HDR1012000110011109950830Crop Production Highlights & Summary                   
HDR2012000110011109950830Corn & Soybean Narrative                               
                                                                                
Released November 9, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service      
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Crop Production" call (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 November 1, 1995.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                        Corn Production Down 2 Percent                          
                                                                                
Corn production is forecast at 7.37 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the    
October 1 forecast and 27 percent below the record high 1994 crop.  Based on    
conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 113.7 bushels per   
acre, down 2.9 bushels from last month and 24.9 bushels below the record high   
yield of 1994.  Planted acreage is revised to 71.4 million acres, up            
100,000 acres from the previous estimate.  Acreage for harvest as grain is      
estimated at 64.8 million acres, up 150,000 acres from the October estimate.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Soybean production is forecast at 2.18 billion bushels, down less than          
1 percent from the October 1 forecast and 13 percent below 1994.  Yield is      
forecast at 35.4 bushels per acre, 0.1 bushel below October and 6.0 bushels     
below 1994.  Harvested acreage is estimated at 61.7 million acres, down         
60,000 acres from the October estimate.  Planted acreage is estimated at        
62.6 million acres, down 10,000 acres from the previous estimate.               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Index and report features are located at the end of this report.                
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (11-95)                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110011109950830Cotton Narrative                                       
                                                                                
                Cotton Production Down 2 Percent From Last Month                
                                                                                
All cotton production is forecast at 18.8 million bales, down 2 percent from    
last month, and 4 percent below 1994's output.  Yield decreased 12 pounds from  
October as production decreases in Alabama, Missouri, Texas, and the far West,  
offset increases in Arkansas, Mississippi, and North Carolina.  Alabama's crop  
showed a 119 pound decrease from last month's yield mainly from the effects of  
drought and insects during the season.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
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This report was approved on November 9, 1995, by the Secretary of Agriculture   
and the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics      
Board.                                                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Dan Glickman                            Rich Allen                  
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            Secretary of                    Agricultural Statistics Board       
            Agriculture                             Chairperson                 
            Dan Glickman                            Rich Allen                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110011109950830Crop Summary Tables                                    
                                                                                
            Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States,           
                      1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995                      
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                         :       Area Planted       :      Area Harvested 1/    
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1994    :    1995    :    1994    :    1995      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
                         :                                                      
Corn                     :    79,158       71,408       72,917       64,832     
Sorghum                  :     9,772        9,192        8,967        8,216     
Rice                     :   3,353.0      3,120.0      3,316.0      3,092.0     
Soybeans                 :    61,670       62,575       60,859       61,656     
Peanuts                  :   1,641.0      1,546.0      1,618.5      1,521.5     
All Cotton               :  13,720.1     16,834.0     13,322.3     15,948.5     
  Upland                 :  13,551.6     16,635.0     13,155.9     15,753.0     
  Amer-Pima              :     168.5        199.0        166.4        195.5     
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Fall                   :   1,220.1      1,225.1      1,187.7      1,206.0     
  Total                  :   1,420.4      1,399.5      1,382.7      1,375.4     
Tobacco                  :                               671.2        674.3     
Sugarbeets               :   1,475.8      1,449.6      1,443.0      1,424.9     
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed          :                               936.8        932.3     
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1/  Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, etc.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States,           
                      1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995                      
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                      :       Area Planted        :      Area Harvested 1/      
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1994    :     1995    :     1994    :    1995       
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                      :                        Hectares                         
                      :                                                         
                      :                                                         
Corn                  :  32,034,450    28,898,100    29,508,780   26,236,860    
Sorghum               :   3,954,630     3,719,910     3,628,860    3,324,930    
Rice                  :   1,356,930     1,262,630     1,341,950    1,251,300    
Soybeans              :  24,957,230    25,323,480    24,629,030   24,951,570    
Peanuts               :     664,100       625,650       654,990      615,740    
All Cotton            :   5,552,390     6,812,550     5,391,400    6,454,200    
  Upland              :   5,484,200     6,732,020     5,324,060    6,375,080    
  Amer-Pima           :      68,190        80,530        67,340       79,120    
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Fall                :     493,760       495,790       480,650      488,060    
  Total               :     574,820       566,360       559,560      556,610    
Tobacco               :                                 271,610      272,870    
Sugarbeets            :     597,240       586,640       583,970      576,640    
Sugarcane for         :                                                         
 Sugar and Seed       :                                 379,110      377,290    
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1/  Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, etc.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
          Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United States,          
                      1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995                      
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                         : Yield per Acre:             Production               
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
      Crop and Unit      :       :       :           :   Oct 1,  :   Nov 1,     
                         :  1994 :  1995 :   1994    :    1995   :    1995      
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                         :                  ------------- 1,000 ------------    
                         :                                                      
Corn for Grain       Bu  : 138.6   113.7  10,103,030   7,541,400   7,373,700    
Sorghum for Grain    "   :  73.0    56.4     655,021     491,824     463,634    
Rice 1/              Cwt : 5,964   5,635     197,779     177,642     174,223    
Soybeans for Beans   Bu  :  41.4    35.4   2,516,694   2,190,661   2,182,991    
Peanuts              Lb  : 2,624   2,301   4,247,455   3,510,100   3,500,600    
All Cotton 1/        Bale:   708     567    19,662.0    19,143.7    18,837.7    
  Upland 1/          "   :   705     563    19,324.3    18,770.7    18,480.7    
  Amer-Pima 1/       "   :   974     877       337.7       373.0       357.0    
Cottonseed           Ton :                   7,603.9     7,373.7     7,258.7    
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Fall               Cwt :   354     334     420,515                 402,384    
  Total              "   :   338     323     467,924                 444,834    
Tobacco              Lb  : 2,358   1,962   1,582,816   1,307,904   1,323,082    
Sugarbeets           Ton :  22.2    20.3      31,994      28,833      28,892    
Sugarcane for            :                                                      
 Sugar and Seed      "   :  33.0    32.9      30,929      30,222      30,659    
Hazelnuts            Ton :                      21.1        38.0        38.0    
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1/  Yield in pounds.                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                   Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested,                   
               United States, 1994-95 (Domestic and Metric Units)               
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                      :       Area Planted       :       Area Harvested 1/      
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1994    :    1995 2/ :     1994     :    1995 2/    
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                      :                        1,000 Acres                      
                      :                                                         
Oats                  :       6,639         6,336         4,010        2,959    
Barley                :       7,159         6,689         6,667        6,277    
All Wheat             :      70,349        69,074        61,770       60,899    
  Winter              :      49,197        48,826        41,355       41,073    
  Durum               :       2,823         3,433         2,715        3,354    
  Other Spring        :      18,329        16,815        17,700       16,472    
Rye                   :       1,613         1,612           407          378    
Sunflower             :       3,567         3,608         3,430        3,484    
Flaxseed              :         178           213           171          206    
All Hay               :                                  58,744       60,228    
  Alfalfa             :                                  24,222       24,639    
  All Other           :                                  34,522       35,589    
Dry Edible Beans      :     2,025.8       2,049.7       1,845.2      1,907.8    
Dry Edible Peas       :       131.0         166.0         128.0        163.0    
Austrian Winter       :                                                         
  Peas                :         7.0          10.9           4.6          6.7    
Lentils               :       180.0         148.0         178.0        143.0    
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Winter              :        12.9          13.3          12.3         11.9    
  Spring              :        91.6          88.6          90.4         86.8    
  Summer              :        95.8          72.5          92.3         70.7    
Sweetpotatoes         :        86.1          87.0          82.8         83.6    
Hops                  :                                    42.4         43.5    
                      :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :                     (Hectares)                          
                      :                                                         
Oats                  :   2,686,740     2,564,120     1,622,810    1,197,480    
Barley                :   2,897,180     2,706,970     2,698,070    2,540,240    
All Wheat             :  28,469,540    27,953,560    24,997,700   24,645,220    
  Winter              :  19,909,530    19,759,390    16,735,950   16,621,830    
  Durum               :   1,142,440     1,389,300     1,098,730    1,357,330    
  Other Spring        :   7,417,560     6,804,860     7,163,010    6,666,050    
Rye                   :     652,760       652,360       164,710      152,970    
Sunflower             :   1,443,530     1,460,120     1,388,090    1,409,940    
Flaxseed              :      72,030        86,200        69,200       83,370    
All Hay               :                              23,773,110   24,373,670    
  Alfalfa             :                               9,802,400    9,971,160    
  All Other           :                              13,970,710   14,402,510    
Dry Edible Beans      :     819,820       829,490       746,730      772,070    
Dry Edible Peas       :      53,010        67,180        51,800       65,960    
Austrian Winter       :                                                         
  Peas                :       2,830         4,410         1,860        2,710    
Lentils               :      72,840        59,890        72,030       57,870    
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Winter              :       5,220         5,380         4,980        4,820    
  Spring              :      37,070        35,860        36,580       35,130    
  Summer              :      38,770        29,340        37,350       28,610    
Sweetpotatoes         :      34,840        35,210        33,510       33,830    
Hops                  :                                  17,160       17,580    
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1/  Harvested for principal use of each crop, ie., grain, beans, etc.           
2/  1995 estimates carried forward from earlier forecast.                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production,                  
                     United States, 1994-95 (Domestic Units)                    
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                         :     Yield per Acre    :        Production            
      Crop and Unit      :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :    1994   :   1995 1/ :    1994    :     1995 1/     
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                         :                           ------- 1,000 -------      
                         :                                                      
Oats                 Bu  :    57.1       55.2        229,008        163,197     
Barley               "   :    56.2       57.6        374,862        361,352     
All Wheat            "   :    37.6       35.9      2,320,981      2,183,429     
  Winter             "   :    40.2       37.8      1,661,943      1,550,511     
  Durum              "   :    35.6       30.5         96,747        102,220     
  Other Spring       "   :    31.8       32.2        562,291        530,698     
Rye                  "   :    27.9       26.3         11,341          9,928     
Sunflower            Lb  :   1,410      1,313      4,836,185      4,574,450     
All Hay              Ton :    2.56       2.61        150,124        157,003     
  Alfalfa            "   :    3.36       3.49         81,398         85,906     
  All Other          "   :    1.99       2.00         68,726         71,097     
Dry Edible Beans 2/  Cwt :   1,582      1,603         29,187         30,584     
Dry Edible Peas 2/   "   :   1,762      2,300          2,255          3,749     
Austrian Winter          :                                                      
  Peas 2/            "   :   1,109      1,507             51            101     
Lentils 2/           "   :   1,043      1,352          1,856          1,934     
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter             Cwt :     193        208          2,372          2,473     
  Spring             "   :     251        258         22,646         22,387     
  Summer             "   :     243        249         22,391         17,590     
Hops                 Lb  :   1,758      1,748       74,559.6       75,972.0     
Apples, Comm'l       "   :                        11,335,500     11,135,500     
Peaches              "   :                         2,506,500      2,492,700     
Pears                Ton :                           1,046.2          963.3     
Grapes               "   :                           5,870.6        5,776.5     
Sweet Cherries       "   :                             207.2          135.7     
Tart Cherries        Lb  :                           287,800        391,000     
Apricots             Ton :                             158.2           67.5     
Olives (CA)          "   :                              84.0           85.0     
Dried Prunes (CA)    "   :                             193.0          185.0     
Prunes and Plums         :                                                      
 (Excl CA)           "   :                              38.1           25.0     
Almonds (CA)         Lb  :                           730,000        310,000     
Pecans               "   :                           199,000        248,000     
Walnuts (CA)         Ton :                             232.0          220.0     
                         :                                                      
Citrus Fruits 3/         :                           1994-95        1995-96     
  Oranges            Ton :                            11,616         11,659     
  Grapefruit          "  :                             2,912          2,809     
  Lemons              "  :                               916          1,045     
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1/  1995 estimates carried forward from earlier forecast, except grapefruit.    
2/  Yield in pounds.                                                            
3/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
        Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,         
                      1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995                      
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                      :Yield per Hectare:             Production                
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :        :        :           :   Oct 1,   :   Nov 1,     
                      :  1994  :  1995  :   1994    :    1995    :    1995      
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                      :                      Metric Tons                        
                      :                                                         
Corn for Grain        :  8.70     7.14  256,628,780  191,560,380  187,300,610   
Sorghum for Grain     :  4.58     3.54   16,638,300   12,492,910   11,776,850   
Rice                  :  6.69     6.32    8,971,110    8,057,710    7,902,620   
Soybeans for Beans    :  2.78     2.38   68,493,190   59,620,020   59,411,280   
Peanuts               :  2.94     2.58    1,926,610    1,592,150    1,587,850   
All Cotton            :  0.79     0.64    4,280,900    4,168,050    4,101,430   
  Upland              :  0.79     0.63    4,207,370    4,086,840    4,023,700   
  Amer-Pima           :  1.09     0.98       73,530       81,210       77,730   
Cottonseed            :                   6,898,140    6,689,310    6,584,980   
Potatoes              :                                                         
  Fall                : 39.68    37.40   19,074,240                18,251,830   
  Total               : 37.93    36.25   21,224,680                20,177,330   
Tobacco               :  2.64     2.20      717,950      593,260      600,140   
Sugarbeets            : 49.70    45.45   29,024,830   26,156,860   26,210,380   
Sugarcane for         :                                                         
 Sugar and Seed       : 74.01    73.72   28,058,320   27,416,940   27,813,380   
Hazelnuts             :                      19,140       34,470       34,470   
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                Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production,                
                      United States, 1994-95 (Metric Units)                     
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                         :  Yield per Hectare  :          Production            
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :   1994  :   1995 1/ :    1994      :    1995 1/      
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                         :                     Metric Tons                      
                         :                                                      
Oats                     :    2.05      1.98        3,324,040      2,368,800    
Barley                   :    3.02      3.10        8,161,660      7,867,510    
All Wheat                :    2.53      2.41       63,166,750     59,423,190    
  Winter                 :    2.70      2.54       45,230,680     42,197,990    
  Durum                  :    2.40      2.05        2,633,020      2,781,970    
  Other Spring           :    2.14      2.17       15,303,050     14,443,230    
Rye                      :    1.75      1.65          288,070        252,180    
Sunflower                :    1.58      1.47        2,193,660      2,074,940    
All Hay                  :    5.73      5.84      136,190,200    142,430,720    
  Alfalfa                :    7.53      7.82       73,843,020     77,932,610    
  All Other              :    4.46      4.48       62,347,180     64,498,110    
Dry Edible Beans         :    1.77      1.80        1,323,900      1,387,270    
Dry Edible Peas          :    1.97      2.58          102,290        170,050    
Austrian Winter          :                                                      
  Peas                   :    1.24      1.69            2,310          4,580    
Lentils                  :    1.17      1.52           84,190         87,720    
Potatoes                 :                                                      
  Winter                 :   21.60     23.27          107,590        112,170    
  Spring                 :   28.08     28.91        1,027,210      1,015,460    
  Summer                 :   27.19     27.89        1,015,640        797,870    
Hops                     :    1.97      1.96           33,820         34,460    
Apples, Comm'l           :                          5,141,700      5,050,980    
Peaches                  :                          1,136,930      1,130,670    
Pears                    :                            949,100        873,890    
Grapes                   :                          5,325,720      5,240,350    
Sweet Cherries           :                            187,970        123,100    
Tart Cherries            :                            130,540        177,350    
Apricots                 :                            143,520         61,230    
Olives (CA)              :                             76,200         77,110    
Dried Prunes (CA)        :                            175,090        167,830    
Prunes and Plums         :                                                      
 (Excl CA)               :                             34,560         22,680    
Almonds (CA)             :                            331,120        140,610    
Pecans                   :                             90,260        112,490    
Walnuts (CA)             :                            210,470        199,580    
                         :                                                      
Citrus Fruits 2/         :                            1994-95        1995-96    
  Oranges                :                         10,537,860     10,576,870    
  Grapefruit             :                          2,641,720      2,548,280    
  Lemons                 :                            830,980        948,010    
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1/  1995 estimates carried forward from earlier forecast, except grapefruit.    
2/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
                                                                                
