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Production                                                                      
                                                                                
National                                                                        
Agricultural                                                                    
Statistics                                                                      
Service                                                                         
                                                                                
USDA                                                                            
Washington, D.C.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Released August 12, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service       
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Crop Production" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m.    
to 4:00 p.m. ET.  Forecast refers to August 1, 1997.  Index and report          
features are located at the end of this report.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Corn Production at 9.28 Billion Bushels,                           
                    Record Soybean Production                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Corn production is forecast at 9.28 billion bushels, virtually unchanged from   
last year but up 26 percent from 1995. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are 
expected to average 125.3 bushels per acre, down 1.8 bushels from a year ago.   
Acreage for harvest is estimated at 74.0 million acres, up 1 percent from 1996. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
All cotton production is forecast at 17.8 million bales, down 6 percent from    
1996.  Yield is expected to average 637 pounds per acre, down 70 pounds from    
last year.  Producers planted 13.9 million acres this year, 5 percent less than 
one year ago.  Harvested acreage is estimated at 13.4 million acres, up         
4 percent due to the large abandonment in Texas last year.  Alabama's abandoned 
acreage is estimated at 100,000 acres, due to early season heavy rainfall and   
the effects of hurricane Danny in late July.  Cool temperatures in May and June 
throughout most of the cotton belt, delayed development of the crop.  The       
dryland crop in the Plains of Texas had ample moisture throughout the season,   
and development is ahead of average.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Soybean production is forecast at a record 2.74 billion bushels, up 15 percent  
from 1996 and 9 percent above the 1994 record year.  Yield is forecast at       
39.3 bushels per acre, 1.7 bushels above last year, but 2.1 bushels below the   
record yield in 1994.  Area for harvest is estimated at 69.8 million acres.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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The release of the "Cranberries" report will be on Tuesday, August 19, at       
1 p.m.  The report was previously scheduled for release on August 20, 1997, at  
1 p.m.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
The 1996-97 end-of-season Florida grapefruit estimates scheduled for release in 
the "Citrus Fruits" report on September 23, 1997, will also be released in the  
"Crop Production" report on September 12, 1997.  This early release will allow  
the 1996-97 estimates to be available for a September 17 hearing in Lakeland, FL
on a proposed State grapefruit marketing order.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (8-97)a                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
All wheat production is placed at 2.53 billion bushels, up 4 percent from the   
last forecast and 11 percent more than in 1996.  The U.S. yield is now forecast 
at 39.9 bushels per acre. This is up 1.6 bushels per acre from last month to a  
new record high.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
The final winter wheat production forecast is 1.86 billion bushels, up 4 percent
from last month and 26 percent higher than 1996.  The U.S. yield is forecast at 
a record high 44.6 bushels per acre. This is up 1.8 bushels from July 1. Grain  
area was not changed from last month.                                           
                                                                                
Hard Red Winter wheat production is up 5 percent from July due to higher yields 
in Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. The Kansas yield is a new record high as is   
the Kansas production.  Soft Red Winter, at 470 million bushels, is also up from
a month ago and is the most since 1990. Illinois and Missouri growers have      
harvested record high yields. The Ohio average equals the current record.       
Michigan's yield is also a new record.  White Winter production is up from last 
month due to improved yield prospects in all three Pacific Northwest States.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum wheat production is forecast at 90.2 million bushels, up 11 percent from  
last month, but still well below last year. August 1 conditions in the northern 
Durum states have increased yield expectations in the Dakotas and Montana. The  
U.S.yield is now forecast at 28.1 bushels per acre, up 2.9 bushels per acre from
July 1.                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Other spring wheat production is forecast at 585 million bushels, up 3 percent  
from a month ago.  Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at  
31.3 bushels per acre. This is 0.9 bushels per acre better than July 1. There   
were no  area changes. Hard Red Spring production is up 3 percent from July at  
528 million bushels. White Spring production is up 1 percent.                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
This report was approved on August 12, 1997, by the Acting Secretary of         
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural     
Statistics Board.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Acting Secretary of                   Agricultural Statistics Board    
             Agriculture                             Acting Chairperson         
           Keith J. Collins                          Frederic A. Vogel          
     Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                   
                1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                              
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :       Area Planted       :      Area Harvested 1/    
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1996    :    1997    :    1996    :    1997      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
                         :                                                      
Corn                     :    79,487       80,227       73,147       74,049     
Sorghum                  :    13,188       10,268       11,901        9,512     
Oats                     :     4,661        5,264        2,687        3,222     
Barley                   :     7,174        6,769        6,787        6,397     
All Wheat                :    75,639       70,767       62,850       63,495     
  Winter                 :    51,983       48,342       39,709       41,583     
  Durum                  :     3,620        3,270        3,546        3,208     
  Other Spring           :    20,036       19,155       19,595       18,704     
Rice                     :   2,819.0      3,065.0      2,799.0      3,037.0     
Soybeans                 :    64,205       70,850       63,409       69,816     
Peanuts                  :   1,401.5      1,418.0      1,380.0      1,398.5     
All Cotton               :  14,633.5     13,905.0     12,868.1     13,409.5     
  Upland                 :  14,375.5     13,655.0     12,612.2     13,160.5     
  Amer-Pima              :     258.0        250.0        255.9        249.0     
Cottonseed               :                                                      
All Hay                  :                              61,029       60,807     
  Alfalfa                :                              24,291       23,556     
  All Other              :                              36,738       37,251     
Dry Edible Beans         :   1,813.0      1,913.6      1,717.7      1,750.1     
Tobacco                  :                               732.7        794.9     
Sugarbeets               :   1,368.4      1,464.8      1,323.3      1,438.5     
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed          :                               888.9        895.0     
Hops                     :                                44.2         44.0     
Coffee  (HI)             :                                 5.7                  
Ginger Root (HI)         :                                 0.2          0.3     
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1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, nuts, etc.      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1996-97               
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :       Area Planted       :      Area Harvested       
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1996    :    1997 1/ :    1996    :    1997 1/   
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
Rye                      :     1,467        1,443          347          359     
Sunflower                :     2,556        2,920        2,499        2,807     
Flaxseed                 :        96          152           92          146     
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter                 :      14.5         15.6         14.5         15.4     
  Spring                 :      93.4         87.7         90.0         86.1     
  Summer                 :      77.9         68.0         74.7         65.1     
  Fall                   :   1,268.9      1,198.6      1,245.6      1,181.5     
  Total                  :   1,454.7      1,369.9      1,424.8      1,348.1     
Sweet Potatoes           :      89.1         87.8         84.8         84.7     
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United States,                  
                1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                              
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         : Yield per Acre:             Production               
      Crop and Unit      :---------------------------------------------------   
                         :       :       :           :   Jul 1,  :   Aug 1,     
                         :  1996 :  1997 :   1996    :    1997   :    1997      
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                         :                  ------------- 1,000 ------------    
                         :                                                      
Corn for Grain       Bu  : 127.1   125.3   9,293,435               9,275,870    
Sorghum for Grain    "   :  67.5    66.2     802,974                 629,299    
Oats                 "   :  57.8    58.1     155,225     182,672     187,127    
Barley               "   :  58.5    59.4     396,851     371,778     380,015    
All Wheat            "   :  36.3    39.9   2,281,763   2,430,746   2,530,534    
  Winter             "   :  37.2    44.6   1,478,048   1,780,554   1,855,474    
  Durum              "   :  32.7    28.1     115,840      80,927      90,155    
  Other Spring       "   :  35.1    31.3     687,875     569,265     584,905    
Rice 1/              Cwt : 6,121   5,994     171,321                 182,034    
Soybeans for Beans   Bu  :  37.6    39.3   2,382,364               2,744,451    
Peanuts              Lb  : 2,653   2,717   3,661,205               3,800,225    
All Cotton 1/        Bale:   707     637    18,942.0                17,782.5    
  Upland 1/          "   :   701     628    18,413.5                17,228.5    
  Amer-Pima 1/       "   :   991   1,068       528.5                   554.0    
Cottonseed           Ton :                   7,143.5                            
All Hay              "   :  2.45    2.53     149,457                 153,886    
  Alfalfa            "   :  3.27    3.30      79,377                  77,817    
  All Other          "   :  1.91    2.04      70,080                  76,069    
Dry Edible Beans 1/  Cwt : 1,592   1,666      27,354                  29,163    
Tobacco               Lb : 2,071   2,046   1,517,334               1,626,317    
Sugarbeets           Ton :  20.2    20.6      26,680                  29,688    
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed      "   :  33.1    33.0      29,462                  29,546    
Hops                 Lb  : 1,698   1,680    74,970.5                73,838.0    
Coffee (HI) 2/           : 1,120               6,400                            
Ginger Root (HI)     "   :47,000  44,000       9,400                  12,100    
Apples, Comm'l       "   :                10,355,000              10,648,900    
Peaches              "   :                 2,070,300   2,648,900   2,643,900    
Pears                Ton :                     820.8                 1,019.8    
Grapes               "   :                   5,548.0     5,800.0     6,644.4    
Olives (CA)          "   :                     166.0                    95.0    
Prunes and Plums         :                                                      
 (Excl CA)           "   :                      20.0                    28.4    
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1/ Yield in pounds.                                                             
2/ 1996 revised.                                                                
                                                                                
     Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                   
                1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                              
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :       Area Planted        :      Area Harvested 1/      
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1996    :     1997    :     1996    :    1997       
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                      :                        Hectares                         
                      :                                                         
                      :                                                         
Corn                  :  32,167,590    32,467,060    29,601,860   29,966,890    
Sorghum               :   5,337,050     4,155,360     4,816,220    3,849,410    
Oats                  :   1,886,260     2,130,290     1,087,400    1,303,910    
Barley                :   2,903,250     2,739,350     2,746,630    2,588,800    
All Wheat             :  30,610,350    28,638,700    25,434,770   25,695,790    
  Winter              :  21,037,000    19,563,520    16,069,840   16,828,220    
  Durum               :   1,464,980     1,323,340     1,435,030    1,298,250    
  Other Spring        :   8,108,370     7,751,840     7,929,900    7,569,320    
Rice                  :   1,140,820     1,240,370     1,132,730    1,229,040    
Soybeans              :  25,983,120    28,672,290    25,660,990   28,253,840    
Peanuts               :     567,170       573,850       558,470      565,960    
All Cotton            :   5,922,030     5,627,210     5,207,590    5,426,690    
  Upland              :   5,817,620     5,526,040     5,104,030    5,325,920    
  Amer-Pima           :     104,410       101,170       103,560      100,770    
Cottonseed            :                                                         
All Hay               :                              24,697,830   24,607,980    
  Alfalfa             :                               9,830,320    9,532,880    
  All Other           :                              14,867,500   15,075,110    
Dry Edible Beans      :     733,700       774,410       695,140      708,250    
Tobacco               :                                 296,510      321,700    
Sugarbeets            :     553,780       592,790       535,530      582,150    
Sugarcane for         :                                                         
 Sugar and Seed       :                                 359,730      362,200    
Hops                  :                                  17,870       17,790    
Coffee  (HI)          :                                   2,310                 
Ginger Root (HI)      :                                      80          110    
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1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, nuts, etc.      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1996-97               
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :       Area Planted       :       Area Harvested         
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1996    :    1997 1/ :     1996     :    1997 1/    
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                      :                      Hectares                           
                      :                                                         
Rye                   :     593,680       583,970       140,430      145,280    
Sunflower             :   1,034,390     1,181,690     1,011,320    1,135,960    
Flaxseed              :      38,850        61,510        37,230       59,080    
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Winter              :       5,870         6,310         5,870        6,230    
  Spring              :      37,800        35,490        36,420       34,840    
  Summer              :      31,530        27,520        30,230       26,350    
  Fall                :     513,510       485,060       504,080      478,140    
  Total               :     588,700       554,380       576,600      545,560    
Sweet Potatoes        :      36,060        35,530        34,320       34,280    
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,                
                1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                              
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :Yield per Hectare:             Production                
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :        :        :           :   Jul 1,   :   Aug 1,     
                      :  1996  :  1997  :   1996    :    1997    :    1997      
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                      :                      Metric Tons                        
                      :                                                         
Corn for Grain        :  7.97     7.86  236,064,120               235,617,950   
Sorghum for Grain     :  4.23     4.15   20,396,480                15,984,930   
Oats                  :  2.07     2.08    2,253,080    2,651,480    2,716,140   
Barley                :  3.15     3.20    8,640,410    8,094,510    8,273,850   
All Wheat             :  2.44     2.68   62,099,410   66,154,060   68,869,860   
  Winter              :  2.50     3.00   40,225,870   48,458,740   50,497,730   
  Durum               :  2.20     1.89    3,152,650    2,202,470    2,453,620   
  Other Spring        :  2.36     2.10   18,720,890   15,492,850   15,918,510   
Rice                  :  6.86     6.72    7,770,990                 8,256,920   
Soybeans for Beans    :  2.53     2.64   64,837,320                74,691,720   
Peanuts               :  2.97     3.05    1,660,690                 1,723,750   
All Cotton            :  0.79     0.71    4,124,140                 3,871,680   
  Upland              :  0.79     0.70    4,009,070                 3,751,060   
  Amer-Pima           :  1.11     1.20      115,070                   120,620   
Cottonseed            :                   6,480,470                             
All Hay               :  5.49     5.67  135,585,110               139,603,030   
  Alfalfa             :  7.33     7.41   72,009,600                70,594,390   
  All Other           :  4.28     4.58   63,575,510                69,008,640   
Dry Edible Beans      :  1.78     1.87    1,240,760                 1,322,810   
Tobacco               :  2.32     2.29      688,250                   737,690   
Sugarbeets            : 45.20    46.26   24,203,690                26,932,500   
Sugarcane for         :                                                         
 Sugar and Seed       : 74.30    74.00   26,727,480                26,803,680   
Hops                  :  1.90     1.88       34,010                    33,490   
Coffee  (HI) 1/       :  1.26                 2,900                             
Ginger Root (HI)      : 53.25    49.91        4,260                     5,490   
Apples, Comm'l        :                   4,696,950                 4,830,260   
Peaches               :                     939,070    1,201,520    1,199,250   
Pears                 :                     744,570                   925,100   
Grapes                :                   5,033,060    5,261,670    6,027,650   
Olives (CA)           :                     150,590                    86,180   
Prunes and Plums      :                                                         
 (Excl CA)            :                      18,140                    25,760   
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1/ 1996 revised.                                                                
                                                                                
          Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production,                         
                      United States, 1996-97                                    
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :     Yield per Acre    :        Production            
      Crop and Unit      :---------------------------------------------------   
                         :    1996   :   1997 1/ :    1996    :     1997 1/     
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                         :                           ------- 1,000 -------      
                         :                                                      
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter             Cwt :     226        205          3,273          3,157     
  Spring             "   :     249        250         22,417         21,498     
  Summer             "   :     259        252         19,375         16,418     
  Fall               "   :     363                   452,039                    
  Total              "   :     349                   497,104                    
Sweet Cherries       Ton :                             154.3          191.3     
Tart Cherries        Lb  :                           270,300        242,200     
Apricots             Ton :                              79.8          132.0     
Dried Prunes (CA)    "   :                             220.0          215.0     
Almonds (CA)         Lb  :                           510,000        680,000     
Walnuts (CA)         Ton :                             208.0          230.0     
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
        Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production,                        
                      United States, 1996-97                                    
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                         :  Yield per Hectare  :          Production            
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :   1996  :   1997 1/ :    1996      :    1997 1/      
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                         :                     Metric Tons                      
                         :                                                      
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter                 :   25.29     22.99          148,460        143,200    
  Spring                 :   27.92     27.99        1,016,820        975,130    
  Summer                 :   29.07     28.26          878,840        744,710    
  Fall                   :   40.68                 20,504,150                   
  Total                  :   39.11                 22,548,270                   
Sweet Cherries           :                            139,980        173,500    
Tart Cherries            :                            122,610        109,860    
Apricots                 :                             72,390        119,750    
Dried Prunes (CA)        :                            199,580        195,040    
Almonds (CA)             :                            231,330        308,440    
Walnuts (CA)             :                            188,690        208,650    
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
                                                                                
