HDR1012000110010116960830CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS & SUMMARY                   
HDR2012000110010116960830CRP PROD HIGHLIGHTS                                    
Released January 16, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service      
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Crop Production" call at (202) 720-2127, office hours 8:00      
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural statistics,     
information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information  
Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV.  Forecasts refer to           
January 1, 1996.  Index and report features are located at the end of this      
report.                                                                         
                                                                                
         Cotton Production Down 9 Percent From Last Year                        
                    Record Orange Production                                    
                                                                                
All cotton production is forecast at 18.0 million bales, down 1 percent from    
last month and 9 percent below 1994's record output.  This year's crop remains  
the fourth largest on record.  The Texas crop was reduced 50,000 bales from     
December as yields were affected by insects and cold weather, but eastern       
States accounted for the majority of the decrease.  Unfavorable weather in the  
Carolina's during harvest reduced yields.                                       
                                                                                
All orange production, expected to be the largest crop on record, is forecast   
at 11.9 million tons, up 2 percent from the previous forecast and 3 percent     
above last season.  This forecast does not reflect effects of freezing weather  
in Florida after January 1.  Florida's forecast is 206 million boxes (9.27      
million tons), 1 percent higher than the December forecast and slightly above   
last season.  Early and mid-season varieties are expected to produce a record   
high 126 million boxes (5.67 million tons), an increase of 2 percent over the   
previous forecast and 5 percent above last year.  The Valencia forecast is      
80.0 million boxes (3.60 million tons), unchanged from December but down 7      
percent from a year ago.  California's all orange production forecast, at 68.0  
million boxes (2.55 million tons), is 3 percent above the October forecast and  
11 percent more than last season.  The Navel orange forecast, at 40.0 million   
boxes (1.50 million tons), is up 5 percent from October and 14 percent from     
last year.  The California Valencia forecast is 28.0 million boxes (1.05        
million tons), equal to October but 8 percent more than last year.              
                                                                                
