HDR1012000110010210950830CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS & SUMMARY
HDR2012000110010210950830CRP HIGHLIGHTS
Released on February 10, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Forecasts
refer to February 1, 1995.

                         Orange Production Up 1 Percent

Orange production is forecast at 11.6 million tons, up 1 percent from January
and 13 percent above last season.  The increase is the result of a 2.00 million
box increase in the Florida Valencia crop.  Valencia production now stands at
82.0 million boxes (3.69 million tons), up 3 percent from last month and
23 percent above a year ago.  The Early and mid-season variety forecast remained
at 121 million boxes (5.45 million tons), unchanged from January but 13 percent
above last year.  Total orange production in Florida is 203 million boxes
(9.14 million tons), up 1 percent from January and 17 percent above last season.
California orange production was carried forward from January.  All orange
production in California is forecast at 64.0 million boxes (2.40 million tons),
2 percent above last season.

This forecast reflects conditions in Florida citrus groves as of February 1.
Cool temperatures experienced after that date and any effects on production are
not reflected in this report.

Florida frozen concentrated orange juice yield for the 1994-95 season is
forecast at 1.51 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.  This forecast is
unchanged from last month and down from last seasons's final yield of
1.57 gallons per box.  The projected 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 1.63 gallons per box, down from 1.66 gallons per box a
year ago.  The forecast projects the final yield reported by the Florida Citrus
Processors Association.

For information call (202) 720-2127.  Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. ET.

Cr Pr 2-2 (2-95)
HDR2012000110010210950830CRP SUMMARY: PROD,US '94&4CSTD FEB 1, '95
                    Crop Summary:  Production, United States,
                      1994 and Forecasted February 1, 1995
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                 :                         Production - Domestic
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
 Crop and Unit   :                    :        Jan 1,      :       Feb 1,
                 :        1994        :        1995        :       1995
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                 :                      1,000
                 :
Oranges 1/  Ton  :        10,281               11,539              11,634
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 :                          Production - Metric
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 :
Oranges 1/       :     9,326,770           10,468,000           10,554,190
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1/  Harvest begins with the bloom of the first year and ends with the
    completion of harvest the following year.

This report was approved on February 10, 1995, by the Acting Secretary of
Agriculture and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural
Statistics Board.

            Acting Secretary of             Agricultural Statistics Board
                Agriculture                         Chairperson
            Richard E. Rominger                     Rich Allen

