HDR1012000110010814960830Crop Production Highlights & Summary                   
                                                                                
Released August 12, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service       
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
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See Page B-20.  Index and report features are located at the end of this        
report.                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                  Corn Production Up 18 Percent                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Corn production is forecast at 8.69 billion bushels, up 18 percent from last    
year but down 14 percent from the record high production of 1994.  Based on     
August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 118.7 bushels per acre, up  
5.2 bushels from a year ago.  Acreage to be harvested, at 73.3 million acres,   
is down 1 percent from June but up 13 percent from 1995. Corn rated in the      
fair to good condition range totaled 74 percent compared to 79 percent for a    
year ago.                                                                       
                                                                                
All cotton production is forecast at 18.6 million bales, up 4 percent from      
1995.  Yield is expected to average 686 pounds per acre, up 149 pounds from     
last year.  Producers planted 14.2 million acres this year, 16 percent less     
than one year ago.  They intend to harvest 13.0 million acres, down 19          
percent.   Texas is expected to produce 3.65 million bales from 4.10 million    
harvested acres, leaving abandonment of 1.10 million acres.  Weather            
conditions early in the season adversely affected Texas acreage causing the     
high abandonment.  Recent showers in the Plains have improved the conditions.   
California crop development was at least one week ahead of normal, as growing   
conditions during June and July were virtually ideal.                           
                                                                                
Soybeans: The first production forecast of the 1996 crop is 2.30 billion        
bushels, up 7 percent from 1995 but 9 percent below the record high production  
in 1994. Yield is forecast at 36.2 bushels per acre, 1.3 bushel above last      
year but 5.2 bushel below 1994. Area for harvest is estimated at 63.4 million   
acres, a 3 percent increase over the previous year. Planted acres, at 64.3      
million, is up 420,000 acres from the June 1 forecast and 3 percent above       
1995.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                           Special Note                                         
                                                                                
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) intensified survey efforts  
in 9 States (IL, IN, IA, KS, OH, SD, NE, MO, & WI) to verify planting and       
harvesting intentions that were reported during the June survey period.  A      
summary of the revised estimated acres planted and to be harvested are          
included on page A-39 of this report.                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (8-96)                                                                
All wheat:  Production for 1996 is forecast at 2.25 billion bushels, down       
            1 percent from July 1 but up 3 percent from 1995. U.S. yields are   
now expected to average 35.6 bushels per acre, down 0.3 bushels per acre from   
last month.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Winter wheat:  Production is forecast at 1.49 billion bushels.  This is up      
               1 percent from July 1, but down 3 percent from 1995.  The U.S.   
yield is forecast at 37.3 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushels per acre from the    
last forecast. Grain area was unchanged.                                        
                                                                                
Total Hard Red production is up from last month. Increased Kansas and Nebraska  
yields are the primary reasons. Soft Red production is down; yield declines in  
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio were the cause. A Washington yield increase lead to  
a slightly higher White Winter production.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum wheat:  Production is forecast at 120 million bushels, down 3 pecent      
              from last month, but up 17 percent from 1995. Based on            
August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 34.6 bushels per acre,       
1.1 bushels per acre less than a month ago. Area for grain is unchanged         
from the last forecast at 3.46 million acres.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Other spring wheat:  Production is forecast at 635 million bushels, down        
                     3 percent from the July forecast, but up 18 percent from   
1995.  This production would still be the second highest on record. Based on    
August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 32.5 bushels per acre, down  
a bushel from last month. Grain area totals 19.6 million acres, up 18 percent   
from last season. Declines in Washington and northern Idaho expected yields     
have lowered White Spring production. Hard Red Spring wheat production is down  
from last month due to a reduced Montana yield.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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This report was approved on August 12, 1996, by the Secretary of Agriculture    
and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics      
Board.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Dan Glickman                          Rich Allen                  
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              Secretary of                 Agricultural Statistics Board        
              Agriculture                           Chairperson                 
              Dan Glickman                          Rich Allen                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                   
                1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                              
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :       Area Planted       :      Area Harvested 1/    
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1995    :    1996    :    1995    :    1996      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
                         :                                                      
Corn                     :    71,245       79,555       64,995       73,269     
Sorghum                  :     9,454       13,284        8,278       12,004     
Oats                     :     6,336        4,608        2,959        2,673     
Barley                   :     6,689        7,134        6,277        6,761     
All Wheat                :    69,177       75,624       60,971       63,118     
  Winter                 :    48,726       52,053       40,993       40,097     
  Durum                  :     3,436        3,565        3,356        3,456     
  Other Spring           :    17,015       20,006       16,622       19,565     
Rice                     :   3,121.0      2,910.0      3,093.0      2,879.0     
Soybeans                 :    62,575       64,315       61,624       63,440     
Peanuts                  :   1,537.5      1,433.0      1,517.0      1,415.5     
All Cotton               :  16,931.4     14,243.0     16,006.7     12,994.6     
  Upland                 :  16,716.8     13,979.0     15,795.6     12,732.7     
  Amer-Pima              :     214.6        264.0        211.1        261.9     
All Hay                  :                              59,779       60,599     
  Alfalfa                :                              24,569       24,256     
  All Other              :                              35,210       36,343     
Dry Edible Beans         :   2,069.3      1,818.0      1,899.3      1,710.6     
Tobacco 2/               :                               663.1        735.2     
Sugarbeets               :   1,444.6      1,384.1      1,417.1      1,334.4     
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed          :                               932.3        869.0     
Hops                     :                                43.2         44.1     
Coffee 2/                :                                 5.4                  
Ginger Root (HI) 2/      :                                 0.1          0.2     
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1/  Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, etc.           
2/  1995 revised.                                                               
                                                                                
            Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested,                          
             United States, 1995-96 (Domestic Units)                            
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                         :       Area Planted       :      Area Harvested       
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1995    :    1996 1/ :    1995    :    1996 1/   
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
Rye                      :     1,612        1,502          378          367     
Sunflower                :     3,478        2,787        3,368        2,685     
Flaxseed                 :       165          112          147          106     
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter                 :      13.3         13.6         11.9         13.5     
  Spring                 :      88.3         91.9         84.3         89.2     
  Summer                 :      72.4         79.6         70.6         76.8     
  Fall                   :   1,223.1      1,261.2      1,204.5      1,244.6     
  Total                  :   1,397.1      1,446.3      1,371.3      1,424.1     
Sweet Potatoes           :      87.4         89.4         83.6         86.2     
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
  Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United States,                  
                1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                              
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         : Yield per Acre:             Production               
      Crop and Unit      :----------------------------------------------------- 
                         :       :       :           :   Jul 1,  :   Aug 1,     
                         :  1995 :  1996 :   1995    :    1996   :    1996      
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                         :                  ------------- 1,000 ------------    
                         :                                                      
Corn for Grain       Bu  : 113.5   118.7   7,373,876               8,694,628    
Sorghum for Grain    "   :  55.6    61.1     460,373                 733,687    
Oats                 "   :  54.7    59.0     161,847     154,968     157,633    
Barley               "   :  57.2    57.4     359,102     393,592     387,852    
All Wheat            "   :  35.8    35.6   2,185,539   2,263,267   2,249,362    
  Winter             "   :  37.7    37.3   1,547,311   1,484,836   1,494,716    
  Durum              "   :  30.5    34.6     102,280     123,452     119,652    
  Other Spring       "   :  32.2    32.5     535,948     654,979     634,994    
Rice 1/              Cwt : 5,621   5,863     173,871                 168,784    
Soybeans for Beans   Bu  :  34.9    36.2   2,151,834               2,299,675    
Peanuts              Lb  : 2,282   2,364   3,461,475               3,346,900    
All Cotton 1/        Bale:   537     686    17,899.8                18,577.1    
  Upland 1/          "   :   533     679    17,532.2                18,001.1    
  Amer-Pima 1/       "   :   836   1,056       367.6                   576.0    
Cottonseed           Ton :                   6,848.7                 7,101.4    
All Hay              "   :  2.59    2.45     154,786                 148,515    
  Alfalfa            "   :  3.46    3.31      84,980                  80,382    
  All Other          "   :  1.98    1.87      69,806                  68,133    
Dry Edible Beans 1/  Cwt : 1,634   1,608      31,032                  27,512    
Tobacco 2/           Lb  : 1,913   2,170   1,268,494               1,595,624    
Sugarbeets           Ton :  19.8    19.5      28,026                  26,061    
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed      "   :  33.0    31.8      30,796                  27,626    
Hops                 Lb  : 1,826   1,788    78,852.4                78,884.0    
Coffee 2/            "   : 1,000               5,400                            
Ginger Root (HI) 2/  "   :43,000  47,000       5,800                   9,400    
Apples, Comm'l       "   :                10,736,000              10,733,500    
Peaches              "   :                 2,301,300               1,993,400    
Pears                Ton :                     948.3                   783.4    
Grapes               "   :                   5,936.3                 5,954.0    
Olives (CA)          "   :                      77.5                   140.0    
Prunes and Plums         :                                                      
 (Excl CA)           "   :                      23.0                    19.0    
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1/  Yield in pounds.                                                            
2/  1995 revised.                                                               
                                                                                
     Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                   
                1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                              
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :       Area Planted        :      Area Harvested 1/      
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1995    :     1996    :     1995    :    1996       
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                      :                        Hectares                         
                      :                                                         
                      :                                                         
Corn                  :  28,832,140    32,195,110    26,302,830   29,651,230    
Sorghum               :   3,825,940     5,375,900     3,350,020    4,857,900    
Oats                  :   2,564,120     1,864,810     1,197,480    1,081,740    
Barley                :   2,706,970     2,887,060     2,540,240    2,736,110    
All Wheat             :  27,995,240    30,604,280    24,674,350   25,543,220    
  Winter              :  19,718,920    21,065,330    16,589,460   16,226,850    
  Durum               :   1,390,510     1,442,720     1,358,140    1,398,610    
  Other Spring        :   6,885,800     8,096,230     6,726,760    7,917,760    
Rice                  :   1,263,040     1,177,650     1,251,710    1,165,100    
Soybeans              :  25,323,480    26,027,640    24,938,620   25,673,530    
Peanuts               :     622,210       579,920       613,910      572,840    
All Cotton            :   6,851,970     5,764,000     6,477,750    5,258,780    
  Upland              :   6,765,120     5,657,160     6,392,320    5,152,800    
  Amer-Pima           :      86,850       106,840        85,430      105,990    
All Hay               :                              24,191,960   24,523,810    
  Alfalfa             :                               9,942,830    9,816,160    
  All Other           :                              14,249,130   14,707,650    
Dry Edible Beans      :     837,430       735,730       768,630      692,260    
Tobacco 2/            :                                 268,350      297,520    
Sugarbeets            :     584,620       560,130       573,490      540,020    
Sugarcane for         :                                                         
 Sugar and Seed       :                                 377,290      351,680    
Hops                  :                                  17,480       17,860    
Coffee 2/             :                                   2,190                 
Ginger Root (HI) 2/   :                                      50           80    
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1/  Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, etc.           
2/  1995 revised.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested,                          
              United States, 1995-96 (Metric Units)                             
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                      :       Area Planted       :       Area Harvested         
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1995    :    1996 1/ :     1995     :    1996 1/    
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                      :                      Hectares                           
                      :                                                         
Rye                   :     652,360       607,840       152,970      148,520    
Sunflower             :   1,407,510     1,127,870     1,363,000    1,086,590    
Flaxseed              :      66,770        45,330        59,490       42,900    
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Winter              :       5,380         5,500         4,820        5,460    
  Spring              :      35,730        37,190        34,120       36,100    
  Summer              :      29,300        32,210        28,570       31,080    
  Fall                :     494,980       510,400       487,450      503,680    
  Total               :     565,390       585,300       554,950      576,320    
Sweet Potatoes        :      35,370        36,180        33,830       34,880    
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
 Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,                
                1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                              
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                      :Yield per Hectare:             Production                
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :        :        :           :   Jul 1,   :   Aug 1,     
                      :  1995  :  1996  :   1995    :    1996    :    1996      
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                      :                      Metric Tons                        
                      :                                                         
Corn for Grain        :  7.12     7.45  187,305,080               220,853,720   
Sorghum for Grain     :  3.49     3.84   11,694,010                18,636,510   
Oats                  :  1.96     2.12    2,349,200    2,249,350    2,288,040   
Barley                :  3.08     3.09    7,818,520    8,569,450    8,444,480   
All Wheat             :  2.41     2.40   59,480,620   61,596,030   61,217,590   
  Winter              :  2.54     2.51   42,110,900   40,410,610   40,679,500   
  Durum               :  2.05     2.33    2,783,610    3,359,810    3,256,390   
  Other Spring        :  2.17     2.18   14,586,110   17,825,610   17,281,700   
Rice                  :  6.30     6.57    7,886,660                 7,655,910   
Soybeans for Beans    :  2.35     2.44   58,563,320                62,586,900   
Peanuts               :  2.56     2.65    1,570,100                 1,518,130   
All Cotton            :  0.60     0.77    3,897,230                 4,044,690   
  Upland              :  0.60     0.76    3,817,190                 3,919,280   
  Amer-Pima           :  0.94     1.18       80,040                   125,410   
Cottonseed            :                   6,213,040                 6,442,280   
All Hay               :  5.80     5.49  140,419,500               134,730,540   
  Alfalfa             :  7.75     7.43   77,092,560                72,921,320   
  All Other           :  4.44     4.20   63,326,940                61,809,220   
Dry Edible Beans      :  1.83     1.80    1,407,590                 1,247,920   
Tobacco 1/            :  2.14     2.43      575,380                   723,760   
Sugarbeets            : 44.33    43.78   25,424,760                23,642,140   
Sugarcane for         :                                                         
 Sugar and Seed       : 74.05    71.26   27,937,660                25,061,890   
Hops                  :  2.05     2.00       35,770                    35,780   
Coffee 1/             :  1.12                 2,450                             
Ginger Root (HI) 1/   : 52.60    53.25        2,630                     4,260   
Apples, Comm'l        :                   4,869,770                 4,868,630   
Peaches               :                   1,043,850                   904,190   
Pears                 :                     860,240                   710,690   
Grapes                :                   5,385,320                 5,401,380   
Olives (CA)           :                      70,310                   127,010   
Prunes and Plums      :                                                         
 (Excl CA)            :                      20,870                    17,240   
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1/  1995 revised.                                                               
                                                                                
          Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production,                         
                      United States, 1995-96                                    
                         (Domestic Units)                                       
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                         :     Yield per Acre    :        Production            
      Crop and Unit      :---------------------------------------------------   
                         :    1995   :   1996 1/ :    1995    :     1996 1/     
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                         :                           ------- 1,000 -------      
                         :                                                      
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter             Cwt :     208        215          2,473          2,907     
  Spring             "   :     240        238         20,193         21,197     
  Summer             "   :     253        246         17,855         18,876     
  Fall               "   :     334                   401,879                    
  Total              "   :     323                   442,400                    
Sweet Cherries       Ton :                             165.3          133.2     
Tart Cherries        Lb  :                           384,000        247,900     
Apricots             Ton :                              58.5           73.3     
Dried Prunes (CA)    "   :                             181.0          200.0     
Almonds (CA)         Lb  :                           370,000        530,000     
Walnuts (CA)         Ton :                             234.0          235.0     
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
        Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production,                        
                      United States, 1995-96                                    
                          (Metric Units)                                        
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                         :  Yield per Hectare  :          Production            
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :   1995  :   1996 1/ :    1995      :    1996 1/      
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                         :                     Metric Tons                      
                         :                                                      
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter                 :   23.27     24.15          112,170        131,860    
  Spring                 :   26.84     26.63          915,940        961,480    
  Summer                 :   28.35     27.55          809,890        856,200    
  Fall                   :   37.40                 18,228,930                   
  Total                  :   36.16                 20,066,930                   
Sweet Cherries           :                            149,910        120,840    
Tart Cherries            :                            174,180        112,450    
Apricots                 :                             53,070         66,500    
Dried Prunes (CA)        :                            164,200        181,440    
Almonds (CA)             :                            167,830        240,400    
Walnuts (CA)             :                            212,280        213,190    
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.        
            Selected Crops:  Area Planted by State 1996,                        
                     and United States, 1994-96                                 
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         :              :              :                :                       
  State  :    Corn      :   Soybeans   :      Sorghum   :    Upland             
         :              :              :                :    Cotton             
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         :                           1,000 Acres                                
         :                                                                      
AL       :     310             330                 14           560             
AZ       :      55                                              325             
AR       :     200           3,650                230         1,000             
CA       :     480                                            1,000             
CO       :   1,050                                250                           
CT       :      38                                                              
DE       :     155             220                                              
FL       :     140              35                             *101             
GA       :     580             400                 70         1,380             
ID       :     100                                                              
IL       : *11,000           9,900               *250                           
IN       :  *5,600          *5,400                                              
IA       :  12,700           9,500                                              
KS       :   2,500           2,050              4,800             2             
KY       :   1,300           1,200                 22                           
LA       :     550           1,100                160           950             
ME       :      33                                                              
MD       :     530             490                                              
MA       :      32                                                              
MI       :   2,700           1,650                                              
MN       :   7,500           5,950                                              
MS       :     630           1,800                 75         1,050             
MO       :   2,750          *4,100                700           410             
MT       :      55                                                              
NV       :                                                                      
NE       :   8,500           3,050              1,250                           
NH       :      17                                                              
NJ       :     110             130                                              
NM       :     115                                250            58             
NY       :   1,220                                                              
NC       :   1,000           1,250                 16           750             
ND       :     900             850                                              
OH       :  *2,900          *4,500                                              
OK       :     200             300                520           290             
OR       :      58                                                              
PA       :   1,450             290                                              
RI       :       3                                                              
SC       :     400             560                 10           270             
SD       :   4,000           2,700                250                           
TN       :     770           1,200                 17           530             
TX       :   2,100            *290             *4,400        *5,200             
UT       :      65                                                              
VT       :      89                                                              
VA       :     450             500                             *103             
WA       :     170                                                              
WV       :      65                                                              
WI       :  *3,900            *920                                              
WY       :      85                                                              
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 Year    :                          United States                               
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1994     :  79,175          61,670              9,827        13,551.6           
1995     :  71,245          62,575              9,454        16,716.8           
1996     :  79,555          64,315             13,284        13,979.0           
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* Updated from "Acreage" released June 28, 1996.                                
            Selected Crops:  Area Planted by State 1996,                        
                     and United States, 1994-96                                 
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         :                        :                      :                      
  State  :          Dry           :       Sugar-         :       Peanuts        
         :         Beans          :       beets          :                      
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         :                           1,000 Acres                                
         :                                                                      
AL       :                                                         210.0        
AZ       :                                                                      
AR       :                                                                      
CA       :        *135.0                   96.0                                 
CO       :         150.0                   58.2                                 
CT       :                                                                      
DE       :                                                                      
FL       :                                                          86.0        
GA       :                                                         540.0        
ID       :          *95.0                  187.0                                
IL       :                                                                      
IN       :                                                                      
IA       :                                                                      
KS       :           31.0                                                       
KY       :                                                                      
LA       :                                                                      
ME       :                                                                      
MD       :                                                                      
MA       :                                                                      
MI       :         *330.0                  153.0                                
MN       :          130.0                  444.0                                
MS       :                                                                      
MO       :                                                                      
MT       :           10.5                   57.5                                
NE       :         *205.0                   56.0                                
NH       :                                                                      
NJ       :                                                                      
NM       :           12.0                    1.1                    19.5        
NY       :          *30.0                                                       
NC       :                                                        *126.0        
ND       :          580.0                  225.0                                
OH       :                                  *4.4                                
OK       :                                                          85.0        
OR       :           10.2                   17.5                                
PA       :                                                                      
RI       :                                                                      
SC       :                                                          10.5        
SD       :                                                                      
TN       :                                                                      
TX       :           13.0                   14.1                   280.0        
UT       :           *5.0                                                       
VT       :                                                                      
VA       :                                                         *76.0        
WA       :          *36.0                   13.0                                
WV       :                                                                      
WI       :           *8.3                                                       
WY       :           37.0                   57.3                                
Other    :                                                                      
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 Year    :                          United States                               
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1994     :        2,051.8               1,475.8                     1,641.0     
1995     :        2,069.3               1,444.6                     1,537.5     
1996     :        1,818.0               1,384.1                     1,433.0     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
* Updated from "Acreage" released June 28, 1996.                                
        Corn for Grain:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State        
            and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      --- Bushels ---   -- ----- 1,000 Bushels ----- --  
        :                                                                       
AL      :    220      270     75.0      80.0       24,960    16,500     21,600  
AZ      :     22       35    170.0     175.0        2,550     3,740      6,125  
AR      :     85      190    115.0      95.0       10,800     9,775     18,050  
CA      :    150      220    160.0     175.0       30,600    24,000     38,500  
CO      :    830      940    111.0     145.0      133,500    92,130    136,300  
CT 1/   :                                                                       
DE      :    139      150    105.0     115.0       18,750    14,595     17,250  
FL      :     60      100     90.0      80.0        6,800     5,400      8,000  
GA      :    350      540     90.0      90.0       57,240    31,500     48,600  
ID      :     35       40    140.0     125.0        4,900     4,900      5,000  
IL      : 10,000   10,800    113.0     125.0    1,786,200 1,130,000  1,350,000  
IN      :  5,300    5,450    113.0     118.0      858,240   598,900    643,100  
IA      : 11,400   12,400    123.0     129.0    1,930,400 1,402,200  1,599,600  
KS      :  1,970    2,350    124.0     145.0      304,590   244,280    340,750  
KY      :  1,140    1,200    108.0     120.0      156,160   123,120    144,000  
LA      :    221      535    105.0     110.0       35,190    23,205     58,850  
ME 1/   :                                                                       
MD      :    400      465    105.0     120.0       46,020    42,000     55,800  
MA 1/   :                                                                       
MI      :  2,170    2,350    115.0      99.0      260,910   249,550    232,650  
MN      :  6,150    7,000    119.0     115.0      915,900   731,850    805,000  
MS      :    275      610     95.0      93.0       26,500    26,125     56,730  
MO      :  1,470    2,600    102.0     119.0      273,700   149,940    309,400  
MT      :     16       20    120.0     130.0        2,700     1,920      2,600  
NE      :  7,700    8,250    111.0     134.0    1,153,700   854,700  1,105,500  
NH 1/   :                                                                       
NJ      :     78       94     93.0     107.0        9,639     7,254     10,058  
NM      :     73       80    160.0     165.0       12,750    11,680     13,200  
NY      :    610      700    105.0     108.0       68,440    64,050     75,600  
NC      :    700      930    107.0      96.0       81,900    74,900     89,280  
ND      :    510      700     79.0      80.0       54,000    40,290     56,000  
OH      :  3,100    2,750    121.0     111.0      486,500   375,100    305,250  
OK      :    130      180    125.0     105.0       17,655    16,250     18,900  
OR      :     21       28    160.0     180.0        3,400     3,360      5,040  
PA      :    980    1,050     96.0     120.0      123,600    94,080    126,000  
RI 1/   :                                                                       
SC      :    265      380     91.0      75.0       29,325    24,115     28,500  
SD      :  2,450    3,650     79.0      84.0      367,200   193,550    306,600  
TN      :    540      680    118.0     105.0       66,120    63,720     71,400  
TX      :  1,900    1,800    114.0      90.0      238,680   216,600    162,000  
UT      :     20       22    100.0     135.0        2,860     2,000      2,970  
VT 1/   :                                                                       
VA      :    275      300    111.0     114.0       34,300    30,525     34,200  
WA      :    102      115    190.0     180.0       19,425    19,380     20,700  
WV      :     40       40    100.0     100.0        3,675     4,000      4,000  
WI      :  3,050    3,200    114.0     111.0      437,100   347,700    355,200  
WY      :     48       55    104.0     115.0        5,856     4,992      6,325  
        :                                                                       
US      : 64,995   73,269    113.5     118.7   10,102,735 7,373,876  8,694,628  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Not estimated.                                                              
       Sorghum for Grain:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
            and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       -- Bushels --      ------ 1,000 Bushels ------    
        :                                                                       
AL      :      8      10     40.0      45.0         900        320        450   
AR      :    185     215     71.0      70.0      18,375     13,135     15,050   
CO      :    165     220     28.0      35.0       7,140      4,620      7,700   
GA      :     30      40     37.0      40.0       2,000      1,110      1,600   
IL      :    170     230     69.0      74.0      17,820     11,730     17,020   
KS      :  3,100   4,600     56.0      67.0     231,000    173,600    308,200   
KY      :     22      19     84.0      92.0       1,012      1,848      1,748   
LA      :     84     155     70.0      75.0       8,364      5,880     11,625   
MS      :     41      72     65.0      70.0       5,250      2,665      5,040   
MO      :    490     650     73.0      94.0      49,500     35,770     61,100   
NE      :    980   1,000     58.0      81.0     117,600     56,840     81,000   
NM      :    130     225     26.0      35.0       7,410      3,380      7,875   
NC      :     10      10     65.0      53.0       1,100        650        530   
OK      :    320     480     40.0      45.0      14,000     12,800     21,600   
SC      :      8       5     40.0      45.0         320        320        225   
SD      :    120     160     40.0      53.0      11,375      4,800      8,480   
TN      :     15      13     87.0      88.0       2,640      1,305      1,144   
TX      :  2,400   3,900     54.0      47.0     153,400    129,600    183,300   
        :                                                                       
US      :  8,278  12,004     55.6      61.1     649,206    460,373    733,687   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
             Oats:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State              
             and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1996       :          :            
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :-------------------:   1995   :    1996    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      -------- Bushels --------    -- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
AL 1/   :     23      17     35.0      50.0       50.0        805         850   
AR 1/   :     18      25     85.0      70.0       70.0      1,530       1,750   
CA      :     30      30     85.0      80.0       80.0      2,550       2,400   
CO      :     33      30     62.0      58.0       55.0      2,046       1,650   
GA 1/   :     35      35     50.0      62.0       62.0      1,750       2,170   
ID      :     20      30     80.0      80.0       85.0      1,600       2,550   
IL      :     80      70     67.0      67.0       71.0      5,360       4,970   
IN      :     30      25     68.0      66.0       59.0      2,040       1,475   
IA      :    225     225     65.0      62.0       66.0     14,625      14,850   
KS      :     80      80     47.0      48.0       55.0      3,760       4,400   
ME      :     24      28     60.0      75.0       75.0      1,440       2,100   
MD 1/   :      6       7     61.0      56.0       56.0        366         392   
MI      :     90      60     57.0      56.0       56.0      5,130       3,360   
MN      :    375     270     48.0      60.0       60.0     18,000      16,200   
MO      :     29      29     47.0      51.0       51.0      1,363       1,479   
MT      :     80      50     59.0      58.0       52.0      4,720       2,600   
NE      :     90      90     50.0      55.0       64.0      4,500       5,760   
NY      :     90      75     59.0      60.0       60.0      5,310       4,500   
NC      :     30      20     65.0      62.0       64.0      1,950       1,280   
ND      :    450     330     48.0      58.0       56.0     21,600      18,480   
OH      :    100     100     69.0      55.0       59.0      6,900       5,900   
OK      :     20      20     39.0      30.0       30.0        780         600   
OR      :     35      35     97.0     101.0      101.0      3,395       3,535   
PA      :    160     140     59.0      57.0       57.0      9,440       7,980   
SC 1/   :     35      30     45.0      58.0       58.0      1,575       1,740   
SD      :    250     330     46.0      58.0       60.0     11,500      19,800   
TX      :    120     120     42.0      30.0       30.0      5,040       3,600   
UT 1/   :      9      10     70.0      72.0       72.0        630         720   
WA      :     14      18     80.0      75.0       80.0      1,120       1,440   
WV 1/   :      5       4     42.0      48.0       48.0        210         192   
WI      :    340     310     55.0      55.0       55.0     18,700      17,050   
WY      :     33      30     64.0      62.0       62.0      2,112       1,860   
        :                                                                       
US      :  2,959   2,673     54.7      58.0       59.0    161,847     157,633   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
            Barley:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State             
             and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1996       :          :            
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :-------------------:   1995   :    1996    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------     -- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
AZ 1/   :     21      49      90.0      105.0    105.0      1,890       5,145   
CA      :    200     220      70.0       65.0     65.0     14,000      14,300   
CO      :    100      90     100.0      105.0    100.0     10,000       9,000   
DE 1/   :     37      23      80.0       70.0     70.0      2,960       1,610   
ID      :    760     730      80.0       77.0     77.0     60,800      56,210   
KS      :      9      10      35.0       30.0     30.0        315         300   
KY 1/   :     15      20      70.0       70.0     70.0      1,050       1,400   
MD      :     62      49      81.0       60.0     65.0      5,022       3,185   
MI 1/   :     23      25      50.0       46.0     46.0      1,150       1,150   
MN      :    580     525      50.0       53.0     55.0     29,000      28,875   
MT      :  1,200   1,250      52.0       52.0     43.0     62,400      53,750   
NE 1/   :      6      18      37.0       43.0     43.0        222         774   
NV 1/   :      4       5      80.0      100.0    100.0        320         500   
NJ 1/   :      5       3      65.0       68.0     68.0        325         204   
NC 1/   :     30      20      60.0       65.0     65.0      1,800       1,300   
ND      :  2,250   2,550      45.0       50.0     52.0    101,250     132,600   
OK 1/   :      3       3      30.0       25.0     25.0         90          75   
OR      :     95     130      76.0       74.0     71.0      7,220       9,230   
PA      :     75      75      69.0       65.0     65.0      5,175       4,875   
SC 1/   :      5       4      42.0       55.0     55.0        210         220   
SD      :    160     140      38.0       44.0     47.0      6,080       6,580   
TX 1/   :      7       7      46.0       32.0     32.0        322         224   
UT      :     93     100      90.0       83.0     85.0      8,370       8,500   
VA      :     80      80      84.0       69.0     67.0      6,720       5,360   
WA      :    290     440      72.0       66.0     64.0     20,880      28,160   
WI      :     72      75      48.0       50.0     55.0      3,456       4,125   
WY      :     95     120      85.0       85.0     85.0      8,075      10,200   
        :                                                                       
US      :  6,277   6,761      57.2       58.2     57.4    359,102     387,852   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
           All Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State           
             and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1996       :          :            
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :-------------------:   1995   :    1996    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------    --- 1,000 Bushels ---  
        :                                                                       
AL 1/   :     80       80    36.0      45.0      45.0        2,880      3,600   
AZ 1/   :    122      177    84.9      94.3      94.3       10,354     16,689   
AR 1/   :  1,000    1,240    47.0      52.0      52.0       47,000     64,480   
CA 1/   :    493      708    66.4      75.8      75.8       32,725     53,700   
CO      :  2,738    2,368    38.4      32.1      32.1      105,260     76,060   
DE 1/   :     68       78    64.0      57.0      57.0        4,352      4,446   
FL 1/   :     12       10    32.0      38.0      38.0          384        380   
GA 1/   :    300      350    38.0      47.0      47.0       11,400     16,450   
ID      :  1,330    1,550    77.7      77.7      77.3      103,320    119,800   
IL      :  1,390    1,100    49.0      41.0      39.0       68,110     42,900   
IN      :    660      720    60.0      42.0      36.0       39,600     25,920   
IA 1/   :     35       55    35.0      40.0      40.0        1,225      2,200   
KS      : 11,000    8,800    26.0      27.0      29.0      286,000    255,200   
KY      :    460      530    53.0      53.0      53.0       24,380     28,090   
LA 1/   :     80      130    36.0      43.0      43.0        2,880      5,590   
MD 1/   :    225      231    64.0      54.0      54.0       14,400     12,474   
MI      :    620      650    60.0      43.0      40.0       37,200     26,000   
MN      :  2,245    2,442    32.0      33.0      34.0       71,849     83,070   
MS 1/   :    165      220    38.0      48.0      48.0        6,270     10,560   
MO      :  1,230    1,300    39.0      39.0      40.0       47,970     52,000   
MT      :  5,435    6,375    36.0      35.1      30.5      195,750    194,225   
        :                                                                       
NE      :  2,100    2,150    41.0      31.0      34.0       86,100     73,100   
NV 1/   :     10       19    85.0      86.6      86.6          850      1,645   
NJ 1/   :     32       38    57.0      50.0      50.0        1,824      1,900   
NM 1/   :    150      125    22.0      33.0      33.0        3,300      4,125   
NY 1/   :    125      150    55.0      52.0      52.0        6,875      7,800   
NC      :    640      590    44.0      45.0      45.0       28,160     26,550   
ND      : 11,114   12,455    27.0      30.0      29.8      300,078    370,695   
OH      :  1,210    1,350    61.0      44.0      41.0       73,810     55,350   
OK      :  5,200    4,900    21.0      19.0      19.0      109,200     93,100   
OR      :    939      975    67.8      69.7      69.7       63,678     67,950   
PA 1/   :    185      190    55.0      55.0      55.0       10,175     10,450   
SC 1/   :    280      270    32.0      48.0      48.0        8,960     12,960   
SD      :  2,752    3,874    33.0      31.4      31.4       90,736    121,672   
TN 1/   :    340      430    47.0      44.0      44.0       15,980     18,920   
TX      :  2,800    2,900    27.0      23.0      24.0       75,600     69,600   
UT 1/   :    166      173    53.9      44.0      44.0        8,950      7,620   
VA 1/   :    275      280    64.0      55.0      55.0       17,600     15,400   
WA      :  2,595    2,745    59.3      66.1      66.5      153,770    182,670   
WV 1/   :     12       11    52.0      52.0      52.0          624        572   
WI 1/   :    143      135    56.4      48.9      48.9        8,070      6,600   
WY 1/   :    215      244    36.7      28.1      28.1        7,890      6,849   
        :                                                                       
US      : 60,971   63,118    35.8      35.9      35.6    2,185,539  2,249,362   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
         Winter Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
             and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1996       :          :            
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :-------------------:   1995   :    1996    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------    --- 1,000 Bushels ---  
        :                                                                       
AL 1/   :     80       80     36.0      45.0      45.0       2,880      3,600   
AZ 1/   :     23       18     80.0      88.0      88.0       1,840      1,584   
AR 1/   :  1,000    1,240     47.0      52.0      52.0      47,000     64,480   
CA 1/   :    425      570     61.0      70.0      70.0      25,925     39,900   
CO      :  2,700    2,300     38.0      31.0      31.0     102,600     71,300   
DE 1/   :     68       78     64.0      57.0      57.0       4,352      4,446   
FL 1/   :     12       10     32.0      38.0      38.0         384        380   
GA 1/   :    300      350     38.0      47.0      47.0      11,400     16,450   
ID      :    770      850     76.0      80.0      80.0      58,520     68,000   
IL      :  1,390    1,100     49.0      41.0      39.0      68,110     42,900   
IN      :    660      720     60.0      42.0      36.0      39,600     25,920   
IA 1/   :     35       55     35.0      40.0      40.0       1,225      2,200   
KS      : 11,000    8,800     26.0      27.0      29.0     286,000    255,200   
KY      :    460      530     53.0      53.0      53.0      24,380     28,090   
LA 1/   :     80      130     36.0      43.0      43.0       2,880      5,590   
MD 1/   :    225      231     64.0      54.0      54.0      14,400     12,474   
MI      :    620      650     60.0      43.0      40.0      37,200     26,000   
MN 1/   :     33       32     33.0      35.0      35.0       1,089      1,120   
MS 1/   :    165      220     38.0      48.0      48.0       6,270     10,560   
MO      :  1,230    1,300     39.0      39.0      40.0      47,970     52,000   
MT      :  1,370    2,050     40.0      40.0      36.0      54,800     73,800   
NE      :  2,100    2,150     41.0      31.0      34.0      86,100     73,100   
NV 1/   :      4        9    100.0     105.0     105.0         400        945   
NJ 1/   :     32       38     57.0      50.0      50.0       1,824      1,900   
NM 1/   :    150      125     22.0      33.0      33.0       3,300      4,125   
NY 1/   :    125      150     55.0      52.0      52.0       6,875      7,800   
NC      :    640      590     44.0      45.0      45.0      28,160     26,550   
ND 1/   :     34       55     27.0      29.0      29.0         918      1,595   
OH      :  1,210    1,350     61.0      44.0      41.0      73,810     55,350   
OK      :  5,200    4,900     21.0      19.0      19.0     109,200     93,100   
OR      :    825      850     70.0      72.0      72.0      57,750     61,200   
PA 1/   :    185      190     55.0      55.0      55.0      10,175     10,450   
SC 1/   :    280      270     32.0      48.0      48.0       8,960     12,960   
SD      :  1,520    1,650     37.0      32.0      32.0      56,240     52,800   
TN 1/   :    340      430     47.0      44.0      44.0      15,980     18,920   
TX      :  2,800    2,900     27.0      23.0      24.0      75,600     69,600   
UT 1/   :    140      145     50.0      40.0      40.0       7,000      5,800   
VA 1/   :    275      280     64.0      55.0      55.0      17,600     15,400   
WA      :  2,150    2,350     62.0      69.0      70.0     133,300    164,500   
WV 1/   :     12       11     52.0      52.0      52.0         624        572   
WI 1/   :    135      125     58.0      50.0      50.0       7,830      6,250   
WY 1/   :    190      215     36.0      27.0      27.0       6,840      5,805   
        :                                                                       
US      : 40,993   40,097     37.7      37.0      37.3   1,547,311  1,494,716   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
          Durum Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
             and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1996       :          :            
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :-------------------:   1995   :    1996    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------        1,000 Bushels      
        :                                                                       
AZ 1/   :     99     159      86.0      95.0      95.0      8,514     15,105    
CA 1/   :     68     138     100.0     100.0     100.0      6,800     13,800    
MN      :     12      10      30.0      35.0      35.0        360        350    
MT      :    265     225      30.0      29.0      25.0      7,950      5,625    
ND      :  2,880   2,900      27.0      30.0      29.0     77,760     84,100    
SD      :     32      24      28.0      28.0      28.0        896        672    
        :                                                                       
US      :  3,356   3,456      30.5      35.9      34.6    102,280    119,652    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Other Spring Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
             and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1996       :          :            
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :-------------------:   1995   :    1996    
        :        :        :         :  Jul 1  :  Aug 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------     -- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
CO 1/   :     38       68    70.0      70.0      70.0       2,660       4,760   
ID      :    560      700    80.0      75.0      74.0      44,800      51,800   
MN      :  2,200    2,400    32.0      33.0      34.0      70,400      81,600   
MT      :  3,800    4,100    35.0      33.0      28.0     133,000     114,800   
NV 1/   :      6       10    75.0      70.0      70.0         450         700   
ND      :  8,200    9,500    27.0      30.0      30.0     221,400     285,000   
OR 1/   :    114      125    52.0      54.0      54.0       5,928       6,750   
SD      :  1,200    2,200    28.0      31.0      31.0      33,600      68,200   
UT 1/   :     26       28    75.0      65.0      65.0       1,950       1,820   
WA      :    445      395    46.0      49.0      46.0      20,470      18,170   
WI 1/   :      8       10    30.0      35.0      35.0         240         350   
WY 1/   :     25       29    42.0      36.0      36.0       1,050       1,044   
        :                                                                       
US      : 16,622   19,565    32.2      33.5      32.5     535,948     634,994   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Wheat:  Production by Class, United States, 1994-1995              
                      and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :            Winter 2/         :           Spring 2/          :           
      :-------------------------------------------------------------:           
 Year :   Hard  :   Soft  :         :   Hard  :          :          :   Total   
      :   Red   :   Red   :  White  :   Red   :   Durum  :   White  :           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :                              1,000 Bushels                              
      :                                                                         
1994  : 971,161   434,208   256,574   515,315    96,747     46,976   2,320,981  
1995  : 824,492   449,616   273,203   475,328   102,280     60,620   2,185,539  
1996  : 766,293   426,906   301,517   570,666   119,652     64,328   2,249,362  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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.                                                                     
2/  Based on Washington's 1996 Wheat Variety survey, the percent of white wheat 
    has shifted from 95 percent White Winter in 1995 to 90 percent. White       
    Spring changed from 75 precent to 67 percent.                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Peanuts:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State              
          and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
 State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres     ----- Pounds ----  --------- 1,000 Pounds --------  
        :                                                                       
AL      :   212.0   209.0     2,280    2,100     446,220    483,360    438,900  
FL      :    81.0    78.0     2,390    2,400     207,480    193,590    187,200  
GA      :   592.0   538.0     2,390    2,550   1,862,630  1,414,880  1,371,900  
NM      :    20.0    19.5     2,150    2,400      51,660     43,000     46,800  
NC      :   144.0   126.0     2,410    2,700     485,465    347,040    340,200  
OK      :    98.0    84.0     2,060    2,400     261,000    201,880    201,600  
SC      :    11.0    10.0     2,800    2,500      36,250     30,800     25,000  
TX      :   270.0   275.0     2,000    1,900     605,570    540,000    522,500  
VA      :    89.0    76.0     2,325    2,800     291,180    206,925    212,800  
        :                                                                       
US      : 1,517.0 1,415.5     2,282    2,364   4,247,455  3,461,475  3,346,900  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.                         
                                                                                
