HDR1012000110010511950830CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS & SUMMARY                   
HDR2012000110010511950830WIN WH & COT HIGHLIGHTS                                
                                                                                
Release May 11, 1995, at 8:30 a.m. by the Agricultural Statistics Board.        
Forecasts refer to May 1, 1995.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                             Winter Wheat Down                  
                                                                                
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.64 billion bushels.  This is down      
1 percent from 1994.  Based on May 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is expected to  
average 40.2 bushels per acre, unchanged from a year ago.  Harvested area is    
placed at 40.7 million acres, down 1 percent from last year.                    
                                                                                
The April 10-11 freeze affected portions of southwestern Kansas, southeastern   
Colorado, the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles and parts of northeastern New       
Mexico.  Damage estimates range from moderate to severe depending on moisture   
and maturity at the time.  The remaining wheat is generally in good condition,  
allowing yield projections to be up from last year's final.                     
                                                                                
Most Soft Red Winter yields are down from last year's highs.  Hard Red Winter   
yields are higher than last year in most States.  The Pacific Northwest State   
yields are lower than a year ago or unchanged.                                  
                                                                                
All cotton production for 1994 reached a record high 19.7 million bales,        
22 percent greater than the previous year.  Yields averaged 708 pounds per acre,
also the largest on record for the U.S.  Eight States registered record high    
yields during 1994.  Georgia more than doubled it's production to become the    
fifth largest producing State.                                                  
                                                                                
Index is located at the end of this report.  For information call (202)         
720-2127.  Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.                          
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (5-95)                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Orange production rose slightly from the previous month to 11.7 million tons and
was 14 percent above last season.  Production of early, mid-season, and Navel   
oranges was unchanged from last month but the Valencia forecast increased.  The 
Florida Valencia forecast, at 85.0 million boxes (3.83 million tons), increased 
1 percent from April and 27 percent from last season. Early and mid-season      
production remained at 120 million boxes (5.39 million tons), 12 percent above  
last year.  Harvest of early, mid, and Navel varieties ended in March.          
California's all orange production is carried forward from last month.  It      
remains at 64.0 million boxes (2.40 million tons), 2 percent above last season. 
Early, mid, and Navel varieties are expected to produce 37.0 million boxes      
(1.39 million tons), up 1 percent from last year.  Valencia production is       
expected to total 27.0 million boxes (1.01 million tons), up 4 percent from a   
year ago.                                                                       
                                                                                
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice yield for the 1994-95 season is        
forecast at 1.50 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.  This forecast is        
unchanged from last month but down from last seasons's final yield of           
1.57 gallons per box.  The final yield for early and mid-season varieties is    
1.44 gallons per box, down from 1.52 gallons per box last season.  The Valencia 
crop is expected to yield 1.59 gallons per box, up from 1.58 last month but down
from 1.66 gallons per box a year ago.  The forecast projects the final yield    
reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association.                          
                                                                                
This report was approved on May 11, 1995, by the Secretary of Agriculture and   
the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Board.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
       ____________________                   _______________________________   
            Secretary of                       Agricultural Statistics Board    
            Agriculture                                  Chairperson            
            Dan Glickman                                 Rich Allen             
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110010511950830Summary tables                                         
                                                                                
                         Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United      
States,                                                                         
                                                                                
                                      1994 and Forecasted May 1, 1995           
                                                                                
                                             (Domestic Units)                   
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                         :       Area Planted     :     Area Harvested          
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------- 
                         :     1994    :    1995    :    1994    :    1995      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
                         :                                                      
Winter Wheat             :   49,247      49,252      41,335       40,723        
Spring Potatoes          :     91.6        88.6        90.4         86.8        
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                       Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United     
States,                                                                         
                                                                                
                                      1994 and Forecasted May 1, 1995           
                                                                                
                                             (Domestic Units)                   
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                         : Yield per Acre:             Production               
                         :----------------------------------------------------- 
      Crop and Unit      :       :       :            :   Apr 1,  :   May 1,    
                         :  1994 :  1995 :   1994     :    1995   :    1995     
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                         :                  ------------- 1,000 ------------    
                         :                                                      
Winter Wheat          Bu :  40.2      40.2  1,661,043               1,638,211   
Spring Potatoes       Cwt:   251       258     22,646      22,701      22,387   
Hay Stocks on Farms 1/Ton:                     22,096                  20,786   
Almonds (CA)          Lb :                    730,000                 430,000   
                         :                                                      
Citrus Fruits 2/         :                   1993-94      1994-95     1994-95   
                         :                                                      
  Oranges             Ton:                     10,281      11,663      11,706   
  Grapefruit           " :                      2,655       2,860       2,906   
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1/  December 1, 1994 hay stocks were 104,406,000 tons.                          
2/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                         Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United      
States,                                                                         
                                                                                
                                      1994 and Forecasted May 1, 1995           
                                                                                
                                              (Metric Units)                    
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                      :       Area Planted        :     Area Harvested          
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------- 
                      :     1994    :     1995    :     1994    :    1995       
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                      :                       Hectares                          
                      :                                                         
                      :                                                         
Winter Wheat          :  19,929,770    19,931,790    16,727,860   16,480,190    
Spring Potatoes       :      37,070        35,860        36,580       35,130    
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                     Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United    
States,                                                                         
                                                                                
                                      1994 and Forecasted May 1, 1995           
                                                                                
                                              (Metric Units)                    
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                      :Yield per Hectare:             Production                
                      :-------------------------------------------------------- 
         Crop         :        :        :           :   Apr 1,   :   May 1,     
                      :  1994  :  1995  :   1994    :    1995    :    1995      
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                      :                      Metric Tons                        
                      :                                                         
Winter Wheat          :  2.70     2.71   45,206,180                44,584,800   
Spring Potatoes       : 28.08    28.91    1,027,210    1,029,700    1,015,460   
Hay Stocks on Farms 1/:                  20,045,150                18,856,740   
Almonds (CA)          :                     331,120                   195,040   
                      :                                                         
Citrus Fruits 2/      :                     1993-94      1994-95      1994-95   
                      :                                                         
  Oranges             :                   9,326,770   10,580,500   10,619,500   
  Grapefruit          :                   2,408,580    2,594,550    2,636,280   
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1/  December 1, 1994 hay stocks were 94,715,530 metric tons.                    
2/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
HDR1012000110110511950830Crop tables                                            
HDR2012000110110511950830Winter wheat table                                     
         Winter Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State         
             and United States, 1993-94 and Forecasted May 1, 1995              
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      :   Area Harvested  :       Yield       :           Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      :   1994  :   1995  :   1994  :   1995  :   1993   :   1994   :   1995    
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      :    1,000 Acres       --- Bushels ---   -------- 1,000 Bushels --------  
      :                                                                         
AL    :      95       95     48.0       38.0       3,230      4,560      3,610  
AZ    :      28       23     94.0       95.0       3,290      2,632      2,185  
AR    :     880    1,000     46.0       45.0      41,600     40,480     45,000  
CA    :     510      440     76.0       70.0      38,500     38,760     30,800  
CO    :   2,550    2,500     30.0       34.0      94,350     76,500     85,000  
DE    :      70       60     54.0       55.0       3,591      3,780      3,300  
FL    :      15       17     42.0       42.0         825        630        714  
GA    :     400      340     51.0       38.0      13,680     20,400     12,920  
ID    :     790      770     72.0       69.0      67,150     56,880     53,130  
IL    :     900    1,400     56.0       57.0      68,200     50,400     79,800  
IN    :     630      660     61.0       63.0      34,840     38,430     41,580  
IA    :      45       45     47.0       45.0         625      2,115      2,025  
KS    :  11,400   10,700     38.0       35.0     388,500    433,200    374,500  
KY    :     420      460     60.0       54.0      20,090     25,200     24,840  
LA    :      70       80     37.0       40.0       2,375      2,590      3,200  
MD    :     220      210     55.0       57.0      10,800     12,100     11,970  
MI    :     580      600     53.0       55.0      22,140     30,740     33,000  
MN    :      37       33     29.0       35.0       1,200      1,073      1,155  
MS    :     160      175     40.0       40.0       6,930      6,400      7,000  
MO    :   1,100    1,200     45.0       45.0      53,200     49,500     54,000  
MT    :   1,850    1,600     35.0       35.0     102,900     64,750     56,000  
NE    :   2,100    2,000     34.0       38.0      73,500     71,400     76,000  
NV    :       5        4     90.0      100.0         400        450        400  
NJ    :      32       26     42.0       43.0       1,419      1,344      1,118  
NM    :     230      200     24.0       27.0       6,210      5,520      5,400  
NY    :     115      115     53.0       53.0       3,910      6,095      6,095  
NC    :     620      680     49.0       43.0      23,520     30,380     29,240  
ND    :      38       38     33.0       33.0       4,290      1,254      1,254  
OH    :   1,180    1,210     58.0       57.0      52,520     68,440     68,970  
OK    :   5,300    5,200     27.0       31.0     156,600    143,100    161,200  
OR    :     870      800     64.0       63.0      61,060     55,680     50,400  
PA    :     165      185     48.0       52.0       7,425      7,920      9,620  
SC    :     360      290     50.0       35.0       9,880     18,000     10,150  
SD    :   1,350    1,400     32.0       35.0      56,550     43,200     49,000  
TN    :     300      330     50.0       42.0      13,940     15,000     13,860  
TX    :   2,900    3,000     26.0       28.0     118,400     75,400     84,000  
UT    :     150      135     40.0       39.0       6,045      6,000      5,265  
VA    :     250      275     56.0       55.0      13,515     14,000     15,125  
WA    :   2,300    2,100     54.0       54.0     162,500    124,200    113,400  
                                                                                