HDR2012000110010210950830SUGRCANE: AREA PLTD&HRV,US,'93-94 DMSTC
                   Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested,
                     United States, 1993-94 (Domestic Units)
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                         :       Area Planted       :    Area Harvested
         Crop            :----------------------------------------------------
                         :    1993    :    1994     :    1993    :    1994
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                         :                     1,000 Acres
Sugarcane for            :
 Sugar and Seed          :                               948.3        935.3
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HDR2012000110010210950830SUGRCANE: YLD AC&PROD,US,'92-94 DMSTC
                 Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production,
                     United States, 1992-94 (Domestic Units)
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                         :  Yield per Acre :             Production
         Crop            :----------------------------------------------------
                         :  1993  :  1994  :    1992   :    1993    :   1994
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                         :  ---- Tons ---     ---------- 1,000 Tons --------
Sugarcane for            :
 Sugar and Seed          :  32.8    34.0      30,363      31,101      31,816
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HDR2012000110010210950830SUGRCANE: AREA PLTD&HRV,US,'93-94 MTRC
                   Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested,
                      United States, 1993-94 (Metric Units)
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                      :       Area Planted       :       Area Harvested
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------
                      :     1993    :    1994    :    1993     :    1994
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                      :                      Hectares
Sugarcane for         :
 Sugar and Seed       :                                 383,770      378,510
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HDR2012000110010210950830SUGRCANE: YLD AC&PROD,US,'92-94 DMSTC
                Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production,
                      United States, 1992-94 (Metric Units)
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                      : Yield per Hectare:             Production
    Crop              :--------------------------------------------------------
                      :  1993  :   1994  :    1992   :    1993   :     1994
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                      :                     Metric Tons
Sugarcane for         :
 Sugar and Seed       : 73.52    76.25   27,544,850   28,214,350   28,862,990
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HDR1012000110110210950830CROP PRODUCTION STATE TABLES
HDR2012000110110210950830CITRUS FRUIT: UTLZ PROD BY CRP,ST&US '93-95
     Citrus Fruit:  Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,
                1993-94 and Forecasted on February 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       600       26       26       23
    CA  4/           :   43,800    36,600    37,000    1,642    1,372    1,388
    FL               :  114,300   107,300   121,000    5,143    4,829    5,445
    TX               :      450       480     1,000       20       21       43
    US               :  159,250   145,080   159,600    6,831    6,248    6,899
  Valencia           :
    AZ  4/           :    1,150     1,200       750       43       45       28
    CA  4/           :   23,000    26,000    27,000      863      975    1,013
    FL               :   72,300    66,900    82,000    3,253    3,010    3,690
    TX               :       60        70       100        2        3        4
    US               :   96,510    94,170   109,850    4,161    4,033    4,735
  All                :
    AZ  4/           :    1,850     1,900     1,350       69       71       51
    CA  4/           :   66,800    62,600    64,000    2,505    2,347    2,401
    FL               :  186,600   174,200   203,000    8,396    7,839    9,135
    TX               :      510       550     1,100       22       24       47
    US               :  255,760   239,250   269,450   10,992   10,281   11,634
Temples              :
  FL                 :    2,500     2,250     2,600      113      102      117
Grapefruit           :
  White Seedless     :
    FL               :   25,700    24,500    25,000    1,093    1,042    1,063
  Colored Seedless   :
    FL               :   27,700    25,500    29,000    1,177    1,084    1,233
  Other              :
    FL               :    1,750     1,050     1,500       74       45       64
  All                :
    AZ 4/            :    2,150     1,750     1,600       69       59       54
    CA 4/ 5/         :
      Desert         :    3,500     3,300     3,400      112      111      114
      Other Areas    :    5,700     5,800                191      194
      Total          :    9,200     9,100                303      305
    FL               :   55,150    51,050    55,500    2,344    2,171    2,360
    TX               :    1,875     3,000     4,000       75      120      160
    US               :   68,375    64,900              2,791    2,655
Tangerines           :
  AZ  4/             :      950     1,000       700       35       37       26
  CA  4/             :    2,100     2,300     2,300       79       86       86
  FL                 :    2,800     4,100     3,500      133      195      166
  US                 :    5,850     7,400     6,500      247      318      278
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     3,200      137      150      144
K-Early Citrus       :
  FL                 :      185       210       120        8        9        5
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                       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 the current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.

5/  The first forecast for California grapefruit "Other Areas" will be as of
    April 1, 1995.

