HDR1012000110010512970830CROP PRODUCTION                                        
HDR2012000110010512970830CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS & SUMMARY                   
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National                                                                        
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Washington, D.C.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Released May 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.  Forecasts refer to May 1, 1997.                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                Winter Wheat Production up 6 Percent                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.56 billion bushels, up 6 percent from  
1996 and 1 percent more than in 1995.  Based on May 1 conditions, the U.S. yield
is forecast at 38.2 bushels per acre. If realized, this would be a full bushel  
better than last year and a half-bushel above 1995. Grain area totals           
40.8 million acres, up 3 percent from last year. Hard Red Winter wheat          
production is forecast up 17 percent from last year while Soft Red and White    
Winter wheat are down 3 and 12 percent, respectively.                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
All oranges production for the 1996-97 season is forecast at a record large     
12.9 million tons, up 1 percent from the previous forecast in April.  The U.S.  
forecast is up 10 percent from a year ago.  This year's crop is 9 percent larger
than the previous record of 11.8 million tons set in the 1979-80 season.        
Florida's production amounts to 224 million boxes (10.1 million tons), up       
1 percent from April's forecast and 10 percent above last season.  Early and    
midseason varieties remained at 134 million boxes (6.04 million tons),          
11 percent above last year.  Florida's Valencia crop forecast, 90.0 million     
boxes (4.05 million tons), is up 3 percent from April's forecast and 10 percent 
above last season's crop.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 1996-97 season is 
forecast at 1.58 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, up from 1.57 in April.   
The forecast projects the final yield as reported by the Florida Citrus         
Processors Association.  The final 1995-96 yield for all fruit used in FCOJ was 
1.52 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.  The average yield for 1996-97 early 
and midseason varieties was final in April at 1.52 gallons per box, up from last
season's 1.45.  Valencia yield is projected at 1.68 gallons per box, up from    
1.66 last month and from 1.67 last season.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (5-97)a                                                               
             Crop Summary: Production, United States,                           
                  1995-96 and Forecasted 1996-97                                
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                         :                Utilized Production                   
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
          Crop           :                :       Apr 1,     :     May 1,       
                         :                :        1997      :      1997        
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      Crop Year 1/       :    1995-96            1996-97          1996-97       
                         :                                                      
                         :                     1,000 Tons                       
Citrus Fruits            :                                                      
  Oranges                :      11,723            12,726            12,861      
  Grapefruit             :       2,718             3,062             3,062      
  Lemons 2/              :         992               950               950      
  Tangerines             :         348               432               437      
  Temples (FL)           :          97               113               108      
  Tangelos (FL)          :         110               178               178      
  K-Early Citrus (FL)    :           7                 7                 7      
                         :                                                      
                         :                    Metric Tons                       
                         :                                                      
  Oranges                :  10,634,930        11,544,830        11,667,300      
  Grapefruit             :   2,465,730         2,777,800         2,777,800      
  Lemons 2/              :     899,930           861,830           861,830      
  Tangerines             :     315,700           391,900           396,440      
  Temples (FL)           :      88,000           102,510            97,980      
  Tangelos (FL)          :      99,790           161,480           161,480      
  K-Early Citrus (FL)    :       6,350             6,350             6,350      
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1/ Crop year begins with the bloom of the first year and ends with the          
   completion of harvest the following year.                                    
2/ Estimates for current month carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
This report was approved on May 12, 1997, by the Secretary of Agriculture and   
the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Board.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Secretary of                     Agricultural Statistics Board       
           Agriculture                               Chairperson                
           Dan Glickman                              Rich Allen                 
                                                                                
     Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                   
                 1996 and Forecasted May 1, 1997                                
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :       Area Planted       :     Area Harvested        
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1996    :    1997    :    1996    :    1997      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
                         :                                                      
Winter Wheat             :    51,983       48,227       39,709       40,847     
All Cotton 1/            :  14,633.5     14,484.5     12,868.1                  
  Upland 1/              :  14,375.5     14,239.5     12,612.2                  
  Amer-Pima 1/           :     258.0        245.0        255.9                  
Cottonseed 1/            :                                                      
Tobacco 1/               :                               732.7        807.5     
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter                 :      14.5         15.6         14.5         15.4     
  Spring                 :      93.4         87.7         90.0         86.1     
  Total                  :   1,454.7                   1,424.8                  
Bananas 1/               :                                 1.0                  
Papayas 1/               :                                 1.8                  
Taro 1/                  :                                 0.5                  
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1/  1996 revised.  1997 cotton planted and tobacco harvested were released in   
    the "Prospective Plantings" report on March 31, 1997.                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United States,                  
                 1996 and Forecasted May 1, 1997                                
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         : Yield per Acre:             Production               
      Crop and Unit      :---------------------------------------------------   
                         :       :       :           :   Apr 1,  :   May 1,     
                         :  1996 :  1997 :   1996    :    1997   :    1997      
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                         :                  ------------- 1,000 ------------    
                         :                                                      
Winter Wheat         Bu  :  37.2    38.2   1,478,048               1,561,470    
All Cotton 1/ 2/     Bale:   707            18,942.0                            
  Upland 1/ 2/       "   :   701            18,413.5                            
  Amer-Pima 1/ 2/    "   :   991               528.5                            
Cottonseed 2/        Ton :                   7,143.5                            
Tobacco 1/           Lb  : 2,071           1,517,334                            
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter 3/          Cwt :   226     205       3,273       3,157       3,157    
  Spring             "   :   249     250      22,417      22,457      21,498    
  Total              "   :   349             497,104                            
Bananas 2/           Lb  :12,500              13,000                            
Papayas 2/           "   :22,779              41,800                            
Taro 2/              "   :11,100               5,900                            
Almonds (CA) 2/      "   :                   510,000                 710,000    
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1/ Yield in Pounds.                                                             
2/ 1996 Revised.  1997 cotton and tobacco yield and production will be released 
   in the "Crop Production" report on August 12, 1997.                          
3/ Estimates for current month carried forward from earlier forecast.           
     Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                   
                 1996 and Forecasted May 1, 1997                                
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :       Area Planted        :     Area Harvested          
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1996    :     1997    :     1996    :    1997       
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                      :                        Hectares                         
                      :                                                         
                      :                                                         
Winter Wheat          :  21,037,000    19,516,980    16,069,840   16,530,370    
All Cotton 1/         :   5,922,030     5,861,730     5,207,590                 
  Upland 1/           :   5,817,620     5,762,580     5,104,030                 
  Amer-Pima 1/        :     104,410        99,150       103,560                 
Tobacco 1/            :                                 296,510      326,780    
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Winter              :       5,870         6,310         5,870        6,230    
  Spring              :      37,800        35,490        36,420       34,840    
  Total               :     588,700                     576,600                 
Bananas 1/            :                                     420                 
Papayas 1/            :                                     740                 
Taro 1/               :                                     210                 
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1/  1996 revised.  1997 cotton planted and tobacco harvested were released in   
    the "Prospective Plantings" report on March 31, 1997.                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,                
                 1996 and Forecasted May 1, 1997                                
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :Yield per Hectare:             Production                
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :        :        :           :   Apr 1,   :   May 1,     
                      :  1996  :  1997  :   1996    :    1997    :    1997      
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                      :                      Metric Tons                        
                      :                                                         
Winter Wheat          :  2.50     2.57   40,225,870                42,496,250   
All Cotton 1/         :  0.79             4,124,140                             
  Upland 1/           :  0.79             4,009,070                             
  Amer-Pima 1/        :  1.11               115,070                             
Cottonseed 1/         :                   6,480,470                             
Tobacco 1/            :  2.32               688,250                             
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Winter 2/           : 25.29    22.99      148,460      143,200      143,200   
  Spring              : 27.92    27.99    1,016,820    1,018,630      975,130   
  Total               : 39.11            22,548,270                 1,118,330   
Bananas 1/            : 14.05                 5,900                             
Papayas 1/            : 25.62                18,960                             
Taro 1/               : 12.76                 2,680                             
Almonds (CA) 1/       :                     231,330                   322,050   
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1/ 1996 Revised.  1997 cotton and tobacco yield and production will be released 
   in the "Crop Production" report on August 12, 1997.                          
2/ Estimates for current month carried forward from earlier forecast.           
    Crop Summary: Hay Stocks on Farms, United States, 1995-97                   
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    Date                 :      1995      :        1996      :      1997        
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                         :                                                      
                         :                     1,000 Tons                       
                         :                                                      
  May 1                  :      20,775            20,739            17,375      
  December 1             :     109,438           105,208                        
                         :                                                      
                         :                    Metric Tons                       
                         :                                                      
  May 1                  :  18,846,760        18,814,100        15,762,330      
  December 1             :  99,280,480        95,443,090                        
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         Winter Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State         
               and United States, 1996 and Forecasted May 1, 1997               
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      :  Planted :   Area Harvested  :       Yield       :      Production      
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      :   1997   :   1996  :   1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1996   :   1997    
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      :  ---- ---- 1,000 Acres ----     --- Bushels ---   -- 1,000 Bushels --   
      :                                                                         
AL    :     145        80       110      44.0      35.0       3,520     3,850   
AZ    :      10        14        10      95.0      85.0       1,330       850   
AR    :     880     1,240       790      54.0      42.0      66,960    33,180   
CA    :     510       550       380      69.0      65.0      37,950    24,700   
CO    :   3,100     2,200     2,750      32.0      33.0      70,400    90,750   
DE    :      80        78        77      53.0      62.0       4,134     4,774   
FL    :      17        10        15      38.0      39.0         380       585   
GA    :     400       350       350      48.0      40.0      16,800    14,000   
ID    :     920       860       870      80.0      76.0      68,800    66,120   
IL    :   1,150     1,100     1,080      38.0      50.0      41,800    54,000   
IN    :     700       720       640      38.0      55.0      27,360    35,200   
IA    :      35        45        25      35.0      36.0       1,575       900   
KS    :  11,400     8,800    10,700      29.0      32.0     255,200   342,400   
KY    :     700       530       500      53.0      46.0      28,090    23,000   
LA    :     130       130       120      43.0      40.0       5,590     4,800   
MD    :     220       227       207      52.0      55.0      11,804    11,385   
MI    :     580       630       550      38.0      52.0      23,940    28,600   
MN    :      55        32        51      36.0      36.0       1,152     1,836   
MS    :     220       230       200      49.0      39.0      11,270     7,800   
MO    :   1,100     1,250     1,000      39.0      44.0      48,750    44,000   
MT    :   1,750     1,980     1,650      32.0      35.0      63,360    57,750   
NE    :   2,000     2,100     1,900      35.0      36.0      73,500    68,400   
NV    :      12         9        12     100.0     100.0         900     1,200   
NJ    :      35        38        32      46.0      46.0       1,748     1,472   
NM    :     430       110       250      37.0      31.0       4,070     7,750   
NY    :     140       150       135      43.0      52.0       6,450     7,020   
NC    :     750       590       700      44.0      46.0      25,960    32,200   
ND    :      40        75        38      30.0      31.0       2,250     1,178   
OH    :   1,250     1,330     1,140      39.0      51.0      51,870    58,140   
OK    :   6,800     4,900     5,000      19.0      25.0      93,100   125,000   
OR    :     870       850       840      72.0      68.0      61,200    57,120   
PA    :     180       190       175      48.0      52.0       9,120     9,100   
SC    :     300       270       290      45.0      45.0      12,150    13,050   
SD    :   1,650     1,580     1,250      35.0      35.0      55,300    43,750   
TN    :     560       400       370      44.0      43.0      17,600    15,910   
TX    :   6,000     2,900     3,700      26.0      28.0      75,400   103,600   
UT    :     170       160       160      38.0      45.0       6,080     7,200   
VA    :     280       275       250      53.0      54.0      14,575    13,500   
WA    :   2,250     2,350     2,150      70.0      61.0     164,500   131,150   
WV    :      13        11        10      45.0      45.0         495       450   
WI    :     145       125       135      43.0      50.0       5,375     6,750   
WY    :     250       240       235      26.0      30.0       6,240     7,050   
      :                                                                         
US    :  48,227    39,709    40,847      37.2      38.2   1,478,048 1,561,470   
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         Durum Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State          
            and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted May 1, 1997 1/            
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      :   Area Harvested  :       Yield       :           Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      :   1996  :   1997  :   1996  :   1997  :   1995   :   1996   :   1997    
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      :   1,000 Acres        --- Bushels --       ---- 1,000 Bushels ---        
      :                                                                         
AZ    :    164        99      90.0      93.0      8,514     14,760      9,207   
CA    :    138       130     100.0      95.0      6,800     13,800     12,350   
MN    :     10                43.0                  360        430              
MT    :    270                25.0                7,950      6,750              
ND    :  2,940                27.0               77,760     79,380              
SD    :     24                30.0                  896        720              
      :                                                                         
US    :  3,546                32.7              102,280    115,840              
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1/  Area harvested for U.S. and northern States will be published in "Acreage"  
    released June 30, 1997.  Yield and production will be published in "Crop    
    Production" released July 11, 1997.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Wheat:  Production by Class, United States, 1995-1996              
                         and Forecasted May 1, 1997 1/                          
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      :            Winter           :             Spring            :           
      :-------------------------------------------------------------:           
 Year :   Hard  :   Soft  :         :   Hard  :          :          :   Total   
      :    Red  :    Red  :  White  :    Red  :   Durum  :   White  :           
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      :                              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  : 893,927   408,858   258,685                                             
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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.                                                                     
        Hay:  Stocks on Farms, by State and United States,                      
                  December 1 and May 1, 1994-97                                 
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        :            December 1             :               May 1               
  State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    :   1995    :   1996    :   1997    
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        :                              1,000 Tons                               
        :                                                                       
AL      :     1,537       1,270       1,489         276         106         193 
AZ      :       133         265          82          27          28          28 
AR      :     2,055       1,910       1,850         426         141         231 
CA      :     1,642       2,250       2,594         327         361         160 
CO      :     2,030       2,390       1,945         447         636         203 
CT      :       105          78          97          32          11          13 
DE      :        12           9          11          10           1           6 
FL      :       490         397         437         132          29          31 
GA      :     1,170       1,050         924         371         150         302 
ID      :     2,263       2,794       2,285         222         660         286 
IL      :     1,397       1,979       1,350         540         432         304 
IN      :     1,097       1,584       1,131         148         216         162 
IA      :     4,274       4,079       3,876         751         736         718 
KS      :     5,080       4,590       5,600         796         787         841 
KY      :     5,292       4,806       4,334         648         492         627 
LA      :       512         513         502          97          15         126 
ME      :       243         272         202          61         126          57 
MD      :       347         265         433          20          55          84 
MA      :       138         115          95          28          17          13 
MI      :     3,020       3,166       2,514       1,074         754         460 
MN      :     4,895       4,374       4,018         753         694         540 
MS      :     1,688       1,368       1,620         206          50         160 
MO      :     5,755       6,000       6,159       1,016         955         830 
MT      :     3,950       4,931       4,674         772         858         492 
NE      :     5,413       4,813       5,063       1,112       1,325         968 
NV      :       630         750         752          42         166          60 
NH      :        90          82          70          26          16          12 
NJ      :       205         131          92          60          48          27 
NM      :       525         600         590          50          40          80 
NY      :     2,377       2,069       2,254         594         552         555 
NC      :       807         900         970         131         116         115 
ND      :     4,285       5,044       4,777         857       1,019         675 
OH      :     2,410       2,421       2,074         307         323         173 
OK      :     3,500       3,600       4,500         700         500         800 
OR      :     1,761       2,310       2,108          85         264          97 
PA      :     2,717       2,513       2,613         724         617         600 
RI      :         9           6           7           3           1           1 
SC      :       332         468         308         130          72         101 
SD      :     7,477       8,960       8,530       1,759       3,077       1,570 
TN      :     3,340       3,136       3,049         721         235         419 
TX      :     7,610       7,322       6,252       1,606         570       1,400 
UT      :     1,452       1,481       1,327         245         349         302 
VT      :       389         391         330         136         100          86 
VA      :     2,108       2,185       2,698         445         257         630 
WA      :     1,198       1,410       1,162         139         426         283 
WV      :       955         855         895         100          53         117 
WI      :     5,000       4,900       4,600       1,441       1,569       1,150 
WY      :     1,581       2,636       1,965         182         734         287 
        :                                                                       
US      :   105,296     109,438     105,208      20,775      20,739      17,375 
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     Citrus Fruits:  Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,     
                      1995-96 and Forecasted May 1, 1997 1/                     
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                    :     Utilized Production     :     Utilized Production     
                    :            Boxes            :       Ton Equivalent        
   Crop and State   :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : 1996-97 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : 1996-97 
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                    : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ -----   ------- 1,000 Tons -------  
Oranges             :                                                           
  Early Mid &       :                                                           
   Navel 3/         :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :     400       700       500       15        27        19  
    CA 4/           :  35,000    38,000    43,000    1,313     1,426     1,613  
    FL              : 119,700   121,200   134,200    5,387     5,454     6,039  
    TX              :     950       830     1,300       40        35        55  
    US              : 156,050   160,730   179,000    6,755     6,942     7,726  
  Valencia          :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :     650       950       800       24        36        30  
    CA 4/           :  21,000    28,000    28,000      788     1,051     1,050  
    FL              :  85,800    82,000    90,000    3,861     3,690     4,050  
    TX              :     105       110       120        4         4         5  
    US              : 107,555   111,060   118,920    4,677     4,781     5,135  
  All               :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :   1,050     1,650     1,300       39        63        49  
    CA 4/           :  56,000    66,000    71,000    2,101     2,477     2,663  
    FL              : 205,500   203,200   224,200    9,248     9,144    10,089  
    TX              :   1,055       940     1,420       44        39        60  
    US              : 263,605   271,790   297,920   11,432    11,723    12,861  
Temples             :                                                           
  FL                :   2,550     2,150     2,400      114        97       108  
Grapefruit          :                                                           
  White Seedless    :                                                           
    FL              :  25,700    23,200    26,500    1,092       986     1,126  
  Colored Seedless  :                                                           
    FL              :  28,700    28,100    31,500    1,220     1,194     1,339  
  Other             :                                                           
    FL              :   1,300     1,050     1,000       55        45        43  
  All               :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :   1,400     1,200     1,000       47        40        34  
    CA 4/ 5/        :                                                           
      Desert        :   3,300                          111                      
      Other Areas   :   6,000                          201                      
      Total         :   9,300     8,100     9,200      312       271       308  
    FL              :  55,700    52,350    59,000    2,367     2,225     2,508  
    TX              :   4,650     4,550     5,300      186       182       212  
    US              :  71,050    66,200    74,500    2,912     2,718     3,062  
Tangerines          :                                                           
  AZ 4/             :     650     1,000       650       25        38        24  
  CA 4/             :   2,500     2,600     2,900       94        97       109  
  FL                :   3,550     4,500     6,400      168       213       304  
  US                :   6,700     8,100     9,950      287       348       437  
Lemons 4/           :                                                           
  AZ                :   3,600     5,100     3,000      137       194       114  
  CA                :  20,000    21,000    22,000      760       798       836  
  US                :  23,600    26,100    25,000      897       992       950  
Tangelos            :                                                           
  FL                :   3,150     2,450     3,950      142       110       178  
K-Early Citrus      :                                                           
  FL                :     120       160       150        5         7         7  
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                             Citrus Fruit Footnotes                             
                                                                                
1/  The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with   
    the completion of harvest the following year.                               
                                                                                
2/  Net lbs. per box:  oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ  & CA-67,
    FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76, tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90;             
    tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95.                                               
                                                                                
3/  Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA.  Early (including Navel) and
    midseason varieties in FL and TX.  Small quantities of tangerines in TX.    
                                                                                