HDR1012000110111109950830Crop Production State Tables                           
HDR2012000110111109950830Selected Crops                                         
                                                                                
                     Selected Crops:  Area Planted by State                     
                           and United States, 1993-95                           
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         :               :                  :                 :                 
  State  :      Corn     :     Soybeans     :    Sorghum      :   Potatoes      
         :               :                  :                 :                 
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         :                           1,000 Acres                                
         :                                                                      
AL       :       250              230                   12                      
AZ       :        35                                                            
AR       :        95           *3,450                  200                      
CA       :       420                                                   *13.0    
CO       :       900                                  *200              77.0    
CT       :        37                                                            
DE       :       145              235                                           
FL       :       100               30                                           
GA       :       420              330                   55                      
ID       :        95                                                   400.0    
IL       :    10,200            9,700                  180                      
IN       :    *5,400           *5,000                                    5.0    
IA       :   *11,700           *9,300                                           
KS       :     2,150            2,100                3,100                      
KY       :     1,280           *1,150                  *25                      
LA       :       250            1,080                  *85                      
ME       :        33                                                   *78.0    
MD       :       440              550                                           
MA       :        29                                                     3.3    
MI       :     2,450            1,500                                   60.0    
MN       :    *6,700           *5,900                                   83.0    
MS       :       300           *1,850                   50                      
MO       :    *1,600           *4,600                 *520                      
MT       :        55                                                     9.8    
NE       :     8,100           *3,100               *1,300             *11.1    
NV       :                                                               7.6    
NH       :        18                                                            
NJ       :        98              120                                           
NM       :       130                                   220               6.2    
NY       :     1,100                                                    30.0    
NC       :      *800           *1,150                   30                      
ND       :       700             *660                                 *125.0    
OH       :    *3,300           *4,050                                    5.5    
OK       :       150              300                 *330                      
OR       :        42                                                   *52.0    
PA       :     1,380              320                                   18.0    
RI       :         3                                                     0.9    
SC       :       300              550                   15                      
SD       :     2,800           *2,600                 *250              *6.0    
TN       :       660            1,130                   20                      
TX       :     2,250             *250               *2,600                      
UT       :        68                                                    *5.2    
VT       :        90                                                            
VA       :       450              510                                           
WA       :       150                                                   147.0    
WV       :        65                                                            
WI       :     3,600              830                                   80.0    
WY       :        70                                                     1.5    
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 Year    :                          United States                               
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1993     :    73,235            60,135                9,882           1,189.9   
1994     :    79,158            61,670                9,772           1,220.1   
1995     :    71,408            62,575                9,192           1,225.1   
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*  Revised.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                     Selected Crops:  Area Planted by State                     
                           and United States, 1993-95                           
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         :                  :                :               :                  
  State  :      Upland      :      Pima      :    Peanuts    :        Rice      
         :      Cotton      :     Cotton     :               :                  
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         :                           1,000 Acres                                
         :                                                                      
AL       :       *600                               215                         
AZ       :       *365               *48                                         
AR       :     *1,170                                               *1,350      
CA       :     *1,180              *100                               *467      
FL       :        110                               *90                         
GA       :      1,500                              *595                         
KS       :         *3                                                           
LA       :     *1,075                                                 *575      
MS       :      1,500                                                 *290      
MO       :       *460                                                 *118      
NM       :         55                15              20                         
NC       :        800                              *144                         
OK       :        370                               102                         
SC       :       *340                                13                         
TN       :        700                                                           
TX       :      6,300               *36             275               *320      
VA       :       *107                                92                         
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 Year    :                          United States                               
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1993     :    13,248.3              190.0         1,733.5           2,920       
1994     :    13,551.6              168.5         1,641.0           3,353       
1995     :    16,635.0              199.0         1,546.0           3,120       
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*  Revised.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Corn for Grain                                         
                                                                                
        Corn for Grain:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State         
            and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995             
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1995       :          :            
        :  1994  :  1995  :   1994  :-------------------:   1994   :    1995    
        :        :        :         :  Oct 1  :  Nov 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      -------- Bushels --------   --- 1,000 Bushels ---  
        :                                                                       
AL      :    260      220     96.0      70.0      70.0       24,960     15,400  
AZ 1/   :     15       20    170.0     160.0     160.0        2,550      3,200  
AR 1/   :     90       85    120.0     125.0     125.0       10,800     10,625  
CA      :    170      140    165.0     165.0     165.0       28,050     23,100  
CO      :    890      800    150.0     135.0     122.0      133,500     97,600  
CT 2/   :                                                                       
DE      :    150      142    125.0      95.0      90.0       18,750     12,780  
FL 1/   :     80       60     85.0      77.0      77.0        6,800      4,620  
GA      :    540      360    106.0     100.0     100.0       57,240     36,000  
ID 1/   :     35       35    140.0     140.0     140.0        4,900      4,900  
IL      : 11,450   10,000    156.0     117.0     113.0    1,786,200  1,130,000  
IN      :  5,960    5,300    144.0     119.0     116.0      858,240    614,800  
IA      : 12,700   11,400    152.0     121.0     121.0    1,930,400  1,379,400  
KS      :  2,130    1,950    143.0     135.0     120.0      304,590    234,000  
KY      :  1,220    1,150    128.0     122.0     117.0      156,160    134,550  
LA 1/   :    306      235    115.0     105.0     105.0       35,190     24,675  
ME 2/   :                                                                       
MD      :    390      380    118.0     100.0     100.0       46,020     38,000  
MA 2/   :                                                                       
MI      :  2,230    2,100    117.0     120.0     117.0      260,910    245,700  
MN      :  6,450    6,100    142.0     123.0     119.0      915,900    725,900  
MS 1/   :    305      275    100.0      95.0      95.0       30,500     26,125  
MO      :  2,300    1,450    119.0     107.0     104.0      273,700    150,800  
MT 1/   :     20       18    135.0     140.0     140.0        2,700      2,520  
NE      :  8,300    7,800    139.0     114.0     111.0    1,153,700    865,800  
NH 2/   :                                                                       
NJ 1/   :     81       82    119.0     110.0     110.0        9,639      9,020  
NM 1/   :     85       85    150.0     170.0     170.0       12,750     14,450  
NY      :    590      560    116.0      97.0     101.0       68,440     56,560  
NC      :    900      700     91.0     110.0     110.0       81,900     77,000  
ND      :    540      400    100.0      85.0      83.0       54,000     33,200  
OH      :  3,500    3,100    139.0     122.0     120.0      486,500    372,000  
OK 1/   :    165      125    100.0     120.0     120.0       16,500     15,000  
OR 1/   :     20       17    170.0     140.0     140.0        3,400      2,380  
PA      :  1,030      990    120.0     104.0      98.0      123,600     97,020  
RI 2/   :                                                                       
SC      :    345      280     85.0      89.0      91.0       29,325     25,480  
SD      :  3,400    2,400    108.0      79.0      79.0      367,200    189,600  
TN      :    570      570    116.0     120.0     120.0       66,120     68,400  
TX      :  2,040    2,100    117.0     113.0     113.0      238,680    237,300  
UT 1/   :     22       23    130.0     125.0     125.0        2,860      2,875  
VT 2/   :                                                                       
VA      :    350      300     98.0     100.0     103.0       34,300     30,900  
WA 1/   :    105      105    185.0     190.0     190.0       19,425     19,950  
WV 1/   :     35       35    105.0     110.0     110.0        3,675      3,850  
WI      :  3,100    2,900    141.0     119.0     115.0      437,100    333,500  
WY 1/   :     48       40    122.0     118.0     118.0        5,856      4,720  
        :                                                                       
US      : 72,917   64,832    138.6     116.6     113.7   10,103,030  7,373,700  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
2/  Not estimated.                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Sorghum for Grain                                      
                                                                                
       Sorghum for Grain:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
            and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995             
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1995       :          :            
        :  1994  :  1995  :   1994  :-------------------:   1994   :    1995    
        :        :        :         :  Oct 1  :  Nov 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      -------- Bushels -------     -- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
AL 1/   :     20       8     45.0      40.0      40.0         900         320   
AR      :    245     185     75.0      70.0      68.0      18,375      12,580   
CO      :    170     170     45.0      40.0      33.0       7,650       5,610   
GA 1/   :     40      30     50.0      38.0      38.0       2,000       1,140   
IL      :    180     170     99.0      79.0      78.0      17,820      13,260   
KS      :  3,000   2,900     77.0      60.0      57.0     231,000     165,300   
KY 1/   :     11      21     92.0      90.0      90.0       1,012       1,890   
LA      :    123      82     68.0      65.0      65.0       8,364       5,330   
MS      :     70      45     75.0      74.0      70.0       5,250       3,150   
MO      :    550     490     90.0      81.0      76.0      49,500      37,240   
NE      :  1,250     980     98.0      61.0      54.0     122,500      52,920   
NM      :    180     195     38.0      33.0      33.0       6,840       6,435   
NC 1/   :     20      15     55.0      50.0      50.0       1,100         750   
OK      :    280     300     50.0      52.0      45.0      14,000      13,500   
SC 1/   :      8       8     40.0      35.0      35.0         320         280   
SD      :    190     150     65.0      41.0      35.0      12,350       5,250   
TN 1/   :     30      17     88.0      87.0      87.0       2,640       1,479   
TX      :  2,600   2,450     59.0      56.0      56.0     153,400     137,200   
        :                                                                       
US      :  8,967   8,216     73.0      59.2      56.4     655,021     463,634   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Yield estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Rice                                                   
                                                                                
             Rice:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State              
            and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995             
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1995       :          :            
        :  1994  :  1995  :   1994  :-------------------:   1994   :    1995    
        :        :        :         :  Oct 1  :  Nov 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      --------- Pounds --------    ---- 1,000 Cwt ----   
        :                                                                       
AR      :  1,420   1,340     5,700     5,550     5,450     80,940      73,030   
CA      :    485     465     8,500     8,150     7,800     41,224      36,270   
LA      :    620     570     4,750     4,550     4,600     29,448      26,220   
MS      :    313     288     5,900     5,500     5,400     18,467      15,552   
MO 1/   :    124     111     5,200     5,100     5,100      6,448       5,661   
TX      :    354     318     6,000     5,500     5,500     21,252      17,490   
        :                                                                       
US      :  3,316   3,092     5,964     5,710     5,635    197,779     174,223   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Yield estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                   Rice:  Production by Class, United States,                   
                     1993-94 and Forecasted November 1, 1995                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      Year     :   Long Grain  :  Medium Grain :  Short Grain  :      All       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
               :                           1,000 Cwt                            
               :                                                                
1993           :     103,064         51,873          1,173          156,110     
1994           :     133,445         63,390            944          197,779     
1995 1/        :     122,168         51,152            903          174,223     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Indicated November 1, 1995, rice class forecasts are based on a five-year   
    average of class percentages.  The class percentages are adjusted as data   
    become available through the growing season.                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Potatoes                                               
                                                                                