WV    :      10       12     55.0       50.0         473        550        600  
WI    :     130      135     59.0       51.0       4,370      7,670      6,885  
WY    :     180      180     24.0       25.0       5,600      4,320      4,500  
      :                                                                         
US    :  41,335   40,723     40.2       40.2   1,760,143  1,661,043  1,638,211  
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HDR2012000110110511950830Durum wheat table                                      
         Durum Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State           
            and United States, 1993-94 and Forecasted May 1, 1995 1/            
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      :   Area Harvested  :       Yield       :           Production            
 State:------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      :   1994  :   1995  :   1994  :   1995  :   1993   :   1994   :   1995    
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      :    1,000 Acres       --- Bushels --      ------- 1,000 Bushels ------   
      :                                                                         
AZ    :     94       98      91.0      90.0       4,500      8,554      8,820   
CA    :     59       68      95.0      97.0       3,800      5,605      6,596   
MN    :     35               25.0                   240        875              
MT    :    178               30.0                 3,534      5,340              
ND    :  2,350               32.5                57,970     76,375              
SD    :     23               26.0                   432        598              
      :                                                                         
US    :  2,739               35.5                70,476     97,347              
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1/  Area harvested for U.S. and northern States will be published in "Acreage"  
    released June 30, 1995.  Yield and production will be published in "Crop    
    Production" released July 12, 1995.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830wheat by class                                         
             Wheat:  Production by Class, United States, 1993-94                
                        and Forecasted May 1, 1995 1/                           
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       :            Winter           :            Spring            :           
       :------------------------------------------------------------:           
 Year  :   Hard   :  Soft  :         :   Hard  :         :          :   Total   
       :   Red    :  Red   :  White  :   Red   :  Durum  :   White  :           
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       :                              1,000 Bushels                             
                                                                                
       :                                                                        
                                                                                
1993   : 1,065,941  401,326   292,876   511,814   70,476    54,007   2,396,440  
1994   :   971,134  433,335   256,574   515,392   97,347    46,828   2,320,610  
1995   :   940,686  459,113   238,412                                           
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1/  Wheat class estimates are based on the latest varietal acreage survey data  
    available for wheat producing States.  Unless unusual situations dictate,   
    the previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the        
    forecast season.                                                            
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830hay stocks                                             
             Hay:  Stocks on Farms, by State and United States,                 
                             Dec 1 and May 1, 1992-95                           
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
         :         Dec 1               :         May 1                          
 State   :--------------------------------------------------------------        
         :  1992   :  1993   :  1994   :  1993   :   1994  :   1995             
------------------------------------------------------------------------        
         :                                1,000 Tons                            
         :                                                                      
AL       :   1,252     1,181     1,580       134       274       284            
AZ       :     269       124       133        37        25        27            
AR       :   2,265     1,769     2,055       419       430       426            
CA       :   2,869     1,670     1,636       155       152       328            
CO       :   2,575     2,430     2,030       396       294       447            
CT       :     107        90       105        23        10        32            
DE       :      36        16        12         5         8        10            
FL       :     520       400       490       140        79       132            
GA       :   1,007       684     1,170       244       114       371            
ID       :   2,193     2,955     2,263       292       678       222            
IL       :   1,757     1,725     1,562       365       616       540            
IN       :   1,380     1,164     1,097       177       205       148            
IA       :   4,300     3,410     4,274     1,058       720       751            
KS       :   4,700     4,180     5,080       800     1,093       796            
KY       :   4,047     4,362     5,292       790       600       648            
LA       :     502       396       512        97        42        97            
ME       :     259       239       244        54        36        61            
MD       :     428       374       347        52        33        20            
MA       :     161        94       141        32        17        28            
MI       :   2,320     3,185     3,020       510       753     1,074            
MN       :   3,537     3,881     3,660     1,114       716       753            
MS       :   1,823     1,382     1,688       162       173       206            
MO       :   5,835     6,160     5,755       703     1,466     1,016            
MT       :   3,602     4,325     3,950       897     1,153       772            
NE       :   5,777     5,492     5,413     1,364     1,391     1,112            
NV       :     499       651       630        32       166        42            
NH       :     110        98        90        24        17        26            
NJ       :     140       129       205        43         7        60            
NM       :     616       590       525        70        90        50            
NY       :   2,334     1,983     2,377       503       361       594            
NC       :     728       436       807       148        36       131            
ND       :   3,796     5,194     4,285       844     1,160       857            
OH       :   2,275     1,950     2,410       364       562       307            
OK       :   4,495     3,696     3,500     1,188       750       700            
OR       :   1,537     1,686     1,761        73       521        85            
PA       :   2,989     2,481     2,717       833       653       724            
RI       :      11         8         9         2         2         3            
SC       :     234        70       332        41        44       130            
SD       :   7,020     9,464     7,477     2,176     2,293     1,759            
TN       :   2,945     2,226     3,340       485       417       721            
TX       :   8,918     6,005     7,610     2,058       826     1,606            
UT       :   1,344     1,518     1,452       246       323       245            
                                                                                
VT       :     484       425       389       142       137       136            
VA       :   2,382     1,694     2,108       494       374       445            
WA       :   1,777       992     1,198       148       312       139            
WV       :     942       932       955       118        95       100            
WI       :   4,446     4,507     5,000       853     1,377     1,441            
WY       :   1,747     2,530     1,720       197       495       184            
         :                                                                      
US       : 105,290   100,953   104,406    21,102    22,096    20,786            
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HDR2012000110110511950830Almonds                                                
                                                                                
                              Almonds (shelled basis):  Utilized Production,    
                                                                                
                              California, 1993-94 and Forecasted May 1, 1995    
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                            :               Utilized Production                 
        State               :-------------------------------------------------- 
                            :        1993     :     1994 1/   :      1995       
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                            :                 1,000 Pounds                      
                            :                                                   
CA                          :       490,000         730,000         430,000     
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1/ Revised.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Avocados                                               
                                                                                
                           Avocados:  Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production, Price,
                                                                                
                                  and Value, Florida and Hawaii, 1993-95        
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        : Bearing  :  Yield   :        Production      :   Utilization          
  Year  : Acreage  :   Per    :-----------------------------------------------  
        :    1/    :  Acre    :   Total   :  Utilized  :  Fresh  :  Processed   
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        :- Acres-   ------------------------- Tons ---------------------------  
FL      :                                                                       
1993-94 :     5,800       0.76       4,400       4,400      4,400      --       
1994-95 :     5,700       3.51      20,000      20,000     20,000      --       
        :                                                                       
HI      :                                                                       
1993-94 :       250       1.00         250         250        250      --       
1994-95 :       220       1.14         250         250        250      --       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------  
        :           Price per Ton          :     Value of Production            
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------  
        :   Fresh   : Processed :   All    :  Fresh    : Processed :   All      
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------  
        :   ---------- Dollars --------       -------- 1,000 Dollars --------   
FL      :                                                                       
1993-94 :       820      --         820        3,608        --        3,608     
1994-95 :       616      --         616       12,320        --       12,320     
        :                                                                       
HI      :                                                                       
1993-94 :       880      --         880          220        --          220     
1994-95 :     1,000      --       1,000          250        --          250     
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1/  Bearing acreage estimates are based on periodic orchard inventory surveys.  
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Papayas                                                
          Papayas:  Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1994-95        
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           :                   Area                 :     Fresh Production      
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
   Month   :    Total in Crop    :     Harvested    :            :              
           :----------------------------------------:    1994    :    1995      
           :   1994   :   1995   :   1994  :  1995  :            :              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :   --------------- Acres --------------      -- 1,000 Pounds --     
           :                                                                    
Mar        :   3,300      3,715      2,350    2,485      3,780        4,325     
Apr        :   3,305      3,740      2,260    2,535      4,050        3,035     
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HDR2012000110110511950830Ban & Papay & taro                                     
                                                                                
                            Bananas, Papayas, and Taro:  Area Harvested, Yield, 
                                                                                
                                    and Production, Hawaii, 1993-94 1/          
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           :      Area Harvested           :              Yield                 
   Item    :------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :    1993      :     1994       :      1993      :     1994          
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           :    ------- Acres --------            ------- Pounds -------        
           :                                                                    
Bananas    :        880              930           13,300           14,700      
Papayas 2/ :      2,555            2,200            N/A              N/A        
Taro 3/    :        510              490           11,800           12,400      
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :      Total Production         :      Utilized Production           
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :    1993      :     1994       :      1993      :     1994          
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :                         1,000 Pounds                               
           :                                                                    
Bananas    :     11,700           13,700           11,700           13,700      
Papayas 2/ :      N/A              N/A             63,700           62,000      
Taro 3/    :      6,000            6,100            6,000            6,100      
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1/  1994 revised.                                                               
2/  Papaya yield not calculated because only utilized production is estimated.  
3/  Area harvested is average during the year.                                  
N/A = Not available.                                                            
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Citrus fruits                                          
                                                                                
                   Citrus Fruit:  Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United
States,                                                                         
                                                                                
                                   1993-94 and Forecasted May 1, 1995 1/        
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                     :    Utilized Production       :   Utilized Production     
       Crop          :          Boxes               :     Ton Equivalent        
       and           :------------------------------:-------------------------- 
       State         :  1992-93 : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1992-93: 1993-94: 1994-95 
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                     :  ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ -----   ------ 1,000 Tons ------  
Oranges              :                                                          
  Early Mid &        :                                                          
   Navel 3/          :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :      700       700       500       26       26       19  
    CA 4/            :   43,800    36,600    37,000    1,642    1,372    1,388  
    FL               :  114,300   107,300   119,700    5,143    4,829    5,387  
    TX               :      450       480       950       20       21       40  
    US               :  159,250   145,080   158,150    6,831    6,248    6,834  
  Valencia           :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :    1,150     1,200       800       43       45       30  
    CA 4/            :   23,000    26,000    27,000      863      975    1,013  
    FL               :   72,300    66,900    85,000    3,253    3,010    3,825  
    TX               :       60        70       100        2        3        4  
    US               :   96,510    94,170   112,900    4,161    4,033    4,872  
  All                :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :    1,850     1,900     1,300       69       71       49  
    CA 4/            :   66,800    62,600    64,000    2,505    2,347    2,401  
    FL               :  186,600   174,200   204,700    8,396    7,839    9,212  
    TX               :      510       550     1,050       22       24       44  
    US               :  255,760   239,250   271,050   10,992   10,281   11,706  
Temples              :                                                          
  FL                 :    2,500     2,250     2,550      113      102      115  
Grapefruit           :                                                          
  White Seedless     :                                                          
    FL               :   25,700    24,500    26,000    1,093    1,042    1,105  
  Colored Seedless   :                                                          
    FL               :   27,700    25,500    28,500    1,177    1,084    1,211  
  Other              :                                                          
    FL               :    1,750     1,050     1,300       74       45       55  
  All                :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :    2,150     1,750     1,400       69       59       47  
    CA 4/            :                                                          
      Desert         :    3,500     3,300     3,300      112      111      111  
      Other Areas    :    5,700     5,800     6,000      191      194      201  
      Total          :    9,200     9,100     9,300      303      305      312  
    FL               :   55,150    51,050    55,800    2,344    2,171    2,371  
    TX               :    1,875     3,000     4,400       75      120      176  
    US               :   68,375    64,900    70,900    2,791    2,655    2,906  
                                                                                