                  Selected Crops:  Area Planted by State, 1997,                 
                           and United States, 1995-97                           
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          :              :               :                  :     Dry           
   State  :    Upland    :    Peanuts    :    Sugarbeets    :     Edible        
          :    Cotton    :               :                  :     Beans         
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          :                             1,000 Acres                             
          :                                                                     
AL        :     520.0          190.0                                            
AZ        :     330.0                                                           
AR        :     950.0                                                           
CA        :     880.0                            110.0             130.0        
CO        :                                       68.4            *140.0        
DE        :                                                                     
FL        :    *100.0           90.0                                            
GA        :   1,440.0          520.0                                            
ID        :                                      197.0             115.0        
IL        :                                                                     
IN        :                                                                     
IA        :                                                                     
KS        :      15.0                                               29.0        
KY        :                                                                     
LA        :     590.0                                                           
MD        :                                                                     
MI        :                                      163.0             320.0        
MN        :                                      450.0             180.0        
MS        :     980.0                                                           
MO        :     370.0                                                           
MT        :                                       59.7             *12.2        
NE        :                                       66.0             190.0        
NV        :                                                                     
NJ        :                                                                     
NM        :      70.0           17.5               1.6             *12.0        
NY        :                                                        *40.0        
NC        :     690.0          130.0                                            
ND        :                                      233.0             630.0        
OH        :                                        *.9                          
OK        :     220.0           85.0                                            
OR        :                                       17.2              11.0        
PA        :                                                                     
SC        :    *290.0          *10.5                                            
SD        :                                                                     
TN        :     510.0                                                           
TX        :  *5,600.0          300.0              16.5              15.0        
UT        :                                                         *5.8        
VA        :    *100.0          *75.0                                            
WA        :                                      *18.5             *38.0        
WV        :                                                                     
WI        :                                                          8.6        
WY        :                                       63.0              37.0        
          :                                                                     
US        : *13,655.0       *1,418.0          *1,464.8          *1,913.6        
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   Year   :                            United States                            
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1995      :  16,716.8        1,537.5           1,444.6           2,069.3        
1996      :  14,375.5        1,401.5           1,368.4           1,813.0        
1997      :  13,655.0        1,418.0           1,464.8           1,913.6        
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* Updated from "Acreage" released June 30, 1997.                                
        Corn for Grain:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State        
            and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997            
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        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
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        :   1,000 Acres      --- Bushels ---   -------- 1,000 Bushels --------  
        :                                                                       
AL      :    280      260     82.0      92.0      16,500     22,960     23,920  
AZ      :     40       45    175.0     175.0       3,740      7,000      7,875  
AR      :    230      170    125.0     110.0       9,775     28,750     18,700  
CA      :    220      260    160.0     170.0      24,000     35,200     44,200  
CO      :    940    1,030    142.0     148.0      92,130    133,480    152,440  
CT 1/   :                                                                       
DE      :    150      146    143.0     100.0      14,595     21,450     14,600  
FL      :    112       80     88.0     100.0       5,400      9,856      8,000  
GA      :    525      500     95.0     107.0      31,500     49,875     53,500  
ID      :     40       40    135.0     145.0       4,900      5,400      5,800  
IL      : 10,800   11,000    136.0     127.0   1,130,000  1,468,800  1,397,000  
IN      :  5,450    5,850    123.0     127.0     598,900    670,350    742,950  
IA      : 12,450   11,950    138.0     140.0   1,402,200  1,718,100  1,673,000  
KS      :  2,350    2,700    152.0     130.0     244,280    357,200    351,000  
KY      :  1,200    1,220    124.0     108.0     123,120    148,800    131,760  
LA      :    523      490    125.0     115.0      23,205     65,375     56,350  
ME 1/   :                                                                       
MD      :    465      450    139.0      85.0      42,000     64,635     38,250  
MA 1/   :                                                                       
MI      :  2,300    2,300     94.0     110.0     249,550    216,200    253,000  
MN      :  6,950    6,450    125.0     130.0     731,850    868,750    838,500  
MS      :    605      470    102.0     105.0      26,125     61,710     49,350  
MO      :  2,650    2,850    134.0     108.0     149,940    355,100    307,800  
MT      :     15       15    137.0     130.0       1,920      2,055      1,950  
NE      :  8,300    8,800    143.0     133.0     854,700  1,186,900  1,170,400  
NH 1/   :                                                                       
NJ      :     94      102    126.0      95.0       7,254     11,844      9,690  
NM      :     84       85    175.0     170.0      11,680     14,700     14,450  
NY      :    630      660    107.0     118.0      64,050     67,410     77,880  
NC      :    900      900     95.0      85.0      74,900     85,500     76,500  
ND      :    720      650     91.0      95.0      40,290     65,520     61,750  
OH      :  2,750    3,450    111.0     130.0     375,100    305,250    448,500  
OK      :    170      180    145.0     150.0      16,250     24,650     27,000  
OR      :     33       20    165.0     185.0       3,360      5,445      3,700  
PA      :  1,070    1,120    119.0      85.0      94,080    127,330     95,200  
RI 1/   :                                                                       
SC      :    380      335     79.0      95.0      24,115     30,020     31,825  
SD      :  3,700    3,350    100.0      95.0     193,550    370,000    318,250  
TN      :    680      650    116.0     105.0      63,720     78,880     68,250  
TX      :  1,800    1,800    112.0     135.0     216,600    201,600    243,000  
UT      :     21       21    130.0     125.0       2,000      2,730      2,625  
VT 1/   :                                                                       
VA      :    310      340    126.0      83.0      30,525     39,060     28,220  
WA      :    120      110    185.0     190.0      19,380     22,200     20,900  
WV      :     40       45    105.0      95.0       4,000      4,200      4,275  
WI      :  3,000    3,100    111.0     128.0     347,700    333,000    396,800  
WY      :     50       55    123.0     122.0       4,992      6,150      6,710  
        :                                                                       
US      : 73,147   74,049    127.1     125.3   7,373,876  9,293,435  9,275,870  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Not estimated.                                                              
                                                                                
