JULY CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

JULY 11, 2012 8:30 AM

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Contents

Field Crops Fruit Specialty Crops

Winter Wheat Citrus Tobacco

Other Spring Wheat Apricots Potatoes

Durum Wheat Almonds Lentils

Barley Dry Edible Peas

Oats Austrian Winter Peas
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Survey Overview

Ag Yield Objective Yield

Survey Type Farmer Reported Field Measurement

Crops Included Winter, Spring & Durum 

Wheat, Oats, Barley, 

Tobacco

Winter Wheat

States 35 10

Sample Size ~8,900 1,410

Collection Period June 29 – July 6 June 24 – July 1
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Crop Unit

July

2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 35.0 * NC + 8.4

 Yield Bu/Ac 47.7 + 0.8 + 3.2

 Production Bil Bu 1.67 - 0.8 + 11.8

* No change from June Acreage

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Crop Unit

July

2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat Production by Class

 Hard Red Bil Bu 1.01 - 1.4 + 29.4

 Soft Red Mil Bu 429 + 0.1 - 6.2

 White Mil Bu 232 + 0.2 - 9.5

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47.7

30

32

34

36

38

40

42

44

46

48

50

Bushels/acre

U.S. Winter Wheat Yield
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Winter Wheat Yield - July 1, 2012 

Bushels and Change From Previous Month

48

-6 U.S. 47.7

0.4

# Record High

NC = No Change

44

-3

61

-3

37

-2

38

-2

58

-2

61

-2

55

-1

69

-1

85#

NC

82

NC

62

NC

63

NC

72

NC

56

NC

49

NC

37

NC

72

NC

43

NC

31

NC

65

NC

69

NC

44

1

56

1

42

2

64

3

66

3

65

5

67

6
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98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05 06

07

08

09

10

11

Jun 12

Jul 12

0.50

0.52

0.54

0.56

0.58

0.60

0.62

0.64

0.66

0.68

34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50

Grams/Head

Heads Per Square Foot

10-State Winter Wheat Region

Derived Head Weight vs Heads Per Square Foot
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Crop Unit

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2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Other Spring Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 11.7 NC - 3.3

 Yield Bu/Ac 40.4 --- + 7.2

 Production Mil Bu 472 --- + 3.6

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Other Spring Wheat Yield - July 1, 2012 

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

70

-14

55

-7

30

-1

71#

1 50

4

35

4

40

9.5

U.S. 40.4

2.7

# Record High
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Crop Unit

July

2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Durum Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 2.12 NC + 61.7

 Yield Bu/Ac 38.6 --- + 0.3

 Production Mil Bu 82.0 --- + 62.4

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 48.8 NC + 6.8

 Yield Bu/Ac 45.6 --- + 4.3

 Production Bil Bu 2.22 --- + 11.2

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Oats

 Harvested Mil Ac 1.09 NC + 16.2

 Yield Bu/Ac 59.8 --- + 4.7

 Production Mil Bu 65.3 --- + 21.7

Barley

 Harvested Mil Ac 3.27 NC + 46.0

 Yield Bu/Ac 66.3 --- - 4.7

 Production Mil Bu 217 --- + 39.1

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2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Oranges Mil Tons 8.97 + 0.2 + 0.8

Grapefruit Mil Tons 1.13 - 1.7 - 10.8

Lemons Thou Tons 830 + 2.2 - 9.8

Tangerines and

 Mandarins Thou Tons 648 + 7.3 + 3.0

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% Change 

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Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Apricots Thou Tons 67.8 --- + 1.7

Almonds, CA Bil Lbs 2.10 --- + 3.4

Tobacco

 Flue-Cured Mil Lbs 432 --- + 25.5

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Summer Potatoes

 Harvested Thou Ac 47.5 + 1.1 + 3.3

 Yield Cwt/Ac 342 --- + 21.3

 Production Mil Cwt 16.3 --- + 25.5

Fall Potatoes

 Planted Mil Ac 1.00 --- + 4.8

 Harvested Thou Ac 991 --- + 5.5

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Lentils

 Planted Thou Ac 478 + 11.7

Dry Edible Peas

 Planted Thou Ac 600 + 65.7

Austrian Winter Peas

 Planted Thou Ac 19.0 + 5.6

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