HDR1012000110010612950830CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS & SUMMARY                   
HDR2012000110010612950830CRP HIGHLIGHTS                                         
Released June 12, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Forecasts refer  
to June 1, 1995.                                                                
                                                                                
                     Winter Wheat Production Down 2 Percent                     
                                From May Forecast                               
                                                                                
Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.61 billion bushels, down 2 percent from
May 1 and down 3 percent from 1994.  Area for grain harvest is 40.6 million     
acres, down 100,000 acres from May 1 due to a decrease in Montana.  Yields are  
now expected to average 39.6 bushels per acre, down 0.6 bushels from both last  
month and last year.  Most Soft Red Winter declines are attributable to flooding
and disease, which are the same factors that lowered Oklahoma's yield prospects.
Crop conditions vary considerably within States.  Overall, head counts are a    
record high, but are offset by very low spikelet counts.                        
                                                                                
Index and report features are located at the end of this report.  For           
information call (202) 720-2127.  Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.   
                                                                                
Cr Pr 2-2 (6-95)                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                       Orange Production Approaches Record                      
                                                                                
Orange production for the 1994-95 season is forecast at 11.75 million tons      
(272 million boxes), up slightly from the previous forecast and 14 percent above
last season.  That level of output falls just 81,000 tons below the current     
record of 11.83 million tons (274 million boxes) set by the 1979-80 crop.       
Early, mid-season, and Navel orange volume did not change but production of     
Valencias increased.  Florida's production of all oranges reached 206 million   
boxes (9.26 million tons), up slightly from May and 18 percent above last       
season.  The Florida total nearly approaches its record high of 206.7 million   
boxes set during 1979-80.  Their Valencia forecast increased once again to      
86.0 million boxes (3.87 million tons), up 1 percent from May and 29 percent    
above last season. Early and mid-season variety production remained at          
120 million boxes (5.39 million tons), 12 percent above last year.  Harvest of  
early, mid, and Navel varieties is complete.                                    
                                                                                
Florida frozen concentrated orange juice yield for the 1994-95 season is        
forecast at 1.50 gallons per box at 42.0 degrees Brix.  This forecast is        
unchanged from last month but down from last season's final yield of            
1.57 gallons per box.  The final yield for early and mid-season varieties is    
1.44 gallons per box, down from 1.52 gallons per box last season.  The Valencia 
crop is expected to yield 1.59 gallons per box, unchanged from last month and   
down from 1.66 gallons per box a year ago.  The forecast projects the final     
yield reported by the Florida Citrus Processors Association.                    
                                                                                
This report was approved on June 12, 1995, by the Secretary of Agriculture and  
the National Agricultural Statistics Service's Agricultural Statistics Board.   
                                                                                
               Secretary of                 Agricultural Statistics Board       
               Agriculture                          Chairperson                 
               Dan Glickman                         Rich Allen                  
                                                                                