       Sorghum for Grain:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
            and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       -- Bushels --      ------ 1,000 Bushels ------    
        :                                                                       
AL      :     10       9     55.0      60.0         320        550        540   
AR      :    220     150     74.0      70.0      13,135     16,280     10,500   
CO      :    260     160     51.0      35.0       4,620     13,260      5,600   
GA      :     40      40     41.0      46.0       1,110      1,640      1,840   
IL      :    220     150     84.0      82.0      11,730     18,480     12,300   
KS      :  4,600   3,550     77.0      70.0     173,600    354,200    248,500   
KY      :     23      13     92.0      75.0       1,848      2,116        975   
LA      :    153     107     76.0      75.0       5,880     11,628      8,025   
MS      :     72      33     70.0      65.0       2,665      5,040      2,145   
MO      :    580     430     91.0      78.0      35,770     52,780     33,540   
NE      :  1,030     800     95.0      90.0      56,840     97,850     72,000   
NM      :    225     230     33.0      42.0       3,380      7,425      9,660   
NC      :     10      11     57.0      49.0         650        570        539   
OK      :    490     490     59.0      54.0      12,800     28,910     26,460   
SC      :      5       4     50.0      50.0         320        250        200   
SD      :    145     170     55.0      55.0       4,800      7,975      9,350   
TN      :     18      15     90.0      85.0       1,305      1,620      1,275   
TX      :  3,800   3,150     48.0      59.0     129,600    182,400    185,850   
        :                                                                       
US      : 11,901   9,512     67.5      66.2     460,373    802,974    629,299   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
             Oats:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State              
             and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1997       :          :            
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :-------------------:   1996   :    1997    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      -------- Bushels --------    -- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
AL 1/   :     20      23     45.0       40.0     40.0         900         920   
AR 1/   :     25      17     72.0       61.0     61.0       1,800       1,037   
CA      :     30      30     75.0       80.0     80.0       2,250       2,400   
CO      :     35      28     52.0       62.0     60.0       1,820       1,680   
GA 1/   :     35      40     64.0       62.0     62.0       2,240       2,480   
ID      :     25      20     75.0       70.0     70.0       1,875       1,400   
IL      :     70      75     66.0       72.0     72.0       4,620       5,400   
IN      :     25      35     64.0       65.0     67.0       1,600       2,345   
IA      :    190     260     68.0       70.0     74.0      12,920      19,240   
KS      :     80      80     52.0       55.0     64.0       4,160       5,120   
ME      :     28      23     75.0       75.0     70.0       2,100       1,610   
MD 1/   :      7       8     62.0       70.0     70.0         434         560   
MI      :     60      90     60.0       60.0     58.0       3,600       5,220   
MN      :    270     360     56.0       53.0     53.0      15,120      19,080   
MO      :     29      25     53.0       65.0     65.0       1,537       1,625   
MT      :     50      70     40.0       52.0     55.0       2,000       3,850   
NE      :    105     110     71.0       60.0     65.0       7,455       7,150   
NY      :     75     110     57.0       63.0     60.0       4,275       6,600   
NC      :     20      25     60.0       66.0     68.0       1,200       1,700   
ND      :    380     500     50.0       35.0     38.0      19,000      19,000   
OH      :     90     110     57.0       62.0     74.0       5,130       8,140   
OK      :     20      45     30.0       49.0     46.0         600       2,070   
OR      :     35      38     97.0      105.0     97.0       3,395       3,686   
PA      :    135     160     56.0       55.0     55.0       7,560       8,800   
SC 1/   :     30      30     54.0       60.0     60.0       1,620       1,800   
SD      :    360     330     60.0       60.0     60.0      21,600      19,800   
TX      :    100     150     34.0       52.0     52.0       3,400       7,800   
UT 1/   :      9       9     72.0       74.0     74.0         648         666   
WA      :     14      17     80.0       75.0     80.0       1,120       1,360   
WV 1/   :      3       4     50.0       47.0     47.0         150         188   
WI      :    300     370     58.0       61.0     61.0      17,400      22,570   
WY      :     32      30     53.0       60.0     61.0       1,696       1,830   
        :                                                                       
US      :  2,687   3,222     57.8       56.7     58.1     155,225     187,127   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
            Barley:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State             
             and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1997       :          :            
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :-------------------:   1996   :    1997    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------     -- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
AZ 1/   :     54      69     105.0     109.0     109.0      5,670       7,521   
CA      :    220     180      60.0      65.0      65.0     13,200      11,700   
CO      :     92      90     108.0     120.0     115.0      9,936      10,350   
DE 1/   :     23      35      68.0      79.0      79.0      1,564       2,765   
ID      :    730     760      73.0      71.0      74.0     53,290      56,240   
KS      :     11       9      33.0      47.0      45.0        363         405   
KY 1/   :     20      14      74.0      70.0      70.0      1,480         980   
MD      :     49      50      61.0      85.0      77.0      2,989       3,850   
MI 1/   :     25      22      48.0      57.0      57.0      1,200       1,254   
MN      :    520     570      64.0      61.0      57.0     33,280      32,490   
MT      :  1,200   1,200      43.0      52.0      54.0     51,600      64,800   
NE 1/   :     17       8      53.0      56.0      56.0        901         448   
NV 1/   :      5       5      75.0      90.0      90.0        375         450   
NJ 1/   :      3       4      60.0      75.0      75.0        180         300   
NC 1/   :     20      20      65.0      71.0      71.0      1,300       1,420   
ND      :  2,600   2,200      55.0      45.0      47.0    143,000     103,400   
OK 1/   :      3       8      23.0      39.0      39.0         69         312   
OR      :    150     120      64.0      69.0      69.0      9,600       8,280   
PA      :     75      75      67.0      67.0      69.0      5,025       5,175   
SC 1/   :      4       3      50.0      60.0      60.0        200         180   
SD      :    145     115      44.0      44.0      44.0      6,380       5,060   
TX 1/   :     11       5      34.0      49.0      49.0        374         245   
UT      :    100      95      82.0      90.0      90.0      8,200       8,550   
VA      :     75      65      68.0      77.0      80.0      5,100       5,200   
WA      :    440     490      62.0      66.0      70.0     27,280      34,300   
WI      :     75      65      53.0      60.0      60.0      3,975       3,900   
WY      :    120     120      86.0      87.0      87.0     10,320      10,440   
        :                                                                       
US      :  6,787   6,397      58.5      58.1      59.4    396,851     380,015   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
           All Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State           
             and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1997       :          :            
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :-------------------:   1996   :    1997    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------    --- 1,000 Bushels ---  
        :                                                                       
AL 1/   :     80      110    44.0      35.0      35.0        3,520      3,850   
AZ 1/   :    178       98    90.4      92.3      92.3       16,090      9,042   
AR 1/   :  1,240      790    54.0      45.0      45.0       66,960     35,550   
CA 1/   :    688      510    75.2      80.1      80.1       51,750     40,850   
CO      :  2,268    2,912    33.3      34.0      34.0       75,500     99,010   
DE 1/   :     78       77    53.0      55.0      55.0        4,134      4,235   
FL 1/   :     10       15    38.0      39.0      39.0          380        585   
GA 1/   :    350      360    48.0      44.0      44.0       16,800     15,840   
ID      :  1,560    1,430    76.4      76.0      77.3      119,200    110,480   
IL      :  1,100    1,150    38.0      60.0      60.0       41,800     69,000   
IN      :    720      640    38.0      54.0      57.0       27,360     36,480   
IA 1/   :     45       25    35.0      38.0      38.0        1,575        950   
KS      :  8,800   10,700    29.0      42.0      46.0      255,200    492,200   
KY      :    530      500    53.0      52.0      55.0       28,090     27,500   
LA 1/   :    130      145    43.0      38.0      38.0        5,590      5,510   
MD 1/   :    227      215    52.0      60.0      60.0       11,804     12,900   
MI      :    630      540    38.0      54.0      61.0       23,940     32,940   
MN      :  2,442    2,405    41.9      37.9      35.0      102,382     84,180   
MS 1/   :    230      190    49.0      42.0      42.0       11,270      7,980   
MO      :  1,250    1,040    39.0      53.0      57.0       48,750     59,280   
MT      :  6,350    6,010    27.8      29.9      30.1      176,710    180,850   
NE      :  2,100    1,900    35.0      35.0      37.0       73,500     70,300   
NV 1/   :     19       17    86.8      96.5      96.5        1,650      1,640   
NJ 1/   :     38       34    46.0      44.0      44.0        1,748      1,496   
NM 1/   :    110      300    37.0      34.0      34.0        4,070     10,200   
NY 1/   :    150      135    43.0      52.0      52.0        6,450      7,020   
NC      :    590      670    44.0      52.0      52.0       25,960     34,840   
ND      : 12,515   11,188    31.6      23.8      26.0      395,130    291,438   
OH      :  1,330    1,060    39.0      57.0      62.0       51,870     65,720   
OK      :  4,900    5,400    19.0      32.0      33.0       93,100    178,200   
OR      :    955      965    70.8      66.4      69.0       67,605     66,550   
PA 1/   :    190      175    48.0      52.0      52.0        9,120      9,100   
SC 1/   :    270      305    45.0      50.0      50.0       12,150     15,250   
SD      :  3,854    3,574    36.1      30.9      31.6      139,270    113,098   
TN 1/   :    400      370    44.0      43.0      43.0       17,600     15,910   
TX      :  2,900    4,100    26.0      29.0      29.0       75,400    118,900   
UT 1/   :    188      189    41.3      45.8      45.8        7,760      8,650   
VA 1/   :    275      255    53.0      60.0      60.0       14,575     15,300   
WA      :  2,745    2,595    66.5      60.4      62.4      182,670    162,000   
WV 1/   :     11        9    45.0      45.0      45.0          495        405   
WI 1/   :    135      142    42.4      51.2      51.2        5,725      7,265   
WY 1/   :    269      250    26.4      32.2      32.2        7,110      8,040   
        :                                                                       
US      : 62,850   63,495    36.3      38.3      39.9    2,281,763  2,530,534   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
         Winter Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
             and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1997       :          :            
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :-------------------:   1996   :    1997    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------    --- 1,000 Bushels ---  
        :                                                                       
AL 1/   :     80      110     44.0      35.0      35.0       3,520      3,850   
AZ 1/   :     14        9     95.0      85.0      85.0       1,330        765   
AR 1/   :  1,240      790     54.0      45.0      45.0      66,960     35,550   
CA 1/   :    550      380     69.0      75.0      75.0      37,950     28,500   
CO      :  2,200    2,850     32.0      33.0      33.0      70,400     94,050   
DE 1/   :     78       77     53.0      55.0      55.0       4,134      4,235   
FL 1/   :     10       15     38.0      39.0      39.0         380        585   
GA 1/   :    350      360     48.0      44.0      44.0      16,800     15,840   
ID      :    860      870     80.0      78.0      80.0      68,800     69,600   
IL      :  1,100    1,150     38.0      60.0      60.0      41,800     69,000   
IN      :    720      640     38.0      54.0      57.0      27,360     36,480   
IA 1/   :     45       25     35.0      38.0      38.0       1,575        950   
KS      :  8,800   10,700     29.0      42.0      46.0     255,200    492,200   
KY      :    530      500     53.0      52.0      55.0      28,090     27,500   
LA 1/   :    130      145     43.0      38.0      38.0       5,590      5,510   
MD 1/   :    227      215     52.0      60.0      60.0      11,804     12,900   
MI      :    630      540     38.0      54.0      61.0      23,940     32,940   
MN 1/   :     32       50     36.0      35.0      35.0       1,152      1,750   
MS 1/   :    230      190     49.0      42.0      42.0      11,270      7,980   
MO      :  1,250    1,040     39.0      53.0      57.0      48,750     59,280   
MT      :  1,980    1,500     32.0      37.0      37.0      63,360     55,500   
NE      :  2,100    1,900     35.0      35.0      37.0      73,500     70,300   
NV 1/   :      9       11    100.0     100.0     100.0         900      1,100   
NJ 1/   :     38       34     46.0      44.0      44.0       1,748      1,496   
NM 1/   :    110      300     37.0      34.0      34.0       4,070     10,200   
NY 1/   :    150      135     43.0      52.0      52.0       6,450      7,020   
NC      :    590      670     44.0      52.0      52.0      25,960     34,840   
ND 1/   :     75       38     30.0      26.0      26.0       2,250        988   
OH      :  1,330    1,060     39.0      57.0      62.0      51,870     65,720   
OK      :  4,900    5,400     19.0      32.0      33.0      93,100    178,200   
OR      :    850      840     72.0      67.0      70.0      61,200     58,800   
PA 1/   :    190      175     48.0      52.0      52.0       9,120      9,100   
SC 1/   :    270      305     45.0      50.0      50.0      12,150     15,250   
SD      :  1,580    1,150     35.0      33.0      31.0      55,300     35,650   
TN 1/   :    400      370     44.0      43.0      43.0      17,600     15,910   
TX      :  2,900    4,100     26.0      29.0      29.0      75,400    118,900   
UT 1/   :    160      160     38.0      45.0      45.0       6,080      7,200   
VA 1/   :    275      255     53.0      60.0      60.0      14,575     15,300   
WA      :  2,350    2,150     70.0      63.0      65.0     164,500    139,750   
WV 1/   :     11        9     45.0      45.0      45.0         495        405   
WI 1/   :    125      135     43.0      52.0      52.0       5,375      7,020   
WY 1/   :    240      230     26.0      32.0      32.0       6,240      7,360   
        :                                                                       
US      : 39,709   41,583     37.2      42.9      44.6   1,478,048  1,855,474   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
          Durum Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
             and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1997       :          :            
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :-------------------:   1996   :    1997    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------        1,000 Bushels      
        :                                                                       
AZ 1/   :    164      89      90.0     93.0      93.0      14,760      8,277    
CA 1/   :    138     130     100.0     95.0      95.0      13,800     12,350    
MN      :     10       5      43.0     38.0      36.0         430        180    
MT      :    270     310      25.0     21.0      25.0       6,750      7,750    
ND      :  2,940   2,650      27.0     20.0      23.0      79,380     60,950    
SD      :     24      24      30.0     25.0      27.0         720        648    
        :                                                                       
US      :  3,546   3,208      32.7     25.2      28.1     115,840     90,155    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Other Spring Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
             and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1997       :          :            
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :-------------------:   1996   :    1997    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------     -- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
CO 1/   :     68       62    75.0      80.0      80.0       5,100       4,960   
ID      :    700      560    72.0      73.0      73.0      50,400      40,880   
MN      :  2,400    2,350    42.0      38.0      35.0     100,800      82,250   
MT      :  4,100    4,200    26.0      28.0      28.0     106,600     117,600   
NV 1/   :     10        6    75.0      90.0      90.0         750         540   
ND      :  9,500    8,500    33.0      25.0      27.0     313,500     229,500   
OR 1/   :    105      125    61.0      62.0      62.0       6,405       7,750   
SD      :  2,250    2,400    37.0      30.0      32.0      83,250      76,800   
UT 1/   :     28       29    60.0      50.0      50.0       1,680       1,450   
WA      :    395      445    46.0      48.0      50.0      18,170      22,250   
WI 1/   :     10        7    35.0      35.0      35.0         350         245   
WY 1/   :     29       20    30.0      34.0      34.0         870         680   
        :                                                                       
US      : 19,595   18,704    35.1      30.4      31.3     687,875     584,905   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
             Wheat:  Production by Class, United States, 1995-1996              
                       and Forecasted August 1, 1997 1/                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :            Winter           :             Spring            :           
      :-------------------------------------------------------------:           
 Year :   Hard  :   Soft  :         :   Hard  :          :          :   Total   
      :    Red  :    Red  :  White  :    Red  :   Durum  :   White  :           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
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  
1997  :1,112,228  469,624   273,622   527,665    90,155     57,240   2,530,534  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Wheat class estimates are based on varietal acreage survey data available   
    for all wheat producing States.  Unless unusual situations dictate, the     
    previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the forecast   
    season.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Peanuts:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State            
          and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997 1/           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
 State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       --- Pounds ---     ------- 1,000 Pounds -------   
        :                                                                       
AL      :   191.0   189.0     2,355    2,300    483,360    449,805    434,700   
FL      :    82.0    82.0     2,880    3,100    193,590    236,160    254,200   
GA      :   533.0   518.0     2,690    2,800  1,414,880  1,433,770  1,450,400   
NM      :    16.5    17.5     2,300    2,450     43,000     37,950     42,875   
NC      :   125.0   130.0     2,940    2,850    347,040    367,500    370,500   
OK      :    81.0    83.0     2,410    2,500    201,880    195,210    207,500   
SC      :    10.5    10.0     3,100    2,900     30,800     32,550     29,000   
TX      :   265.0   295.0     2,600    2,750    540,000    689,000    811,250   
VA      :    76.0    74.0     2,885    2,700    206,925    219,260    199,800   
        :                                                                       
US      : 1,380.0 1,398.5     2,653    2,717  3,461,475  3,661,205  3,800,225   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.                         
             Rice:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State              
            and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
 State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :-- 1,000 Acres --    --- Pounds ---      ------- 1,000 Cwt -------     
        :                                                                       
AR      :  1,170   1,337     6,150     5,850     73,020     71,945     78,215   
CA      :    500     513     7,490     8,200     35,352     37,459     42,066   
LA      :    533     565     4,870     4,800     26,209     25,977     27,120   
MS      :    208     268     6,000     5,500     15,552     12,480     14,740   
MO      :     90      95     5,550     5,400      5,936      4,995      5,130   
TX      :    298     259     6,200     5,700     17,802     18,465     14,763   
        :                                                                       
US      :  2,799   3,037     6,121     5,994    173,871    171,321    182,034   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                   Rice:  Production by Class, United States,                   
                     1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Year     :   Long Grain  :  Medium Grain :  Short Grain  :      All       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
               :                           1,000 Cwt                            
               :                                                                
1995           :    121,730          51,241            900          173,871     
1996           :    113,462          56,790          1,069          171,321     
1997 1/        :    127,275          53,198          1,561          182,034     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Indicated August 1, 1997, rice class estimates are based on a five-year     
    average of class percentages.  The class percentages are adjusted as data   
    become available through the growing season.                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Cottonseed:  Production, United States, 1995-96                      
                   and Forecasted August 1, 1997                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :                          Production                                  
  State  :--------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :        1995         :         1996         :          1997  1/       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :                            1,000 Tons                                
         :                                                                      
 US      :      6,848.7                 7,186.4                 6,793.8         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.                                  
      Soybeans for Beans:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
            and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       -- Bushels --      ------ 1,000 Bushels ------    
        :                                                                       
AL      :    315      380    34.0      29.0        5,400     10,710    11,020   
AR      :  3,500    3,550    32.0      32.0       88,400    112,000   113,600   
DE      :    217      221    35.0      26.0        4,660      7,595     5,746   
FL      :     33       38    32.0      30.0          728      1,056     1,140   
GA      :    390      420    26.0      28.0        8,370     10,140    11,760   
IL      :  9,850    9,950    40.5      43.0      378,300    398,925   427,850   
IN      :  5,360    5,350    38.0      44.0      196,710    203,680   235,400   
IA      :  9,450   10,400    44.0      49.0      407,440    415,800   509,600   
KS      :  2,000    2,300    37.0      32.0       51,250     74,000    73,600   
KY      :  1,180    1,280    38.0      36.0       41,400     44,840    46,080   
LA      :  1,080    1,350    33.0      29.0       26,000     35,640    39,150   
MD      :    480      530    37.0      29.0       11,730     17,760    15,370   
MI      :  1,640    1,890    28.5      40.0       59,600     46,740    75,600   
MN      :  5,900    6,700    38.0      42.0      234,900    224,200   281,400   
MS      :  1,750    2,050    31.0      27.0       37,800     54,250    55,350   
MO      :  4,050    4,850    37.0      34.0      132,750    149,850   164,900   
NE      :  3,010    3,450    45.0      43.0      100,980    135,450   148,350   
NJ      :    119      132    37.0      30.0        3,036      4,403     3,960   
NC      :  1,200    1,330    29.0      28.0       26,750     34,800    37,240   
ND      :    845    1,290    29.0      28.0       18,560     24,505    36,120   
OH      :  4,490    4,490    35.0      42.0      153,140    157,150   188,580   
OK      :    285      320    26.0      26.0        5,500      7,410     8,320   
PA      :    285      365    40.0      35.0        9,450     11,400    12,775   
SC      :    540      610    25.0      26.0       12,720     13,500    15,860   
SD      :  2,670    3,450    34.0      34.0       75,000     90,780   117,300   
TN      :  1,150    1,270    35.0      32.0       34,560     40,250    40,640   
TX      :    270      400    26.0      27.0        6,000      7,020    10,800   
VA      :    480      490    34.0      30.0       11,280     16,320    14,700   
WI      :    870      960    37.0      44.0       34,400     32,190    42,240   
        :                                                                       
US      : 63,409   69,816    37.6      39.3    2,176,814  2,382,364 2,744,451   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
         Cotton:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State,         
          and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Type   :   Area Harvested  :      Yield      :         Production 1/         
    and   :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   State  :   1996  :   1997  :  1996  :  1997  :   1995  :   1996  :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          : -- 1,000 Acres --   --- Pounds ---    ------ 1,000 Bales 2/ ------  
          :                                                                     
Upland    :                                                                     
AL        :    516.0    420.0     734      503      492.0     789.0      440.0  
AZ        :    314.0    329.0   1,189    1,167      793.0     778.0      800.0  
AR        :    990.0    930.0     793      692    1,468.0   1,636.0    1,340.0  
CA        :    995.0    875.0   1,153    1,207    2,312.0   2,390.0    2,200.0  
FL        :     98.2    100.0     637      720      107.2     130.4      150.0  
GA        :  1,336.0  1,435.0     747      736    1,941.0   2,079.0    2,200.0  
KS        :      4.0     13.5     492      480        1.0       4.1       13.5  
LA        :    885.0    585.0     697      673    1,375.0   1,286.0      820.0  
MS        :  1,100.0    960.0     819      750    1,841.0   1,876.0    1,500.0  
MO        :    385.0    365.0     737      618      513.0     591.0      470.0  
NM        :     55.0     66.0     733      698       71.0      84.0       96.0  
NC        :    710.0    688.0     677      590      798.0   1,002.0      845.0  
OK        :    210.0    210.0     306      434      123.0     134.0      190.0  
SC        :    282.0    285.0     774      758      376.0     455.0      450.0  
TN        :    530.0    500.0     611      566      724.0     675.0      590.0  
TX        :  4,100.0  5,300.0     509      453    4,460.0   4,345.0    5,000.0  
VA        :    102.0     99.0     748      601      137.0     159.0      124.0  
          :                                                                     
US        : 12,612.2 13,160.5     701      628   17,532.2  18,413.5   17,228.5  
          :                                                                     
Amer-Pima :                                                                     
AZ        :     41.9     20.0     852      792       72.2      74.4       33.0  
CA        :    164.0    184.0   1,098    1,174      224.5     375.0      450.0  
NM        :     14.0     13.0     651      665       18.9      19.0       18.0  
TX        :     36.0     32.0     801      795       52.0      60.1       53.0  
          :                                                                     
US        :    255.9    249.0     991    1,068      367.6     528.5      554.0  
          :                                                                     
All       :                                                                     
AL        :    516.0    420.0     734      503      492.0     789.0      440.0  
AZ        :    355.9    349.0   1,150    1,146      865.2     852.4      833.0  
AR        :    990.0    930.0     793      692    1,468.0   1,636.0    1,340.0  
CA        :  1,159.0  1,059.0   1,145    1,201    2,536.5   2,765.0    2,650.0  
FL        :     98.2    100.0     637      720      107.2     130.4      150.0  
GA        :  1,336.0  1,435.0     747      736    1,941.0   2,079.0    2,200.0  
KS        :      4.0     13.5     492      480        1.0       4.1       13.5  
LA        :    885.0    585.0     697      673    1,375.0   1,286.0      820.0  
MS        :  1,100.0    960.0     819      750    1,841.0   1,876.0    1,500.0  
MO        :    385.0    365.0     737      618      513.0     591.0      470.0  
NM        :     69.0     79.0     717      693       89.9     103.0      114.0  
NC        :    710.0    688.0     677      590      798.0   1,002.0      845.0  
OK        :    210.0    210.0     306      434      123.0     134.0      190.0  
SC        :    282.0    285.0     774      758      376.0     455.0      450.0  
TN        :    530.0    500.0     611      566      724.0     675.0      590.0  
TX        :  4,136.0  5,332.0     511      455    4,512.0   4,405.1    5,053.0  
VA        :    102.0     99.0     748      601      137.0     159.0      124.0  
          :                                                                     
US        : 12,868.1 13,409.5     707      637   17,899.8  18,942.0   17,782.5  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Production ginned and to be ginned.                                         
2/  480-lb net weight bales.                                                    
             Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted by Commercial Class, State,        
                and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Class and State  :  1996   : 1997    :: Class and State   :   1996  :  1997     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                 :     1,000 Acres   ::                   :     1,000 Acres     
                 :                   ::                   :                     
Large Lima - CA  :    21.0      27.0 :: Light Red         :                     
                 :                   ::  Kidney           :                     
Baby Lima  - CA  :    24.0      31.0 ::   CA              :    10.0      10.0   
                 :                   ::   CO              :     8.7      12.2   
Navy             :                   ::   ID              :     0.9       1.4   
  CO             :               0.2 ::   MI              :    12.0      14.0   
  ID             :     7.3       4.3 ::   MN              :     8.0      10.0   
  MI             :   210.0     155.0 ::   NE              :    10.0      18.0   
  MN             :    46.0      72.0 ::   NY              :    16.5      20.0   
  NE             :     5.0       5.0 ::   WA              :               1.1   
  NM             :     5.0       5.0 ::   Total           :    66.1      86.7   
  ND             :   135.0     175.0 ::                   :                     
  OR             :     1.8       1.7 :: Dark Red          :                     
  WA             :               1.1 ::  Kidney           :                     
  WY             :     4.0       3.0 ::   CA              :     5.0       5.0   
  Total          :   414.1     422.3 ::   ID              :     0.5       0.5   
                 :                   ::   MI              :    11.0       8.0   
Great Northern   :                   ::   MN              :    32.0      31.0   
  CO             :     1.3       0.3 ::   NY              :     3.5       4.0   
  ID             :     7.8       6.8 ::   ND              :     3.0       3.0   
  KS             :     2.5       1.5 ::   WI              :     8.3       8.6   
  MN             :     1.0       2.0 ::   Total           :    63.3      60.1   
  NE             :   100.0      97.0 ::                   :                     
  WA             :     2.2       0.4 :: Pink              :                     
  WY             :     5.0       5.0 ::   CA              :     8.0       5.0   
  Total          :   119.8     113.0 ::   ID              :     7.5      16.3   
                 :                   ::   MN              :     5.0       9.0   
Small White      :                   ::   NM              :     0.3             
  ID             :     3.1       3.3 ::   ND              :     7.0       7.0   
  OR             :     0.5       1.4 ::   WA              :     3.1       3.7   
  WA             :     2.0       3.5 ::   Total           :    30.9      41.0   
  Total          :     5.6       8.2 ::                   :                     
                 :                   :: Small Red         :                     
Pinto            :                   ::   ID              :    12.7      23.5   
  CO             :   134.7     124.2 ::   MI              :     3.0       8.0   
  ID             :    45.9      46.0 ::   WA              :     5.0      12.0   
  KS             :    22.5      24.0 ::   Total           :    20.7      43.5   
  MI             :     9.0      12.0 ::                   :                     
  MN             :    30.0      44.0 :: Cranberry         :                     
  MT             :    10.5      12.2 ::   CA              :     3.0       4.0   
  NE             :    88.0      67.0 ::   ID              :     1.4       2.6   
  NM             :     6.7       7.0 ::   MI              :    27.0      30.0   
  ND             :   413.0     411.0 ::   MN              :     2.0       3.0   
  OR             :     2.2       2.1 ::   Total           :    33.4      39.6   
  TX             :     1.0       1.5 ::                   :                     
  UT             :     5.0       5.8 ::                   :                     
  WA             :    14.2      10.0 ::                   :                     
  WY             :    27.0      28.0 ::                   :                     
  Total          :   809.7     794.8 ::                   :                     
                 :                   ::                   :                     
                 :                   ::                   :                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                              --continued       
             Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted, by Commercial Class, State,       
           and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997 (continued)    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Class and State  :  1996   :  1997   :: Class and State   :  1996   :  1997     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                 :     1,000 Acres   ::                   :     1,000 Acres     
                 :                   ::                   :                     
Black            :                   :: Other             :                     
  CA             :     1.0           ::   CA              :     7.0       7.0   
  CO             :               2.0 ::   CO              :     0.3       1.1   
  ID             :     1.1       2.2 ::   ID              :     0.7       1.2   
  MI             :    60.0      84.0 ::   KS              :     3.0       3.5   
  MN             :     4.0       6.0 ::   MI              :     8.0       9.0   
  NE             :     1.0       2.0 ::   MN              :     2.0       3.0   
  NY             :     7.0      11.0 ::   NE              :     1.0       1.0   
  ND             :    15.0      30.0 ::   NY              :     3.0       5.0   
  WA             :               1.1 ::   ND              :     7.0       4.0   
  Total          :    89.1     138.3 ::   OR              :     1.7       2.2   
                 :                   ::   TX              :     3.8       0.5   
Blackeye         :                   ::   WA              :     1.9       0.2   
  CA             :    24.0      30.0 ::   WY              :     1.0       1.0   
  TX             :     8.2      13.0 ::   Total           :    40.4      38.7   
  Total          :    32.2      43.0 ::                   :                     
                 :                   :: US                : 1,813.0   1,913.6   
Garbanzo         :                   ::                   :                     
  CA             :    25.0      11.0 ::                   :                     
  ID             :     6.1       6.9 ::                   :                     
  OR             :     3.0       3.6 ::                   :                     
  WA             :     8.6       4.9 ::                   :                     
  Total          :    42.7      26.4 ::                   :                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Dry Edible Beans:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and     
             United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997 1/            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   Area Harvested    :       Yield       :          Production           
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   1996   :   1997   :  1996   :  1997   :  1995   :   1996   :   1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      : --- 1,000 Acres --     ---- Pounds ---    --------- 1,000 Cwt --------  
      :                                                                         
CA    :   123.0      125.0     1,900     2,000     2,740      2,337      2,500  
CO    :   125.0      125.0     1,800     2,000     2,558      2,250      2,500  
ID    :    93.0      113.0     2,050     2,100     2,160      1,907      2,373  
KS    :    24.0       26.0     1,850     1,750       481        444        455  
MI    :   320.0      310.0     1,450     1,800     6,930      4,640      5,580  
MN    :   120.0      165.0     1,500     1,350     2,055      1,800      2,228  
MT    :    10.3       11.7     2,280     2,200       205        235        257  
NE    :   195.0      180.0     1,900     2,000     3,588      3,705      3,600  
NM    :    12.0       12.0     2,200     2,200       251        264        264  
NY    :    29.0       39.5     1,300     1,600       538        377        632  
ND    :   570.0      530.0     1,320     1,250     7,182      7,524      6,625  
OR    :     8.8       10.9     1,800     1,900       208        158        207  
TX    :    10.0       14.0       840     1,250       225         84        175  
UT    :      .6        5.6     1,600       500        32         10         28  
WA    :    35.0       38.0     2,030     2,050       902        710        779  
WI    :     8.0        8.4     1,800     2,000       117        144        168  
WY    :    34.0       36.0     2,250     2,200       640        765        792  
      :                                                                         
US    : 1,717.7    1,750.1     1,592     1,666    30,812     27,354     29,163  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Excludes beans grown for garden seed.                                       
          All Hay:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and          
              United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
  State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       --- Tons ---        ------ 1,000 Tons -------     
        :                                                                       
AL      :    730      750    2.40      2.40       1,512      1,752      1,800   
AZ      :    179      215    7.53      7.27       1,392      1,347      1,563   
AR      :  1,150    1,175    2.01      2.21       2,011      2,310      2,593   
CA      :  1,450    1,490    5.52      5.57       8,341      8,008      8,298   
CO      :  1,440    1,480    2.82      2.98       3,978      4,054      4,415   
CT      :     80       65    2.03      1.65         142        162        107   
DE      :     15       15    4.27      3.27          31         64         49   
FL      :    240      230    2.60      3.00         575        624        690   
GA      :    600      600    2.80      3.50       1,500      1,680      2,100   
ID      :  1,280    1,320    3.72      3.80       5,080      4,760      5,016   
IL      :  1,000    1,020    3.04      3.06       3,598      3,040      3,126   
IN      :    725      750    2.79      3.10       2,400      2,020      2,323   
IA      :  1,700    1,700    3.13      3.08       5,665      5,320      5,240   
KS      :  2,500    2,600    2.80      2.45       6,555      7,010      6,380   
KY      :  2,400    2,400    2.38      2.29       5,790      5,700      5,490   
LA      :    310      330    2.70      2.70         744        837        891   
ME      :    185      158    1.82      1.81         419        336        286   
MD      :    220      220    3.17      2.42         552        698        532   
MA      :     95      105    2.00      1.80         192        190        189   