Tangerines           :                                                          
  AZ 4/              :      950     1,000       650       35       37       24  
  CA 4/              :    2,100     2,300     2,300       79       86       86  
  FL                 :    2,800     4,100     3,550      133      195      169  
  US                 :    5,850     7,400     6,500      247      318      279  
Lemons 4/            :                                                          
  AZ                 :    4,400     5,200     4,000      167      197      152  
  CA                 :   20,400    20,700    20,500      775      787      779  
  US                 :   24,800    25,900    24,500      942      984      931  
Tangelos             :                                                          
  FL                 :    3,050     3,350     3,150      137      150      142  
K-Early Citrus       :                                                          
  FL                 :      185       210       120        8        9        5  
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HDR2012000110110511950830Citrus fruit footnotes                                 
                       Citrus Fruit Footnotes                                   
                                                                                
1/  The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with   
    year harvest is completed.                                                  
2/  Net lbs. per box:  oranges-CA & AZ-75, FL-90, TX-85;  grapefruit-CA         
    Desert & AZ-64 in 1992-93 and earlier, 67-starting in 1993-94.              
    CA Other-67, FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, K-Early Citrus &            
    Temples-90; tangerines-CA and AZ-75, FL-95.                                 
3/  Navel and miscellaneous varieties in CA and AZ.  Early and mid-season       
    varieties in FL and TX, including small quantities of tangerines in TX.     
4/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Spring potatoes                                        
                                                                                
                     Spring Potatoes:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by 
State                                                                           
                                                                                
                           and United States, 1993-94 and Forecasted May 1, 1995
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
             :   Area Harvested  :     Yield       :    Production              
 State       :----------------------------------------------------------------  
             :    1994  :  1995  :  1994  :  1995  :  1993  : 1994    : 1995    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
             :-- 1,000 Acres --     --- Cwt ---    ----- 1,000 Cwt -----        
             :                                                                  
  AL         :     2.5      2.5      175      160      419      438       400   
  AZ         :     6.3      6.3      265      275    1,485    1,670     1,733   
  CA         :    20.5     17.8      380      375    7,508    7,790     6,675   
  FL         :    38.6     38.0      222      245    6,068    8,588     9,300   
    Hastings :    29.0     28.0      220      250    4,680    6,380     7,000   
    Other FL :     9.6     10.0      230      230    1,388    2,208     2,300   
  NC         :    17.0     17.2      180      195    3,114    3,060     3,354   
  TX         :     5.5      5.0      200      185    1,060    1,100       925   
             :                                                                  
  Total      :    90.4     86.8      251      258   19,654   22,646    22,387   
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HDR2012000110110511950830Tobacco by type                                        
                                                                                
                         Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by     
Class,                                                                          
                                                                                
                                Type, State, and United States, 1993-94 1/      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  Area Harvested  :     Yield      :      Production    
   Class  and Type     :------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  1993   :  1994  :  1993 :  1994  :  1993   :  1994    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :      Acres              Pounds        1,000 Pounds     
Class  1, Flue-Cured   :                                                        
 Type 11, Old and      :                                                        
  Middle Belts         :                                                        
   NC                  :  99,000   89,000   2,100    2,445   207,900   217,605  
   VA                  :  36,000   34,000   2,035    2,420    73,260    82,280  
   US                  : 135,000  123,000   2,083    2,438   281,160   299,885  
 Type 12, Eastern NC   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   NC                  : 129,000  116,000   2,325    2,530   299,925   293,480  
 Type 13, NC Border &  :                                                        
  SC Belt              :                                                        
   NC                  :  34,000   30,000   2,355    2,365    80,070    70,950  
   SC                  :  52,000   47,000   2,130    2,300   110,760   108,100  
   US                  :  86,000   77,000   2,219    2,325   190,830   179,050  
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt   :                                                        
   FL                  :   7,100    6,500   2,630    2,550    18,673    16,575  
   GA                  :  43,000   37,000   2,240    2,180    96,320    80,660  
   US                  :  50,100   43,500   2,295    2,235   114,993    97,235  
 Total 11-14           : 400,100  359,500   2,217    2,419   886,908   869,650  
                       :                                                        
Class  2, Fire-Cured   :                                                        
 Type 21, VA Belt      :                                                        
   VA                  :   1,200    1,350   1,560    1,780     1,872     2,403  
 Type 22, Eastern      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  :   3,500    4,100   2,430    2,660     8,505    10,906  
   TN                  :   7,700    8,100   2,400    2,570    18,480    20,817  
   US                  :  11,200   12,200   2,409    2,600    26,985    31,723  
 Type 23, Western      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  :   3,650    3,900   2,880    3,190    10,512    12,441  
   TN                  :     600      630   2,580    2,800     1,548     1,764  
   US                  :   4,250    4,530   2,838    3,136    12,060    14,205  
 Total 21-23           :  16,650   18,080   2,457    2,673    40,917    48,331  
                       :                                                        
                                                                                
Class  3, Air-Cured    :                                                        
 Class  3A, Light      :                                                        
  Air-Cured            :                                                        
 Type 31, Burley       :                                                        
   IN                  :   8,100    7,100   2,150    2,150    17,415    15,265  
   KY                  : 196,000  175,000   2,175    2,400   426,300   420,000  
   MO                  :   2,800    3,500   1,700    2,290     4,760     8,015  
   NC                  :   9,000    8,200   2,280    2,140    20,520    17,548  
   OH                  :   9,000    8,500   2,100    2,160    18,900    18,360  
   TN                  :  61,000   51,000   1,935    2,125   118,035   108,375  
   VA                  :  11,800   11,000   2,060    1,935    24,308    21,285  
   WV                  :   2,000    2,000   1,800    1,775     3,600     3,550  
   US                  : 299,700  266,300   2,115    2,300   633,838   612,398  
 Type 32, Southern MD  :                                                        
  Belt 2/              :                                                        
   MD                  :   9,500    8,500   1,400    1,500    13,300    12,750  
   PA                  :   3,200    3,600   1,900    1,950     6,080     7,020  
   US                  :  12,700   12,100   1,526    1,634    19,380    19,770  
 Total 31-32           : 312,400  278,400   2,091    2,271   653,218   632,168  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                      --continued 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                         Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by     
Class,                                                                          
                                                                                
                          Type, State, and United States, 1993-94 1/ (continued)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  Area Harvested  :      Yield     :   Production       
   Class  and Type     :------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  1993   :  1994  :  1993 :  1994  :  1993   :  1994    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :      Acres              Pounds        1,000 Pounds     
Class  3, Air-Cured    :                                                        
Class  3B, Dark        :                                                        
 Air-Cured             :                                                        
 Type 35, One Sucker   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   KY                  :   2,700    2,600   2,370    2,480     6,399     6,448  
   TN                  :     640      620   2,125    2,150     1,360     1,333  
   US                  :   3,340    3,220   2,323    2,416     7,759     7,781  
 Type 36, Green River  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   KY                  :   1,450    1,400   2,320    2,780     3,364     3,892  
 Type 37, VA Sun-Cured :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   VA                  :     100       70   1,040    1,770       104       124  
 Total 35-37           :   4,890    4,690   2,296    2,515    11,227    11,797  
                       :                                                        
Class  4, Cigar Filler :                                                        
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf  :                                                        
   PA                  :   5,800    5,400   2,100    2,100    12,180    11,340  
                       :                                                        
Class  5, Cigar Binder :                                                        
 Class  5A, CT Valley  :                                                        
  Binder               :                                                        
  Type 51, CT Valley   :                                                        
   Broadleaf           :                                                        
    CT                 :     695      690   1,870    1,890     1,300     1,304  
    MA                 :     190      210   2,075    1,905       394       400  
    US                 :     885      900   1,914    1,893     1,694     1,704  
                       :                                                        
Class  5B, WI Binder   :                                                        
 Type 54, Southern WI  :                                                        
  WI                   :   2,800    2,000   1,675    2,100     4,690     4,200  
 Type 55, Northern WI  :                                                        
  WI                   :   1,800    1,000   1,085    1,710     1,953     1,710  
 Total 54-55           :   4,600    3,000   1,444    1,970     6,643     5,910  
 Total 51-55           :   5,485    3,900   1,520    1,952     8,337     7,614  
                       :                                                        
                                                                                
Class  6, Cigar Wrapper:                                                        
 Type 61, CT Valley    :                                                        
  Shade-Grown          :                                                        
   CT                  :     850      910   1,450    1,400     1,233     1,274  
   MA                  :     230      280   1,495    1,400       344       392  
   US                  :   1,080    1,190   1,460    1,400     1,577     1,666  
All Cigar Types        :                                                        
 Total 41-61           :  12,365   10,490   1,787    1,966    22,094    20,620  
                       :                                                        
 All Tobacco           : 746,405  671,160   2,163    2,358 1,614,364 1,582,566  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  1994 revised.                                                               
2/  Estimates carried forward from "Crop Production" Annual Summary released    
    January 12, 1995.                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                  Tobacco:  Price and Value by Class, Type,                     
                     State, and United States, 1993-94 1/                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                       :          Price per          :        Value of          
                       :            Pound            :       Production         
   Class and Type      :------------------------------------------------------  
                       :    1993     :     1994      :   1993    :    1994      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                       :      ---- Dollars ----        ---- 1,000 Dollars ---   
Class 1, Flue-cured    :                                                        
 Type 11, Old and      :                                                        
  Middle Belts         :                                                        
   NC                  :    1.687          1.705        350,727      371,017    
   VA                  :    1.698          1.706        124,395      140,370    
   US                  :    1.690          1.705        475,122      511,387    
 Type 12, Eastern NC   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   NC                  :    1.693          1.709        507,773      501,557    
 Type 13, NC Border &  :                                                        
  SC Belt              :                                                        
   NC                  :    1.676          1.690        134,197      119,906    
   SC                  :    1.662          1.690        184,083      182,689    
   US                  :    1.668          1.690        318,280      302,595    
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt   :                                                        
   FL                  :    1.638          1.650         30,586       27,349    
   GA                  :    1.653          1.654        159,217      133,412    
   US                  :    1.651          1.653        189,803      160,761    
 Total 11-14           :    1.681          1.698      1,490,978    1,476,300    
Class 2, Fire-cured    :                                                        
 Type 21, VA Belt      :                                                        
   VA                  :    1.719          1.612          3,218        3,874    
 Type 22, Eastern      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  :    2.195          2.119         18,668       23,110    
   TN                  :    2.198          2.090         40,619       43,508    
   US                  :    2.197          2.100         59,287       66,618    
 Type 23, Western      :                                                        
   District            :                                                        
   KY                  :    2.186          2.075         22,979       25,815    
   TN                  :    2.186          2.081          3,384        3,671    
   US                  :    2.186          2.076         26,363       29,486    
 Total 21-23           :    2.172          2.069         88,868       99,978    
Class 3, Air-cured     :                                                        
 Class 3A, Light       :                                                        
  Air-cured            :                                                        
 Type 31, Burley       :                                                        
   IN                  :    1.820          1.852         31,695       28,271    
   KY                  :    1.825          1.844        777,998      774,480    
   MO                  :    1.776          1.830          8,454       14,667    
                                                                                