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) yield for the 1995-96 season    
is forecast at 1.47 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix, down from 1.50        
gallons per box in December.  Initial projections for the early and mid-season  
varieties are 1.42 gallons per box, down from last year's 1.44 gallons per      
box.  The Valencia crop is expected to yield 1.55 gallons per box, down from    
1.58 gallons per box a year ago.  The final 1994-95 yield for all fruit used    
in FCOJ was 1.50 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix. The forecast projects    
the final yield as reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association.       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (1-96)                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110010116960830CRP PROD SUMMARY DOMSTC& METRC UNTS                    
 Crop Summary:  Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production,                 
            United States, 1995-96 (Domestic Units)                             
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                         :       Area Planted       :    Area Harvested         
         Crop            :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1995    :    1996    :    1995    :    1996      
-------------------------:----------------------------------------------------  
                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
Winter Potatoes          :      13.3         13.6         11.9         13.5     
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :      Yield Per Acre      :        Production         
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1995    :    1996    :    1995    :    1996      
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :      ------ Cwt ------       ---- 1,000 Cwt ----     
                         :                                                      
Winter Potatoes          :       208          210        2,473        2,829     
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   Crop Summary:  Hay Stocks on Farms, United States, 1994-95                   
                        (Domestic Unit)                                         
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    Date        :           1994            :              1995                 
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                :                     1,000 Tons                                
                :                                                               
May 1           :           22,096                        20,775                
December 1      :          105,296                       109,547                
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This report was approved on January 16, 1996, by the Secretary of Agriculture   
and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics      
Board.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                Secretary of                  Agricultural Statistics Board     
                Agriculture                             Chairperson             
                Dan Glickman                            Rich Allen              
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                    
              1994 and Forecasted January 1, 1996                               
                        (Domestic Units)                                        
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                         :       Area Planted       :     Area Harvested        
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1994    :    1995    :    1994    :    1995      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
                         :                                                      
All Cotton               :  13,720.1     16,932.4     13,322.3     15,985.9     
  Upland                 :  13,551.6     16,717.8     13,155.9     15,774.8     
  Amer-Pima              :     168.5        214.6        166.4        211.1     
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 Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United States,                   
              1994 and Forecasted January 1, 1996                               
                        (Domestic Units)                                        
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                         : Yield per Acre:             Production               
      Crop and Unit      :---------------------------------------------------   
                         :       :       :           :   Dec 1,  :   Jan 1,     
                         :  1994 :  1995 :   1994    :    1995   :    1996      
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                         :                  ------------- 1,000 ------------    
                         :                                                      
All Cotton 1/        Bale:   708     540    19,662.0    18,235.7    17,971.2    
  Upland 1/          "   :   705     536    19,324.3    17,878.7    17,610.2    
  Amer-Pima 1/       "   :   974     821       337.7       357.0       361.0    
Cottonseed           Ton :                   7,603.9     7,020.7     6,924.5    
                         :                                                      
Citrus Fruits 2/         :                   1994-95     1995-96     1995-96    
                         :                                                      
  Oranges            Ton :                    11,616      11,741      11,918    
  Grapefruit         "   :                     2,912       2,797       2,763    
  Lemons             "   :                       916       1,045       1,026    
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1/  Yield in pounds.                                                            
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, Harvested, Yield, and Production,                 
             United States, 1995-96 (Metric Units)                              
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                         :       Area Planted       :    Area Harvested         
         Crop            :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1995    :    1996    :    1995    :    1996      
-------------------------:----------------------------------------------------  
                         :                      Hectares                        
                         :                                                      
Winter Potatoes          :     5,380        5,500        4,820        5,460     
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     Yield Per Hectare    :        Production         
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1995    :    1996    :    1995    :    1996      
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :                      Metric Tons                     
                         :                                                      
Winter Potatoes          :     23.27        23.50      112,170      128,320     
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   Crop Summary:  Hay Stocks on Farms, United States, 1994-95                   
                         (Metric Unit)                                          
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    Date        :           1994            :              1995                 
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                :                     Metric Tons                               
                :                                                               
May 1           :       20,045,150                    18,846,760                
December 1      :       95,522,920                    99,379,370                
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    Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States,                    
              1994 and Forecasted January 1, 1996                               
                         (Metric Units)                                         
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                      :       Area Planted        :     Area Harvested          
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1994    :     1995    :     1994    :    1995       
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                      :                        Hectares                         
                      :                                                         
                      :                                                         
All Cotton            :   5,552,390     6,852,370     5,391,400    6,469,330    
  Upland              :   5,484,200     6,765,530     5,324,060    6,383,900    
  Amer-Pima           :      68,190        86,850        67,340       85,430    
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Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,                 
              1994 and Forecasted January 1, 1996                               
                         (Metric Units)                                         
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                      :Yield per Hectare:             Production                
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :        :        :           :   Dec 1,   :   Jan 1,     
                      :  1994  :  1995  :   1994    :    1995    :    1996      
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                      :                      Metric Tons                        
                      :                                                         
All Cotton            :  0.79     0.60    4,280,900    3,970,360    3,912,770   
  Upland              :  0.79     0.60    4,207,370    3,892,630    3,834,170   
  Amer-Pima           :  1.09     0.92       73,530       77,730       78,600   
Cottonseed            :                   6,898,140    6,369,070    6,281,800   
                      :                                                         