MI      :  1,300    1,250    3.22      2.99       5,025      4,190      3,740   
MN      :  2,225    2,450    2.70      2.95       6,943      5,998      7,230   
MS      :    800      750    2.50      2.40       1,668      2,000      1,800   
MO      :  3,680    3,480    1.88      2.05       6,818      6,920      7,146   
MT      :  2,600    2,600    1.89      2.21       5,360      4,920      5,735   
NE      :  3,250    3,150    2.29      2.08       7,200      7,445      6,538   
NV      :    490      490    3.07      3.07       1,505      1,505      1,505   
NH      :     67       55    1.75      1.62         137        117         89   
NJ      :    120      120    2.24      2.00         285        269        240   
NM      :    355      375    4.44      4.47       1,515      1,577      1,675   
NY      :  1,510    1,500    2.30      2.33       3,448      3,468      3,488   
NC      :    540      530    2.12      2.22       1,286      1,145      1,178   
ND      :  2,900    2,400    1.66      1.16       5,095      4,825      2,790   
OH      :  1,200    1,250    2.83      3.04       4,035      3,400      3,795   
OK      :  2,690    2,620    1.88      1.90       4,174      5,045      4,972   
OR      :  1,070    1,080    3.03      3.23       3,300      3,244      3,492   
PA      :  1,880    1,950    2.44      1.92       4,409      4,585      3,745   
RI      :      8        9    2.63      2.00          14         21         18   
SC      :    280      300    2.00      2.80         720        560        840   
SD      :  4,300    4,100    1.91      1.85       9,050      8,200      7,580   
TN      :  1,790    1,690    2.13      2.23       3,920      3,811      3,770   
TX      :  4,350    4,810    1.80      2.65       8,136      7,815     12,726   
UT      :    705      700    3.57      3.76       2,644      2,516      2,630   
VT      :    250      235    2.03      1.65         559        507        388   
VA      :  1,280    1,250    2.34      1.90       2,571      2,998      2,380   
WA      :    800      780    3.93      4.35       3,278      3,140      3,396   
WV      :    570      570    1.87      1.95       1,056      1,066      1,110   
WI      :  2,500    2,400    2.42      2.60       6,820      6,050      6,240   
WY      :  1,220    1,290    1.81      1.99       2,718      2,208      2,562   
        :                                                                       
US      : 61,029   60,807    2.45      2.53     154,166    149,457    153,886   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production      
       by State and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
  State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       --- Tons ---         ------ 1,000 Tons -------    
        :                                                                       
AZ      :    160      180    8.00      8.00       1,287      1,280      1,440   
AR      :     25       25    2.40      2.50          63         60         63   
CA      :    940      970    7.00      7.00       6,486      6,580      6,790   
CO      :    860      860    3.50      3.80       3,060      3,010      3,268   
CT      :     15       15    2.50      1.80          32         38         27   
DE      :      7        7    4.60      3.80          15         32         27   
ID      :  1,000    1,020    4.20      4.30       4,510      4,200      4,386   
IL      :    600      600    3.60      3.60       2,480      2,160      2,160   
IN      :    425      425    3.20      3.40       1,280      1,360      1,445   
IA      :  1,200    1,250    3.60      3.40       4,860      4,320      4,250   
KS      :    800      850    4.30      3.80       3,230      3,440      3,230   
KY      :    300      300    3.60      2.90       1,170      1,080        870   
ME      :     10        8    3.00      2.00          30         30         16   
MD      :     60       60    4.70      3.00         237        282        180   
MA      :     15       20    2.00      1.80          48         30         36   
MI      :    950      900    3.60      3.30       4,305      3,420      2,970   
MN      :  1,475    1,450    3.10      3.40       4,988      4,573      4,930   
MO      :    480      480    2.75      2.70       1,260      1,320      1,296   
MT      :  1,700    1,750    2.10      2.50       4,000      3,570      4,375   
NE      :  1,400    1,300    3.60      3.25       4,860      5,040      4,225   
NV      :    240      240    4.50      4.50       1,080      1,080      1,080   
NH      :     12       10    1.95      1.70          27         23         17   
NJ      :     25       20    3.50      3.00         105         88         60   
NM      :    255      275    5.40      5.40       1,325      1,377      1,485   
NY      :    640      610    2.70      2.80       1,690      1,728      1,708   
NC      :     15       15    2.80      3.00          62         42         45   
ND      :  1,700    1,300    1.85      1.30       3,080      3,145      1,690   
OH      :    700      600    3.00      3.40       2,660      2,100      2,040   
OK      :    390      390    3.50      3.60       1,444      1,365      1,404   
OR      :    460      465    4.40      4.60       1,935      2,024      2,139   
PA      :    750      820    3.10      2.50       2,262      2,325      2,050   
RI      :      2        1    2.90      2.00           4          6          2   
SD      :  2,500    2,300    2.20      2.20       6,500      5,500      5,060   
TN      :     40       40    3.40      3.50         180        136        140   
TX      :    150      110    4.50      4.60         576        675        506   
UT      :    545      545    4.00      4.20       2,344      2,180      2,289   
VT      :     65       60    2.10      1.80         200        137        108   
VA      :    130      130    3.60      2.80         462        468        364   
WA      :    490      480    4.70      5.20       2,550      2,303      2,496   
WV      :     40       45    2.80      2.50         120        112        112   
WI      :  2,100    2,000    2.50      2.70       5,980      5,250      5,400   
WY      :    620      630    2.40      2.60       1,728      1,488      1,638   
        :                                                                       
US      : 24,291   23,556    3.27      3.30      84,515     79,377     77,817   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         All Other Hay:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State         
            and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
  State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1996  :  1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       --- Tons ---         ------ 1,000 Tons -------    
        :                                                                       
AL      :    730      750    2.40      2.40       1,512      1,752      1,800   
AZ      :     19       35    3.50      3.50         105         67        123   
AR      :  1,125    1,150    2.00      2.20       1,948      2,250      2,530   
CA      :    510      520    2.80      2.90       1,855      1,428      1,508   
CO      :    580      620    1.80      1.85         918      1,044      1,147   
CT      :     65       50    1.90      1.60         110        124         80   
DE      :      8        8    4.00      2.70          16         32         22   
FL      :    240      230    2.60      3.00         575        624        690   
GA      :    600      600    2.80      3.50       1,500      1,680      2,100   
ID      :    280      300    2.00      2.10         570        560        630   
IL      :    400      420    2.20      2.30       1,118        880        966   
IN      :    300      325    2.20      2.70       1,120        660        878   
IA      :    500      450    2.00      2.20         805      1,000        990   
KS      :  1,700    1,750    2.10      1.80       3,325      3,570      3,150   
KY      :  2,100    2,100    2.20      2.20       4,620      4,620      4,620   
LA      :    310      330    2.70      2.70         744        837        891   
ME      :    175      150    1.75      1.80         389        306        270   
MD      :    160      160    2.60      2.20         315        416        352   
MA      :     80       85    2.00      1.80         144        160        153   
MI      :    350      350    2.20      2.20         720        770        770   
MN      :    750    1,000    1.90      2.30       1,955      1,425      2,300   
MS      :    800      750    2.50      2.40       1,668      2,000      1,800   
MO      :  3,200    3,000    1.75      1.95       5,558      5,600      5,850   
MT      :    900      850    1.50      1.60       1,360      1,350      1,360   
NE      :  1,850    1,850    1.30      1.25       2,340      2,405      2,313   
NV      :    250      250    1.70      1.70         425        425        425   
NH      :     55       45    1.70      1.60         110         94         72   
NJ      :     95      100    1.90      1.80         180        181        180   
NM      :    100      100    2.00      1.90         190        200        190   
NY      :    870      890    2.00      2.00       1,758      1,740      1,780   
NC      :    525      515    2.10      2.20       1,224      1,103      1,133   
ND      :  1,200    1,100    1.40      1.00       2,015      1,680      1,100   
OH      :    500      650    2.60      2.70       1,375      1,300      1,755   
OK      :  2,300    2,230    1.60      1.60       2,730      3,680      3,568   
OR      :    610      615    2.00      2.20       1,365      1,220      1,353   
PA      :  1,130    1,130    2.00      1.50       2,147      2,260      1,695   
RI      :      6        8    2.50      2.00          10         15         16   
SC      :    280      300    2.00      2.80         720        560        840   
SD      :  1,800    1,800    1.50      1.40       2,550      2,700      2,520   
TN      :  1,750    1,650    2.10      2.20       3,740      3,675      3,630   
TX      :  4,200    4,700    1.70      2.60       7,560      7,140     12,220   
UT      :    160      155    2.10      2.20         300        336        341   
VT      :    185      175    2.00      1.60         359        370        280   
VA      :  1,150    1,120    2.20      1.80       2,109      2,530      2,016   
WA      :    310      300    2.70      3.00         728        837        900   
WV      :    530      525    1.80      1.90         936        954        998   
WI      :    400      400    2.00      2.10         840        800        840   
WY      :    600      660    1.20      1.40         990        720        924   
        :                                                                       
US      : 36,738   37,251    1.91      2.04      69,651     70,080     76,069   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type,        
          State, and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :  Area Harvested   :     Yield     :     Production      
    Class and Type    :---------------------------------------------------------
                      :  1996   :  1997   : 1996  : 1997  :   1996   :   1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      : ----- Acres -----   --- Pounds --   -- 1,000 Pounds --  
                      :                                                         
Class 1, Flue-cured   :                                                         
 Type 11, Old Belts   :                                                         
  NC                  :  76,000    86,000   2,120   2,250   161,120    193,500  
  VA                  :  37,700    40,000   2,235   2,150    84,260     86,000  
  US                  : 113,700   126,000   2,158   2,218   245,380    279,500  
 Type 12, Eastern NC  :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   NC                 : 167,000   181,000   2,025   2,150   338,175    389,150  
 Type 13, NC Border & :                                                         
  SC Belt             :                                                         
   NC                 :  37,000    38,000   1,980   2,200    73,260     83,600  
   SC                 :  51,000    54,000   2,310   2,250   117,810    121,500  
   US                 :  88,000    92,000   2,171   2,229   191,070    205,100  
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt  :                                                         
   FL                 :   7,500     7,700   2,680   2,500    20,100     19,250  
   GA                 :  46,000    44,000   2,470   2,050   113,620     90,200  
   US                 :  53,500    51,700   2,499   2,117   133,720    109,450  
 Total 11-14          : 422,200   450,700   2,151   2,181   908,345    983,200  
Class 2, Fire-cured   :                                                         
 Type 21, VA Belt     :                                                         
   VA                 :   1,100     1,200   1,580   1,500     1,738      1,800  
 Type 22, Eastern     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :   3,800     3,900   2,720   2,300    10,336      8,970  
   TN                 :   7,500     7,600   2,550   2,200    19,125     16,720  
   US                 :  11,300    11,500   2,607   2,234    29,461     25,690  
 Type 23, Western     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :   3,600     3,800   3,160   2,800    11,376     10,640  
   TN                 :     580       580   2,850   2,200     1,653      1,276  
   US                 :   4,180     4,380   3,117   2,721    13,029     11,916  
 Total 21-23          :  16,580    17,080   2,668   2,307    44,228     39,406  
Class 3, Air-cured    :                                                         
 Class 3A, Light      :                                                         
  Air-cured           :                                                         
 Type 31, Burley      :                                                         
   IN                 :   7,600     8,900   1,970   2,000    14,972     17,800  
   KY                 : 185,000   210,000   1,980   1,850   366,300    388,500  
   MO                 :   2,700     3,100   2,230   2,050     6,021      6,355  
   NC                 :   7,800     9,000   1,665   1,850    12,987     16,650  
   OH                 :   8,000     9,500   1,580   1,940    12,640     18,430  
   TN                 :  46,000    49,000   1,915   1,800    88,090     88,200  
   VA                 :   9,500    10,000   1,835   1,800    17,433     18,000  
   WV                 :   1,700     1,800   1,200   1,800     2,040      3,240  
   US                 : 268,300   301,300   1,940   1,849   520,483    557,175  
 Type 32, Southern MD :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   MD                 :   8,000     8,000   1,250   1,500    10,000     12,000  
   PA                 :   3,200     3,000   1,900   1,800     6,080      5,400  
   US                 :  11,200    11,000   1,436   1,582    16,080     17,400  
 Total 31-32          : 279,500   312,300   1,920   1,840   536,563    574,575  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     --continued
     Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State,     
        and United States, 1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997 (continued)       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :  Area Harvested   :     Yield     :     Production      
    Class and Type    :---------------------------------------------------------
                      :  1996   :  1997   : 1996  : 1997  :   1996   :   1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      : ----- Acres -----   --- Pounds --  --- 1,000 Pounds --- 
                      :                                                         
Class 3, Air-cured    :                                                         
Class 3B, Dark        :                                                         
 Air-cured            :                                                         
 Type 35, One Sucker  :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    KY                :   2,100     2,200   2,340   2,100      4,914      4,620 
    TN                :     480       490   2,125   1,900      1,020        931 
    US                :   2,580     2,690   2,300   2,064      5,934      5,551 
 Type 36, Green River :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    KY                :   1,200     1,200   2,180   2,400      2,616      2,880 
 Type 37, VA Sun-cured:                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    VA                :      70        70   1,600   1,400        112         98 
 Total 35-37          :   3,850     3,960   2,250   2,154      8,662      8,529 
Class 4, Cigar Filler :                                                         
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf :                                                         
    PA                :   4,600     4,600   2,040   1,950      9,384      8,970 
Class 5, Cigar Binder :                                                         
 Class 5A, CT Valley  :                                                         
  Binder              :                                                         
  Type 51, CT Valley  :                                                         
   Broadleaf          :                                                         
    CT                :   1,220     1,350   1,840   1,860      2,245      2,511 
    MA                :     410       650   1,600   1,820        656      1,183 
    US                :   1,630     2,000   1,780   1,847      2,901      3,694 
 Class 5B, WI Binder  :                                                         
  Type 54, Southern WI:                                                         
    WI                :   1,900     1,900   1,900   2,300      3,610      4,370 
  Type 55, Northern WI:                                                         
    WI                :   1,000       850   1,535   1,650      1,535      1,403 
  Total 54-55         :   2,900     2,750   1,774   2,099      5,145      5,773 
  Total 51-55         :   4,530     4,750   1,776   1,993      8,046      9,467 
Class 6, Cigar Wrapper:                                                         
 Type 61, CT Valley   :                                                         
  Shade-grown         :                                                         
   CT                 :   1,040     1,100   1,490   1,400      1,550      1,540 
   MA                 :     390       450   1,425   1,400        556        630 
   US                 :   1,430     1,550   1,473   1,400      2,106      2,170 
All Cigar Types       :                                                         
 Total 41-61          :  10,560    10,900   1,850   1,891     19,536     20,607 
                      :                                                         
All Tobacco           : 732,690   794,940   2,071   2,046  1,517,334  1,626,317 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and          
              United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   Area Harvested    :       Yield       :          Production           
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   1996   :   1997   :  1996   :  1997   :  1995   :   1996   :   1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      : ------ Acres -----     ---- Pounds ---   -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- 
      :                                                                         
CT    :   2,260      2,450     1,679     1,653       3,524     3,795      4,051 
FL    :   7,500      7,700     2,680     2,500      17,676    20,100     19,250 
GA    :  46,000     44,000     2,470     2,050      84,000   113,620     90,200 
IN    :   7,600      8,900     1,970     2,000      13,601    14,972     17,800 
KY    : 195,700    221,100     2,021     1,880     328,581   395,542    415,610 
MD    :   8,000      8,000     1,250     1,500      11,475    10,000     12,000 
MA    :     800      1,100     1,515     1,648         918     1,212      1,813 
MO    :   2,700      3,100     2,230     2,050       5,468     6,021      6,355 
NC    : 287,800    314,000     2,035     2,175     484,599   585,542    682,900 
OH    :   8,000      9,500     1,580     1,940      15,015    12,640     18,430 
PA    :   7,800      7,600     1,983     1,891      15,685    15,464     14,370 
SC    :  51,000     54,000     2,310     2,250     105,000   117,810    121,500 
TN    :  54,560     57,670     2,014     1,858      92,907   109,888    107,127 
VA    :  48,370     51,270     2,141     2,065      81,269   103,543    105,898 
WV    :   1,700      1,800     1,200     1,800       2,600     2,040      3,240 
WI    :   2,900      2,750     1,774     2,099       6,220     5,145      5,773 
      :                                                                         
US    : 732,690    794,940     2,071     2,046   1,268,538 1,517,334  1,626,317 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Sugarbeets:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and        
             United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997 1/            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :  Area Harvested   :       Yield       :         Production          
   State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          :  1996   :  1997   :  1996   :  1997   :  1995   :  1996   :  1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          : -- 1,000 Acres --    ---- Tons ----     ------- 1,000 Tons -------  
          :                                                                     
CA        :    82.0     107.0    29.5      29.5      3,192     2,419     3,157  
CO        :    51.1      67.0    20.2      21.2        715     1,032     1,420  
ID        :   184.0     196.0    24.8      25.5      4,728     4,563     4,998  
MI        :   130.0     160.0    15.1      19.0      2,970     1,963     3,040  
MN        :   438.0     445.0    18.2      18.0      7,434     7,971     8,010  
MT        :    57.5      58.5    22.6      21.2      1,193     1,300     1,240  
NE        :    51.2      59.7    17.8      18.2      1,186       913     1,087  
NM        :      .9       1.6    29.8      23.5                   27        38  
ND        :   225.3     230.0    18.7      17.5      3,929     4,213     4,025  
OH        :     4.6        .9    18.8      18.9        230        86        17  
OR        :    16.3      17.1    25.5      25.5        404       416       436  
TX        :    12.6      16.0    19.2      21.0        351       242       336  
WA        :    13.0      18.2    35.5      35.9                  461       654  
WY        :    56.8      61.5    18.9      20.0      1,249     1,074     1,230  
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts 2/:                                            484                      
          :                                                                     
US        : 1,323.3   1,438.5    20.2      20.6     28,065    26,680    29,688  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted  
    beets in CA.                                                                
2/  Includes NM and WA prior to 1996.                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production      
        by State and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   Area Harvested    :     Yield 1/      :         Production 1/         
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   1996   :   1997   :  1996   :  1997   :  1995   :   1996   :   1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :     1,000 Acres        ---- Tons ----     -------- 1,000 Tons --------  
      :                                                                         
FL    :  438.0      438.0      33.1      34.0     15,122     14,498     14,892  
HI    :   46.0       35.0      79.1      82.0      4,070      3,639      2,870  
LA    :  370.0      390.0      27.9      28.0     10,240     10,323     10,920  
TX    :   34.9       32.0      28.7      27.0      1,364      1,002        864  
      :                                                                         
US    :  888.9      895.0      33.1      33.0     30,796     29,462     29,546  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Net tons.                                                                   
         Prunes and Plums:  Total Production by State and United States,        
                      1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                     Total Production                      
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       1995        :       1996        :       1997        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                           Tons                            
                    :                                                           
ID                  :       3,000               5,500               3,900       
MI                  :       7,500               2,500               4,500       
OR                  :       5,500               6,000              13,000       
WA                  :       6,500               6,000               7,000       
                    :                                                           
Total               :      22,500              20,000              28,400       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
          Papayas:  Area and Fresh Production by Month, Hawaii, 1996-97         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                    Area                     :  Fresh Production   
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
    Month   :     Total in Crop     :      Harvested      :          :          
            :---------------------------------------------:   1996   :   1997   
            :   1996    :   1997    :   1996   :   1997   :          :          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :   ---------------- Acres ----------------        1,000 Pounds     
            :                                                                   
Jun         :   3,660       5,245      1,830      2,265      3,105      2,830   
Jul         :   3,600       5,280      1,740      2,330      2,875      2,900   
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            Hops:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State and           
              United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   Area Harvested    :       Yield       :          Production           
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   1996   :   1997   :  1996   :  1997   :  1995   :   1996   :   1997   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :  ----- Acres -----     ---- Pounds ---   -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- 
      :                                                                         
ID    :   3,997      3,800     1,400     1,380    5,969.0    5,596.0    5,244.0 
OR    :   8,486      8,351     1,383     1,550   13,782.4   11,734.5   12,944.0 
WA    :  31,678     31,800     1,820     1,750   59,101.0   57,640.0   55,650.0 
      :                                                                         
US    :  44,161     43,951     1,698     1,680   78,852.4   74,970.5   73,838.0 
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                     Olives:  Total Production, California,                     
                      1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                     
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                    :                     Total Production                      
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       1995        :       1996        :       1997        
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                    :                           Tons                            
                    :                                                           
CA                  :      77,500              166,000             95,000       
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          Peaches:  Total Production by Type, State, and United States,         
                     1995-1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                     Total Production                      
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       1995        :       1996        :       1997        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                      Million Pounds                       
                    :                                                           
AL 1/               :         22.0                  .5                26.0      
AR 1/               :         20.0                 1.2                18.0      
CA - Freestone 1/   :        502.0               633.0               760.0      
CO 1/               :         17.0                17.0                 9.0      
CT 1/               :          2.1                 2.8                 2.9      
DE 2/               :          2.0                 2.1                          
GA 1/               :        160.0                10.0               160.0      
ID 1/               :          4.0                 8.5                 5.5      
IL 1/               :         13.0                 2.0                12.5      
IN 1/               :          5.0                 2.3                 2.5      
KS 1/               :          1.0                  .4                  .2      
KY 1/               :          6.0                  .7                 3.0      
LA 1/               :          5.0                  .2                 5.0      
MD 1/               :         12.0                 9.3                 8.0      
MA 1/               :          1.4                 1.6                 1.6      
MI                  :         60.0                40.0                60.0      
MO 1/               :          9.0                 3.3                10.0      
NJ                  :         70.0                78.0                75.0      
NY 1/               :         11.5                12.0                14.0      
NC 1/               :         35.0                 1.9                18.0      
OH 1/               :          5.8                 7.1                 5.7      
OK 1/ 3/            :         30.0                                     6.0      
OR 1/               :          9.0                11.0                13.0      
PA                  :         90.0                75.0                75.0      
SC                  :        215.0                 3.0               150.0      
TN 1/               :         10.4                  .4                 4.5      
TX 1/               :         24.0                 6.0                20.0      
UT 1/               :          6.3                 7.0                 6.5      
VA 1/               :         26.0                14.0                 8.0      
WA                  :         44.0                11.0                50.0      
WV 1/               :         18.0                16.0                14.0      
                    :                                                           
Total Above         :      1,436.5               977.3             1,543.9      
                    :                                                           
CA - Clingstone 1/  :        865.0             1,093.0             1,100.0      
                    :                                                           
US Total            :      2,301.5             2,070.3             2,643.9      
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from July 1 forecast.            
2/  Forecast discontinued in 1997.                                              
3/  No significant commercial production in 1996 due to freeze damage.          
        Apples, Commercial:  Total Production by State and United States,       
                      1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                       Total Production 1/                       
     State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :        1995         :        1996         :        1997         
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              :                         Million Pounds                          
              :                                                                 
AZ            :          11.0                 100.0                  45.0       
AR            :          10.0                   7.0                  10.0       
CA            :         850.0                 900.0                 900.0       
CO            :          55.0                  35.0                  50.0       
CT            :          20.5                  20.0                  20.0       
DE 2/         :          15.0                  15.0                             
GA            :          30.0                  22.0                  26.0       
ID            :          80.0                 180.0                 130.0       
IL            :          80.0                  53.0                  89.0       
IN            :          75.0                  48.0                  56.0       
IA            :          10.0                   9.5                  11.9       
KS            :           6.5                   2.0                   7.0       
KY            :          17.0                  15.0                  12.0       
ME            :          65.0                  67.0                  64.0       
MD            :          35.0                  29.0                  26.0       
MA            :          65.0                  58.0                  58.0       
MI            :       1,220.0                 725.0               1,050.0       
MN            :          22.0                  21.0                  22.0       
MO            :          38.0                  32.0                  43.0       
NH            :          44.0                  38.0                  41.0       
NJ            :          75.0                  60.0                  65.0       
NM 2/         :           3.0                   5.0                             
NY            :       1,110.0               1,030.0               1,080.0       
NC            :         270.0                 200.0                 170.0       
OH            :         120.0                  90.0                  75.0       
OR            :         140.0                 139.0                 155.0       
PA            :         500.0                 391.0                 475.0       
RI            :           4.5                   6.0                   6.0       
SC            :          60.0                  35.0                  55.0       
TN            :          16.0                  11.0                  11.0       
UT            :          20.0                  48.0                  33.0       
VT            :          45.0                  37.5                  35.0       
VA            :         400.0                 275.0                 250.0       
WA            :       4,850.0               5,500.0               5,400.0       
WV            :         165.0                 105.0                 115.0       
WI            :          57.5                  46.0                  63.0       
              :                                                                 
US            :      10,585.0              10,355.0              10,648.9       
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1/  In orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees.                               
2/  Forecast discontinued for 1997.                                             
           Pears:  Total Production by Crop, State, and United States,          
                     1995-1996 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :                    Total Production                    
     Crop and State    :--------------------------------------------------------
                       :       1995       :       1996       :       1997       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       :                          Tons                          
                       :                                                        
Bartlett               :                                                        
  CA                   :     247,000            287,000             300,000     
  OR                   :      70,000             45,000              75,000     
  WA                   :     180,000            105,000             180,000     
                       :                                                        
  Total                :     497,000            437,000             555,000     
                       :                                                        
Excluding Bartlett     :                                                        
  CA                   :      20,000             30,000              30,000     
  OR                   :     160,000            130,000             180,000     
  WA                   :     240,000            195,000             230,000     
                       :                                                        
  Total                :     420,000            355,000             440,000     
                       :                                                        
All                    :                                                        
  CA                   :     267,000            317,000             330,000     
  CO                   :       2,900              1,200               4,000     
  CT                   :         950              1,050               1,050     
  MI                   :       5,500              6,000               3,500     
  NY                   :      14,500             15,000              11,500     
  OR                   :     230,000            175,000             255,000     
  PA                   :       6,300              4,000               3,800     
  UT                   :       1,100              1,500                 900     
  WA                   :     420,000            300,000             410,000     
                       :                                                        
  US                   :     948,250            820,750           1,019,750     
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                  Coffee:  Utilized Production, Hawaii, 1994-96                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                  Utilized Production 1/                   
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :     1994-1995     :     1995-1996     :   1996-1997 2/    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                       1,000 Pounds                        
                    :                                                           
HI                  :       4,300               5,400               6,400       
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1/  Parchment basis.                                                            
2/  Revised.                                                                    
          Grapes:  Total Production by Crop, State, and United States,          
                      1995-96 and Forecasted August 1, 1997                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :                 Total Production                 
            State            :--------------------------------------------------
                             :      1995      :      1996      :      1997      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :                       Tons                       
                             :                                                  
Grapes (Table Type)          :                                                  
  CA                         :     707,000          592,000          700,000    
Grapes (Wine Type)           :                                                  
  CA                         :   2,275,000        2,225,000        2,700,000    
Grapes (Raisin Type) 1/      :                                                  
  CA                         :   2,252,000        2,186,000        2,600,000    
All Grapes                   :                                                  
  AZ                         :      26,000           25,000           23,000    
  AR                         :       8,000            9,000            8,000    
  CA                         :   5,234,000        5,003,000        6,000,000    
  GA                         :       3,200            3,500            4,000    
  MI                         :      70,000           65,000           60,000    
  MO                         :       2,300            2,000            2,000    
  NY                         :     165,000          189,000          155,000    
  NC                         :       1,300            1,200            1,000    
  OH                         :       9,200            8,000            8,900    
  OR                         :      14,000           15,000           18,000    
  PA                         :      63,000           83,000           65,000    
  SC                         :         300              500              450    
  WA                         :     326,000          144,000          299,000    
                             :                                                  
  US                         :   5,922,300        5,548,200        6,644,350    
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1/  Fresh basis.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Ginger Root:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production,              
                                 Hawaii, 1995-97                                
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     :   Area Harvested   :          Yield           :        Production        
State:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 :  1995  :  1996  :  1997  :  1995  :  1996  :  1997  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     : ----- Acres -----    -------- Pounds --------   ----- 1,000 Pounds ----- 
     :                                                                          
HI   : 135    200    275    43,000   47,000   44,000   5,800    9,400    12,100 
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                           Crop Moisture                                        
                                                                                