   NC                  :    1.779          1.821         36,505       31,955    
   OH                  :    1.823          1.834         34,455       33,672    
   TN                  :    1.800          1.837        212,463      199,085    
   VA                  :    1.766          1.832         42,928       38,994    
   WV                  :    1.800          1.820          6,480        6,461    
   US                  :    1.816          1.841      1,150,978    1,127,585    
 Type 32, Southern MD  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   MD                  :    1.512          1.635         20,110       20,846    
   PA                  :    1.250          1.200          7,600        8,424    
   US                  :    1.430          1.481         27,710       29,270    
 Total 31-32           :    1.804          1.830      1,178,688    1,156,855    
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See footnote at end of table.                                    --continued    
                                                                                
                                                                                
               Tobacco:  Price and Value by Class, Type, State,                 
                  and United States, 1993-94 1/ (continued)                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                       :          Price per          :        Value of          
                       :            Pound            :       Production         
   Class and Type      :------------------------------------------------------  
                       :    1993     :     1994      :   1993    :    1994      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                       :      ---- Dollars ----        ---- 1,000 Dollars ----  
Class 3, Air-cured     :                                                        
 Class 3B, Dark        :                                                        
  Air-cured            :                                                        
 Type 35, One Sucker   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   KY                  :    1.745          1.669         11,166       10,762    
   TN                  :    1.761          1.614          2,395        2,151    
   US                  :    1.748          1.660         13,561       12,913    
 Type 36, Green River  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   KY                  :    1.638          1.736          5,510        6,757    
 Type 37, VA Sun-cured :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   VA                  :    1.521          1.476            158          183    
 Total 35-37           :    1.713          1.683         19,229       19,853    
Class 4, Cigar Filler  :                                                        
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf  :                                                        
   PA                  :    0.950          1.000         11,571       11,340    
Class 5, Cigar Binder  :                                                        
 Class 5A, CT Valley   :                                                        
  Binder               :                                                        
 Type 51, CT Valley    :                                                        
  Broadleaf            :                                                        
   CT                  :    3.000          3.050          3,900        3,977    
   MA                  :    3.000          3.100          1,182        1,240    
   US                  :    3.000          3.060          5,082        5,217    
 Class 5B, WI Binder   :                                                        
 Type 54, Southern WI  :                                                        
   WI                  :    1.450          1.450          6,801        6,090    
 Type 55, Northern WI  :                                                        
   WI                  :    1.390          1.450          2,715        2,480    
 Total 54-55           :    1.432          1.450          9,516        8,570    
 Total 51-55           :    1.751          1.811         14,598       13,787    
                                                                                
Class 6, Cigar Wrapper :                                                        
 Type 61, CT Valley    :                                                        
  Shade-grown          :                                                        
   CT                  :   17.000         17.800         20,961       22,677    
   MA                  :   17.000         17.800          5,848        6,978    
   US                  :   17.000         17.800         26,809       29,655    
All Cigar Types        :                                                        
 Total 41-61           :    2.398          2.657         52,978       54,782    
                       :                                                        
All Tobacco            :    1.753          1.774      2,830,741    2,807,768    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  1994 revised.                                                               
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Tobacco by State                                       
                                                                                
                       Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and  
Value                                                                           
                                                                                
                                  by State and United States, 1993-94 1/        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :     Area Harvested     :         Yield         :      Production        
State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      :    1993    :   1994    :   1993    :   1994    :   1993    :   1994     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :          Acres                   Pounds              1,000 Pounds       
      :                                                                         
CT    :      1,545       1,600       1,639       1,611       2,533       2,578  
FL    :      7,100       6,500       2,630       2,550      18,673      16,575  
GA    :     43,000      37,000       2,240       2,180      96,320      80,660  
IN    :      8,100       7,100       2,150       2,150      17,415      15,265  
KY    :    207,300     187,000       2,195       2,426     455,080     453,687  
MD    :      9,500       8,500       1,400       1,500      13,300      12,750  
MA    :        420         490       1,757       1,616         738         792  
MO    :      2,800       3,500       1,700       2,290       4,760       8,015  
NC    :    271,000     243,200       2,245       2,465     608,415     599,583  
OH    :      9,000       8,500       2,100       2,160      18,900      18,360  
PA    :      9,000       9,000       2,029       2,040      18,260      18,360  
SC    :     52,000      47,000       2,130       2,300     110,760     108,100  
TN    :     69,940      60,350       1,993       2,192     139,423     132,289  
VA    :     49,100      46,420       2,027       2,285      99,544     106,092  
WV    :      2,000       2,000       1,800       1,775       3,600       3,550  
WI    :      4,600       3,000       1,444       1,970       6,643       5,910  
      :                                                                         
US    :    746,405     671,160       2,163       2,358   1,614,364   1,582,566  
      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
      :             Price per              :             Value of               
      :               Pound                :            Production              
      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
      :       1993      :       1994       :      1993      :       1994        
      :-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
      :         ---- Dollars ----                ---- 1,000 Dollars ----        
      :                                                                         
CT    :       9.810            10.300              24,861           26,654      
FL    :       1.638             1.650              30,586           27,349      
GA    :       1.653             1.654             159,217          133,412      
IN    :       1.820             1.852              31,695           28,271      
KY    :       1.838             1.854             836,321          840,924      
MD    :       1.512             1.635              20,110           20,846      
MA    :       9.530            10.400               7,030            8,218      
MO    :       1.776             1.830               8,454           14,667      
NC    :       1.692             1.709           1,029,202        1,024,435      
OH    :       1.823             1.834              34,455           33,672      
PA    :       1.050             1.076              19,171           19,764      
SC    :       1.662             1.690             184,083          182,689      
                                                                                
TN    :       1.857             1.878             258,861          248,415      
VA    :       1.715             1.729             170,699          183,421      
WV    :       1.800             1.820               6,480            6,461      
WI    :       1.432             1.450               9,516            8,570      
      :                                                                         
US    :       1.753             1.774           2,830,741        2,807,768      
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1/  1994 revised.                                                               
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Cotton                                                 
                 Cotton:  Area Planted and Harvested and Yield                  
                 by Type, State, and United States, 1993-94 1/                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :          Area         :         Area        :                        
   Type  :        Planted        :      Harvested      :         Yield          
   and   :--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State  :    1993   :    1994   :   1993   :   1994   :    1993   :    1994    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         :  --------------- 1,000 Acres --------------     ----- Pounds ----    
         :                                                                      
Upland   :                                                                      
  AL     :     443.0      463.0       430.0      455.0       524         766    
  AZ     :     316.0      313.0       315.0      312.0     1,204       1,203    
  AR     :     990.0      980.0       970.0      970.0       541         877    
  CA     :   1,050.0    1,100.0     1,045.0    1,095.0     1,340       1,191    
  FL     :      54.0       69.0        53.5       68.0       696         735    
  GA     :     615.0      885.0       600.0      875.0       586         843    
  KS     :       1.6        1.4         1.4        1.2       206         480    
  LA     :     890.0      900.0       875.0      890.0       606         815    
  MS     :   1,330.0    1,280.0     1,300.0    1,270.0       572         806    
  MO     :     345.0      352.0       335.0      345.0       539         856    
  NM     :      53.5       55.0        48.7       50.0       769         720    
  NC     :     390.0      486.0       385.0      485.0       535         820    
  OK     :     370.0      360.0       350.0      340.0       370         349    
  SC     :     202.0      225.0       198.0      223.0       495         846    
  TN     :     625.0      590.0       615.0      585.0       425         726    
  TX     :   5,550.0    5,450.0     5,050.0    5,150.0       484         458    
  VA     :      23.2       42.2        22.8       41.7       634         944    
         :                                                                      
  US     :  13,248.3   13,551.6    12,594.4   13,155.9       601         705    
         :                                                                      
Amer-Pima:                                                                      
  AZ     :      57.0       48.0        56.9       47.9       734         806    
  CA     :      91.0       81.0        91.0       80.8     1,132       1,098    
  NM     :      11.0       11.0        11.0       10.7       816         875    
  TX     :      31.0       28.5        30.0       27.0       784         942    
         :                                                                      
  US     :     190.0      168.5       188.9      166.4       938         974    
         :                                                                      
All      :                                                                      
  AL     :     443.0      463.0       430.0      455.0       524         766    
  AZ     :     373.0      361.0       371.9      359.9     1,132       1,150    
  AR     :     990.0      980.0       970.0      970.0       541         877    
  CA     :   1,141.0    1,181.0     1,136.0    1,175.8     1,324       1,185    
  FL     :      54.0       69.0        53.5       68.0       696         735    
  GA     :     615.0      885.0       600.0      875.0       586         843    
  KS     :       1.6        1.4         1.4        1.2       206         480    
  LA     :     890.0      900.0       875.0      890.0       606         815    
  MS     :   1,330.0    1,280.0     1,300.0    1,270.0       572         806    
                                                                                