Citrus Fruits 1/      :                     1994-95      1995-96      1995-96   
                      :                                                         
  Oranges             :                  10,537,860   10,651,260   10,811,830   
  Grapefruit          :                   2,641,720    2,537,400    2,506,550   
  Lemons              :                     830,980      948,010      930,770   
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1/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR1012000110110116960830CROP PRODUCTION TABLES                                 
HDR2012000110110116960830STATE TABLES                                           
              Cotton:  Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State,               
                           and United States, 1993-95                           
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    Type   :           Area Planted          :          Area Harvested          
    and    :------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   State   :   1993   :   1994   :    1995   :   1993   :   1994   :    1995    
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           :                            1,000 Acres                             
           :                                                                    
Upland     :                                                                    
  AL       :    443.0      463.0      590.0       430.0      455.0      578.0   
  AZ       :    316.0      313.0      365.0       315.0      312.0      364.0   
  AR       :    990.0      980.0    1,170.0       970.0      970.0    1,100.0   
  CA       :  1,050.0    1,100.0    1,170.0     1,045.0    1,095.0    1,165.0   
  FL       :     54.0       69.0      110.0        53.5       68.0      109.0   
  GA       :    615.0      885.0    1,500.0       600.0      875.0    1,490.0   
  KS       :      1.6        1.4        3.8         1.4        1.2        2.8   
  LA       :    890.0      900.0    1,085.0       875.0      890.0    1,075.0   
  MS       :  1,330.0    1,280.0    1,460.0     1,300.0    1,270.0    1,420.0   
  MO       :    345.0      352.0      461.0       335.0      345.0      451.0   
  NM       :     53.5       55.0       61.0        48.7       50.0       56.0   
  NC       :    390.0      486.0      810.0       385.0      485.0      790.0   
  OK       :    370.0      360.0      380.0       350.0      340.0      315.0   
  SC       :    202.0      225.0      345.0       198.0      223.0      342.0   
  TN       :    625.0      590.0      700.0       615.0      585.0      660.0   
  TX       :  5,550.0    5,450.0    6,400.0     5,050.0    5,150.0    5,750.0   
  VA       :     23.2       42.2      107.0        22.8       41.7      107.0   
           :                                                                    
  US       : 13,248.3   13,551.6   16,717.8    12,594.4   13,155.9   15,774.8   
           :                                                                    
Amer-Pima  :                                                                    
  AZ       :     57.0       48.0       48.6        56.9       47.9       48.1   
  CA       :     91.0       81.0      115.0        91.0       80.8      115.0   
  NM       :     11.0       11.0       15.0        11.0       10.7       15.0   
  TX       :     31.0       28.5       36.0        30.0       27.0       33.0   
           :                                                                    
  US       :    190.0      168.5      214.6       188.9      166.4      211.1   
           :                                                                    
All        :                                                                    
  AL       :    443.0      463.0      590.0       430.0      455.0      578.0   
  AZ       :    373.0      361.0      413.6       371.9      359.9      412.1   
  AR       :    990.0      980.0    1,170.0       970.0      970.0    1,100.0   
  CA       :  1,141.0    1,181.0    1,285.0     1,136.0    1,175.8    1,280.0   
  FL       :     54.0       69.0      110.0        53.5       68.0      109.0   
  GA       :    615.0      885.0    1,500.0       600.0      875.0    1,490.0   
  KS       :      1.6        1.4        3.8         1.4        1.2        2.8   
  LA       :    890.0      900.0    1,085.0       875.0      890.0    1,075.0   
  MS       :  1,330.0    1,280.0    1,460.0     1,300.0    1,270.0    1,420.0   
  MO       :    345.0      352.0      461.0       335.0      345.0      451.0   
  NM       :     64.5       66.0       76.0        59.7       60.7       71.0   
  NC       :    390.0      486.0      810.0       385.0      485.0      790.0   
  OK       :    370.0      360.0      380.0       350.0      340.0      315.0   
  SC       :    202.0      225.0      345.0       198.0      223.0      342.0   
  TN       :    625.0      590.0      700.0       615.0      585.0      660.0   
  TX       :  5,581.0    5,478.5    6,436.0     5,080.0    5,177.0    5,783.0   
  VA       :     23.2       42.2      107.0        22.8       41.7      107.0   
           :                                                                    
  US       : 13,438.3   13,720.1   16,932.4    12,783.3   13,322.3   15,985.9   
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                 Cotton:  Yield and Production by Type, State,                  
                           and United States, 1993-95                           
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    Type   :              Yield              :          Production 1/           
    And    :------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   State   :   1993   :   1994   :    1995   :   1993   :   1994   :    1995    
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           :      ------ Pounds ------           ----- 1,000 Bales 2/  -----    
           :                                                                    
Upland     :                                                                    
  AL       :     524       766         382        469.0      726.0      460.0   
  AZ       :   1,204     1,203       1,042        790.0      782.0      790.0   
  AR       :     541       877         637      1,094.0    1,772.0    1,460.0   
  CA       :   1,340     1,191         948      2,918.0    2,717.0    2,300.0   
  FL       :     696       735         440         77.6      104.1      100.0   
  GA       :     586       843         635        733.0    1,537.0    1,970.0   
  KS       :     206       480         206          0.6        1.2        1.2   
  LA       :     606       815         614      1,105.0    1,512.0    1,375.0   
  MS       :     572       806         624      1,550.0    2,132.0    1,845.0   
  MO       :     539       856         559        376.0      615.0      525.0   
  NM       :     769       720         677         78.0       75.0       79.0   
  NC       :     535       820         504        429.0      829.0      830.0   
  OK       :     370       349         190        270.0      247.0      125.0   
  SC       :     495       846         547        204.0      393.0      390.0   
  TN       :     425       726         531        545.0      885.0      730.0   
  TX       :     484       458         376      5,095.0    4,915.0    4,500.0   
  VA       :     634       944         583         30.1       82.0      130.0   
           :                                                                    
  US       :     601       705         536     15,764.3   19,324.3   17,610.2   
           :                                                                    
Amer-Pima  :                                                                    
  AZ       :     734       806         738         87.0       80.4       74.0   
  CA       :   1,132     1,098         897        214.6      184.8      215.0   
  NM       :     816       875         672         18.7       19.5       21.0   
  TX       :     784       942         742         49.0       53.0       51.0   
           :                                                                    
  US       :     938       974         821        369.3      337.7      361.0   
           :                                                                    
All        :                                                                    
  AL       :     524       766         382        469.0      726.0      460.0   
  AZ       :   1,132     1,150       1,006        877.0      862.4      864.0   
  AR       :     541       877         637      1,094.0    1,772.0    1,460.0   
  CA       :   1,324     1,185         943      3,132.6    2,901.8    2,515.0   
  FL       :     696       735         440         77.6      104.1      100.0   
  GA       :     586       843         635        733.0    1,537.0    1,970.0   
  KS       :     206       480         206          0.6        1.2        1.2   
  LA       :     606       815         614      1,105.0    1,512.0    1,375.0   
  MS       :     572       806         624      1,550.0    2,132.0    1,845.0   
  MO       :     539       856         559        376.0      615.0      525.0   
  NM       :     777       747         676         96.7       94.5      100.0   
  NC       :     535       820         504        429.0      829.0      830.0   
  OK       :     370       349         190        270.0      247.0      125.0   
  SC       :     495       846         547        204.0      393.0      390.0   
  TN       :     425       726         531        545.0      885.0      730.0   
  TX       :     486       461         378      5,144.0    4,968.0    4,551.0   
  VA       :     634       944         583         30.1       82.0      130.0   
           :                                                                    
  US       :     606       708         540     16,133.6   19,662.0   17,971.2   
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1/  Production ginned and to be ginned.                                         
2/  480-Lb. net weight bales.                                                   
                                                                                