4/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
5/  California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit forecasts combined with All    
    Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 Spring Potatoes:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State               
      and United States, 1995-96 and Forecasted May 1, 1997                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :   Area Harvested  :     Yield       :    Production            
 State         :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :    1996 :   1997  :  1996  :  1997  :  1995  :  1996  :   1997 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :-- 1,000 Acres --     --- Cwt ---    ----- 1,000 Cwt -----      
               :                                                                
  AL           :     1.9      1.5      160      175      400      304       263 
  AZ           :     9.0      6.2      275      275    1,755    2,475     1,705 
  CA           :    20.1     18.6      375      385    6,230    7,538     7,161 
  FL           :    35.5     35.3      219      215    7,830    7,765     7,591 
    Hastings   :    27.5     26.5      230      230    5,940    6,325     6,095 
    Other FL   :     8.0      8.8      180      170    1,890    1,440     1,496 
  NC           :    17.0     16.5      190      195    3,053    3,230     3,218 
  TX           :     6.5      8.0      170      195      925    1,105     1,560 
               :                                                                
  Total        :    90.0     86.1      249      250   20,193   22,417    21,498 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Almonds (shelled basis):  Utilized Production,                 
                 California, 1995-96 and Forecasted May 1, 1997                 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                    Utilized Production                    
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       1995        :      1996 1/      :       1997        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                       1,000 Pounds                        
                    :                                                           
CA                  :      370,000             510,000             710,000      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Avocados:  Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production, Price,             
                     and Value, Florida and Hawaii, 1995-97                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :  Bearing  :  Yield  :      Production       :      Utilization      
   Year   :  Acreage  :   per   :-----------------------------------------------
          :    1/     :  Acre   :   Total   : Utilized  :   Fresh   : Processed 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          :   Acres      ---------------------- Tons ---------------------      
          :                                                                     
FL        :                                                                     
  1995-96 :   5,800      3.28      19,000      19,000      19,000               
  1996-97 :   5,700      4.12      23,500      23,500      23,500               
          :                                                                     
HI        :                                                                     
  1995-96 :     210      1.19         250         250         250               
  1996-97 :     180      1.11         200         200         200               
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          :          Price per Ton          :        Value of Production        
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          :   Fresh   :Processed:    All    :   Fresh   : Processed :    All    
          :---------------------------------------------------------------------
          : ----------- Dollars ----------     -------- 1,000 Dollars -------   
          :                                                                     
FL        :                                                                     
  1995-96 :   596.00                596.00     11,324                  11,324   
  1996-97 :   528.00                528.00     12,408                  12,408   
          :                                                                     
HI        :                                                                     
  1995-96 : 1,090.00              1,090.00        273                     273   
  1996-97 : 1,070.00              1,070.00        214                     214   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Bearing acreage estimates are based on periodic orchard inventory surveys.  
          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     
            :                                                                   
Mar         :   3,650       4,310       2,145      2,115      2,990      2,935  
Apr         :   3,585       4,310       2,030      2,115      2,815      2,835  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
               Bananas, Papayas, and Taro:  Area Harvested, Yield,              
                       and Production, Hawaii, 1995-96 1/                       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :         Area Harvested          :              Yield              
    Crop    :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :      1995      :      1996      :      1995      :      1996      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :     -------- Acres -------            -------- Pounds -------     
            :                                                                   
Bananas     :       930            1,040            14,000           12,500     
Papayas 2/  :     2,435            1,835            20,900           22,779     
Taro        :       550              530            12,400           11,100     
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :        Total Production         :       Utilized Production       
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :      1995      :      1996      :      1995      :      1996      
            :-------------------------------------------------------------------
            :                           1,000 Pounds                            
            :                                                                   
Bananas 3/  :                                       13,000           13,000     
Papayas 3/  :                                       50,800           41,800     
Taro        :     6,800            5,900             6,800            5,900     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.                                                               
2/  Area harvested is average during the year.                                  
3/  Only utilized production is estimated.                                      
                                                                                
            Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class,           
                   Type, State, and United States, 1995-96 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :  Area Harvested   :     Yield     :     Production      
    Class and Type    :---------------------------------------------------------
                      :  1995   :  1996   : 1995  : 1996  :   1995   :   1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      : ----- Acres -----   --- Pounds --   -- 1,000 Pounds --  
                      :                                                         
Class 1, Flue-cured   :                                                         
 Type 11, Old Belts   :                                                         
  NC                  :  68,000    76,000   1,920   2,120   130,560    161,120  
  VA                  :  34,000    37,700   1,935   2,235    65,790     84,260  
  US                  : 102,000   113,700   1,925   2,158   196,350    245,380  
 Type 12, Eastern NC  :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   NC                 : 151,000   167,000   1,860   2,025   280,860    338,175  
 Type 13, NC Border & :                                                         
  SC Belt             :                                                         
   NC                 :  34,000    37,000   1,845   1,980    62,730     73,260  
   SC                 :  50,000    51,000   2,100   2,310   105,000    117,810  
   US                 :  84,000    88,000   1,997   2,171   167,730    191,070  
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt  :                                                         
   FL                 :   7,200     7,500   2,455   2,680    17,676     20,100  
   GA                 :  42,000    46,000   2,000   2,470    84,000    113,620  
   US                 :  49,200    53,500   2,067   2,499   101,676    133,720  
 Total 11-14          : 386,200   422,200   1,933   2,151   746,616    908,345  
Class 2, Fire-cured   :                                                         
 Type 21, VA Belt     :                                                         
   VA                 :   1,100     1,100   1,400   1,580     1,540      1,738  
 Type 22, Eastern     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :   3,900     3,800   2,370   2,720     9,243     10,336  
   TN                 :   7,600     7,500   2,285   2,550    17,366     19,125  
   US                 :  11,500    11,300   2,314   2,607    26,609     29,461  
 Type 23, Western     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :   3,700     3,600   2,600   3,160     9,620     11,376  
   TN                 :     580       580   2,450   2,850     1,421      1,653  
   US                 :   4,280     4,180   2,580   3,117    11,041     13,029  
 Total 21-23          :  16,880    16,580   2,322   2,668    39,190     44,228  
Class 3, Air-cured    :                                                         
 Class 3A, Light      :                                                         
  Air-cured           :                                                         
 Type 31, Burley      :                                                         
   IN                 :   6,700     7,600   2,030   1,970    13,601     14,972  
   KY                 : 155,000   185,000   1,950   1,980   302,250    366,300  
   MO                 :   2,700     2,700   2,025   2,230     5,468      6,021  
   NC                 :   8,100     7,800   1,290   1,665    10,449     12,987  
   OH                 :   7,700     8,000   1,950   1,580    15,015     12,640  
   TN                 :  43,000    46,000   1,700   1,915    73,100     88,090  
   VA                 :   9,000     9,500   1,540   1,835    13,860     17,433  
   WV                 :   2,000     1,700   1,300   1,200     2,600      2,040  
   US                 : 234,200   268,300   1,863   1,940   436,343    520,483  
 Type 32, Southern MD :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   MD                 :   8,500     8,000   1,350   1,250    11,475     10,000  
   PA 2/              :   3,400     3,200   1,900   1,900     6,460      6,080  
   US                 :  11,900    11,200   1,507   1,436    17,935     16,080  
 Total 31-32          : 246,100   279,500   1,846   1,920   454,278    536,563  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
         Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type,        
                State, and United States, 1995-96 1/ (continued)                
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :  Area Harvested   :     Yield     :     Production      
    Class and Type    :---------------------------------------------------------
                      :  1995   :  1996   : 1995  : 1996  :   1995   :   1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      : ----- Acres -----   --- Pounds --  --- 1,000 Pounds --- 
                      :                                                         
Class 3, Air-cured    :                                                         
Class 3B, Dark        :                                                         
 Air-cured            :                                                         
 Type 35, One Sucker  :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    KY                :   2,300     2,100   2,060   2,340      4,738      4,914 
    TN                :     510       480   2,000   2,125      1,020      1,020 
    US                :   2,810     2,580   2,049   2,300      5,758      5,934 
 Type 36, Green River :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    KY                :   1,300     1,200   2,100   2,180      2,730      2,616 
 Type 37, VA Sun-cured:                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    VA                :      70        70   1,125   1,600         79        112 
 Total 35-37          :   4,180     3,850   2,050   2,250      8,567      8,662 
Class 4, Cigar Filler :                                                         
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf :                                                         
    PA                :   4,500     4,600   2,050   2,040      9,225      9,384 
Class 5, Cigar Binder :                                                         
 Class 5A, CT Valley  :                                                         
  Binder              :                                                         
  Type 51, CT Valley  :                                                         
   Broadleaf          :                                                         
    CT                :   1,000     1,220   1,980   1,840      1,980      2,245 
    MA                :     240       410   1,920   1,600        461        656 
    US                :   1,240     1,630   1,969   1,780      2,441      2,901 
 Class 5B, WI Binder  :                                                         
  Type 54, Southern WI:                                                         
    WI                :   1,900     1,900   2,375   1,900      4,513      3,610 
  Type 55, Northern WI:                                                         
    WI                :     860     1,000   1,985   1,535      1,707      1,535 
  Total 54-55         :   2,760     2,900   2,254   1,774      6,220      5,145 
  Total 51-55         :   4,000     4,530   2,165   1,776      8,661      8,046 
Class 6, Cigar Wrapper:                                                         
 Type 61, CT Valley   :                                                         
  Shade-grown         :                                                         
   CT                 :     990     1,040   1,560   1,490      1,544      1,550 
   MA                 :     275       390   1,660   1,425        457        556 
   US                 :   1,265     1,430   1,582   1,473      2,001      2,106 
All Cigar Types       :                                                         
 Total 41-61          :   9,765    10,560   2,037   1,850     19,887     19,536 
                      :                                                         
All Tobacco           : 663,125   732,690   1,913   2,071  1,268,538  1,517,334 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised.                                                               
2/  Estimates carried forward from "Crop Production" Annual Summary released    
    January 10, 1997.                                                           
                                                                                