HDR2012000110010612950830CRP SUMRY AC PLTD&HRVD,US '94-95 DMSTC UNTS            
            Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States,           
                        1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                        
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                         :       Area Planted       :     Area Harvested        
          Crop           :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :     1994    :    1995    :    1994    :    1995      
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                         :                     1,000 Acres                      
                         :                                                      
Winter Wheat             :    49,247       49,252       41,335       40,623     
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HDR2012000110010612950830CRP SMRY YLD PER AC&PROD,US '94-95 DMSTC UNTS          
          Crop Summary:  Yield per Acre and Production, United States,          
                        1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                        
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                         : Yield per Acre:             Production               
                         :----------------------------------------------------  
      Crop and Unit      :       :       :            :   May 1,  :   Jun 1,    
                         :  1994 :  1995 :   1994     :    1995   :    1995     
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                         :                  ------------- 1,000 ------------    
                         :                                                      
Winter Wheat         Bu  :  40.2      39.6  1,661,043   1,638,211   1,608,396   
Peaches              Lb  :                  2,187,000               1,880,000   
Apricots (CA)        Ton :                      150.0                    70.0   
Dried Prunes (CA)     "  :                      193.0                   185.0   
                         :                                                      
Citrus Fruits 1/         :                   1993-94      1994-95     1994-95   
                         :                                                      
  Oranges            Ton :                     10,281      11,706      11,751   
  Grapefruit          "  :                      2,655       2,906       2,906   
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1/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110010612950830CRP SUMRY AC PLTD&HRVD,US '94-95 MTRC UNTS             
            Crop Summary:  Area Planted and Harvested, United States,           
                        1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                        
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                      :       Area Planted        :     Area Harvested          
         Crop         :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :     1994    :     1995    :     1994    :    1995       
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                      :                       Hectares                          
                      :                                                         
Winter Wheat          :  19,929,770    19,931,790    16,727,860   16,439,720    
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HDR2012000110010612950830CRP SMRY YLD PER HEC&PROD,US, '94-95 MTRC UNTS         
        Crop Summary:  Yield per Hectare and Production, United States,         
                        1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                        
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                      :Yield per Hectare:             Production                
                      :-------------------------------------------------------  
         Crop         :        :        :           :   May 1,   :   Jun 1,     
                      :  1994  :  1995  :   1994    :    1995    :    1995      
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                      :                      Metric Tons                        
                      :                                                         
Winter Wheat          :  2.70     2.66   45,206,180   44,584,800   43,773,370   
Peaches               :                     992,010                   852,750   
Apricots (CA)         :                     136,080                    63,500   
Dried Prunes (CA)     :                     175,090                   167,830   
                      :                                                         
Citrus Fruits 1/      :                     1993-94      1994-95      1994-95   
                      :                                                         
  Oranges             :                   9,326,770   10,619,500   10,660,330   
  Grapefruit          :                   2,408,580    2,636,280    2,636,280   
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1/  Season begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with the      
    completion of harvest the following year.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR1012000110110612950830CROP PRODUCTION STATE TABLES                           
HDR2012000110110612950830WNTR WHT AC HRVD,YLD&PROD ST&US, '94-95                
         Winter Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
              and United States, 1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995               
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        :  Area Harvested :            Yield           :       Production       
        :---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  State :        :        :        :        1995       :          :             
        :  1994  :  1995  :  1994  :-------------------:   1994   :    1995     
        :        :        :        :  May 1  :  Jun 1  :          :             
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        :   1,000 Acres       ------- Bushels -------   --- 1,000 Bushels ---   
        :                                                                       
AL      :     95       95    48.0      38.0      38.0       4,560       3,610   
AZ 1/   :     28       23    94.0      95.0      95.0       2,632       2,185   
AR      :    880    1,000    46.0      45.0      45.0      40,480      45,000   
CA      :    510      440    76.0      70.0      70.0      38,760      30,800   
CO      :  2,550    2,500    30.0      34.0      34.0      76,500      85,000   
DE 1/   :     70       60    54.0      55.0      55.0       3,780       3,300   
FL 1/   :     15       17    42.0      42.0      42.0         630         714   
GA      :    400      340    51.0      38.0      38.0      20,400      12,920   
ID      :    790      770    72.0      69.0      71.0      56,880      54,670   
IL      :    900    1,400    56.0      57.0      53.0      50,400      74,200   
IN      :    630      660    61.0      63.0      63.0      38,430      41,580   
IA 1/   :     45       45    47.0      45.0      45.0       2,115       2,025   
KS      : 11,400   10,700    38.0      35.0      35.0     433,200     374,500   
KY      :    420      460    60.0      54.0      53.0      25,200      24,380   
LA 1/   :     70       80    37.0      40.0      40.0       2,590       3,200   
MD 1/   :    220      210    55.0      57.0      57.0      12,100      11,970   
MI      :    580      600    53.0      55.0      55.0      30,740      33,000   
MN 1/   :     37       33    29.0      35.0      35.0       1,073       1,155   
MS      :    160      175    40.0      40.0      37.0       6,400       6,475   
MO      :  1,100    1,200    45.0      45.0      43.0      49,500      51,600   
MT      :  1,850    1,500    35.0      35.0      35.0      64,750      52,500   
NE      :  2,100    2,000    34.0      38.0      39.0      71,400      78,000   
NV 1/   :      5        4    90.0     100.0     100.0         450         400   
NJ 1/   :     32       26    42.0      43.0      43.0       1,344       1,118   
NM 1/   :    230      200    24.0      27.0      27.0       5,520       5,400   
NY 1/   :    115      115    53.0      53.0      53.0       6,095       6,095   
NC      :    620      680    49.0      43.0      42.0      30,380      28,560   
ND 1/   :     38       38    33.0      33.0      33.0       1,254       1,254   
OH      :  1,180    1,210    58.0      57.0      59.0      68,440      71,390   
OK      :  5,300    5,200    27.0      31.0      27.0     143,100     140,400   
OR      :    870      800    64.0      63.0      63.0      55,680      50,400   
PA 1/   :    165      185    48.0      52.0      52.0       7,920       9,620   
SC      :    360      290    50.0      35.0      35.0      18,000      10,150   
SD      :  1,350    1,400    32.0      35.0      36.0      43,200      50,400   
TN      :    300      330    50.0      42.0      45.0      15,000      14,850   
TX      :  2,900    3,000    26.0      28.0      28.0      75,400      84,000   
UT 1/   :    150      135    40.0      39.0      39.0       6,000       5,265   
VA 1/   :    250      275    56.0      55.0      55.0      14,000      15,125   
WA      :  2,300    2,100    54.0      54.0      52.0     124,200     109,200   
WV 1/   :     10       12    55.0      50.0      50.0         550         600   
WI 1/   :    130      135    59.0      51.0      51.0       7,670       6,885   
WY 1/   :    180      180    24.0      25.0      25.0       4,320       4,500   
        :                                                                       
US      : 41,335   40,623    40.2      40.2      39.6   1,661,043   1,608,396   
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1/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830DRM WHT AC HRVD,YLD&PROD ST&US, '94-95                 
          Durum Wheat:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State          
             and United States, 1994 and Forecasted June 1, 1995 1/             
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      :  Area Harvested :            Yield            :       Production        
      :------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 State:        :        :         :        1995       :           :             
      :  1994  :  1995  :   1994  :-------------------:    1994   :    1995     
      :        :        :         :  May 1  :  Jun 1  :           :             
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      :   1,000 Acres      -------- Bushels -------      -- 1,000 Bushels --    