  Cottonseed:  Production by State and United States, 1993-1995                 
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         :                          Production                                  
  State  :--------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :       1993          :         1994         :          1995  1/       
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         :                            1,000 Tons                                
         :                                                                      
 AL      :        175.0                   271.0                   170.0         
 AZ      :        338.0                   324.0                   330.0         
 AR      :        455.0                   712.0                   586.0         
 CA      :      1,142.0                 1,063.0                   922.0         
 FL      :         27.0                    33.0                    35.0         
 GA      :        258.0                   516.0                   678.0         
 KS      :           .2                      .5                      .5         
 LA      :        408.0                   549.0                   506.0         
 MS      :        631.0                   842.0                   734.0         
 MO      :        152.0                   238.0                   209.0         
 NM      :         41.0                    36.4                    39.0         
 NC      :        153.0                   295.0                   298.0         
 OK      :        114.0                   101.0                    51.0         
 SC      :         75.0                   134.0                   138.0         
 TN      :        216.0                   348.0                   289.0         
 TX      :      2,147.0                 2,111.0                 1,892.0         
 VA      :         11.0                    30.0                    47.0         
         :                                                                      
 US      :      6,343.2                 7,603.9                 6,924.5         
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1/  Estimates based on 3-year average lint-seed ratio.                          
                                                                                