             Rice:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State              
            and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :-- 1,000 Acres --    --- Pounds ---      ------- 1,000 Cwt -------     
        :                                                                       
AR      :  1,340   1,240     5,450     5,500     80,940     73,020     68,200   
CA      :    465     518     7,600     7,900     41,224     35,352     40,922   
LA      :    570     500     4,600     5,000     29,448     26,209     25,000   
MS      :    288     218     5,400     5,700     18,467     15,552     12,426   
MO      :    112     105     5,300     5,000      6,448      5,936      5,250   
TX      :    318     298     5,600     5,700     21,252     17,802     16,986   
        :                                                                       
US      :  3,093   2,879     5,621     5,863    197,779    173,871    168,784   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                   Rice:  Production by Class, United States,                   
                     1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Year     :   Long Grain  :  Medium Grain :  Short Grain  :      All       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
               :                           1,000 Cwt                            
               :                                                                
1994           :     133,445         63,390            944         197,779      
1995           :     121,730         51,241            900         173,871      
1996 1/        :     110,858         56,762          1,164         168,784      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Indicated August 1, 1996, rice class estimates are based on a five-year     
    average of class percentages.  The class percentages are adjusted as data   
    become available through the growing season.                                
      Soybeans for Beans:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
            and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       -- Bushels --      ------ 1,000 Bushels ------    
        :                                                                       
AL      :    225      315    24.0      28.0        9,145      5,400     8,820   
AR      :  3,400    3,600    25.5      30.0      115,600     86,700   108,000   
DE      :    233      215    20.0      30.0        8,030      4,660     6,450   
FL      :     28       33    26.0      30.0        1,302        728       990   
GA      :    310      390    27.0      26.0       15,500      8,370    10,140   
IL      :  9,700    9,850    38.5      38.0      429,065    373,450   374,300   
IN      :  4,980    5,360    39.0      35.0      215,260    194,220   187,600   
IA      :  9,260    9,450    43.0      45.0      442,885    398,180   425,250   
KS      :  2,050    2,000    25.0      30.0       73,500     51,250    60,000   
KY      :  1,150    1,180    36.0      36.0       42,375     41,400    42,480   
LA      :  1,040    1,050    25.0      31.0       31,920     26,000    32,550   
MD      :    510      480    23.0      33.0       19,525     11,730    15,840   
MI      :  1,490    1,640    40.0      34.0       56,980     59,600    55,760   
MN      :  5,800    5,900    40.0      38.0      224,000    232,000   224,200   
MS      :  1,800    1,750    21.0      27.0       57,035     37,800    47,250   
MO      :  4,500    4,050    29.0      34.0      173,280    130,500   137,700   
NE      :  3,060    3,010    32.5      42.0      134,420     99,450   126,420   
NJ      :    138      127    22.0      35.0        5,072      3,036     4,445   
NC      :  1,070    1,200    25.0      31.0       41,850     26,750    37,200   
ND      :    640      820    29.0      30.0       18,910     18,560    24,600   
OH      :  4,030    4,490    38.0      35.0      173,565    153,140   157,150   
OK      :    275      285    20.0      24.0        9,280      5,500     6,840   
PA      :    315      285    30.0      44.0       13,230      9,450    12,540   
SC      :    530      540    24.0      25.0       15,660     12,720    13,500   
SD      :  2,500    2,650    30.0      32.0       91,200     75,000    84,800   
TN      :  1,080    1,150    32.0      32.0       38,325     34,560    36,800   
TX      :    240      270    25.0      26.0        7,035      6,000     7,020   
VA      :    470      480    24.0      32.0       16,640     11,280    15,360   
WI      :    800      870    43.0      41.0       36,105     34,400    35,670   
        :                                                                       
US      : 61,624   63,440    34.9      36.2    2,516,694  2,151,834 2,299,675   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Cottonseed:  Production, United States, 1994-95                        
                  and Forecasted August 1, 1996                                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :                          Production                                  
  State  :--------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :        1994         :         1995         :          1996  1/       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :                            1,000 Tons                                
         :                                                                      
 US      :      7,603.9                6,848.7                  7,101.4         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.                                  
        Cotton:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Type, State,          
           and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996             
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
  Type  :   Area Harvested  :      Yield      :         Production 1/           
   and  :--------------------------------------------------------------------   
  State :   1995  :   1996  :  1995  :  1996  :   1994  :   1995  :   1996      
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
        : -- 1,000 Acres --   --- Pounds ---    ------ 1,000 Bales 2/ ------    
        :                                                                       
Upland  :                                                                       
AL      :    578.0    556.0     409      600      726.0     492.0      695.0    
AZ      :    364.0    324.0   1,046    1,230      782.0     793.0      830.0    
AR      :  1,110.0    990.0     635      824    1,772.0   1,468.0    1,700.0    
CA      :  1,165.0    995.0     953    1,327    2,717.0   2,312.0    2,750.0    
FL      :    109.0    100.0     472      672      104.1     107.2      140.0    
GA      :  1,490.0  1,375.0     625      698    1,537.0   1,941.0    2,000.0    
KS      :      2.6      1.7     185      311        1.2       1.0        1.1    
LA      :  1,075.0    940.0     614      766    1,512.0   1,375.0    1,500.0    
MS      :  1,420.0  1,030.0     622      792    2,132.0   1,841.0    1,700.0    
MO      :    453.0    405.0     544      640      615.0     513.0      540.0    
NM      :     56.0     54.0     609      667       75.0      71.0       75.0    
NC      :    800.0    735.0     479      679      829.0     798.0    1,040.0    
OK      :    315.0    240.0     187      340      247.0     123.0      170.0    
SC      :    342.0    265.0     528      743      393.0     376.0      410.0    
TN      :    660.0    520.0     527      600      885.0     724.0      650.0    
TX      :  5,750.0  4,100.0     372      427    4,915.0   4,460.0    3,650.0    
VA      :    106.0    102.0     620      706       82.0     137.0      150.0    
        :                                                                       
US      : 15,795.6 12,732.7     533      679   19,324.3  17,532.2   18,001.1    
        :                                                                       
Am-Pima :                                                                       
AZ      :     48.1     39.9     720      842       80.4      72.2       70.0    
CA      :    115.0    165.0     937    1,207      184.8     224.5      415.0    
NM      :     15.0     17.0     605      678       19.5      18.9       24.0    
TX      :     33.0     40.0     756      804       53.0      52.0       67.0    
        :                                                                       
US      :    211.1    261.9     836    1,056      337.7     367.6      576.0    
        :                                                                       
All     :                                                                       
AL      :    578.0    556.0     409      600      726.0     492.0      695.0    
AZ      :    412.1    363.9   1,008    1,187      862.4     865.2      900.0    
AR      :  1,110.0    990.0     635      824    1,772.0   1,468.0    1,700.0    
CA      :  1,280.0  1,160.0     951    1,310    2,901.8   2,536.5    3,165.0    
FL      :    109.0    100.0     472      672      104.1     107.2      140.0    
GA      :  1,490.0  1,375.0     625      698    1,537.0   1,941.0    2,000.0    
KS      :      2.6      1.7     185      311        1.2       1.0        1.1    
LA      :  1,075.0    940.0     614      766    1,512.0   1,375.0    1,500.0    
MS      :  1,420.0  1,030.0     622      792    2,132.0   1,841.0    1,700.0    
MO      :    453.0    405.0     544      640      615.0     513.0      540.0    
NM      :     71.0     71.0     608      669       94.5      89.9       99.0    
NC      :    800.0    735.0     479      679      829.0     798.0    1,040.0    
OK      :    315.0    240.0     187      340      247.0     123.0      170.0    
SC      :    342.0    265.0     528      743      393.0     376.0      410.0    
TN      :    660.0    520.0     527      600      885.0     724.0      650.0    
TX      :  5,783.0  4,140.0     375      431    4,968.0   4,512.0    3,717.0    
VA      :    106.0    102.0     620      706       82.0     137.0      150.0    
        :                                                                       
US      : 16,006.7 12,994.6     537      686   19,662.0  17,899.8   18,577.1    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
1/  Production ginned and to be ginned.                                         
2/  480-lb net weight bales.                                                    
   Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted by Commercial Class, State,                  
      and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Class and State  :    1995 :    1996 :: Class and State   :    1995 :    1996   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                 :     1,000 Acres   ::                   :     1,000 Acres     
                 :                   ::                   :                     
Large Lima - CA  :    21.0      22.0 :: Light Red         :                     
                 :                   ::  Kidney           :                     
Baby Lima  - CA  :    23.0      24.0 ::   CA              :    13.0      10.0   
                 :                   ::   CO              :    14.5       8.7   
Navy             :                   ::   ID              :     1.4       0.8   
  CO             :     0.8           ::   MI              :    12.0      14.0   
  ID             :     6.3       7.9 ::   MN              :     7.0       6.0   
  KS             :     1.2           ::   NE              :    17.0      10.0   
  MI             :   220.0     200.0 ::   NY              :    19.0      17.0   
  MN             :    76.5      46.0 ::   Total           :    83.9      66.5   
  NE             :     6.0       4.0 ::                   :                     
  NM             :     4.3       5.0 :: Dark Red          :                     
  ND             :   168.0     146.0 ::  Kidney           :                     
  OR             :     2.0       1.8 ::   CA              :     4.5       5.0   
  WY             :     2.0       4.0 ::   ID              :     1.3       0.5   
  Total          :   487.1     414.7 ::   MI              :    16.0      10.0   
                 :                   ::   MN              :    35.3      38.0   
Great Northern   :                   ::   NY              :     4.0       1.0   
  CO             :     4.0       1.2 ::   ND              :     3.0       3.0   
  ID             :     7.9       5.5 ::   WI              :     9.3       8.3   
  KS             :     2.0       2.0 ::   Total           :    73.4      65.8   
  MN             :     6.8       1.0 ::                   :                     
  NE             :   110.0     105.0 ::                   :                     
  WA             :     1.7       1.6 :: Pink              :                     
  WY             :     6.0       4.0 ::   CA              :     7.0       8.0   
  Total          :   138.4     120.3 ::   ID              :    14.9       9.0   
                 :                   ::   MN              :     5.2       4.0   
Small White      :                   ::   NM              :     0.8       0.3   
  ID             :     3.1       2.0 ::   ND              :     6.0       8.1   
  MI             :     1.0           ::   WA              :     4.5       3.1   
  OR             :     1.7       1.4 ::   Total           :    38.4      32.5   
  WA             :     2.5       1.8 ::                   :                     
  Total          :     8.3       5.2 :: Small Red         :                     
                 :                   ::   ID              :    17.2      10.9   
Pinto            :                   ::   MI              :     9.0       3.0   
  CO             :   164.5     139.8 ::   WA              :    11.0       5.0   
  ID             :    48.9      45.7 ::   Total           :    37.2      18.9   
  KS             :    29.0      28.0 ::                   :                     
  MI             :     4.0       9.0 :: Cranberry         :                     
  MN             :    46.9      30.0 ::   CA              :     2.0       3.0   
  MT             :    11.0      10.5 ::   ID              :     1.3       1.2   
  NE             :    85.0      83.0 ::   MI              :    28.0      25.0   
  NM             :     7.0       6.7 ::   MN              :     3.7       1.0   
  ND             :   399.0     400.0 ::   Total           :    35.0      30.2   
  OR             :     2.0       2.4 ::                   :                     
  TX             :     2.4       0.8 ::                   :                     
  UT             :     7.3       5.0 ::                   :                     
  WA             :    10.0      14.2 ::                   :                     
  WY             :    26.0      28.0 ::                   :                     
  Total          :   843.0     803.1 ::                   :                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                
   Dry Edible Beans:  Area Planted, by Commercial Class, State,                 
and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (continued)               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Class and State  :    1995 :    1996 :: Class and State   :    1995 :    1996   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                 :     1,000 Acres   ::                   :     1,000 Acres     
                 :                   ::                   :                     
Black            :                   :: Other             :                     
  CA             :     2.0       1.0 ::   CA              :     9.0      10.0   
  CO             :     1.0           ::   CO              :     5.2       0.3   
  ID             :     2.9       3.6 ::   ID              :     1.2       0.4   
  MI             :    89.0      60.0 ::   KS              :     1.8       1.0   
  MN             :     6.5       3.0 ::   MI              :    11.0       9.0   
  NE             :     1.0       1.0 ::   MN              :     2.1       1.0   
  NY             :     8.0       8.0 ::   NE              :     6.0       2.0   
  ND             :    18.0      14.5 ::   NM              :     0.4             
  WA             :     2.5           ::   NY              :     3.0       4.0   
  Total          :   130.9      91.1 ::   ND              :     6.0       8.4   
                 :                   ::   OR              :     3.2       1.8   
Blackeye         :                   ::   TX              :    11.5       3.9   
  CA             :    44.5      27.0 ::   WA              :     2.1       1.7   
  TX             :    11.1       8.3 ::   WY              :     1.0       1.0   
  Total          :    55.6      35.3 ::   Total           :    63.5      44.5   
                 :                   ::                   :                     
Garbanzo         :                   :: US                : 2,069.3   1,818.0   
  CA             :    19.0      25.0 ::                   :                     
  ID             :     3.6       7.5 ::                   :                     
  OR             :     1.3       2.8 ::                   :                     
  WA             :     6.7       8.6 ::                   :                     
  Total          :    30.6      43.9 ::                   :                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
  Dry Edible Beans:  Area Harvested, Yield, Production, by State                
   and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :    Area Harvested  :      Yield     :          Production          
   State   :------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :     1995 :    1996 :  1995 :  1996  :   1994  :   1995  :   1996   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :  - 1,000 Acres -     --- Pounds ---     ------ 1,000 Cwt -----     
           :                                                                    
  CA       :    137.0     130.0   2,160   2,100     2,771     2,960     2,730   
  CO       :    165.0     135.0   1,550   1,750     3,140     2,558     2,363   
  ID       :    108.0      93.0   2,000   2,000     2,691     2,160     1,860   
  KS       :     31.0      29.0   1,550   1,800       560       481       522   
  MI       :    385.0     310.0   1,800   1,400     4,680     6,930     4,340   
  MN       :    150.0     120.0   1,370   1,600     2,079     2,055     1,920   
  MT       :     10.8      10.3   1,900   2,200       220       205       227   
  NE       :    205.0     190.0   1,750   1,850     3,572     3,588     3,515   
  NM       :     12.5      12.0   2,010   2,000       283       251       240   
  NY       :     33.0      29.5   1,630   1,600       585       538       472   
  ND       :    540.0     550.0   1,330   1,340     6,110     7,182     7,370   
  OR       :     10.0      10.1   2,080   1,980       197       208       200   
  TX       :     23.0      12.0     980     900       218       225       108   
  UT       :      7.0       0.6     460     600        24        32         4   
  WA       :     41.0      36.0   2,200   2,250       840       902       810   
  WI       :      9.0       8.1   1,300   1,700       237       117       138   
  WY       :     32.0      35.0   2,000   1,980       821       640       693   
           :                                                                    
  US       :  1,899.3   1,710.6   1,634   1,608    29,028    31,032    27,512   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Excludes beans grown for garden seed.                                       
            All Hay:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State            
            and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
  State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres        --- Tons ---       ------ 1,000 Tons -------     
        :                                                                       
AL      :    720     730     2.10       2.00      1,971      1,512     1,460    
AZ      :    195     195     7.14       8.04      1,326      1,392     1,568    
AR      :  1,050   1,150     1.92       2.21      2,505      2,011     2,538    
CA      :  1,600   1,640     5.63       5.59      8,210      9,000     9,160    
CO      :  1,360   1,380     2.93       2.91      4,060      3,978     4,014    
CT      :     73      87     1.95       2.02        191        142       176    
DE      :     11      15     2.82       4.27         61         31        64    
FL      :    230     250     2.50       2.50        744        575       625    
GA      :    600     600     2.50       2.80      1,950      1,500     1,680    
ID      :  1,400   1,280     3.63       3.50      4,438      5,080     4,476    
IL      :  1,050   1,000     3.43       3.21      3,175      3,598     3,205    
IN      :    720     675     3.33       3.03      2,110      2,400     2,048    
IA      :  1,700   1,550     3.33       3.53      5,775      5,665     5,470    
KS      :  2,600   2,700     2.52       2.56      5,925      6,555     6,915    
KY      :  2,400   2,350     2.41       2.15      5,400      5,790     5,060    
LA      :    310     310     2.40       2.10        812        744       651    
ME      :    225     198     1.86       1.51        405        419       298    
MD      :    205     220     2.69       3.55        668        552       780    
MA      :    100     102     1.92       2.09        213        192       213    
MI      :  1,350   1,300     3.72       3.22      4,865      5,025     4,190    
MN      :  2,275   2,225     3.05       2.90      7,530      6,943     6,448    
MS      :    725     800     2.30       2.50      1,875      1,668     2,000    
MO      :  3,300   3,680     2.07       1.98      6,770      6,818     7,288    
MT      :  2,400   2,550     2.23       2.07      4,540      5,360     5,270    
NE      :  3,150   3,300     2.21       2.20      7,415      6,975     7,275    
NV      :    490     490     3.07       3.12      1,400      1,505     1,530    
NH      :     68      74     2.01       2.04        163        137       151    
NJ      :    130     120     2.19       2.38        273        285       285    
NM      :    350     330     4.33       4.47      1,447      1,515     1,476    
NY      :  1,600   1,550     2.16       2.17      3,961      3,448     3,359    
NC      :    530     540     2.43       2.51      1,187      1,286     1,355    
ND      :  2,700   2,400     1.89       1.45      4,510      5,095     3,490    
OH      :  1,250   1,150     3.23       3.03      4,384      4,035     3,485    
OK      :  2,200   2,500     1.90       1.65      4,198      4,174     4,130    
OR      :  1,100   1,070     3.00       3.03      2,840      3,300     3,244    
PA      :  1,910   1,900     2.31       2.45      4,528      4,409     4,647    
RI      :      7       8     2.00       2.00         18         14        16    
SC      :    300     280     2.40       2.40        650        720       672    
SD      :  4,300   4,500     2.10       1.99      7,330      9,050     8,950    
TN      :  1,750   1,795     2.24       1.83      3,795      3,920     3,285    
TX      :  3,760   4,150     2.16       1.66      8,455      8,136     6,880    
UT      :    695     705     3.80       3.72      2,525      2,644     2,625    
VT      :    300     330     1.86       1.99        648        559       656    
VA      :  1,250   1,250     2.06       2.32      2,342      2,571     2,906    
WA      :    760     780     4.31       3.91      2,785      3,278     3,046    
WV      :    560     570     1.89       1.99      1,110      1,056     1,135    
WI      :  2,700   2,600     2.53       2.30      6,550      6,820     5,990    
WY      :  1,320   1,220     2.20       1.91      2,027      2,904     2,330    
        :                                                                       
US      : 59,779  60,599     2.59       2.45    150,060    154,786   148,515    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production      
       by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
  State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       --- Tons ---         ------ 1,000 Tons -------    
        :                                                                       
AZ      :    165      175    7.80      8.50       1,200      1,287      1,488   
AR      :     25       25    2.50      2.50          85         63         63   
CA      :  1,000    1,060    6.90      7.00       6,650      6,900      7,420   
CO      :    850      860    3.60      3.70       3,276      3,060      3,182   
CT      :     15       17    2.10      2.10          70         32         36   
DE      :      4        7    3.75      4.80          26         15         34   
ID      :  1,100    1,000    4.10      4.00       3,978      4,510      4,000   
IL      :    620      670    4.00      3.70       2,275      2,480      2,479   
IN      :    320      375    4.00      3.70       1,330      1,280      1,388   
IA      :  1,350    1,200    3.60      3.80       4,625      4,860      4,560   
KS      :    850      850    3.80      4.00       3,120      3,230      3,400   
KY      :    300      300    3.90      3.20       1,110      1,170        960   
ME      :     15       13    2.00      1.50          35         30         20   
MD      :     55       60    4.30      5.00         276        237        300   
MA      :     20       17    2.40      2.50          65         48         43   
MI      :  1,050    1,000    4.10      3.50       4,095      4,305      3,500   
MN      :  1,425    1,475    3.50      3.10       5,920      4,988      4,573   
MO      :    450      480    2.80      2.85       1,260      1,260      1,368   
MT      :  1,600    1,700    2.50      2.30       3,565      4,000      3,910   
NE      :  1,350    1,400    3.50      3.50       5,040      4,725      4,900   
NV      :    240      240    4.50      4.50       1,032      1,080      1,080   
NH      :     13       14    2.10      2.20          40         27         31   
NJ      :     30       30    3.50      3.50         111        105        105   
NM      :    250      255    5.30      5.20       1,300      1,325      1,326   
NY      :    650      690    2.60      2.50       1,829      1,690      1,725   
NC      :     20       15    3.10      2.80          60         62         42   
ND      :  1,400    1,300    2.20      1.50       2,755      3,080      1,950   
OH      :    700      700    3.80      3.50       2,772      2,660      2,450   
OK      :    380      400    3.80      3.50       1,190      1,444      1,400   
OR      :    450      460    4.30      4.40       1,640      1,935      2,024   
PA      :    780      770    2.90      3.10       2,400      2,262      2,387   
RI      :      2        3    2.00      2.00           5          4          6   
SD      :  2,600    2,500    2.50      2.30       5,250      6,500      5,750   
TN      :     50       45    3.60      3.00         165        180        135   
TX      :    160      150    3.60      3.20         405        576        480   
UT      :    545      545    4.30      4.20       2,205      2,344      2,289   
VT      :     95       95    2.10      2.20         220        200        209   
VA      :    140      130    3.30      3.40         434        462        442   
WA      :    500      470    5.10      4.70       2,209      2,550      2,209   
WV      :     40       40    3.00      3.20         160        120        128   
WI      :  2,300    2,100    2.60      2.40       5,750      5,980      5,040   
WY      :    660      620    2.90      2.50       1,403      1,914      1,550   
        :                                                                       
US      : 24,569   24,256    3.46      3.31      81,336     84,980     80,382   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         All Other Hay:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State         
            and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :       Yield       :           Production            
  State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  1995  :  1996  :   1995  :   1996  :   1994   :   1995   :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres       --- Tons ---        ------ 1,000 Tons -------     
        :                                                                       
AL      :    720      730    2.10      2.00       1,971      1,512     1,460    
AZ      :     30       20    3.50      4.00         126        105        80    
AR      :  1,025    1,125    1.90      2.20       2,420      1,948     2,475    
CA      :    600      580    3.50      3.00       1,560      2,100     1,740    
CO      :    510      520    1.80      1.60         784        918       832    
CT      :     58       70    1.90      2.00         121        110       140    
DE      :      7        8    2.30      3.80          35         16        30    
FL      :    230      250    2.50      2.50         744        575       625    
GA      :    600      600    2.50      2.80       1,950      1,500     1,680    
ID      :    300      280    1.90      1.70         460        570       476    
IL      :    430      330    2.60      2.20         900      1,118       726    
IN      :    400      300    2.80      2.20         780      1,120       660    
IA      :    350      350    2.30      2.60       1,150        805       910    
KS      :  1,750    1,850    1.90      1.90       2,805      3,325     3,515    
KY      :  2,100    2,050    2.20      2.00       4,290      4,620     4,100    
LA      :    310      310    2.40      2.10         812        744       651    
ME      :    210      185    1.85      1.50         370        389       278    
MD      :    150      160    2.10      3.00         392        315       480    
MA      :     80       85    1.80      2.00         148        144       170    
MI      :    300      300    2.40      2.30         770        720       690    
MN      :    850      750    2.30      2.50       1,610      1,955     1,875    
MS      :    725      800    2.30      2.50       1,875      1,668     2,000    
MO      :  2,850    3,200    1.95      1.85       5,510      5,558     5,920    
MT      :    800      850    1.70      1.60         975      1,360     1,360    
NE      :  1,800    1,900    1.25      1.25       2,375      2,250     2,375    
NV      :    250      250    1.70      1.80         368        425       450    
NH      :     55       60    2.00      2.00         123        110       120    
NJ      :    100       90    1.80      2.00         162        180       180    
NM      :    100       75    1.90      2.00         147        190       150    
NY      :    950      860    1.85      1.90       2,132      1,758     1,634    
NC      :    510      525    2.40      2.50       1,127      1,224     1,313    
ND      :  1,300    1,100    1.55      1.40       1,755      2,015     1,540    
OH      :    550      450    2.50      2.30       1,612      1,375     1,035    
OK      :  1,820    2,100    1.50      1.30       3,008      2,730     2,730    
OR      :    650      610    2.10      2.00       1,200      1,365     1,220    
PA      :  1,130    1,130    1.90      2.00       2,128      2,147     2,260    
RI      :      5        5    2.00      1.90          13         10        10    
SC      :    300      280    2.40      2.40         650        720       672    
SD      :  1,700    2,000    1.50      1.60       2,080      2,550     3,200    
TN      :  1,700    1,750    2.20      1.80       3,630      3,740     3,150    
TX      :  3,600    4,000    2.10      1.60       8,050      7,560     6,400    
UT      :    150      160    2.00      2.10         320        300       336    
VT      :    205      235    1.75      1.90         428        359       447    
VA      :  1,110    1,120    1.90      2.20       1,908      2,109     2,464    
WA      :    260      310    2.80      2.70         576        728       837    
WV      :    520      530    1.80      1.90         950        936     1,007    
WI      :    400      500    2.10      1.90         800        840       950    
WY      :    660      600    1.50      1.30         624        990       780    
        :                                                                       