      :                                                                         
AZ    :     94     98      91.0      90.0      88.0       8,554        8,624    
CA    :     59     68      95.0      97.0      97.0       5,605        6,596    
MN    :     35             25.0                             875                 
MT    :    178             30.0                           5,340                 
ND    :  2,350             32.5                          76,375                 
SD    :     23             26.0                             598                 
      :                                                                         
US    :  2,739             35.5                          97,347                 
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1/  Harvested area for U.S. and northern States available in "Acreage" released 
    June 30, 1995.  Yield and production for U.S. and northern States to be     
    published in July "Crop Production" released July 12, 1995.                 
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830WHT PROD BY CL,US, '93-94                              
             Wheat:  Production by Class, United States, 1993-94                
                        and Forecasted June 1, 1995 1/                          
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       :            Winter           :            Spring            :           
       :------------------------------------------------------------:           
 Year  :   Hard   :  Soft  :         :   Hard  :         :          :   Total   
       :   Red    :  Red   :  White  :   Red   :  Durum  :   White  :           
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       :                              1,000 Bushels                             
       :                                                                        
1993   : 1,065,941  401,326   292,876   511,814   70,476    54,007   2,396,440  
1994   :   971,134  433,335   256,574   515,392   97,347    46,828   2,320,610  
1995   :   919,817  452,852   235,727                                           
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1/  Wheat class estimates are based on the latest varietal acreage survey data  
    available for wheat producing States.  Unless unusual situations dictate,   
    the previous end-of-season class percentages are used throughout the        
    forecast season.                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830SWT CHERRIES: TL PROD ST&TL, '93-95                    
            Sweet Cherries:  Total Production by State and Total,               
                     1993-94 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                        
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                      :                    Total Production                     
       State          :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :       1993       :       1994       :       1995 1/     
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                      :                          Tons                           
                      :                                                         
  CA                  :      19,000             52,000             15,000       
  OR                  :      34,000             42,000             30,000       
  WA                  :      80,000             82,000             66,000       
                      :                                                         
  Total               :     133,000            176,000            111,000       
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1/ The first production forecast for sweet cherries in ID, MI, MT, NY, PA, and  
   UT and tart cherries in CO, MI, NY, OR, PA, UT, and WI will be published on  
   June 29, 1995.                                                               
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830PEACHES: TL PROD BY CRP,ST&US '93-95                   
          Peaches:   Total Production by Crop, State and United States,         
                         1993-94 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                    
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                      :                    Total Production                     
       State          :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :       1993       :       1994       :       1995        
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                      :                     Million Pounds                      
                      :                                                         
  CA - Freestone      :       603.0              632.0              540.0       
  GA                  :       150.0              175.0              160.0       
  SC                  :       220.0              250.0              240.0       
                      :                                                         
  Total Above         :       973.0            1,057.0              940.0       
                      :                                                         
  CA - Clingstone 1/  :     1,097.0            1,130.0              940.0       
                      :                                                         
  Total               :     2,070.0            2,187.0            1,880.0       
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1/ CA Clingstone is over-the-scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery       
diversions.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830CITRS FRT: UT PROD CRP,ST&US '93-95                    
     Citrus Fruit:  Utilized Production by Crop, State, and United States,      
                1993-94 and Forecasted June 1, 1995 1/                          
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                     :    Utilized Production       :   Utilized Production     
       Crop          :          Boxes               :     Ton Equivalent        
       and           :--------------------------------------------------------- 
       State         :  1992-93 : 1993-94 : 1994-95 : 1992-93: 1993-94: 1994-95 
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                     :  ------ 1,000 Boxes 2/ -----   ------ 1,000 Tons ------  
Oranges              :                                                          
  Early Mid &        :                                                          
   Navel 3/          :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :      700       700       500       26       26       19  
    CA 4/            :   43,800    36,600    37,000    1,642    1,372    1,388  
    FL               :  114,300   107,300   119,700    5,143    4,829    5,387  
    TX               :      450       480       950       20       21       40  
    US               :  159,250   145,080   158,150    6,831    6,248    6,834  
  Valencia           :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :    1,150     1,200       800       43       45       30  
    CA 4/            :   23,000    26,000    27,000      863      975    1,013  
    FL               :   72,300    66,900    86,000    3,253    3,010    3,870  
    TX               :       60        70       100        2        3        4  
    US               :   96,510    94,170   113,900    4,161    4,033    4,917  
  All                :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :    1,850     1,900     1,300       69       71       49  
    CA 4/            :   66,800    62,600    64,000    2,505    2,347    2,401  
    FL               :  186,600   174,200   205,700    8,396    7,839    9,257  
    TX               :      510       550     1,050       22       24       44  
    US               :  255,760   239,250   272,050   10,992   10,281   11,751  
Temples              :                                                          
  FL                 :    2,500     2,250     2,550      113      102      115  
Grapefruit           :                                                          
  White Seedless     :                                                          
    FL               :   25,700    24,500    25,700    1,093    1,042    1,092  
  Colored Seedless   :                                                          
    FL               :   27,700    25,500    28,800    1,177    1,084    1,224  
  Other              :                                                          
    FL               :    1,750     1,050     1,300       74       45       55  
  All                :                                                          
    AZ 4/            :    2,150     1,750     1,400       69       59       47  
    CA 4/            :                                                          
      Desert         :    3,500     3,300     3,300      112      111      111  
      Other Areas    :    5,700     5,800     6,000      191      194      201  
      Total          :    9,200     9,100     9,300      303      305      312  
    FL               :   55,150    51,050    55,800    2,344    2,171    2,371  
    TX               :    1,875     3,000     4,400       75      120      176  
    US               :   68,375    64,900    70,900    2,791    2,655    2,906  
Tangerines           :                                                          
  AZ 4/              :      950     1,000       650       35       37       24  
  CA 4/              :    2,100     2,300     2,300       79       86       86  
  FL                 :    2,800     4,100     3,550      133      195      169  
  US                 :    5,850     7,400     6,500      247      318      279  
Lemons 4/            :                                                          
  AZ                 :    4,400     5,200     4,000      167      197      152  
  CA                 :   20,400    20,700    20,500      775      787      779  
  US                 :   24,800    25,900    24,500      942      984      931  
Tangelos             :                                                          
  FL                 :    3,050     3,350     3,150      137      150      142  
K-Early Citrus       :                                                          
  FL                 :      185       210       120        8        9        5  
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                          Citrus Fruit Footnotes                                
                                                                                