    Potatoes:  Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production                   
       by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 1994-96                     
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             :           Area            :             :                        
Seasonal     :---------------------------:    Yield    :      Production        
 Group       :   Planted   :  Harvested  :             :                        
  and        :----------------------------------------------------------------  
 State       : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1994  : 1995  : 1996   
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             : ------ 1,000 Acres -----    --- Cwt ---  ----- 1,000 Cwt -----   
Winter       :                                                                  
  CA         :  5.0   5.7    5.0    5.7    260    250     968   1,300   1,425   
  FL         :  8.3   7.9    6.9    7.8    170    180   1,404   1,173   1,404   
             :                                                                  
  Total      : 13.3  13.6   11.9   13.5    208    210   2,372   2,473   2,829   
             :                                                                  
Spring  1/   :                                                                  
  AL         :  2.6          2.5           160            438     400           
  AZ         :  6.5          6.5           270          1,670   1,755           
  CA         : 18.0         17.8           350          7,790   6,230           
  FL         : 38.5         36.0           218          8,588   7,830           
    Hastings : 28.5         27.0           220          6,380   5,940           
    Other FL : 10.0          9.0           210          2,208   1,890           
  NC         : 17.5         16.5           185          3,060   3,053           
  TX         :  5.2          5.0           185          1,100     925           
             :                                                                  
  Total      : 88.3         84.3           240         22,646  20,193           
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1/  Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          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  :            :              
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           :   --------------- Acres --------------      -- 1,000 Pounds --     
           :                                                                    
Nov        :   3,190      3,760      1,915    2,340      4,940        3,715     
Dec        :   3,590      3,785      2,250    2,415      5,000        3,675     
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     Citrus Fruits:  Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,     
                    1994-95 and Forecasted January 1, 1996 1/                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :     Utilized Production     :     Utilized Production     
                    :            Boxes            :       Ton Equivalent        
   Crop and State   :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 
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                    : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ -----   ------- 1,000 Tons -------  
Oranges             :                                                           
  Early Mid &       :                                                           
   Navel 3/         :                                                           
    AZ              :     700       400       650       26        15        24  
    CA              :  36,600    35,000    40,000    1,372     1,313     1,500  
    FL              : 107,300   119,700   126,000    4,829     5,387     5,670  
    TX              :     480       950       900       21        40        38  
    US              : 145,080   156,050   167,550    6,248     6,755     7,232  
  Valencia          :                                                           
    AZ              :   1,200       650       800       45        24        30  
    CA              :  27,000    26,000    28,000    1,013       976     1,050  
    FL              :  67,100    85,700    80,000    3,020     3,857     3,600  
    TX              :      70       105       150        3         4         6  
    US              :  95,370   112,455   108,950    4,081     4,861     4,686  
  All               :                                                           
    AZ              :   1,900     1,050     1,450       71        39        54  
    CA              :  63,600    61,000    68,000    2,385     2,289     2,550  
    FL              : 174,400   205,400   206,000    7,849     9,244     9,270  
    TX              :     550     1,055     1,050       24        44        44  
    US              : 240,450   268,505   276,500   10,329    11,616    11,918  
Temples             :                                                           
  FL                :   2,250     2,550     2,200      101       114        99  
Grapefruit          :                                                           
  White Seedless    :                                                           
    FL              :  24,500    25,700    24,000    1,042     1,092     1,020  
  Colored Seedless  :                                                           
    FL              :  25,500    28,700    29,000    1,084     1,220     1,233  
  Other             :                                                           
    FL              :   1,050     1,300     1,000       45        55        43  
  All               :                                                           
    AZ              :   1,750     1,400     1,200       59        47        40  
    CA              :                                                           
      Desert        :   3,400     3,300                114       111            
      Other Areas   :   5,900     6,000                197       201            
      Total 4/      :   9,300     9,300     7,500      311       312       251  
    FL              :  51,050    55,700    54,000    2,171     2,367     2,296  
    TX              :   3,000     4,650     4,400      120       186       176  
    US              :  65,100    71,050    67,100    2,661     2,912     2,763  
Tangerines          :                                                           
  AZ                :   1,000       650       750       37        25        28  
  CA                :   2,300     2,200     2,400       86        82        90  
  FL                :   4,100     3,550     4,300      195       168       204  
  US                :   7,400     6,400     7,450      318       275       322  
Lemons              :                                                           
  AZ                :   5,200     3,600     5,000      197       137       190  
  CA                :  20,700    20,500    22,000      787       779       836  
  US                :  25,900    24,100    27,000      984       916     1,026  
Tangelos            :                                                           
  FL                :   3,350     3,150     2,700      150       142       122  
K-Early Citrus      :                                                           
  FL                :     210       120       150        9         5         7  
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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  1991-92 and 1992-93, 67-starting in January 1993-94, CA Other-67,
    FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76, tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90;             
    tangerines-CA & 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/  California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit forecasts combined to All      
    Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Hay:  Stocks on Farms, May 1 and December 1, by State                     
                    and United States, 1994-95                                  
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           :              May 1            :           December 1               
State      :------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :        1994    :     1995 1/  :      1994 1/  :     1995           
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           :                             1,000 Tons                             
           :                                                                    
AL         :          274            276          1,537          1,270          
AZ         :           25             27            133            265          
AR         :          430            426          2,055          1,910          
CA         :          152            327          1,642          2,250          
CO         :          294            447          2,030          2,390          
CT         :           10             32            105             78          
DE         :            8             10             12              9          
FL         :           79            132            490            397          
GA         :          114            371          1,170          1,050          
ID         :          678            222          2,263          2,794          
IL         :          616            540          1,397          1,979          
IN         :          205            148          1,097          1,584          
IA         :          720            751          4,274          4,079          
KS         :        1,093            796          5,080          4,590          
KY         :          600            648          5,292          4,806          
LA         :           42             97            512            513          
ME         :           36             61            243            272          
MD         :           33             20            347            265          
MA         :           17             28            138            115          
MI         :          753          1,074          3,020          3,166          
MN         :          716            753          4,895          4,374          
MS         :          173            206          1,688          1,368          
MO         :        1,466          1,016          5,755          6,000          
MT         :        1,153            772          3,950          4,931          
NE         :        1,391          1,112          5,413          4,813          
NV         :          166             42            630            750          
NH         :           17             26             90             82          
NJ         :            7             60            205            131          
NM         :           90             50            525            600          
NY         :          361            594          2,377          2,069          
NC         :           36            131            807            900          
ND         :        1,160            857          4,285          5,044          
OH         :          562            307          2,410          2,421          
OK         :          750            700          3,500          3,600          
OR         :          521             85          1,761          2,310          
PA         :          653            724          2,717          2,513          
RI         :            2              3              9              6          
SC         :           44            130            332            396          
SD         :        2,293          1,759          7,477          8,960          
TN         :          417            721          3,340          3,136          
TX         :          826          1,606          7,610          7,322          
UT         :          323            245          1,452          1,481          
VT         :          137            136            389            391          
VA         :          374            445          2,108          2,185          
WA         :          312            139          1,198          1,410          
WV         :           95            100            955            855          
WI         :        1,377          1,441          5,000          4,900          
WY         :          495            182          1,581          2,817          
           :                                                                    
US         :       22,096         20,775        105,296        109,547          
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1/  Revised.                                                                    
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                      December Weather Summary                                  
                                                                                