      Potatoes:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by Seasonal Group,      
                        State, and United States, 1993-95                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
  Seasonal    :    Area Harvested :     Yield      :          Production        
   Group      :---------------------------------------------------------------  
    and       :         :         :        :       :        :        :          
   State      :    1994 :   1995  :  1994  :  1995 :   1993 :   1994 :   1995   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
              :  - 1,000 Acres -     ---- Cwt ----    ------ 1,000 Cwt ------   
              :                                                                 
Winter  1/    :    12.3     11.9      193      208    2,552    2,372    2,473   
              :                                                                 
Spring  1/    :    90.4     86.8      251      258   19,654   22,646   22,387   
              :                                                                 
Summer  1/    :    92.3     70.7      243      249   20,552   22,391   17,590   
              :                                                                 
Fall          :                                                                 
  CA          :    14.0     13.0      400      410    4,800    5,600    5,330   
  CO          :    73.7     76.8      350      310   25,270   25,795   23,808   
  ID          :   408.0    398.0      340      330  126,192  138,801  131,274   
    10 SW Co  :    27.0     27.0      470      410   10,440   12,690   11,070   
    Other ID  :   381.0    371.0      331      324  115,752  126,111  120,204   
  IN          :     4.1      4.6      280      260    1,050    1,148    1,196   
  ME          :    75.0     78.0      245      215   19,890   18,375   16,770   
  MA          :     3.1      3.3      240      255      645      744      842   
  MI  2/      :    42.0     57.5      290      300   11,780   12,180   17,250   
  MN  2/      :    67.0     79.0      265      270   12,650   17,755   21,330   
  MT          :    10.0      9.8      320      300    2,700    3,200    2,940   
  NE          :    11.1     10.6      360      315    3,008    3,996    3,339   
  NV          :     8.0      7.6      345      365    2,926    2,760    2,774   
  NM          :     6.0      6.2      500      400    2,871    3,000    2,480   
  NY  3/      :    28.6     29.5      273      270    7,693    7,805    7,965   
    Long Is   :     6.1               265             1,643    1,617            
    Upstate   :    22.5               275             6,050    6,188            
  ND          :   120.0    121.0      235      205   21,090   28,200   24,805   
  OH          :     5.5      5.4      245      260    1,140    1,348    1,404   
  OR          :    55.8     51.0      493      473   23,103   27,514   24,147   
    Malheur   :    11.8     12.3      430      390    3,567    5,074    4,797   
    Other OR  :    44.0     38.7      510      500   19,536   22,440   19,350   
  PA          :    18.0     17.0      210      240    4,600    3,780    4,080   
  RI          :     1.1      0.9      225      270      226      248      243   
  SD          :     5.5      5.2      280      190    1,066    1,540      988   
  UT          :     6.0      5.1      265      240    1,643    1,590    1,224   
  WA          :   152.0    147.0      585      550   88,500   88,920   80,850   
  WI          :    71.5     78.0      360      345   22,588   25,740   26,910   
  WY          :     1.7      1.5      280      290      504      476      435   
  Total       : 1,187.7  1,206.0      354      334  385,935  420,515  402,384   
              :                                                                 
  US          : 1,382.7  1,375.4      338      323  428,693  467,924  444,834   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
2/  Includes acres and production in 1995 formerly listed as summer potatoes.   
3/  Long Island and Upstate breakout not estimated separately in 1995.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Soybeans for Beans                                     
                                                                                
      Soybeans for Beans:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State       
            and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995             
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :      Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1995       :          :            
        :  1994  :  1995  :   1994  :-------------------:   1994   :    1995    
        :        :        :         :  Oct 1  :  Nov 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      -------- Bushels -------    --- 1,000 Bushels --   
        :                                                                       
AL      :    295      220    31.0      25.0      23.0        9,145      5,060   
AR      :  3,400    3,400    34.0      28.0      25.0      115,600     85,000   
DE      :    220      230    36.5      22.0      20.0        8,030      4,600   
FL 1/   :     42       28    31.0      32.0      32.0        1,302        896   
GA      :    500      320    31.0      24.0      24.0       15,500      7,680   
IL      :  9,430    9,650    45.5      40.0      40.0      429,065    386,000   
IN      :  4,580    4,980    47.0      40.0      39.0      215,260    194,220   
IA      :  8,770    9,250    50.5      43.0      44.0      442,885    407,000   
KS      :  2,100    2,050    35.0      26.0      25.0       73,500     51,250   
KY      :  1,130    1,130    37.5      34.0      35.0       42,375     39,550   
LA      :  1,120    1,030    28.5      25.0      25.0       31,920     25,750   
MD      :    550      540    35.5      28.0      25.0       19,525     13,500   
MI      :  1,540    1,490    37.0      39.0      39.0       56,980     58,110   
MN      :  5,600    5,800    40.0      38.0      39.0      224,000    226,200   
MS      :  1,870    1,800    30.5      25.0      23.0       57,035     41,400   
MO      :  4,560    4,550    38.0      30.0      30.0      173,280    136,500   
NE      :  2,860    3,060    47.0      31.0      33.0      134,420    100,980   
NJ 1/   :    147      118    34.5      40.0      40.0        5,072      4,720   
NC      :  1,350    1,050    31.0      23.0      23.0       41,850     24,150   
ND      :    610      640    31.0      27.0      28.0       18,910     17,920   
OH      :  3,990    4,030    43.5      41.0      39.0      173,565    157,170   
OK 1/   :    290      285    32.0      27.0      27.0        9,280      7,695   
PA 1/   :    315      315    42.0      44.0      44.0       13,230     13,860   
SC      :    580      530    27.0      24.0      24.0       15,660     12,720   
SD      :  2,400    2,550    38.0      27.0      29.0       91,200     73,950   
TN      :  1,050    1,080    36.5      31.0      31.0       38,325     33,480   
TX      :    210      240    33.5      27.0      25.0        7,035      6,000   
VA      :    520      490    32.0      27.0      27.0       16,640     13,230   
WI      :    830      800    43.5      43.0      43.0       36,105     34,400   
        :                                                                       
US      : 60,859   61,656    41.4      35.5      35.4    2,516,694  2,182,991   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Peanuts                                                
                                                                                
            Peanuts:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by State           
             and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :     Production 1/     
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :         :        1995       :          :            
        :  1994  :  1995  :   1994  :-------------------:   1994   :    1995    
        :        :        :         :  Oct 1  :  Nov 1  :          :            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1,000 Acres      --------- Pounds --------   ---- 1,000 Pounds ---  
        :                                                                       
AL      :   222.0   214.0    2,010     2,300     2,300     446,220     492,200  
FL      :    84.0    82.0    2,470     2,600     2,500     207,480     205,000  
GA      :   649.0   590.0    2,870     2,200     2,350   1,862,630   1,386,500  
NM      :    21.0    20.0    2,460     2,300     2,000      51,660      40,000  
NC      :   151.0   144.0    3,215     2,400     2,400     485,465     345,600  
OK      :   100.0   100.0    2,610     2,600     2,200     261,000     220,000  
SC      :    12.5    12.5    2,900     2,600     2,800      36,250      35,000  
TX      :   287.0   270.0    2,110     2,300     2,150     605,570     580,500  
VA      :    92.0    89.0    3,165     2,200     2,200     291,180     195,800  
        :                                                                       
US      : 1,618.5 1,521.5    2,624     2,302     2,301   4,247,455   3,500,600  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Cottonseed                                             
                                                                                
                     Cottonseed:  Production, United States,                    
                     1993-94 and Forecasted November 1, 1995                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :                          Production                                  
  State  :--------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :        1993         :         1994         :          1995  1/       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
         :                            1,000 Tons                                
         :                                                                      
 US      :      6,343.2                7,603.9                  7,258.7         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Based on a 3-year average lint-seed ratio.                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Cotton                                                 
                                                                                
        Cotton:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production, by Type, State,         
            and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995             
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :  Area Harvested :            Yield           :    Production 1/     
   Type   :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    and   :        :        :        :        1995       :          :           
   State  :  1994  :  1995  :  1994  :-------------------:   1994   :   1995    
          :        :        :        :  Oct 1  :  Nov 1  :          :           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :-- 1,000 Acres --  --------- Pounds --------       1,000 Bales 2/    
          :                                                                     
Upland    :                                                                     
  AL      :   455.0    585.0    766       480       361       726.0      440.0  
  AZ      :   312.0    364.0  1,203     1,081     1,055       782.0      800.0  
  AR      :   970.0  1,100.0    877       648       624     1,772.0    1,430.0  
  CA      : 1,095.0  1,175.0  1,191     1,083     1,042     2,717.0    2,550.0  
  FL 3/   :    68.0    109.0    735       691       691       104.1      157.0  
  GA      :   875.0  1,490.0    843       644       644     1,537.0    2,000.0  
  KS 3/   :     1.2      2.0    480       408       408         1.2        1.7  
  LA      :   890.0  1,065.0    815       608       608     1,512.0    1,350.0  
  MS      : 1,270.0  1,460.0    806       602       605     2,132.0    1,840.0  
  MO      :   345.0    445.0    856       647       577       615.0      535.0  
  NM      :    50.0     51.0    720       762       762        75.0       81.0  
  NC      :   485.0    780.0    820       535       554       829.0      900.0  
  OK      :   340.0    325.0    349       295       295       247.0      200.0  
  SC      :   223.0    335.0    846       645       645       393.0      450.0  
  TN      :   585.0    660.0    726       570       575       885.0      790.0  
  TX      : 5,150.0  5,700.0    458       408       404     4,915.0    4,800.0  
  VA 3/   :    41.7    107.0    944       700       700        82.0      156.0  
          :                                                                     
  US      :13,155.9 15,753.0    705       574       563    19,324.3   18,480.7  
          :                                                                     
Amer-Pima :                                                                     
  AZ      :    47.9     47.5    806       788       748        80.4       74.0  
  CA      :    80.8    100.0  1,098     1,032       984       184.8      205.0  
  NM      :    10.7     15.0    875       800       736        19.5       23.0  
  TX      :    27.0     33.0    942       880       800        53.0       55.0  
          :                                                                     
  US      :   166.4    195.5    974       930       877       337.7      357.0  
          :                                                                     
All       :                                                                     
  AL      :   455.0    585.0    766       480       361       726.0      440.0  
  AZ      :   359.9    411.5  1,150     1,047     1,019       862.4      874.0  
  AR      :   970.0  1,100.0    877       648       624     1,772.0    1,430.0  
  CA      : 1,175.8  1,275.0  1,185     1,079     1,037     2,901.8    2,755.0  
  FL 3/   :    68.0    109.0    735       691       691       104.1      157.0  
  GA      :   875.0  1,490.0    843       644       644     1,537.0    2,000.0  
  KS 3/   :     1.2      2.0    480       408       408         1.2        1.7  
  LA      :   890.0  1,065.0    815       608       608     1,512.0    1,350.0  
  MS      : 1,270.0  1,460.0    806       602       605     2,132.0    1,840.0  
  MO      :   345.0    445.0    856       647       577       615.0      535.0  
  NM      :    60.7     66.0    747       771       756        94.5      104.0  
  NC      :   485.0    780.0    820       535       554       829.0      900.0  
  OK      :   340.0    325.0    349       295       295       247.0      200.0  
  SC      :   223.0    335.0    846       645       645       393.0      450.0  
  TN      :   585.0    660.0    726       570       575       885.0      790.0  
  TX      : 5,177.0  5,733.0    461       411       406     4,968.0    4,855.0  
  VA 3/   :    41.7    107.0    944       700       700        82.0      156.0  
          :                                                                     
  US      :13,322.3 15,948.5    708       579       567    19,662.0   18,837.7  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Production ginned and to be ginned.                                         
2/  480-Lb. net weight bales.                                                   
3/  Estimates for current year carried forward from previous forecast.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Tobacco                                                
                                                                                
     Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State,     
             and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  Area Harvested  :     Yield      :    Production      
    Class and Type     :------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  1994   :  1995  :  1994 :  1995  :  1994   :  1995    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  ---- Acres ----   --- Pounds ---  -- 1,000 Pounds --  
                       :                                                        
Class  1, Flue-Cured   :                                                        
 Type 11, Old Belts    :                                                        
   NC                  :  74,000   76,000   2,440    1,900   180,560   144,400  
   VA                  :  34,000   34,000   2,420    2,050    82,280    69,700  
   U S                 : 108,000  110,000   2,434    1,946   262,840   214,100  
 Type 12, Eastern NC   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   NC                  : 131,000  142,000   2,525    1,830   330,775   259,860  
 Type 13, NC Border &  :                                                        
  SC Belt              :                                                        
   NC                  :  30,000   34,000   2,365    1,840    70,950    62,560  
   SC                  :  47,000   50,000   2,300    2,150   108,100   107,500  
   U S                 :  77,000   84,000   2,325    2,025   179,050   170,060  
 Type 14, GA-FL Belt   :                                                        
   FL                  :   6,500    7,200   2,550    2,410    16,575    17,352  
   GA                  :  37,000   42,000   2,180    2,000    80,660    84,000  
   U S                 :  43,500   49,200   2,235    2,060    97,235   101,352  
 Total 11-14           : 359,500  385,200   2,420    1,935   869,900   745,372  
                       :                                                        
Class  2, Fire-Cured   :                                                        
 Type 21, VA Belt      :                                                        
   VA                  :   1,350    1,100   1,780    1,350     2,403     1,485  
 Type 22, Eastern      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  :   4,100    3,700   2,660    2,400    10,906     8,880  
   TN                  :   8,100    7,600   2,570    2,400    20,817    18,240  
   U S                 :  12,200   11,300   2,600    2,400    31,723    27,120  
 Type 23, Western      :                                                        
  District             :                                                        
   KY                  :   3,900    3,600   3,190    2,700    12,441     9,720  
   TN                  :     630      610   2,800    2,500     1,764     1,525  
   U S                 :   4,530    4,210   3,136    2,671    14,205    11,245  
 Total 21-23           :  18,080   16,610   2,673    2,399    48,331    39,850  
                       :                                                        
Class  3, Air-Cured    :                                                        
 Class  3A, Light      :                                                        
  Air-Cured            :                                                        
 Type 31, Burley       :                                                        
   IN                  :   7,100    6,500   2,150    2,120    15,265    13,780  
   KY                  : 175,000  162,000   2,400    2,100   420,000   340,200  
   MO          1/      :   3,500    2,700   2,290    2,100     8,015     5,670  
   NC                  :   8,200    8,100   2,140    1,600    17,548    12,960  
   OH                  :   8,500    8,300   2,160    1,990    18,360    16,520  
   TN                  :  51,000   48,000   2,125    1,750   108,375    84,000  
   VA                  :  11,000    9,000   1,935    1,550    21,285    13,950  
   WV          1/      :   2,000    2,000   1,775    1,700     3,550     3,400  
   U S                 : 266,300  246,600   2,300    1,989   612,398   490,480  
 Type 32, Southern MD  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   MD                  :   8,500    8,500   1,500    1,450    12,750    12,325  
   PA                  :   3,600    3,400   1,950    1,900     7,020     6,460  
   U S                 :  12,100   11,900   1,634    1,579    19,770    18,785  
 Total 31-32           : 278,400  258,500   2,271    1,970   632,168   509,265  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                  -- continued  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class, Type, State,     
       and United States, 1994 and Forecasted November 1, 1995 (continued)      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  Area Harvested  :      Yield     :   Production       
   Class and Type      :------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  1994   :  1995  :  1994 :  1995  :  1994   :  1995    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                       :  ---- Acres ----   --- Pounds ---   -- 1,000 Pounds -- 
                       :                                                        
Class  3, Air-Cured    :                                                        
Class  3B, Dark        :                                                        
 Air-Cured             :                                                        
 Type 35, One Sucker   :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   KY                  :   2,600    2,200   2,480    2,300     6,448     5,060  
   TN                  :     620      510   2,150    2,100     1,333     1,071  
   U S                 :   3,220    2,710   2,416    2,262     7,781     6,131  
 Type 36, Green River  :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   KY                  :   1,400    1,200   2,780    2,350     3,892     2,820  
 Type 37, VA Sun-Cured :                                                        
  Belt                 :                                                        
   VA                  :      70       70   1,770    1,100       124        77  
 Total 35-37           :   4,690    3,980   2,515    2,268    11,797     9,028  
                       :                                                        
Class  4, Cigar Filler :                                                        
 Type 41, PA Seedleaf  :                                                        
   PA                  :   5,400    4,500   2,100    2,050    11,340     9,225  
                       :                                                        
Class  5, Cigar Binder :                                                        
 Class  5A, CT Valley  :                                                        
  Binder               :                                                        
  Type 51, CT Valley   :                                                        
   Broadleaf           :                                                        
    CT                 :     690    1,020   1,890    1,855     1,304     1,892  
    MA                 :     210      230   1,905    1,930       400       444  
    U S                :     900    1,250   1,893    1,869     1,704     2,336  
                       :                                                        
Class  5B, WI Binder   :                                                        
 Type 54, Southern WI  :                                                        
  WI                   :   2,000    2,000   2,100    2,150     4,200     4,300  
 Type 55, Northern WI  :                                                        
  WI                   :   1,000    1,000   1,710    1,900     1,710     1,900  
 Total 54-55           :   3,000    3,000   1,970    2,067     5,910     6,200  
 Total 51-55           :   3,900    4,250   1,952    2,008     7,614     8,536  
                       :                                                        
Class  6, Cigar Wrapper:                                                        
 Type 61, CT Valley    :                                                        
  Shade-Grown          :                                                        
   CT                  :     910      970   1,400    1,460     1,274     1,416  
   MA                  :     280      270   1,400    1,445       392       390  
   U S                 :   1,190    1,240   1,400    1,456     1,666     1,806  
All Cigar Types        :                                                        
 Total 41-61           :  10,490    9,990   1,966    1,959    20,620    19,567  
                       :                                                        
 All Tobacco           : 671,160  674,280   2,358    1,962 1,582,816 1,323,082  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Tobacco:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State            
           and United States, 1993-94 and Forecasted November 1, 1995           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :   Area Harvested   :     Yield     :            Production              
State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
      :   1994   :   1995  : 1994  : 1995  :    1993   :    1994   :    1995    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
      :  ----- Acres -----  --- Pounds ---     -------  1,000 Pounds ---------  
      :                                                                         
CT    :    1,600     1,990   1,611   1,662       2,533       2,578       3,308  
FL    :    6,500     7,200   2,550   2,410      18,673      16,575      17,352  
GA    :   37,000    42,000   2,180   2,000      96,320      80,660      84,000  
IN    :    7,100     6,500   2,150   2,120      17,415      15,265      13,780  
KY    :  187,000   172,700   2,426   2,123     455,080     453,687     366,680  
MD    :    8,500     8,500   1,500   1,450      12,255      12,750      12,325  
MA    :      490       500   1,616   1,668         738         792         834  
MO 1/ :    3,500     2,700   2,290   2,100       4,760       8,015       5,670  
NC    :  243,200   260,100   2,466   1,845     608,415     599,833     479,780  
OH    :    8,500     8,300   2,160   1,990      18,900      18,360      16,520  
PA    :    9,000     7,900   2,040   1,985      18,260      18,360      15,685  
SC    :   47,000    50,000   2,300   2,150     110,760     108,100     107,500  
TN    :   60,350    56,720   2,192   1,848     139,423     132,289     104,836  
VA    :   46,420    44,170   2,285   1,929      99,544     106,092      85,212  
WV 1/ :    2,000     2,000   1,775   1,700       3,600       3,550       3,400  
WI    :    3,000     3,000   1,970   2,067       6,643       5,910       6,200  
      :                                                                         
US    :  671,160   674,280   2,358   1,962   1,613,319   1,582,816   1,323,082  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Sugarbeets                                             
                                                                                
           Sugarbeets:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
          and United States, 1993-94 and Forecasted November 1, 1995 1/         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   Area Harvested   :       Yield       :           Production         
 State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1994   :  1995   :  1994   :  1995   :  1993   :   1994  :  1995    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :  -- 1,000 Acres --     ---- Tons -----    ------- 1,000 Tons -------  
        :                                                                       
  CA    :    141.0     114.0      29.0      27.0     3,536     4,089     3,078  
  CO    :     43.2      41.2      21.9      17.7       924       946       729  
  ID    :    201.0     198.0      27.9      25.0     4,733     5,608     4,950  
  MI    :    187.0     190.0      16.2      16.0     3,179     3,029     3,040  
  MN    :    411.0     418.0      20.6      18.5     5,344     8,467     7,733  
  MT    :     54.0      55.5      24.2      22.0     1,169     1,307     1,221  
  NE    :     74.1      72.4      20.3      16.5     1,473     1,504     1,195  
  ND    :    201.5     207.0      21.2      19.3     3,112     4,272     3,995  
  OH    :     16.0      14.7      16.5      16.5       212       264       243  
  OR    :     16.4      18.4      27.8      25.2       372       456       464  
  TX    :     24.5      19.5      20.3      22.0       823       497       429  
  WY    :     61.3      62.0      18.0      21.0     1,269     1,103     1,302  
        :                                                                       
 Oth    :                                                                       
  Sts 2/:     12.0      14.2      37.7      36.1       103       452       513  
        :                                                                       
  US    :  1,443.0   1,424.9      22.2      20.3    26,249    31,994    28,892  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Relates to year of intended harvest, except for overwintered spring planted 
    beets in CA.                                                                
2/  Includes NM and WA.  Estimates carried forward from earlier forecast.       
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production      
       by State and United States, 1993-94 and Forecasted November 1, 1995      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   Area Harvested   :       Yield       :         Production  1/       
 State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        :   1994   :  1995   :  1994   :  1995   :  1993   :  1994   :  1995    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
        : -- 1,000 Acres --      ---- Tons ----    -------- 1,000 Tons ------   
        :                                                                       
  FL    :   444.0     445.0      33.6      34.0    15,152    14,937    15,130   
  HI    :    69.3      50.0      77.4      85.0     5,606     5,364     4,250   
  LA    :   380.0     395.0      24.4      25.0     8,904     9,272     9,875   
  TX    :    43.5      42.3      31.2      33.2     1,439     1,356     1,404   
        :                                                                       
  US    :   936.8     932.3      33.0      32.9    31,101    30,929    30,659   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Net tons.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Citrus Fruits                                          
                                                                                
     Citrus Fruits:  Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,     
               1994-95 and Forecasted 1996 on November 1, 1995 1/               
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :     Utilized Production     :     Utilized Production     
                    :            Boxes            :       Ton Equivalent        
   Crop and State   :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1995-96 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    : ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ -----   ------- 1,000 Tons -------  
Oranges             :                                                           
  Early Mid &       :                                                           
   Navel 3/ 4/      :                                                           
    AZ              :     700       400       500       26        15        19  
    CA              :  36,600    35,000    38,000    1,372     1,313     1,425  
    FL              : 107,300   119,700   122,000    4,829     5,387     5,490  
    TX              :     480       950     1,000       21        40        43  
    US              : 145,080   156,050   161,500    6,248     6,755     6,977  
  Valencia 4/       :                                                           
    AZ              :   1,200       650       600       45        24        23  
    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       200        3         4         9  
    US              :  95,370   112,455   108,800    4,081     4,861     4,682  
  All 4/            :                                                           
    AZ              :   1,900     1,050     1,100       71        39        42  
    CA              :  63,600    61,000    66,000    2,385     2,289     2,475  
    FL              : 174,400   205,400   202,000    7,849     9,244     9,090  
    TX              :     550     1,055     1,200       24        44        52  
    US              : 240,450   268,505   270,300   10,329    11,616    11,659  
Temples 4/          :                                                           
  FL                :   2,250     2,550     2,200      101       114        99  
Grapefruit          :                                                           
  White Seedless    :                                                           
    FL 4/           :  24,500    25,700    24,000    1,042     1,092     1,020  
  Colored Seedless  :                                                           
    FL 4/           :  25,500    28,700    29,000    1,084     1,220     1,233  
  Other             :                                                           
    FL 4/           :   1,050     1,300     1,000       45        55        43  
  All               :                                                           
    AZ 4/           :   1,750     1,400     1,200       59        47        40  
    CA 4/ 5/        :                                                           
      Desert        :   3,400     3,300                114       111            
      Other Areas   :   5,900     6,000                197       201            
      Total         :   9,300     9,300     8,500      311       312       285  
    FL 4/           :  51,050    55,700    54,000    2,171     2,367     2,296  
    TX              :   3,000     4,650     4,700      120       186       188  
    US              :  65,100    71,050    68,400    2,661     2,912     2,809  
Tangerines 4/       :                                                           
  AZ                :   1,000       650       950       37        25        36  
  CA                :   2,300     2,200     2,300       86        82        86  
  FL                :   4,100     3,550     4,100      195       168       195  
  US                :   7,400     6,400     7,350      318       275       317  
Lemons 4/           :                                                           
  AZ                :   5,200     3,600     5,500      197       137       209  
  CA                :  20,700    20,500    22,000      787       779       836  
  US                :  25,900    24,100    27,500      984       916     1,045  
Tangelos 4/         :                                                           
  FL                :   3,350     3,150     2,500      150       142       113  
K-Early Citrus 4/   :                                                           
  FL                :     210       120       100        9         5         5  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                
                                                                                
                             Citrus Fruit Footnotes                             
                                                                                
1/  The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with   
    the year harvest is completed.                                              
                                                                                
2/  Net lbs. per box:  oranges-AZ & CA-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-AZ & CA-67  
    FL-85, TX-80; lemons-76, tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90;             
    tangerines-AZ & CA-75, FL-95.                                               
                                                                                
3/  Navel and miscellaneous varieties in AZ and CA.  Early and mid-season       
    varieties in FL and TX, including small quantities of tangerines in TX.     
                                                                                
4/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
5/  California Desert and Other Areas Grapefruit forecasts combined to All      
    Grapefruit beginning in 1995-96.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Hazelnuts                                              
                                                                                
           Hazelnuts:  Utilized Production by State and United States,          
                     1993-94 and Forecasted November 1, 1995                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                    Utilized Production                    
        State       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       1993        :       1994        :       1995        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                   Tons (In-shell Basis)                   
                    :                                                           
OR                  :      40,800              21,000              37,900       
WA 1/               :         200                 100                 100       
                    :                                                           
US                  :      41,000              21,100              38,000       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Papayas                                                
                                                                                
         Papayas:  Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1994-95         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :                   Area                 :     Fresh Production      
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
   Month   :    Total in Crop    :     Harvested    :            :              
           :----------------------------------------:    1994    :    1995      
           :   1994   :   1995   :   1994  :  1995  :            :              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
           :   --------------- Acres --------------      -- 1,000 Pounds --     
           :                                                                    
Sep        :   3,250      3,745      2,125    2,330      4,200        2,730     
Oct        :   3,175      3,735      1,945    2,370      5,015        3,070     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Corn                                                   
                                                                                