                    Tobacco:  Price and Value by Class, Type,                   
                      State, and United States, 1995-96 1/                      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :         Price per         :          Value of           
                      :           Pound           :         Production          
    Class and Type    :---------------------------------------------------------
                      :    1995     :    1996     :     1995     :     1996     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :    ----- Dollars -----       ----- 1,000 Dollars ----   
                      :                                                         
Class 1, Flue-cured   :                                                         
 Type 11, Old Belts   :                                                         
  NC                  :    1.805         1.860         235,661        299,683   
  VA                  :    1.807         1.871         118,883        157,650   
  US                  :    1.806         1.864         354,544        457,333   
 Type 12, Eastern NC  :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   NC                 :    1.800         1.830         505,548        618,860   
 Type 13, NC Border & :                                                         
  SC Belt             :                                                         
   NC                 :    1.768         1.810         110,907        132,601   
   SC                 :    1.779         1.822         186,795        214,650   
   US                 :    1.775         1.817         297,702        347,251   
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt  :                                                         
   FL                 :    1.761         1.808          31,127         36,341   
   GA                 :    1.759         1.813         147,756        205,993   
   US                 :    1.759         1.812         178,883        242,334   
 Total 11-14          :    1.790         1.834       1,336,677      1,665,778   
Class 2, Fire-cured   :                                                         
 Type 21, VA Belt     :                                                         
   VA                 :    1.640         1.790           2,526          3,111   
 Type 22, Eastern     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :    2.178         2.246          20,131         23,215   
   TN                 :    2.185         2.252          37,945         43,070   
   US                 :    2.183         2.250          58,076         66,285   
 Type 23, Western     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :    2.145         2.233          20,635         25,403   
   TN                 :    2.154         2.227           3,061          3,681   
   US                 :    2.146         2.232          23,696         29,084   
 Total 21-23          :    2.151         2.227          84,298         98,480   
Class 3, Air-cured    :                                                         
 Class 3A, Light      :                                                         
  Air-cured           :                                                         
 Type 31, Burley      :                                                         
   IN                 :    1.860         1.920          25,298         28,746   
   KY                 :    1.857         1.922         561,278        704,029   
   MO                 :    1.834         1.918          10,028         11,548   
   NC                 :    1.843         1.920          19,258         24,935   
   OH                 :    1.861         1.926          27,943         24,345   
   TN                 :    1.845         1.920         134,870        169,133   
   VA                 :    1.843         1.920          25,544         33,471   
   WV                 :    1.855         1.923           4,823          3,923   
   US                 :    1.854         1.922         809,042      1,000,130   
 Type 32, Southern MD :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   MD                 :    1.670         1.920          19,163         19,200   
   PA                 :    1.400         1.750           9,044         10,640   
   US                 :    1.573         1.856          28,207         29,840   
 Total 31-32          :    1.843         1.920         837,249      1,029,970   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
                Tobacco:  Price and Value by Class, Type, State,                
                    and United States, 1995-96 1/ (continued)                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :         Price per         :          Value of           
                      :           Pound           :         Production          
    Class and Type    :---------------------------------------------------------
                      :    1995     :    1996     :     1995     :     1996     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :    ----- Dollars -----       ----- 1,000 Dollars ----   
                      :                                                         
Class 3, Air-cured    :                                                         
Class 3B, Dark        :                                                         
 Air-cured            :                                                         
 Type 35, One Sucker  :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    KY                :    1.774         1.945           8,405          9,558   
    TN                :    1.756         1.915           1,791          1,953   
    US                :    1.771         1.940          10,196         11,511   
 Type 36, Green River :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    KY                :    1.745         1.979           4,764          5,937   
 Type 37, VA Sun-cured:                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    VA                :    1.555         1.782             123            200   
 Total 35-37          :    1.761         1.951          15,083         17,648   
Class 4, Cigar Filler :                                                         
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf :                                                         
    PA                :    1.450         1.550          13,376         14,545   
Class 5, Cigar Binder :                                                         
 Class 5A, CT Valley  :                                                         
  Binder              :                                                         
  Type 51, CT Valley  :                                                         
   Broadleaf          :                                                         
    CT                :    3.850         6.200           7,623         13,919   
    MA                :    4.050         6.550           1,867          4,297   
    US                :    3.890         6.280           9,490         18,216   
 Class 5B, WI Binder  :                                                         
  Type 54, Southern WI:                                                         
    WI                :    1.450         1.480           6,544          5,343   
  Type 55, Northern WI:                                                         
    WI                :    1.450         1.500           2,475          2,303   
  Total 54-55         :    1.450         1.486           9,019          7,646   
  Total 51-55         :    2.137         3.214          18,509         25,862   
Class 6, Cigar Wrapper:                                                         
 Type 61, CT Valley   :                                                         
  Shade-grown         :                                                         
   CT 2/              :                                                         
   MA 2/              :                                                         
   US 2/              :                                                         
All Cigar Types       :                                                         
 Total 41-55 2/       :    1.783         2.318          31,885         40,407   
                      :                                                         
All Tobacco 2/        :    1.820         1.882       2,305,192      2,852,283   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised; 1995 VA types 21 and 37 revised.                              
2/  CT and MA Type 61 price and value not published to avoid disclosure; not    
    included in All Cigar Types or All Tobacco.                                 
                                                                                
          Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value         
                     by State and United States, 1995-96 1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :    Area Harvested     :       Yield       :        Production         
  State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :   1995    :   1996    :  1995   :  1996   :    1995     :    1996     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :  ------ Acres ------     ---- Pounds ---     ----- 1,000 Pounds ----  
        :                                                                       
CT      :    1,990       2,260     1,771     1,679         3,524         3,795  
FL      :    7,200       7,500     2,455     2,680        17,676        20,100  
GA      :   42,000      46,000     2,000     2,470        84,000       113,620  
IN      :    6,700       7,600     2,030     1,970        13,601        14,972  
KY      :  166,200     195,700     1,977     2,021       328,581       395,542  
MD      :    8,500       8,000     1,350     1,250        11,475        10,000  
MA      :      515         800     1,783     1,515           918         1,212  
MO      :    2,700       2,700     2,025     2,230         5,468         6,021  
NC      :  261,100     287,800     1,856     2,035       484,599       585,542  
OH      :    7,700       8,000     1,950     1,580        15,015        12,640  
PA      :    7,900       7,800     1,985     1,983        15,685        15,464  
SC      :   50,000      51,000     2,100     2,310       105,000       117,810  
TN      :   51,690      54,560     1,797     2,014        92,907       109,888  
VA      :   44,170      48,370     1,840     2,141        81,269       103,543  
WV      :    2,000       1,700     1,300     1,200         2,600         2,040  
WI      :    2,760       2,900     2,254     1,774         6,220         5,145  
        :                                                                       
US      :  663,125     732,690     1,913     2,071     1,268,538     1,517,334  
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :               Price               :             Value of              
        :             per Pound             :            Production             
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      1995       :      1996       :      1995       :      1996       
        :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :      ------- Dollars -------           ------ 1,000 Dollars ------    
        :                                                                       
CT 2/   :      3.850             6.200               7,623            13,919    
FL      :      1.761             1.808              31,127            36,341    
GA      :      1.759             1.813             147,756           205,993    
IN      :      1.860             1.920              25,298            28,746    
KY      :      1.872             1.940             615,213           768,142    
MD      :      1.670             1.920              19,163            19,200    
MA 2/   :      4.050             6.550               1,867             4,297    
MO      :      1.834             1.918              10,028            11,548    
NC      :      1.798             1.838             871,374         1,076,079    
OH      :      1.861             1.926              27,943            24,345    
PA      :      1.429             1.629              22,420            25,185    
SC      :      1.779             1.822             186,795           214,650    
TN      :      1.912             1.982             177,667           217,837    
VA      :      1.810             1.878             147,076           194,432    
WV      :      1.855             1.923               4,823             3,923    
WI      :      1.450             1.486               9,019             7,646    
        :                                                                       
US      :      1.820             1.882           2,305,192         2,852,283    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1996 revised; 1995 VA revised.                                              
2/  CT and MA Type 61 price and value not published to avoid disclosure; not    
    included in U.S. total.                                                     
                 Cotton:  Area Planted and Harvested and Yield                  
                 by Type, State, and United States, 1995-96 1/                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :          Area         :         Area        :                        
   Type  :        Planted        :      Harvested      :         Yield          
   and   :--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State  :    1995   :    1996   :   1995   :   1996   :    1995   :    1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :  --------------- 1,000 Acres --------------     ----- Pounds ----    
         :                                                                      
Upland   :                                                                      
  AL     :     590.0      520.0       578.0      516.0       409         734    
  AZ     :     365.0      315.0       364.0      314.0     1,046       1,189    
  AR     :   1,170.0    1,000.0     1,110.0      990.0       635         793    
  CA     :   1,170.0    1,000.0     1,165.0      995.0       953       1,153    
  FL     :     110.0       99.0       109.0       98.2       472         637    
  GA     :   1,500.0    1,340.0     1,490.0    1,336.0       625         747    
  KS     :       3.8        4.5         2.6        4.0       185         492    
  LA     :   1,085.0      890.0     1,075.0      885.0       614         697    
  MS     :   1,460.0    1,120.0     1,420.0    1,100.0       622         819    
  MO     :     462.0      390.0       453.0      385.0       544         737    
  NM     :      61.0       59.0        56.0       55.0       609         733    
  NC     :     805.0      721.0       800.0      710.0       479         677    
  OK     :     380.0      290.0       315.0      210.0       187         306    
  SC     :     348.0      284.0       342.0      282.0       528         774    
  TN     :     700.0      540.0       660.0      530.0       527         611    
  TX     :   6,400.0    5,700.0     5,750.0    4,100.0       372         509    
  VA     :     107.0      103.0       106.0      102.0       620         748    
         :                                                                      
  US     :  16,716.8   14,375.5    15,795.6   12,612.2       533         701    
         :                                                                      
Amer-Pima:                                                                      
  AZ     :      48.6       42.0        48.1       41.9       720         852    
  CA     :     115.0      165.0       115.0      164.0       937       1,098    
  NM     :      15.0       14.0        15.0       14.0       605         651    
  TX     :      36.0       37.0        33.0       36.0       756         801    
         :                                                                      
  US     :     214.6      258.0       211.1      255.9       836         991    
         :                                                                      
All      :                                                                      
  AL     :     590.0      520.0       578.0      516.0       409         734    
  AZ     :     413.6      357.0       412.1      355.9     1,008       1,150    
  AR     :   1,170.0    1,000.0     1,110.0      990.0       635         793    
  CA     :   1,285.0    1,165.0     1,280.0    1,159.0       951       1,145    
  FL     :     110.0       99.0       109.0       98.2       472         637    
  GA     :   1,500.0    1,340.0     1,490.0    1,336.0       625         747    
  KS     :       3.8        4.5         2.6        4.0       185         492    
  LA     :   1,085.0      890.0     1,075.0      885.0       614         697    
  MS     :   1,460.0    1,120.0     1,420.0    1,100.0       622         819    
  MO     :     462.0      390.0       453.0      385.0       544         737    
  NM     :      76.0       73.0        71.0       69.0       608         717    
  NC     :     805.0      721.0       800.0      710.0       479         677    
  OK     :     380.0      290.0       315.0      210.0       187         306    
  SC     :     348.0      284.0       342.0      282.0       528         774    
  TN     :     700.0      540.0       660.0      530.0       527         611    
  TX     :   6,436.0    5,737.0     5,783.0    4,136.0       375         511    
  VA     :     107.0      103.0       106.0      102.0       620         748    
         :                                                                      
  US     :  16,931.4   14,633.5    16,006.7   12,868.1       537         707    
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1/  1996 revised.                                                               
                 Cotton:  Production and Bales Ginned by Type,                  
                       State, and United States, 1995-96                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :     Production in     :        Lint-        :    Bales Ginned in     
   Type  :   480-lb Net Weight   :         seed        :   480-lb Net Weight    
   and   :        Bales 1/       :       Ratio 2/      :        Bales 3/        
  State  :--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :    1995   :  1996 4/  :   1995   :   1996   :    1995   :    1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :  --- 1,000 Bales ---                         -------- Bales -------- 
         :                                                                      
Upland   :                                                                      
  AL     :     492.0      789.0                            476,000     781,700  
  AZ     :     793.0      778.0                            780,050     762,200  
  AR     :   1,468.0    1,636.0                          1,471,450   1,621,350  
  CA     :   2,312.0    2,390.0                          2,325,950   2,404,250  
  FL 5/  :     107.2      130.4                                                 
  GA     :   1,941.0    2,079.0                          1,961,800   2,102,850  
  KS 5/  :       1.0        4.1                                                 
  LA     :   1,375.0    1,286.0                          1,394,700   1,322,150  
  MS     :   1,841.0    1,876.0                          1,846,000   1,866,450  
  MO     :     513.0      591.0                            484,150     565,500  
  NM     :      71.0       84.0                             55,850      75,250  
  NC     :     798.0    1,002.0                            810,950   1,013,700  
  OK     :     123.0      134.0                            120,450     127,650  
  SC     :     376.0      455.0                            356,400     440,800  
  TN     :     724.0      675.0                            724,000     677,400  
  TX     :   4,460.0    4,345.0                          4,472,950   4,354,150  
  VA     :     137.0      159.0                            130,750     155,250  
         :                                                                      
  US     :  17,532.2   18,413.5                         17,522,550  18,400,550  
         :                                                                      
Amer-Pima:                                                                      
  AZ     :      72.2       74.4                             72,650      74,800  
  CA     :     224.5      375.0                            224,100     374,150  
  NM     :      18.9       19.0                             14,150      14,650  
  TX     :      52.0       60.1                             56,550      64,400  
         :                                                                      
  US     :     367.6      528.5                            367,450     528,000  
         :                                                                      
All      :                                                                      
  AL     :     492.0      789.0                            476,000     781,700  
  AZ     :     865.2      852.4                            852,700     837,000  
  AR     :   1,468.0    1,636.0     0.373      0.378     1,471,450   1,621,350  
  CA     :   2,536.5    2,765.0     0.395      0.394     2,550,050   2,778,400  
  FL 5/  :     107.2      130.4                                                 
  GA     :   1,941.0    2,079.0                          1,961,800   2,102,850  
  KS 5/  :       1.0        4.1                                                 
  LA     :   1,375.0    1,286.0     0.397      0.393     1,394,700   1,322,150  
  MS     :   1,841.0    1,876.0     0.376      0.379     1,846,000   1,866,450  
  MO     :     513.0      591.0                            484,150     565,500  
  NM     :      89.9      103.0                             70,000      89,900  
  NC     :     798.0    1,002.0                            810,950   1,013,700  
  OK     :     123.0      134.0                            120,450     127,650  
  SC     :     376.0      455.0                            356,400     440,800  
  TN     :     724.0      675.0                            724,000     677,400  
  TX     :   4,512.0    4,405.1     0.366      0.368     4,529,500   4,418,550  
  VA     :     137.0      159.0                            130,750     155,250  
         :                                                                      
  US     :  17,899.8   18,942.0                         17,890,000  18,928,550  
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1/  Production ginned and to be ginned.                                         
2/  Estimates available only for the five states shown.  Three-year average.    
3/  Equivalent 480-lb net weight bales ginned, not adjusted for cross-State     
    movement.                                                                   
4/  1996 revised.                                                               
5/  Bales withheld to avoid disclosure of individual gins, but are included in  
    U.S. totals.                                                                
               Cottonseed:  Production and Farm Disposition,                    
                  by State and United States, 1995-96  1/                       
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
     :                 :         Farm Disposition          :                    
     :                 :-----------------------------------:                    
     :                 :     Sales to    :                 :    Used for        
State:    Production   :     Oil Mills   :     Other 2/    :    Planting  3/    
     :----------------------------------------------------------------------    
     :  1995  :  1996  :  1995  :  1996  :  1995  :  1996  :  1996  : 1997      
----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
     :                               1,000 Tons                                 
     :                                                                          
AL   :  162.0    273.0     61.0     95.0    101.0    178.0      6.0     6.3     
AZ   :  334.0    324.0    162.0    124.0    172.0    200.0      3.2     3.2     
AR   :  580.0    635.0    504.0    596.0     76.0     39.0      9.5     9.2     
CA   :  940.0  1,020.0    338.0    134.0    602.0    886.0      9.9     9.2     
FL 4/:   38.0     46.0     16.0     26.0     22.0     20.0      1.1     1.1     
GA   :  674.0    681.0    231.0    329.0    443.0    352.0     16.1    16.8     
KS 4/:    0.3      1.4      0.0      1.4      0.3      0.0              0.1     
LA   :  499.0    499.0    380.0    340.0    119.0    159.0      8.0     6.0     
MS   :  727.0    735.0    672.0    681.0     55.0     54.0     11.2    11.0     
MO   :  221.0    234.0    180.0    188.0     41.0     46.0      4.1     4.4     
NM   :   33.4     38.1      3.1      6.8     30.3     31.3      0.7     0.7     
NC   :  282.0    343.0     23.0     38.0    259.0    305.0      6.5     6.3     
OK   :   56.0     56.0     48.0     52.0      8.0      4.0      3.2     2.0     
SC   :  132.0    155.0     97.0    100.0     35.0     55.0      2.0     2.1     
TN   :  292.0    262.0    263.0    212.0     29.0     50.0      5.7     5.7     
TX   :1,828.0  1,784.0  1,461.0  1,440.0    367.0    344.0     57.4    59.3     
VA   :   50.0     57.0      0.0      0.0     50.0     57.0      0.9     1.0     
     :                                                                          
US   :6,848.7  7,143.5  4,439.1  4,363.2  2,409.6  2,780.3    145.5   144.4     
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1/  1995 crop revised, 1996 crop preliminary.                                   
2/  Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, loss    
    and other uses.                                                             
3/  Included in "other" farm disposition.  Planting seed from previous          
    years' crops.                                                               
4/  FL seed for planting includes 45 tons for  KS in 1996.                      
       Cotton:  Cumulative Large Bolls and Harvesting Loss                      
                                                                                