  MO     :     345.0      352.0       335.0      345.0       539         856    
  NM     :      64.5       66.0        59.7       60.7       777         747    
  NC     :     390.0      486.0       385.0      485.0       535         820    
  OK     :     370.0      360.0       350.0      340.0       370         349    
  SC     :     202.0      225.0       198.0      223.0       495         846    
  TN     :     625.0      590.0       615.0      585.0       425         726    
  TX     :   5,581.0    5,478.5     5,080.0    5,177.0       486         461    
  VA     :      23.2       42.2        22.8       41.7       634         944    
         :                                                                      
  US     :  13,438.3   13,720.1    12,783.3   13,322.3       606         708    
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1/  1994 revised.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Cotton:  Production and Bales Ginned by Type,                  
                       State, and United States, 1993-94                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :    Production in     :        Lint-        :    Bales Ginned in     
   Type   :        480-lb        :         seed        :   480-lb Net Weight    
   and    : Net Weight Bales 1/  :       Ratio 2/      :        Bales 3/        
  State   :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :   1993   :  1994 4/  :   1993   :   1994   :    1993   :    1994    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :  --- 1,000 Bales ---                         -------- Bales ------- 
Upland    :                                                                     
  AL      :     469.0      726.0                            456,600     708,500 
  AZ      :     790.0      782.0                            751,950     764,400 
  AR      :   1,094.0    1,772.0                          1,113,500   1,799,200 
  CA      :   2,918.0    2,717.0                          2,955,050   2,735,500 
  FL 5/   :      77.6      104.1                            100,350             
  GA      :     733.0    1,537.0                            726,050   1,551,950 
  KS 5/ 6/:       0.6        1.2                                                
  LA      :   1,105.0    1,512.0                          1,126,350   1,534,100 
  MS      :   1,550.0    2,132.0                          1,543,800   2,132,700 
  MO      :     376.0      615.0                            340,200     564,600 
  NM      :      78.0       75.0                             61,550      55,100 
  NC      :     429.0      829.0                            426,300     831,100 
  OK      :     270.0      247.0                            265,600     239,050 
  SC      :     204.0      393.0                            202,150     381,600 
  TN      :     545.0      885.0                            536,100     878,900 
  TX      :   5,095.0    4,915.0                          5,109,800   4,938,800 
  VA 5/   :      30.1       82.0                                                
  US      :  15,764.3   19,324.3                         15,747,250  19,313,750 
          :                                                                     
Amer-Pima :                                                                     
  AZ      :      87.0       80.4                             87,250      80,700 
  CA      :     214.6      184.8                            214,100     184,550 
  NM      :      18.7       19.5                             13,200      14,500 
  TX      :      49.0       53.0                             54,100      57,850 
Oth Sts 5/:                                                     280             
  US      :     369.3      337.7                            368,930     337,600 
          :                                                                     
All       :                                                                     
  AL      :     469.0      726.0                            456,600     708,500 
  AZ      :     877.0      862.4     0.385      0.385       839,200     845,100 
  AR      :   1,094.0    1,772.0     0.364      0.374     1,113,500   1,799,200 
  CA      :   3,132.6    2,901.8     0.389      0.396     3,169,150   2,920,050 
  FL 5/   :      77.6      104.1                            100,350             
  GA      :     733.0    1,537.0                            726,050   1,551,950 
  KS 5/ 6/:       0.6        1.2                                                
  LA      :   1,105.0    1,512.0     0.393      0.395     1,126,350   1,534,100 
  MS      :   1,550.0    2,132.0     0.378      0.376     1,543,800   2,132,700 
  MO      :     376.0      615.0                            340,200     564,600 
  NM      :      96.7       94.5                             74,750      69,600 
  NC      :     429.0      829.0                            426,300     831,100 
                                                                                
  OK      :     270.0      247.0                            265,600     239,050 
  SC      :     204.0      393.0                            202,150     381,600 
  TN      :     545.0      885.0                            536,100     878,900 
  TX      :   5,144.0    4,968.0     0.371      0.366     5,163,900   4,996,650 
  VA 5/   :      30.1       82.0                                                
  US      :  16,133.6   19,662.0                         16,116,180  19,651,350 
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1/  Production ginned and to be ginned.  Upland includes small amounts of       
    American-Pima in minor producing States in 1994.  2/  Estimates available   
    only for the six States shown.  Three-year average.  3/  Equivalent         
    480-lb net weight bales ginned, not adjusted for cross-State movement.      
4/  1994 revised.  5/  Bales withheld to avoid disclosure of individual gins,   
    but are included in U.S. totals.  6/  No gin operated in 1994 crop year.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                              Cotton:  Price and Value of Production by Type,   
                                                                                
                                     State, and United States, 1993-94          
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
              :           Price per         :          Value of                 
       Type   :            Pound            :          Production               
       and    :--------------------------------------------------------------   
      State   :     1993      :    1994 1/  :      1993      :      1994        
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
              :     ------ Dollars------        ------ 1,000 Dollars -----      
Upland        :                                                                 
  AL          :     0.571          0.686          128,544          239,057      
  AZ          :     0.581          0.718          220,315          269,508      
  AR          :     0.572          0.672          300,369          571,576      
  CA          :     0.657          0.802          920,220        1,045,936      
  FL          :     0.555          0.722           20,673           36,077      
  GA          :     0.599          0.732          210,752          540,040      
  KS 2/       :     0.520                             150                       
  LA          :     0.577          0.689          306,041          500,049      
  MS          :     0.575          0.727          427,800          743,983      
  MO          :     0.532          0.661           96,015          195,127      
  NM          :     0.609          0.721           22,801           25,956      
  NC          :     0.577          0.727          118,816          289,288      
  OK          :     0.497          0.680           64,411           80,621      
  SC          :     0.607          0.723           59,437          136,387      
  TN          :     0.587          0.698          153,559          296,510      
  TX          :     0.535          0.695        1,308,396        1,639,644      
  VA 2/       :     0.570          0.727            8,235           29,018      
              :                                                                 
  US          :     0.581          0.721        4,366,534        6,638,777      
              :                                                                 
Amer-Pima     :                                                                 
  AZ          :     0.916          1.010           38,252           38,978      
  CA          :     0.840          1.010           86,527           89,591      
  NM          :     0.910          0.993            8,168            9,294      
  TX          :     0.911          1.000           21,427           25,440      
              :                                                                 
  US          :     0.870          1.007          154,374          163,303      
              :                                                                 
ALL           :                                                                 
  AL          :     0.571          0.686          128,544          239,057      
  AZ          :     0.614          0.745          258,567          308,486      
  AR          :     0.572          0.672          300,369          571,576      
  CA          :     0.670          0.815        1,006,747        1,135,527      
  FL          :     0.555          0.722           20,673           36,077      
  GA          :     0.599          0.732          210,752          540,040      
  KS 2/       :     0.521                             150                       
  LA          :     0.577          0.689          306,041          500,049      
                                                                                
  MS          :     0.575          0.727          427,800          743,983      
  MO          :     0.532          0.661           96,015          195,127      
  NM          :     0.667          0.777           30,969           35,250      
  NC          :     0.577          0.727          118,816          289,288      
  OK          :     0.497          0.680           64,411           80,621      
  SC          :     0.607          0.723           59,437          136,387      
  TN          :     0.587          0.698          153,559          296,510      
  TX          :     0.539          0.698        1,329,823        1,665,084      
  VA 2/       :     0.570          0.727            8,235           29,018      
              :                                                                 
  US          :     0.584          0.726        4,520,908        6,802,080      
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1/  Average to April 1, 1995                                                    
2/  KS and VA price and value combined to avoid disclosure of individual        
    operation in KS.  VA data includes KS.                                      
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Cottonseed                                             
                 Cottonseed:  Production and Farm Disposition,                  
                    by State and United States, 1993-94  1/                     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                   :         Farm Disposition          :                 
      :                   :-----------------------------------:    Used for     
State :     Production    :      Sales to   :                 :    Planting     
      :                   :      Oil Mills  :     Other 2/    :       3/        
      :-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :  1993   :  1994   :  1993  :  1994  :  1993  :  1994  :  1994  :  1995  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      :                                1,000 Tons                               
      :                                                                         
AL    :   175.0     271.0     60.0    115.0    115.0    156.0     5.3    6.9    
AZ    :   338.0     324.0    195.0    174.0    143.0    150.0     3.2    3.5    
AR    :   455.0     712.0    403.0    618.0     52.0     94.0     9.3   10.3    
CA    : 1,142.0   1,063.0    185.0    360.0    957.0    703.0    11.8   10.8    
FL 4/ :    27.0      33.0     11.0     16.0     16.0     17.0     0.8    0.8    
GA    :   258.0     516.0     26.0    124.0    232.0    392.0    10.6   16.8    
KS 4/ :     0.2       0.5      0.0      0.5      0.2      0.0                   
LA    :   408.0     549.0    297.0    379.0    111.0    170.0     8.1    9.1    
MS    :   631.0     842.0    583.0    795.0     48.0     47.0    12.8   15.0    
MO    :   152.0     238.0    117.0    169.0     35.0     69.0     3.7    5.0    
NM    :    41.0      36.4     12.4     13.7     28.6     22.7     1.1    1.0    
NC    :   153.0     295.0     32.0     68.0    121.0    227.0     4.4    6.3    
OK    :   114.0     101.0    105.0     88.0      9.0     13.0     4.5    4.1    
SC    :    75.0     134.0     41.0     74.0     34.0     60.0     1.6    2.0    
TN    :   216.0     348.0    174.0    283.0     42.0     65.0     6.2    6.9    
TX    : 2,147.0   2,111.0  1,686.0  1,735.0    461.0    376.0    84.9   96.5    
VA    :    11.0      30.0      0.0      0.0     11.0     30.0     0.4    0.9    
      :                                                                         
US    : 6,343.2   7,603.9  3,927.4  5,012.2  2,415.8  2,591.7   168.7  195.9    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  1993 crop revised, 1994 crop preliminary.                                   
2/  Includes planting seed, feed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, losses, 
    and other uses.                                                             
3/  Included in "other" farm disposition.  Planting seed from previous          
    years' crops.                                                               
4/  FL seed for planting includes KS.  KS estimate of cottonseed used for       
    planting is 20 tons for 1994 and 1995.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Cottonseed:  Marketing Year Average Price, Value of Production, and Value     
        of Sales to Oil Mills, by State and United States, 1993-94 1/           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
            :      Price per      :       Value of      :   Value of Sales      
            :         Ton         :      Production     :    to Oil Mills       
   State    :-----------------------------------------------------------------  
            :   1993   :   1994   :  1993    :   1994   :   1993   :   1994     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
            :  ---- Dollars ----    -- 1,000 Dollars -   --- 1,000 Dollars --   
            :                                                                   
AL          :   95.50      84.00     16,713     22,764      5,730       9,660   
AZ          :  119.00     129.00     40,222     41,796     23,205      22,446   
AR          :   98.50      94.00     44,818     66,928     39,696      58,092   
CA          :  132.00     143.00    150,744    152,009     24,420      51,480   
FL          :  101.00      80.00      2,727      2,640      1,111       1,280   
GA          :   90.00      68.00     23,220     35,088      2,340       8,432   
KS          :  130.00      91.00         26         46                     46   
LA          :  106.00      92.00     43,248     50,508     31,482      34,868   
MS          :   95.50      93.00     60,261     78,306     55,677      73,935   
MO          :   99.00      91.00     15,048     21,658     11,583      15,379   
NM          :  130.00     118.00      5,330      4,295      1,612       1,617   
NC          :  100.00      89.00     15,300     26,255      3,200       6,052   
OK          :  107.00      91.00     12,198      9,191     11,235       8,008   
SC          :   97.50      78.50      7,313     10,519      3,998       5,809   
TN          :   95.50      90.00     20,628     31,320     16,617      25,470   
TX          :  119.00     101.00    255,493    213,211    200,634     175,235   
VA          :  100.00      89.00      1,100      2,670                          
            :                                                                   
US          :  113.00     101.00    714,389    769,204    432,540     497,809   
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1/ 1993 crop revised, 1994 crop preliminary.                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                            Cotton:  Cumulative Large Bolls and Harvesting Loss 
                                                                                