HDR2012000110110210950830PAPAYAS: AREA&FRSH PROD,BY MNTH,HI,'94-95
          Papayas:  Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1994-95  1/
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           :                   Area                 :     Fresh Production
           :------------------------------------------------------------------
   Month   :    Total in Crop    :     Harvested    :            :
           :----------------------------------------:    1994    :    1995
           :   1994   :   1995   :   1994  :  1995  :            :
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           :   --------------- Acres --------------      -- 1,000 Pounds --
           :
Dec        :   3,590                 2,250               4,618
Jan        :   3,375      3,620      2,345    2,345      5,295        4,000
Feb        :   3,315                 2,345               4,100
Mar        :   3,300                 2,350               3,780
Apr        :   3,305                 2,260               4,050
May        :   3,330                 2,285               5,045
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1/  1994 revised.
HDR2012000110110210950830SUGRCNE: AC HRV,YLD&PROD, USE,ST&US '92-94
                Sugarcane:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production
                    by Use, State, and United States, 1992-94
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            :    Area Harvested    :       Yield  1/     :      Production 1/
  State     :------------------------------------------------------------------
            :     1993  :  1994    :    1993  :  1994    :   1993   :  1994
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            :        1,000 Acres             Tons                  1,000 Tons
            :
For Sugar   :
  FL        :     425.0      428.0       34.1       35.3     14,512     15,120
  HI 2/     :      64.8       61.5       85.0       89.5      5,508      5,504
  LA 2/     :     360.0      352.0       22.8       24.0      8,220      8,448
  TX 2/     :      43.5       42.5       32.5       30.6      1,412      1,301
            :
  US        :     893.3      884.0       33.2       34.4     29,652     30,373
            :
For Seed    :
  FL        :      19.0       17.0       33.7       37.1        640        630
  HI 2/     :       5.1        5.0       19.2       23.0         98        115
  LA 2/     :      30.0       28.0       22.8       24.0        684        672
  TX 2/     :       0.9        1.3       30.0       20.0         27         26
            :
  US        :      55.0       51.3       26.3       28.1      1,449      1,443
            :
For Sugar   :
 and Seed   :
  FL        :     444.0      445.0       34.1       35.4     15,152     15,750
  HI 2/     :      69.9       66.5       80.2       84.5      5,606      5,619
  LA 2/     :     390.0      380.0       22.8       24.0      8,904      9,120
  TX 2/     :      44.4       43.8       32.4       30.3      1,439      1,327
            :
  US        :     948.3      935.3       32.8       34.0     31,101     31,816
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1/  Net tons.
2/ Current estimate carried forward from earlier forecast.

HDR2012000110110210950830CA NUT CRPS: BRNG AC,YLD,PROD,PRC&VL '92-93
           California Nut Crops:  Bearing Acreage, Yield, Production,
               Price, and Value by Crop, 1992-93 and Revised 1994
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              :         Bearing Acreage        :       Yield per Acre 1/
     Crop     :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :   1992   :   1993   :   1994   :   1992   :   1993   :   1994
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              :     -------- Acres -------            Tons (In-Shell Basis)
              :
Walnuts       :
 (English)    : 178,000    175,000    175,000       1.14       1.49       1.33
              :
              :                                      Pounds (Shelled Basis)
              :
Almonds       : 401,000    402,000    410,000      1,370      1,220      1,700
              :
              :----------------------------------------------------------------
              :           Production           :        Price per Unit
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :   1992   :   1993   :   1994   :   1992   :   1993   :   1994
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :      Tons (In-Shell Basis)           --- Dollars per Ton ---
              :
Walnuts       :
 (English) 2/ : 203,000    260,000    232,000   1,410.00   1,390.00
              :
              :    ----- 1,000 Pounds -----          --- Dollars per Pound ---
              :        (Shelled Basis)
              :
Almonds 3/    : 548,000    490,000    695,000       1.30       1.90       1.20
              :
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :                  Value of Utilized Production
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :          1992        :         1993        :         1994
              :-----------------------------------------------------------------
              :                           1,000 Dollars
Walnuts       :
 (English) 2/ :         286,230               361,400
              :
              :
Almonds 3/    :         691,340               911,430               817,320
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1/  Yield is based on utilized production.
2/  Price and value estimates for 1994 will be published on July 7, 1995.
3/  Price and value are based on the edible portion of the crop only.
    Included in production are inedible quantities of no value as follows:
    1992 - 16.2 million pounds, 1993 - 10.3 million pounds, and
    1994 - 13.9 million pounds.


HDR1012000110120210950830CROP PRODUCTION NARRATIVE
HDR2012000110120210950830JAN WTHR SUMMARY NARRATIVE
January Weather Summary:  A storm train--borne of a powerful southern branch of
                          the polar- front jet stream and occasionally suffused
with sub-tropical energy--dumped a year's worth of precipitation on parts of
California in a month.  For example, Santa Barbara's January rainfall of
21.94 inches eclipsed the normal annual total of 16.25 inches.  Among the
records to fall in California and surrounding areas were a number of all-time
monthly rainfall and rainfall-persistence records, summarized as follows:

