HDR1012000140061013951500Vegetables                                             
HDR2012000140061013951500Vegetables Narrative                                   
                                                                                
Released October 13, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service      
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Vegetables" call Dave Mueller at (202) 720-2157, office hours   
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural            
statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS  
Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail:  NASS@AG.GOV.                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                         Fresh Vegetables Up 5 Percent                          
                 Summer Storage Onion Production Off 2 Percent                  
                                                                                
The prospective area for harvest of 13 selected fresh market vegetables during  
the fall quarter is forecast at 170,200 acres.  This is 5 percent above last    
year and down slightly from 1993.  Acreage for harvest increased for all        
selected crops except snap beans, celery, cucumbers, and tomatoes.  Eggplant    
acreage showed the largest percentage increase at 19 percent.  Cabbage,         
carrots, and head lettuce acreages increased 13 percent.  Celery and cucumber   
acreage decreased by 8 percent and snap bean and tomato acreage decreased by    
7 percent.                                                                      
                                                                                
Acres harvested of cantaloups and honeydew melons are estimated at 14,700 acres 
up 37 percent from last year and up 18 percent from 1993.  Both cantaloup and   
honeydew acreages showed increases.  Total acreage of vegetables and melons for 
harvest in the fall quarter is estimated at 184,900 acres, up 7 percent from    
1994 and up 1 percent from 1993.                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                      US Onion Production Down 3 Percent                        
                                                                                
Storage Onion production (excluding California) is forecast at 34.7 million     
cwt, down 2 percent from last year but 13 percent above two years ago.  This    
brings the annual production of onions to 60.6 million cwt, down 3 percent from 
last year but 6 percent above two years ago.                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                         Updated Processing Vegetables                          
                                                                                
Updated processing sweet corn and processing tomatoes tables are included in    
this issue.  The tables differ from the September report in having corrected    
footnotes.  No data was changed from September.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Vg 1-1 (10-95)                                                                  
                                                                               
                     Total Onion Production Down 3 Percent                      
                   Summer Storage Production Down 2 Percent                     
                                                                                
Storage Onions:  Production of summer storage onions (excluding California) is  
                 forecast at 34.7 million cwt, up 1 percent from last month but 
2 percent below last year.  Harvest area is estimated at 82,600 acres, a        
3 percent gain from last year.  The average yield of 420 cwt per acre declined  
18 cwt.  California's summer onions (used mostly for processing) are forecast   
at 11.2 million cwt, down 10 percent from 1994 and 14 percent below 1993.       
Total US onion production is estimated at 60.6 million cwt, down 3 percent from 
last year but 6 percent greater than in 1993.                                   
                                                                                
Harvest neared completion in the North Central States.  Hot conditions reduced  
yields in the upper Midwest.  In Michigan, the harvest was complete with below  
average yields.  Onion size was small with quality variable.  In Wisconsin,     
heat also reduced bulb size and quality was variable.  Yields were reduced by   
the heat in Minnesota, but quality was reported as good.                        
                                                                                
A wet spring and a cool growing season has resulted in a late harvest in the    
Northwest and Colorado.  Late plantings and below normal growing degree days    
resulted in a lower tonnage than last year's record high production in Idaho.   
Harvest was 52 percent complete, behind the 5 year average of 77 percent.  In   
Colorado, crop progress is two to three weeks behind normal.  Producers were    
concerned about small onion size and wet fields.  In California, harvest began  
in good fashion with the early crop showing good size and quality.              
                                                                                
Spring Onions, 1996:  Texas onion growers expect to plant 14,000 acres of       
onions for harvest in the spring of 1996.  This is down 7 percent from 1995 and 
25 percent less than in 1994.  Dry conditions and uncertain availability of     
irrigation water encouraged the acreage reduction.                              
                                                                                