                                                                                
The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted cotton objective yield   
surveys in 6 States which accounted for 72 percent of the 1994 U.S.  Upland     
cotton production.  Plots were randomly selected from a scientific sample of    
cotton fields.  Two sample plots per field were visited monthly from about      
August 1 through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements.  The "large
bolls" are total bolls counted from August through harvest.  This count includes
only bolls greater than one inch in diameter and burrs.                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                            Cotton:  Cumulative Large Bolls and Harvesting Loss 
                                                                                
                                            by State, 1985-1994                 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :             Arizona              :              Arkansas               
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
 Year  :                :     Harvest     :                  :    Harvest       
       :  Large Bolls   :       Loss      :    Large Bolls   :      Loss        
       :       1/       :     Per Acre    :         1/       :    Per Acre      
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :     Number            Pounds             Number           Pounds       
       :                                                                        
1985   :      1,275              113                637               94        
1986   :      1,249              120                587              126        
1987   :      1,293              179                603               77        
1988   :      1,176              108                717               63        
1989   :      1,232              102                578               57        
1990   :      1,162              135                669               74        
1991   :      1,083               91                782               89        
1992   :      1,013              107                817               73        
1993   :      1,082              110                753              105        
1994   :      1,221               98                812               83        
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :             California           :             Louisiana               
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :                                                                        
1985   :        847              145                595               65        
1986   :        807              113                705               77        
1987   :        821              128                719               89        
1988   :        797              137                710               73        
1989   :        802              125                708               83        
1990   :        843              131                888               78        
1991   :        814              110                770               68        
1992   :        819              116                875               60        
1993   :        839              122                661               65        
1994   :        806              133                748               75        
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
1/  Total large bolls in 40 feet of row.                   -- continued         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                            Cotton:  Cumulative Large Bolls and Harvesting Loss 
                                                                                
                                       by State, 1985-94 (continued)            
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :           Mississippi            :                Texas                
       :---------------------------------------------------------------------   
 Year  :                :     Harvest     :                  :    Harvest       
       :  Large Bolls   :       Loss      :    Large Bolls   :      Loss        
       :       1/       :     Per Acre    :         1/       :    Per Acre      
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
       :     Number            Pounds             Number           Pounds       
       :                                                                        
1985   :       662                91                423               40        
1986   :       611                95                391               36        
1987   :       777                81                473               34        
1988   :       726                86                463               34        
1989   :       710                90                369               32        
1990   :       693                93                489               39        
1991   :       726                90                430               41        
1992   :       708                84                489               53        
1993   :       608                76                489               36        
1994   :       760                99                486               41        
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------   
1/  Total large bolls in 40 feet of row.                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110511950830Tobacco marketings                                     
            Tobacco:  Farm Marketings, Percent of Sales by Class,               
                    Month, and State, 1994 Marketing Year                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
   Class   :               1994                :             1995               
    and    :------------------------------------------------------------------  
   State   : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr :Total   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :                             Percent                                
Flue-cured :                                                                    
 FL        :  15    44    36     5                                        100   
 GA        :  15    43    36     6                                        100   
 NC        :   3    40    36    21                                        100   
 SC        :   6    42    36    16                                        100   
 VA        :        31    36    32     1                                  100   
           :                                                                    
Fire-cured :                                                                    
 VA        :                          21    72     7                      100   
 KY        :                                      44    43    13          100   
 TN        :                                      40    47    13          100   
           :                                                                    
Air-cured  :                                                                    
 IN        :                          26    37    36     1                100   
 KY        :                          30    46    23     1                100   
 MD        :                                                  77    23    100   
 MO        :                          38    32    30                      100   
 NC        :                          33    46    21                      100   
 OH        :                          25    39    36                      100   
 PA 1/     :                                                                    
 TN        :                          32    50    18                      100   
 VA        :                          39    47    14                      100   
 WV        :                          31    33    36                      100   
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1/  Sales by month are not available.                                           
HDR1012000110120511950830NARRATIVES                                             
HDR2012000110120511950830NARRATIVE COMMENTS                                     
April Weather Summary:  The first few days of the month featured a sharp but    
                        short-lived arctic outbreak across the North-Central and
Northeastern States.  The first in a seemingly endless series of storms entered 
the Pacific Northwest on April 7, plunging southeastward into the Plains before 
lifting through the Great Lakes States 5 days later.  The system not only       
delivered freeze damage to winter wheat on April 11 (from west-central Kansas to
the northern Panhandle of Texas), but was a harbinger of the track and strength 
of storms to come as well.  The persistent pattern left the northern Plains too 
cool and/or wet for spring wheat planting, the Midwest too cool and wet for     
fieldwork, and the Mississippi Delta drenched.  Outside the perimeter of the    
storms' influence, dryness worsened in much of the East, particularly in the    
Carolinas, and in the southern High Plains.                                     
                                                                                
Due to the steady procession of storms drawing cold air southward, temperatures 
remained below typical seasonal levels in most areas.  One exception was the    
Southeast, which frequently found itself in the storms' warm sectors.  The      
Nation's average temperature rose only 5.9 degrees F from the observed March    
value of 44.3 degrees F, compared to a normal 9.3 degrees F rise.  Particularly 
hard-hit were the North Central States, where monthly temperatures ranged from  
4 to 8 degrees F below normal.                                                  
                                                                                
The severe early-month cold snap dropped temperatures below 0 degree F in       
northern Minnesota.  Farther east, Burlington, VT, recorded a monthly maximum   
temperature of 64 degrees F, allowing the high of 66 degrees F on January 15 to 
remain as their warmest of the year to date.  But in terms of the impacts of    
specific readings on agriculture, namely winter wheat, monthly extreme minima of
20 degrees F in Amarillo, TX, and 21 degrees F in Dodge City, KS, on            
April 11 were representative.                                                   
                                                                                
In the central Gulf Coast States, most of the month's rain fell on a few days,  
most notably April 10 and 20-22, causing widespread flash flooding and moderate 
river flooding.  Natchitoches, LA, recorded a monthly total of 19.98 inches.    
Farther north and west, precipitation totals were the among the highest April   
values on record in locations such as Columbia, MO (7.19 inches, ninth wettest),
Pendleton, OR (2.28 inches, seventh wettest), and Sioux Falls, SD (5.83 inches, 
fifth wettest).  Some of the precipitation fell in the form of snow, as         
evidenced by the monthly total of 23.4 inches in Huron, SD.  Other impressive   
April snowfall totals included 28.3 inches in Lander, WY, 21.4 inches in        
Colorado Springs, CO, and 9.6 inches in North Platte, NE.  In Glasgow, MT, a    
24-hour snowfall record (for any month) was broken when 12.2 inches fell on     
April 8-9.                                                                      
                                                                                
Farther east, dryness was pervasive from Maine to Georgia.  Wilmington, NC,     
marked its driest April on record (0.16 inches).  April passed without          
significant snowfall in the East, concluding one of the region's least-snowy    
seasons.  The seasonal total of 43.5 inches in Elkins, WV, was their lowest     
since 1958-59, while the total of 0.8 inches in Atlantic City, NJ, was their    
second lowest on record, ahead of only 1972-73.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
General Crop Comments:  The month began with a widespread storm system, combined
                        with Arctic temperatures, limiting field preparation in 
the Midwest.  Winter returned to the Northern States as temperatures dropped and
removed hope of early-spring planting.  Fields remained too wet for planting in 
                                                                                
the Dakotas and the Great Lakes.  In early April, producers delayed spring      
planting in the Delta region because of wet conditions and in the Southeastern  
States because of dry conditions.  In Kansas, warm weather helped wheat to      
develop ahead of normal for early April.                                        
                                                                                
A freeze on April 11 damaged wheat from Kansas to the Texas High Plains.  April 
showers caused flooding in the Delta that washed away rice levees. Dry          
conditions in the Atlantic States and the Tennessee Valley continued to hamper  
spring planting and restrict germination.  Heavy rains in the Gulf Coast and    
Ohio Valley were welcomed, but stalled planting.  In the Midwest, fieldwork was 
delayed by cool, cloudy, and wet weather that left soil temperatures too low to 
plant corn.  Corn planted in Kentucky, Missouri, and North Carolina was aided by
dry soil conditions, but some producers were concerned with germination rates.  
                                                                                
The middle of April failed to provide sunny weather needed to warm soil         
temperatures in the Midwest enough for corn planting to begin.  Producers in the
Great Lakes region continued to wait for warmer and drier weather to begin      
planting.  Heavy rains in the Mississippi Delta curtailed planting progress and 
flooded low-lying fields.  Cold weather returned to western Kansas and further  
threatened the winter wheat crop.  In the Texas High Plains, light rain failed  
to revitalize the dryland wheat.  Northern small grain producers were prevented 
from planting by extremely wet fields and considered switching to later-season  
row crops.  California's cotton planting was delayed by late April rains.       
Towards the end of April, cool weather and wet fields slowed fieldwork over the 
central Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley.  Small grain planting was    
delayed in the Northern States by wet soils.  Cooler-than-normal weather and    
surplus soil moisture in the Midwest delayed corn planting.  Saturated fields   
combined with cold weather for late April left fieldwork behind schedule for the
Midwest and Northern States.  Cool, wet weather in the Ohio and Tennessee       
Valleys slowed fieldwork, but brought favorable moisture for corn germination.  
Heavy rainfall in Arkansas required some cotton fields to be replanted.  Field  
activities in California slowly resumed as fields dried.  Some cotton fields in 
California were replanted because low soil temperatures caused poor germination.
                                                                                