                        All-Time Monthly Rainfall Records

Location          Amount (Inches)         Former Record
Gibraltar Res.          34.76             31.18 in Jan. 1969
Santa Barbara           21.94             17.33 in Feb. 1962
Red Bluff               20.86             20.71 in Jan. 1871
Lompoc                  15.37             11.63 in Mar. 1991
Santa Maria             11.78             10.31 in Jan. 1909

                        Selected January Rainfall Records

Location          Amount (Inches)         Former Record
Eugene, OR              15.36             15.09 in 1990
Cuyama, CA               5.94              5.19 in 1969
Yakima, WA               3.67              3.66 in 1970
Las Vegas, NV            3.00              2.41 in 1949

                 Number of Days in a Month with Measurable Rain

Location          Number of Days          Former Record Set
San Francisco           26 (tied)         Jan. 1909/1916
Sacramento              25 (tied)         Jan. 1909
Fresno                  21                Jan. 1916

By February 1, the holdings of California's 155 primary reservoirs increased to
104 percent of normal, up from about 75 percent of normal a month ago, due to
heavy rainfall and low-elevation snow melt.  At the higher elevations of the
Sierra Nevada, the snow pack stood at approximately 195 percent of normal at
month's end.

Lost amidst the rainfall records was January-record warmth, reported by
locations such as Seattle, WA (46.4 degrees F) and Sacramento, CA
(53.2 degrees F).  Pendleton, OR (70 degrees F) attained a January-record high
on the last day of the month.

Across the Plains, the strong west-to-east jet and downslope warming and drying
of the air permitted little precipitation and fueled monthly temperatures of
2 to 10 degrees above normal.  However, a late-month shot of light rain and snow
benefited winter wheat in Kansas.  Less than a tenth of an inch of precipitation
fell on locations such as Havre, MT (0.05 inches), Valentine, NE (0.02 inches),
and Colorado Springs, CO (a trace).  A sampling of very low monthly snowfall
totals included North Platte, NE (0.1 inches), Topeka, KS (2.0 inches), and
Cheyenne, WY (2.7 inches).
The East also saw little snow, with monthly totals ranging from only a trace in
Philadelphia, PA, to 15.7 inches in Portland, ME.  Despite the occasional return
of lake-effect squalls--especially in early- and late-January--monthly totals of
23.1 inches in Buffalo, NY, and 27.0 inches in Erie, PA, left seasonal snowfall
lagging averages by more than 2 feet.  An amazing spell of mid-month warmth set
all-time January records in Providence, RI (69 degrees F), Massena, NY
(67 degrees F), Burlington, VT (66 degrees F), Mansfield, OH (64 degrees F), and
Caribou, ME (53 degrees F).

In contrast, several snow storms crossed the Southwestern and South Central
States.  An early-month system dropped 17.6 inches on Flagstaff, AZ, which went
on to receive a monthly total of 43.3 inches.  A mid-month storm dumped as much
as 100 inches of snow on Utah's Wasatch Range in less than 3 days.  The next
storm to emerge from the Southwest left 2.2 inches of snow in Lubbock, TX,
before immobilizing a strip from the Ozark Plateau to southern Wisconsin with
more than a foot of snow.  Columbia, MO (19.7 inches) experienced its heaviest
snow on record.

Several severe-weather episodes affected the Southeast, most notably a
14-tornado outbreak on January 6-7.  Another storm brought severe weather to
eastern Texas and flash flooding to the southern Appalachians on January 12-14.
A dozen more tornadoes touched down from Louisiana eastward on January 18-19.
Several other disturbances rippled across the Gulf Coast region late in the
month, including a heavy-rain producer on January 26-27.