                             Corn:  Plant Population                            
                                                                                
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting corn objective yield 
surveys in 10 States during 1995.  Randomly selected plots in corn for grain    
fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain specific counts
and measurements.  Data in this table are rounded actual counts from this survey
and are not official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board, but are    
intended to show trends in corn production practices.                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                   Corn for Grain:  Plant population per acre,                  
                            Selected States, 1991-95                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
              :           :           :           :           :                 
    State     :    1991   :    1992   :    1993   :    1994   :     1995        
              :           :           :           :           :                 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
              :                      Number of Plants                           
              :                                                                 
IL            :    23,700      23,000      23,300      23,200      23,650       
IN            :    22,400      23,200      23,200      22,850      24,000       
IA            :    22,900      23,300      23,500      23,950      24,650       
MI            :    21,800      21,600      22,800      21,800      22,850       
MN            :    23,900      24,600      25,100      26,000      26,350       
MO            :    19,800      18,800      19,300      19,650      20,400       
NE            :    22,200      21,900      22,200      21,700      22,500       
OH            :    23,200      23,300      23,300      22,900      23,300       
SD            :    17,500      17,800      17,600      19,250      20,000       
WI            :    23,400      22,800      23,600      23,600      24,000       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Based on stalk counts in plots selected for objective yield samples.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                    Corn for Grain:  Number of Ears per Acre                    
                           Selected States, 1991-95 1/                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
              :             :           :           :           :               
    State     :     1991    :    1992   :    1993   :   1994    :     1995      
              :             :           :           :           :               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
              :                             Number                              
              :                                                                 
IL            :    21,800       23,000      22,600      22,600       22,850     
IN            :    20,300       22,700      22,200      22,150       22,950     
IA            :    21,700       24,000      22,500      24,000       24,000     
MI            :    21,800       24,600      22,300      22,250       22,500     
MN            :    24,100       27,000      24,900      26,950       25,700     
MO            :    18,800       19,400      18,500      19,250       19,450     
NE            :    21,900       22,100      21,100      21,300       21,700     
OH            :    20,800       23,200      21,700      22,500       22,500     
SD            :    18,000       20,700      18,000      21,300       20,300     
WI            :    22,600       23,300      23,100      24,650       23,250     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Based on ear counts in plots selected for objective yield samples.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Corn for Grain:  Percentage Distributions by Row Width and Average       
                     Row Width for Selected States, 1993-95                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
        :        :                Row Width (Inches) 1/               :         
 State  : Number :----------------------------------------------------:Average  
  and   :   of   : 30.5  :30.6- : 32.6- :34.6- :36.6- : 38.6- :40.6 & :  Row    
  Year  :Samples :or less: 32.5 : 34.5  : 36.5 : 38.5 : 40.5  :Greater: Width   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
        : Number    -------------------- Percent --------------------  Inches   
        :                                                                       
IL  1993:    244    50.8   16.0     1.2   13.1   15.2     3.7     0.0    32.4   
    1994:    241    52.3   19.9     1.7    9.1   11.6     5.0     0.4    32.1   
    1995:    268    56.7   17.5     1.9   10.5   12.3     1.1     0.0    31.9   
        :                                                                       
IN  1993:    166    63.3   19.3     3.0    6.0    8.4     0.0     0.0    31.2   
    1994:    158    69.7   13.9     0.0    8.2    6.3     1.9     0.0    31.2   
    1995:    175    59.4   21.2     0.6   11.4    6.3     1.1     0.0    31.4   
        :                                                                       
IA  1993:    259    47.4   14.7     0.8    6.6   22.0     7.0     1.5    33.1   
    1994:    276    44.5   20.3     0.4    6.2   21.0     7.2     0.4    32.9   
    1995:    288    45.2   14.2     0.4    7.6   21.9     9.7     1.0    33.3   
        :                                                                       
MI  1993:     79    59.5   21.5     2.5    2.5   11.4     1.3     1.3    31.5   
    1994:     79    65.8   22.8     1.3    5.1    2.5     2.5     0.0    30.8   
    1995:     75    72.0   17.3     2.7    1.3    2.7     2.7     1.3    30.8   
        :                                                                       
MN  1993:    158    62.0   12.0     1.9    5.1   12.7     5.7     0.6    32.0   
    1994:    168    61.3   13.7     1.8    7.7    9.5     6.0     0.0    31.7   
    1995:    163    64.4   11.0     1.2    6.8   14.1     2.5     0.0    31.3   
        :                                                                       
MO  1993:     86    36.0   29.1     2.3    9.3   16.3     5.8     1.2    32.8   
    1994:    112    45.4   30.4     0.9    6.3   12.5     4.5     0.0    31.9   
    1995:    101    53.4   26.7     1.0    3.0   12.9     3.0     0.0    31.8   
        :                                                                       
NE  1993:    206    34.5   17.0     1.9   22.3   18.9     4.4     1.0    33.4   
    1994:    211    31.7   19.0     0.5   27.0   16.6     4.7     0.5    33.5   
    1995:    205    36.1   13.6     2.0   28.3   16.1     3.4     0.5    33.6   
        :                                                                       
OH  1993:    133    66.1   15.8     3.7    2.3    6.0     3.8     2.3    31.6   
    1994:    127    55.9   26.0     0.8    5.5    9.4     1.6     0.8    31.5   
    1995:    132    56.1   25.8     4.5    2.3    8.3     1.5     1.5    31.5   
        :                                                                       
SD  1993:     98    21.4   12.3     1.0    6.1   42.9    15.3     1.0    35.4   
    1994:     90    22.2   10.0     1.1   21.1   34.5    10.0     1.1    35.1   
    1995:    100    31.0   10.0     0.0   17.0   27.0    15.0     0.0    34.6   
        :                                                                       
WI  1993:    112    25.9   17.9     5.4   16.0   22.3    10.7     1.8    34.0   
    1994:    115    30.4   17.4     3.5   10.4   26.1     9.6     2.6    34.1   
    1995:    110    36.4   12.7     2.7    8.2   23.6    14.6     1.8    34.0   
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1/  Spacings based on row measurements in sample plots selected for the         
    objective yield survey.                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
            Corn for Grain:  Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths,           
                              Selected States, 1995                             
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            :                        Row Width (inches)                         
            :-----------------------------------------------------------------  
   State    :   Less than   :           :           :           :  More than    
            :       30      :    30     :    36     :    38     :     38        
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            :                              Number                               
            :                                                                   
IL          :        1          203          39          24                     
IN          :        3          148          28           8                     
IA          :                   178          30          79           2         
MO          :        7           67                       4                     
MN          :        9          114          16          22                     
MI          :        4           76           5          11           1         
NE          :        1           98          79          16           2         
OH          :                   121           7           7                     
SD          :                    42          26          33                     
WI          :        1           59          13          44           2         
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HDR2012000110111109950830Soybeans                                               
                                                                                
                    Soybeans:  Pods with Beans and Row Width                    
                                                                                
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting soybean objective    
yield surveys in 8 States during 1995.  Plots are randomly selected from a      
scientifically drawn sample of soybean fields, that are visited monthly from    
August through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements.  Sample data 
from the surveys presented in the following table are not Agricultural          
Statistics Board official estimates but are intended to show trends in soybean  
production practices.                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                  Soybeans:  Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet                 
                    Selected States, 1991 - 1995  1/ 2/                         
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    State     :            :           :           :           :                
     and      :    1991    :    1992   :    1993   :    1994   :    1995        
    Month     :            :           :           :           :                
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              :                Number of Pods                                   
              :                                                                 
 AR  Sept  3/ :     NA           NA          NA          NA          NA         
     Nov      :   1,336        1,713       1,399       1,782       1,755        
     Final    :   1,327        1,705       1,327       1,673                    
              :                                                                 
 IL  Sept     :   1,574        1,698       1,937       1,745       1,816        
     Nov      :   1,450        1,503       1,712       1,639       1,764        
     Final    :   1,450        1,502       1,701       1,636                    
              :                                                                 
 IN  Sept     :   1,535        1,623       1,938       1,850       1,755        
     Nov      :   1,508        1,543       1,703       1,574       1,677        
     Final    :   1,508        1,543       1,703       1,570                    
              :                                                                 
 IA  Sept     :   1,406        1,501       1,336       1,887       1,739        
     Nov      :   1,451        1,464       1,340       1,820       1,611        
     Final    :   1,456        1,473       1,340       1,820                    
              :                                                                 
 MN  Sept     :   1,400        1,431       1,037       1,678       1,613        
     Nov      :   1,478        1,367       1,106       1,496       1,501        
     Final    :   1,476        1,367       1,105       1,496                    
              :                                                                 
 MO  Sept     :   1,239        1,682       1,493       1,470         895        
     Nov      :   1,416        1,607       1,727       1,643       1,462        
     Final    :   1,426        1,602       1,699       1,659                    
              :                                                                 
 NE  Sept     :   1,487        1,517       1,469       1,676       1,404        
     Nov      :   1,423        1,504       1,414       1,826       1,420        
     Final    :   1,422        1,509       1,445       1,826                    
              :                                                                 
 OH  Sept     :   1,426        1,462       1,617       1,950       1,790        
     Nov      :   1,313        1,394       1,361       1,643       1,647        
     Final    :   1,312        1,404       1,361       1,643                    
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1/  Based on pod counts in plots selected for objective yield samples.          
2/  Final pod counts will be published in January.                              
3/  Not available due to plant immaturity.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Measured Row Spacing of Soybeans:  Percentage Distribution and         
                  Average Width for Selected States, 1991-95 1/                 
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         :       :            Row Width Groups (Inches)            :            
  State  :Number :-------------------------------------------------:Average     
   and   :  of   : 10.0 &  :  10.1-  :  18.6-  :  28.6-  : 34.6 &  :  Row       
  Year   :Samples: Less 2/ :  18.5   :  28.5   :  34.5   : Greater :Width 2/    
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          Number                  Percent of Plots                   Inches     
         :                                                                      
AR   1991:  114     26.0       6.9      22.4      25.2      19.5      25.1      
     1992:  134     19.1       7.5      25.5      28.0      19.9      27.3      
     1993:  125     24.2      12.5      23.8      25.8      13.7      23.8      
     1994:  127     30.7      10.8      16.7      14.7      27.1      23.9      
     1995:  119     36.2      10.5      29.0      15.5       8.8      19.7      
         :                                                                      
IL   1991:  196     23.6       9.2       3.3      48.7      15.2      24.6      
     1992:  176     33.5       7.4       6.3      41.1      11.7      22.0      
     1993:  179     38.0       6.7       3.9      40.8      10.6      21.2      
     1994:  185     45.6      11.4       3.0      34.6       5.4      18.4      
     1995:  208     57.1      10.1       2.9      26.0       3.9      16.0      
         :                                                                      
IN   1991:  142     32.4      12.8       4.6      44.5       5.7      22.0      
     1992:  151     35.7      15.3       3.0      38.7       7.3      20.4      
     1993:  149     56.0      13.4       4.0      23.2       3.4      15.6      
     1994:  149     58.0      13.1       1.7      23.8       3.4      15.5      
     1995:  148     68.0      10.2       3.4      17.0       1.4      13.3      
         :                                                                      
IA   1991:  210      7.9       1.9       5.0      58.8      26.4      30.5      
     1992:  208     18.1       3.9       5.8      52.7      19.5      28.0      
     1993:  208     23.2       6.3       5.3      50.0      15.2      26.3      
     1994:  207     28.3       9.9       6.0      44.2      11.6      24.2      
     1995:  206     28.2      10.5       5.6      40.4      15.3      24.6      
         :                                                                      
MN   1991:  109     23.4      12.8       6.0      50.9       6.9      23.5      
     1992:  103     24.4      15.6       5.4      42.4      12.2      22.5      
     1993:  103     29.6      14.6       1.9      49.0       4.9      21.3      
     1994:  101     36.2      12.4       6.9      35.6       8.9      20.0      
     1995:   98     25.0      14.3       9.7      46.4       4.6      21.6      
         :                                                                      
MO   1991:  133     32.6      12.4       5.6      35.2      14.2      22.2      
     1992:  140     38.0      14.5       3.2      38.6       5.7      19.9      
     1993:  114     41.9       7.9       4.8      23.8      21.6      22.1      
     1994:  150     46.4      15.0       6.0      23.3       9.3      18.0      
     1995:  132     53.1      14.0       5.7      22.3       4.9      16.4      
         :                                                                      
NE   1991:   81     11.1       4.9       2.5      39.5      42.0      31.3      
     1992:   81     13.7       2.5       3.1      49.6      31.1      29.4      
     1993:   71     18.3       6.3        .7      44.4      30.3      28.5      
     1994:   74     21.6       6.8       2.7      35.8      33.1      27.8      
     1995:   87     23.6       8.6       5.2      37.9      24.7      25.2      
         :                                                                      
OH   1991:  125     48.0      21.2       2.4      23.6       4.8      16.7      
     1992:  123     54.6      18.4       4.9      21.3        .8      14.6      
     1993:  127     63.8      16.9       1.6      16.1       1.6      13.3      
     1994:  124     66.5      14.6       3.2      11.7       4.0      12.9      
     1995:  124     68.0      21.5       1.6       6.9       2.0      11.4      
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1/  Based on row measurements in sample plots selected for objective yield      
    samples.                                                                    
2/  Broadcast soybeans included as 10.0 inches and less but excluded in com-    
    putation of average width.                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Cotton                                                 
                                                                                
                         Cotton:  Cumulative Boll Counts                        
                                                                                
The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts cotton objective yield    
surveys in 6 States which account for about 72 percent of the U.S. Upland cotton
production.  Plots are randomly selected from a scientific sample of cotton     
fields.  Two sample plots per field are visited monthly from about August 1     
through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements.  The boll counts    
shown below represent actual data collected from sampled fields and are not     
official estimates of NASS.                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Cotton:  Cumulative Boll Counts, September and November 1991-1995,       
                            and Final, 1991-1994  1/                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
              :           Arizona           :            Arkansas               
     Year     :---------------------------------------------------------------- 
              :    Sep.  :  Nov.  :  Final  :  Sep.  :  Nov.   :   Final        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
              :                           Number                                
              :                                                                 
 1991         :    1,161    1,161    1,083    1,010     797        782          
 1992         :    1,112    1,062    1,013    1,076     822        817          
 1993         :    1,120    1,158    1,082      859     769        753          
 1994         :    1,239    1,227    1,221    1,019     813        812          
 1995         :    1,077    1,042               850     689                     
              :---------------------------------------------------------------- 
              :         California          :           Louisiana               
              :---------------------------------------------------------------- 
              :                                                                 
 1991         :     909       826      814      881     813        770          
 1992         :     839       841      819      882     858        875          
 1993         :     930       839      839      746     662        661          
 1994         :     828       805      806      808     747        748          
 1995         :     751       682               679     615                     
              :---------------------------------------------------------------- 
              :         Mississippi         :             Texas                 
              :---------------------------------------------------------------- 
              :                                                                 
 1991         :     890       734      726      466     449        430          
 1992         :     896       713      708      432     484        489          
 1993         :     697       619      608      505     480        489          
 1994         :     864       761      760      515     484        486          
 1995         :     682       607               423     409                     
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1/  Includes small bolls (less than one inch in diameter), large unopened bolls 
    (at least one inch in diameter), open bolls, partially opened bolls, and    
    burrs, per 40 feet of row.  In November, excludes small bolls.              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110111109950830Fall Potatoes                                          
                                                                                