                                                                               
HDR2012000140061013951500Selected Fresh Market Vegetables                       
                                                                                
     Selected Fresh Market Vegetables and Melons:  Area Harvested by Season,    
            and Crop, Major States, 1993-94 and Prospective Area 1995           
                                (Domestic Units)                                
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                          :                        Area                         
          Season          :-----------------------------------------------------
            and           :             Harvested             :       For       
           Crop           :-----------------------------------:     Harvest     
                          :      1993       :      1994       :      1995       
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                          :                        Acres                        
                          :                                                     
Winter                    :     187,800           197,800           180,750     
                          :                                                     
Spring                    :     373,400           358,150           345,600     
                          :                                                     
Summer                    :     471,390           476,850           475,950     
                          :                                                     
Fall                      :                                                     
  Snap Beans 1/           :      19,700            20,200            18,700     
  Broccoli 2/             :      23,000            22,000            24,500     
  Cabbage                 :       7,900             6,300             7,150     
  Carrots 2/              :      14,500            16,000            18,000     
  Cauliflower 2/          :      10,500            10,000            11,000     
  Celery  2/              :       7,800             7,500             6,900     
  Sweet Corn 1/           :      11,200             8,600             9,500     
  Cucumbers 1/            :       7,500            10,600             9,800     
  Eggplant                :         800               800               950     
  Escarole/Endive 1/      :       1,200               900             1,000     
  Head Lettuce            :      37,000            30,800            34,800     
  Bell Peppers  1/ 2/     :      11,900            10,100            10,300     
  Tomatoes 1/             :      18,000            18,900            17,600     
                          :                                                     
Total 13 Vegetables       :     171,000           162,700           170,200     
                          :                                                     
  Cantaloups              :      10,300             7,800             9,800     
  Honeydew Melons         :       2,200             2,900             4,900     
                          :                                                     
Total Fall Crop           :     183,500           173,400           184,900     
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1/  1994 revised.                                                               
2/  Includes fresh market and processing.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                                
     Selected Fresh Market Vegetables and Melons:  Area Harvested by Season,    
            and Crop, Major States, 1993-94 and Prospective Area 1995           
                                 (Metric Units)                                 
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                          :                        Area                         
          Season          :-----------------------------------------------------
            and           :             Harvested             :       For       
           Crop           :-----------------------------------:     Harvest     
                          :      1993       :      1994       :      1995       
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                          :                      Hectares                       
                          :                                                     
Winter                    :      76,000            80,070            73,140     
                          :                                                     
Spring                    :     151,100           144,940           139,850     
                          :                                                     
Summer                    :     190,770           192,980           192,610     
                          :                                                     
Fall                      :                                                     
  Snap Beans 1/           :       7,970             8,170             7,570     
  Broccoli 2/             :       9,310             8,900             9,910     
  Cabbage                 :       3,200             2,550             2,890     
  Carrots 2/              :       5,870             6,480             7,280     
  Cauliflower 2/          :       4,250             4,050             4,450     
  Celery 2/               :       3,160             3,040             2,790     
  Sweet Corn 1/           :       4,530             3,480             3,840     
  Cucumbers  1/           :       3,040             4,290             3,970     
  Eggplant                :         320               320               380     
  Escarole/Endive 1/      :         490               360               400     
  Head Lettuce            :      14,970            12,460            14,080     
  Bell Peppers 1/ 2/      :       4,820             4,090             4,170     
  Tomatoes 1/             :       7,280             7,650             7,120     
                          :                                                     
Total 13 Vegetables       :      69,210            65,840            68,850     
                          :                                                     
  Cantaloups              :       4,170             3,160             3,970     
  Honeydew Melons         :         890             1,170             1,980     
                          :                                                     
Total Fall Crop           :      74,270            70,170            74,800     
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1/  1994 revised                                                                
2/  Includes fresh market and processing.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                                
      Selected Fresh Market Vegetables and Melons:  Area Harvested by Crop,     
        State, and Total, Fall Season, 1993-94 and Prospective Area 1995        
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                         :         :              Area              :           
           Crop          :  Usual  :--------------------------------: Area for  
           and           : Harvest :      Harvested      :   For    :  Harvest  
          State          : Period  :---------------------: Harvest  : 1995/1994 
                         :         :   1993   :   1994   :   1995   :           
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                         :         :  ----------- Acres ----------     Percent  