The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted cotton objective yield   
surveys in 5 States which accounted for 63 percent of the 1996 U.S.  Upland     
cotton production.  Plots were randomly selected from a scientific sample of    
cotton fields.  Two sample plots per field were visited monthly from about      
August 1 through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements.  The "large
bolls" are total bolls counted from August through harvest.  This count includes
only bolls greater than one inch in diameter and burrs.                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                      Cotton:  Cumulative Large Bolls and Harvesting Loss       
                                      by State, 1987-1996                       
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :             Arkansas             :             California              
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
 Year  :                :     Harvest     :                  :    Harvest       
       :  Large Bolls   :       Loss      :    Large Bolls   :      Loss        
       :       1/       :     Per Acre    :         1/       :    Per Acre      
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :     Number            Pounds             Number           Pounds       
       :                                                                        
1987   :        603               77                821               128       
1988   :        717               63                797               137       
1989   :        578               57                802               125       
1990   :        669               74                843               131       
1991   :        782               89                814               110       
1992   :        817               73                819               116       
1993   :        753              105                839               122       
1994   :        812               83                806               133       
1995   :        689               66                680               105       
1996   :        741               64                758               165       
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :             Louisiana            :           Mississippi               
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :                                                                        
1987   :        719               89                777               81        
1988   :        710               73                726               86        
1989   :        708               83                710               90        
1990   :        888               78                693               93        
1991   :        770               68                726               90        
1992   :        875               60                708               84        
1993   :        661               65                608               76        
1994   :        748               75                760               99        
1995   :        615               49                607               78        
1996   :        623               52                741               82        
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
1/  Total large bolls in 40 feet of row.                   -- continued         
       Cotton:  Cumulative Large Bolls and Harvesting Loss                      
                  by State, 1987-96 (continued)                                 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :                                Texas                                   
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
 Year  :                                  :          Harvest                    
       :           Large Bolls            :            Loss                     
       :                1/                :          Per Acre                   
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :              Number                          Pounds                    
       :                                                                        
1987   :                 473                             34                     
1988   :                 463                             34                     
1989   :                 369                             32                     
1990   :                 489                             39                     
1991   :                 430                             41                     
1992   :                 489                             53                     
1993   :                 489                             36                     
1994   :                 486                             41                     
1995   :                 415                             36                     
1996   :                 505                             39                     
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1/  Total large bolls in 40 feet of row.                                        
            Tobacco:  Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales by Class,               
                    Month, and State, 1996 Marketing Year                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
   Class   :               1996                :         1997                   
    and    :------------------------------------------------------------------  
   State   : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr :Total   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :                             Percent                                
Flue-cured :                                                                    
 FL        :  12    34    30    24                                        100   
 GA        :  12    33    30    25                                        100   
 NC        :   4    34    33    29                                        100   
 SC        :   8    35    30    27                                        100   
 VA        :        22    31    47                                        100   
           :                                                                    
Fire-cured :                                                                    
 VA        :                                91     9                      100   
 KY        :                                      63    29     6     2    100   
 TN        :                                      55    35     8     2    100   
           :                                                                    
Air-cured  :                                                                    
 IN        :                          12    58    26     4                100   
 KY        :                          15    62    19     4                100   
 MD        :                                                 100          100   
 MO        :                          28    55    17                      100   
 NC        :                          21    72     7                      100   
 OH        :                          15    54    31                      100   
 PA 1/     :                                                                    
 TN        :                          20    73     7                      100   
 VA        :                          22    74     4                      100   
 WV        :                          30    45    25                      100   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Sales by month are not available.                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                           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).                                       
                                                                                
April Weather Summary:  A month of major storms and massive runoff resulted in  
                        an April filled with temperature and rainfall/snowfall  
records, freeze damage, and unprecedented flooding.  A prolonged cold snap in   
the wake of an early-April blizzard damaged jointing- to heading-stage winter   
wheat from southern Kansas to northern Texas, and helped to hold monthly        
temperatures 4 to 8 degrees F below normal throughout the Plains.  Monthly      
readings ranged from 2 to 6 degrees F below normal across the East and Midwest. 
Only the desert Southwest, southern Florida, and the immediate West Coast       
experienced above-normal temperatures.                                          
                                                                                
