AUGUST CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

August 12, 2013 12:00pm

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Contents

Field Crops Specialty Crops

Corn Dry Beans

Soybeans Summer Potatoes

Cotton Tobacco

Wheat Sugarbeets

Oats Sugarcane

Barley

Sorghum

Alfalfa & Other Hay

Rice

Peanuts
Survey Overview

Ag Yield Objective Yield

Survey Type Farmer Reported Field Measurement

Crops Included Field Crops Corn, Soybeans, 

Cotton, and Winter 

Wheat

Sample Size 24,363 4,504

Collection Period Jul 30 – Aug 6 Jul 24 – Aug 1

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Crop Unit

August

2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Corn

Planted Mil Ac 97.4 NC +0.2

Harvested Mil Ac 89.1 NC +2.0

Yield Bu/Ac 154.4 --- +25.1

Production Bil Bu 13.8 --- +27.7

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10.1

11.8

11.1

10.5

13.0

12.1

13.1

12.4 12.4

10.8

13.8

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

12.00

13.00

14.00

Billion Bushels

U.S. Corn Production

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154.4

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

Bushels/Acre

U.S. Corn Yield

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Corn for Grain Yields, 2013

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

145# 47

170 -8

1905 145 12

165# 30

181# 1

165 60

166 67

163 26

116 20 154 86

165 -8

155# 33

158# 25

1661

165# NC

130 55

161 19

138 20

150# 16

132# 15

116 -6

172 49

1155

150# 18

124# 2

U.S. 154.4

31.0

# Record High

NC = No Change

138 37

146 61

1388

145 42

215 NC

144 23

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05 06 07 08

09

10

11

12

Aug 13

0.240

0.250

0.260

0.270

0.280

0.290

0.300

0.310

0.320

0.330

0.340

0.350

0.360

Lbs/Ear

Ears Per Acre

Corn Objective Yield Region

Derived Grain Weight vs Ears per Acre 

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2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Soybeans

Planted Mil Ac 77.2 -0.7 -<0.1

Harvested Mil Ac 76.4 -0.7 +0.4

Yield Bu/Ac 42.6 --- +7.6

Production Bil Bu 3.26 --- +8.0

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2013 Soybeans Harvested

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Estimate

410 NC

3300 -50

158 NC

23 NC

250 NC

9350 NC

5230 NC

9430 NC

3690 -200 1590 NC

1080 NC

465 NC

1890 NC

6630 -90

1900 NC

5640 NC

4750 NC

94 NC

317# NC

1580 -100

4360# NC

4530 NC

405 NC

550# NC

390 NC

U.S. 76,378

-540

# Record High

NC = No Change

4650# -100

1330 NC

95 NC

600 NC

21# NC

1670# NC

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U.S. Soybean Production

2.97

3.36

3.12 3.07

2.45

3.20

2.68

3.33

3.09 3.02

3.26

2.00

2.20

2.40

2.60

2.80

3.00

3.20

3.40

3.60

20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013

Billion Bushels

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U.S. Soybean Yield

42.6

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

1983198519871989199119931995199719992001200320052007200920112013

Bushels/Acre

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Soybean Yields, August 1, 2013

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

40-5

41-2

40 -2.5

35-2

474

50 6.5

46 1.5

3614 444

43-3

45-2

45#2

41-2

42-3

39 9.5

47 5.5

39 NC

49#3

30-9

32-2

50#5

2510

50#2

27

-7

U.S. 42.6

3.0

# Record High

NC = No Change

366

424

282

42# NC

42 0.5

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Crop Unit

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Cotton

Planted Mil Ac 10.2 -0.5 -17.2

Harvested Mil Ac 7.70 --- -17.8

Yield Lbs/Ac 813 --- -8.3

Production Mil Bales 13.1 --- -24.6

August 2013 Crop Production
10.2

7.70

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

U.S. All Cotton Acres

Planted Harvested

Million acres

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18.3

23.3

23.9

21.6

19.2

12.8

12.2

18.1

15.6

17.3

13.1

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

U.S. All Cotton Production

Million bales

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813

400

500

600

700

800

900

Pounds/acre

U.S. All Cotton Yield

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Upland Cotton Yield, August 1, 2013

Pounds and Change From Previous Year

768 -178

1500 26 1036 -28

1585 -144

915 18

941 -150

662 40

960 -60

990 -24

1103 40

1191# 130

775 -239 818# 287 663 -292

U.S. 796

-73

# Record High

979# 33

596 -27

1050 -68

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% Change from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat

Harvested Mil Ac 32.3 NC - 7.4

Yield Bu/Ac 47.8 NC + 1.3

Production Bil Bu 1.54 -<0.1 - 6.2

Other Spring

Harvested Mil Ac 12.0 NC - 0.8

Yield Bu/Ac 42.8 - 0.2 - 4.9

Production Mil Bu 511 - 0.3 - 5.7

Durum

Harvested Mil Ac 1.50 NC - 28.5

Yield Bu/Ac 40.1 + 4.7 + 2.8

Production Mil Bu 60.2 + 4.6 - 26.5

All Wheat

Production Bil Bu 2.11 +<0.1 - 6.8

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Winter Wheat Yield - August 1, 2013 

Bushels and Change From Previous Month

29-4

56-3

74-1

60-1

66-1

59 NC

85# NC

55 NC

76 NC

40 NC

67 NC

57 NC

36 NC

68# NC

33 NC

65# NC

53 NC U.S.47.8 #

NC

# Record High

NC = No Change

39 NC

68 NC

32 NC

64 56 NC 1

68

67# 1

2

712

75#2

452 422

614
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Crop Unit

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Oats Mil Bu 75.2 + 1.0 + 17.5

Barley Mil Bu 218 -0.9 -1.2

Sorghum Mil Bu 359 --- +45.3

Alfalfa Hay Mil Tons 59.9 --- +15.1

Other Hay Mil Tons 80.0 --- +17.9

Rice Mil Cwt 181 --- -9.1

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Peanuts Bil Lbs 3.85 --- -42.9

Dry Beans Mil Cwt 24.6 --- -23.0

All Tobacco Mil Lbs 723 --- -5.2

Sugarbeets Mil Tons 30.0 --- -14.8

Sugarcane Mil Tons 30.4 --- -5.8

Coffee (HI) Mil Lbs 7.00 -2.8 -7.9

Summer Potatoes Mil Cwt 16.4 --- -8.3

August 2013 Crop Production
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