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United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

November Crop Production

Executive Summary

Lance Honig, Chief

Crops Branch

November 10, 2015
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Field Crops Fruit & Nuts Specialty Crops

Corn Citrus Sugarbeets

Soybeans Sugarcane

Cotton Dry Edible Peas

Rice Lentils

Peanuts Austrian Winter Peas

Sorghum Fall Potatoes

Cottonseed

Contents
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Objective Surveys 

(Size and Drop) Fruit Maturity

Survey Type Field Observations Laboratory Tests

Crops Included All Oranges, Grapefruit

Sample Size 1,825 groves 425 samples

Collection Period Oct 12 – 23 Oct 28 – 30

Survey Overview

Florida Citrus
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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

Crop Unit November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Production

Oranges Mil Tons 5.50 -4.7 -13.7

Grapefruit Thou Tons 819 -0.5 -5.9

Tangelos Thou Tons 18.0 -10.0 -41.9

Tangerines & 

Mandarins Thou Tons 843 NC NC
11.4

12.7

13.7

9.82

13.0

12.2 12.4

11.5

12.9

9.25 9.02

7.63

10.1

9.13

8.24

8.91 8.98

8.27

6.77

6.38

5.50

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Million Tons

Orange Production

United States

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Ag Yield Objective Yield

Survey Type Farmer Reported Field Measurement

Crops Included Field Crops Corn, Cotton, Soybeans

Sample Size 9,203 4,972

Collection Period Oct 28 – Nov 5 Oct 24 – Nov 1

Survey Overview
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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Corn

Harvested Mil Ac 80.7 NC -3.0

Yield Bu/Ac 169.3 +0.8 -1.0

Production Bil Bu 13.7 +0.7 -4.0

Crop Unit 
7.40

9.23 9.21

9.76

9.43

9.92 9.50

8.97

10.1

11.8

11.1

10.5

13.0

12.0

13.1

12.4 12.3

10.8

13.8

14.2

13.7

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Billion Bushels

Corn for Grain Production

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2004

2005

2006 2007 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Aug-15 2014

Sep-15

Oct-15

Nov-15

0.260

0.270

0.280

0.290

0.300

0.310

0.320

0.330

0.340

0.350

0.360

25,000 25,500 26,000 26,500 27,000 27,500 28,000 28,500 29,000 29,500

Lbs/Ear

Ears Per Acre

Corn Objective Yield Region

Ears Per Acre vs. Implied Ear Weight

Implied Ear Weight = (Published Yield * 56) / Ears

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Year Dent Stage Mature

Percent

2011 < 0.5 94

2012 < 0.5 95

2013 < 0.5 86

2014 < 0.5 96

2015 < 0.5 96

Corn Objective Yield - November

Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab
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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Soybeans

Harvested Mil Ac 82.4 NC -0.2

Yield Bu/Ac 48.3 +2.3 +1.7

Production Bil Bu 3.98 +2.4 +1.4

Crop Unit 
2.17

2.38

2.69 2.74

2.65

2.76

2.89

2.76

2.45

3.12 3.07

3.20

2.68

2.97

3.36

3.33

3.10 3.04

3.36

3.93 3.98

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Billion Bushels

Soybean Production

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2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 2014

Sep-15

Oct-15 Nov-15

0.260

0.265

0.270

0.275

0.280

0.285

0.290

0.295

0.300

0.305

0.310

0.315

0.320

0.325

1,400 1,450 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,650 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,850 1,900

Grams/Pod

Pods Per 18 Square Feet

Soybean Objective Yield Region

Pods Per 18 Square Feet vs. Implied Pod Weight

Implied Pod Weight = (Published Yield / Pods) /0.0889

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Year Mature

Percent

2011 95

2012 94

2013 73

2014 92

2015 95

Soybean Objective Yield - November

Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab
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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

All Cotton

Harvested Mil Ac 8.15 -0.2 -12.8

Yield Lb/Ac 782 -0.3 -6.7

Production Mil Bls 13.3 -0.4 -18.6

Crop Unit 
17.9

18.9 18.8

13.9

17.0 17.2

20.3

17.2

18.3

23.3

23.9

21.6

19.2

12.8

12.2

18.1

15.6

17.3

12.9

16.3

13.3

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Million Bales

All Cotton Production

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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Rice

Harvested Mil Ac 2.57 NC -12.0

Yield Lbs/Ac 7,423 +1.6 -2.0

Production Mil Cwt 191 +1.6 -13.7

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% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Peanuts

Harvested Mil Ac 1.57 -0.5 +19.0

Yield Lbs/Ac 3,922 -1.9 -<0.1

Production Bil Lbs 6.17 -2.4 +19.0

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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Sorghum

Harvested Mil Ac 7.65 NC +19.4

Yield Bu/Ac 77.7 +3.6 +14.9

Production Mil Bu 594 +3.5 +37.3

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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Production 

Sugarcane Mil Tons 31.7 +1.3 +4.3

Sugarbeets Mil Tons 35.2 +1.3 +12.3

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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Year

Production

Cottonseed Mil Tons 4.26 -0.4 -16.9

Fall Potatoes Mil Cwt 409 NA +1.2

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November 2015 Crop Production

% Change % Change

From From

November Previous Previous

2015 Forecast Season 

Production

A. Winter Peas Thou Cwt 274 NA +21.8

Dry Edible Peas Mil Cwt 19.6 NA +14.0

Lentils Mil Cwt 5.32 NA +58.1

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Release Date Report Title

November 19 Farm Labor

November 20 Cattle on Feed

November 30 Agricultural Prices

December 1

CAIR: Cotton

CAIR: Oilseed Crushing

CAIR: Fats & Oils

December 10 Crop Production

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