1/  The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with   
    year harvest is completed.                                                  
                                                                                
2/  Net lbs. per box:  oranges-CA & AZ-75, FL-90, TX-85; grapefruit-CA Desert & 
    AZ-64 in 1992-93 and earlier, 67-starting in 1993-94.  CA Other-67, FL-85,  
    TX-80; lemons-76; tangelos, K-Early Citrus & Temples-90; tangerines-CA and  
    AZ-75, FL-95.                                                               
                                                                                
3/  Navel and miscellaneous varieties in CA and AZ.  Early and mid-season       
    varieties in FL and TX, including small quantities of tangerines in TX.     
                                                                                
4/  Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.           
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830BRTLT PEARS: TL PROD,ST&TL '93-95                      
            Bartlett Pears:  Total Production by State and Total,               
                     1993-94 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                        
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                      :                    Total Production                     
       State          :-------------------------------------------------------  
                      :       1993       :       1994 1/    :       1995        
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                      :                          Tons                           
                      :                                                         
  CA                  :     288,000            333,000            265,000       
  OR                  :      63,000             83,000             70,000       
  WA                  :     163,000            174,000            175,000       
                      :                                                         
  Total               :     514,000            590,000            510,000       
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1/  Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830MSC FRT: TL PROD BY CRP&ST '93-95                      
         Miscellaneous Fruits:  Total Production by Crop and State,             
                   1993-94 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                          
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                         :                 Total Production                     
    Crop and State       :----------------------------------------------------  
                         :       1993       :       1994       :       1995     
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                         :                          Tons                        
Prunes (Dried Basis)     :                                                      
  CA                     :     121,000            193,000            185,000    
                         :                                                      
Apricots                 :      89,000            150,000             70,000    
  CA                     :                                                      
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HDR2012000110110612950830PAPAYAS: AREA & FRSH PROD, BY MNTH, HI '94-95          
         Papayas:  Area and Fresh Production, by Month, Hawaii, 1994-95         
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           :                   Area                 :     Fresh Production      
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
   Month   :    Total in Crop    :     Harvested    :            :              
           :----------------------------------------:    1994    :    1995      
           :   1994   :   1995   :   1994  :  1995  :            :              
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           :   --------------- Acres --------------      -- 1,000 Pounds --     
           :                                                                    
Apr        :   3,305      3,740      2,260    2,535      4,050        3,035     
May        :   3,330      3,765      2,285    2,525      5,045        2,825     
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HDR2012000110110612950830HOPS: AREA HRVD,VRTY,ST&US, '93-95                     
          Hops:  Area Harvested, by Variety, State, and United States,          
                      1993-94 and Forecasted June 1, 1995                       
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      State       :            Area Harvested            : Strung for Harvest   
       and        :-----------------------------------------------------------  
     Variety      :      1993         :       1994       :        1995          
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                  :                          Acres                              
ID                :                                                             
  Banner          :        137                 138                 103          
  Chinook         :        318                 351                 349          
  Cluster         :        694                 821                 789          
  Galena          :        635                 616                 650          
                  :                                                             
  Other Varieties :      2,177               2,111               2,087          
                  :                                                             
  Total           :      3,961               4,037               3,978          
                  :                                                             
OR                :                                                             
  Chinook         :                                                 60          
  Fuggles         :        465                 470                 547          
  Galena          :         85                  80                              
  Mt Hood         :        240                 265                 287          
  Nugget          :      2,450               2,450               3,025          
  Perle           :        272                 175                 154          
  Tettnang        :        545                 655                 976          
  Willamette      :      3,482               3,570               3,260          
                  :                                                             
  Other Varieties :        361                 335                 332          
                  :                                                             
  Total           :      7,900               8,000               8,641          
                  :                                                             
WA                :                                                             
  Aquila          :         72                   *                   *          
  Banner          :        182                   *                   *          
  Cascade         :      1,365               1,334               1,121          
  Chinook         :      2,427               2,305               2,272          
  Cluster         :      5,983               5,308               5,237          
  Eroica          :        446                                 445              
  Galena          :      8,464               8,252               8,388          
  Hallertauer     :                                                  *          
  Liberty         :                            119                 133          
  Mt Hood         :      1,828               1,805               1,219          
  Northern Brewer :                             57                  58          
  Nugget          :      4,060               4,541               5,148          
  Olympic         :        261                 225                 244          
  Perle           :        670                 382                 251          
  Tettnang        :      2,190               2,160               2,242          
  Willamette      :      2,843               2,776               2,889          
                  :                                                             
  Other Varieties :        448                 665               1,165          
                  :                                                             
  Total           :     31,239              30,375              30,812          
                  :                                                             
US                :     43,100              42,412              43,431          
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*  Included in Other Varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830SGRBTS: AREA PLTD&HRVD,YLD,PROD,PR&VL,ST&US            
           Sugarbeets:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production,          
             Price, and Value by State and United States, 1993-94 1/            
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       :     Area Planted       :    Area Harvested     :          Yield        
State  :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :     1993   :   1994 2/ :    1993   :   1994 2/ :    1993   :   1994 2/ 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       : -------------   1,000 Acres -------------             ---- Tons ----   
       :                                                                        
CA     :      138.0       143.0       136.0       141.0        26.0        29.0 
CO     :       40.3        44.3        40.0        43.2        23.1        21.9 
ID     :      206.0       202.0       204.0       201.0        23.2        27.9 
MI     :      189.0       195.0       187.0       187.0        17.0        16.2 
MN     :      390.0       415.0       379.0       411.0        14.1        20.6 
MT     :       54.4        54.3        54.1        54.0        21.6        24.2 
NE     :       82.3        82.1        79.6        74.1        18.5        20.3 
ND     :      193.8       205.8       190.9       201.5        16.3        21.2 
OH     :       19.1        17.0        17.5        16.0        12.1        16.5 
OR     :       16.0        16.7        15.2        16.4        24.5        27.8 
TX     :       40.3        25.4        39.2        24.5        21.0        20.3 
WY     :       66.0        63.0        64.4        61.3        19.7        18.0 
       :                                                                        
Oth    :                                                                        
 Sts 3/:        2.5        12.2         2.5        12.0        41.2        37.7 
       :                                                                        
US     :    1,437.7     1,475.8     1,409.4     1,443.0        18.6        22.2 
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :      Production        :     Price per ton     :  Value of Production  
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :     1993   :   1994 2/ :    1993   :   1994 4/ :    1993   :  1994 4/  
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :   --- 1,000 Tons ---        --- Dollars ---      --- 1,000 Dollars --  
       :                                                                        
CA     :      3,536       4,089     35.50                  125,528              
CO     :        924         946     38.40                   35,482              
ID     :      4,733       5,608     41.20                  195,000              
MI     :      3,179       3,029     35.80                  113,808              
MN     :      5,344       8,467     40.90                  218,570              
MT     :      1,169       1,307     43.60                   50,968              
NE     :      1,473       1,504     35.70                   52,586              
ND     :      3,112       4,272     41.10                  127,903              
OH     :        212         264                                                 
OR     :        372         456     40.10                   14,917              
TX     :        823         497     31.00                   25,513              
WY     :      1,269       1,103     40.70                   51,648              
       :                                                                        
Oth    :                                                                        
 Sts 5/:        103         452     37.30                   11,764              
       :                                                                        
US     :     26,249      31,994     39.00                1,023,687              
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1/  Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted  
beets in California.  2/  Revised.  3/  Includes NM and WA.  4/  Estimates are  
not available.  U.S. 1994 price and value will be published in "Agricultural    
Prices," July 31, 1995.  State estimates will be published in "Crop Values",    
January 1996.  5/  Production data relates to NM and WA.  Price and value data  
for OH are included to avoid disclosure of factory data.                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830SGRCNE: AREA HRVD,YLD,PROD,PR&VL,ST&US                 
         Sugarcane:  Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value        
                       by State and United States, 1993-94                      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
            :    Area Harvested    :       Yield  1/     :      Production 1/   
  State     :------------------------------------------------------------------ 
            :     1993  :  1994 2/ :    1993  :  1994 2/ :   1993   :  1994 2/  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
            :    --- 1,000 Acres --    ----- Tons -----       -- 1,000 Tons --  
For Sugar   :                                                                   
  FL        :     425.0      423.0       34.1       33.6     14,512     14,216  
  HI        :      64.8       64.3       85.0       81.9      5,508      5,266  
  LA        :     360.0      352.0       22.8       24.4      8,220      8,589  
  TX        :      43.5       42.4       32.5       31.5      1,412      1,334  
            :                                                                   
  US        :     893.3      881.7       33.2       33.4     29,652     29,405  
            :                                                                   
For Seed    :                                                                   
  FL        :      19.0       21.0       33.7       34.3        640        721  
  HI        :       5.1        5.0       19.2       19.6         98         98  
  LA        :      30.0       28.0       22.8       24.4        684        683  
  TX        :       0.9        1.1       30.0       20.0         27         22  
            :                                                                   
  US        :      55.0       55.1       26.3       27.7      1,449      1,524  
            :                                                                   
For Sugar   :                                                                   
 and Seed   :                                                                   
  FL        :     444.0      444.0       34.1       33.6     15,152     14,937  
  HI        :      69.9       69.3       80.2       77.4      5,606      5,364  
  LA        :     390.0      380.0       22.8       24.4      8,904      9,272  
  TX        :      44.4       43.5       32.4       31.2      1,439      1,356  
            :                                                                   
  US        :     948.3      936.8       32.8       33.0     31,101     30,929  
            :------------------------------------------------------------------ 
            :                  For Sugar                :  For Sugar and Seed   
            :------------------------------------------------------------------ 
            :    Price per Ton     :Value of Production :Value of Production 3/ 
            :------------------------------------------------------------------ 
            :     1993  :  1994 4/ :    1993  :  1994 4/:    1993   :  1994 4/  
            :------------------------------------------------------------------ 
            :        Dollars                           1,000 Dollars            
            :                                                                   
  FL        :    30.40                441,165              460,621              
  HI        :    29.60                163,037              165,938              
  LA        :    25.00                205,500              222,600              
  TX        :    25.80                 36,430               37,126              
            :                                                                   
  US        :    28.50                846,132              886,285              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Yield and Production refer to net weight.  2/  Revised.  3/  Price per ton  
of cane for sugar used in evaluating value of production for seed. 4/  Estimates
are not available.  U.S. 1994 price and value will be published in "Agricultural
Prices," July 31, 1995.  State estimates will be published in "Crop Values",    
January 1996.                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830SWTPOT: AREA PLTD&HRVD,YLD,PROD,PR&VL,ST&US            
        Sweet Potatoes:  Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production,     
                      by State and United States, 1993-94 1/                    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :          Area Planted          :       Area Harvested          
  State        :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :       1993     :      1994     :      1993     :      1994     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                           1,000 Acres                          
               :                                                                
AL             :        4.5             4.4             4.4             4.2     
CA             :        8.3             8.2             8.3             8.2     
GA             :        3.2             2.5             3.0             2.4     
LA             :       17.0            20.0            16.5            19.0     
MD             :        0.3             0.3             0.3             0.3     
MS             :        6.0             6.0             5.5             5.5     
NJ             :        1.5             1.5             1.4             1.4     
NC             :       33.0            35.0            32.0            34.0     
SC             :        2.4             2.0             2.2             1.9     
TX             :        6.3             5.7             6.0             5.4     
VA             :        0.6             0.5             0.6             0.5     
               :                                                                
US             :       83.1            86.1            80.2            82.8     
               :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :              Yield             :           Production          
               :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :       1993     :      1994     :      1993     :      1994     
               :----------------------------------------------------------------
               :       ------ Cwt --------              ---- 1,000 Cwt ----     
               :                                                                
AL             :        160             190             704             798     
CA             :        210             205           1,743           1,681     
GA             :        130             150             390             360     
LA             :        125             160           2,063           3,040     
MD             :        100              70              30              21     
MS             :        120             170             660             935     
NJ             :        105             110             147             154     
NC             :        130             155           4,160           5,270     
SC             :         85             115             187             219     
TX             :        150             155             900             837     
VA             :        115             160              69              80     
               :                                                                
US             :        138             162          11,053          13,395     
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1/  Revised.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830MPLSYP:PROD,PR&VL,ST&US '94-95                         
               Maple Syrup:  Production, Price, and Value by State              
                          and United States, 1994-95 1/                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
             :                    :  Average Price  :        Value of           
             :     Production     :   per Gallon    :       Production          
     State   :----------------------------------------------------------------- 
             :   1994   :  1995   :  1994  :  1995  :    1994    :    1995      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
             :    1,000 Gallons       - Dollars -       -- 1,000 Dollars --     
             :                                                                  
CT           :       11         7    42.80    42.50          471        298     
ME           :      150       162    14.30    14.50        2,145      2,349     
MA           :       40        29    36.40    33.00        1,456        957     
MI           :       85        55    29.30    25.10        2,491      1,381     
NH           :       73        64    34.80    33.00        2,540      2,112     
NY           :      251       208    24.50    25.10        6,150      5,221     
OH           :       90        65    26.00    23.70        2,340      1,541     
PA           :       59        43    25.90    23.40        1,528      1,006     
VT           :      435       365    23.90    24.00       10,397      8,760     
WI           :      130        98    21.00    19.10        2,730      1,872     
             :                                                                  
US           :    1,324     1,096    24.40    23.30       32,248     25,497     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Price and value for 1994 are revised.  Price and value for 1995             
    are preliminary.                                                            
                                                                                
