MAY CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

MAY 10, 2013 12:00 PM

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Contents

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Field Crops Fruits/Nuts

Winter Wheat Citrus

Hay Stocks

Cotton

Tobacco

Potatoes
Survey Overview

Ag Yield Objective Yield

Survey Type Farmer Reported Field Measurement

Crops Included Winter and Durum Wheat 

and Hay Stocks

Winter Wheat

States All except AK and HI KS, OK, TX

Sample Size 12,989 335

Collection Period Apr 29 - May 7 Apr 24 - May 1

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Winter Wheat Condition

Percent Rated Good to Excellent

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30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Crop Unit

May 

2013

% Change

from Prev

Season

Winter Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 32.7 - 6.1

 Yield Bu/Ac 45.4 - 3.8

 Production Bil Bu 1.49 - 9.7

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42.0

32.7

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013

Million acres

U.S. Winter Wheat Acres

Planted Harvested

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Winter Wheat Harvested, 2013

Acres(000) and Change From Previous Year

8100 -1000

2000 -1000

3800 -500

1770 -400

340 -390

900 -310

2040 -130

740 NC

1300 NC

7905

32010

55010

23010 U.S. 32,709

-2,125

# Record High

NC = No Change

11025

37530

17530

27030

24535

1710 40

29045

56090

350 120

420 120

580 130

470 130

600

800 150

155

920# 170

950 260
45.4

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 - May 1, 2013 

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

33-17

64-11

33-8

30-6

37-5

64-5

27-5

76-4

53-4

52-3

62-3

68-3

74-2

63-2

51-2 U.S. 45.4

-1.8

# Record High

NC = No Change

66-1 67-1

56-1

55 NC

85# NC

63

35 NC

1

501

671

412

59 65 2 2

664

67#4
1.72

1.50 1.50

1.29

1.50

1.87

1.52

1.48 1.49

1.65

1.49

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.30

1.40

1.50

1.60

1.70

1.80

1.90

2.00

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Billion bushels

U.S. Winter Wheat Production

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Crop Unit

May 

2013

% Change

from Prev

Season

Hay Stocks Mil Tons 14.2 -33.8

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2013 All Hay Stocks

Stocks (000) and Percent Change From Previous Year

215 -20

35NC 170 -50

320 33 360 57

7&-42

3

-25

25-40

250 48

570 -19

155& -48

110 -33

290 -42

460 -29 470 -39

150 114

22-37

75-6

12-20 140& -61

490& -46

200 -20

600 -41

860 -45

610 -43 140 -41

10-23

1525

105 -13

150& -54

240 -35

880 -48

140& -55

700 40

230 -16

300& -33

1&NC

110 38

U.S.14,156&

-34

& = Record Low

NC = No Change

850 -65

425 -41

1650 74

230 -34

36&-20

410 -54

180 -22

145 -49

410& -56 200 -50
Crop Unit

May 

2013

% Change

from Prev

Forecast

% Change

from Prev

Season

Oranges Mil Tons 8.60 NC - 4.5

Grapefruit Mil Tons 1.16 + 5.1 + 0.7

Tangerines and 

 Mandarins Thou Tons 710 - 0.6 + 9.6

Tangelos Thou Tons 45.0 NC - 13.5

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Crop Unit

May 

2013

% Change

from Prev

Forecast

% Change

from Prev

Season

Potatoes

 Spring Mil Cwt 21.9 --- - 18.2

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Crop Unit

May 

2013

% Change

from Prev

Estimate

% Change

from Prev

Season

Cotton, All (2012)

 Planted Mil Ac 12.3 - <0.1 - 16.4

 Harvested Mil Ac 9.37 - 0.6 - 0.9

 Yield Lbs/Ac 887 + 2.4 + 12.3

 Production Mil Bales 17.3 + 1.8 + 11.2

Tobacco, All (2012)

 Harvested Thou Ac 336 + <0.1 + 3.5

 Yield Lbs/Ac 2,268 NC + 23.2

 Production Mil Lbs 763 + <0.1 + 27.5

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