US      : 35,210   36,343    1.98      1.87      68,724     69,806    68,133    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type,        
          State, and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      :  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    72,000   1,920   2,200   130,560    158,400  
  VA                  :  34,000    35,000   1,935   2,200    65,790     77,000  
  US                  : 102,000   107,000   1,925   2,200   196,350    235,400  
 Type 12, Eastern NC  :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   NC                 : 151,000   165,000   1,860   2,100   280,860    346,500  
 Type 13, NC Border & :                                                         
  SC Belt             :                                                         
   NC                 :  34,000    36,000   1,845   2,150    62,730     77,400  
   SC                 :  50,000    50,000   2,100   2,200   105,000    110,000  
   US                 :  84,000    86,000   1,997   2,179   167,730    187,400  
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt  :                                                         
   FL                 :   7,200     7,300   2,455   2,480    17,676     18,104  
   GA                 :  42,000    46,000   2,000   2,250    84,000    103,500  
   US                 :  49,200    53,300   2,067   2,282   101,676    121,604  
 Total 11-14          : 386,200   411,300   1,933   2,166   746,616    890,904  
Class 2, Fire-cured   :                                                         
 Type 21, VA Belt     :                                                         
   VA                 :   1,100     1,100   1,400   1,800     1,540      1,980  
 Type 22, Eastern     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :   3,900     3,900   2,370   2,600     9,243     10,140  
   TN                 :   7,600     7,500   2,285   2,400    17,366     18,000  
   US                 :  11,500    11,400   2,314   2,468    26,609     28,140  
 Type 23, Western     :                                                         
  District            :                                                         
   KY                 :   3,700     3,700   2,600   2,700     9,620      9,990  
   TN                 :     580       590   2,450   2,600     1,421      1,534  
   US                 :   4,280     4,290   2,580   2,686    11,041     11,524  
 Total 21-23          :  16,880    16,790   2,322   2,480    39,190     41,644  
Class 3, Air-cured    :                                                         
 Class 3A, Light      :                                                         
  Air-cured           :                                                         
 Type 31, Burley      :                                                         
   IN                 :   6,700     7,600   2,030   2,100    13,601     15,960  
   KY                 : 155,000   195,000   1,950   2,250   302,250    438,750  
   MO                 :   2,700     2,900   2,025   2,200     5,468      6,380  
   NC                 :   8,100     8,300   1,290   2,100    10,449     17,430  
   OH                 :   7,700     8,300   1,950   1,950    15,015     16,185  
   TN                 :  43,000    48,000   1,700   2,000    73,100     96,000  
   VA                 :   9,000    10,000   1,540   2,100    13,860     21,000  
   WV                 :   2,000     2,000   1,300   1,850     2,600      3,700  
   US                 : 234,200   282,100   1,863   2,162   436,343    615,405  
 Type 32, Southern MD :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
   MD                 :   8,500     8,000   1,350   1,600    11,475     12,800  
   PA                 :   3,400     3,500   1,900   1,900     6,460      6,650  
   US                 :  11,900    11,500   1,507   1,691    17,935     19,450  
 Total 31-32          : 246,100   293,600   1,846   2,162   454,278    634,855  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     --continued
     Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State,     
        and United States, 1995 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 (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   2,400      4,738      5,040 
    TN                :     510       460   2,000   2,100      1,020        966 
    US                :   2,810     2,560   2,049   2,346      5,758      6,006 
 Type 36, Green River :                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    KY                :   1,300     1,200   2,100   2,700      2,730      3,240 
 Type 37, VA Sun-cured:                                                         
  Belt                :                                                         
    VA                :      70        70   1,125   1,700         79        119 
 Total 35-37          :   4,180     3,830   2,050   2,445      8,567      9,365 
Class 4, Cigar Filler :                                                         
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf :                                                         
    PA                :   4,500     4,300   2,050   2,100      9,225      9,030 
Class 5, Cigar Binder :                                                         
 Class 5A, CT Valley  :                                                         
  Binder              :                                                         
  Type 51, CT Valley  :                                                         
   Broadleaf          :                                                         
    CT                :   1,000     1,080   1,980   1,840      1,980      1,987 
    MA                :     240       320   1,920   1,840        461        589 
    US                :   1,240     1,400   1,969   1,840      2,441      2,576 
 Class 5B, WI Binder  :                                                         
  Type 54, Southern WI:                                                         
    WI                :   1,900     1,800   2,370   2,200      4,503      3,960 
  Type 55, Northern WI:                                                         
    WI                :     860       750   1,975   1,660      1,699      1,245 
  Total 54-55         :   2,760     2,550   2,247   2,041      6,202      5,205 
  Total 51-55         :   4,000     3,950   2,161   1,970      8,643      7,781 
Class 6, Cigar Wrapper:                                                         
 Type 61, CT Valley   :                                                         
  Shade-grown         :                                                         
   CT                 :     990     1,020   1,560   1,450      1,544      1,479 
   MA                 :     260       390   1,655   1,451        431        566 
   US                 :   1,250     1,410   1,580   1,450      1,975      2,045 
All Cigar Types       :                                                         
 Total 41-61          :   9,750     9,660   2,035   1,952     19,843     18,856 
                      :                                                         
All Tobacco           : 663,110   735,180   1,913   2,170  1,268,494  1,595,624 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
            Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State            
            and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996            
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   Area Harvested    :       Yield       :          Production           
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   1995   :   1996   :  1995   :  1996   :  1994   :   1995   :   1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      : ------ Acres -----     ---- Pounds ---   -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- 
      :                                                                         
CT    :   1,990      2,100     1,771     1,650       2,682     3,524      3,466 
FL    :   7,200      7,300     2,455     2,480      16,575    17,676     18,104 
GA    :  42,000     46,000     2,000     2,250      80,660    84,000    103,500 
IN    :   6,700      7,600     2,030     2,100      15,265    13,601     15,960 
KY    : 166,200    205,900     1,977     2,269     453,687   328,581    467,160 
MD    :   8,500      8,000     1,350     1,600      12,750    11,475     12,800 
MA    :     500        710     1,784     1,627         792       892      1,155 
MO    :   2,700      2,900     2,025     2,200       8,015     5,468      6,380 
NC    : 261,100    281,300     1,856     2,132     599,853   484,599    599,730 
OH    :   7,700      8,300     1,950     1,950      18,360    15,015     16,185 
PA    :   7,900      7,800     1,985     2,010      18,360    15,685     15,680 
SC    :  50,000     50,000     2,100     2,200     108,100   105,000    110,000 
TN    :  51,690     56,550     1,797     2,060     132,289    92,907    116,500 
VA    :  44,170     46,170     1,840     2,168     106,092    81,269    100,099 
WV    :   2,000      2,000     1,300     1,850       3,550     2,600      3,700 
WI    :   2,760      2,550     2,247     2,041       5,866     6,202      5,205 
      :                                                                         
US    : 663,110    735,180     1,913     2,170   1,582,896 1,268,494  1,595,624 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Sugarbeets:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
           and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996 1/          
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :  Area Harvested   :       Yield       :          Production           
  State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :  1995   :  1996   :  1995   :  1996   :  1994   :   1995   :   1996   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        : -- 1,000 Acres --    ---- Tons ----     -------- 1,000 Tons --------  
        :                                                                       
CA      :   115.0      94.0    28.0      28.0      3,948      3,220      2,632  
CO      :    41.1      52.2    17.4      21.8        946        715      1,138  
ID      :   197.0     184.0    24.0      24.5      5,608      4,728      4,508  
MI      :   188.0     130.0    15.8      14.0      3,029      2,970      1,820  
MN      :   416.0     440.0    17.7      17.0      8,467      7,363      7,480  
MT      :    55.5      57.3    21.5      22.5      1,307      1,193      1,289  
NE      :    72.3      50.8    16.4      18.9      1,504      1,186        960  
NM      :                .9              26.7                               24  
ND      :   204.2     222.0    19.2      17.3      4,272      3,929      3,831  
OH      :    15.3       4.2    15.0      16.4        264        230         69  
OR      :    17.8      16.4    22.9      25.5        456        408        418  
TX      :    19.3      13.1    18.2      22.0        497        351        288  
WA      :              13.0              36.5                              474  
WY      :    61.5      56.5    20.3      20.0      1,103      1,249      1,130  
        :                                                                       
Oth     :                                                                       
 Sts 2/ :    14.1              34.3                  452        484             
        :                                                                       
US      : 1,417.1   1,334.4    19.8      19.5     31,853     28,026     26,061  
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1/  Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted  
    beets in CA.                                                                
2/  NM and WA were combined prior to 1996.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production      
        by State and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   Area Harvested    :     Yield 1/      :         Production 1/         
 State:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :   1995   :   1996   :  1995   :  1996   :  1994   :   1995   :   1996   
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      :     1,000 Acres        ---- Tons ----     -------- 1,000 Tons --------  
      :                                                                         
FL    :  437.0      437.0      34.6      34.0     14,937     15,122     14,858  
HI    :   53.0       43.0      76.8      78.0      5,364      4,070      3,354  
LA    :  400.0      350.0      25.6      24.0      9,272     10,240      8,400  
TX    :   42.3       39.0      32.2      26.0      1,356      1,364      1,014  
      :                                                                         
US    :  932.3      869.0      33.0      31.8     30,929     30,796     27,626  
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1/  Net tons.                                                                   
        Prunes and Plums:  Total Production by State and United States,         
                   1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                      :                       Production                        
    State             :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :       1994       :       1995       :       1996        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                      :                          Tons                           
                      :                                                         
  ID                  :       4,500              3,000             5,500        
  MI                  :       6,000              8,000             3,500        
  OR                  :      19,000              5,500             5,000        
  WA                  :       8,600              6,500             5,000        
                      :                                                         
 Total                :      38,100             23,000            19,000        
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          Papayas:  Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1995-96        
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           :                   Area                 :     Fresh Production      
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
   Month   :    Total in Crop    :     Harvested    :            :              
           :----------------------------------------:    1995    :    1996      
           :   1995   :   1996   :   1995  :  1996  :            :              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :   --------------- Acres --------------      -- 1,000 Pounds --     
           :                                                                    
June       :   3,780      3,790      2,630    2,425      3,825        3,160     
July       :   3,785      3,790      2,380    2,635      3,415        2,925     
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            Hops:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State               
           and United States, 1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996             
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      : Area Harvested  :       Yield       :             Production            
State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      :  1995  :  1996  :  1995   :  1996   :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :  --- Acres ----    ---- Pounds ----     ------- 1,000 Pounds ---------  
      :                                                                         
ID    :  3,927    4,000     1,520     1,560     6,164.6     5,969.0    6,240.0  
OR    :  8,641    8,486     1,595     1,550    13,720.0    13,782.4   13,153.0  
WA    : 30,621   31,644     1,930     1,880    54,675.0    59,101.0   59,491.0  
      :                                                                         
US    : 43,189   44,130     1,826     1,788    74,559.6    78,852.4   78,884.0  
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                     Olives:  Total Production, California,                     
                     1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                      
------------------------:------------------------------------------------------ 
                        :                     Total Production                  
         State          :------------------------------------------------------ 
                        :        1994      :       1995      :       1996       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                        :                          Tons                         
                        :                                                       
          CA            :      84,000            77,500           140,000       
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          Peaches:  Total Production by Type, State and United States,          
                     1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                   :                      Total Production                      
   State           :----------------------------------------------------------- 
                   :       1994        :       1995       :       1996          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                   :                       Million Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
  AL 1/            :        17.0                22.0                1.0         
  AR 1/            :         8.0                20.0                1.2         
  CA - Freestone 1/:       634.0               502.0              620.0         
  CO 1/            :        20.0                17.0               17.0         
  CT 1/            :         2.2                 2.1                3.4         
  DE 1/            :         2.6                 2.0                2.6         
  GA 1/            :       175.0               160.0                6.0         
  ID 1/            :         4.0                 4.0                7.0         
  IL 1/            :         4.8                13.0                2.0         
  IN 1/ 2/         :                             5.0                2.0         
  KS 1/            :         0.5                 1.0                0.4         
  KY 1/ 2/         :                             6.0                1.5         
  LA 1/            :         4.0                 5.0                0.7         
  MD 1/            :         2.8                12.0                9.0         
  MA 1/            :         1.0                 1.2                1.7         
  MI               :        15.0                60.0               45.0         
  MO 1/            :         5.0                 9.0                3.5         
  NJ               :        75.0                70.0               80.0         
  NY 1/            :         7.0                11.5               11.5         
  NC 1/            :        33.0                35.0                1.0         
  OH 1/ 2/         :                             5.8                7.0         
  OK 3/            :        25.0                30.0                            
  OR 1/            :        15.5                 9.0               11.0         
  PA    2/         :                            90.0               85.0         
  SC               :       250.0               215.0               20.0         
  TN 1/            :         1.7                10.4                0.4         
  TX 1/            :        20.0                24.0                6.0         
  UT 1/            :         7.4                 6.3                6.5         
  VA 1/            :        12.0                26.0               16.0         
  WA               :        41.0                44.0               10.0         
  WV 1/ 2/         :                            18.0               15.0         
                   :                                                            
  Total Above      :     1,383.5             1,436.3              993.4         
                   :                                                            
  CA               :                                                            
   Clingstone 1/   :     1,130.0               865.0            1,000.0         
                   :                                                            
  US               :     2,513.5             2,301.3            1,993.4         
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from July 1 forecast.            
2/  No significant production in 1994 due to freeze damage.                     
3/  No significant production in 1996 due to freeze damage.                     
      Apples, Commercial:  Total Production by State and United States,         
                  1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                :                     Total Production 1/                       
   State        :-------------------------------------------------------------- 
                :        1994        :        1995        :        1996         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                :                         Million Pounds                        
                :                                                               
AZ              :         64.0                 11.0               100.0         
AR              :          8.0                 10.0                 7.0         
CA              :      1,050.0                850.0               950.0         
CO              :         85.0                 55.0                30.0         
CT              :         25.0                 20.5                22.0         
DE              :         20.0                 11.0                20.0         
GA              :         26.0                 30.0                22.0         
ID              :        165.0                 75.0               170.0         
IL              :         47.0                 80.0                70.0         
IN              :         50.0                 75.0                48.0         
IA              :         12.0                 10.0                 8.0         
KS              :          5.0                  6.5                 4.0         
KY              :          7.0                 17.0                14.0         
ME              :         54.0                 65.0                58.0         
MD              :         35.0                 35.0                30.0         
MA              :         62.5                 65.0                62.0         
MI              :      1,020.0              1,220.0               825.0         
MN              :         23.2                 22.0                20.0         
MO              :         33.0                 38.0                34.0         
NH              :         41.0                 44.0                41.0         
NJ              :         70.0                 75.0                55.0         
NM 2/           :          8.0                  3.0                             
NY              :      1,100.0              1,110.0              1050.0         
NC              :        250.0                270.0               180.0         
OH              :         90.0                120.0                90.0         
OR              :        200.0                140.0               185.0         
PA              :        400.0                500.0               400.0         
RI              :          4.8                  4.5                 4.5         
SC              :         60.0                 60.0                40.0         
TN              :         10.0                 16.0                11.0         
UT              :         48.0                 20.0                50.0         
VT              :         42.0                 45.0                44.0         
VA              :        305.0                400.0               320.0         
WA              :      5,850.0              5,000.0             5,600.0         
WV              :        150.0                175.0               120.0         
WI              :         80.0                 57.5                49.0         
                :                                                               
US              :     11,500.5             10,736.0            10,733.5         
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1/  In orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees.                               
2/  Forecast discontinued.                                                      
          Pears:  Total Production by Crop, State, and United States,           
                   1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                      :                  Total Production                       
     Crop and State   :-------------------------------------------------------- 
                      :       1994       :       1995       :       1996        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                      :                          Tons                           
                      :                                                         
Bartlett              :                                                         
  CA                  :     333,000            247,000            270,000       
  OR                  :      83,000             70,000             45,000       
  WA                  :     174,000            180,000             95,000       
                      :                                                         
  Total               :     590,000            497,000            410,000       
                      :                                                         
Excluding Bartlett    :                                                         
  CA                  :      30,000             20,000             30,000       
  OR                  :     175,000            160,000            140,000       
  WA                  :     218,000            240,000            175,000       
                      :                                                         
  Total               :     423,000            420,000            345,000       
                      :                                                         
All                   :                                                         
  CA                  :     363,000            267,000            300,000       
  CO                  :       4,200              2,900              1,000       
  CT                  :       1,250                950              1,000       
  MI                  :       4,500              5,500              6,000       
  NY                  :      16,000             14,500             14,700       
  OR                  :     258,000            230,000            185,000       
  PA                  :       6,000              6,300              4,500       
  UT                  :       1,200              1,100              1,200       
  WA                  :     392,000            420,000            270,000       
                      :                                                         
  US                  :   1,046,150            948,250            783,400       
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                Coffee:  Utilized Production, Hawaii, 1993-95                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                   :                    Utilized Production 1/                  
       State       :----------------------------------------------------------- 
                   :       1993-1994    :      1994-1995    :      1995-1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                   :                         1,000 Pounds                       
                   :                                                            
   HI              :         2,900               4,300               5,400      
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1/ Parchment basis.                                                             
          Grapes:  Total Production by Crop, State, and United States,          
                      1994-95 and Forecasted August 1, 1996                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :                 Total Production                 
            State            :--------------------------------------------------
                             :      1994      :      1995      :      1996      
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             :                       Tons                       
                             :                                                  
Grapes (Table Type)          :                                                  
  CA                         :     602,000          718,000          720,000    
Grapes (Wine Type)           :                                                  
  CA                         :   2,265,000        2,275,000        2,300,000    
Grapes (Raisin Type) 1/      :                                                  
  CA                         :   2,389,000        2,255,000        2,400,000    
All Grapes                   :                                                  
  AZ                         :      26,000           26,000           25,000    
  AR                         :       6,000            8,000            9,000    
  CA                         :   5,256,000        5,248,000        5,420,000    
  GA                         :       3,200            3,200            3,500    
  MI                         :      65,000           70,000           62,000    
  MO                         :       2,600            2,300            1,800    
  NY                         :     190,000          165,000          185,000    
  NC                         :       1,500            1,300            1,200    
  OH                         :       7,000            9,200            7,900    
  OR                         :      10,800           14,000           15,000    
  PA                         :      80,000           63,000           67,000    
  SC                         :         500              300              600    
  WA                         :     225,000          326,000          156,000    
                             :                                                  
  US                         :   5,873,600        5,936,300        5,954,000    
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1/  Fresh basis.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             Ginger Root:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production,               
                            Hawaii 1994-96                                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
     :     Area Harvested    :         Yield         :        Production        
State:------------------------------------------------------------------------  
     :  1994 :  1995 :  1996 :  1994 :  1995 :  1996 :  1994 :  1995 :  1996    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
     :   ------ Acres ------   ------- Pounds -------   --- 1,000 Pounds ---    
     :                                                                          
 HI  :   150     135     200   40,000  43,000  47,000  6,000   5,800   9,400    
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                 Special Nine State Acreage Update                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Growers were experiencing planting delays during the period May 29 to June 12,  
1996, when NASS conducted the major 1996 acreage surveys.  The surveys indicated
that 9 percent of the estimated 80.4 million acres of corn had not been planted 
at the time of the interview and 47 percent of the estimated 63.9 million acres 
of soybeans had not been planted.  Most of these unplanted acres were in        
9 States which were subsequently targeted for an acreage update survey conducted
in late July and early August.                                                  
                                                                                