Depicts short term (up to about 4 weeks) abnormal dryness or wetness affecting  
Agriculture, responds rapidly, can change considerably week to week, and        
indicates normal conditions at the beginning and end of the growing season.     
                                                                                
Uses...applicable in measuring the short term, week-to-week, status of dryness  
or wetness affecting warm season crops and field operations.                    
                                                                                
Limitations...may not be applicable to germination and shallow rooted crops     
which are unable to extract the deep or subsoil moisture from a 5-foot profile, 
or for cool season crops growing when temperatures are averaging below about    
55 degrees fahrenheit.  It is not generally indicative of the long term (months,
years) drought or wet spells which are depicted by the drought severity index.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                          Drought Severity                                      
                                                                                
Drought severity index (Palmer):  Depicts prolonged (months, years) abnormal    
dryness or wetness; responds slowly; changes little from week to week; and      
reflects long term moisture runoff, recharge, and deep percolation, as well as  
evaportranspiration.                                                            
                                                                                
Uses...applicable in measuring disruptive effects of prolonged dryness or       
wetness on water sensitive economies; designating disaster areas of drought or  
wetness and reflecting the general long-term status of water supplies in        
aquifers, reservoirs, and streams.                                              
                                                                                
Limitations...is not generally indicative of short-term (few weeks) status of   
drought or wetness such as frequently affects crops and field operations (this  
is indicated by the crop moisture index).                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
July Weather Summary:  Extremely dry and occasionally hot weather in the central
                       Corn Belt highlighted a month of extremes.  Farther east,
the remnants of Hurricane Danny charted a slow but steady course from           
July 17-25, joining with a slow-moving front to soak the Southeast and ease     
dryness in parts of the Mid-Atlantic region.  Nevertheless, drought continued to
develop in most areas from northern Virginia to southern New England.           
Meanwhile, monsoonal rains arrived across the High Plains and West late in the  
month, easing drought in some areas but causing flash flooding.  On the northern
Plains, an usually strong early-month storm delivered heavy rainfall, boosting  
topsoil moisture.  However, drier-than-normal conditions returned thereafter,   
permitting the winter wheat harvest to advance but stressing summer crops.      
Farther south, the central Plains' winter wheat harvest wound down with few     
interruptions.                                                                  
                                                                                
Monthly temperatures averaged 2 to 4 degrees F below normal across the interior 
West, and up to 2 degrees F above normal in the Southeast.  From July 1-7,      
cool air overspread the Western and Central States in the wake of the strong    
early-month storm, setting nearly 100 daily-record lows and several July        
records.  A welcomed shot of cool air arrived across the Midwest and East at    
month's end, resulting in more than two dozen daily records.  In between, highs 
soared into the middle 90's to near 100 degrees F on July 13-18 and 25-28 across
parts of the Midwestern and Middle Atlantic States.                             
                                                                                
From central Missouri to central Indiana, rainfall as little as 0.50 to         
1.00 inch and the aforementioned periods of hot weather stressed corn and       
soybeans entering and progressing through reproduction.  In Indiana,            
Indianapolis' rainfall of 0.55 inches (12 percent [%] of normal) was their      
lowest July total since 1914.  In addition, a maximum of 99 degrees F on July 27
was their highest since July 14, 1995.  Other central Corn Belt stations        
reporting less than 1 inch included the Illinois cities of Peoria (0.90 inches; 
21% of normal) and Springfield (0.89 inches; 25%).  In eastern Iowa, only       
1.52 inches (37% of normal) dampened Cedar Rapids.  Youngstown, OH experienced a
record-dry July, receiving only 0.65 inches (16% of normal).                    
                                                                                
In contrast, very heavy rain soaked the upper Mississippi Valley.  In Minnesota,
Minneapolis received 12.60 inches, their second-highest July total, fueled by   
daily-record amounts on July 1 (2.85 inches), 17 (3.71 inches), and             
22 (2.69 inches).  Rochester, MN absorbed 9.01 inches, their fourth-highest July
total and greatest since 1981.  Heavy rain fell as far south and east and Des   
Moines, IA, where a calendar-day, July-record total of 4.45 inches fell on the  
24th.                                                                           
                                                                                