               Fall Potatoes:  Percent of Major Varieties Planted,              
                          Selected States, 1995 Crop 1/                         
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     State     : Percent ::     State     : Percent ::     State     : Percent  
      and      :  of Pl  ::      and      :  of Pl  ::      and      :  of Pl   
   Varieties   :  Acres  ::   Varieties   :  Acres  ::   Varieties   :  Acres   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
CO             :         ::   Monona      :     4.7 :: PA            :          
  R Norkotah   :    36.2 ::   La Soda     :     4.4 ::   Atlantic    :    23.4  
  R Nugget     :    27.0 ::   Frito-Lay   :     4.3 ::   Snowden     :    20.6  
  Centennial R :    20.5 ::   Shepody     :     3.0 ::   Norwis      :    10.1  
  Sangre       :     3.8 ::   R Norkotah  :     2.9 ::   Superior    :     7.8  
  Ranger R     :     2.8 ::   Atlantic    :     2.7 ::   Norchip     :     6.3  
               :         ::   Kennebec    :     2.3 ::   Katahdin    :     5.5  
ID             :         ::               :         ::   Monona      :     5.4  
  R Burbank    :    83.2 :: NY            :         ::   Somerset    :     4.2  
  Shepody      :    10.0 ::   Norwis      :    16.9 ::   Kennebec    :     4.2  
  Ranger R     :     2.6 ::   Monona      :    16.7 ::   Kanona      :     3.5  
  R Norkotah   :     2.0 ::   Superior    :    14.6 ::               :          
               :         ::   Atlantic    :    10.6 :: WA            :          
ME             :         ::   Yukon Gold  :     7.8 ::   R Burbank   :    61.1  
  R Burbank    :    15.9 ::   Snowden     :     6.9 ::   Shepody     :    13.7  
  Superior     :    13.9 ::   Castile     :     4.0 ::   R Norkotah  :    11.8  
  Shepody      :    10.7 ::   Sunrise     :     3.2 ::   Ranger R    :     6.4  
  Ontario      :    10.3 ::   Kanona      :     3.1 ::               :          
  Frito-Lay    :     7.9 ::   Frito-Lay   :     1.7 :: WI            :          
  Atlantic     :     7.7 ::   Landglade   :     1.6 ::   R Burbank   :    37.0  
  R Norkotah   :     7.3 ::   Chieftain   :     1.2 ::   Snowden     :    14.1  
  Snowden      :     4.6 ::   Allegany    :     1.1 ::   R Norkotah  :    13.6  
  Goldrush     :     4.5 ::               :         ::   Goldrush    :    11.3  
  Norwis       :     2.5 :: ND            :         ::   Norland     :     9.8  
  Katahdin     :     2.5 ::   R Burbank   :    29.7 ::   Atlantic    :     6.9  
  Mainestay    :     2.4 ::   Norchip     :    11.0 ::   Superior    :     4.2  
               :         ::   Snowden     :     9.4 ::               :          
MI             :         ::   Frito-Lay   :     7.5 :: US            :          
  Snowden      :    38.9 ::   Shepody     :     7.7 ::   R Burbank   :    47.6  
  Atlantic     :    13.0 ::   Norland     :     6.2 ::   Shepody     :     8.2  
  Onoway       :    12.8 ::   Goldrush    :     4.6 ::   R Norkotah  :     7.5  
  R Burbank    :     7.2 ::   La Soda     :     4.5 ::   Snowden     :     5.6  
  R Norkotah   :     5.9 ::   Monona      :     3.5 ::   Norland     :     2.8  
  Frito-Lay    :     5.7 ::   Red Ruby    :     2.4 ::   Atlantic    :     2.5  
  Superior     :     2.6 ::   Pontiac     :     2.2 ::   Goldrush    :     2.4  
  Norland      :     2.1 ::   ND 2471-8   :     1.5 ::   Ranger R    :     2.1  
  Goldrush     :     2.0 ::   R Norkotah  :     1.3 ::   Frito-Lay   :     2.0  
               :         ::               :         ::   Superior    :     1.9  
MN             :         :: OR            :         ::   R Nugget    :     1.8  
  R Burbank    :    24.6 ::   R Burbank   :    41.1 ::   Norchip     :     1.6  
  Norland      :    19.1 ::   Shepody     :    27.2 ::   Centennial R:     1.4  
  Norchip      :     4.1 ::   R Norkotah  :    17.2 ::   Monona      :     1.2  
  Goldrush     :     9.6 ::   Ranger R    :     3.3 ::   La Soda     :     0.8  
  Snowden      :     9.3 ::   Snowden     :     2.5 ::   Norwis      :     0.8  
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1/  NASS conducts potato objective yield surveys in 11 States, accounting       
    for 94 percent of U.S. fall production.  All producing areas of each        
    State are sampled in proportion to planted acreage.  Variety data           
    shown above are intended to provide information but are not designated      
    as official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board.                 
                                                                                
HDR1012000110121109950830Crop Production Narrative                              
HDR2012000110121109950830Crop Moisture & Drought Severity Narrative             
                                                                                
                                 Crop Moisture                                  
                                                                                
Depicts short term (up to about 4 weeks) abnormal dryness or wetness affecting  
Agriculture, responds rapidly, can change considerably week to week, and        
indicates normal conditions at the beginning and end of the growing season.     
                                                                                
Uses...applicable in measuring the short term, week-to-week, status of dryness  
or wetness affecting warm season crops and field operations.                    
                                                                                
Limitations...may not be applicable to germination and shallow rooted crops     
which are unable to extract the deep or subsoil moisture from a 5-foot profile, 
or for cool season crops growing when temperatures are averaging below about    
55 degrees fahrenheit.  It is not generally indicative of the long term         
(months, years) drought or wet spells which are depicted by the drought         
severity index.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                               Drought Severity                                 
                                                                                
Drought severity index (Palmer):  Depicts prolonged (months, years) abnormal    
dryness or wetness; responds slowly; changes little from week to week; and      
reflects long term moisture runoff, recharge, and deep percolation, as well as  
evaportranspiration.                                                            
                                                                                
Uses...applicable in measuring disruptive effects of prolonged dryness or       
wetness on water sensitive economies; designating disaster areas of drought or  
wetness and reflecting the general long-term status of water supplies in        
aquifers, reservoirs, and streams.                                              
                                                                                
Limitations...is not generally indicative of short-term (few weeks) status of   
drought or wetness such as frequently affects crops and field operations (this  
is indicated by the crop moisture index).                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830October Weather Summary                                
                                                                                
October Weather Summary:  Except for Hurricane Opal's Florida landfall on       
                          October 4 and her subsequent interaction with a       
low-pressure system crossing the Northern States, the first half of October     
featured rather tranquil autumn weather.  At mid-month, however, the first in a 
series of storms emerged from the Pacific Northwest and traversed the upper     
Midwest, drawing cool, dry air southward. As a result, dryness across the       
central and southern Plains became serious by month's end as storms continued   
to pass to the north.  In contrast, the East saw long-term drought virtually    
eliminated due to heavy rain from the remnants of Opal and the mid to late-     
month passage of three moisture-laden cold fronts.                              
                                                                                
In the East, October-record totals reached 11.90 inches (451 percent of normal) 
in Birmingham, AL and 8.01 inches (278% of normal) in Wilmington, DE.  Monthly  
totals topped 10 inches in Florida at Melbourne and West Palm Beach, in part    
due to a mid-month inundation that deposited up to 20 inches in 48 hours near   
the latter location.  Wetness was also observed near the prevailing storm track 
through the Great Lakes States, where October rainfall records were established 
in Sault Sainte Marie, MI (6.55 inches) and Mansfield, OH (6.45 inches).        
Farther west, the month's biggest snowstorm unfolded on October 22-23,          
resulting in totals of 13.7 inches in Lander, WY and 8.6 inches in Huron, SD.   
As cold air arrived at month's end, additional light snow fell across the North 
Central States, pushing monthly totals to 10.7 inches in Huron (an October      
record) and 12.4 inches in Valentine, NE.  On October 31, the season's first    
measurable snow fell on Alpena, MI (0.2 inches), LaCrosse, WI (0.5 inches), and 
Fargo, ND (1.0 inch).                                                           
                                                                                
The cold outbreak at month's end reinforced monthly temperatures that averaged  
2 to 4 degrees F below normal from the Cascades to the northern Plains,         
southward into western Oklahoma.  On October 31, the coldest air of the season- 
to-date cloaked winter wheat areas of the Northwest, where lows included        
16 degrees F in Spokane, WA and 2 degrees F in Great Falls, MT (with a 2-inch   
snow cover).  In contrast, October-record warmth dotted the Eastern Seaboard,   
where monthly temperatures averaged 63.1 degrees F in Atlantic City (downtown), 
NJ and 81.7 degrees F in Miami, FL.  Temperatures also averaged above normal in 
the Southwest, including brief episodes of 100-degree heat.  Maxima reached     
101 degrees F at the Los Angeles Civic Center on October 2 and 100 degrees F in 
Phoenix, AZ on October 11 and 12.                                               
                                                                                
From California to the middle Mississippi Valley, a common weather element was  
the infrequency of precipitation.  The wet season got off to a slow start in    
northern California, where Eureka's monthly total of 0.53 inches was 20% of     
normal.  In the Great Basin, monthly totals in Nevada were as low as zero in    
Reno and a trace in Elko.  Equally unimpressive amounts fell on the central and 
southern Plains, stressing rain-fed winter wheat.  October totals in Colorado   
included a trace in Pueblo and 0.02 inches (2% of normal) in Colorado Springs;  
and in Kansas were as low as 0.08 inches (6% of normal) in Dodge City,          
0.21 inches (7% of normal) in Topeka, and 0.28 inches (13% of normal) in        
Wichita.  Texas hardly fared better, with monthly rainfall of 0.23 inches (7%   
of normal) in San Antonio, 0.34 inches (20% of normal) in Midland, and 0.45     
inches (33% of normal) in Amarillo.                                             
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830General Crop Comments                                  
                                                                                
General Crop Comments:  October started with heavy rains from Hurricane Opal    
                        that saturated fields across the Gulf Coast and         
Southeast, slowing cotton harvest.  Hurricane Opal's heavy precipitation and    
high winds damaged open cotton bolls and lowered cotton condition in some       
Southeastern States.  Rain over the North-Central States slowed harvest         
activity, but the precipitation provided much-needed moisture for small grains. 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Clear weather across the Midwest allowed harvest activity to progress rapidly,  
pushing corn harvested 1 week ahead of schedule.  High winds caused some        
lodging, stalk breakage, and ear droppage in the western Corn Belt.  Farmers in 
the middle Mississippi Valley took advantage of fair weather to continue wheat  
seeding at a normal pace.  Cool, wet weather in the lower Great Plains helped   
emerged wheat fields develop.                                                   
                                                                                
In early October, dry conditions across the Corn Belt and above-normal          
temperatures dried row crops.  Ideal fall harvest weather in the Corn Belt      
allowed row crop harvest activity to proceed ahead of the average.  Along the   
Gulf Coast States, continued heavy rains caused additional damage to the cotton 
crop and slowed harvest activity. Rain across the Gulf Coast and the Southeast  
delayed plantings but provided moisture to recently planted wheat fields.  The  
moisture was welcomed along the eastern seaboard for recently planted small     
grains.  Much-needed precipitation was received in the Pacific Northwest and    
helped small grain emergence.  Warm, dry weather in the Central States allowed  
small grain seeding to advance ahead of normal, while planting was behind the   
average in the southern Great Plains.                                           
                                                                                
By mid-October, suitable weather conditions in the Midwest allowed fall harvest 
activity to continue ahead of normal.  Dry weather in the Midwest allowed small 
grain planting to advance ahead of schedule by the middle of October.  Ideal    
fall weather pushed the corn harvest in the northern Corn Belt and Great Lakes. 
In the central Great Plains, high winds damaged unharvested row crops.  Dry     
soil conditions in the middle Mississippi Valley hindered emergence of recently 
planted wheat.  Small grain fields needed moisture to aid emergence, and        
planting was delayed as producers waited for rain.  Heavy rains in Florida      
damaged some vegetable acres and flooded citrus groves.                         
                                                                                
Later in the month, significant snow and rain in the upper Great Plains delayed 
row crop harvest activity.  Heavy snowfall damaged soybeans and sorghum that    
remained in the field.  The precipitation left fields saturated and halted      
harvest activity.  Cool, rainy weather slowed fieldwork in the Pacific          
Northwest and the Great Lakes region.  Suitable harvest weather allowed farmers 
in the middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to make considerable harvest         
progress.                                                                       
                                                                                
By the end of October, dry soil conditions forced some producers in the Central 
States to wait for precipitation before seeding wheat.  Dry weather in the      
middle Mississippi Valley allowed planting progress to advance rapidly but      
hindered small grain emergence.  Emerged wheat fields in the central Great      
Plains were damaged by high winds.  Continued dry conditions in the middle and  
lower Great Plains caused poor germination.  Wet field conditions in the        
Pacific Northwest slowed wheat seeding.  The cotton harvest in the Delta neared 
completion and farmers began gleaning fields.                                   
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Corn for Grain                                         
                                                                                
