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June Weather Summary

Frequent heavy rainfall disrupted winter wheat harvesting on the central and southern Plains until month’s
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The Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, Washington) production forecast is up from a year ago due to jumps

in acreage; yields are down in all three states. Idaho’s cool, dry season has the crop developing slowly. The

Oregon spring wheat has also been slowed by cool temperatures. Dryness has stressed the Washington crop

and development trails average by one to two weeks.

Montana’s spring crop is in good-to-excellent condition, but lags average development. Minnesota’s crop is
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and down 47 percent from 1997. North Carolina’s peach crop, forecast at 30 million pounds, is up

20 percent from 1998. Harvest is active and ahead of normal with good quality and average size reported. 

In Texas, production is forecast at 13.0 million pounds, nearly half of last year’s crop due to lack of chilling

hours.

Elsewhere around the country, production is up in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky,

Maryland, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Production is down in Colorado,

Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington due to cool spring weather and scattered frost damage.

California Grapes: California’s all grape production is forecast at 5.58 million tons, up 9 percent from

1998 but down 12 percent from 1997. Wine grapes account for 49 percent of California’s total production,

raisin grapes account for 38 percent, and table grapes make up the remaining 13 percent. Spring weather

started off dryer and cooler than normal, making the crop maturity 7 to 10 days behind normal. Recent hot

weather has improved crop maturity. Harvest of seedless varieties for fresh use continues in the Codut, r]TJıfen the Codut,ll 
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same level as last year. Harvesting is winding down for the season. The Texas forecast is carried forward

from a month ago.

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Reliability of July 1 Winter Wheat Production Forecast

Survey Procedures: Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between June 25 and July

7 to gather information on expected yield as of July 1. The objective yield survey was conducted in twelve
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Information Contacts

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

Brad Parks, Head (202) 720-3843
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