HDR2012000110110612950830MPLSYP:PCT OF SLS,TYP&ST, '93-94                       
            Maple Syrup:  Percent of Sales by Type and State, 1993-94           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
              :            Retail            :        Wholesale and Bulk        
   State      :---------------------------------------------------------------  
              :       1993     :     1994    :         1993    :    1994        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
              :                            Percent                              
              :                                                                 
CT            :          85            80                15           20        
ME            :           6             5                94           95        
MA            :          65            65                35           35        
MI            :          53            54                47           46        
NH            :          60            60                40           40        
NY            :          31            44                69           56        
OH            :          83            70                17           30        
PA            :          60            52                40           48        
VT            :          35            35                65           65        
WI            :          40            24                60           76        
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                
                                                                                
           Maple Syrup:  Price by Type of Sales and Size of Container           
                              by State, 1993-94 1/                              
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   Type   :  Gallons  : 1/2 Gallons :    Quarts   :    Pints    :  1/2 Pints    
   and    :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   State  :1993 :1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :                             Dollars                                 
Retail    :                                                                     
  CT      :33.80 33.90  19.50 19.60   10.90  10.80   6.55  6.55    4.25  4.10   
  ME      :31.30 32.40  17.00 17.60    9.40   9.75   5.50  5.80    3.15  3.80   
  MA      :31.40 32.50  17.60 18.30   10.10  10.70   6.25  6.35    4.15  3.95   
  MI      :24.20 28.70  15.40 16.20    8.34   8.92   5.31  5.48    3.31  3.29   
  NH      :31.00 30.10  17.20 17.60   10.40  10.40   6.10  6.40    3.60  3.70   
  NY      :26.80 30.00  15.80 15.90    8.90   9.00   5.40  5.60    3.50  3.30   
  OH      :26.10 26.10  15.60 15.10    8.70   8.40   5.50  5.40    4.00  3.40   
  PA      :27.10 25.80  14.60 14.80    8.30   8.60   4.40  5.40    3.50  3.50   
  VT      :26.60 26.90  16.00 15.50    9.50   9.40   5.90  5.90    3.85  3.75   
  WI      :23.80 23.00  12.20 13.00    6.60   6.80   4.30  4.20    2.60  2.75   
          :                                                                     
Wholesale :                                                                     
  CT 2/   :             16.20 17.20    8.40   9.40   5.00  5.50    3.20  3.20   
  ME      :22.60 25.40  13.30 16.20    7.10   7.05   4.20  4.25    2.50  2.55   
  MA      :24.90 25.60  14.80 15.10    8.10   8.40   4.85  4.60    2.80  2.80   
  MI      :21.50 24.90  12.40 14.10    6.40   7.05   3.98  3.96    1.62  2.72   
  NH      :23.00 23.30  14.10 13.30    8.20   7.60   4.60  4.45    2.75  2.60   
  NY      :19.70 21.50  13.40 13.40    7.30   7.80   4.10  4.40    2.80  2.70   
  OH      :20.80 20.50  13.00 12.00    7.00   6.40   4.50  3.80    3.30  2.60   
  PA      :23.20 23.20  12.30 13.50    6.30   7.30   3.60  4.40    2.80  2.80   
  VT      :20.40 21.90  13.80 13.00    7.85   7.50   4.55  4.50    2.90  2.85   
  WI      :16.30 20.90  12.20 13.00    6.10   6.80   3.50  3.70    2.10  2.50   
          :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :   Bulk All Grades   :    Bulk All Grades    :    All Sales          
          :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :   1993   :   1994   :    1993    :    1994  :   1993   :   1994     
          :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :  Dollars per Pound      Dollars per Gallon    Equivalent per Gallon 
Bulk      :                                                                     
  CT 2/   :                                                 43.20      42.80    
  ME      :    1.10       1.10        12.13       12.13     14.30      14.30    
  MA      :    1.22       1.30        13.46       14.10     33.70      36.40    
  MI      :    1.38       1.65        15.16       18.20     25.50      29.30    
  NH      :    1.17       1.21        12.91       13.35     35.50      34.80    
  NY      :    1.11       1.25        12.20       13.80     18.70      24.50    
  OH      :    1.20       1.40        13.20       15.60     29.70      26.00    
  PA      :    1.15       1.10        12.70       12.00     24.10      25.90    
  VT      :    1.31       1.30        14.45       14.35     24.00      23.90    
  WI      :    1.11       1.21        12.25       13.30     19.80      21.00    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1/  Prices for 1994 are revised.                                                
2/  Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
HDR1012000110120612950830Crop Production Narrative                              
HDR2012000110120612950830Crop Moisture 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.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Drought Severity Narrative                             
                                                                                
                               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).                                       
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830May Weather Summary                                    
                                                                                
May Weather Summary:  Strong and frequent storms traveled either eastward or    
                      northeastward from the Southwest, hindering crop planting 
and development in the northern and central Plains as well as the Midwest.      
Persistent storminess and heavy runoff culminated in severe late-spring flooding
in the Central States.                                                          
                                                                                
Precipitation totaled more than twice the May normal in a broad swath from      
northern California to the Ohio Valley.  In contrast, drier-than-normal         
conditions prevailed in the Northeast, Northwest, and Southeast.  Dryness in the
Southeast was accompanied by very warm weather, with departures up to +4 degrees
F.  Meanwhile, the central Rockies and central High Plains observed temperatures
6 to 7 degrees F below normal.                                                  
                                                                                
With the combination of persistent cloud cover, frequent rain, and wet soils,   
daytime high temperatures averaged 11 degrees F below normal in Denver, CO, and 
10 degrees F below normal in Cheyenne, WY.  It was the second coldest May on    
record in Denver, behind 1917; and the fourth coldest, third wettest May in     
Cheyenne, which also collected 2.6 inches of snow.  Early in the month, heavy   
snow fell as far south as Flagstaff, AZ (4.9 inches in 24 hours on May 6-7).    
Farther north, frosts occurred in North Dakota and Montana as late as May 25 and
27, respectively.  In addition, a low of 32 degrees F in Goodland, KS on        
May 25 was 3 weeks after their normal last-freeze date.                         
                                                                                
Localized torrential rainfall struck the central Gulf Coast on May 8-10, one of 
the month's few events not to drench the Central States.  In New Orleans,       
12.24 inches fell in 24 hours on May 8-9, propelling their monthly total to an  
all-time record (for any month) of 21.18 inches, surpassing the 19.81-inch total
of November 1989.  Their former May record was 14.33 inches in 1959.            
Evansville, IN experienced its second-wettest month all-time (13.51 inches),    
behind only the 14.78-inch total of January 1937.  Record or near-record May    
rainfall totals were measured at many other stations, including:                
                                                                                
Location             Amount (inches)           Remarks                          
--------------       --------------     --------------------------              
St. Louis, MO            12.92           wettest May on record                  
Kansas City, MO          12.75           wettest May on record                  
Columbia, MO             12.31           2nd wettest (13.34" in 1943)           
Louisville, KY            9.48           4th wettest (1990, 1983, 1927)         
Lexington, KY             8.97           3rd wettest (1983, 1935)               
Indianapolis, IN          7.37           4th wettest in last 30 years           
Casper, WY                6.31           2nd wettest (6.46" in 1978)            
Cheyenne, WY              6.00           3rd wettest (1904, 1908)               
Salt Lake City, UT        3.68           3rd wettest (1977, 1993)               
Grand Junction, CO        2.04           wettest May since 1904                 
                                                                                