The month featured two notable storms, a Pacific Northwest "superstorm"         
(December 12) and a South-to-Northeast snow and rainstorm (December 17-20).  The
polar jet stream split over the eastern Pacific after the Northwest storm's     
passage, guiding the latter system into the South for a rendezvous with parched 
wheat areas from the Texas Plains to southeastern Kansas.  Late in the month,   
however, the Nation's weather pattern quieted under the split-flow regime,      
broken only by a minor freeze into Peninsular Florida on December 25 and 26.    
                                                                                
Monthly temperatures averaged 2 to 8 degrees F above normal throughout the West,
highlighted by December-record warmth on the first day of the month.  Farther   
north, frigid air amassed over Alaska and western Canada, reaching the northern 
Plains on December 7 and ending the East's brief warm spell thereafter.  Cold,  
northwesterly flow intensified across the East late in the month, culminating in
the Florida freeze on Christmas Day.  December departures reached               
-2 to -6 degrees F from the Great Lakes States into the Southeast.  Farther     
west, the Plains' winter wheat benefited from the split-jet pattern, which ended
a 2.5-month run of wild temperature swings and dry weather.                     
                                                                                
The month opened with all-time December warmth in locations such as Salt Lake   
City, UT (69 degrees F) and Worland, WY (67 degrees F).  Four days later, a high
of 84 degrees F tied a December record in New Orleans, LA.  By December 10,     
however, daily-record cold blanketed the South and East, dropping temperatures  
to -5 degrees F as far south as Springfield, MO.  The cold outbreak also        
initiated record Great Lake-effect snow squalls that totaled 61.7 inches (on    
December 8-12) in Sault Sainte Marie, MI and 37.9 inches (in 24 hours on        
December 9-10) in Buffalo, NY.  By month's end, Sault Sainte Marie logged an    
all-time monthly snowfall record (98.8 inches) and a December-record            
precipitation total (6.24 inches).  Elsewhere in the Nation's northeastern      
quadrant, snowfall also exceeded December-record totals in Mansfield, OH        
(23.4 inches) and Charleston, WV (22.0 inches).  Monthly totals were boosted by 
the December 17-20 storm, which produced 8 inches of snow or more from central  
Indiana to New England, and fueled 4- to 10-inch rainfall from eastern Texas to 
northwestern Florida.                                                           
                                                                                
In contrast, December precipitation was the lowest on record in Waterloo, IA    
(0.16 inches), and totaled less than one-tenth of an inch in locations such as  
Phoenix, AZ (0.01 inches), North Platte, NE (0.02 inches), and Denver, CO       
(0.06 inches).  Only a trace of rain fell in Colorado Springs, CO for a second  
consecutive month.  A 2-month dry spell in Peninsular Florida ended as the New  
Year began, but not in time to boost low December totals of 0.23 inches in Miami
Beach and 0.76 inches in Orlando.  In California, the December 12 storm and     
subsequent disturbances jump-started the record-late wet season and briefly     
pushed the Sierra Nevada snowpack--which ended the year at about 40 percent of  
normal for the date--to nearly half normal.  Farther north, the December 12     
"superstorm" produced numerous all-time barometric and wind-gust records.  In   
Oregon, Newport clocked a gust to 107 mph, while Astoria measured a minimum     
pressure of 28.53 inches (966 millibars).                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
December Field Work:  December in the Pacific Northwest started with high winds 
                      and rain.  The storm saturated fields and left standing   
water in low lying fields.  In the southern Great Plains, small grain fields    
were in critical need of moisture after ten successive weeks of dry weather.    
Emergence of some late planted small grain was poor due to the continued dry    
conditions.                                                                     
                                                                                
The following week, in the Pacific Northwest heavy rain fell again on saturated 
fields resulting in substantial runoff.  High winds associated with the storm   
system damaged some orchards.  In the Southwest, small grain planting fell      
behind normal due to the lateness of the cotton crop.  Greenbug problems        
increased in the southern Great Plains, requiring increased spraying.  Florida's
                                                                                
citrus area remained dry, with harvest very active for the Christmas market.    
Later in the month, rain from the southern to the central Great Plains brought  
relief to dry wheat fields.                                                     
                                                                                
A winter storm from the South to the Northeast at mid-month brought fieldwork to
a halt.  Snowfall over the Midwest and Northeast preceded sub-zero temperatures 
and the snow cover protected most of the winter wheat from the low temperatures.
The snow cover was patchy across the Northern Plains.  The snow brought much    
needed moisture to small grain fields in the central States.  Rain in the       
southern Great Plains provided some relief to parched wheat fields.  In Florida,
brief durations of below freezing temperatures did negligible damage to citrus  
trees and fruit.  Freezing weather burned some of Florida's vegetable crops, but
the damage was not significant.  Temperatures did not stay below the danger     
point long enough to damage fruit.  Dry weather in the Pacific Northwest reduced
standing water in low lying fields.  In the southern Great Plains and Delta     
States, some early wheat fields had minor insect problems.                      
                                                                                
Toward the end of December, heavy rainfall in Florida over the New Year's       
weekend left fields muddy and slowed central Florida's vegetable harvest.  In   
southwestern Florida, some vegetables were damaged from freezing weather.       
Harvest activity for Florida's oranges for processing was active.  Storms at    
week's end in the Pacific Northwest brought additional moisture to already      
saturated fields.  Rains hampered fieldwork in California, but boosted small    
grain growth.  Dryland small grain fields in the Texas High Plains benefited    
from late month snowfall, but additional moisture was needed.  Dry conditions   
and cool weather slowed small grain growth in central Texas.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cotton:  Upland cotton planted acreage was estimated at 16.7 million acres,     
         up 23 percent from 1994.  Harvested acreage, at 15.8 million acres,    
was 20 percent greater than last year.  Producers planted 214,600 acres of      
American-Pima cotton in 1995, up 27 percent from 1994 with harvested acreage at 
211,100 acres, a 27 percent increase from last year.                            
                                                                                