Hurricane Danny crossed the mouth of the Mississippi River on the night of July 
17-18, producing a northeasterly wind gust to 95 mph on Grand Isle, LA.  The    
hurricane's sustained winds increased to 80 mph on the 19th as it battered      
Dauphin Island, AL and wobbled into Mobile Bay.  The Dauphin Island Sea Lab     
clocked a wind gust to 86 mph and recorded 36.71 inches of rain, 25.98 inches of
which fell in 7 hours late on July 19.  Major flooding struck southern Alabama, 
where up to 27.00 inches of rain fell.  The Fish River near Silverhill crested  
3.5 feet higher than the previous record, set on June 9, 1989.  Mobile, AL      
netted 10.06 inches on 19th and a storm total of 13.04 inches, boosting their   
monthly rainfall to 18.52 inches, their third-highest July total.  Danny's storm
tides topped 5 feet in a few locations, peaking at 6.54 feet just east of Gulf  
Shores, AL.  During the same period (July 16-19), a slow-moving, non-tropical   
disturbance dumped as much as 4 to 10 inches of rain on northern Oklahoma and   
southern Kansas.                                                                
                                                                                
Moisture-laden Danny eventually proceeded into northern Alabama by July 22 as a 
tropical depression before turning northeastward.  Meanwhile, a cold front      
drifted southward into the Middle Atlantic region, sparking additional heavy    
rains.  On July 23, Charlotte, NC collected 6.88 inches, breaking their         
24-hour rainfall record of 5.46 inches, set on October 10-11, 1990.  Danny      
re-intensified while approaching the coast on July 24, producing wind gusts to  
58 mph in Elizabeth City, NC and 61 mph at Cape Henry, VA.  On the afternoon of 
July 25, Tropical Storm Danny passed about 15 miles southeast of Nantucket      
Island, MA, packing wind gusts as high as 70 mph.  En route to coastal New      
England, Danny helped to produce single-day, July-record rainfalls in Newark, NJ
(3.54 inches) and New York's Central Park (3.75 inches).                        
                                                                                
However, significant rainfall missed many areas from northern Virginia to       
southern New England, helping to hold monthly rainfall as low as 1.14 inches    
(30% of normal) in Washington, DC, 1.34 inches (35%) in Scranton, PA, and       
0.63 inches (22%) in Boston, MA.  In Williamsport, PA, rainfall for the first   
7 months of the year slipped to 56% of normal.  Portland, ME ended the month    
with 13 consecutive rainless days, their longest such streak since August 7-26, 
1995.  Meanwhile in parts of Texas, conditions suddenly turned dry.  For the    
fourth time on record and the first time since 1993 only a trace of rain fell   
during July in both Brownsville and San Antonio.  Despite the short-term        
dryness, the area was spared from excessive heat; San Antonio's maximum of      
99 degrees F on July 30 was their highest of the year to date.  The last time   
San Antonio's temperature failed to reach 100 degrees F during a calendar year  
was 1979.                                                                       
                                                                                
Farther west, mid-month heat presaged the arrival of monsoonal moisture.  In    
Arizona, Tucson's maximum of 110 degrees F on July 15 was their highest since   
July 29, 1995.  On July 20, a plume of tropical moisture helped to spark a      
1.61-inch rainfall in 31 minutes at Billings, MT.  During the last week of July,
localized heavy downpours battered the High Plains and interior West.  On July  
28, as much as 8 to 10 inches of rain overwhelmed the Spring Creek basin in     
Ft. Collins, CO.  Preliminary data indicated that the nearby Cache la Poudre    
River at Ft. Collins rose 4.79 feet (flow increased 2,869 cubic feet per second)
on the day of the flood.  The next evening, intense rainfall struck locations   
such as Amarillo, TX (2.80 inches in 39 minutes) and Colorado Springs, CO       
(2.02 inches in 34 minutes).  On July 30, Denver, CO (2.71 inches) endured their
heaviest 24-hour rainfall ever in July.  And in Phoenix, AZ, a 117-day streak   
without measurable rainfall--their sixth longest on record--ended on July 30.   
                                                                                
The early part of July featured a spring-like storm and an unusually cool       
outbreak.  The storm intensified rapidly across the northern Plains on July 1,  
reaching southeastern Canada 2 days later.  Monthly record minima were          
established in Ely, NV (28 degrees F on July 1), Alamosa, CO (30 degrees F on   
July 2), North Platte, NE (39 degrees F on July 4), Kansas City, MO (51 degrees 
F on July 5), and International Falls, MN (34 degrees F on July 7).  In         
Williston, ND, a 4.82-inch rainfall on July 1 boosted their monthly total to    
6.62 inches, 75% of their year-to-date total.  Non-thunderstorm winds in the    
storm's wake gusted to 61 mph in Chamberlain, SD and 52 mph in Worthington, MN. 
Sixteen tornadoes raked Michigan, however, on July 2, a State single-day record.
A day later, additional severe thunderstorms ripped through interior New        
England.  Two weeks later, adverse weather returned to New England in the form  
of heavy rain.  Flooding occurred in northern Vermont as July 13-15 rainfall    
topped 6 inches in some locations.                                              
                                                                                
Warm (temperatures up to 5 degrees F above normal), dry weather prevailed in    
much of Alaska.  One exception was the southeast, where Juneau tallied a        
July-record total of 10.36 inches (249% of normal).  But in McGrath, where      
temperatures averaged 5 degrees F above normal, rainfall totaled just           
0.40 inches (20% of normal) and smoke was observed on 29 days.  By August 1,    
more than 70% of the United States' year-to-date burned acreage of 2.18 million 
acres (about 3,400 square miles) was in Alaska.  Meanwhile in Hawaii,           
temperatures averaged slightly above normal and heavy rain fell in windward     
(east-facing) areas, including 19.37 inches (199% of normal) in Hilo.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
General Crop Comments:  Drier, warmer weather in July allowed farmers across the
                        United States to cultivate fields and apply fertilizer  
and pesticides.  Sunshine and warmth early in the month promoted rapid crop     
growth throughout the Corn Belt.  Progress of corn and soybeans took a dramatic 
jump in the middle of July that corresponded to the jump in planting progress   
earlier in the spring.  By the end of the month, both corn silking and soybean  
setting pods were ahead of last year and the average.  Lack of moisture began to
stress the crops as the month progressed, but temperatures turned cooler at     
month's end to moderate the stress slightly.  Crop conditions remained good in  
areas that received moisture, but conditions declined in fields only a few miles
away that missed the scattered showers.                                         
                                                                                
After a slow start in June, winter wheat harvest progressed rapidly in July due 
to generally warm, dry weather in the major winter wheat-producing States.      
Harvest in the southern Plains and Southeast finished by mid-month, slightly    
ahead of average.  In the northern Plains and Northwest, harvest progressed     
behind the normal pace until the end of the month, when dry, sunny weather      
allowed farmers into ripe fields.  Timely showers along the Northern Tier States
provided enough moisture for spring small grain development to catch up after   
late planting.  Spring wheat and barley completed heading ahead of last year and
the average.  Late-month cool, wet weather in North Dakota promoted the         
development of head and foliar diseases.  Oats were harvested at the average    
national pace.  Spring wheat and barley harvest was just underway by month's    
end.                                                                            
                                                                                
Torrential rains along the path of Hurricane Danny's remnants may have caused   
damage to some fields in the Southeast, but most crops benefitted from the      
much-needed moisture.  Cotton fields developed ahead of normal in the western   
cotton-producing States, but Southeastern fields progressed behind normal.      
Progress was well ahead of normal in California and Arizona as seasonable       
temperatures provided good growing conditions.  Toward the end of the month, the
cotton acreage in Missouri and Texas showed signs of moisture stress. Cotton,   
peanut, and rice fields benefited from showers along the Gulf and southern      
Atlantic Coasts at the end of the month.  Peanut and rice fields developed      
behind the normal pace.                                                         
                                                                                
The Nation's sorghum crop progressed near normal for most of the month.  Areas  
in the central Plains and Corn Belt showed signs of moisture stress toward the  
end of the month.  Persistant dryness stressed both crops and pastures          
throughout the middle Atlantic Coast States and eastern Ohio Valley.            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Corn:  Acreage planted to corn is estimated at 80.2 million acres, unchanged    
       from the June estimate but up 1 percent from last year.  Acreage for     
harvest is estimated at 74.0 million acres, up 30,000 acres from June, and up 1 
percent from 1996.  Wisconsin increased harvested acreage by 50,000 due to good 
weather conditions.  Virginia decreased harvested acreage by 20,000 due to      
adverse weather conditions. No other adjustments were made to harvested acreage 
at this time.                                                                   
                                                                                
The August 1 Corn Objective Yield data indicate a record level stalk count for  
the seven objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin). Corn was planted ahead of last year but cool temperatures 
early in the season slowed development.  Warm temperatures in late July         
increased the growing degree days and pushed silking ahead of the average.      
Because of these growing conditions, current and potential ear development will 
be better known as growth occurs.                                               
                                                                                
Yield for the 34 States without an Objective Yield Survey is forecasted at      
111.3 bushels per acre down from 117.0 in 1996. These States account for        
28 percent of 1997 production as compared to 30 percent in 1996. Eighteen States
are showing a decrease in yield, fifteen are showing an increase, and one is    
showing no change from 1996. States with decreasing yields from 1996 make up    
59 percent of the 34 State total and average a yield of 105 bushels. Hot and dry
weather conditions have reduced the yield on dryland corn.                      
Sorghum for Grain:  The first production forecast for the 1997 crop year is     
                    629 million bushels, down 22 percent from 1996, but         
37 percent above 1995.  Reductions in both acreage and yields from the previous 
year are the reasons for the decline in production.  Area for grain is forecast 
at 9.51 million acres, down 20 percent from last year.  Based on August 1       
conditions, yields are forecast at 66.2 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from 
1996.  Yield decreases are expected in 12 of the top 18 producing States with   
Kentucky, Colorado, and Missouri showing the largest declines.                  
                                                                                
The 1997 sorghum crop was rated in mostly good to fair condition as of the week 
ending August 3.  The percent of sorghum headed was ahead of the five-year      
average in most States, but sorghum coloring was three points behind normal.    
Nearly half of the crop in Kansas was headed by the 3rd of August, the same as a
year ago but 17 points ahead of normal.  Crop development in Texas was running  
behind average with 22 percent of the sorghum combined, compared with 39 percent
normally harvested at this time.  Late plantings and a dry early season gave the
Colorado sorghum crop a late start and expected yields at 35 bushels per acre   
are down 16 bushels from a year ago.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Oats:  Oat production for 1997 is forecast at 187 million bushels, up 2 percent 
       from the July "Crop Production" report and up 21 percent from 1996. If   
realized, this would be the third lowest oat production since records were first
kept in 1866. The forecasted yield, at 58.1 bushels per acre, is up 1.4 bushels 
from July and up 0.3 bushels from the previous year. Area for harvest, at       
3.22 million acres, is unchanged from July but up 20 percent from the           
2.69 million acres harvested in 1996. This is the third lowest oat acreage      
harvested on record.                                                            
                                                                                
Timely rainfall in the northern Plains during early July benefitted the oat     
crop. Forecasted yields in several oat-producing States increased from last     
month as a result of adequate soil moisture and ideal harvest conditions. In    
North Dakota, early July precipitation improved crop condition. The oat crop    
developed rapidly during the end of the month.                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Barley:  Total barley production is forecast at 380 million bushels, up         
         2 percent from July, but down 4 percent from 1996.  Yields are expected
to average 59.4 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from July and 0.9 bushels from 
1996.  Increases in forecasted yields from July for Idaho, Montana, North       
Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington more than offset yield decreases 
in Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, and Minnesota.                                   
                                                                                
Area harvested and to be harvested, at 6.40 million acres, is 6 percent below   
the 6.79 million acres a year earlier.  Harvest was just underway in Idaho,     
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington and virtually    
completed in California, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.                            
                                                                                
The 1997 barley crop was rated in mostly good to fair condition as of the week  
ending August 3. Conditions were rated as good to excellent in Idaho and        
Washington with expected yield increases of one and eight bushels per acre,     
respectively, over 1996.  Early July precipitation in North Dakota helped boost 
expected yields two bushels from the previous forecast, but wet, cool conditions
have promoted the development of head diseases, such as scab.  Minnesota        
producers also reported problems with scab, causing reductions in forecasted    
yields.  A new barley variety has helped Colorado producers project a seven     
bushel increase over last year's yield.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Winter Wheat:  The Illinois, Missouri, and North Carolina Soft Red Winter       
               harvests are complete.  Indiana and Ohio growers are nearly done.
The Michigan harvest is winding down; record yields are expected.  Kentucky     
growers finished harvesting mid-July and realized better than expected yields.  
Objective Yield Survey head counts are at near-record high levels in the three  
States(Illinois, Missouri, and Ohio).                                           
Hard Red Winter Objective Yield head count forecasts remained at record highs in
Oklahoma and Texas, and are well above average in Kansas.  Harvest is complete  
in these three States.  Colorado and Nebraska's winter wheat harvests are nearly
done. Montana is moving along rapidly, but the South Dakota harvest trails      
normal progress.  There heavy rains have caused lodging in of the fields.       
                                                                                
Idaho and Oregon growers now expect even higher yields, with the Idaho number   
equaling last year's record mark.  Washington's Objective Yield Survey head     
count forecast is about the same as last month.  Harvest progress trails average
in all three States.                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum Wheat:  The North Dakota Durum crop is developing ahead of both last year 
              and the 5-year average.  Combining was just underway as of        
August 3.  Some hail damage was reported in the northwest.  Objective yield     
survey head counts are the lowest since 1989.  July rains improved yield        
prospects in Montana's Durum production region.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Other Spring Wheat:  Wet weather is slowing the South Dakota harvest.  Except   
                     for a portion of the dryland crop, all of Washington's     
spring wheat is rated in good to excellent condition.  Harvest progress trails  
1996 and is well behind average.  As of late July, North Dakota Hard Red Spring 
wheat was developing ahead of last year and the average.  Disease and weed      
pressures do exist.                                                             
Objective Yield survey data shows plant populations at a record high level in   
Minnesota.  The Montana and North Dakota counts are average.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Peanuts:  Production is forecast at 3.80 billion pounds, up 4 percent from last 
          year's crop and 10 percent above 1995.  Area for harvest is expected  
to total 1.40 million acres, down slightly from the June "Acreage" report, but  
up 1 percent from 1996.  The acreage change resulted from a reduction in South  
Carolina and Virginia.  Peanut plantings, at 1.42 million acres, were reduced   
from the June 1 forecast by 3,500 acres.  Yields are expected to average        
2,717 pounds, 64 pounds above last year and if realized, the highest yield since
1985.                                                                           
                                                                                
Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South     
Carolina) is expected to total 2.17 billion pounds, up 1 percent from last      
year's level.  Expected acreage for harvest, at 799,000 acres, is 2 percent     
below the previous year.  Yields in the four-State area are expected to average 
2,714 pounds per acre, 78 pounds above 1996.  Hurricane Danny brought welcomed  
rains to southwestern Alabama.  As of August 3, peanut development in Alabama   
was on schedule with over half the crop rated in good-to-excellent condition.   
In Georgia, the late spring planting set the peanut crop far behind schedule,   
however warm July temperatures and adequate moisture pushed growth and improved 
yield prospects.  August conditions will prove crucial to this year's crop.     
The peanut crops in Florida and South Carolina are in mostly good-to-excellent  
condition.  If realized, Florida's producers will enjoy the highest yields      
since 1984.                                                                     
                                                                                
The Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 570 million pounds, down  
3 percent from 1996.  Acreage for harvest is up 1 percent from the previous     
year.  Yield is forecast at 2,796 pounds, down 123 pounds from last year, but   
418 above 1995.  July rainfall improved the Virginia-North Carolina peanut crop 
significantly, although the crop remains one-to-two weeks behind normal.        
                                                                                
Southwest crop production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to      
total 1.06 billion pounds, up 15 percent from last year's 922 million pounds.   
The region's acreage for harvest, at 396 million acres, is 9 percent above the  
1996 level.  Yields are expected to average 2,684 pounds, 140 pounds per acre   
above 1996.  Crop development and conditions in the Southwest were generally    
above average.  On August 3, 76 percent of the Texas crop was rated in          
good-to-excellent condition.  If realized, this will be the highest yielding    
and largest producing Texas crop on record.  The increase in production is      
mainly due to record yields, an 11 percent increase in acreage, and a large     
shift in peanut acreage from South Central Texas to West Texas's irrigated area.
Through August 3, New Mexico producers indicated minimal disease problems and   
excellent crop development.                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Rice:  Rice production is forecast at 182 million cwt, 6 percent above 1996 and 
       5 percent above 1995.  This production level, if realized, would be the  
third highest production on record.  Production and acreage are above last year 
in all States except Texas.  Yields are expected to average a near-record       
5,994 pounds per acre, down 127 pounds from 1996's record level.  In California,
the crop remained nearly 2 weeks ahead of normal at the beginning of August.    
Arkansas's crop was rated at 76 percent good-to-excellent condition on August 3,
despite less than average crop development.  Rice harvest is underway in Texas  
and Louisiana.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Soybeans:  Acres planted to soybeans at 70.9 million acres are unchanged        
           from the June 1 estimate.  Growers plan to harvest 69.8 million      
acres, virtually the same as the June 1 forecast.                               
                                                                                
In the eight major soybean producing states, the average planting date was two  
weeks ahead of the last two years and comparable to the 1994 planting season.   
Plant maturity is well ahead of 1996 in the major producing states.  Fields in  
the Southeast progressed slightly behind last year and the five year average due
to late plantings.  Average number of lateral branches is up from last year with
Indiana showing the only decrease.                                              
                                                                                