In addition to Salt Lake City's near-record total, eleven locations in Utah's   
dense cooperative network reported record May rainfall, with totals ranging from
253 to 390 percent of normal.  In Grand Junction, a trace or more of rain fell  
on 20 days, tying the May record set in 1917.                                   
                                                                                
Heavy rainfall did not cause problems everywhere.  In Texas, San Antonio's      
monthly rainfall of 5.36 inches surpassed their previous 4-month total of       
4.06 inches, easing dryness.  However, an 8-month warm spell, dating to October 
1994, continued in San Antonio, as monthly temperatures averaged 3 degrees F    
                                                                                
                                                                                
above normal.  Heat became oppressive across southern Texas and the Southeast   
during the month.  Laredo, TX notched a high of 114 degrees F on May 13.        
Persistent heat gripped Florida, where several May monthly average temperature  
records were broken, including:                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Location                 Temperature (degrees F)         Previous / Year        
--------------           ----------------------      -------------------------  
Key West                       83.5                      82.8 in 1967           
Miami Beach                    82.5                      79.7 in 1994           
Miami Int'l                    82.1                      81.5 in 1991           
Tampa                          81.7                      81.5 in 1975           
Ft. Lauderdale                 81.2                      80.2 in 1953           
Hollywood                      81.2                      79.8 in 1978           
Orlando                        80.2                      records to 1944        
Melbourne                      79.2                      records to 1948        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Highs reached or exceeded 90 degrees F in Tampa on 16 consecutive days (May 4-  
19), setting a May record.  In addition, nine daily-record highs were tied or   
broken.  Similarly, eight daily-records were tied or broken in Melbourne.       
Farther north, Atlanta, GA had its hottest May this century (74.3 degrees       
F; 5.1 degrees F above normal).  Warmth also blanketed the Pacific Northwest,   
where Seattle, WA noted its second-warmest May.  Their average temperature of   
60.3 degrees F was 5.2 degrees above normal and only 0.1 degree shy of the      
1958 record.  Seattle's month ended with a record-setting 12-day string of      
75-degree, or warmer, days.  In contrast, coastal New England failed to         
experience a high of 70 degrees F until well into May.  Highs finally broke the 
70-degree barrier in Boston, MA on May 18, and in Portland, ME on May 22, in    
both cases the latest calendar date for that event.  Subnormal precipitation    
accompanied the cool weather, as Albany, NY reported its ninth consecutive      
drier-than-normal month.                                                        
                                                                                
With an active storm track and a sharp temperature contrast, severe             
thunderstorms were commonplace.  From May 8-18, nearly 300 tornadic             
thunderstorms swept across the Plains and the Midwest.  But the month's most    
damaging severe-weather event (in terms of loss of human life and damage to     
infrastructure) was a hail-, rain-, and windstorm that struck seventeen northern
Texas counties on May 5.                                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830General Crop Comments                                  
                                                                                
General Crop Comments:  Dark storm clouds hovered over the central States for   
                        most of May delaying spring plantings.  Numerous spring 
storms brought excessive moisture and cool weather to the central Great Plains  
and middle Mississippi Valley, leaving row crop planting progress behind normal 
for the month.  For most of May, many Midwestern States reported fewer than     
2 days suitable for fieldwork each week.  The predominately wet weather and low 
soil temperatures early in the month hampered fieldwork.  The saturated soils   
delayed row crop planting, and slowed the development of emerged crops.  Soil   
conditions in the Southeast remained dry for most of the month, causing some    
producers to delay planting until sufficient moisture was received.             
                                                                                
Later in the month, torrential rains flooded fields in the Delta requiring some 
replanting.  Recurring storm systems left surplus soil moisture conditions      
                                                                                
                                                                                
throughout the middle Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains, further     
delaying row crop planting.  Early emerged corn plants were yellowed due to     
excessive moisture in the Corn Belt.  Widespread cloud cover and cool, wet      
weather resulted in increased occurrences of foliar diseases in small grains    
across the central Great Plains to the Ohio Valley.  Surplus soil moisture and  
low soil temperatures in the Great Plains slowed crop development and stalled   
planting.  Hot, dry weather continued throughout the month in the Southeastern  
States causing some producers to replant due to poor germination.               
                                                                                
Continued damp fields stressed crops in the middle Mississippi Valley and flash 
flooding and standing water caused many fields to be replanted.  Cool weather   
for mid-May, in the Southern Great Plains, slowed cotton development.  By mid-  
month, row crop and small grain planting progress was 2 to 3 weeks behind the   
average for many Midwestern and Northern States.  Saturated fields in the       
Northern States left small grain seeding 3 weeks behind schedule forcing some   
producers to change their planting intentions.  Wet field conditions promoted   
weed growth but also prevented farmers from implementing weed control.          
                                                                                
The end of May brought continued rainy, cool weather and many producers in the  
Western Corn Belt and some Northern State were forced to switch to shorter      
season varieties.  By the months end many Midwestern farmers were still trying  
to complete corn planting before resuming soybean planting.  Also intense heat  
across the southern Great Plains and unusually dry weather for the Southeastern 
States lowered crop condition.                                                  
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Winter Wheat                                           
                                                                                
Winter Wheat:  Area for grain is forecast at 40.6 million acres.  This is down  
              100,000 acres from May 1 and 2 percent less than in 1994.  The    
monthly decline is in Montana where poor stands have been plowed up and re-     
seeded to spring wheat.                                                         
                                                                                
Cool, wet weather has slowed crop development in Colorado and South Dakota.     
Incidences of wet weather disease have increased in Nebraska.  Harvest in the   
blacklands area of Texas has been delayed by rain; cutting should begin soon in 
the cross timbers as fields dry up.  California's harvest is about ten days     
behind schedule; just getting started in the San Joaquin Valley.                
                                                                                
Georgia harvest was progressing ahead of normal as of June 4.  Southwest Indiana
fields have water standing in low lying areas.  No major disease problems have  
been seen as of early June.  Lower than expected harvested yields have reduced  
Mississippi prospects.  Ohio's crop is maturing faster than normal staying ahead
of disease pressures.  Idaho's crop has improved since May 1, as has Oregon's.  
Both crops are developing late.                                                 
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Durum Wheat                                            
                                                                                
Durum Wheat:  1995 durum production in Arizona and California is forecast at    
              8.62 and 6.60 million bushels, respectively.  The Arizona number  
is down 2 percent from last month due to a yield decline; California is         
unchanged.  Arizona's harvest reached 47 percent as of June 4.  More than half  
of California's durum is harvested; quality thus far has been a little better   
than average.                                                                   
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Sweet Cherries                                         
                                                                                
Sweet Cherries:  Production in California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at
                 111,000 tons, down 37 percent from last year and 17 percent    
below 1993.                                                                     
                                                                                
The sweet cherry crop in California is forecast at 15,000 tons, down 71 percent 
from last year's record crop.  Pollination problems and adverse weather during  
                                                                                
                                                                                
full bloom greatly reduced crop potential.  Rains in mid-May caused fruit to    
split.  Harvest should wrap-up in late-June.                                    
                                                                                
Oregon is forecasting 30,000 tons production, nearly one-third less than last   
year.  If realized, this will be the smallest cherry crop in 10 years.  Oregon's
major producing district (from the Dalles to Hood River County) has a good, but 
moderate size crop.  The Willamette Valley district and other producing areas   
experienced poor pollination resulting in a poor set.  Harvest is expected to   
begin about June 19.                                                            
                                                                                