In the 9 States, all farms that had reported planting intentions for corn,      
soybeans, and sorghum in the area frame survey were recontacted to determine    
what was actually planted.  In addition, the Objective measurement surveys for  
corn and soybeans and the monthly Agricultural yield surveys, conducted between 
July 25 and August 4 were augmented to provide additional measures of planted   
and harvested acreages.                                                         
                                                                                
The table below also shows the significant increase in Texas sorghum acreage.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Special Summary of Acreage Changes                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :         Acreage Planted           :         Acreage Harvested         
State   :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
        :     Jun 1       :     Aug 1       :     Jun 1      :     Aug 1        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        :                               1,000 Acres                             
        :                                                                       
        :                                 Corn                                  
        :                                                                       
IL      :     11,200           11,000              11,000          10,800       
IN      :      5,800            5,600               5,650           5,450       
IA      :     12,700           12,700              12,400          12,400       
KS      :      2,500            2,500               2,350           2,350       
MO      :      2,750            2,750               2,600           2,600       
NE      :      8,500            8,500               8,250           8,250       
OH      :      3,150            2,900               2,950           2,750       
SD      :      4,000            4,000               3,650           3,650       
WI      :      4,050            3,900               3,450           3,200       
9 Sts   :     54,650           53,850              52,300          51,450       
        :                                                                       
        :                                                                       
        :                               Soybeans                                
        :                                                                       
IL      :     9,900             9,900               9,850           9,850       
IN      :     5,000             5,400               4,980           5,360       
IA      :     9,500             9,500               9,450           9,450       
KS      :     2,050             2,050               2,000           2,000       
MO      :     4,200             4,100               4,150           4,050       
NE      :     3,050             3,050               3,010           3,010       
OH      :     4,400             4,500               4,390           4,490       
SD      :     2,700             2,700               2,650           2,650       
WI      :       930               920                 880             870       
9 Sts   :    41,730            42,120              41,360          41,730       
        :                                                                       
        :                                                                       
        :                               Sorghum                                 
        :                                                                       
IL      :       230               250                 210             230       
KS      :     4,800             4,800               4,600           4,600       
MO      :       700               700                 650             650       
NE      :     1,250             1,250               1,000           1,000       
SD      :       250               250                 160             160       
TX      :     3,700             4,400               3,300           3,900       
6 Sts   :    10,930            11,650               9,920          10,540       
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                           Crop Moisture                                        
                                                                                