Corn for Grain:  Acreage harvested and to be harvested is forecast at           
                 64.8 million acres, up slightly from last month but 11 percent 
below the 1994 acreage.  All corn planted is estimated at 71.4 million acres,   
up fractionally from the August 1 estimate but 10 percent below the 1994        
planted acreage.                                                                
                                                                                
As of October 29, 77 percent of the crop in the 17 major States had been        
harvested, well ahead of the 62 percent average for the date.  The November 1   
corn objective yield survey data indicate the highest plant population for the  
ten objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).  The indicated number   
of ears per acre, if realized, would be the third highest on record.  Weight of 
grain per ear from the survey plots is the 4th lowest on record, exceeding only 
the drought years of 1983 and 1988 and the flood year of 1993.                  
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Sorghum for Grain                                      
                                                                                
Sorghum for Grain:  The final production forecast for 1995 is 464 million       
                    bushels; the lowest since 1956.  This production level is   
down 6 percent from October 1 and 29 percent from 1994.  Yield declines were    
the primary reason for the drop.  The U.S. yield is forecast at 56.4 bushels    
per acre, down 2.8 bushels from last month to the lowest average since 1989.    
All forecasting States lowered yield expectations from last month except        
Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas which were unchanged.  Grain area is now 8.22  
million acres, down 8 percent from last year and down 1 percent from last       
month.  All planted acres are at 9.19 million, the lowest since 1929.           
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Rice                                                   
                                                                                
Rice:  Production of all rice is forecast at 174 million cwt., 2 percent below  
       the October 1 forecast and 12 percent below 1994.  Louisiana rice yield  
increased from last month while yields in Arkansas, California, and Mississippi 
decreased.  The U.S. yield is down 75 pounds from last month.  Harvested        
acreage in California was revised up 17,000 acres from October.  Missouri       
increased harvested acreage by 11,000 from last month.  Louisiana and Texas     
both revised harvested acreage down by 20,000 from October.  Mississippi        
decreased harvested acreage 7,000 from last month.  Planted and harvested       
acreage in the six major producing States are estimated at 3.12 and 3.09        
million acres, respectively.  State changes to planted acres can be found on    
page A-10.  Most rice was harvested by the end of October in all States.        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Fall Potatoes                                          
                                                                                
Fall Potatoes:  Production of fall potatoes for 1995 is forecast at 402 million 
                cwt, the second largest fall potato crop produced in the United 
States after last year's record large crop.  Comparable percent change (with    
the addition of the former summer crops from Michigan and Minnesota) places     
this crop 5 percent below 1994 but 3 percent above 1993.  Area harvested, at    
1.21 million acres, is down slightly from last year.  The average yield is      
projected at 334 cwt per acre, down 20 cwt from last year but 7 cwt above two   
years ago.  Planting and harvest were late in most States resulting in smaller  
crops than last year.  Total potato production from all four seasons was        
445 million cwt in 1995, down 5 percent from last year but 4 percent above      
1993.                                                                           
                                                                                
Five Eastern States produced 29.9 million cwt of fall potatoes in 1995, down    
3 percent from last year and 10 percent less than two years ago.  Area for      
harvest came in at 128,700 acres, up 2 percent from last year.  The average     
yield of 232 cwt per acre is off 14 cwt.  The Maine crop fell 8 percent from a  
year ago but New York gained 2 percent and Pennsylvania was up 8 percent.       
Massachusetts gained 13 percent and Rhode Island slipped 2 percent.  Hot, dry   
weather during much of the growing season hurt yields but kept a mild blight    
situation in check.  Harvest is nearly finished, with a few late fields to dig. 
                                                                                
Central States production is forecast at 97.2 million cwt this year, up         
slightly from comparable totals a year ago (including summer crops from         
Minnesota and Michigan) and 22 percent greater than the poor crops of 1993.     
Harvested area is estimated at 361,300 acres, a gain of 4 percent from last     
year.  The average yield of 269 cwt per acre is 12 cwt below last year and 19   
cwt above 1993.  Growing weather throughout the summer was favorable for        
healthy potato development across most of the region.  Yields were generally    
good with                                                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
Minnesota growers achieving a record high.  Harvest brought additional rains    
causing some fields and parts of fields to go undug.  Larger crops were grown   
this year in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Minnesota.  Lower production was      
shown in North and South Dakota and Nebraska.                                   
                                                                                
Ten Western States produced 275 million cwt in 1995, down 8 percent from last   
year and 1 percent below two years ago.  Acreage for harvest, at 716,000 acres, 
was down 3 percent, while the average yield of 384 cwt per acre dropped 21 cwt  
from a year ago.  Idaho's production of 131 million cwt is the second largest   
on record, 5 percent below last year.  Open fall weather allowed a late crop to 
go into storage in excellent condition.  Production in Washington dropped 9     
percent below the last two years as blight hurt yields in the southern Basin.   
Oregon's production slid 12 percent from last year but remained 5 percent above 
two years ago.  Blight damage cut sharply into production potential of Idaho    
and Oregon's Treasure Valley. The late season reduced Colorado's potato crop 8  
percent from their record high last year.  Weather problems in California,      
Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico contributed to smaller crops than a year 
ago.                                                                            
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Soybeans                                               
                                                                                
Soybeans:  Growers plan to harvest 61.7 million acres, down 60,000 acres from   
           the October estimate.  Planted acreage is estimated at 62.6 million  
acres, down 10,000 acres from the previous estimate.  State changes to planted  
acres can be found on page A-9.  The November Objective Yield Survey showed the 
second highest pod count, exceeded only in 1994.  Soybean harvest was ahead of  
1994 and the average by the end of October.                                     
                                                                                
In comparison with the 1991-95 time period, the 1995 number of pods per         
18 square feet is the highest in Illinois and Minnesota.  In Illinois, the      
percent of soybeans harvested was ahead of last year and the average.  In       
Minnesota, the percent of soybeans harvested was behind last year and the       
average.                                                                        
                                                                                
In Arkansas, Indiana, and Iowa the 1995 number of pods is the second highest    
compared with the 1991-95 period.  In all three States the percent harvested    
was ahead of last year and the average.                                         
                                                                                
In Missouri and Nebraska the 1995 number of pods ranks fourth in the 1991-95    
period.  In both States the percent harvested was ahead of last year and the    
average.                                                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Peanuts                                                
                                                                                
Peanuts:  Production declined slightly from October to 3.50 billion pounds and  
          18 percent below the 1994 crop.  Better than expected yields in       
Georgia and South Carolina nearly offset reduced crops in New Mexico, Oklahoma, 
and Texas.  Harvested area, at 1.52 million acres, is down 3,000 acres from     
October 1 and stands 6 percent below 1994.  Yields are expected to average      
2,301 pounds per acre, 1 pound below last month and 323 pounds below last year. 
                                                                                
Production in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South     
Carolina) is expected to total 2.12 billion pounds, up 4 percent from October   
1, but 17 percent below the 1994 crop.  The yield for the 4-State area is       
expected to average 2,358 pounds per acre, 93 pounds above last month.  Acreage 
expected for harvest in the region is down 69,000 acres from last year to       
898,500.  Yields in Georgia and South Carolina proved better than expected as   
harvest progressed.  Across most of the region, early October rains slowed      
harvest and hurt grades.  Skies cleared quickly after Hurricane Opal minimizing 
losses.  Open weather prevailed during the last half of October to put harvest  
back on                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
track.  On October 31, digging and combining was over 90 percent completed in   
Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.                                                  
                                                                                
Virginia-North Carolina production is forecast at 541 million pounds, unchanged 
from last month and 30 percent below last year.  Yield per acre, at             
2,324 pounds, is 872 pounds below the 1994 exceptional average.  Harvest in     
Virginia neared completion by the end of October while the North Carolina       
harvest was behind last year and normal at 93 percent dug and 77 percent        
threshed.                                                                       
                                                                                
The Southwest peanut crop (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) is forecast at      
841 million pounds, down 9 percent from last month and 8 percent below last     
year.  Yields are expected to average 2,155 pounds per acre, down 96 pounds     
from the 1994 average of 2,251.  Dry weather in New Mexico allowed harvest to   
advance quickly, with digging nearly 95 percent complete by the end of the      
month.  Crop yields and quality suffered due mainly to lack of adequate         
moisture.  In Oklahoma, the peanut crop was 68 percent harvested, 8 points      
ahead of average.  Harvest was very active as producers moved quickly to        
salvage an immature crop before a hard freeze.  On October 31, 21 percent of    
the crop was in poor-to-very-poor condition.  Harvest gained momentum in Texas  
with 45 percent of the acreage dug.  Yields and grades are below average in     
many Central and South Central Texas fields.                                    
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Cotton                                                 
                                                                                
Cotton:  Minor acreage adjustments led to a slight upward revision of upland    
         cotton planted to 16.6 million acres.  This level is 23 percent above  
1994.  Harvested acreage also rose slightly to 15.8 million acres, up 20        
percent from last year.  American-Pima planted totaled 199,000 acres and        
harvested amounted to 195,500 acres.  Compared with 1994, the area planted      
increased 18 percent while harvested acres climbed 17 percent.                  
                                                                                
Defoliation and harvest began during the month in West Texas.  Harvest neared   
completion in the Blacklands and Central Texas.  Heavy rainfall and below       
normal temperatures in early October diminished prospects in the Plains and     
Cross Timbers.  Crop condition towards the end of October showed 80 percent of  
the cotton in fair to good condition.  The amount harvested, at 44 percent, was 
only 3 points ahead of the 5-year average.  Objective yield data continue to    
record the lowest large boll counts and boll weights since 1985.                
                                                                                
The Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee)    
rated cotton mostly in fair to good condition in late October.  Louisiana       
cotton is the exception with 54 percent rated as very poor to poor.  One-third  
of the Mississippi acreage and 23 percent in Arkansas was rated very poor to    
poor.  Harvest in all States exceeded the 5-year average.  In Louisiana, 98     
percent of the crop was harvested at the end of October and Mississippi         
producers were                                                                  
94 percent complete.  Large boll counts rank ninth in Arkansas, but are the     
lowest in Louisiana and Mississippi since 1985.  Boll weights in all three      
States rank ninth among the past 10 years.                                      
                                                                                
Thirty percent of Arizona's cotton was in good to excellent condition in late   
October, but harvest was nearly one-fourth behind normal, at 43 percent.  In    
early October, hail, high winds, and heavy rain reduced potential on some       
Arizona acreage.  In California, 65 percent of the crop rated good to           
excellent, with 20 percent harvested, 40 percent behind normal.  Defoliants     
were applied in the San Joaquin Valley while the Desert harvest approached      
completion.  Objective yield survey data place Arizona large boll counts ninth  
in the past                                                                     
10 years and boll weights lowest during the same period.  California large boll 
counts are the lowest since 1985 and boll weights are the ninth lowest since    
then.                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
In the Southeastern States (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South         
Carolina), the crop was mostly in good condition in late October.  Alabama      
reported 48 percent of the crop in very poor to poor condition at the end of    
the month, a decline of about 15 percent from mid-month.  Heavy rain and high   
winds from Hurricane Opal damaged some Georgia cotton, but the effects were     
less than expected.  Harvest was interrupted due to the storm, but by the end   
of the month Alabama and Georgia were ahead of their 5-year average pace, at 81 
percent and 65 percent harvested, respectively.  The Carolina's were about 5    
percent behind their harvest average rate, with North Carolina at 50 percent    
and South Carolina at 49 percent.                                               
                                                                                
American-Pima production is forecast at 357,000 bales, down 4 percent from      
October, but up 6 from 1994 output.  Yield averaging about 877 pounds are       
expected, down 97 pounds from last year.  All States except Texas show a        
decrease in production from the previous month.  The largest production         
decrease is in California, 10,000 bales below October.  Yield potential         
continued to decline.  Harvest remained behind normal in California as          
producers waited for late bolls to open.  Some fields will receive a second     
picking due to slow maturing plants and current price levels.  In Texas,        
harvest is complete in the Winter Garden area and is beginning in the Trans-    
Pecos area.                                                                     
                                                                                
All cotton ginnings totaled 8,453,900 running bales prior to November 1,        
compared with 8,877,850 running bales ginned to the same date last year and     
7,974,650 running bales in 1993.                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Tobacco                                                
                                                                                
Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco production for 1995 is forecast at 1.32 billion       
         pounds, down 16 percent from 1994.  Harvested acres are expected to be 
674,280 acres, up fractionally from last year.  Yields for 1995 are estimated   
to average 1,962 pounds per acre, 396 pounds below the average for 1994.        
                                                                                
Flue-cured production is expected to total 745 million pounds, up 2 percent     
from the forecast of a month ago, but 14 percent below a year ago.  Higher      
yields and an increase in forecasted acres for harvest in Florida increased     
total Flue-cured production.  Flue-cured growers plan to harvest 385,200 acres, 
7 percent above last year.  Flue-cured tobacco accounts for 57 percent of this  
year's total tobacco acreage.                                                   
                                                                                
Burley production is expected to total 490 million pounds, 20 percent below the 
production of 1994.  Yield is expected to average 1,989 pounds per acre,        
311 pounds below the average for 1994.  Burley tobacco growers expect to        
harvest 246,600 acres, 7 percent below last year's.  Kentucky, with 66 percent  
of the 1995 burley area to be harvested, is 7 percent below a year ago.         
                                                                                