The set of Washington cherries was not as heavy as last year's record crop.     
Cool, wet weather during bloom contributed to poor pollination.  Early bloom    
cherries show signs of frost damage.  A smaller crop for Wanatchee growers is   
forecast compared to last year's crop while a slightly larger crop is expected  
for the Yakima area.  Cherries are expected to size well due to the lighter     
crop.                                                                           
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Peaches                                                
                                                                                
Peaches:  The 1995 peach production in California, Georgia, and South Carolina  
          is forecast at 1.88 billion pounds, 14 percent less than 1994 and     
9 percent less than 1993.   Peach production, excluding the California          
Clingstone crop, is forecast at 940 million pounds, 17 percent below last year  
and 14 percent below 1993.                                                      
                                                                                
Harvest of early varieties in California is underway, with the crop showing good
fruit size and development.  Growers continue to thin and remove storm-damaged  
fruit.                                                                          
                                                                                
Peach production in South Carolina is forecast at 240 million pounds, 4 percent 
less than last year.  Extremely dry conditions  during fruit set caused the     
reduction.  Recent rains are expected to improve crop quality and fruit size,   
especially on the later varieties.  Hail damage from last year is still evident 
in some orchards, but there are few other problems.                             
                                                                                
Georgia's 1995 peach production is estimated at 160 million pounds, down        
9 percent from last year but up 7 percent from 1993.  One-third of the Georgia  
peach crop has been harvested.  Recent rains from Hurricane Allison improved    
crop prospects.  Fruit quality and size are good.                               
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Dried Prunes                                           
                                                                                
Dried Prunes:  Production in California is expected to total 185,000 tons, down 
               4 percent from the 1994 crop but up 53 percent from 1993.  The   
smaller production is the result of poor pollination combined with wind and     
flood damage earlier in the year. Currently, the crop is sizing well and growers
expect an average to above average crop.                                        
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Apricots                                               
                                                                                
Apricots:  California's apricot production, at 70,000 tons, is expected to be   
           about half of last year's crop.  Poor pollination weather combined   
with the stress of last year's record output sharply reduced crop potential.    
Harvest is complete in Kern County and is well underway in Northern San Joaquin 
Valley.                                                                         
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Papayas                                                
                                                                                
Papayas:  Fresh papaya production from Hawaii is estimated at 2.83 million      
          pounds for May, 7 percent lower than April and 44 percent lower than  
May, 1994.  Weather conditions were variable with sunny periods interrupted by  
scattered showers.                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
Total area devoted to papaya production was 3,765 acres, 1 percent more than    
April and 13 percent more than a year ago.  Harvested area, at 2,525 acres, fell
slightly  from last month but increased 11 percent more than a year ago.        
Although harvested area was higher than last year,  figures do not account for  
tree losses from papaya ringspot virus.  Papaya ringspot virus lowers fruit     
quality and reduces yields.  Infected trees are rogued to limit the spread of   
the disease but the virus has slowly crept into previously uninfected areas.    
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Grapefruit                                             
                                                                                
Grapefruit:  The June 1 forecast of the 1994-95 U.S. grapefruit crop is         
             2.91 million tons, up 9 percent from last season but unchanged from
last month.                                                                     
                                                                                
Florida's grapefruit forecast is 55.8 million boxes (2.37 million tons), up     
9 percent from 1993-94 but unchanged from May.  Although total production did   
not change, colored seedless grapefruit production is up and white seedless     
production is down.  Production from white seedless varieties dropped from      
26.0 million boxes last month to 25.7 million boxes (1.09 million tons).        
Colored seedless production increased from 28.5 million boxes to 28.8 million   
boxes (1.22 million tons).  The seedy variety remained at 1.30 million boxes    
(55,000 tons).  Harvest of all seedless grapefruit is virtually over for the    
1994-95 season.                                                                 
                                                                                
The Texas grapefruit forecast is 4.40 million boxes (176,000 tons), unchanged   
from last month and 47 percent more than last season.  Harvest in the Valley was
virtually complete by the end of May.  Trees remained in good condition despite 
the lack of rain.  The Arizona and California grapefruit forecasts were carried 
forward at 1.40 million boxes (47,000 tons) and 9.30 million boxes              
(312,000 tons), respectively.                                                   
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Tangerines                                             
                                                                                
Tangerines:  The 1994-95 tangerine crop is forecast at 279,000 tons, unchanged  
             from May but 13 percent below last season.  The Florida tangerine  
forecast is 3.55 million boxes (169,000 tons), unchanged from last month but    
down 13 percent from last year.  Harvest of all varieties was complete.  The    
California and Arizona forecasts were carried forward from April at 2.30 million
boxes (86,000 tons) and 650,000 boxes (24,000 tons), respectively.              
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Tangelos                                               
                                                                                
Tangelos:  The Florida tangelo forecast is 3.15 million boxes (142,000 tons),   
           unchanged from last month but down 6 percent from last year.  Harvest
is finished for the season.                                                     
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Temples                                                
                                                                                
Temples:  The June 1 forecast for the 1994-95 Florida temple production is      
          2.55 million boxes (115,000 tons), unchanged from May but 13 percent  
above last season's production.  Harvest was complete for the 1994-95 crop.     
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Florida Citrus                                         
                                                                                
Florida Citrus:  Groves in all areas of Florida are in very good condition.     
                 Moisture levels are lower than desirable in spite of average   
rainfall in many counties in May.  Growers and caretakers used all types of     
irrigation to maintain adequate surface moisture.  Caretakers actively cut cover
crops that competed for available moisture.  May was also one of the hottest in 
recent history according to the National Weather Service.  New crop fruit is    
generally set as trees are through dropping little green fruit that can't be    
carried for next season.  Other activities include post-bloom nutritional       
spraying and summer fertilizing.  Several growers hedged and topped harvested   
Valencia trees.  Harvest of Valencia oranges was very active the first of May   
                                                                                
                                                                                
and slowed considerably by the end of the month as supplies were running out.   
Over 80 million boxes of late oranges were moved by the end of May.  Harvest of 
all seedless grapefruit is virtually over for the 1994-95 season.               
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830California Fruits and Nuts                             
                                                                                
California Fruits and Nuts:  Grape growers irrigated vineyards, treated mildew  
                             and weeds, and applied bloom spray.  Peach,        
nectarine, and plum growers thinned and removed storm damaged fruit.  Harvesting
early varieties of stone fruit began in late May.  Almond orchards were         
irrigated and treated for mites.  Apple and pear orchards were treated for      
codling moth.  Early apple varieties were hand thinned in Sonoma County.        
Cherries were harvested, with most areas reporting cracked fruit due to earlier 
rains.  Apricot harvest was complete by month's end in Kern county, but just    
starting in northern San Joaquin Valley.  Walnuts were sprayed for blight and   
early codling moth control.  Olives and pomegranates were blooming.  Kiwifruit  
bloom was over by mid-month; pollination appeared to be fair.  Avocado harvest  
continued.                                                                      
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830California Citrus                                      
                                                                                
California Citrus:  New crop fruit is in good condition and experienced normal  
                    fruit drop.  Lemon, grapefruit, and Valencia orange harvest 
continued.                                                                      
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Bartlett Pears                                         
                                                                                
