CROP PRODUCTION – ANNUAL

GRAIN STOCKS

RICE STOCKS

WINTER WHEAT SEEDINGS

COTTON GINNINGS

JANUARY CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

January 10, 2014 12:00 PM

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA-NASS 

01-10-14

Contents

Field Crops Stocks Fruits/Nuts

Planted Acres Corn Citrus

Harvested Acres Soybeans

Yield Cotton

Production Sorghum

Winter Wheat Seedings Rice

Hay

All Wheat
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Survey Overview

December Ag Survey

Survey Type Farmer Reported

Collection Method Mail, Phone, Internet,

Personal Interview

Crops Included Field Crops

States All except HI

Sample Size 82,403

Collection Period Nov. 29 – Dec. 17
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U.S. Principal Crops Planted

Year Principal Crops

Change from 

Previous Year

---Million acres---

2004 322.3 - 3.4

2005 317.6 - 4.7

2006 315.6 - 2.0

2007 320.4 +4.7

2008 325.0 +4.6

2009 319.3 - 5.7

2010 316.7 - 2.6

2011 315.1 - 1.6

2012 326.3 +11.2

2013 324.8 - 1.5
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290

295

300

305

310

315

320

325

330

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Million acres

U.S. Principal Crop Acres

Planted Harvested
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320.4

325.0

319.3

316.7

315.1

326.3

324.8

100

150

200

250

300

350

314

316

318

320

322

324

326

328

Jan-07

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan-08

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan-09

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan-10

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan-11

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan-12

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan-13

Apr

Jul

Oct

Percent

Million Acres (1990-92=100)

Feed Grain & Hay Price Index and

Principal Crop Acres (2007-2013)

Principal Crop Acres Feed Grain & Hay Price Index
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Corn

 Planted Mil Ac 95.4 +<0.1 -1.8

 Harvested Mil Ac 87.7 +0.5 +0.3

 Yield Bu/Ac 158.8 -1.0 +28.7

 Production Bil Bu 13.9 -0.5 +29.2

 Dec Stocks Bil Bu 10.4 --- +29.8

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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158.8

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Bushels/acre

U.S. Corn Yield
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Corn for Grain Yields, 2013

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

148#

5 0

180

-15 187#

9

195#

1 0

131

-2

166#

3 1

130#

1 8

175

-5

180

-10

178

7 3

177#

7 8

165

2 8

127

3 1 170#

102

173#

NC

158#

3 6

155#

2 2

160

-5

176#

1 1

136

6 1

115

5

170

2 8

139

2 1

190#

2 0

138

4

142#

2 5

110

-12

177#

5 4

145

3 5

190

-20

147#

1 5

130#

8

U.S. 158.8

35.4

# Record High

NC = No Change

138

3 7

156#

7 1

138

8

170

3

154#

5 1

215

NC

147#

1 9

146

2 5 127

-15
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10.4

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14

Billion bushels

U.S. Corn Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Soybeans

 Planted Mil Ac 76.5 +0.1 -0.9

 Harvested Mil Ac 75.9 +0.2 -0.4

 Yield Bu/Ac 43.3 +0.7 +8.8

 Production Bil Bu 3.29 +1.0 +8.4

 Dec Stocks Bil Bu 2.15 --- +9.2

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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43.3

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Bushels/acre

U.S. Soybean Yield
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Soybean Yields 2013

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

4 3

-2

43.5#

0.5

4 0

-2.5

41#

2

40#

2.5

4 9

6

5 1

7

44.5

NC

3 6

13.5 49.5#

9.5

48#

2

3 9

-8

4 4

1

4 1

-2.5

45#

NC

35.5

5.5

5 3

11.5

3 9

NC

48#

2

3 3

-6.5

3 0

-4.5

49#

4

3 0

1 5

49#

1

2 8

-6

U.S. 43.3

3.5

# Record High

NC = No Change

4 0

9.5

46#

8

2 5

-1

3 8

-4

4 6

-3

3 8

-3.5
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2.15

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14

Billion bushels

U.S. Soybean Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Cotton

 Planted Mil Ac 10.4 +0.7 -15.5

 Harvested Mil Ac 7.66 -1.5 -18.2

 Yield Lbs/Ac 826 +2.5 -6.9

 Production Mil Bales 13.2 +0.9 -23.8

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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826

400

500

600

700

800

900

Pounds/acre

U.S. All Cotton Yield
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A ll C o t to n Y ie ld , 2 0 1 3