The early-month blizzard added an unwelcomed 1 to 3 inches of moisture to the   
James and Red River basins, where major-to-record flooding was already          
anticipated.  In  eastern  South  Dakota,  most  crests  on the James River     
occurred during the first 7 days of the month due to late-March snowmelt.  The  
Red River surged to record levels after snowmelt began anew around mid-month.   
In Grand Forks, ND, where floodwaters overwhelmed most of the city, the Red     
River crested on April 22, 5.3 feet higher than ever before observed.  The      
record-setting Red River crest moved from Wahpeton, ND, on April 15, to Pembina,
ND, on April 28.  From Anoka, MN to Lansing, IA, water levels peaked on the     
main-stem Mississippi River between April 10  and  15,  exceeding  those        
observed during June 1993, but remaining 2.1 to 4.6 feet below all-time records 
set in April 1965.                                                              
                                                                                
The severe freeze on the Plains resulted in several records.  On April 12,      
minima dipped to April-record levels in Casper, WY (-6 degrees F), Pueblo, CO   
(2 degrees F), and Russell, KS (14 degrees F).  In Texas, lows of 27 degrees F  
in Abilene (on April 13) and San Angelo (on April 14) were their respective     
lowest readings so late in the spring.  Texas' cloudy, cool regime resulted in  
several April average-temperature records:                                      
                                                                                
  Texas Location      Average (degrees F)/Departure    Former Record/Year       
  San Angelo                  59.2, -7.6                    60.6 in 1973        
  Dallas-Ft. Worth            60.4, -3.8                    60.6 in 1983        
  Waco                        60.6, -6.5                    61.1 in 1973        
  San Antonio                 63.9, -5.5                    64.2 in 1931        
                                                                                
Three days before the cold weather peaked on the Plains, an April-record chill  
dotted the Midwest.  On April 9, monthly records were tied or broken in         
Cincinnati, OH (15 degrees F), Champaign, IL (16 degrees F), and Indianapolis,  
IN (18 degrees F).  A day later, temperatures in the lower- to mid-20's damaged 
some fruit-tree blooms in the Middle Atlantic region.  Farther south, frost and 
near-freezing temperatures on April 1-2, 9-10, and 14-15 resulted in scattered  
damage to blooms across the Southeast.  At many locations, the persistent chill 
held temperatures to the lowest April levels in many years, including:          
                                                                                
  Location            Average (degrees F)/Departure   Coolest April Since...    
  Pittsburgh, PA            46.2, -3.5                  45.3 in 1982            
  Grand Junction, CO        46.5, -5.7                  46.4 in 1975            
  Louisville, KY            50.1, -6.2                  49.2 in 1961            
  Evansville, IN            50.5, -5.7                  47.8 in 1907            
  Wichita, KS               51.0, -5.4                  48.0 in 1983            
  Abilene, TX               58.9, -6.1                  58.7 in 1973            
                                                                                
After a relatively placid winter, unsettled weather returned to the Northeast in
the form of two major storms (March 31 - April 1 and April 18-19).  On March 31 
- April 1 in Massachusetts, an all-time record 33.0 inches of snow fell in      
Worcester, while 30.0 inches, accompanied by wind gusts to 73 mph, blanketed    
Milton (Blue Hill Observatory).  East Jewett, NY tallied a total of 37.0 inches.
The latter storm dumped another 17.0 inches on East Jewett, and 8.5 inches on   
Burlington, VT, their greatest 1-day total so late in the season.  In eastern   
Massachusetts, Nantucket clocked a wind gust to 87 mph on April 19.             
While the April Fool's Day storm departed the Northeast, a spring blizzard      
evolved over the Southwest before heading northeastward.  In Flagstaff, AZ,     
28.0 inches of snow fell on April 2--a 1-day April record--en route to a storm  
total of 44.3 inches.  Three days later, snow on the Plains was driven by winds 
that reached 69 mph in Rapid City, SD and an April-record 68 mph in Scottsbluff,
NE.  Storm-total snowfall reached 17.3 inches in Bismarck, ND.  Heavy snow fell 
on the central Plains and the Midwest on April 8-12, helping to set several     
monthly records.  On April 25, locally heavy snow whitened the southern Plains, 
including 6.5 inches in Amarillo, TX, resulting in the last of several monthly  
snowfall records:                                                               
                                                                                
     Location              Total (Inches)      Former Record/Year               
     Worcester, MA             24.0            21.0 in 1987                     
     Boston, MA                22.4            13.3 in 1982                     
     Providence, RI            18.0             9.6 in 1907                     
     Omaha, NE                 13.8            10.3 in 1983                     
     Moline, IL                13.3            13.0 in 1982                     
     Lincoln, NE               11.1            10.5 in 1945                     
     Amarillo, TX               6.5             6.4 in 1947                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
The Plains blizzard wrapped up one of the snowiest seasons on record across the 
North Central States:                                                           
                                                                                
           Seasonal Snowfall Records (Inches), 1996-97                          
                  Updated through April 30, 1997                                
                                                                                
     Location              Total  Date Set     Former Record                    
     Fargo, ND             117.0  March 3       89.1 in 1993-94                 
     Alpena, MI            185.5  March 14     166.3 in 1970-71                 
     Rochester, MN          84.6  March 14      77.5 in 1950-51                 
     Marquette, MI         263.1  March 22     251.4 in 1995-96                 
     Bismarck, ND          101.6  April 5       91.8 in 1993-94                 
     Billings, MT          101.8  April 7       93.8 in 1954-55                 
                                                                                
Except for the Plains blizzard, the prevailing jet stream guided storms from the
Northwest into the central or southern Plains, and across the East.  For the    
second consecutive month, record rainfall pelted Victoria, TX.  On April 4-5,   
Shreveport, LA measured their sixth-greatest 24-hour rainfall (7.81 inches) on  
record.  By April 30, year-to-date rainfall reached 33.21 inches (219 percent of
normal) in Shreveport and 28.78 inches (354 percent) in Victoria.  The active   
storm track erased all but a few pockets of dryness across the Southeast and the
central High Plains.  Monthly rainfall records were established at a few sites: 
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Location              Total (Inches)      Former Record/Year               
     Kodiak, AK            12.09               not available                    
     Victoria, TX          11.70               11.09 in 1991                    
     Tampa, FL             10.71                8.04 in 1920                    
     Amarillo, TX           6.45                5.47 in 1900                    
     Grand Junction, CO     2.15                1.95 in 1965                    
                                                                                
Several other locations in Texas  notched their wettest April in at least 20    
years:                                                                          
                                                                                
     Texas Location        Total (Inches)      Wettest April Since...           
     Corpus Christi, TX    5.94                6.00 in 1977                     
     Lubbock, TX           5.79                6.18 in 1915                     
     San Antonio, TX       5.73                8.80 in 1977                     
     Austin, TX            5.59                6.08 in 1977                     
In contrast, the wet season ended on a dry note in California, where little     
precipitation fell after January.  At the Los Angeles Civic Center,             
February-April rainfall totaled 0.08 inches (1 percent of normal).  Similarly, a
record-low 1.12 inches fell during the 3-month period in downtown Sacramento,   
eclipsing their 1964 standard.  Drier-than-normal weather also prevailed during 
April throughout much of the Midwest and Northeast:                             
                                                                                
     Location               Total (Inches)       Driest April Since...          
     L.A. Civic Center, CA    0.00                0.00 in 1970                  
     Harrisburg, PA           0.92                0.45 in 1985                  
     Ft. Wayne, IN            1.04                0.72 in 1947                  
     South Bend, IN           1.36                0.50 in 1970                  
                                                                                
Spring arrived early in Alaska, including the earliest 60-degree day on record  
in Fairbanks (61 degrees F on April 6).  Statewide, monthly temperatures        
averaged 1 to 10 degrees F above normal.  Wet weather was restricted primarily  
to southern parts of the State, where totals reached a record 12.09 inches in   
Kodiak and 4.41 inches in Juneau.  Above-normal rainfall in Hawaii was confined 
to westernmost areas.                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
General Crop Comments:  April started with unseasonably cold, wet weather in    
                        most of the United States and gradually warmed and      
dried as the month progressed.  Early-month rain and snow compounded flooding   
problems that already existed in the Red River Valley because of record snowfall
in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.  Saturated soils delayed the start
of spring wheat, barley, and oat planting and kept farmers out of fields until  
the end of the month.  Small grain planting in the Northwest also progressed    
behind the 5-year average as cool, damp weather prevailed.  However, conditions 
were ideal in the eastern Great Lakes and farmers planted oats at a faster-than-
normal pace.                                                                    
                                                                                
Cool soils and wet weather prevented farmers in the Mississippi, Tennessee, and 
Ohio Valleys  from planting spring crops.  Even though soils were still cool,   
planting accelerated later in the month as the soils dried in the Corn Belt.    
Corn planting was progressing at or near a record pace in Illinois, Indiana, and
Ohio by the last week in April.  Soils in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and    
North Carolina remained cool and wet, slowing planting the entire month.  Heavy 
rains in the Gulf Coast States caused localized flooding and limited fieldwork. 
Cotton, peanut, and rice planting lagged further behind average as the month    
continued.                                                                      
                                                                                
Reminiscent of 1995, below-freezing temperatures during April 11-13 damaged the 
winter wheat crop in the southern Plains.  Farmers and agronomists were in      
fields evaluating the effects of the freeze, but the full extent of the damage  
was difficult to determine.  Condition of the Kansas wheat crop dropped         
significantly after the freeze, but improved later as damage was found to be    
limited to the southern part of the State.  Oklahoma and Texas farmers found    
more damage in their further-advanced crop.  The condition of the crop in both  
States declined significantly after the freeze.                                 
                                                                                
An area extending from Florida northward to North Carolina, started out dry,    
then turned wet.  Winter wheat developed rapidly and planting of spring crops   
progressed ahead of the normal pace.  At mid-month, farmers stopped planting    
spring crops because soils were too dry.  The winter wheat condition in Georgia 
declined as the crop became stressed.  Beneficial moisture finally fell at the  
end of the month.  Cotton planting progressed well in California and Arizona as 
these were the only States to record above-normal temperatures for April.       
Winter Wheat:  Winter wheat area for grain harvest this year is forecast at     
               40.8 million acres, up 3 percent from 1996, but just less than   
the 1995 final.  A hard freeze hit portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and     
Colorado April 11-13.  Considerable damage was evident, but assessment of crop  
loss is continuing.  This same area also suffered a mid-April freeze in 1995.   
The Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat area for grain is expected to be up 9 percent   
from last year.  Soft Red Winter (SRW) wheat is estimated to be down 10 percent 
from last year and White Winter wheat area is about 6 percent less than a year  
ago.                                                                            
                                                                                