Depicts short term (up to about 4 weeks) abnormal dryness or wetness affecting  
Agriculture, responds rapidly, can change considerably week to week, and        
indicates normal conditions at the beginning and end of the growing season.     
                                                                                
Uses...applicable in measuring the short term, week-to-week, status of dryness  
or wetness affecting warm season crops and field operations.                    
                                                                                
Limitations...may not be applicable to germination and shallow rooted crops     
which are unable to extract the deep or subsoil moisture from a 5-foot profile, 
or for cool season crops growing when temperatures are averaging below about    
55 degrees fahrenheit.  It is not generally indicative of the long term (months,
years) drought or wet spells which are depicted by the drought severity index.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                          Drought Severity                                      
                                                                                
Drought severity index (Palmer):  Depicts prolonged (months, years) abnormal    
dryness or wetness; responds slowly; changes little from week to week; and      
reflects long term moisture runoff, recharge, and deep percolation, as well as  
evaportranspiration.                                                            
                                                                                
Uses...applicable in measuring disruptive effects of prolonged dryness or       
wetness on water sensitive economies; designating disaster areas of drought or  
wetness and reflecting the general long-term status of water supplies in        
aquifers, reservoirs, and streams.                                              
                                                                                
Limitations...is not generally indicative of short-term (few weeks) status of   
drought or wetness such as frequently affects crops and field operations (this  
is indicated by the crop moisture index).                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
July Weather Summary:  Timely rainfall and cool weather aided later-than-normal 
                       Midwestern crops, although a few dry pockets lingered at 
month's end across the western Corn Belt.  Monthly temperatures averaged 2 to   
5 degrees F below normal from the northern and central Plains to New England,   
including some record-low July readings in the Midwest.  The jet-stream         
configuration responsible for the Midwestern-to-Northeastern chill--a highly    
amplified Western ridge and Eastern trough--also helped to focus heavy rainfall 
in an arc from the East and Southeast westward into Oklahoma and western Kansas.
Hurricane Bertha made landfall in North Carolina on July 12 and tracked         
northeastward, boosting monthly totals along the northern Atlantic Seaboard.    
Monsoonal rains tempered an otherwise hot pattern in the Southwest, but the     
10-month drought continued to intensify across the southern two-thirds of       
Texas. Temperatures departures ranged from +2 to +5 degrees F across            
much of the West, heightening the wildfire danger.                              
                                                                                
In Indiana, South Bend's monthly average temperature of 68.5 degrees F broke a  
July record that had stood since 1947 (69.0 degrees F).  South Bend's highest   
temperature during the month was 89 degrees F (on July 7), marking the first    
time since 1971 that any of their July maxima failed to attain the 90-degree    
mark.  On the Ohio River, Cincinnati's average temperature of 72.0 degrees F    
also set a July record, while Pittsburgh's (69.6 degrees F) was their fourth    
lowest on record.  Pittsburgh's monthly maximum of 86 degrees F broke their     
record, last set in 1985 (87 degrees F).  Averages of 69.9 degrees F in Chicago,
IL and 68.2 degrees F in Grand Rapids, MI went into the books as the second     
lowest July readings of the century, behind 1992.  In Iowa, Des Moines' July    
temperatures averaged 3.9 degrees F below normal, their fifth consecutive month 
with below-normal readings.                                                     
                                                                                
In contrast, heat-related July records were established in Oregon at Medford    
(average temperature of 76.7 degrees F) and Portland (12 days of 90-degree      
heat).  Wildfires flared under the hot, dry, breezy regime, pushing the Nation's
(including Alaska) year-to-date charred land to 3.19 million acres (nearly      
5,000 square miles) by month's end, 231 percent of the 5-year average. Farther  
south, hot weather continued, broken by occasional monsoonal rains.  In Tucson, 
AZ, the monthly rainfall of 1.88 inches was their highest July total since 1990,
but an average temperature of 88.6 degrees F was their fifth highest on record. 
Rainfall on July 3 ended Tucson's 110-day dry spell, 4 days shy of their 1950   
record.  Five days later, a severe thunderstorm produced an Arizona State-record
wind gust to 94 mph at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.                            
                                                                                
Farther east, several July-record totals were measured along the axis of heavy  
rain.  Monthly rainfall reached 11.90 inches in Oklahoma City (9.35 inches in   
1950), 12.03 inches in Elkins, WV (11.10 inches in 1907), and 9.57 inches in    
Memphis, TN (8.84 inches in 1959).  On Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Sault Ste.   
Marie, MI also notched a July-record rainfall (7.23 inches), eclipsing their    
record of 6.04 inches set in 1956.  Across the Corn Belt, widespread rain on    
July 16-20 ended a 3-week dry spell, but also resulted in localized flooding.   
On July 16-17, up to a foot of rain pelted western Iowa.  The next night (July  
17-18), a 24-hour State-record 16.91 inches inundated Aurora, IL.  Finally,     
western Pennsylvania and the central Appalachians absorbed the brunt of round   
three on July 19-20, an 8- to 11-inch deluge in some locations.                 
                                                                                
Hurricane Bertha struck the North Carolina coast near Wrightsville Beach on the 
afternoon of July 12, exiting the New England coast as a tropical storm less    
than 36 hours later.  At landfall, Bertha packed 105 mph sustained winds and a  
storm surge of up to 8 feet.  Offshore, at Frying Pan Shoals, seas built to     
29 feet and wind gusts were clocked to 115 mph.  A 108-mph gust was reported    
inland at Jacksonville, NC.  Storm-total rainfall topped 4 inches in eastern    
North Carolina, and ranged from 2 to 5 inches along Bertha's northern Atlantic  
Seaboard track.                                                                 
Normal to slightly above-normal temperatures prevailed in both Alaska and       
Hawaii.  While Hawaiian rainfall ranged from near-  to below-normal,            
above-normal totals were observed in much of Alaska.  A notable                 
exception included the Alexander Archipelago, where Juneau's total              
of 3.16 inches was 76 percent of normal.                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
General Crop Comments:  Late-planted fields in the Corn Belt were aided by      
                        unusually cool July weather that allowed crops to       
complete the pollination stage without stress from high temperatures.  A        
prolonged heat wave and extremely dry soil conditions stressed crops in the     
southern Great Plains and Western States.  July started with deficient soil     
moisture conditions except for the Great Lakes region.  Row crop development    
started July behind the average, while cotton development was accelerated by    
hot, dry weather.  Wheat harvest activity started July ahead of normal due to   
dry weather.  Hot, dry weather in the western Corn Belt produced reports of some
row-crop fields beginning to show signs of heat stress early in the month.  Dry 
soil conditions in early July slowed germination of late-planted soybeans in the
central Corn Belt and caused shallow root development.  Uncontrolled weed growth
and uneven corn stands remained in some Midwestern fields from the wet spring   
conditions.  Scattered showers over the Southwest eased drought and improved    
pasture conditions early in the month. Cotton development was accelerated across
the Southern States by the hot weather, but dry soil conditions lowered         
condition ratings.  In Texas, some marginal dryland cotton fields were plowed   
under and replanted to alternative crops.                                       
                                                                                
As dry weather continued in early July, crop conditions started to decline      
slightly in the Midwest, but cooler weather and scattered showers slowed the    
rate of decline.  Heavy rains and high winds from Hurricane Bertha damaged crops
along North Carolina's coast, but brought rain to the Southeast, restoring soil 
moisture and reviving drought-stricken crops.  Rain in the south-central Great  
Plains slowed wheat combines as producers approached the end of the harvest     
season.  Cooler, rainy weather in the central Great Plains lessened dry         
conditions that had stressed row crops.  In the northern Great Plains, weeds and
insect problems increased by mid-month.  In the western Corn Belt, sunny weather
spurred corn growth so much that many fields could not be cultivated due to tall
plants.  Cool weather over the Midwest boosted soybean condition, but slowed    
crop growth, leaving many States 1 to 2 weeks behind normal.  Some late-planted 
soybeans in the Corn Belt experienced slow germination and emergence problems   
due to stress from the continued dry weather.                                   
                                                                                
Mid-July brought rain over most of the Corn Belt that arrived just as           
pollination was beginning.  The precipitation accelerated crop development, but 
row crops in the Corn Belt remained significantly behind normal due to late     
spring plantings.  The heavy rains restored soil moisture supplies, but crop    
conditions for row crops in the Midwest remained unchanged.  The heavy rains    
caused some localized ponding and flooding in the central Corn Belt.            
Thunderstorms over the middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys improved soil        
moisture ratings, but more precipitation was needed.                            
                                                                                
In the Southeast, beneficial rains improved row-crop conditions, but hot weather
increased moisture needs and some dry pockets remained.  In the central great   
Plains, damp conditions in Nebraska resulted in excessive weed growth, while    
farther south, row crops were stressed by hot weather and dry conditions.       
                                                                                
Rains in the Central States slowed wheat harvest activity.  Warmer weather      
hastened the maturity of small grains in the Dakotas.  Harvest activity in the  
Pacific Northwest was slowed by rainy weather.  Dry conditions caused corn      
leaves to curl in the Great Lakes region, where producers sprayed for corn borer
infestations. In addition, some fields had weed problems due to the wet         
conditions, limiting cultivation.  Summer heat across the South accelerated     
cotton development and increased problems with cotton boll worms.  The middle of
July found row crops in mostly good to fair condition, despite continued dry    
weather and slow crop development in the eastern Corn Belt.                     
Insect damage was prevalent in the Southeast and the Midwest.                   
                                                                                
Continued cool weather in the Corn Belt slowed crop growth toward months end.   
Row crop development remained 1 to 2 weeks behind normal.  Heavy rains at       
month's end flooded parts of the northern Corn Belt. Producers remained         
concerned about uneven corn and soybean stands as insect activity increased.  In
the Great Lakes region, dry soil conditions curled corn and yellowed soybean    
leaves.  In the Southeast, beneficial rains slowed fieldwork and reports of     
increased insect counts caused cotton producers to spray earlier than usual.    
The end of July brought continued hot, dry weather in the Mountain and  Pacific 
Coast States that stressed late-seeded crops, but provided ideal conditions for 
small grain harvesting.                                                         
                                                                                
With the exception of Missouri, corn silking in the Corn Belt ended the month   
from 17 to 52 points behind the average.  Indiana's corn silking was            
approximately 12 days behind normal.  Widespread rains and cool weather in the  
Midwest slowed crop development but eased dry conditions that had previously    
stressed corn.  Spraying for insects was reported in the Great Lakes region,    
where corn height varied from a few inches to a few feet.  Rainfall at month's  
end improved dryland cotton fields in Texas, where increased insect populations 
required control measures.  Cotton was threatened by bollworms and bollweevils  
in the Delta and across the Southeast.  July ended with soybeans blooming in    
Indiana and Ohio 40 points behind the average, while in Illinois and Michigan,  
blooming was over 30 points behind normal.  Insects were prevalent in Indiana,  
where soybeans blooming was 16 days behind normal.  Worm infestations were      
reported in the Delta, where soybean fields were sprayed for Aerial blight.     
July ended with extremely dry conditions over the southern Great Plains and     
Western States, but surplus soil moisture in the Central States.                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Corn:  Acreage planted to corn is estimated at 79.6 million acres, down         
       1 percent from the June estimate but up 12 percent from 1995.  Reductions
in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, since June, were due to adverse      
weather conditions at planting time and account for a reduction of              
800,000 acres.  Acreage for harvest is estimated at 73.3 million acres, down    
1 percent from June, but up 13 percent from 1995. Reductions in harvested       
acreage followed decreases in planted acreage.                                  
                                                                                
The August 1 Corn Objective Yield data indicate a record level stalk count for  
the seven objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin).  The forecasted ears per acre for this same area is second
only to 1995.  As of August 4, 72 percent of the acreage was reported silking in
the 17 major States.  This compares with 74 percent last year and               
80 percent for the five-year average.  Corn rated in the fair to good condition 
totaled 74 percent compared to 79 percent for a year ago.                       
                                                                                
In Iowa, both the stalk and ear populations are second only to 1995.            
Seventy-seven percent of the corn was silking as of                             
August 4, compared to 78 in 1995 and the average.                               
Corn condition was 71 percent good to  excellent.                               
                                                                                
Stalk counts for Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska from objective yield data    
indicate record high levels.  In Illinois and Minnesota, ear counts are         
forecasted at record high levels.  The forecasted ear population for Nebraska is
below last year but above the five year average.  The percent silking in        
Minnesota and Nebraska, as of August 4, was ahead of last year and the average. 
                                                                                
Crop development remained behind normal in Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin.        
Silking in all three States lagged about two weeks behind normal.  Forecasted   
stalk and ear counts in Indiana and Ohio were lower than last year and the      
average of the last five years.  In Wisconsin, the forecasted stalk count and   
ear population were lower than last year but slightly above the average of the  
last five years.                                                                
Sorghum for Grain:  The first production forecast for the 1996 crop is          
                    734 million bushels, up 59 percent from 1995 and the largest
production since 1992.  Area for grain is forecast at 12.0 million acres, up    
45 percent from last year.  The planted and harvested acreages changed from the 
June "Acreage" report due to acreage shifts from cotton to sorghum in Texas,    
because of drought conditions.  Texas harvested area increased 600 thousand     
acres from June to 3.9 million.  The U.S. all planted acres is now 13.3 million 
acres, up 41 percent from a year ago.  This is the largest planted area since   
1986.  Based on August 1 conditions, yields are forecast at 61.1 bushels per    
acre, up 5.5 bushels from 1995.                                                 
                                                                                
This year's sorghum crop was rated in mostly good to fair condition as of the   
week ending August 4.  Development is ahead of average in most States, however, 
Illinois and New Mexico are well behind normal.  Harvest is underway in Texas   
and almost completed in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley.  Dry conditions 
during the growing season have resulted in reduced yields and an increase in    
abandonment and in uses other than for grain.  Harvest has just begun in        
Oklahoma with good yields being reported.  Recent rains have improved the       
condition of the non-irrigated crop in New Mexico.  Development is on a normal  
pace in South Dakota with conditions well ahead of this time last year.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Oats:  Oat production for 1996 is forecast at 158 million bushels, up 2 percent 
       from the July "Crop Production" report but down 3 percent from last year.
The forecasted yield, at 59.0 bushels per acre, is up 1 bushel from July and up 
4.3 bushels from the previous year.  Area for harvest, at 2.67 million acres, is
unchanged from July, but is down 10 percent from the 2.96 million acres         
harvested in 1995.  This acreage is the lowest oats acreage intended for harvest
since records were first kept in 1866.                                          
                                                                                
The planting season in the Northern States started cool and wet, while the      
growing season was hot and dry with soil moisture supplies declining.           
Forecasted yields in Minnesota and Wisconsin remained unchanged from July, while
yields declined in North Dakota and Montana from last month.  Adequate soil     
moisture  in the central States during July improved crop conditions, with      
yields increasing in Iowa and South Dakota from the previous month.  Oats       
harvested for the 9 major producing States was 26 percent complete by August 1, 
12 points behind the five year average.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Barley:  Total barley production is forecast at 388 million bushels, down       
         1 percent from July, but 8 percent above the 1995 production of        
359 million bushels.  Yields are expected to average 57.4 bushels per acre, down
0.8 bushels from July but up 0.2 bushels from 1995.                             
                                                                                
Area harvested and to be harvested, at 6.8 million acres, is 8 percent above the
6.3 million acres harvested a year earlier.                                     
                                                                                
Declines in forecasted yields from July for Colorado, Montana, Oregon, and      
Washington more than offset yield increases in Minnesota, North Dakota, and     
South Dakota.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Winter Wheat:  The Hard Red Winter wheat harvest is complete in Kansas,         
               Oklahoma, and Texas and is nearing completion in Colorado and    
Nebraska. Salvage of hail damaged fields in Nebraska has some reported yields in
the 10.0 bushels per acre range.  Objective Yield Survey head counts show little
or no change from last month in all States.  Forecasted head weights are        
unchanged from last month in Oklahoma and Texas, but well below average.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Forecasted weights are above average in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, and Nebraska.
Colorado's is the highest since 1985 while the Montana forecast is second only  
to last year.                                                                   
                                                                                
Idaho and Oregon growers are still expecting record yields.  Forecasted head    
counts and head weights from Washington's Objective Yield survey are about the  
same as last month.  Both are above average.  Michigan growers are experiencing 
the lowest yields since 1976.  Test weights are low as head scab has ravaged    
many fields; vomitoxin levels vary widely.                                      
                                                                                
The Missouri harvest is complete and Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio harvests are   
nearly so.  Disease problems have hurt the Indiana and Ohio crops.  A dry July  
allowed North Carolina growers to finish harvest on schedule.  Objective Yield  
head counts were basically unchanged from last month in Illinois and Missouri,  
but up slightly in Ohio.  Forecasted weight per head is down to the lowest      
average since 1986 in Ohio and average or better in the other two.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum Wheat:  North Dakota's crop is developing ahead of last year, but still   
              trails average.  High populations of Orange Blossom Wheat Midge   
have been reported in the northeastern part of the State.  Condition ratings    
dipped somewhat during July, but remain mostly good.  Objective Yield head      
counts are at average levels while forecasted gross weight per head is a little 
below average.  Lack of substantial rains since mid-June has hurt Montana's     
yield prospects.  South Dakota's durum is rated in mostly good condition.       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Other Spring Wheat:  Hot, dry July conditions were hard on spring sown grains   
                     in Washington and northern Idaho.  Dry soils are           
restricting root development in Washington. Northern Idaho spring wheat problems
were nearly offset by the southern crop that remains in good to excellent       
condition. Harvest was just starting by the end of July. Spring wheat is        
developing late in South Dakota.  Only 13 percent is ripe; the average is       
38 percent. Head scab is present in some of North Dakota's spring wheat;        
spraying appears to have controlled Wheat Midge problems.                       
                                                                                