Bartlett Pears:  Production in California, Washington and Oregon is forecast at 
                 510,000 tons, down 14 percent from last year and 1 percent less
than 1993.  Excess moisture, flooded orchards, and hail damage slashed          
production in California.  Harvest is expect to begin around mid-July.  The     
Washington pear crop is good condition with no major weather problems.  Oregon's
production is down 16 percent from a year ago due mostly to poor pollination    
weather.  Pears in Hood River County are in good condition.                     
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Hops                                                   
                                                                                
Hops:  Acreage strung for harvest in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is forecast  
       at 43,431 acres, a 2 percent increase from a year ago and up slightly    
from 1993.  The crop is in good condition and progressing on schedule.  Above   
normal snowfall in Idaho has reservoirs filled to capacity.                     
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Sugar Crops, 1994 Revised                              
                                                                                
Sugar Crops, 1994 Revised:  Sugarbeet production in 1994 totaled 32.0 million   
                            tons, up 22 percent from 1993.  Area harvested      
totaled 1.44 million acres, up 2 percent from last year.  Yield per acre        
averaged 22.2 tons compared with the previous year's average of 18.6 tons.      
                                                                                
Sugarcane production for sugar in 1994 totaled 29.4 million tons 1 percent below
last years output.  The decrease in production was the result of lower harvested
acreage.  Area harvested totaled 881,700 acres, 1 percent below 1993.  The      
average yield of 33.4 tons per acre was virtually unchanged from last year.     
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Sweet Potatoes, 1994 Revised                           
                                                                                
Sweet Potatoes, 1994 Revised:  The final estimate of sweet potato production for
                               1994 was 13.4 million cwt, 21 percent above 1993 
and 12 percent above 1992.  The revised estimate was 2 percent above the        
preliminary estimate in the Annual Crop Production Summary.  Harvest came from  
                                                                                
                                                                                
82,800 acres, up 3 percent from a year earlier and slightly above two years ago.
The average yield rose to a record high 162 cwt per acre, 24 cwt above 1993 and 
16 cwt above the previous record in 1992.                                       
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Maple Syrup                                            
                                                                                
Maple Syrup:  U.S. maple syrup production in 1995 totaled 1.10 million gallons, 
              down 17 percent from last year.  The estimated value of production
is $25.5 million, a decrease of 21 percent from 1994.                           
                                                                                
Maple syrup production decreased in every state except Maine this year.         
Producers experienced an extremely mild season with temperatures generally too  
warm, too early throughout the syrup producing region.  The season started      
almost a week earlier than last year due to the warmth.  Some producers took    
advantage of the mild weather and put out more taps while others did not tap as 
many trees because of poor sap flow.  Syrup color was darker and sugar content  
lower than last year.  Darker syrup is expected to cause lower prices despite   
reduced production.                                                             
                                                                                
Vermont again led the U.S. in production with 365,000 gallons, down 16 percent  
from last season.  New York's production decreased 17 percent to 208,000        
gallons.  Maine was the third leading state with production of 162,000 gallons, 
8 percent more than 1994.  Northern Maine reported very good conditions for     
sugaring this year.                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Reliability                                            
                                                                                
             Reliability of June 1 Winter Wheat Production Forecast             
                                                                                
                                                                                
Survey Procedures:  Objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted    
                    between May 23 and June 3 to gather information on expected 
yield as of June 1.  The objective yield survey was conducted in 13 States that 
accounted for 79 percent of the 1994 production.  Farm operators were           
interviewed to update previously reported acreage data and seek permission to   
randomly locate two sample plots in selected winter wheat fields.  The counts   
made within each sample plot depended upon the crop's maturity.  In early       
fields, counts such as number of stalks, heads in late boot, and number of      
emerged heads were made to predict the number of heads that would be harvested. 
A 5-year historical average head weight is used until the crop matures to the   
point that heads can be clipped, threshed, and weighed.  The number of heads    
times the weight of the heads in a sample plot can then be combined to an       
estimate of yield per acre.  The 5-year average harvesting loss is subtracted to
obtain a net yield.  The plots are revisited each month until the crop reaches  
maturity and or harvested on the final visit.                                   
                                                                                
The farm operator survey included a sample of approximately 10,000 winter wheat 
producers representing all major production areas.  These producers were        
selected from an earlier acreage survey and were asked about the probable winter
wheat yield on their operation.  These growers will be surveyed throughout the  
growing season to provide indications of average yields as the season           
progresses.                                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Estimating Procedures:  National and State level objective yield and grower     
                        reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and      
consistency with historical estimates.  The survey data were also reviewed      
considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous month 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 June 1 forecasts.   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Revision Policy:  The June 1 production forecast will not be revised; instead,  
                  a new forecast will be made each month throughout the growing 
season.  End-of-season estimates are made after harvest.  At the end of the     
marketing season, a balance sheet is calculated using carryover stocks,         
production, exports, millings, feeding, and ending stocks.  Revisions are then  
made if the balance sheet relationships or other administrative data warrant    
changes.                                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
Reliability:  To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the June 1       
              winter wheat production forecast, the "Root Mean Square Error", a 
statistical measure based on past performance, is computed.  This is done by    
expressing the deviation between the June 1 production forecast and the final   
estimate as a percentage of the final estimate, and averaging the squared       
percentage deviations for the 1975-1994 20-year period; the square root of the  
average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error".  Probability        
statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current forecast  
relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting   
this year's forecast are not different from those influencing recent years.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
The "Root Mean Square Error" for the June 1 winter wheat production forecast is 
5.6 percent.  This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current production
forecast of      billion bushels will not be above or below the final estimate  
by more than 5.6 percent or approximately    million bushels.  Chances are      
9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed   
8.7 percent or approximately     million bushels.  Differences between the June 
1 winter wheat production forecast and the final estimate during the past 10    
years have averaged 48 million bushels, ranging from 8 million to 77 million    
bushels.  The June 1 forecast has been below the final estimate 2 times and     
above 8 times.  This does not imply that the June 1 winter wheat forecast this  
year is likely to understate or overstate final production.                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Index                                                  
                                                                                
                                   Index                                        
                                                                                
                                                              Page              
                                                                                
                                                         Table     Narrative    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Apricots................................................  A-10        B- 6      
                                                                                
Cherries................................................  A- 7        B- 5      
                                                                                
Citrus Fruit............................................  A- 8        B- 7      
                                                                                
Crop Moisture Maps......................................              B- 1      
                                                                                
Crop Summary............................................  A- 3        B- 3      
                                                                                
Hops....................................................  A-11        B- 8      
                                                                                
Maple Syrup.............................................  A-15        B- 9      
                                                                                
Papayas.................................................  A-10        B- 6      
                                                                                
Peaches.................................................  A- 7        B- 6      
                                                                                
Pears, Bartlett.........................................  A- 9        B- 8      
                                                                                
Prunes, Dried...........................................  A-10        B- 6      
                                                                                
Reliability Statement...................................              B-10      
                                                                                
Sugarbeets..............................................  A-12                  
                                                                                
Sugarcane...............................................  A-13        B- 8      
                                                                                
Sweetpotatoes...........................................  A-14        B- 8      
                                                                                
Wheat, by Class.........................................  A- 6                  
                                                                                
Wheat, Durum............................................  A- 6        B- 5      
                                                                                
Wheat, Winter...........................................  A- 5        B- 5      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000110120612950830Report Features                                        
                                                                                
                                 Report Features                                
                                                                                
The next "Crop Production" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on           
July 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, Maple Syrup          (202) 720-5412
      Barbara Soltes - Noncitrus Fruits, Peanuts                  (202) 720-7688
                                                                                
                                                                                
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