                         :         :                                            
Snap Beans               :         :                                            
  FL 1/                  : Oct-Dec :    7,300      6,600      6,800       103   
  GA                     : Oct-Dec :    5,000      6,500      6,500       100   
  MD                     : Oct-Nov :      400        400        400       100   
  NJ                     : Aug-Oct :    3,500      3,100      2,800        90   
  SC                     : Oct-Dec :      600        700        400        57   
  VA                     : Sep-Oct :    2,900      2,900      1,800        62   
  Total                  :         :   19,700     20,200     18,700        93   
                         :         :                                            
Broccoli 2/              :         :                                            
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :   23,000     22,000     24,500       111   
                         :         :                                            
Cabbage                  :         :                                            
  FL                     : Oct-Dec :      500          0        850             
  GA                     : Oct-Dec :    5,000      4,000      4,000       100   
  NJ                     : Sep-Dec :    1,200      1,200      1,100        92   
  TX                     : Aug-Nov :    1,200      1,100      1,200       109   
  Total                  :         :    7,900      6,300      7,150       113   
                         :         :                                            
Cantaloups               :         :                                            
  AZ                     : Oct-Dec :    5,300      5,000      7,000       140   
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :    5,000      2,800      2,800       100   
  Total                  :         :   10,300      7,800      9,800       126   
                         :         :                                            
Carrots 2/               :         :                                            
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :   13,500     15,000     17,000       113   
  TX                     : Aug-Nov :    1,000      1,000      1,000       100   
  Total                  :         :   14,500     16,000     18,000       113   
                         :         :                                            
Cauliflower 2/           :         :                                            
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :   10,500     10,000     11,000       110   
                         :         :                                            
Celery 2/                :         :                                            
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :    7,800      7,500      6,900        92   
                         :         :                                            
Sweet Corn               :         :                                            
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :    2,500      2,800      3,500       125   
  FL 1/                  : Sep-Dec :    8,700      5,800      6,000       103   
  Total                  :         :   11,200      8,600      9,500       110   
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See footnotes at end of table.                                      -- continued
                                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                                
  Selected Fresh Market Vegetables and Melons:  Area Harvested by Crop, State,  
      and Total, Fall Season, 1993-94 and Prospective Area 1995 (continued)     
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                         :         :              Area              :           
           Crop          :  Usual  :--------------------------------: Area for  
           and           : Harvest :      Harvested      :   For    :  Harvest  
          State          : Period  :---------------------: Harvest  : 1995/1994 
                         :         :   1993   :   1994   :   1995   :           
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                         :         :  ----------- Acres ----------     Percent  
                         :         :                                            
Cucumbers                :         :                                            
  FL 1/                  : Sep-Dec :    3,000      5,000      4,300        86   
  SC                     : Oct-Dec :      300      1,000      1,000       100   
  TX                     : Aug-Nov :    1,000      1,200      1,100        92   
  VA                     : Sep-Oct :    3,200      3,400      3,400       100   
  Total                  :         :    7,500     10,600      9,800        92   
                         :         :                                            
Eggplant                 :         :                                            
  FL                     : Oct-Dec :      800        800        950       119   
                         :         :                                            
Escarole/Endive 2/       :         :                                            
  FL 1/                  : Oct-Dec :      800        500        600       120   
  NJ                     : Sep-Oct :      400        400        400       100   
  Total                  :         :    1,200        900      1,000       111   
                         :         :                                            
Honeydews                :         :                                            
  AZ                     : Oct-Dec :      200        400      1,400       350   
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :    2,000      2,500      3,500       140   
  Total                  :         :    2,200      2,900      4,900       169   
                         :         :                                            
Head Lettuce             :         :                                            
  AZ - Other             : Oct-Dec :    1,000        700      1,100       157   
  CA                     : Oct-Dec :   33,000     28,000     32,000       114   
  FL                     : Oct-Dec :    1,000        300                        
  NJ                     : Sep-Nov :      700        800        600        75   
  NM                     : Oct-Nov :    1,300      1,000      1,100       110   
  Total                  :         :   37,000     30,800     34,800       113   
                         :         :                                            
Bell Peppers 2/          :         :                                            
  FL 1/                  : Sep-Dec :    7,700      6,500      6,600       102   
  TX                     : Aug-Nov :    4,200      3,600      3,700       103   
  Total                  :         :   11,900     10,100     10,300       102   
                         :         :                                            
Tomatoes                 :         :                                            
  FL 1/                  : Sep-Dec :   17,700     18,600     17,300        93   
  TX                     : Aug-Nov :      300        300        300       100   
  Total                  :         :   18,000     18,900     17,600        93   
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1/  1994 revised.                                                               
2/  Includes fresh market and processing.                                       
                                                                                