Objective Yield survey data are forecasting below average head populations in   
Minnesota and Montana and near average for North Dakota. Forecasted gross weight
per head is below average in both Minnesota and North Dakota, although          
Minnesota's forecast is up from last year.  Forecasted weight per head is well  
above average in Montana.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Peanuts:  Production is forecast at 3.35 billion pounds, down 3 percent from    
          last year's crop and 21 percent below the 1994 crop.  Acreage for     
harvest is down slightly from the June report, at 1.42 million acres, and down  
7 percent from 1995.  The acreage change resulted from reductions in North      
Carolina and Virginia.  Peanut plantings, at 1.43 million acres, were reduced   
from the June 1 forecast by 12,000 acres.  Yields are expected to average       
2,364 pounds per acre, 82 pounds above last year but 260 pounds below the 1994  
level.                                                                          
                                                                                
Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South     
Carolina) is expected to total 2.02 billion pounds, down 5 percent from last    
year's level.  Expected acreage for harvest in the Southeast, at 835,000 acres, 
is 7 percent below  previous year.  Yields in the four-State area are expected  
to average 2,423 pounds per acre, 54 pounds above the 1995 level.  Yield        
potential varied widely in Georgia and Alabama.  Scattered rain patterns brought
some fields adequate and timely moisture while others remained critically dry.  
The peanut crop in Florida is making good progress.  Harvest is expected to     
begin slightly ahead of normal.  South Carolina's crop also made good progress  
during the latter part of July as scattered showers provided adequate moisture. 
                                                                                
The Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 553 million pounds, down  
fractionally from 1995's reduced crop. Acreage for harvest is down 6 percent    
from the June report, at 202 million acres, and down 13 percent from the        
previous year.  Yield is forecast at 2,738 pounds, up 360 pounds from last year 
but 458 below 1994.  Excessive moisture in the Virginia-North Carolina region   
has prompted some disease problems.                                             
The Southwest production (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is expected to total 
771 million pounds, down 2 percent from last year's 785 million pounds.  The    
region's acreage for harvest, at 378,500 acres, is 2 percent below the 1995     
level.  Yields are expected to average 2,037 pounds, 14 pounds per acre above   
1995.  Above-average rainfall during July provided favorable growing conditions 
n Oklahoma.  Crop development in New Mexico was reported as excellent.  Yield   
potential in Texas was reduced by drought, especially non-irrigated fields in   
South Texas.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Rice:  Rice production is estimated at 169 million cwt, a decline of 3 percent  
       from 1995 and 15 percent below 1994 production.  Expected production in  
California is up from last year while the other five states are down.  Rice     
plantings are down 7 percent from last year while the expected yield per acre is
above last year in five of the six major rice producing states.  Yield per acre 
is forecast at 5,863 pounds, 242 pounds above 1995, but down 101 pounds from    
1994.                                                                           
                                                                                
The percent of rice headed was above 1995 and 1994 in all states, except        
Louisiana.  The percent of rice headed in Arkansas was 10 percent above 1995 and
15 percent ahead of the five year average.  Rice headed in Mississippi was      
6 percent ahead of last year and 24 percent ahead of the average. Rice growth   
improved with recent rains over the Delta and the Southeast. The condition of   
the crop was mostly fair to good across the major producing states.             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Soybeans:  Acres planted to soybeans, at 64.3 million, are up 420,000 acres     
           from the June 1 estimate and 3 percent above 1995.  The increase in  
Indiana and Ohio reflects a late planting season as the wet spring forced       
growers to plant soybeans in fields intended for corn. Indiana accounted for    
most of the increase, up 400,000 acres from June.  The overall increase was     
offset slightly by a 100,000 acre decline in Missouri. Acres to be harvested is 
up 390,000 acres from June as a result of the increase in planted acres.        
                                                                                
The planting date is slightly behind last year and well behind average.  Plant  
maturity is about the same as last year despite the late plantings and cool wet 
weather across the Midwest states.  Average number of lateral branches is up    
from last year with Missouri showing the only decrease.  There were large       
increases in lateral branch count in both Indiana and Minnesota.  The forecasted
average number of pods is down from 1995.                                       
                                                                                
As of August 4, the percent of soybeans blooming was slightly behind last year  
and far short of the five year average.  At 69 percent, blooming is 2 percent   
behind last year and 8 percent short of normal.  In Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio,
blooming was behind normal by nearly 40 points.  Growers were monitoring        
increased insect activity.  Soybeans were rated in fair to good condition in the
major producing states.                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cotton:  Upland cotton plantings, at 14.0 million acres, are down 16 percent    
         from the previous year and harvested acreage decreased 19 percent to   
12.7 million acres.  American-Pima planted acreage increased by 23 percent from 
last year to 264,000 acres, and harvested acreage increased from 1995 by        
24 percent to 261,900 acres.                                                    
                                                                                
Texas' irrigated fields continued showing good progress this season, while      
scattered showers have given some relief to the dryland acreage.  Early in the  
season, some acreage was replanted as high winds and hail caused damage.  In    
early August, 72 percent of Texas' acreage was setting bolls, 12 percent higher 
than the 5 year average.  One-fourth of the crop was rated in poor to very poor 
condition, and 43 percent was in good to excellent condition, on August 4.      
Harvest has begun in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley.  Data from         
objective yield surveys show Texas' large boll counts as the sixth highest since
1986, but small bolls and squares are the third highest.  The Oklahoma crop     
progressed ahead of normal due to adequate moisture.  Some acreage was replanted
and some abandonment occurred from high winds.  Boll weevil pressures are       
relatively light, but bollworm infestations are a concern.                      
The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee)    
rated their cotton mostly in good to excellent condition, with 23 percent of    
Louisiana's crop in excellent condition and 22 percent of Tennessee's crop in   
excellent condition, as of early August.  Boll development in the region was    
above average, and boll set is complete in all States.  Arkansas completed boll 
set in late July and Tennessee boll set was completed by August 4, both ahead of
usual development.  Cotton objective yield data show large boll counts for      
Arkansas and Mississippi are the highest in the past 10 years, and the second   
highest for Louisiana.  Arkansas' count of small bolls was the highest in ten   
yeas, while Louisiana and Mississippi small boll counts rank second highest.    
                                                                                
During the first week of August, 91 percent of Arizona's crop was in good to    
excellent condition.  Early planting approval was granted in Arizona to lessen  
effects of whitefly, and the crop also benefitted from good weather and         
successful insect control.  Boll set was 99 percent complete on August 4,       
9 points ahead of last year and 2 points above average.  All of California's    
crop was in good to excellent condition and boll set was complete.  Planting was
behind average due to low soil temperatures and rainfall in April and May, which
also caused some acreage to be replanted.  Data from objective yield plots      
indicate California's count of large bolls and squares rank seventh since 1986. 
However, the number of small bolls are the second highest in the past 10 years. 
                                                                                
In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South         
Carolina), boll set was slightly ahead of normal, although in South Carolina,   
boll set was 8 percent ahead of average on August 4.  The majority of the       
region's crop was rated in good to excellent condition in early August.         
Thirty-one percent of Georgia's crop was in fair condition, with 17 percent     
rated poor to very poor.  Producers are applying chemicals as insect            
pressure increases. Damage from hurricane Bertha appeared minimal               
and crop development was generally ahead of last year and the 5 year average.   
                                                                                
American-Pima production is forecast at 576,000 bales, up 57 percent from 1995's
output.  Yield is indicated at 1,056 pounds per harvested acre, up 220 pounds   
from last year.  All States show an increase in yields from last year.  Arizona 
and California yields are up 122 pounds and 270 pounds, respectively, from      
1995's crop, which was adversely affected by a cool, wet spring.  The California
crop has experienced nearly ideal growing conditions this year, with development
one to two weeks ahead of normal.  The Texas crop has also progressed well with 
irrigation and favorable weather conditions.                                    
                                                                                
Ginnings totaled 48,150 running bales prior to August 1, compared with          
16,650 running bales ginned to the same date last year and 112,900 running bales
in 1994.                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Dry Edible Beans:  Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 27.5  million  
                   cwt for 1996, down 11 percent from a year earlier and        
5 percent below two years ago.   Area for harvest is estimated at 1.71 million  
acres, down 10 percent from 1995 and 7 percent below 1994.  The average yield is
forecast at 1,608 pounds per acre, off 26 pounds from last year but 26 pounds   
above two years ago.                                                            
                                                                                
Warm weather in July helped dry beans in most States catch up on a season that  
started late.  Development in some areas is now ahead of normal.  Beans are     
blooming and setting pods.  The best progress is evident in the Plains and North
Central States where beans are in good to excellent condition.  Colorado,       
Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin each expect per-acre yields to 
be above a year ago.  Michigan and New York are working on very late seasons    
where a frost free September will be required for full crop production.  Drought
has practically wiped out nonirrigated fields in Utah, Colorado, and Texas.     
                                                                                
Planted area for dry beans is estimated at 1.82 million acres, down 12 percent  
from last year.  There was virtually no change in the U. S. total planted acres 
since the June Acreage Report.  Michigan, New York, and Idaho are down but      
California, Washington, Utah, Nebraska, and Wisconsin are up from their June    
estimates.  Nearly all classes show fewer planted acres this year.  Navys and   
pinks are off 15 percent each, great northerns are down 13, pintos slipped      
5 percent.  Light red kidneys fell 21 percent, darks are off 10 percent, while  
blacks plummeted 30 percent and blackeyes slid 37 percent.  On the up side,     
Garbanzos jumped 43 percent and limas (baby and large) climbed 4 and 5 percent, 
respectively.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
All Hay:  Production for 1996 is forecast at 149 million tons, down 4 percent   
          from 1995.  All hay yields are forecast, at 2.45 tons per acre, down  
5 percent from the previous year.  Acreage for harvest of alfalfa and alfalfa   
mixtures and other hay is unchanged from June at 60.6 million acres, up         
1 percent from 1995.  Production decreases were widespread across the U.S.,     
mainly as a result of drought conditions in the southwest and excessive moisture
and cool weather in the northeast.                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures:  U.S. production is forecast at 80.4 million tons,
                               down 5 percent from a year ago.  This decrease is
a result of both fewer areas harvested and lower yields.  Yields are expected to
average 3.31 tons per acre, down 0.15 tons from last year.  Harvested acres, at 
24.3 million acres, are down 1 percent from 1995.  A wet spring in the northern 
half of the U.S. promoted growth, but delayed first cuttings and adversely      
affected quality.  Dry conditions and insects have limited second cuttings.     
Weather conditions in California have been warm and dry, with yields in the     
Imperial Valley reported as being exceptionally good.                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
All Other Hay:  The forecast for 1996 production is 68.1 million tons, 2 percent
                below a year earlier.  Yields are expected to average           
1.87 tons per acre, down 0.11 tons from 1995.  Harvested area is estimated at   
36.3 million acres, up 3 percent from last year.  Texas' other hay production is
estimated at 6.4 million tons, down 15 percent from a year ago. Dry conditions  
in Texas during the winter and continuing into late summer, limited the number  
of cuttings and affected quality.  Decreases are also expected in Kentucky,     
Tennessee, California, and Alabama.                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tobacco:  U.S. all tobacco production for 1996 is forecast at 1.60 billion      
          pounds, up 26 percent from 1995.  Harvested acres are expected to be  
735,180 acres, up 11 percent from last year.  Yields for 1996 are estimated to  
average 2,170 pounds per acre, 257 pounds above the average for 1995.           
                                                                                
Flue-cured production is expected to total 891 million pounds, up 19 percent    
from a year ago.  Flue-cured growers plan to harvest 411,300 acres, 6 percent   
above last year.  Flue-cured tobacco production accounts for 56 percent of this 
year's total tobacco acreage.                                                   
                                                                                
Burley production is expected to total 615 million pounds, 41 percent above the 
1995 production.  Yield is expected to average 2,162 pounds per acre, 299 pounds
above the average for 1995.  Burley tobacco growers expect to harvest           
282,100 acres, 20 percent above last year.  Kentucky, with 71 percent of the    
1996 burley production, is 45 percent above a year ago.                         
                                                                                
Hot, dry weather during July in Florida and Georgia forced producers to control 
the amount of water for irrigated tobacco.  The delay in spring planting was    
offset by the  hot weather that accelerated the crop's development.  Humid, damp
conditions in Virginia provided ideal conditions for the spread of blue mold    
disease in burley tobacco, but the wet conditions aided flue-cured tobacco.     
                                                                                
Hurricane Bertha brought heavy downpours to North Carolina, toppling tobacco    
plants and forcing producers to hand harvest as much as possible.  The          
Hurricane's heavy rains and high winds damaged roots and forced some producers  
to attempt to prop up plants.  Harvest progress was limited by labor and storage
shortages, since much of the crop needed to be harvested at the same time.      
Prolonged power outages resulting from Hurricane Bertha soured tobacco in drying
barns.  One third of South Carolina's flue cured tobacco was harvested by August
1, slightly behind schedule.                                                    
                                                                                
In Kentucky, one-quarter of the burley tobacco was topped with tobacco condition
mostly good to fair.  Adequate rainfall in Tennessee benefitted the crop with   
little disease problems reported.                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Sugarbeets:  Production for the U.S. is expected to total 26.1 million tons, a  
             decrease of 7 percent from 1995.  Area for harvest, at 1.33 million
acres, is down 2 percent from the June "Acreage" report and down 6 percent from 
last year.  The average yield, at 19.5 tons per acre, is 0.3 tons below last    
year's yield.                                                                   
                                                                                
Cool, wet spring weather caused planting to be later than normal in the Dakota's
and Great Lakes region.  The cool, damp spring weather was followed by favorable
weather conditions that advanced sugarbeet development to near normal levels in 
the northern Great Plains and Red River Valley.  In Michigan and Ohio, wet      
fields and flooding required many fields to be replanted with some acreage      
shifted to row crops.  Late plantings, followed by dry summer weather, in the   
Great Lakes region caused sugarbeet condition to decline.  Some sugarbeet fields
in Colorado and Idaho that did not survive freeze, wind, or hail damage were    
replanted to small grains.  Hot July weather in the Mountain States advanced    
sugarbeet development and helped make up for late spring plantings.             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Sugarcane:  Sugarcane production for sugar and seed is expected to total        
            27.6 million tons, a decrease of 10 percent from 1995.  The area for
harvest, at 869,000 acres, is unchanged from the June "Acreage" report but      
7 percent below last year.  Forecasted yield, at 31.8 tons per acre, is 1.2 tons
below last year's yield.                                                        
                                                                                
Favorable weather and timely rains in Louisiana helped offset the effect of     
winter freeze damage to dormant stubble.  The freeze lowered yield expectations 
in the hardest hit areas of the Northern Parishes, but cane borer pressure was  
lighter than normal since the freeze killed much of the overwintering larvae.   
The condition of Louisiana's sugarcane crop going into August was mostly good to
excellent.  Florida's hot, dry weather early in the month stressed sugarcane on 
sandy fields, but rain later in July improved the crop's condition.  Persistent 
hot, dry weather in Texas and the likelihood of shortages of irrigation water   
has reduced expected yield to the lowest level in 6 years.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Prunes and Plums:  Production in Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington is     
                   forecast at 19,000 tons, 17 percent less than last year's    
crop and 50 percent below 1994. If realized, this level will be the smallest    
production on record.                                                           
                                                                                
The Michigan forecast of 3,500 tons is down 56 percent from 1995 and 42 percent 
below 1994.  A decline in tree numbers and poor pollination combined to reduce  
the crop.  Oregon production is forecast at 5,000 tons, down 9 percent from 1995
and 74 percent below two years ago.  Poor pollination was the main reason for   
lower crop prospects.  Washington's forecast, at 5,000 tons, is down 23 percent 
from 1995.  Fruit drop was a problem for some growers this year. Idaho expects  
5,500 tons, an increase of 83 percent from last year's record low production.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Papayas:  Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 2.93 million pounds    
          for July, 7 percent lower than June and 14 percent lower than July    
a year ago.                                                                     
Weather conditions during July were generally favorable for orchards in the     
major papaya producing areas. Soil moisture toward month's end was adequate.    
Papaya ringspot virus continued to be a serious problem in infected orchards.   
                                                                                
Area devoted to papaya production totaled 3,790 acres, unchanged from June.     
Harvested area totaled 2,635 acres, 9 percent higher than June and 11 percent   
more than last July.                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Hops:  Hop production in 1996 is forecast at 78.9 million pounds, up            
       fractionally from last year and up 6 percent from 1994.  If realized,    
this would be the second highest production, behind the record high of          
79.1 million pounds set in 1981.  Acreage strung for harvest, at 44,130 acres,  
is up 2 percent from a year ago. Acreage for harvest increased in Idaho and     
Washington, while Oregon expects a 2 percent decline from last year.  Yield is  
expected to average 1,788 pounds per acre, down 38 pounds from 1995 but         
16 pounds above the five year average.  Hops in the 3-state area are reported in
good condition.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Olives:  The 1996 California olive crop forecast is 140,000 tons, up 81 percent 
         from last year's production of 77,500 tons and the third largest crop  
on record.  The significant increase in olive production from last year is the  
result of ideal weather conditions during bloom.  Growers indicated the         
Manzanillo variety production, which generally accounts for two-thirds of total 
production, would be more than double last year's crop.  The Sevillano and      
Ascolano varieties are expected to be up 52 and 8 percent, respectively, while  
the Mission variety is expected to be down 21 percent.                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Peaches:  The 1996 peach crop increased slightly from the July 1 forecast to    
          1.99 billion pounds, down 13 percent from 1995 and 21 percent below   
1994.  If realized, this production level will be the lowest since 1983 when    
1.86 billion pounds were produced.  Excluding California Clingstone peaches, the
U.S. crop is forecast at 993 million pounds, down 31 percent from last year and 
down 28 percent from 1994.  A devastating freeze during February, and again in  
March, severely limited fruit set and reduced crop potential in the Southeast   
and Central growing areas.                                                      
                                                                                