The tobacco harvest was concluded in the Southeastern region (Georgia,          
Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia), slightly    
ahead of normal.  Burley stripping in Kentucky was 26 percent complete at the   
start of November.  The quality of stripped tobacco in Kentucky was mostly good 
to fair.  Delays in transplanting tobacco followed by cool, wet weather during  
the early summer provided ideal conditions for the spread of disease.  A heat   
wave in mid-summer combined with dry weather slowed the spread of blue mold,    
but the hot, dry weather lowered condition ratings and depleted soil moisture   
supplies.  Fields affected by diseases suffered severe losses.  The crop        
recovered somewhat from the earlier problems in places but yields varied        
widely. Harvesting weather was ideal during the end of October in the Ohio      
Valley and parts of the Southeast.  Growers were preparing early harvested      
tobacco for marketing in the mid-Atlantic States.                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Sugarbeets                                             
                                                                                
Sugarbeets:  U.S. sugarbeet  production is expected to total 28.9 million tons, 
             a decrease of 10 percent from 1994.  Area for harvest, at          
1.42 million acres, is virtually unchanged from the October "Crop Production"   
report and down 1 percent from last year.  The average yield, at 20.3 tons per  
acre, is 1.9 tons below last year's yield.                                      
                                                                                
A cool, wet spring delayed planting and slowed sugarbeet development.           
Unusually hot summer weather stressed plants and increased irrigation           
requirements.  Early freezing temperatures in the Great Plains damaged leaves   
in some sugarbeet fields.  Favorable harvest weather over the Western and       
middle Great Plains States allowed the sugarbeet harvest to advance ahead of    
normal.  Despite some delays from early season snows in the central States,     
about 90 percent of the beets were lifted by early November.  Harvest activity  
was delayed in the Great Lakes region and northern Great Plains by              
precipitation.  Warm weather in the Ohio Valley was unsuitable for sugarbeet    
storage and slowed the start of the harvest.  Dry weather and root aphid        
problems in Michigan lowered yield expectations.                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Sugarcane                                              
                                                                                
Sugarcane:  U.S. sugarcane production for sugar and seed in 1995 is expected to 
            total 30.7 million tons, 1 percent above the October "Crop Report"  
forecast, but 1 percent below 1994.  Area for harvest, at 932,300 acres, was    
virtually unchanged from last year.  The forecasted yield, at 32.9 tons per     
acre, is 0.1 ton below last year's yield.                                       
                                                                                
The Louisiana harvest was making excellent progress and was ahead of normal by  
the first of November.  Florida received significant precipitation during       
October starting with Hurricane Opal that left Florida's sugarcane region       
soaked.  The start of the sugarcane harvest in Florida was delayed by the wet   
field conditions.  Sugarcane growers in Florida planted when fields were dry    
but poor stands may require replanting.                                         
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Florida Citrus                                         
                                                                                
Florida Citrus:  Many parts of the citrus belt were inundated by several very   
                 hard rains in October.  Hardest hit were the lower east coast, 
lower interior, and the lower west coast.  Trees stood in water for up to a     
week in many groves before excess moisture could be pumped away.  Caretakers    
also disced and plowed groves to remove excessive moisture.  Only isolated      
cases of increased fruit drop were reported.  At this time, fruit drop,         
splitting, and brown rot are not a widespread problem.  Very little spraying    
and fertilizing could be done due to wet conditions.  Packing houses became     
very active with increased movement of white and colored grapefruit; Navels,    
Ambersweet, and Hamlin oranges; K-Early fruit; early tangerines; and tangelos.  
Processing plants received packing house eliminations and some field run Hamlin 
oranges.  Over 1.2 million boxes of early and mid-season oranges were harvested 
through October.  Navel movement stands at about 200 thousand boxes.  About 1.9 
million boxes of colored grapefruit and almost 850 thousand boxes of white      
grapefruit were harvested.  Nearly 450 thousand boxes of early tangerines were  
picked to date.  Just under 75 thousand boxes of K-Early Citrus were moved by   
the end of October and tangelo harvest just began as 15 thousand boxes were     
moved.                                                                          
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Texas Grapefruit                                       
                                                                                
Texas Grapefruit:  The 1995-96 Texas grapefruit forecast is 4.70 million boxes  
                   (188,000 tons), down 6 percent from last month but up        
1 percent from last year.  The forecast declined from last month because cool   
temperatures caused larger than anticipated bloom loss especially on mature     
trees.  New trees most likely will not produce enough fruit to offset the loss  
from older trees.                                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Texas Citrus                                           
                                                                                
Texas Citrus:  Rain slowed harvest during October but was beneficial to trees.  
               Groves remained in good condition.  Early interior quality was   
good despite irregular shaped fruit in some groves.  Grapefruit harvest just    
began, and about 15 percent of early oranges were picked.                       
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Hazelnuts                                              
                                                                                
Hazelnuts:  Production in Oregon and Washington remained at 38,000 tons,        
            80 percent above last year.  This level is 7 percent below the 1993 
record high of 41,000 tons.  Oregon expects 37,900 tons, an increase of         
80 percent from 1994.  Washington's production, at 100 tons, is carried forward 
from August.  Although progress was slowed earlier by wet orchards, recent dry  
weather enabled growers to finish harvesting.  At least 90 percent of the       
harvest is complete.  Good nut quality is reported.                             
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Papayas                                                
                                                                                
Papayas: Hawaii fresh papaya production totaled 3.07 million pounds in October, 
         12 percent more than September but 39 percent below October 1994.      
                                                                                
Weather was a mix of light rain and sunshine over major producing areas.        
Papaya ringspot virus continues to depress yields and production, especially on 
the island of Hawaii.                                                           
                                                                                
Area devoted to papaya production totaled 3,735 acres in October, down slightly 
from September but 18 percent more than a year ago.  Harvested area, at         
2,370 acres, increased 2 percent above last month and 22 percent above last     
October.                                                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830California Fruits and Nuts                             
                                                                                
California Fruits and Nuts: Maintenance of stone fruit orchards kept caretakers 
                            busy with pruning and tree planting the primary     
activities.  Grape harvest continued throughout the month in the San Joaquin    
Valley.  By mid-month, most of the raisin crop was picked up and boxed.  Table  
wine and juice grape harvest continued.  Walnut, almond, and pistachio harvests 
continued, with almond and pistachio harvests nearing completion.  Kiwifruit    
harvest was in full swing throughout the State. Persimmons (both Fuya and       
Hachiya) and pomegranates were picked in the Sacramento Valley.  Olive harvest  
neared completion in the Sacramento Valley. Granny Smith and Fuji apple         
harvests continued in the San Joaquin Valley and neared completion in Sonoma    
County.  Medjool dates were harvested in Imperial County.  The San Joaquin      
Valley strawberry harvest continued.                                            
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830California Citrus                                      
                                                                                
California Citrus: Desert grapefruit picking continued with good quality. Lemon 
                   harvest in the Desert remained active with excellent grades. 
Navel orange picking began in Southern San Joaquin Valley.  Old crop Valencia   
orange harvest slowed down by the end of the month.                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Reliability                                            
                                                                                
              Reliability of November 1 Crop Production Forecasts               
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted    
                    between October 23 and November 2 to gather information on  
expected yield as of November 1.  The objective yield surveys for corn,         
soybeans, and cotton were conducted in the major producing States that usually  
account for at least 80 percent of the U.S. production.  Randomly selected      
fields and plots within fields are surveyed each month.  The items counted      
within the selected plots depend on the crop and the maturity of that crop.  In 
all cases, number of plants are recorded along with other measurements that     
provide information to forecast the number of pods, ears, or bolls and their    
weight.  The counts are used with similar data from previous years to develop a 
projected biological yield.  The five-year average harvesting loss is           
subtracted to obtain a net yield.  The plots are re-visited each month until    
crop maturity when the fruit is harvested and weighed.  After the farm operator 
has harvested the sample field, another plot is sampled to obtain current year  
harvesting loss.                                                                
                                                                                
The farm operator survey was conducted primarily by telephone with some use of  
mail and personal interviewers.  Approximately 19,000 producers were            
interviewed during the survey period and asked questions about their probable   
yields.                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimating Procedures:  National and State level objective yield and grower     
                        reported survey estimates were reviewed for errors,     
reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates.  The survey data     
were also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to   
previous months and previous years.  Each State Statistical Office submits      
their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics          
Board (ASB).  The ASB uses the survey data and the State analyses to prepare    
the published November 1 forecast.                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  The monthly production forecasts will not be revised;         
                  instead, a new forecast will be made each month throughout    
the                                                                             
growing season followed by end-of-season estimates.  At the end of the          
marketing year, administrative records and a balance sheet are utilized using   
carryover stocks, production, exports, processing, feeding, and ending stocks.  
Revisions are then made if data relationships warrant changes.  Harvested acres 
may be revised any time a production forecast is made if there is strong        
evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since the last estimate.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the November 1   
              production forecasts, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical 
measure based on past performance, is computed.  The deviation between the      
November 1 production forecast and the final estimate is expressed as a         
percentage of the final estimate.  The average of squared percentage deviations 
for the 1975-1994 20-year period is computed; then the square root of the       
average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error."  Probability        
statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast  
relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting   
this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the November 1 corn for grain     
production forecast is 2.4 percent.  This means that chances are 2 out of 3     
that the current production forecast of 7.4 billion bushels will not be above   
or below the final estimate by more than 2.4 percent or approximately           
177 million bushels.  Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level)     
that the difference will not exceed 4.2 percent or approximately 310 million    
bushels.                                                                        
                                                                                
Also shown in the following table is a 10-year record for selected crops of the 
differences between the November 1 forecast and the final estimates.  Using     
corn again as an example, changes between the November 1 forecast and the final 
estimate during the past 10 years have averaged 93 million bushels, ranging     
from 1 million to 258 million bushels.  The November 1 forecast has been below  
the final estimate 5 times and above 5 times.  This does not imply that the     
November 1 corn forecast this year is likely to understate or overstate final   
production.  For most crops, the number of years the forecasts have been below  
or above the final estimate is about equally distributed.                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Reliability of November 1 Crop Production Forecasts               
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                      :Root Mean Square Error::      10-year Record of          
                      :----------------------:: Differences Between Forecast    
                      :       :90% Confidence::      and Final Estimate         
      Crop and        :       :     Level    ::-------------------------------  
        Unit          :Percent:--------------::  Quantity      :No. of Years    
                      :       :       :      ::-------------------------------  
                      :       :Percent: Quant::    :     :     :Below:Above     
                      :       :       :      :: Avg: Min.: Max.:Final:Final     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                      :                  Mil ::----- Mil -----                  
                      :                      ::                                 
Feed Grains 1/      Mt: 2.3      4.0       8 ::  3      0      8    6     4     
Corn for Grain      Bu: 2.4      4.2     310 :: 93      1    258    5     5     
Sorghum for Grain   Bu: 4.7      8.1      38 :: 24      1     86    5     5     
Rice               Cwt: 2.8      4.8       8 ::  2      0     12    8     2     
Soybeans for          :                      ::                                 
 Beans              Bu: 6.8      4.9      107::  31    13     66    6     4     
Cotton        Bales 2/: 3.5      6.0    1,130:: 367    14    824    6     4     
Fall Potatoes     Cwt : 2.3      4.0       16::   7     1     16   10     0     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
1/  Corn for grain, sorghum for grain, oats, and barley.                        
2/  Quantity is in thousands of bales.                                          
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Index                                                  
                                                                                
                              Index                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
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                                                          Table     Narrative   
                                                                                
Citrus Fruit..........................................    A-24         B- 4     
Corn Cropping Practices...............................    A-28                  
Corn for Grain........................................    A-11         B- 4     
Corn for Grain Row Width..............................    A-29                  
Cotton................................................    A-19         B- 7     
Cotton Cumulative Boll Counts.........................    A-32                  
Cottonseed............................................    A-18                  
Crop Maps.............................................                 B- 1     
Crop Summary..........................................    A- 3         B- 3     
Hazelnuts.............................................    A-27         B-10     
Papayas...............................................    A-27         B-10     
Peanuts...............................................    A-18         B- 6     
Potatoes..............................................    A-15         B- 5     
Potatoes, Varieties Grown.............................    A-33                  
Reliability Statement.................................                 B-11     
Rice..................................................    A-14         B- 5     
Sorghum for Grain.....................................    A-13         B- 5     
Soybeans for Beans....................................    A-16         B- 6     
Soybeans, Row Spacing.................................    A-30                  
Sugarbeets............................................    A-23         B- 9     
Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed..........................    A-23         B- 9     
Tobacco by Class and Type.............................    A-20                  
Tobacco by States.....................................    A-22         B- 8     
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110121109950830Report Features                                        
                                                                                
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The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
December 12, 1995.                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National  
Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information.          
                                                                                
                                                                                
C. Ray Halley, Chief                                              (202) 720-2127
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Field Crops Section                                                           
    Bill Dowdy, Head                                              (202) 720-3843
      Dan Kerestes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds, Rice               (202) 720-9526
      Greg Preston - Sugar Crops, Tobacco, Weekly Crop Weather    (202) 720-7621
      Vaughn Siegenthaler - Rye, Sorghum, Wheat                   (202) 720-8068
      Charles Van Lahr - Barley, Corn, Oats                       (202) 720-7369
                                                                                
                                                                                
  Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section                                      
    Stephen Ropel, Head                                           (202) 720-3843
      Arvin Budge - Potatoes, Dry Beans, Onions                   (202) 720-4285
      Roger Latham - Cotton, Hay                                  (202) 720-5944
      Linda McMillan - Nuts, Grapes                               (202) 720-4215
      Dave Mueller - Fresh and Processing Vegetables              (202) 720-2157
      Blair Smith - Citrus, Tropical Fruits                       (202) 720-5412
      Barbara Soltes - Noncitrus Fruits, Peanuts                  (202) 720-7688
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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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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