HDR2012000110120210950830GEN'L CRP COMMENTS
General Crop Comments:  The month began with heavy rainfall drenching California
                        and flooding low lying fields.  A winter storm brought
extreme cold that slowed small grain growth across the Nation and caused wheat
producers in the northern Great Plains concern with the lack of adequate snow
cover.  The early January snow cover in the Northern States was below average
but adequate to safeguard the wheat crop from wind damage and freezing
temperatures.  Low temperatures in the southern Great Plains helped keep insect
problems to a minimum, while light snow and rain across the Texas High Plains
benefited moisture-stressed wheat fields.  Topdressing was underway by mid-month
in most areas, while continued heavy rains saturated California fields.
Widespread flooding and standing water in California caused extensive yellowing
in small grain fields.  Spring-like weather in mid-January melted the snow cover
in the Great Plains, but snowfall later in the month replenished the cover
before temperatures dropped.  Winter wheat fields in north Texas were dry, while
some wheat fields farther south were yellowing from excessive moisture.  Toward
the end of the month, wintry weather restored the snow cover in the Mississippi
and Ohio Valleys.  Winter wheat condition in Montana remained mostly fair to
good with little wind damage reported despite the below-average snow cover.
Warmer weather in the Texas plains encouraged wheat growth in spite of dry
conditions, while in central Texas, rust and yellowing problems continued.  By
the end of January, heavy rain along the Gulf Coastal region left some wheat
fields flooded and the continued warm weather raised concern for early growth.
The month ended with warm weather in Texas that prompted wheat greening, while
the continued rains in east Texas caused some rust and yellowing of wheat
fields.  The snow cover in Montana was rated as mostly poor with little wind
damage reported, but winter wheat was rated as mostly fair to good.  In the Ohio
Valley, some fields were ponding as the snow melted.  Heavy rains in California
halted fieldwork.  Overall, the mild weather during the month sustained the
wheat crop in the Northern States despite the marginal snow cover.
HDR2012000110120210950830SUGRCANE NARRATIVE
Sugarcane:  The 1994 production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is forecast at
            31.8 million tons.  This is unchanged from the last forecast
published in the "Crop Production 1994 Summary" released in mid-January but
represents a 2 percent increase from last year's output.  The Florida forecast
was evaluated and resulted in no change in production.  The forecasts for
Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas were carried forward from an earlier forecast.

Wet weather in Florida's sugarcane growing region has prolonged the harvest of
the 1994 sugarcane crop.  Harvest was 60 percent complete by February 6, behind
the average of 75 percent.

HDR2012000110120210950830TEMPLES NARRATIVE
Temples:  The February 1 forecast for the 1994-95 Florida temple production
          was unchanged from January at 2.60 million boxes (117,000 tons),
16 percent above last season's production.  Harvest is increasing in all areas.
So far, about 955,000 boxes have been picked.

HDR2012000110120210950830GRPEFRUT NARRATIVE
Grapefruit:  The February 1 forecast of the 1994-95 U.S. grapefruit crop
             (excluding California's "Other Areas") is 2.69 million tons,
unchanged from last month but up 9 percent from last season.  Last year,
California's "Other Areas" produced 194,000 tons (5.80 million boxes).  The
first forecast for that type of grapefruit will be April 1, 1995.

The forecast for all three types of Florida grapefruit remain unchanged from
January at 55.5 million boxes (2.36 million tons), up 9 percent from last
season.  Those individual totals are: white seedless, 25.0 million boxes
(1.06 million tons); colored seedless,  29.0 million boxes (1.23 million tons);
and seedy grapefruit, 1.50 million boxes (64,000 tons).

The forecast for California desert grapefruit is carried forward from January at
3.40 million boxes (114,000 tons), up 3 percent from last season.  The Arizona
grapefruit forecast is also carried forward from January at 1.60 million boxes
(54,000 tons), down 9 percent from last season.  The Texas grapefruit forecast
also remained unchanged from last month at 4.00 million boxes (160,000 tons),
33 percent larger than last season.

HDR2012000110120210950830TANGERINES NARRATIVE
Tangerines:  The 1994-95 tangerine crop is forecast at 278,000 tons, down
             3 percent from January and 13 percent less than last season.  The
Florida tangerine forecast is 3.50 million boxes (166,000 tons), down 5 percent
from last month and 15 percent below last year.  The California tangerine
forecast was carried forward from January at 2.30 million boxes (86,000 tons),
the same as last season's production.  The Arizona forecast was also carried
forward from last month at 700,000 boxes (26,000 tons), 30 percent less than
last season.