In Texas, harvest was 97 percent  complete by late December, slightly ahead of  
last year's pace, as open weather prevailed.  Producers planted                 
6.40 million acres, up 17 percent from 1994 while harvested acreage of          
5.75 million was up 12 percent.  Plantings were delayed  because of dry         
conditions, but in early June, heavy rains and hail caused replanting.  A cool  
September with the heaviest rains in 60 years lowered potential yields from     
earlier months.                                                                 
                                                                                
The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) had
a dry  season during 1995.  Plantings were behind normal early in the season due
to excessive rainfall.  In June, the pace equaled the average.  Boll counts and 
weights were among the  lowest of  the past 10 years,  resulting in a low       
yielding crop.   Planted acreage was up 19 percent from 1994 and harvested      
acreage was up 16 percent.                                                      
                                                                                
Arizona planted and harvested acres increased by 17 percent from 1994.          
California producers increased acreage 6 percent for both planted and harvested 
acreage.  Early season rains and cool temperatures in both States delayed       
plantings and also caused lower yields.  Boll numbers and weights were much less
than anticipated early in the season.                                           
                                                                                
In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South         
Carolina), cotton acreage continued to increase, as plantings of the 1995 crop  
in this region were 58 percent above 1994, and harvested acreage was            
57 percent greater.  Hot, dry conditions caused poor crop development, and      
yields in the region averaged 273 pounds less than previous year's yields.      
Excessive rains during the fall in the Carolina's delayed harvest and caused    
high boll loss.                                                                 
                                                                                
American-Pima production is forecast at 361,000 bales, up 7 percent from 1994   
and up 4,000 bales from the December forecast.  Yields, at an average of        
821 pounds per acre, declined 153 pounds from last year resulting from          
unfavorable weather early in the season, mainly in California.  Many California 
growers picked fields two and three times.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
All cotton ginnings totaled 17,002,100 running bales prior to January 1,        
compared with 18,438,400 running bales ginned to the same date last year and    
15,320,650 running bales in 1993.                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Winter Potatoes:  Production of winter potatoes in 1996 is forecast at          
                  2.83 million cwt.  This level is up 14 percent from 1995      
and 19 percent above 1994.  Area for harvest is estimated at 13,500 acres, up 13
percent from a year ago and 10 percent above two years ago.  The average yield  
is projected at 210 cwt per 2 cwt higher than last year.                        
                                                                                
Planting in Florida is nearly completed in the winter areas and crop progress is
satisfactory.  Harvest of early fields should be under way by the end of        
January.  Acreage for harvest is up 13 percent from a year ago and farmers      
expect yields to climb 10 cwt per acre.  A 10 percent larger California winter  
potato crop is forecast as acreage gained 14 percent over a year earlier.  The  
average yield is expected to be lower.  Planting is finished and crop           
development is progressing normally.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Spring Potatoes, 1995 Revised:  Production of spring potatoes was finalized     
                                at 20.2 million cwt in 1995, down 11 percent    
from a year earlier but 3 percent above 1993.  Harvested area was estimated at  
84,300 acres, down 7 percent while the average yield of 240 cwt per acre dropped
11 cwt.  The final spring crop tally is 10 percent below the forecast on May 1, 
with larger producing States finding fewer potatoes than earlier anticipated.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Papayas:  Hawaii fresh papaya production is 3.68 million pounds for December,   
          1 percent lower than November and 27 percent lower than a year ago.   
                                                                                
Weather conditions during December were variable with sunshine interspersed with
periods of showers. Temperatures were unseasonably warm for much of the month.  
Papaya ringspot virus continued to take a heavy toll in some orchards.          
                                                                                
Area devoted to papaya production is estimated at 3,785 acres, 1 percent more   
than November and 5 percent more than last December.  Harvested area, totaling  
2,415 acres, was 3 percent higher than last month and 7 percent higher than a   
year ago.                                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Grapefruit:  The January 1 forecast of the 1995-96 U.S. grapefruit crop is      
             2.76 million tons, down 1 percent from last month and down         
5 percent from last season.  Production of all three types of Florida grapefruit
remained unchanged from December at 54.0 million boxes (2.30 million tons), down
3 percent from last season.  Average fruit size was at near record levels and   
fruit quality remained good. The Florida white seedless grapefruit forecast is  
24.0 million boxes (1.02 million tons), a decrease of 7 percent from the 1994-95
crop.  The colored seedless forecast is 29.0 million boxes (1.23 million tons), 
an increase of 1 percent from a year ago.  The seedy grapefruit crop is expected
to be 1.00 million boxes (43,000 tons), 23 percent fewer than last year.  Almost
12.1 million boxes of all seedless grapefruit were picked through the end of    
December.                                                                       
                                                                                