P o u n d s a n d C h a n g e F r o m P r e v io u s Y e a r

7 3 6

-2 1 0

1 4 4 7

-2 3 1 1 4 9 #

8 5

1 5 9 7

-6 1

7 5 0

-1 4 7

8 5 0

-2 4 1

7 2 0

9 8

1 2 4 8 #

2 2 8

1 2 2 9 #

2 1 5

9 5 6

-1 0 7

1 0 6 8

8

8 1 9

-1 9 5 7 3 0

1 9 9 6 8 0

-2 7 5 U .S . 8 2 6

-6 1

# R e c o r d H ig h

8 7 1

-7 5

6 4 6

2 2

9 6 0

-1 5 8
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Sorghum, Grain

 Planted, All Mil Ac 8.06 -0.1 +29.1

 Harvested Mil Ac 6.53 -2.2 +31.8

 Yield Bu/Ac 59.6 -4.2 +19.7

 Production Mil Bu 389 -6.4 +57.6

 Dec Stocks Mil Bu 229 --- +63.5

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Rice

 Planted Mil Ac 2.49 +0.2 -7.8

 Harvested Mil Ac 2.47 +0.2 -7.9

 Yield Lbs/Ac 7,694 +0.4 +3.3

 Production Mil Cwt 190 +0.6 -4.8

 Dec Stocks Mil Cwt 133 --- -10.3

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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133

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14

Million cwt

U.S. Rough Rice Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec 1 Mar 1 Jun 1 Aug 1 Oct 1
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Wheat

 Dec Stocks Bil Bu 1.46 --- -12.4

All Wheat Stocks
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1.87

1.46

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14

Billion bushels

U.S. All Wheat Stocks

Beginning Supply Sep Dec Mar Jun
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Crop Unit 2014

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat

 Seedings Mil Ac 41.9 --- -2.8

Winter Wheat Seedings
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41.9

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

Million acres

U.S. Winter Wheat Acres

Planted Harvested
Winter Wheat Planted, 2014

Acres(000) and Percent Change From Previous Year

6

-50

200

-50

400

-41

15

-40

160

-38

270

-36

65

-24

100

-20

250

-17

25

-17

830 510 -16 -16

740

-15

230

-15 U.S. 41,892

-3

# Record High

& Record Low

NC = No Change

600

-14

30

-12

430

-9

1000

-9

630

-9

730

-8

1200

-8

290

-8

570

-7 8800

-7

730

-5

420

-5

5300

-5

1650

-2

20

NC

185

NC

6200

NC

120&

NC

320

NC

350

1

1500

2

650

3

160

7

11

22

2500

25

2900

26

45

50

750#

241

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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Hay

 Harvested Mil Ac 58.3 +2.9 +3.5

 Yield Tons/Ac 2.33 -5.7 +9.4

 Production Mil Tons 136 -2.8 +13.4

 Dec Stocks Mil Tons 89.3 --- +16.7

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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2013 All Hay Stocks

Stocks (000) and Percent Change From Previous Year

1470

-9

200

-17 2150

87

1900

NC

1400

-13

50

-4

32

88

460

-2

1150

-4

2350

12

1150

10

1040

16

2750

49

4500

50 4200

24

500

-45

120

-6

290

-6

69

-15 1140

34

3180

14

1250

-8

5900

28

4700

24

3800

25 650

NC

21

-57

110

-8

400

-33

2000

11

1380

15

4900

9

1500

25

3900

34

1700

NC

2000

18

7

NC

440

NC

U.S. 89304 (000 Tons)

16.7

5400

26

3370

25

5900

-3

1250

39

205

2

2450

7

1200

NC

870

9

2900

60

1000

5
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Sugarcane Mil Tons 32.2 NC -0.1

Sugarbeets Mil Tons 32.8 +<0.1 -6.8

Peanuts Bil Lbs 4.17 +7.0 -38.3

Sunflowers Bil Lbs 2.03 --- -27.0

Canola Bil Lbs 2.21 --- -9.7

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Mustard Seed Mil Lbs 36.7 --- +22.7

Safflower Mil Lbs 209 --- +16.7

Flaxseed Mil Bu 3.36 --- -41.2

Rapeseed Mil Lbs 1.94 --- -60.2

Proso Millet Mil Bu 18.4 --- +497

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Dry Edible Beans Mil Cwt 24.5 +1.8 -23.3

Lentils Mil Cwt 5.02 +14.7 -5.3

Peas

 Austrian Winter Thou Cwt 228 +37.3 +36.5

 Dry Edible Mil Cwt 15.6 +0.1 +43.7

All Potatoes Mil Cwt 437 -0.5 -5.5

Sweet Potatoes Mil Cwt 24.8 --- -6.4

Tobacco Mil Lbs 724 -0.9 -5.1

Crop Production 2013 Annual
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January 2014 Crop Production

Crop Unit

January

2014

% Change

from 

Previous

Forecast

% Change

from 

Previous

Season

Oranges Mil Tons 7.39 -5.0 -11.5

Grapefruit Mil Tons 1.08 -0.2 -9.1

Lemons Thou Tons 871 -6.4 -4.5

Tangelos Thou Tons 45.0 NC NC

Tangerines and 

 Mandarins Thou Tons 698 -2.9 +2.0
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Upcoming Reports 

Jan 24 Cotton Ginnings, Cattle on Feed

Jan 29 Peanut Stocks and Processing

Jan 31 Agricultural Prices, Cattle, 

and Sheep and Goats

Feb 10 Crop Production

Feb 14 Crop Values

Feb 20 Census of Agriculture - Preliminary

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