                                                                               
HDR2012000140061013951500Onions                                                 
                                                                                
                 Onions:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production                 
                  by Season, State, and United States, 1993-95                  
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                    :            Area             :       Yield per Acre        
       Season       :-----------------------------------------------------------
         and        :     Harvested     :   For   :         :         :         
        State       :-------------------: Harvest :  1993   :  1994   :  1995   
                    :  1993   :  1994   :  1995   :         :         :         
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                    : ---------- Acres ----------     --------- Cwt ---------   
                    :                                                           
Spring              :  30,600    35,400    35,600     268       291       284   
Summer              :                                                           
  Non-Storage       :  13,400    12,300    11,700     376       380       392   
                    :                                                           
  Storage           :                                                           
    CO              :  15,500    17,500    18,300     370       350       340   
    ID              :   8,700     8,600     8,700     540       645       605   
    MI              :   7,100     7,100     7,100     310       325       280   
    MN              :     110       760       520     200       410       240   
    NY              :  12,000    12,400    12,200     310       310       330   
    OH              :     470       490       480     350       370       305   
    OR              :                                                           
     Malheur        :  11,000    12,400    12,300     540       595       545   
     West           :   5,800     6,900     6,800     420       420       420   
    UT              :   1,800     2,000     2,100     440       410       430   
    WA              :   9,500    10,500    12,200     490       500       480   
    WI              :   1,700     1,900     1,900     255       340       300   
    Subtotal        :  73,680    80,550    82,600     418       438       420   
                    :                                                           
    CA 1/           :  33,000    31,000    28,000     395       400       400   
                    :                                                           
  Summer Total      : 120,080   123,850   122,300     407       423       412   
                    :                                                           
US                  : 150,680   159,250   157,900     379       394       384   
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Production                         
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :       1993        :       1994        :       1995        
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         1,000 Cwt                         
                    :                                                           
Spring              :       8,193              10,297              10,110       
Summer              :                                                           
  Non-Storage       :       5,036               4,675               4,588       
                    :                                                           
  Storage           :                                                           
    CO              :       5,735               6,125               6,222       
    ID              :       4,698               5,547               5,264       
    MI              :       2,201               2,308               1,988       
    MN              :          22                 312                 125       
    NY              :       3,720               3,844               4,026       
    OH              :         165                 181                 146       
    OR              :                                                           
     Malheur        :       5,940               7,378               6,704       
     West           :       2,436               2,898               2,856       
    UT              :         792                 820                 903       
    WA              :       4,655               5,250               5,856       
    WI              :         434                 646                 570       
    Subtotal        :      30,798              35,309              34,660       
                    :                                                           
    CA 1/           :      13,035              12,400              11,200       
                    :                                                           
  Summer Total      :      48,869              52,384              50,448       
                    :                                                           
US                  :      57,062              62,681              60,558       
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1/  Primarily for processing.                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                                
                 Onions:  Area Planted by Season, Texas, 1994-96                
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       Season       :           Area Planted            :  1996 as Percent of   
         and        :-----------------------------------------------------------
        State       :   1994    :   1995    :   1996    :   1994    :   1995    
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                    :  ------------ Acres -----------        --- Percent --     
                    :                                                           
Spring              :                                                           
  TX                :  18,700      15,100      14,000        75          93     
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HDR2012000140061013951500Fresh Vegtable Production Narrative                    
                                                                                