As of August 3, the percent of soybeans blooming was 81 percent compared        
66 percent during the same period last year and a five year average of          
73 percent.   In Ohio, blooming was ahead of last year by 49 points and 8 points
ahead of the five year average.  Soybeans percent blooming in Illinois and      
Indiana were 31 points ahead of last year.  The percent of beans setting pods   
was 38 percent as of August 3, compared to 25 percent during the same period    
last year last year. Overall, soybeans were in mostly good to fair condition.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cotton:  Upland cotton plantings, at 13.7 million acres, are down 5 percent     
         from the previous year.  However, harvested acreage increased 4 percent
to 13.2 million acres, due to the large abandonment last year in Texas.         
American-Pima planted and harvested acreages decreased by 3 percent from last   
year to 250,000 acres and 249,000 acres, respectively.                          
                                                                                
Texas' irrigated fields are showing good progress this season, and unusually    
high amounts of rainfall in May caused the dryland acreage to develop ahead of  
the average pace.  Squaring was about 10 points ahead of average and on August  
3, 71 percent of the cotton fields were setting bolls, which was 11 points above
the 5-year average.  In the Plains, heavy rain and hail during June damaged     
fields and forced producers to replant, or plant alternative crops.  In early   
August, some fields were showing stress from lack of moisture.  Harvest pace    
increased gradually in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley.  On August 3,    
53 percent of the Texas acreage was rated in good to excellent condition, and   
35 percent was in fair condition.  Data from the objective yield survey show    
fruit counts as the sixth highest since 1987.                                   
                                                                                
The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee)    
rated most of their cotton acreage in fair to good condition in early August,   
with about 40 percent of the Arkansas and Louisiana crop in good condition and  
60 percent of Mississippi's crop in good condition.  Only 3 percent of the      
Arkansas crop was rated in excellent condition, while 7 percent of Louisiana's  
crop and 8 percent of Mississippi's crop was excellent.   The planting pace in  
this region, lagged behind the average due to wet soils and because other row   
crops were being planted, but seedings were completed in early June.            
Precipitation was above normal and caused concern about proper root development.
Another concern was the cooler than normal temperatures that prevailed during   
the early season, slowing crop development.  In early July, squaring percentages
were well behind the average, and in late July Mississippi was 9 points behind  
average, while Missouri and Tennessee were 8 and 5 points behind average,       
respectively.  However, Arkansas and Mississippi boll set was slightly above    
average on August 3, at 97 percent and 95 percent respectively.  Dry July       
weather in Missouri caused the crop's boll set to be 8 points behind average on 
this same date, and condition of the crop continued to deteriorate.  On August  
3, 31 percent of Missouri's acreage was rated as very poor to poor.             
                                                                                
During the first week of August, 81 percent of Arizona's crop was in good to    
excellent condition.  Early planting approval was again granted in Arizona to   
lessen effects of whitefly, and the crop also benefitted from good weather.     
Boll set was 98 percent complete on August 3, equal to last year and 1 point    
above average.  All of California's crop was in good to excellent condition on  
the same date, and boll set, at 90 percent, was equal to the 5-year development 
pace.  California's seeding pace was well ahead of average most of the season as
warm, dry weather prevailed.  Soil crusting in the Fresno area caused some      
replantings.  Data from objective yield plots indicate California's count of    
large bolls are the fifth highest and small bolls are the sixth highest since   
1987.                                                                           
                                                                                
In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South         
Carolina), the planting pace was behind average early in the season, but a dry  
period in mid-May allowed producers to  exceed the average pace.  Early June    
storms in Georgia and Alabama replenished soil moisture and improved crop       
condition.  Many fields in Georgia and Alabama were replanted due to seedling   
disease, cool temperatures causing poor stands, and soil crusting from the heavy
rains.  Alabama was subject to unusual heavy rainfall during the season, as well
as the cool temperatures.  Hurricane Danny entered into the southwestern portion
of the State in late July with torrential rains, and added to the crop's        
deterioration.  On August 3, Alabama's crop was rated at 11 percent very poor,  
20 percent poor, and only 4 percent was in excellent condition.  On this same   
date, sixty-six percent of Georgia's crop was in good to excellent condition,   
68 percent of the North Carolina crop and 79 percent of South Carolina's crop   
was in good to excellent condition.                                             
                                                                                
American-Pima production is forecast at 554,000 bales, up 5 percent from 1996's 
output.  Yield is indicated at 1,068 pounds per harvested acre, up 77 pounds    
from last year.  Arizona yields are down 60 pounds from last year, at           
792 pounds.  California yields are 1,174 pounds, up 76 pounds from 1996's crop. 
Arizona's condition is rated at slightly above average, and the development     
varies according to the time of planting.  The California crop experienced      
virtually ideal growing conditions in June and July, with development nearly    
two weeks ahead of normal.  However, lygus bug pressure caused significant      
square shedding on some of the acreage in the San Joaquin Valley.  The Texas    
crop has also progressed with irrigation and hot temperatures.                  
                                                                                
Ginnings totaled 2,200 running bales prior to August 1, compared with           
48,150 running bales ginned to the same date last year and 16,650 running       
bales in 1995.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Dry Edible Beans:  Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 29.2 million   
                   cwt for 1997, up 7 percent from a year earlier, but down     
5 percent from two years ago.  Production is expected to be at or above 1996    
levels in all states except Nebraska and North Dakota.  Planted area is         
estimated at 1.91 million acres, 6 percent above 1996, but 8 percent below 1995.
In the June 1997 Acreage report, U.S. planted and harvested acreages were       
estimated at 1.90 and 1.81 million acres, respectively.  Area for harvest on    
August 1 is estimated at 1.75 million acres, up 2 percent from 1996, but        
8 percent below 1995.  Growers in North Dakota lowered their estimate of        
harvested area from 600,000 to 530,000 acres from June to August.  As of August 
1, the average U.S. yield is forecast at 1,666 pounds per acre, up 74 pounds    
from last year and 44 pounds above two years ago.                               
                                                                                
In North Dakota, dry spring weather caused uneven germination and plant         
development.  Excessive rains during July drowned out some acreage and made the 
crop susceptible to mold.  Growers in Michigan experienced excellent planting   
weather, got the crop in early, and have it in good shape.  Healthy stands of   
more long season variety beans in 1997 point to yields comparable to 1995.      
                                                                                
Colorado and Idaho growers could experience record high yields in 1997.  In     
Colorado, crop development is lagging last year, but significantly ahead of the 
5-year average.  Recent moisture should improve crop development in areas not   
affected by lowland flooding.  In Idaho, the cool spring resulted in late       
planted fields, and development is 1 to 2 weeks behind normal.  By August 1,    
seeding of the second crop acreage in California was completed.                 
                                                                                
In Nebraska the crop developed rapidly during July and by month's end was rated 
62 percent good to excellent.  However, on August 1, growers in Minnesota rated 
their crop 8 percent poor, 41 percent fair, 39 percent good, and 8 percent      
excellent.                                                                      
                                                                                
Rain is needed by growers in New York, although planting conditions were ideal. 
Beans are currently in bloom with good stands, and spraying for leaf hopper is  
underway.  Fields in Wisconsin are in good shape with adequate moisture in the  
major dry bean growing area of West Central Wisconsin.  Hail and high winds     
damaged some fields in Malheur and Union Counties, Oregon, however most areas in
Washington and Oregon are in good condition with adequate moisture.  Some       
replanting was necessary in Wyoming, but, by August 1, the crop was blooming and
setting pods comparable to the average pace.  In Utah, yields improved          
significantly this year from 1996's drought-stricken crop.                      
                                                                                
U.S. planted acres of pintos fell from 44.7 percent of the total in 1996 to     
41.5 percent in 1997, and second place navies slipped from 22.8 percent to      
22.1 percent.  Planted area of black beans rose from 4.9 percent in 1996 to     
7.2 percent surpassing the traditionally third ranked great northerns, which    
dipped from 6.6 percent to 5.9 percent of the total.                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
All Hay:  Production for 1997 is forecast at 154 million tons, up 3 percent from
          1996 but down slightly from 1995.  All hay yields are forecast at     
2.53 tons per acre, up 3 percent from last year.  Acreage for harvest of alfalfa
and alfalfa mixtures and other hay is unchanged from June at 60.8 million acres 
which is down slightly from 1996.                                               
                                                                                
Favorable growing conditions in most areas during the spring and early summer   
months benefitted all hay crops.  Production increases were common throughout   
the Western, Southeastern, and Corn Belt States.  Declines were common in the   
Northern Plains, Appalachian, and Northeastern States.  Texas is expected to be 
the number one hay producing State, followed by California, South Dakota,       
Minnesota, and Missouri.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures:  Production is forecast at 77.8 million tons,     
                               2 percent below last year and 8 percent below    
1995.  Yields are expected to average 3.30 tons per acre, up 0.03 tons from last
year.  Harvested area, at 23.6 million acres, is down 3 percent from 1996.  If  
realized, this will be the lowest harvested acreage since 1953 when 23.3 million
acres were harvested.                                                           
                                                                                
Production is up in five of the top six States, but is expected to be below or  
the same as last year in 24 of the 42 estimating States.  Of the major producing
States, North Dakota showed the largest decline from 1996, down 46 percent,     
                                                                                
followed by Nebraska, down 16 percent, and Michigan, down 13 percent.  Harvested
area in North Dakota is down 24 percent from a year ago, but yields have also   
been hurt by dry conditions, especially in the western part of the State.       
                                                                                
Nebraska's alfalfa crop has been suffering due to insect damage and short       
moisture supplies.  The coldest May on record in Michigan along with a dry June 
and July have combined to drop alfalfa hay yields to the lowest since 1988.  The
top two producing States, California and Wisconsin, were both up 3 percent from 
1996.  Warm, dry weather and adequate water for irrigation helped boost         
production in California, while above normal rainfall since early June in       
Wisconsin has resulted in higher yielding second and third crop hay.            
                                                                                
                                                                                
All Other Hay:  The forecast for 1997 production is 76.1 million tons, 9 percent
                above the year earlier.  If realized, this will be the largest  
other hay production on record.  Record level hay prices and low hay stocks were
the driving factors behind this increase.  Average yields are also expected to  
set a new record at 2.04 tons per acre, up 0.13 tons from 1996.  Harvested area 
is estimated at 37.3 million acres, up 1 percent from last year and the largest 
acreage since 1988.                                                             
                                                                                
Texas showed the largest increase in other hay production, up 71 percent from   
1996 to 12.2 million tons and a new State record.  If realized, this will       
surpass the old record of 9.25 million tons in 1991 and 1992 by 32 percent.     
Texas farmers expect to harvest a half a million more acres than a year ago with
forecasted yields up 0.90 tons per acre from 1996.  Other major States showing  
increases were:  Minnesota, up 61 percent; Ohio, up 35 percent; Georgia, up     
25 percent; and Arkansas, up 12 percent.  Declining production is expected in   
the Northern Plain States (Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota), as well as
Iowa, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi, and Tennessee.  Declines were also     
common throughout the Northeast.  Acreage is down in many of these States, but  
yield prospects have also been hurt by a cool, wet spring and the current dry   
conditions.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tobacco:  U.S. all tobacco production for 1997 is forecast at 1.63 billion      
          pounds, up 7 percent from 1996.  Yields for 1997 are estimated to     
average 2,046 pounds per acre, 25 pounds below the average for 1996.  Harvested 
acres are expected to be 794,940 acres, up 8 percent from last year.            
                                                                                
Flue-cured production is expected to total 983 million pounds, up 8 percent from
a year ago.  Yield per acre for all flue-cured is forecast at 2,181 pounds, up  
30 pounds from the 1996 average yield.  Flue-cured growers plan to harvest      
450,700 acres, 7 percent above last year.  Flue-cured tobacco  accounts for     
61 percent of this year's total tobacco production.                             
                                                                                
Burley production is expected to total 557 million pounds, 7 percent above the  
1996 production.  Yield is expected to average 1,849 pounds per acre, 91 pounds 
below the average for 1996.  Burley tobacco growers expect to harvest           
301,300 acres, 12 percent above last year.  Kentucky's acreage for harvest is   
14 percent above a year ago, and the state has 70 percent of the 1997 burley    
production.                                                                     
                                                                                
Flue-cured tobacco prospects in North Carolina improved with the arrival of much
needed rains.  Hurricane Danny blew through parts of the tobacco belts          
inflicting damage in some areas but helping most farmers with the moisture.     
Crop progress is still behind normal at this time due to the abnormal cool and  
dry weather that the major producing areas experienced early in the growing     
season.  All North Carolina markets have opened to light volume due to low      
carryover stocks and slower crop progress.                                      
                                                                                
Wet weather at setting time and the current dry conditions continue to stress   
Kentucky's tobacco crop.  Condition of the crop as of August 1 was 11 percent   
very poor, 33 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 19 percent good and 2 percent      
excellent.  Some blue mold is present, but the disease has been held in check by
the dry conditions.  As of August 1, 37 percent of Kentucky's burley was        
blooming, compared to 44 percent last year and a 51 percent average.            
                                                                                
All indications point to a below average year for Tennessee's tobacco crop.     
Early and midseason set tobacco condition ranges from very poor to fair.  Too   
much rain in June and too little rain in July have caused above average disease;
uneven, irregular stands; and premature blooming.  Late set tobacco looks fair  
to good.  Recent rains have promoted good growth, but not all the state's       
tobacco producing areas received significant rainfall.                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Sugarbeets:  Production for the U.S. is expected to total 29.7 million tons, an 
             increase of 11 percent from 1996.  Area for harvest, at            
1.44 million acres, is down slightly from the June "Acreage" report but up      
9 percent from last year.  The average yield, at 20.6 tons per acre, is 0.4 tons
above last year's yield.                                                        
                                                                                
Cool, wet weather early in the spring resulted in excess soil moisture in       
several sugarbeet-producing States.  However, a dry July helped development in  
most areas.  Despite excess rain in some areas of North Dakota, dry weather in  
July has allowed fields to dry out and sugarbeets have slowly improved as a     
result.  Hence, North Dakota growers remain optimistic about this year's        
sugarbeet crop.  In Colorado, crop development was mostly favorable until heavy 
rains at the end of July flooded some fields, which may not be harvested.       
Wyoming experienced a wet spring, however hot, dry weather during the summer    
pushed crop development ahead of the average pace.  Harvest in California has   
been progressing normally across the State for the past three weeks.            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Sugarcane:  Sugarcane production for sugar and seed is expected to total        
            29.5 million tons, a fractional increase from 1996.  The area for   
harvest, at 895,000 acres, is down slightly from the June "Acreage" report and  
up 1% from last year.  Forecasted yield, at 33.0 tons per acre, is 0.1 ton below
the 1996 yield.                                                                 
                                                                                
In Louisiana, the 1997 sugarcane crop is expected to set a production record.   
Favorable weather, increased plantings of a new, high yielding variety and      
increased usage of a new, more efficient mechanical combine harvester have      
boosted yield prospects.  Growth in Louisiana was exceptional during July       
because of timely rains and hot weather.  However, growers could not lay-by a   
few fields in time because of too much rain and those fields are weedy.  Florida
sugarcane growers expect to harvest about the same size crop as in 1996.  Thus  
far, there have been no major problems with the crop.  Wet conditions slowed    
sugarcane harvest in Hawaii, but as yet have not affected production.           
Irrigation water supplies were a concern in Texas as July was very dry.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Prunes and Plums:  Production in Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington is     
                   forecast at 28,400 tons, up 42 percent from last year and    
26 percent above 1995.                                                          
                                                                                
The Michigan plum forecast of 4,500 tons is up 80 percent from 1996, but        
40 percent below 1995.  Fruit set was heavy in the west central area, but spotty
in the southwest.  Record low temperatures in May caused fruit development to be
1 to 2 weeks behind normal.  Oregon's production forecast is 13,000 tons, more  
than double the amounts of the previous two years.  Growing conditions were more
favorable than last year.  Larger fruit is expected due to adequate moisture    
early in the growing season.  Washington's forecast of 7,000 tons is up         
17 percent from 1996 and up 8 percent from 1995.  Growing conditions were better
than the last two years.  Idaho expects 3,900 tons, down 29 percent from last   
year, but 30 percent higher than the record low in 1995.                        
Papayas:  Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 2.90 million pounds for
          July, 2 percent more than a month ago and 1 percent more than July    
1996.  July weather conditions were a mix of sunshine and showers throughout the
month.  Papaya ringspot virus continued to depress yields and shorten the life  
on infected fields.                                                             
                                                                                
