OCTOBER CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

OCTOBER 12, 2011 8:30 AM

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Contents

Field Crops Fruits/Nuts Specialty Crops

Corn Citrus Dry Beans

Soybeans Apples Tobacco

Cotton Grapes

Sorghum Pecans

Alfalfa Hay

Other Hay

Rice

Peanuts

Sunflower

Canola

Sugarbeet

Sugarcane
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Survey Overview

Ag Yield Objective Yield

Survey Type Farmer Reported Field Measurement

Crops Included Field Crops Corn, Soybeans, 

Cotton

States All except AK, HI,

New England

Corn: 10

Soybeans: 11

Cotton: 6

Sample Size ~14,500 Corn = 1,920

Soybeans = 1,835

Cotton = 1,217

Collection Period Sep 29 – Oct 5 Sep 24 – Oct 1
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October 2011 Crop Production

Crop Unit

October 

2011

% Change

from 

Previous

Forecast

% Change

from 

Previous

Season

Oranges Mil Tons 8.99 --- + 1.5

Grapefruit Mil Tons 1.19 --- - 4.9

Lemons Thou Tons 832 --- - 11.5

Tangelos Thou Tons 50.0 --- - 3.8

Tangerines and 

 Mandarins Thou Tons 643 --- + 2.2
12.4

11.5

12.9

9.3 9.0

7.6

10.1

9.1

8.2

8.9 9.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

U.S. Orange Production

Million tons

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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Corn Mil Ac 91.9 - 0.4 + 4.2

Soybeans Mil Ac 75.0 + <0.1 - 3.1

Sorghum Mil Ac 5.47 + 2.3 + 1.2

Sunflower Mil Ac 1.54 - 12.1 - 20.9

Canola Mil Ac 1.07 - 2.0 - 26.1

Dry Edible Beans Mil Ac 1.20 - 5.3 - 37.3

October 2011 Crop Production

Planted Area Updates
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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Corn

 Harvested Mil Ac 83.9 - 0.5 + 3.1

 Yield Bu/Ac 148.1 NC - 3.1

 Production Bil Bu 12.4 - 0.5 - 0.1

October 2011 Crop Production
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9.5

9.0

10.1

11.8

11.1

10.5

13.0

12.1

13.1

12.4 12.4

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

13.00

14.00

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Billion bushels

U.S. Corn Production
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04

05

06 07

08

09

10

Sept 11

Oct 11

0.290

0.300

0.310

0.320

0.330

0.340

0.350

0.360

0.370

Lbs/ear

Ears Per Acre

Corn Objective Yield Region

Derived Grain Weight vs Ears per Acre 
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Corn for Grain Yields, October 1, 2011

Bushels and Change From Previous Month

1072

142-4

185 NC 127 NC

125 NC

152#5

159-2

145 NC

1692

105 NC 139 NC

1355

1051

148 NC

165 NC

1184

115-5

160 NC

130 NC

130-4

846

121-4

1541

85-5

109-5

57 NC

U.S. 148.1

NC

# Record High

NC = No Change

1391

137 NC

112 NC

119-5

210-5

1603
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2011 Corn Percent Harvested

Current Year and Change from 5-Year Average

Week Ending October 2, 2011

5

-12

32-4

10-15

122

535 57-5

3

-8

6

NC

6615

11-1

876

1

-2

2

-11

7

-18

8

NC

836

751

18 Sts 21

-2

5

-3
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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Soybeans

 Harvested Mil Ac 73.7 - 0.2 - 3.8

 Yield Bu/Ac 41.5 - 0.7 - 4.6

 Production Bil Bu 3.06 - 0.8 - 8.1

October 2011 Crop Production
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2.89

2.76

2.45

3.12

3.07

3.20

2.68

2.97

3.36

3.33

3.06

2.40

2.60

2.80

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Billion bushels

U.S. Soybean Production
05

06

07

08

09

10

Sep 11

Oct 11

0.26

0.27

0.28

0.29

0.30

Grams/pod

Pods Per 18 Square Feet

Soybean Objective Yield Region

Derived Pod Weight vs Pod Count

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Soybean Yields, October 1, 2011

Bushels and Change From Previous Month

302

37 NC

381

21 NC

46-2

42 NC

50.5 -0.5

27 NC 392

361

394

44 NC

41 NC

40 NC

37-2

54-1

341

421

312

29-1

46 NC

17-1

42 NC

26 NC

U.S. 41.5

-0.3

# Record High

NC = No Change

391

351

15-2

39#2

45 NC
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2011 Soybeans Percent Harvested

Current Year and Change from 5-Year Average

Week Ending October 2, 2011

23-8

12-15

5

-22

21-9

161 10-7

8011

2

-12

356

48-17 18 Sts 19

-6

11-1

20-2

3

1

4313

0

-22

3011

14-12

2

-10
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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Cotton

 Harvested Mil Ac 9.85 NC - 7.9

 Yield Lbs/Ac 809 + 0.2 - 0.4

 Production Mil Bales 16.6 + 0.3 - 8.3

October 2011 Crop Production
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20.3

17.2

18.3

23.3

23.9

21.6

19.2

12.8

12.2

18.1

16.6

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

U.S. All Cotton Production

Million bales
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Upland Cotton Yield, October 1, 2011

Pounds and Change From Previous Month

731 33

1510 NC 996 -22

1485 NC

712 -12

853 64

595 NC

893 -33

960 24

1131# 39

952 76

702 -18 504 72 776 31

U.S. 797

3

# Record High Yield

823 NC

600 -30

835 NC
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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Sorghum

 Harvested Mil Ac 4.43 + 1.0 - 7.8

 Yield Bu/Ac 55.0 - 1.1 - 23.4

 Production Mil Bu 244 - 0.1 - 29.4

Alfalfa Hay Mil Tons 64.7 - 0.4 - 4.7

Other Hay Mil Tons 67.0 - <0.1 - 13.7

October 2011 Crop Production
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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Rice Mil Cwt 187 - 2.1 - 23.1

Peanuts Bil Lbs 3.63 + 4.9 - 12.7

Dry Edible Beans Mil Cwt 19.6 - 4.2 - 38.4

All Tobacco Mil Lbs 638 + 0.8 - 11.3

October 2011 Crop Production
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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Sugarbeets Mil Tons 29.2 NC - 8.5

Sugarcane Mil Tons 28.6 NC + 4.6

Sunflower Bil Lbs 2.09 --- - 23.6

Canola Bil Lbs 1.53 --- - 37.5

October 2011 Crop Production
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Crop Unit

October

2011

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Apples Bil Lbs 9.43 - 0.9 + 1.4

Grapes Mil Tons 7.09 - 1.4 - 4.4

Pecans Mil Lbs 252 --- - 14.3

October 2011 Crop Production
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