                    Fresh Vegtable Production Up 5 Percent                      
                                                                                
Snap Beans:  Fall acreage for harvest in the six selected States is estimated   
             at 18,700 acres, down 7 percent from last year and off 5 percent   
from 1993.  In Florida, harvesting was active in the north, while planting      
continued in the south.  The major snap bean producing areas of Georgia         
experienced a shortage of soil moisture during the development period.          
Condition ratings for the crop ranged from mostly fair to some good.  In New    
Jersey, dry summer conditions have limited fall crop plantings.  Dry conditions 
followed by heavy rains reduced bean acreage  for harvest in South Carolina.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Broccoli:  California's acreage for harvest is estimated at 24,500 acres, up    
           11 percent from last year and 7 percent greater than 1993.  The crop 
was in good shape with virtually no unusual pest problems.                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cabbage:  During the fall season, acreage for harvest in the four selected      
          States is estimated at 7,150 acres, up 13 percent from last year but  
down 9 percent from 1993.  The major cabbage producing areas of Georgia         
experienced a shortage of soil moisture during the development period.          
Condition ratings for the crop ranged from mostly fair to good.  The dry season 
has adversely affected the cabbage crop in New Jersey.  Both the harvested      
acres and quantity were down from last year.  Supply is short at the current    
time.   Transplanting was active in Florida.  The crop was in good condition    
with plant growth being normal.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cantaloups:  Acreage for harvest of the two selected States is estimated at     
             9,800 acres, up 26 percent from last year but off 5 percent from   
1993.  In California, fields are in good conditions.                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
Carrots: During the fall season, harvested acreage is estimated at              
         18,000 acres, 13 percent greater than last year and up 24 percent from 
1993.  Good size has been reported in early harvest of jumbos in California.    
Water was available throughout the season and the hot, dry September weather    
was not enough to hinder final development appreciably.  No unusual pest        
problems were reported.                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cauliflower:  Acreage for fall harvest in California is estimated at            
              11,000 acres, up 10 percent from last year and 5 percent greater  
than 1993.  Early harvest results showed a good quality crop with sizes near    
normal.  Hot, dry September conditions were not enough to hinder final growth   
appreciably.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Celery: Fall harvested acreage in California is estimated at 6,900 acres, a     
        decline of 8 percent from last year and down 12 percent from 1993.  The 
harvest continued in the central coast area with no major problems reported.    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Sweet Corn:  Acreage for fall harvest in two selected States is estimated at    
             9,500 acres, up 10 percent from 1994 but off 15 percent from 1993. 
Heavy rains falling daily delayed most planting in the Everglades region of     
Florida during early and mid-September. Harvest of the north Florida crop began 
about mid-September.                                                            
                                                                                