By the end of April, scattered rains in the Southeastern States brought much-   
needed moisture, but some dry areas remained.  Wheat progress in Kansas was well
ahead of normal.  Northern Kansas experienced freezing temperatures on          
April 27 with potential damage to winter wheat.  Low temperatures in the Texas  
High Plains may have caused additional damage to the already weakened wheat     
crop.  Scattered rainfall came too late to provide much benefit for some Texas  
wheat fields, where windy conditions caused soil drying.  Cold, wet soil        
continued to leave the Corn Belt States behind the average for percent of corn  
acres planted.  In Louisiana, rains compacted the soil in some areas to the     
extent that cotton cannot emerge.  Most cotton cropland preparation has been    
completed in the Texas Plains.  Rice planting was winding down in Texas, where  
producers continued to flush emerged fields.                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Winter Wheat:  Harvested area for 1995 is forecast at 40.7 million acres, down  
               1 percent from 1994.  Nearly all the States east of the Great    
Plains are expecting harvested acreage increases this year.  South Dakota and   
Texas are the only States in the Plains and West expecting an increase in area. 
Hard Red Winter Wheat grain acres are down 4 percent.  Soft Red Winter is up    
10 percent.   White Winter is down 6 percent.                                   
                                                                                
A hard freeze April 10-11 covered parts of west central and southwest Kansas,   
southeast Colorado, the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles, and extended into        
northeast New Mexico.  Damage assessments range from moderate to extreme        
depending on moisture and maturity at the time.  For the most part, wheat       
elsewhere in these States is in good condition.  Nebraska reports heavy         
tillering; excess moisture is becoming a problem in South Dakota.  Flooding took
some of California's wheat.  Wyoming's fair crop needs rain.                    
                                                                                
Southeastern States yields are generally down from last year's highs.  Florida  
and Louisiana should start harvests in mid-May.  Alabama's crop is maturing     
ahead of normal.  Early season wetness allowed shallow root systems to develop  
in Georgia; recent dry weather and diseases are problems.  Indiana's wheat crop 
is rated 87 percent good to excellent and developing ahead of average.  No      
disease problems reported yet in Arkansas and Ohio.                             
                                                                                
Oregon's early spring cool weather slowed crop development.  Washington reports 
localized disease and cheatgrass problems.  Although Idaho's annual             
precipitation is running above normal, dryland conditions are down from last    
year.  Michigan's crop wintered well, suffering minimal damage from early April 
freezes.  New York's eastern white crop is in good condition but needs moisture.
                                                                                
                                                                                
Durum Wheat:  Arizona and California's 1995 durum production is forecast at     
              8.82 and 6.60 million bushels, respectively.  Both levels are     
above 1994 levels, largely due to increased acres for grain.  Arizona's durum   
crop was rated in fair to good condition; heading is at 98 percent.  Harvest of 
California's durum started the last week of April; early yields are reported    
better than last year.                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Hay Stocks on Farms:  Stocks of all hay on farms totaled 20.8 million tons on   
                      May 1, 1995, down 6 percent from the previous year.       
Disappearance of hay from December 1, 1994 - May 1, 1995, period totaled        
83.6 million tons, 6 percent higher than the 1993 crop disappearance of         
78.9 million tons for the same period one year earlier.                         
                                                                                
Stocks were down in the northwest, the Dakotas, the Plains States, and parts of 
the Midwest.  The drop resulted from lower 1994 production and extensive feeding
in some of these States.  The remainder of the Nation's winter was much less    
harsh than the 1993 winter, resulting in higher levels of hay stocks compared   
with May 1993.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Almonds:  The first forecast of 1995 California almond production is 430 million
          pounds, shelled basis.  Production is down 41 percent from the 1994   
record high level of 730 million pounds.  Bearing acreage totaled 405,000 acres,
up slightly from 1994.  A warm winter led to an early bloom.  Heavy rain and    
winds during the bloom period resulted in bloom loss and pollination problems.  
Tree conditions and nut sets vary within orchards, while nut sizes range from   
normal to large.  All producing areas suffered extensive tree losses with the   
Sacramento Valley especially hard hit.                                          
                                                                                
Avocados:  Florida's avocado production for the 1994-95 season totaled          
           20,000 tons, about four and one-half times the level produced the    
previous season.  Trees that survived Hurricane Andrew in 1992 made a remarkable
comeback and produced an abundant crop under favorable growing conditions.      
                                                                                
The 1994-95 Hawaii avocado crop totaled 250 tons, unchanged from last season.   
Bearing acres harvested, at 220 acres, fell 12 percent from the 1993-94 season, 
while average yields improved 14 percent to 1.14 tons per acre.  Dry conditions 
affected many of the marginal orchards and the reduced acreage harvested came   
mostly from them.  Remaining orchards were generally better managed and grew    
higher yielding varieties.                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Papayas:  Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 3.04 million pounds for
          April, 30 percent lower than March 1995 and 25 percent lower than     
April 1994.                                                                     
                                                                                
Weather over major papaya growing areas was variable with a mix of sunshine and 
showers throughout the month. Papaya ringspot virus, which lowers yields,       
continues to spread into previously uninfected areas.                           
                                                                                
Area devoted to papaya production is estimated at 3,740 acres, 1 percent higher 
than March and 13 percent higher than a year ago.  Harvested area,  at          
2,535 acres, was 2 percent more than last month and 12 percent more than last   
year.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Grapefruit:  The May 1 forecast of the 1994-95 U.S. grapefruit crop is          
             2.91 million tons, up 9 percent from last season and 2 percent     
above last month.                                                               
                                                                                
Florida's grapefruit forecast totaled 55.8 million boxes (2.37 million tons), up
9 percent from 1993-94 and up 2 percent from April.  The change came from an    
increase in the white seedless variety from 25.0 million boxes last month to    
26.0 million boxes (1.11 million tons). The colored seedless variety remained at
28.5 million boxes (1.21 million tons). The  seedy variety remained at          
1.30 million boxes (55,000 tons).  Movement of all seedless grapefruit through  
the month totaled nearly 52 million boxes.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
The Texas grapefruit forecast is 4.40 million boxes (176,000 tons), up 2 percent
from last month and 47 percent more than last season.  Harvest neared completion
in the Valley by the end of April.  Set for next season looks good.  The Arizona
and California grapefruit forecasts were carried forward at 1.40 million boxes  
(47,000 tons) and 9.30 million boxes (312,000 tons), respectively.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangerines:  The 1994-95 tangerine crop is forecast at 279,000 tons, unchanged  
             from April but 12 percent less than last season.  The Florida      
tangerine forecast is 3.55 million boxes (169,000 tons), unchanged from last    
month but down 13 percent from last year.  Harvest of all varieties, including  
Honey tangerines, was complete.  The California and Arizona forecasts were      
carried forward from April at 2.30 million boxes (86,000 tons) and              
650,000 boxes (24,000 tons), respectively.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangelos:  The Florida tangelo forecast is 3.15 million boxes (142,000 tons),   
           unchanged from last month but down 6 percent from last year.  Harvest
is finished for the season.                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Temples:  The May 1 forecast for the 1994-95 Florida temple production is       
          2.55 million boxes (115,000 tons), unchanged from April but 13 percent
above last season's production.  Harvest was complete for the 1994-95 crop.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Florida Citrus:  Groves, trees, current crop fruit, and new crop fruit are all  
                 in very good condition in spite of the increasing need for     
rain.  Several counties had normal rainfall this year; however, many interior   
counties are below average.   Most growers are irrigating to maintain good tree 
condition during this important time of fruit set.  Bloom was complete by the   
first part of April in all areas.  New crop fruit is setting as trees adjust to 
the size crop they can carry for the coming season.  Weather was nearly ideal   
for picking crews.  Harvest of Valencia oranges was very active during April as 
almost 60 million boxes moved through the end of the month.   Most late oranges 
are going to processors.  Movement of seedless grapefruit through the month     
totaled 52 million boxes but slowed as supplies dwindled.  Honey tangerine      
harvest was completed during the month.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Fruits and Nuts:  Growers continued cleaning up damage from March    
                             storms.  Almond growers in the northern Sacramento 
Valley area who were hit hard by the storms were cutting fallen trees.  Some    
growers were pulling entire orchards which were heavily damaged.  Fruit and nut 
growers treated orchards with fungicides, sprayed for weeds and blight, pruned, 
and thinned stone fruit.  Pollination in Central and Southern walnut areas was  
fair to poor, depending on variety and time of bloom.  Stone fruit trees        
suffered from the winter storms.  Problems include drowned roots, brown rot, and
mildew.  Some crown rot was noted in peaches and almonds.   A light, below      
                                                                                
average set was reported in many areas.  Scattered showers during the month     
increased the risk of disease.  Fruit trees in higher elevations suffered some  
frost damage.  Apple bloom began.  Cherries were sizing well but growth cracks  
from the showers adversely affected fruit.  Grapes were sprayed for powdery     
mildew, weeds were disced, soil treated for nematodes and weed control, suckers 
trimmed, and some irrigation began.  Grape shoots grew fast with the recent warm
weather.  Vineyards at higher elevations in the Sierra foothills suffered some  
frost damage.  Desert avocado harvest was active.  More strawberry acreage was  
lost in the Watsonville area due to the March storms.  Harvest was delayed  for 
several weeks in other areas.  Early planted strawberries recovered as the month
progressed and some new fruit sets were noted.  Soil underwent fumigation for   
new strawberry plantings.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Citrus:  Good weather during the first part of April accelerated     
                    Navel orange harvest.  Some Navel rind deterioration and    
poor fruit quality was reported as that harvest ended.  New crop citrus bloomed 
well but growers were concerned about orange worms and citrus thrips.  Desert   
Valencia orange picking gathered momentum and quality is good.  Desert          
grapefruit and lemon harvests were also active in the southern part of the      
State.                                                                          
                                                                                
Spring Potatoes:  Production is forecast at 22.4 million cwt, down 1 percent    
                  from both last month and last year but 14 percent above 1993. 
Area for harvest is estimated at 86,800 acres, down 4 percent from a year ago   
but 4 percent above two years ago.  The average yield, forecast at 258 cwt per  
acre, is up 7 cwt from last year and 23 cwt above 1993.                         
                                                                                
Adverse weather in California took a bigger toll on potatoes than thought       
earlier.  With harvest just starting in Kern County, production estimates were  
trimmed 7 percent from a month ago.  Digging in Arizona began with shipments    
available from Western and Central growing areas.  Alabama yields were reduced  
by weather and blight damage.  Harvest in the Hastings, Florida, area began in  
late April.  Low prices and slow development because of frost in early February 
succeeded in delaying the harvest.  Other Florida growers have been digging     
throughout April.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tobacco:  U.S. tobacco production totaled 1.58 billion pounds in 1994, down     
          2 percent from 1993.  The decrease in production was primarily the    
result of harvested acres.  U.S. growers harvested  671,260 acres, 10 percent   
below last year.  Yield per acre averaged 2,358 pounds, compared to 2,163 pounds
in 1993.  Most tobacco types showed a decrease from 1993 for harvested acres but
overall, yields were up from 1993.                                              
                                                                                