Prior to the freeze, expectations for the central and southern Plains HRW crop  
were well above average.  Condition ratings fell the week following the freeze, 
but have started to improve.  Nebraska's major growing area had minimal         
winterkill, but needed moisture.  The Montana crop was protected by ample snow  
cover.  Severe winterkill has been reported in areas of southern South Dakota.  
                                                                                
Yield expectations are down from last year's records in Idaho and Oregon.       
Prospects are for yields much higher than last year in Michigan and New York.   
The Southeastern SRW is developing ahead of average progress, but yield         
forecasts are generally down.  Forecasted head counts from the Objective Yield  
surveys in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are above average and similar to 1995    
levels.                                                                         
                                                                                
Durum Wheat:  Production of Durum wheat in Arizona and California is forecast at
              21.6 million bushels.  This is down 25 percent from the  Desert   
Durum' production of last year.  Arizona's production drop is the main reason   
for the collective decline; acreage is down sharply.                            
                                                                                
Condition ratings are good to excellent in both States.  Nearly all of Arizona's
wheat is headed with western and central fields turning color.  Average yields  
have been reported so far in California's Imperial Valley where harvest began in
late April.  San Joaquin Valley fields were turning color May 1.  Harvest should
start there later this month.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Hay Stocks on Farms:  Stocks of all hay on farms totaled 17.4 million tons on   
                      May 1, 1997, down 16 percent from May 1 of the previous   
year.  A 3 percent decline in 1996 hay production, combined with one of the     
harshest winters on record in the upper mid-west, contributed to the lowest May 
1 stocks in 32 years.  Disappearance of hay from December 1, 1996 - May 1, 1997,
totaled 87.8 million tons, 1 percent lower than the 1995 crop disappearance of  
88.7 million tons for the same period.                                          
                                                                                
Stocks of hay on May 1, 1997 were lower compared to last year in 27 of the      
48 estimating States.  Heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures during the     
winter and spring months across the northern half of the United States forced   
livestock producers to increase feeding of hay.  December 1996 - May 1997 hay   
disappearance of 4.1 million tons was the highest on record in North Dakota and 
May 1 hay stocks in Colorado were the lowest since 1940.  Stocks were higher in 
the Southeast and Central Plains and many States in the Northeast.  An increase 
in hay production, a mild winter, and reduced cattle numbers were the main      
reasons given for those increases in stocks.                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Almonds:  The first forecast of 1997 California almond production is 710 million
          pounds, shelled basis.  Production is up 39 percent from last year's  
revised figure of 510 million pounds.  Bearing acreage totaled 420,000, up      
4 percent from 1996's revised acreage of 405,000.  Spring weather was relatively
warm and mild, and bloom reports were excellent Statewide.  Fruit set throughout
the State has been heavy.                                                       
                                                                                
Avocados:  Florida avocado production for the 1996-97 season totaled            
           23,500 tons, up 24 percent from last season.  The crop increased     
primarily because of good fruit set and ideal growing conditions.  Bearing      
acreage, at 5,700 acres, was down 2 percent from the 1995-96 level.  The value  
of Florida avocados for the 1996-97 season totaled $12.4 million, up 10 percent 
from the previous season.                                                       
                                                                                
The 1996-97 Hawaii avocado crop totaled 200 tons, down 20 percent from last     
season.  The crop decreased because of poor growing conditions. A dry spring    
caused uneven yields to occur on the island of Hawaii, the State's major        
producing area.  Bearing acreage, at 180 acres, was down 14 percent from the    
1995-96 season.  The value of Hawaii avocados for the 1996-97 season totaled    
$214,000, down 22 percent from last season.  Unfavorable market conditions also 
caused the drop in total value.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Papayas:  Hawaii fresh papaya production for April 1997 is estimated at         
          2.84 million pounds.  This was 3 percent lower than March, but        
1 percent higher than April 1996.                                               
                                                                                
Weather conditions in April were a mix of sunshine and showers over major papaya
producing orchards.  Papaya ring spot virus continued to depress yields in      
infected fields.                                                                
                                                                                
Area devoted to papaya production totaled 4,310 acres in April.  This was       
unchanged from March but 20 percent more than a year ago.  Harvested area,      
totaling 2,115 acres, was unchanged from last month, but 4 percent higher than  
March 1996.                                                                     
                                                                                
Fresh papaya production for 1996 was estimated at 41.8 million pounds,          
18 percent lower than 1995 production.  Area harvested, at 1,835 acres, was     
25 percent lower than the previous year.                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Bananas:  Hawaii banana production is estimated at 13.0 million pounds for 1996,
          unchanged from the previous year.  Windy weather and cooler           
temperatures at the beginning and end of the year slowed orchard progress and   
curtailed output.  A seasonal peak in August helped offset lower production     
earlier in the year.  New plantings on Hawaii and Oahu islands are expected to  
increase the market share of local bananas.                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Taro:  Hawaii taro production was estimated at 5.9 million pounds for 1996, down
       13 percent from 1995.  The area in crop was estimated at 530 acres for   
1996, down 4 percent from 1995.  All of the decline in acreage was accounted for
by a 10 percent decline in Chinese taro acreage to 180 acres.  Acreage for poi  
remained unchanged at 350 acres.  Weather conditions adversely affected both the
poi and Chinese taro harvests.  Unusually wet weather caused the decline in poi 
taro yields on Kauai, the State's major producing area.  Dry weather, insects,  
and disease combined to reduce the Chinese taro harvest on the island of Hawaii,
the State's major producer of that type of taro.                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Grapefruit:  The May 1 forecast of the 1996-97 U.S. grapefruit crop is a record 
             large 3.06 million tons, unchanged from last month's forecast, but 
13 percent larger than last year.  This year's crop exceeds the previous record 
of 3.03 million tons in the 1976-77 season.                                     
                                                                                
The Florida all grapefruit forecast is a record large 59.0 million boxes        
(2.51 million tons), unchanged from the last forecast, but 13 percent more than 
last season.  The all seedless grapefruit forecast remains at 58.0 million      
boxes, while the seedy (Duncan) grapefruit forecast continues at 1.0 million    
boxes.                                                                          
                                                                                
Fruit size is smaller than the previous 2 seasons.  Fruit droppage losses are   
slightly less than average.  The May 1 Row Count survey showed rows remaining to
be harvested at 20 percent for white grapefruit and 23 percent for colored      
grapefruit.  An estimated 1.4 million boxes of grapefruit were harvested in the 
latest reporting week, compared to 0.6 million boxes in the same week last      
season.                                                                         
                                                                                
The Florida forecasts are based on objective fruit counts and measurement       
surveys in relationship to the harvest patterns and utilization of the past     
2 seasons.  All citrus forecasts project certified utilization, including a     
preseason allocation of less than 2 percent for unrecorded usage.               
Certifications include only fruit actually shipped in fresh pack or recorded at 
a processing plant.                                                             
                                                                                
The Texas grapefruit forecast, at 5.30 million boxes (212,000 tons), is         
unchanged from last month, but up 16 percent from last season.                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangerines:  The 1996-97 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at a record large      
             437,000 tons, 1 percent higher than last month's forecast and      
26 percent above last season's crop.  Florida's  tangerine forecast, at         
6.4 million boxes (304,000 tons), is up 2 percent from the April 1 forecast,    
and is 42 percent above the 4.50 million boxes (213,000 tons) utilized in the   
1995-96 season.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangelos:  Florida's 1996-97 tangelo crop is 3.95 million boxes (178,000 tons), 
           unchanged from last month's forecast, but 61 percent higher than last
season's 2.45 million boxes (110,000 tons).  This is the largest recorded       
tangelo crop since the 1987-88 season.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Temples:  The Florida Temple forecast is 2.40 million boxes (108,000 tons), down
          4 percent from the April 1 forecast, but 12 percent higher than last  
season.  Weekly harvest has declined, but some late bloom is expected to be     
harvested for processing.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Florida Citrus:  Groves, trees, and fruit were in very good condition during    
                 April.  Rainfall was just about normal, with the coasts        
receiving above average amounts and most other counties getting close to their  
usual April precipitation.  There was an abundance of new growth on trees of all
areas in most well maintained groves.  New crop fruit made good progress during 
the month, as the trees shed some of the small green fruit that cannot be       
carried for next season.  Valencia harvest was very active during April with    
most of these oranges going to processors.   Movement of all seedless grapefruit
was close to 3 million boxes per week for the first 2 weeks of April.  Temple   
and Honey tangerine harvest slowed at the end of the month as supplies were     
depleted.  Caretakers were active all month cutting cover crops prior to and    
following harvest.  Post bloom nutritional sprays were applied all month in most
well maintained groves.  In general, hedging and topping have been completed.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Texas Citrus:  Harvest of the 1996-97 citrus crop was winding down by late      
               April.  Rain in the Rio Grande Valley during early April was very
beneficial to next season's crop.  New growth increased in most groves.  Fruit  
set is good for oranges and grapefruit.                                         
                                                                                
California Fruits and Nuts:  A dry spring brought on early irrigation.  Fruit   
                             set in stone fruits was generally heavy, requiring 
the thinning of nectarines and apricots.  Grapes were crown suckered and bunch  
thinned.  Almond fruit set was heavy, with some branches subject to wind damage.
Olives were in heavy bloom, and cherry picking began.                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Citrus:  Harvest of grapefruit was active in southern California.    
                    Color was good and eating quality was excellent.  Lemon     
harvest in the South Coast area was ahead of last year and fruit quality was    
improving.  Navel orange harvest was winding down with approximately 90 percent 
of the crop picked through May 1.  Quality remained above average.  Valencia    
orange picking remains slow with exports currently being the primary use; good  
quality was reported.                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Spring Potatoes:  Spring potato production is forecast at 21.5 million cwt,     
                  down 4 percent from last month and last year.  Area for       
harvest is estimated at 86,100 acres, down 4 percent from a year ago, but       
2 percent above two years ago.  The average yield, projected at 250 cwt per     
acre, is up 1 cwt from last year and 10 cwt above 1995.                         
                                                                                
Harvest is underway in most spring producing areas.  Heavy rains in late April  
flooded fields in the Hastings, Florida area.  Harvest was interrupted, and some
fields were damaged.  The Hastings crop is now forecast at 6.1 million cwt, down
15 percent from last month.  The full extent of loss of quality and yield is    
still being assessed.  Other Florida areas have made good early progress with   
shipments expected to tail off into mid-June.                                   
                                                                                
