottonseed .............................................   A-54         B-11
Crop Summary ...........................................   A- 2
Flaxseed ...............................................   A-46         B- 8
Ginger Root ............................................   A-87         B-17
Hay, All ...............................................   A-55         B-11
Hay, Alfalfa ...........................................   A-57         B-11
Hay, All Other .........................................   A-59         B-12
Hops ...................................................   A-84         B-16
Lentils ................................................   A-68         B-13
Maple Syrup.............................................   A-86         B-16
Mint Oils ..............................................   A-83         B-15
Mustard Seed ...........................................   A-46
Oats ...................................................   A-31         B- 7
Peanuts.................................................   A-45         B- 8
Peas, Austrian Winter ..................................   A-69         B-13
Peas, Dry Edible .......................................   A-69         B-13
Peas, Wrinkled Seed ....................................   A-68         B-13
Potatoes ...............................................   A-70         B-13
Rapeseed ...............................................   A-46
Rice ...................................................   A-42         B- 7
Rye ....................................................   A-44
Safflower ..............................................   A-46
Sorghum for Grain ......................................   A-29         B- 7
Sorghum for Silage .....................................   A-30
Soybeans for Beans .....................................   A-47         B- 8
Sunflower ..............................................   A-50         B-11
Sugarbeets .............................................   A-81         B-15
Sugarcane ..............................................   A-82         B-15
Sweetpotatoes ..........................................   A-75         B-14
Taro ...................................................   A-87         B-16
Tobacco (by States) ....................................   A-76         B-15
Tobacco (by Types) .....................................   A-77
Wheat, All .............................................   A-35         B- 7
Wheat, Winter ..........................................   A-37
Wheat, Durum ...........................................   A-39
Wheat, Other Spring ....................................   A-40
Wheat (by Class) .......................................   A-39


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