Michigan is the only State to adjust its production from the July report,       
increasing their expectations to 45 million pounds.  That level still leaves    
them 25 percent below the 1995 crop.  About 25 percent of their crop is         
harvested, still behind normal.  Michigan peaches should benefit from recent hot
weather.  New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Washington remained at  
their July forecast levels.  The New Jersey crop is in good condition with      
average sizing.  The Pennsylvania crop looks good despite poor pollination and  
the late May frost.  Some growers indicate trees had to be thinned.  There were 
also scattered reports of hail damage.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Apples:  The nation's apple production is forecast at 10.7 billion pounds, down 
         fractionally from the 1995 crop and 7 percent below 1994's record high 
crop.                                                                           
                                                                                
Production in the Western States is forecast at 7.09 billion pounds, up         
15 percent from 1995.  Washington and California are the major contributors to  
the increase with a rise of 12 percent in both States from last year's crop.  In
Washington, harvest is expected to start later than normal due to an            
unseasonably cool spring.  Average to below average sizing was reported.  In    
California, favorable weather and mild temperatures have resulted in good fruit 
size and quality.  Gala harvest has been active since mid-July in the San       
Joaquin Valley.  Increased production is expected in Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and 
Utah.  For the second year in a row, the Idaho apple crop was reduced by late   
freezes.                                                                        
                                                                                
The Central States expect 1.18 billion pounds of apple production, down         
29 percent from last year.  Weather conditions were particularly harsh this     
season.  Poor pollination, spotty fruit set, heavy rains, hard freezes, and hail
damage tell the story across much of the Central region.   Many producers       
expressed concern over the lack of bees for pollination.  Production levels are 
expected to drop below 1995 in all 12 Central states.  Michigan will fall short 
of last year's  record crop with production levels dropping to 32 percent below 
1995.  Poor pollination during an unusually cool, rainy spring reduced          
prospects.  Crop progress is about a week behind normal.  Coloring and fruit    
size are good.                                                                  
                                                                                
In the Eastern States, production is placed at 2.47 billion pounds, down        
15 percent from 1995.  Apple production is expected to be below last year's mark
in 14 out of 16 Eastern states.   Apples are sizing nicely in the Northeast.    
Excessive moisture has prompted some disease problems. Lack of bees for         
pollination has dampened expectations.  In the Southeast, production was limited
by late freezes and hail storms.  The largest decreases in production are       
projected for: North Carolina, a drop of 33 percent; South Carolina, down       
33 percent; and West Virginia, down 31 percent.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Pears:  All pear production is forecast at 783,400 tons, down 17 percent from   
        the 1995 crop and 25 percent below the 1994 record high.                
                                                                                
Bartlett production is forecast at 410,000 tons in California, Oregon, and      
Washington, off 2,000 tons from the June forecast and down 18 percent from last 
year.  California and Oregon were unchanged at 270,000 tons and 45,000 tons,    
respectively.  Washington accounted for the 2,000 ton decline.  At 95,000 tons, 
Washington will have the smallest crop since 1969.  About one-third of          
California Bartletts were picked by August 1, with good quality reported.  In   
Washington, the crop is putting on size but development is slow.                
                                                                                
All other pear production in the three Pacific Coast States is expected to total
345,000 tons.  That output is 18 percent below the 1995 total.  The California  
total of 30,000 tons is 50 percent above last year and equal to two years ago.  
Asian pear picking is underway with good quality reported.  The Oregon total is 
140,000 tons, down 12 percent from a year ago and down 20 percent from 1994.    
The Washington total is 175,000 tons, compared with 240,000 tons in 1995 and    
218,000 in 1994.  This year's output is 27 percent below the record high in 1995
and will be the smallest crop since 1992.                                       
                                                                                
The Colorado pear crop was severely hurt by a series of freezes in early May.   
This year's forecast of 1,000 tons is about one-third of what they harvested a  
year ago.  Connecticut pear output is 5 percent above 1995, but still below     
average.  The bloom was good, but a frost hit during the peak.  The Michigan    
crop looks very good with a 9 percent increase over last year.  The New York    
crop is 1 percent above previous year.  Fruit are sizing well.  There were      
scattered areas of frost damage and reports of a lack of bees for pollination.  
Pennsylvania pear production is down 29 percent due to poor pollination weather 
and frost damage in May.  Utah expects an average crop, 9 percent higher than   
1995 but equal to 1994.                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Coffee:  Hawaii coffee production for the 1995-1996 season is estimated at      
         5.40 million pounds parchment basis, up 26 percent from the previous   
crop year and the largest harvest since the 1968 crop of 5.70 million pounds.   
Production was higher in all growing areas.  Hawaii island (which includes the  
district of Kona) accounted for nearly half the production.  Production from    
Hawaii island showed an increase for the third consecutive season due mainly to 
the continued maturity of intensively cultivated orchards.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Grapes:  U.S. production is forecast at 5.95 million tons, less than 1 percent  
         above 1995. Larger crops are forecast in California, New York, and     
Pennsylvania, while Michigan and Washington expect smaller crops.               
California's all grape production is forecast at 5.42 million tons, 3 percent   
above production for the previous two years. Raisin type varieties, at          
2.40 million tons, are up 7 percent from last month and up 6 percent from last  
year. Compared with last year, the objective measurement survey indicated higher
bunch counts, but smaller in width, thickness, and length. Thompson seedless    
varieties are currently being picked in the San Joaquin Valley, and maturity is 
slightly ahead of schedule. Picking  for wine and raisins will begin later in   
the month.                                                                      
                                                                                
Table type grape production is forecast at 720,000 tons, less than 1 percent    
above 1995 and 20 percent more than 1994.  Picking is complete in the Coachella 
Valley while harvest of Perlette and Flamed seedless is progressing in the San  
Joaquin Valley.  Good quality is reported.                                      
Wine type varieties are expected to produce 2.30 million tons, an increase of   
1 percent over last year.  The crop is maturing well with  growers reporting    
good quality. Harvest is expected to begin in the Central Valley by mid-August. 
                                                                                
Grape production in New York is forecast at 185,000 tons, up 12 percent from    
last year.  Vine growth is good and fruit is maturing on schedule, but excessive
rains are increasing disease pressures.  Washington's production forecast, at   
156,000 tons, is down 52 percent from last year.  Freeze and frost damage has   
reduced the crop to its lowest level since 1986.  Some acreage is being pulled  
while other producers are replanting red varieties.  The crop in Michigan is    
forecast at 62,000 tons, down 11 percent.  Pennsylvania's forecast, at          
67,000 tons, is up 6 percent from 1995.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Ginger Root:  Hawaii ginger root production is estimated at 9.40 million pounds 
              for the 1995-1996 season, up 62 percent from the previous         
season. Increased harvested acreage and improved cultural practices             
were responsible for the increased production.  Harvested acreage               
totaled 200, up from last season's ten year low of 135 acres.                   
The availability of new land, formerly in sugarcane, helped the                 
acreage expansion.  Bacterial wilt was a major problem in the                   
1992-1993 season when yields dropped to an all-time low.                        
Since then, farmers have adopted strict sanitary measures in the                
field, used disease-free seed, and expanded to virgin lands.                    
These factors, along with generally favorable weather,                          
ensured an improved harvest.                                                    
                                                                                
Florida Citrus:  Groves were very hot and dry the last half of July. There was  
                 a lot of irrigation in all areas of the citrus belt during this
dry period.  The first part of the month received normal rainfall with high     
humidity, high temperatures, and afternoon storms.  There was an abundance of   
new growth on trees of all ages.  New crop fruit development made good progress 
with average sizes.  Harvesting Valencia oranges and grapefruit for this season 
was completed in early July.  Caretakers were very active cutting cover crops   
and applying mid-summer herbicides.  Summer fertilizations were about complete. 
Most growers who grow for the fresh markets put on summer oil sprays.  Dead tree
removal and burning was active in all areas.  Larger groves replanted new trees.
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Fruits and Nuts:  Normal cultural practices continued in vineyards   
                             and orchards.  Table grape harvest continued in the
Central Valley.  Perlette, Flame Seedless, and Superior Seedless were the       
primary varieties harvested.  Apples were harvested in the San Joaquin Valley.  
Bartlett pear picking was active in the Sacramento Valley.  Nectarine, plum,    
freestone, and cling peach harvest continued throughout the month.  Walnut      
orchards were treated for codling moth and blight.                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Citrus:  Grapefruit picking outside the desert area continued during 
                    July.  Lemon harvest in the south coast area neared         
completion.  Valencia orange harvest slowed due to competition from stonefruits 
in the marketplace.  Nearly 60 percent of the Valencia crop was picked.  The new
navel orange crop was maturing well.                                            
                                                                                
         Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts                      
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted    
                    between July 24 and August 2 to gather information on       
expected yield as of August 1. The objective yield surveys for wheat, corn,     
soybeans, and cotton were conducted in the major producing States that usually  
account for about 75 percent of the U.S. production.  Farm operators were       
interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and to seek permission   
to randomly locate two sample plots in selected fields (corn, cotton,           
and soybeans).  The items counted within the selected plots depend on           
the crop and the maturity of that crop.  In all cases, number of plants         
are recorded along with other measurements that provide information to          
forecast the number of heads, ears, pods, or bolls and their weight.            
The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop            
a projected biological yield.  The five-year average harvesting loss            
is subtracted to obtain a net yield.  The plots are re-visited each             
month until crop maturity when the fruit is harvested and weighed.              
After the farm operator has harvested the sample field, another plot            
is sampled to obtain current year harvesting loss.                              
                                                                                
The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of  
mail and personal interviewers.  Approximately 30,000 producers were interviewed
during the survey period and asked questions about probable yield and in the    
case of late planted crops, acreage questions were asked to measure changes in  
intentions since the mid-year survey.                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimating Procedures:  National and State level objective yield and grower     
                        reported survey estimates were reviewed for errors,     
reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates.  The survey data were
also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to        
previous month and previous years.  Each State Statistical Office submits their 
analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB).   
The ASB uses the survey data and the State analysis to prepare the published    
August 1 forecast.                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  The August 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead 
                  a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing 
season.  At the end of the marketing year administrative records and a balance  
sheet are utilized using carryover stocks, production, exports, processing,     
feeding, and ending stocks.  Revisions are then made if data relationships      
warrant changes.  Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are       
subject to revision August 1 if conditions altered the planting intentions since
the mid-year survey.  Harvested acres may be revised any time a production      
forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area   
has changed since the last estimate.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the August 1     
              production forecasts, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical 
measure based on past performance, is computed.  The deviation between the      
August 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage
of the final estimate.  The average of squared percentage deviations for the    
1976-1995 20-year period is computed then the square root of the average becomes
statistically the "Root Mean Square Error."  Probability statements can be made 
concerning expected differences in the current forecast relative to the final   
end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's forecast are
not different from those influencing recent years.                              
For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the August 1 corn for grain       
production forecast is 9.0 percent.  This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that
the current production forecast of 8.69 billion bushels will not be above or    
below the final estimate by more than 9.0 percent or approximately 783 million  
bushels.  Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the        
difference will not exceed 15.5 percent or approximately 1.35 billion bushels.  
                                                                                
Also, shown in the following table is a 10-year record for selected crops of the
differences between the August 1 forecast and the final estimates.  Using corn  
again as an example, changes between the August 1 forecast and the final        
estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 439 million bushels, ranging    
from 56 million to 1,079 million bushels.  The August 1 forecast has been below 
the final estimate 4 times and above 6 times.  This does not imply that the     
August 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final     
production.  For most crops, the number of years the forecasts have been below  
or above the final estimate is about equally distributed.                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Reliability of August 1 Crop Production Forecasts                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                      :Root Mean Square Error::      10-year Record of          
                      :----------------------:: Differences Between Forecast    
                      :       :90% Confidence::      and Final Estimate         
      Crop and        :       :     Level    ::-------------------------------  
        Unit          :Percent:--------------::  Quantity      :No. of Years    
                      :       :       :      ::-------------------------------  
                      :       :Percent: Quant::          :     :Below:Above     
                      :       :       :      :: Avg:Small:Large:Final:Final     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                      :                  Mil ::----- Mil -----                  
                      :                      ::                                 
Corn For Grain      Bu:  9.0    15.5    1,348::   439   56   1,079   4     6    
Sorghum For Grain   Bu:  8.5    14.7      108::    45    6     108   5     5    
Oats                Bu:  7.9    13.7       22::    29   14      56   2     8    
Barley              Bu:  6.9    12.4       48::    32    7      84   5     5    
All Wheat           Bu:  2.6     4.5      101::    58    7     160   2     8    
  Winter            Bu:  1.1     1.9       28::    11    0      30   2     8    
  Durum             Bu: 10.1    17.5       21::     9    1      19   3     7    
  Other Spring      Bu:  8.3    14.4       91::    47    3     121   3     7    
Rice               Cwt:  4.7     8.2       14::     7    2      14   7     3    
Soybeans For          :                      ::                                 
 Beans              Bu:  6.1    10.5      241::    87   19     235   6     4    
Cotton        Bales 1/:  8.6    14.9    2,768:: 1,141   34   3,911   5     5    
Dry Edible            :                      ::                                 
 Beans             Cwt:  8.2    14.2        4::   1.8    1     4.1   3     7    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Quantity is in thousands of bales.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                               Index                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                                                            Table    Narrative  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Acreage changes, Special Summary.........................    A-39       A-39    
Apples, Commercial.......................................    A-36       B-12    
Area Planted, By States..................................    A- 8               
Barley...................................................    A-14       B- 6    
Beans, Dry Edible........................................    A-23       B- 9    
Coffee...................................................    A-37       B-13    
Corn for Grain...........................................    A-10       B- 5    
Cotton...................................................    A-22       B- 8    
Cottonseed...............................................    A-21               
Crop Moisture Map........................................               B- 1    
Crop Summary.............................................    A- 3               
Drought Severity Map.....................................               B- 2    
Ginger Root..............................................    A-38       B-14    
Grapes...................................................    A-38       B-13    
Hay, All.................................................    A-26       B-10    
Hay, Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures........................    A-27       B-10    
Hay, All Other...........................................    A-28       B-10    
Hops.....................................................    A-34       B-12    
Oats.....................................................    A-13       B- 6    
Olives...................................................    A-34       B-12    
Papayas-Hawaii...........................................    A-33       B-11    
Peaches..................................................    A-35       B-12    
Peanuts For Nuts.........................................    A-18       B- 7    
Pears....................................................    A-37       B-13    
Prunes & Plums...........................................    A-33       B-11    
Reliability..............................................               B-15    
Rice.....................................................    A-19       B- 8    
Rice, By Class...........................................    A-19               
Sorghum For Grain........................................    A-12       B- 6    
Soybeans For Beans.......................................    A-20       B- 8    
Sugarbeets...............................................    A-32       B-11    
Sugarcane For Sugar & Seed...............................    A-32       B-11    
Tobacco, By Class and Type...............................    A-29       B-10    
Tobacco, By States.......................................    A-31               
Wheat, All...............................................    A-15               
Wheat, by Class..........................................    A-18               
Wheat, Durum.............................................    A-17       B- 7    
Wheat, Other Spring......................................    A-17       B- 7    
Wheat, Winter............................................    A-16       B- 6    
                          Report Features                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
The release date for the 1996 "Hazelnut Production" report has been changed to  
August 27, 1996.                                                                
                                                                                
The California Agricultural Statistics Service will issue "1996 California      
Pistachio Objective Measurement Survey Results" at 12:00 p.m. PT on             
August 30, 1996.  No pistachio production forecast will be released as a result 
of this survey.  The first estimate of production will be in the "Noncitrus     
Fruits and Nuts Preliminary Summary" released in January 1997.                  
                                                                                
The "Walnut Production" report for 1996 will be released as scheduled on        
August 30, 1996.                                                                
                                                                                
The initial forecast for the 1996-97 California Navel orange crop will be in    
the September "Crop Production" report.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
September 11, 1996.                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National  
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202) 720-2127
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Field Crops Section                                                           
    Bill Dowdy, Head                                              (202) 720-3843
      Kevin Barnes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds                     (202) 720-7369
      Dan Kerestes - Barley                                       (202) 720-9526
      Roger Latham - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings                      (202) 720-5944
      Joel Moore - Barley, Hay, Sorghum                           (202) 690-3234
      Greg Preston - Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather, Oats       (202) 720-7621
      Barbara Rater - Peanuts, Rice, Tobacco                      (202) 720-7688
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Rye, Wheat                            (202) 720-8068
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section                                      
    Stephen Ropel, Head                                           (202) 720-3843
      Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes                      (202) 720-4285
      Howard Hill - Cherries, Berries, Prunes, Plums                            
                    Cranberries, Grapes, Maple Syrup              (202) 720-7235
      Linda McMillan - Nuts, Floriculture                         (202) 720-4215
      David Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions     (202) 720-2157
      Linda Simpson - Noncitrus Fruits, Mint, Dry Beans & Peas,                 
                      Mushrooms, Hops                             (202) 720-3578
      Blair Smith - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202) 720-5412
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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