                                                                               
Cucumbers:  During the fall season, harvested acreage is estimated at           
            9,800 acres in the four selected States, down 8 percent from last   
year but up 31 percent from 1993.  Harvesting in northern Florida was active by 
late September.  Fruit began to set in Palmetto-Ruskin fields by October 1.     
Storms throughout September delayed planting along the southeastern coast.  In  
South Carolina, the overall condition of the crop was fair.  Producers in many  
areas felt that the crop condition was not as good as previous years' due to    
the erratic weather conditions during the late summer and early fall.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
Eggplant:  Florida's fall acreage for harvest is estimated at 950 acres, up     
           150 acres from 1993 and 1994.  Planting continued with most of the   
acreage in good condition.  Plant growth, blooming, fruit set, and fruit sizing 
were good.  Some planting was delayed by frequent showers, but there was very   
little damage.  Harvesting was expected to start near the first of October.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
Escarole/Endive:  Acreage for fall harvest in two selected States is estimated  
                  at 1,000 acres, up 11 percent from last year but off          
17 percent from 1993.  Planting in central Florida was very active.  Planting   
in the Everglades was delayed by daily storms for much of September.  The fall  
escarole crop in New Jersey was good with supplies expected to last through     
late November.                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Honeydews:  Fall acreage for harvest in two selected States is estimated at     
            4,900 acres, up 69 percent from last year and 123 percent more than 
in 1993.  With whitefly problems under control, Arizona producers increased     
acreage to near historical levels.  In California, the crop was in good         
condition and was progressing normally.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
Head Lettuce: Acreage for fall harvest in four selected States is estimated at  
              34,800 acres, up 13 percent from last year's five selected states 
and down 6 percent from 1993.  In California, growers did an excellent job of   
recovering acreage from the spring floods.  This will be the first crop         
harvested with any appreciable time since the spring floods in Monterey County. 
The crop was progressing normally with no unusual pest problems reported.  In   
New Jersey, acreage continued to decline with many growers planting other crops 
as a result of the dry season.                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
Bell Peppers: Harvested acreage for the fall crop is estimated at 10,300 acres, 
              an increase of 2 percent from last year but off 13 percent from   
1993.  Picking of the southeastern Florida crop began in early October. The     
below normal fruit set caused by high temperatures and frequent hard rains      
lowered yield prospects in the oldest fields.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
Tomatoes: Fall acreage for harvest is estimated at 17,600 acres, 7 percent less 
          than last year and 2 percent less than 1993.  High temperatures       
during August and September hindered fruit development in southern areas of     
Florida with yield prospects reported below normal.  Recent scattered rains     
over the southern Peninsula delayed transplanting and reduced the effectiveness 
of pesticides in many localities.  Production outlook was fairly good for the   
northern crop, barring any damage from Hurricane Opal.  Northern growers        
prepared to pick marketable fruit if the storm passed near fields.              
                                                                                
                                                                               
HDR2012000140061013951500Sweet Corn                                             
                                                                                
       Sweet Corn for Processing:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production        
                      by State and United States, 1993-95                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
       :                            Area Harvested                              
       :----------------------------------------------------------------------  
 State :                 :               1994                :   Indicated      
       :      1993       :-----------------------------------:      1995        
       :      Total      :      Total      :   Contract 1/   :  Contract 1/     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
       :                                Acres                                   
       :                                                                        
ID     :      20,500            17,100            17,100           14,600       
IL     :      35,800            32,900            32,900           18,100       
MD     :       4,700                                                            
MI     :       7,000             7,100             7,100            5,100       
MN     :     109,300           131,300           131,300          122,600       
NY     :      30,800            30,300            30,300           37,200       
OR     :      44,800            47,300            47,300           49,700       
PA     :       2,600             2,700             2,700            2,600       
WA     :      64,400            73,500            73,500           82,000       
WI     :     133,500           147,100           146,900          130,000       
       :                                                                        
Oth    :                                                                        
 Sts 2/:      18,660            26,800            26,800           30,920       
       :                                                                        
US     :     472,060           516,100           515,900          492,820       
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :      Yield per Acre       :                 Production                 
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :       :       : Indicated :           :        1994         :Indicated 
       : 1993  : 1994  :   1995    :   1993    :---------------------:   1995   
       : Total : Total : Contract  :   Total   :          : Contract : Contract 
       :       :       :    1/     :           :  Total   :    1/    :    1/    
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                                  Tons                                  
       :                                                                        
ID     : 8.20    8.50      8.80        168,100    145,350    145,350    128,480 
IL     : 5.11    5.91      4.70        182,940    194,440    194,440     85,070 
MD     : 5.46                           25,660                                  
MI     : 6.30    6.50      6.50         44,100     46,150     46,150     33,150 
MN     : 3.85    6.58      5.90        420,810    863,950    863,950    723,340 
NY     : 6.90    6.80      5.95        212,520    206,040    206,040    221,340 
OR     : 8.65    9.13      9.50        387,520    431,850    431,850    472,150 
PA     : 7.35    6.87      6.50         19,110     18,550     18,550     16,900 
WA     : 9.12    9.00      9.30        587,330    661,500    661,500    762,600 
WI     : 4.41    6.81      5.70        588,740  1,001,750  1,000,600    741,000 
       :                                                                        
Oth    :                                                                        
 Sts 2/: 4.52    6.02      6.26         84,360    161,460    161,460    193,570 
       :                                                                        
US     : 5.76    7.23      6.85      2,721,190  3,731,040  3,729,890  3,377,600 
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1/  Includes acreage from major brokers.                                        
2/  1993 - AZ, CA, DE, IN, IA, NJ, and OH.                                      
    1994 - CA, DE, IN, IA, MD, NJ, and OH.                                      
    1995 - CA, DE, IA, MD, NJ, OH, and VA.                                      
                                                                                