California's harvest of red and white varieties is about two weeks early.  The  
spring potato crop is forecast at 7.2 million cwt, 5 percent short of last year.
Arizona's production is 31 percent below last year's output and is absent the   
processing potatoes last year intended for shipment to the Northwest.  Alabama's
spring potato crop is down 13 percent.  Texas' production is forecast 41 percent
above last year with new acreage coming on board and higher yields.  North      
Carolina conditions were ideal for early growth, but an April 25 frost set      
progress back about two weeks.  Their production is forecast the same as last   
year.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tobacco, 1996 Final:  U.S. tobacco production totaled 1.52 billion pounds in    
                      1996, up 20 percent from 1995.  Yield per acre averaged   
2,071 pounds, compared to 1,913 pounds in 1995.  Tobacco producers harvested    
732,690 acres, up 10 percent from the previous year.  All tobacco types except  
cigar types and Type 32, Southern Maryland, showed increases in yield from 1995.
Flue-cured, burley, and cigar types showed increases in harvested acres from    
1995.                                                                           
                                                                                
Flue-cured production totaled 908 million pounds in 1996, up 22 percent from the
1995 production.  Growers harvested 422,200 acres, up 9 percent from the        
previous year.  Flue-cured tobacco represents 58 percent of 1996's all tobacco  
acreage.  Yield per acre averaged 2,151 pounds, 218 pounds above the 1995       
average yield.                                                                  
                                                                                
Burley production totaled 520 million pounds in 1996, 19 percent above the      
previous year.  Growers harvested 268,300 acres, 15 percent above 1995.  Average
yield for burley tobacco was 1,940 pounds, 77 pounds above the previous year.   
The overall burley yield was higher than last year, but Indiana, Ohio, and West 
Virginia reported lower yields due to flood and disease damage.  Kentucky, with 
70 percent of the 1996 burley production, was 21 percent above 1995.  Burley    
yield for Kentucky, at 1,980 pounds, was 30 pounds above the previous year.     
Fire-cured production, at 44.2 million pounds, was up 13 percent from 1995.     
Harvested acres, at 16,580, were down 2 percent.  The average yield of          
2,668 pounds was 346 pounds above the previous year.                            
                                                                                
Production of dark air-cured tobacco was 8.66 million pounds, up 1 percent from 
the 1995 production.  Harvested acres, at 3,850, were 8 percent below the       
previous year.  The average yield per acre of 2,250 pounds was 200 pounds above 
1995.                                                                           
                                                                                
All cigar type production of 19.5 million pounds was 2 percent below the        
previous year.  Compared with last year, filler production was up 2 percent;    
binder production was down 7 percent; and wrapper production was up 5 percent.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cotton, 1996 Final:  All cotton production in the United States totaled         
                     18.9 million bales in 1996, 6 percent above 1995's         
production.  The 1996 output was the third largest crop on record.  Upland      
cotton production, at 18.4 million bales, was 5 percent higher than the previous
year, while American-Pima production totaled 528,500 bales, up 44 percent from  
1995.                                                                           
                                                                                
The area planted to all cotton totaled 14.6 million acres, down 14 percent from 
1995, and harvested area, at 12.9 million acres, was down 20 percent from the   
previous year.  Abandonment totaled 12 percent compared to 5 percent in 1995,   
and Texas abandoned 30 percent of their acreage.  Yields for the U.S. averaged  
707 pounds per harvested acre, the second highest yield on record.              
                                                                                
The Delta States' 1996 output increased 2 percent from the 1995 drought and     
insect reduced production, to 6.06 million bales.  Plantings lagged behind the  
average pace due to wet soils and because other row crops were being planted,   
but in mid-May, producers exceeded the 5-year average pace and planting was     
complete in mid-June.  Crop development exceeded the 5-year average during the  
season.  Louisiana's crop suffered from dry conditions during early summer and  
compared to the previous 10 years, boll counts ranked ninth but boll weights    
were second highest.  Boll weights ranked eighth and sixth in Arkansas and      
Mississippi, respectively,  but Arkansas' large boll counts ranked fifth highest
and Mississippi's ranked third highest during the past 10 years.  Yields        
averaged 748 pounds, up 146 pounds from one year earlier.                       
                                                                                
Production in the Southeast, at 4.33 million bales, was up 20 percent from 1995.
Yields averaged 730 pounds, 191 pounds above 1995's yields which were effected  
by hot and dry conditions.  The planting pace was slightly behind average in    
Alabama and Georgia early in the season, but early May storms followed by a dry 
period allowed producers to exceed the average pace by mid-May.  Early June     
storms in these two States replenished soil moisture and improved crop          
condition.  Hurricane Fran entered North Carolina on September 5, flooding some 
acreage and deteriorating the condition and yield prospects as it moved across  
the cotton producing areas.  More storms followed hurricane Fran during the     
month, which slowed harvest in most of the region.                              
                                                                                
The Western States Upland production totaled 3.25 million bales, a 2 percent    
increase from 1995's output.  Arizona's acreage was planted well ahead of the   
average pace, due to approval of early planting dates in an attempt to lessen   
any effects of whitefly.  California's seeding pace was behind average, as low  
April soil temperatures and rainfall in mid-April and mid-May slowed activity   
and also caused some replantings.  California's boll counts were second lowest  
and boll weights were third lowest since 1986.  Yields in this region averaged  
1,144 pounds per harvested acre, up 182 pounds from the previous year.          
                                                                                
The Texas-Oklahoma Upland production, at 4.48 million bales, was 2 percent below
the previous year's output.  Storms in early June provided some relief from the 
dry planting conditions in May but high winds and hail damaged acreage, forcing 
producers to replant.  Poor growing conditions had adverse effects on the South 
Texas crop during the planting season.  These conditions resulted in an         
abandonment of 28 percent of Texas' planted acreage.  Texas producers planted   
5.70 million acres, down 11 percent from 1995, and harvested acres, at          
4.10 million were down 29 percent.  Beneficial amounts of rainfall in August and
September, resulted in the highest boll count and second highest boll weights   
since 1986.  Texas Upland cotton yield was a record high 509 pounds per         
harvested acre.                                                                 
                                                                                
Ginnings totaled 18,928,550 equivalent 480-pound net weight bales during the    
1995 season.  This compares with 17,890,000 equivalent 480-pound bales ginned in
1995.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cottonseed:  Cottonseed production in 1996 totaled 7.14 million tons, up        
             4 percent from 1995.                                               
                                                                                
       Reliability of May 1 Winter Wheat Production Forecast                    
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted    
                    between April 25 and May 3 to gather information on expected
yield as of May 1.  The objective yield survey was conducted in three States    
(Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) where winter wheat is normally mature enough to   
make meaningful counts.  Farm operators were interviewed to update previously   
reported acreage data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in
selected winter wheat fields.  The counts made within each sample plot depended 
upon the crop's maturity.  In early fields, counts such as number of stalks,    
heads in late boot, and number of emerged heads were made to predict the number 
of heads that would be harvested.   A 5-year historical average head weight is  
used until the crop matures to the point that heads can be clipped, threshed,   
and weighed.  The number of heads times the weight of the heads in a sample plot
can then be combined to an estimate of yield per acre.  The 5-year average      
harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield.  The plots are revisited   
each month until the crop reaches maturity and are harvested on the final visit.
                                                                                
The farm operator survey included a sample of approximately 12,000 winter wheat 
producers representing all major production areas.  These producers were        
selected from an earlier acreage survey and were asked about the probable winter
wheat acres for harvest and yield on their operation.  These growers will be    
surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields 
as the season progresses.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimating Procedures:  National and State level objective yield and grower     
                        reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and      
consistency with historical estimates.  The survey data were also reviewed      
considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and  
previous years.  Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the    
current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB).  The ASB uses the 
survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published May 1 forecasts.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  The May 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a 
                  new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing   
season.  End-of-season estimates are made after harvest.  At the end of the     
marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks,         
production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks.  Revisions are then  
made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant    
changes.                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the May 1 winter 
              wheat production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error," a        
statistical measure based on past performance, is computed.  This is done by    
expressing the deviation between the May 1 production forecast and the final    
estimate as a percentage of the final estimate, and averaging the squared       
percentage deviations for the 1977-1996 20-year period; 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.     
                                                                                
The "Root Mean Square Error" for the May 1 winter wheat production forecast is  
5.7 percent.  This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production
forecast of 1.56 billion bushels will not be above or below the final estimate  
by more than 5.7 percent or approximately 89.0 million bushels.  Chances are    
9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed   
9.9 percent or approximately 155 million bushels.  Differences between the May 1
winter wheat production forecast and the final estimate during the past 10 years
have averaged 56 million bushels, ranging from 4 million to 124 million bushels.
The May 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 4 times and above 6 times. 
This does not imply that the May 1 winter wheat forecast this year is likely to 
understate or overstate final production.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                               Index                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                                                         Table       Narrative  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Almonds...............................................    A-11         B- 6     
                                                                                
Avocados..............................................    A-11         B- 7     
                                                                                
Bananas...............................................    A-12         B- 7     
                                                                                
Citrus Fruit..........................................    A- 9         B- 7     
                                                                                
Cotton................................................    A-18         B-10     
                                                                                
Crop Moisture Maps....................................                 B- 1     
                                                                                
Crop Summary..........................................    A- 2                  
                                                                                
Farm Marketings - Tobacco.............................    A-23                  
                                                                                
Hay Stocks............................................    A- 8         B- 6     
                                                                                
Papayas...............................................    A-12         B- 7     
                                                                                
Potatoes, Spring......................................    A-10         B- 9     
                                                                                
Reliability Statement.................................                 B-12     
                                                                                
Taro..................................................    A-12         B- 7     
                                                                                
Tobacco by Class and Type.............................    A-13         B- 9     
                                                                                
Tobacco by States.....................................    A-17                  
                                                                                
Wheat, by Class.......................................    A- 7                  
                                                                                
Wheat, Winter.........................................    A- 6         B- 6     
                                                                                
Wheat, Durum..........................................    A- 7         B- 6     
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The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
June 12, 1997.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
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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
                                                                                
                                                                                
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    Vince Matthews, Head                                          (202) 720-3843
      Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes                      (202) 720-4285
      Dave DeWalt - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202) 720-5412
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                    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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