Flue-cured production totaled 870 million pounds, 2 percent less than a year    
ago.  Growers harvested 359,500 acres, down 10 percent from last year.  Every   
State showed a decline in acres harvested for flue-cured.  Flue-cured tobacco   
represented 54 percent of this year's all tobacco acreage.  Yield per acre      
averaged 2,419 pounds, 202 pounds above 1993.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Burley production totaled 612 million pounds, 3 percent below a year ago.  The  
change mainly reflects a decrease in harvested acres.  Growers harvested        
266,300 acres, 11 percent below last year.  Average yield for the crop was      
2,300 pounds, 185 pounds above the previous year.  Kentucky, with 69 percent of 
the 1994 burley production, was 1 percent below last year.  Burley yield for    
Kentucky, at 2,400 pounds, was 225 pounds above last year.                      
                                                                                
Dark fire-cured production, at 48.3 million pounds, was 18 percent above last   
year.  The average yield per acre of 2,673 pounds was 216 pounds above last     
year.  Harvested acres, at 18,080, were up 9 percent from a year ago.           
                                                                                
Production of dark air-cured tobacco was up 5 percent from last year.  Harvested
acres, at 4,690, were down 4 percent from last year.  The average yield per acre
of 2,515 pounds was 219 pounds above 1993.                                      
                                                                                
All cigar-type production of 20.6 million pounds was 7 percent below the        
previous year.  Compared with last year, filler production was 7 percent        
smaller.  Binder production was down 9 percent.  Production of wrapper was      
6 percent above a year ago.                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cotton, 1994 Final:  All cotton production in the United States totaled a record
                     high 19.7 million bales in 1994, 22 percent above 1993.    
Upland cotton production reached 19.3 million bales, 23 percent greater than the
previous year.  American-Pima production declined 9 percent from a year earlier 
to total 337,700 bales.                                                         
                                                                                
The area planted to all cotton totaled 13.7 million acres, up 2 percent from    
1993.  Harvested area, at 13.3 million acres, increased 4 percent from the      
previous year.  Abandonment during 1994 amounted to 3 percent compared with     
5 percent in 1993.  Yields for the U.S. averaged a record high 708 pounds per   
acre.  Eight States had record high yields.                                     
                                                                                
The 1994 crop in the Delta States recovered from the 1993 drought, extreme high 
temperatures, and insect infestations.  Plantings were delayed but eventually   
equalled the 5-year average pace.  Boll development was rapid, with high counts 
and weights.  Region yields averaged 818 pounds, up 271 pounds from a year      
earlier.  Production for the region totaled 6.92 million bales, 48 percent above
1993.  Arkansas had a record high yield of 877 pounds per harvested acre and    
Louisiana had their largest production on record.  Missouri and Tennessee       
harvested record high yields of 856 and 726 pounds, respectively, along with    
record productions.                                                             
                                                                                
Production in the Southeast increased 90 percent from the previous year's       
drought affected crop, to 3.49 million bales.  Harvested acreage was up         
26 percent from 1993.  Regional yields, at 821 pounds, were 275 pounds higher   
than a year earlier.  Record high yields were recorded in Florida, Georgia,     
Virginia, and the Carolina's.  Florida and Virginia also produced their largest 
crops.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
The Western States Upland cotton production decreased 6 percent from 1993 to    
3.57 million bales.  Although harvested acreage increased 3 percent from the    
year before, yields decreased 113 pounds from 1993.  California's yield declined
149 pounds from 1993, as early season rainfall delayed plantings.  Also, the    
number and weight of bolls were some of the lowest during the previous 10 years.
                                                                                
The Texas-Oklahoma Upland production, at 5.16 million bales, fell 4 percent from
1993 due to dry conditions in West Texas and Oklahoma.  Texas producers         
harvested 94 percent of their acreage, compared with only 91 percent the        
previous year.  Yields averaged 458 pounds per harvested acre in Texas, a       
26 pound decrease from 1993.                                                    
                                                                                
Ginnings totaled 19,651,350 equivalent 480-pound net weight bales during the    
1994 season.  This level compares with 16,116,180 equivalent 480-pound bales    
ginned in 1993.                                                                 
                                                                                
The preliminary 1994 marketing year average price received by farmers for lint  
was 72.6 cents per pound, up 14.2 cents from 1993.  The value of lint for the   
1994 crop totaled $6.80 billion, up 50 percent from a year earlier.             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cottonseed:  Cottonseed production in 1994 totaled 7.60 million tons, the       
             third largest crop on record and up 20 percent from 1993.  The     
preliminary 1994 marketing year price received was $101.00 per ton compared with
$113.00 in 1993.  Value of cottonseed for the 1994 crop totaled $498 million, up
15 percent from the previous year.                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                           Reliability of May 1 Winter Wheat Production Forecast
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted    
                    between April 22 and May 3 to gather information on expected
yield as of May 1.  The objective yield survey was conducted in three States    
(Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) where winter wheat is normally mature enough to   
make meaningful counts.  Farm operators were interviewed to update previously   
reported acreage data and seek permission to randomly locate two sample plots in
selected winter wheat fields.  The counts made within each sample plot depended 
upon the crop's maturity.  In early fields, counts such as number of stalks,    
heads in late boot, and number of emerged heads were made to predict the number 
of heads that would be harvested.  A 5-year historical average head weight is   
used until the crop matures to the point that heads can be clipped, threshed,   
and weighed.  The number of heads times the weight of the heads in a sample plot
can then be combined to an estimate of yield per acre.  The 5-year average      
harvesting loss is subtracted to obtain a net yield.  The plots are revisited   
each month until the crop reaches maturity and are harvested on the final visit.
                                                                                
The farm operator survey included a sample of approximately 10,000 winter wheat 
producers representing all major production areas.  These producers were        
selected from an earlier acreage survey and were asked about the probable winter
wheat acres for harvest and yield on their operation.  These growers will be    
surveyed throughout the growing season to provide indications of average yields 
as the season progresses.                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimating Procedures:  National and State level objective yield and grower     
                        reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and      
consistency with historical estimates.  The survey data were also reviewed      
considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and  
previous years.  Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the    
current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB).  The ASB uses the 
survey data and the State analyses to prepare the published May 1 forecasts.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  The May 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead, a 
                  new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing   
season.  End-of-season estimates are made after harvest.  At the end of the     
marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks,         
production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks.  Revisions are then  
made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant    
changes.                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the May 1 winter 
              wheat production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error," a        
statistical measure based on past performance, is computed.  This is done by    
expressing the deviation between the May 1 production forecast and the final    
estimate as a percentage of the final estimate, and averaging the squared       
percentage deviations for the 1975-1994 20-year period; the square root of the  
average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error."  Probability        
statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast  
relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting   
this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
The "Root Mean Square Error" for the May 1 winter wheat production forecast is  
5.5 percent.  This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production
forecast of 1.64 billion bushels will not be above or below the final estimate  
by more than 5.5 percent or approximately 90.1 million bushels.  Chances are    
9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed   
9.6 percent or approximately 157 million bushels.  Differences between the      
May 1 winter wheat production forecast and the final estimate during the past   
10 years have averaged 58 million bushels, ranging from 3 million to 147 million
bushels.  The May 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 3 times and above
7 times.  This does not imply that the May 1 winter wheat forecast this year is 
likely to understate or overstate final production.                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                     Index                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                                                         Table       Narrative  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Almonds...............................................    A- 8          B- 5    
                                                                                
Avocados..............................................    A- 8          B- 6    
                                                                                
Bananas...............................................    A- 9                  
                                                                                
Citrus Fruit..........................................    A-10          B- 7    
                                                                                
Cotton................................................    A-17          B- 8    
                                                                                
Cottonseed............................................    A-20          B- 9    
                                                                                
Crop Moisture Maps....................................    B- 1                  
                                                                                
Crop Summary..........................................    A- 3                  
                                                                                
Farm Marketings - Tobacco.............................    A-24                  
                                                                                
Hay Stocks............................................    A- 7          B- 5    
                                                                                
Papayas...............................................    A- 9          B- 6    
                                                                                
Potatoes, Spring......................................    A-11          B- 8    
                                                                                
Reliability Statement.................................                  B-10    
                                                                                
Taro..................................................    A- 9                  
                                                                                
Tobacco by Class and Type.............................    A-12          B- 8    
                                                                                
Tobacco by States.....................................    A-16                  
                                                                                
Wheat, by Class.......................................    A- 6                  
                                                                                
Wheat, Winter.........................................    A- 5          B- 4    
                                                                                
Wheat, Durum..........................................    A- 6          B- 5    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                  Report Features                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
June 12, 1995.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National  
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202) 720-2127
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Field Crops Section                                                           
    Bill Dowdy, Head                                              (202) 720-3843
      Dan Kerestes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds, Rice               (202) 720-9526
      Greg Preston - Sugar Crops, Tobacco, Weekly Crop Weather    (202) 720-7621
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Rye, Sorghum, Wheat                   (202) 720-8068
      Charles Van Lahr - Barley, Corn, Oats                       (202) 720-7369
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section                                      
    Stephen Ropel, Head                                           (202) 720-3843
      Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Dry Beans, Onions                   (202) 720-4285
      Roger Latham - Cotton, Hay                                  (202) 720-5944
      Linda McMillan - Nuts, Grapes                               (202) 720-4215
      Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables              (202) 720-2157
      Blair Smith - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202) 720-5412
      Barbara Soltes - Noncitrus Fruits, Peanuts                  (202) 720-7688
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                  Changes in Summer and Fall Potato Estimates                   
                                                                                
Acreage, yield, and production estimates of "summer" and "fall" potatoes will be
combined into the "fall" season for Michigan and Minnesota beginning in 1995.   
Eliminating "summer" potatoes in these two States will shift about 20,000 acres 
from the "summer" season to the "fall" season estimates.   The first estimates  
of summer acreage, published in the "Acreage" report issued June 30, will       
exclude these two States.  Stocks reports, starting in December 1995, will      
include potatoes from these former "summer" areas.  Additionally, potato        
estimates for Long Island and Upstate New York will be combined in an "All" New 
York estimate.  The first estimate of fall potato acreage is included in the    
July "Crop Production" report.  These changes will provide estimates that more  
accurately reflect current marketing and production patterns.                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
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