HDR2012000110120210950830TANGELOS NARRATIVE
Tangelos:  The Florida tangelo forecast is 3.20 million boxes (144,000 tons),
           the same as last month but 4 percent smaller than last season.
Harvest is almost over for this season.

HDR2012000110120210950830FL CITRUS NARRATIVE
Florida Citrus:  Most Florida citrus groves were in very good to excellent
                 condition.  Moisture was adequate despite below average
rainfall for the month of January.  Some night temperatures in the upper
thirties brought light frost but there was no damage to trees or fruit.  Harvest
for most mature early and mid-season types of fruit was active.  Processing
plants utilized more than 10 million boxes of all types of citrus per week for a
couple of weeks during January.  Movement of early and mid-season oranges during
January was busy in all areas.  Orange harvest averaged more than 8 million
boxes per week for the month.  Grapefruit harvest during January was most active
on the lower east coast.  Nearly 22.2 million boxes of grapefruit and
2.90 million boxes of tangerines were moved by the end of January.

HDR2012000110120210950830TX CITRUS NARRATIVE
Texas Citrus:  Harvest continued without delay in January.  Prices continued
               to be low.  Quality remained good.  A large amount of oranges
were used for juice.  Some fruit drop occurred during January.  Normal grove
care operations continued.

HDR2012000110120210950830PAPAYAS NARRATIVE
Papayas:  Hawaii fresh papaya production is estimated at 4.00 million pounds for
          January, 13 percent below December and 24 percent less than January a
year ago.

Papaya ringspot virus continued to affect major growing areas.  Weather during
January was mostly cool and dry, especially the second half of the month.  The
drier weather aided efforts to control disease.

Area devoted to production, at 3,620 acres, was 7 percent greater than a year
earlier.  Harvested area, at 2,345 acres, was unchanged from a year ago.

HDR2012000110120210950830CA FRUT&NUTS NARRATIVES
California Fruit and Nuts:  Normal winter cultural activities were hampered in
                            virtually all areas due to excessive rains and
flooding.  Wet conditions and high winds resulted in downed trees and fruit
damage in many orchards.  Grape vines were dormant and did not experience much
damage.  Grape growers were pruning, tying, and spraying as weather permitted.
By month's end, some stone fruit and almonds began to bud.  Avocado harvest
continued throughout the month.  Strawberry fields were damaged extensively.

HDR2012000110120210950830CA CITRUS NARRATIVE
California Citrus:  The Navel orange harvest is behind schedule but progressed
                    to about one-third complete.  Poor harvest conditions were
caused by excessive winds and rainfall.   Lemon and grapefruit harvests
continued throughout January.  Tangerine harvest began at the end of the month.

HDR2012000110120210950830WALNUTS, '94 REV NARRATIVE
Walnuts, 1994 Revised:  The 1994 California walnut production has been revised
                        to 232,000 tons, up 2 percent from January's preliminary
estimate.   This level of production is down 11 percent from 1993's record high
production of 260,000 tons.

HDR2012000110120210950830ALMONDS, '94 REV NARRATIVE
Almonds, 1994 Revised:  The 1994 California almond production has been revised
                        to a record high 695 million pounds (shelled basis).
This level is up 5 percent from January's preliminary estimate and up 42 percent
from last year.

The 1994 value of utilized production for almonds was revised to $817 million,
down 10 percent from the 1993 total of $911 million.

HDR2012000110120210950830REPORT FEATURES & EEO STATEMENT
                                 Report Features

The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on
March 9, 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) 720-7681
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Rye, Sorghum, Wheat                   (202) 720-8068
      Charles Van Lahr - Barley, Corn, Oats, Pasture Condition    (202) 720-7369

  Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section
    Stephen Ropel, Head                                           (202) 720-3843
      Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Dry Beans, Onions                   (202) 720-4285
      Kirby Cavett - Peanuts, Hay                                 (202) 720-8843
      Roger Latham - Cotton                                       (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                           (202) 720-7688

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in
its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status.  Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program
information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the
USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD).

To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C.,
20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD).  USDA is an equal
employment opportunity employer.


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