                                                                               
HDR2012000140061013951500Tomatoes for Processing                                
                                                                                
        Tomatoes for Processing:  Area Harvested, Yield, and Production         
                      by State and United States, 1993-95                       
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       :                            Area Harvested                              
       :----------------------------------------------------------------------  
 State :                 :               1994                :   Indicated      
       :      1993       :-----------------------------------:      1995        
       :      Total      :      Total      :   Contract 1/   :  Contract 1/     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
       :                                Acres                                   
       :                                                                        
CA     :     274,000           311,000           308,000          327,000       
CO     :         170               190               190              200       
IN     :       7,100             7,200             7,200            7,000       
MI     :       6,500             4,500             4,400            3,800       
OH     :      13,900            11,600            11,300           10,400       
PA     :       1,000             1,300             1,300            1,500       
       :                                                                        
Oth    :                                                                        
 Sts 2/:       4,800             4,270             4,260            3,920       
       :                                                                        
US     :     307,470           340,060           336,650          353,820       
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :      Yield per Acre       :                 Production                 
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :       :       : Indicated :           :        1994         :Indicated 
       : 1993  : 1994  :   1995    :   1993    :---------------------:   1995   
       : Total : Total : Contract  :   Total   :          : Contract : Contract 
       :       :       :    1/     :           :  Total   :    1/    :    1/    
       :------------------------------------------------------------------------
       :                                  Tons                                  
       :                                                                        
CA     : 32.67   34.56     33.30     8,951,580  10,748,160 10,632,160 10,900,000
CO     : 11.18   16.84     18.00         1,900       3,200      3,200      3,600
IN     : 20.74   28.60     24.40       147,250     205,920    205,920    170,800
MI     : 28.00   32.00     33.00       182,000     144,000    142,000    125,400
OH     : 21.70   29.54     27.20       301,630     342,660    336,410    282,880
PA     : 20.90   19.69     22.00        20,900      25,600     25,600     33,000
       :                                                                        
Oth    :                                                                        
 Sts 2/: 14.85   17.04     22.10        71,280      72,770     72,520     86,630
       :                                                                        
US     : 31.47   33.94     32.79     9,676,540  11,542,310 11,417,810 11,602,310
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1/  Includes acreage from major brokers.                                        
2/  1993 - DE, FL, IL, MD, NJ, NY, SC, TX, and VA.                              
    1994 - DE, IL, MD, NJ, NY, SC, TX, and VA.                                  
    1995 - DE, IL, MD, NJ, NY, SC, and VA.                                      
                                                                               
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