JULY CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

JULY 11, 2013 12:00 PM

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Contents

Field Crops Fruit Specialty Crops

Winter Wheat Citrus Tobacco

Other Spring Wheat

Durum Wheat

Barley

Oats
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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 ~8,300 1,410

Collection Period June 26 – July 5 June 24 – July 1
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Crop Unit

July

2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 32.3 * NC - 7.4

 Yield Bu/Ac 47.8 + 3.7 + 1.3

 Production Bil Bu 1.54 + 2.2 - 6.2

* No change from June Acreage

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Crop Unit

July

2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat Production by Class

 Hard Red Mil Bu 793 + 1.5 - 21.0

 Soft Red Mil Bu 539 + 5.9 + 28.4

 White Mil Bu 211 - 3.4 - 4.5

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47.8

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, 2013 

Bushels and Change From Previous Month

40-6

57-4

61-3

67-3

76-2

33-1

75-1

85# NC 67 NC

57 NC

59 NC

65# NC

64 NC

651

691

361

68#1

671

681

552

402

432

322

593

73#3

553

333 533 U.S.47.8 #

1.7

# Record High

NC = No Change

396
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Winter Wheat Objective Yield - July

Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab

Year Mature

---Percent---

2009 57

2010 58

2011 60

2012 77

2013 55
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96 97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05 06

07

08

09

10

11

12

Jun 13

Jul 13

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

July

2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Other Spring Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 12.0 NC - 0.8

 Yield Bu/Ac 42.9 --- - 4.7

 Production Mil Bu 513 --- - 5.3

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Other Spring Wheat Yield - July 1, 2013 

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

49-6

53-4

41-4

U.S.42.9 #

-2.1

41 NC

771

352

69

7
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Crop Unit

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2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Durum Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 1.50 NC - 28.5

 Yield Bu/Ac 38.3 --- - 1.8

 Production Mil Bu 57.5 --- - 29.8

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% Change 

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Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

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Season

All Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 45.7 NC - 6.7

 Yield Bu/Ac 46.2 --- - < 0.1

 Production Bil Bu 2.11 --- - 6.9

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Oats

 Harvested Mil Ac 1.20 NC + 14.4

 Yield Bu/Ac 62.3 --- + 1.6

 Production Mil Bu 74.5 --- + 16.3

Barley

 Harvested Mil Ac 3.08 NC - 5.2

 Yield Bu/Ac 71.4 --- + 5.2

 Production Mil Bu 219 --- - 0.4

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Crop Unit

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2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Oranges Mil Tons 8.38 - 0.4 - 6.9

Grapefruit Mil Tons 1.19 + 2.1 + 3.1

Lemons Thou Tons 872 NC + 2.6

Tangerines and

 Mandarins Thou Tons 687 - 2.8 + 6.0

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Crop Unit

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2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Tobacco

 Flue-Cured Mil Lbs 493 --- + 4.3

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