California's crop is forecast at 7.50 million boxes (251,000 tons),             
12 percent below October and 19 percent below last season.  Poor weather        
affected overall grapefruit set.  Quality is very good, color is excellent, and 
texture is smooth.  Some defects include wind scar and sheepnose.               
                                                                                
The Texas grapefruit forecast, at 4.40 million boxes (176,000 tons) , is        
unchanged from last month but down 5 percent from last year.  Arizona's crop is 
expected to be 1.20 million boxes (40,000 tons), unchanged from the previous    
forecast in October but 14 percent below the 1994-95 crop.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Lemons:  The 1995-96 U.S. lemon crop is forecast at 1.03 million  tons, down    
         2 percent from the October forecast but up 12 percent from the 1994-   
95 crop.                                                                        
                                                                                
The California lemon forecast remains unchanged from October at 22.0 million    
boxes (836,000 tons) but up 7 percent from last year.  Fruit quality is         
generally good to fair with most common defects being wind scar and Botrytis    
bumps.  Arizona's lemon forecast decreased 9 percent from October to            
5.00 million boxes (190,000 tons).  The crop is expected to be up 39 percent    
from a year ago.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangelos:  The 1995-96 Florida tangelo crop is forecast at 2.70 million boxes   
           (122,000 tons), unchanged from last month but down 14 percent from   
last year's production.  There were nearly 1.6 million boxes of tangelos        
utilized by month's end.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tangerines: The 1995-96 U.S. tangerine crop is forecast at 322,000 tons, 1      
percent less than last month but 17 percent more than last year.  The Florida   
tangerine forecast is 4.30 million boxes (204,000 tons), unchanged from the     
previous forecast.  About 2.7 million boxes of tangerines were harvested.       
Picking of Florida's Honey tangerines started while Dancy harvest was almost    
over.  California's  tangerine forecast is 2.40 million boxes (90,000 tons),    
4 percent more than October's forecast and 9 percent more than last season.  The
Arizona forecast was reduced 21 percent from last quarter to 750,000 boxes      
(28,000 tons), but was 15 percent more than last season.                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Temples:  The 1995-96 forecast of Florida temple production is 2.20 million     
          boxes (99,000 tons), unchanged from last month but down 14 percent    
from last season.  Temple harvest began with fresh shipments.                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
K-Early Citrus:  The 1995-96 forecast of Florida K-Early Citrus fruit is        
                 150,000 boxes (7,000 tons), unchanged from the last forecast   
but up 25 percent from last season.  K-early harvest was complete by the end of 
November.                                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Florida Citrus:  Most of December was dry and warm in the Florida citrus belt.  
                 More rain fell the last three days of the month than the entire
rest of the month.   Christmas week temperatures turned cold with some below    
freezing temperatures recorded.  Some icing of fruit occurred in the            
historically coldest locations, and some foliage suffered freeze burn.  Those   
cold temperatures caused several crops that could have gone fresh to go directly
to processing.  Harvest of all crops during December was very active for both   
fresh and processing use.  Caretakers cut cover crops prior to and following    
harvest for fire prevention in those minimum care groves.  An estimated         
64.6 million boxes of early and mid oranges (excluding Navels) were utilized by 
month's end. Navel utilization through the end of December was 4.8 million      
boxes.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
Texas Citrus:  Grapefruit harvest moved ahead during December and was about     
               36 percent complete by the end of the month.  Early and mid      
season orange harvest was about 59 percent complete.  Interior quality of fruit 
remained very good, however, sheepnose fruit continued to cause lower packouts  
from some groves.  Most areas of the Rio Grande Valley received beneficial      
rainfall.                                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Fruits and Nuts:  Winter pruning of orchards and vineyards continued 
                             throughout December.  Dormant sprays were applied  
to nut and stonefruit trees.  High winds early in the month caused some damage  
to northern Sacramento Valley orchards.  Avocado picking continued.  Table grape
and pecan harvests were completed.                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
California Citrus:  Grapefruit picking in the desert was active during December 
                    with excellent quality and color reported.  Texture was     
smooth but there was some wind scar and sheepnose defects.  Lemon harvest       
gathered momentum last month.  Quality varied with wind scar and bud mite a     
concern to growers. Navel orange picking progressed with better color and       
maturity.  Moderate amounts of creasing were reported. Valencia oranges were    
maturing with harvest expected to start in the desert area by mid-February.     
Tangerine picking continued with large sizes, good color and few defects.       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Hay Stocks on Farm:  Stocks of all hay on farms totaled 110 million tons on     
                     December 1, 1995, 4 percent above the stocks of            
one year earlier. Large stocks increases occurred in most western States and the
Dakotas. The largest decreases in stocks occurred in most southern States and in
the northeast.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                          Report Features                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
February 9, 1996.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National  
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202) 720-2127
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Field Crops Section                                                           
    Bill Dowdy, Head                                              (202) 720-3843
      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