Area devoted to papaya production totaled 5,280 acres, 1 percent more than June 
and 47 percent more than a year ago.  Harvested area, totaling 2,330 acres, was 
3 percent more than last month and 34 percent more than in July 1996.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Hops:  Hop production in 1997 in Idaho, Oregon and Washington is forecast at    
       73.8 million pounds, down 2 percent from last year and 6 percent below   
1995.  If realized, this would be the lowest production since 1991's            
69.2 million pounds.  Acreage strung for harvest, at 43,951 acres, is down less 
than 1 percent from last year's 44,161 acres, while yields, at 1,680 pounds per 
acre, are 18 pounds below 1996 and the lowest level since 1990's 1,603 pounds.  
Washington growers are expecting yields 70 pounds per acre below 1996 and at the
lowest level since 1990's 1,634 pounds per acre.  Powdery mildew is widespread, 
and an extensive spray program is underway.  A wet, cool spring slowed hop      
development in Idaho resulting in an estimated average yield of 1,380 pounds per
acre compared with 1,400 pounds in 1996 and 1,520 in 1995.  Producers in Oregon 
anticipate an average 1,550 pounds per acre, up 167 pounds from 1996.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Olives:  The 1997 olive crop forecast is 95,000 tons, down 43 percent from the  
         1996 production of 166,000 tons.  A warm, mild spring brought a heavy  
bloom, however the resulting fruit set was light compared to last year.  The    
Manzanillo variety accounts for about 70 percent of the total production.       
Growers expect the Manzanillo variety yield to be down 53 percent.  Growers     
expect the yield of Sevillano and Ascolano varieties, which account for about   
23 percent of production, to be down by 30 and 18 percent, respectively.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Peaches:  The 1997 peach crop decreased slightly from the July 1 forecast to    
          2.64 billion pounds, but is up 28 percent from 1996 and 15 percent    
from 1995 for comparable states.  New Jersey was the only state to adjust its   
production forecast from the July report, decreasing expected production        
5 million pounds to 75 million pounds, mainly because of a drought in early     
July.  Forecasts for Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington were
unchanged from July.  In Pennsylvania, peaches are progressing well, but fruit  
size is expected to be smaller than normal due to the hot, dry weather.  Harvest
has begun in southwestern Michigan.                                             
                                                                                
The U.S. Freestone crop as of August 1 is forecast at 1.54 billion pounds, up   
58 percent from 1996 and 8 percent above 1995 for comparable states.  The April 
and May 1997 frosts and generally wet spring were the most widespread weather   
problems facing U.S. peach producers this year.  Production in South Carolina   
and Oklahoma is below normal levels.                                            
                                                                                
California's Clingstone crop, at 1.10 billion pounds, shows a 1 percent increase
from the 1996 production.                                                       
                                                                                
The California Freestone crop is expected to produce 760 million pounds,        
20 percent above 1996 and 51 percent above 1995.                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Apples:  The nation's apple production is forecast at 10.6 billion pounds, up   
         3 percent from the 1996 crop, but 7 percent below 1994's record large  
crop.                                                                           
                                                                                
Production in the Western States (AZ, CA, CO, ID, OR, UT, and WA) is forecast at
6.71 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 1996.  Increases in Oregon and Colorado
were more than offset by decreases in all other Western States except California
where the crop is expected to equal that of last year.  Relatively cool         
temperatures throughout most of the growing season in California have allowed   
fruit to size well, with some shippers reporting an average of two sizes larger 
than last year.  Most varieties in California are being harvested as much as two
weeks earlier than normal.  Early season freezes in Colorado damaged fruit in   
some areas, but this natural thinning has provided for large fruit size.  Crop  
conditions in Oregon have been generally favorable, with no adverse weather that
would greatly affect the crop.                                                  
                                                                                
The Central States (AR, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, TN, and WI) expect  
1.45 billion pounds of apple production, up 37 percent from last year.  Michigan
and Missouri are the major contributors to the increase, with production gains  
from last year of 45 and 34 percent, respectively.  Michigan apples had a very  
good fruit set, but sizing is being hampered by dry conditions.  The crop is    
about a week behind normal development.  The Missouri forecast indicates the    
largest production since 1993, but the forecast could be reduced if the current 
moisture shortage continues.                                                    
                                                                                
In the Eastern States (CT, GA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, VT, VA,  
and WV), production is placed at 2.49 billion pounds, up 5 percent from 1996 for
comparable States.  Cooler than normal spring temperatures and poor pollination 
weather are expected to reduce full crop potential.  The largest increases in   
production from 1996 are projected for South Carolina, with an increase of      
57 percent; Pennsylvania, up 22 percent; and Georgia, up 18 percent.            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Pears:  All pear production for 1997 is forecast at 1.02 million tons,          
        24 percent above 1996 and 8 percent above 1995, but 3 percent below     
1994's record high 1.05 million tons.  Pear production, other than Bartletts, in
the three Pacific Coast States is expected to total 440,000 tons, surpassing the
previous record of 423,000 tons set in 1994 by 4 percent.                       
                                                                                
Bartlett pear production is forecast at 555,000 tons in California, Oregon and  
Washington, down 10,000 tons from the June forecast, but up 118,000 tons from   
1996.  California and Oregon production levels were unchanged from June, at     
300,000 and 75,000 tons, respectively.  Cooler weather in Washington was        
responsible for the decline from June.  However, at 180,000 tons, Washington    
will still be 75,000 tons above its low 1996 level.                             
                                                                                
In California, picking of Bartlett pears is well underway in all areas except   
Solano County, where it will begin soon.  The excellent spring and early summer 
weather accelerated maturity, resulting in approximately 60 percent of the crop 
being picked by August 1 with good quality.  A full crop is expected in Oregon. 
                                                                                
Other pear production in Oregon, at 180,000 tons, broke the previous record of  
175,000 tons set in 1994, and production is the second highest on record for    
Washington.  California's total crop is unchanged from 1996, at 30,000 tons,    
while Oregon's, at 180,000 tons, is up 50,000 tons, and Washington's, at        
230,000 tons, is up 35,000 tons.  Asian pear picking is underway in California, 
with good quality reported.                                                     
                                                                                
All pear production in New York, at 11,500 tons, is at the lowest level in over 
20 years, when growers produced 8,000 tons in 1976.  Cool, damp weather in May  
and June destroyed buds and flowers in major producing counties, and hail       
damaged the crop in some areas.  In Colorado, early season frosts damaged some  
fruit, but this natural thinning resulted in large fruit size.  The Pennsylvania
and Connecticut crops are in good condition despite the unseasonably cool spring
weather.  In Michigan, the crop experienced a light bloom, poor pollination, and
hail damage.  In Utah, problems with frost and rain during pollination led to   
the low expected harvest.                                                       
Coffee:  Hawaii coffee production is estimated at 6.4 million pounds for the    
         1996-97 season, up 19 percent from the previous season and the largest 
harvest since the 1966-67 crop of 8.04 million pounds.  Production increased on 
the islands of Maui, Molokai, Oahu, and Kauai.  Production on the island of     
Hawaii decreased, however, due to a dry spring which caused an unusually high   
number of dried or underdeveloped coffee fruit.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Grapes:  U.S. production is forecast at 6.64 million tons, up 20 percent from   
         1996 and 12 percent above 1995.  If realized, this would be the largest
crop on record.  The previous record was 1982's production of 6.56 million tons.
Larger crops are forecast in California, Oregon, and Washington, while Arizona, 
Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania expect smaller crops.                      
                                                                                
California's all grape production is forecast at 6.00 million tons, 20 percent  
above last year, and 15 percent above 1995.  This is the second largest         
production on record, exceeded by the 6.08 million tons in 1982.  Raisin type   
varieties, at 2.60 million tons, are up 8 percent from last month and up        
19 percent from last year.  Compared with last year, the objective measurement  
survey indicated higher bunch counts with larger width, thickness, and length.  
Thompson seedless grapes are currently being picked for fresh use in the San    
Joaquin Valley, and maturity is well ahead of normal.  Picking for raisins will 
begin in mid-August.                                                            
                                                                                
Table type grape production is forecast at 700,000 tons, unchanged from last    
month, but up 18 percent from a year ago.  Flame seedless and Perlette varieties
are currently being picked in the San Joaquin Valley.  Good quality is reported.
                                                                                
Wine type varieties are expected to produce 2.70 million tons, an increase of   
21 percent over last year.  The crop is maturing well, with growers reporting   
good quality.  Harvest is underway in the San Joaquin Valley.                   
                                                                                
Grape production in New York is forecast at 155,000 tons, down 18 percent from  
last year.  Cool weather during the early summer slowed crop development by 1 to
2 weeks.  Limited rainfall also hampered production in some areas.  Washington's
forecast, at 299,000 tons, is more than double last year's freeze damaged crop, 
but is 8 percent below 1995.  Growing conditions improved as the season         
progressed.  Some vineyards are thinning their grapes.  The crop in Michigan is 
forecast at 60,000 tons, down 8 percent from 1996.  Record low temperatures in  
May, followed by dry conditions during the summer, hampered crop progress.      
Pennsylvania is forecast at 65,000 tons, down 22 percent from last year.  Crop  
conditions were unfavorable due to a cold, wet spring, which slowed fruit       
maturity.                                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Ginger Root:  Hawaii ginger root production for the 1996-97 season is estimated 
              at 12.1 million pounds, up 29 percent from the previous season.   
Increased harvested acreage and improved cultural practices were responsible for
the increase in production.  Harvested acreage totaled 275 acres, up 38 percent 
from last season.  Yields averaged 44,000 pounds per harvested acre, down       
6 percent from the previous season.  Various factors contributed to the lower   
yields, including disease, late planting, and a brief dry spell in late 1996.   
The continued efforts of farmers to use sanitary measures and disease-free seed 
have lessened the impact of disease for the second straight year.  Overall      
losses to various types of bacterial disease were relatively light.             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Florida Citrus:  Groves in all areas of Florida's citrus belt were maintained in
                 very good to excellent condition throughout July with the help 
of rains and thunderstorms.  Most of the lakes, ponds, and streams used by the  
citrus growers have started to refill.  The near tropical weather during July   
produced an abundance of new growth on trees of all ages.  However, those groves
with discontinued care are generally showing signs of stress in the form of     
yellowing foliage.  New crop fruit is making good progress with good sizes on   
all types of fruit.  Harvest of all oranges and grapefruit for the 1996-97      
season was completed by early July.  Caretakers have been busy cutting cover    
crops.  Application of summer fertilizers and sprays kept growers busy between  
rain showers.  Growers are pushing and burning dead trees and resetting new     
trees.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Fruits and Nuts:  Due to the warm and mild spring, almost all crops  
                             are one to two weeks ahead of normal.  Almond      
harvest began in the southern San Joaquin Valley.  Nectarines, peaches, and     
plums were harvested throughout the month.  Table grape harvest progressed from 
the southern San Joaquin Valley northward. Raisin grape vineyards were receiving
their last irrigation and vineyard beds were prepared for sun drying.  Wine     
grape harvest began.  Early apple varieties were harvested.  Apples and walnuts 
were treated for codling moth.  Early season walnuts were showing a light crop, 
but later season varieties were showing a heavy crop.  The olive fruit set was  
light, and the fruit was sizing normally.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Citrus:  Valencia orange harvest was over 50 percent complete by the 
                    end of July.  New season navel oranges were sizing normally,
with wide variability in fruit set.  Some groves were treated for red scale and 
mites.  Lemon and red grapefruit harvest continued.                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts                      
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted    
                    between July 24 and August 2 to gather information on       
expected yield as of August 1. The objective yield surveys for wheat, corn,     
soybeans, and cotton were conducted in the major producing States that usually  
account for about 75 percent of the U.S. production.  Farm operators were       
interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and to seek permission to
randomly locate two sample plots in selected fields (corn, cotton, and          
soybeans).  The items counted within the selected plots depend on the crop and  
the maturity of that crop.  In all cases, number of plants are recorded along   
with other measurements that provide information to forecast the number of      
heads, ears, pods, or bolls and their weight.  The counts are used with similar 
data from previous years to develop a projected biological yield.  The five-year
average harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield.  The plots are re- 
visited each month until crop maturity when the fruit is harvested and weighed. 
After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled 
to obtain current year harvesting loss.                                         
                                                                                
The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of  
mail and personal interviewers.  Approximately 27,000 producers were interviewed
during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimating Procedures:  National and State level objective yield and grower     
                        reported survey estimates were reviewed for errors,     
reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates.  The survey data were
also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to        
previous month and previous years.  Each State Statistical Office submits their 
analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB).   
The ASB uses the survey data and the State analysis to prepare the published    
August 1 forecast.                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  The August 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead 
                  a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing 
season.  At the end of the marketing year administrative records and a balance  
sheet are utilized using carryover stocks, production, exports, processing,     
feeding, and ending stocks.  Revisions are then made if data relationships      
warrant changes.  Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are       
subject to revision August 1 if conditions altered the planting intentions since
the mid-year survey.  Harvested acres may be revised any time a production      
forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area   
has changed since the last estimate.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the August 1     
              production forecasts, the "Root Mean Square Error", a statistical 
measure based on past performance, is computed.  The deviation between the      
August 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage
of the final estimate.  The average of squared percentage deviations for the    
1977-1996 20-year period is computed then the square root of the average becomes
statistically the "Root Mean Square Error".  Probability statements can be made 
concerning expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final   
end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's forecast are
not different from those influencing recent years.                              
For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the August 1 corn for grain       
production forecast is 9.1 percent.  This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that
the current production forecast of 9.28 billion bushels will not be above or    
below the final estimate by more than 9.1 percent or approximately 844 million  
bushels.  Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the        
difference will not exceed 15.7 percent or approximately 1.46 billion bushels.  
                                                                                
Also, shown in the following table is a 10-year record for selected crops of the
differences between the August 1 forecast and the final estimates.  Using corn  
again as an example, changes between the August 1 forecast and the final        
estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 491 million bushels, ranging    
from 57 million to 1,087 million bushels.  The August 1 forecast has been below 
the final estimate 3 times and above 7 times.  This does not imply that the     
August 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final     
production.  For most crops, the number of years the forecasts have been below  
or above the final estimate is about equally distributed.                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      : Root Mean Square Error::      10-year Record of         
                      :-----------------------:: Differences Between Forecast   
                      :       : 90% Confidence::      and Final Estimate        
      Crop and        :       :      Level    ::--------------------------------
        Unit          :       :---------------::  Quantity      : No. of Years  
                      :Percent:       :       ::--------------------------------
                      :       :Percent: Quant ::       :     :      :Below:Above
                      :       :       :       ::  Avg  :Small: Large:Final:Final
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :                  Mil  :: --- Mil ---                    
                      :                       ::                                
Corn For Grain     Bu :  9.1    15.7   1,456  ::  491     57   1,087   3     7  
Sorghum For Grain  "  :  8.4    14.5      91  ::   45     12     108   5     5  
Oats               "  :  7.9    13.7      27  ::   17      2      43   2     8  
Barley             "  :  6.4    11.5      43  ::   22      2      67   6     4  
All Wheat          "  :  2.6     4.4     111  ::   54      7     160   3     7  
  Winter           "  :  1.1     1.9      35  ::   12      0      30   2     7  
  Durum            "  :  9.7    16.7      15  ::    9      1      19   3     7  
  Other Spring     "  :  8.4    14.5      85  ::   46      3     121   4     6  
Rice               Cwt:  4.7     8.2      15  ::    7      2      14   7     3  
Soybeans For          :                       ::                                
 Beans             Bu :  6.0    10.4     285  ::   89     19     235   6     4  
Cotton 1/        Bales:  8.6    14.9   2,650  ::1,084     34   3,911   6     4  
Dry Edible            :                       ::                                
 Beans             Cwt:  7.7    13.3       4  ::  1.5      0     4.1   3     7  
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1/  Quantity is in thousands of bales.                                          
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                                                            Table    Narrative  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Apples, Commercial.......................................    A-34       B-14    
Area Planted, By States..................................    A- 8               
Barley...................................................    A-13       B- 7    
Beans, Dry Edible........................................    A-21       B- 9    
Coffee...................................................    A-35               
Corn for Grain...........................................    A- 9       B- 5    
Cotton...................................................    A-20       B- 9    
Cottonseed...............................................    A-18       B- 9    
Crop Moisture Map........................................               B- 1    
Crop Summary.............................................    A- 3               
Drought Severity Map.....................................               B- 2    
Ginger Root..............................................    A-36       B-16    
Grapes...................................................    A-36       B-15    
Hay, All.................................................    A-24       B-11    
Hay, Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures........................    A-25       B-11    
Hay, All Other...........................................    A-26       B-11    
Hops.....................................................    A-32       B-11    
Oats.....................................................    A-12       B- 6    
Olives...................................................    A-32       B-14    
Papayas-Hawaii...........................................    A-31       B-13    
Peaches..................................................    A-33       B-14    
Peanuts .................................................    A-17       B-14    
Pears....................................................    A-35       B- 8    
Prunes & Plums...........................................    A-31       B-13    
Reliability..............................................               B-18    
Rice.....................................................    A-18       B- 8    
Rice, By Class...........................................    A-18               
Sorghum For Grain........................................    A-11       B- 6    
Soybeans For Beans.......................................    A-19       B- 8    
Sugarbeets...............................................    A-30       B-13    
Sugarcane For Sugar & Seed...............................    A-30       B-13    
Tobacco, By Class and Type...............................    A-27       B-12    
Tobacco, By States.......................................    A-29               
Wheat, All...............................................    A-14       B- 7    
Wheat, by Class..........................................    A-17               
Wheat, Durum.............................................    A-16       B-      
Wheat, Other Spring......................................    A-16       B- 7    
Wheat, Winter............................................    A-15       B- 7    
                          Report Features                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
September 12, 1997.                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
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
      Rhonda Brandt- Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather, Oats       (202) 720-7621
      Dan Kerestes - Corn                                         (202) 720-9526
      Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings                      (202) 720-5944
      Joel Moore - Barley, Hay, Sorghum                           (202) 690-3234
      Barbara Rater - Peanuts, Rice                               (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
      Dave DeWalt - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202) 720-5412
      Howard Hill - Cherries, Berries, Prunes, Plums,                           
                    Cranberries, Grapes, Maple Syrup              (202) 720-7235
      Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions      (202) 720-2157
      Dave Ranek - Nuts, Floriculture                             (202) 720-4215
      Linda Simpson - Noncitrus Fruits, Mint, Dry Beans & Peas,                 
                      Mushrooms, Hops                             (202) 690-0270
      Debbie Williams - Apples, Strawberries, Tobacco             (202) 720-4288
                                                                                
                                                                                
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