CROP PRODUCTION – ANNUAL

GRAIN STOCKS

RICE STOCKS

WINTER WHEAT SEEDINGS

JANUARY CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

January 11, 2013 12:00 PM

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA-NASS 

01-11-13

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 AK and HI

Sample Size 83,365

Collection Period Nov. 26 – Dec. 18
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U.S. Principal Crops Planted

Year Principal Crops

Change from 

Previous Year

---Million acres---

2003 325.7 - 1.6

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
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326

309

290

295

300

305

310

315

320

325

330

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Million acres

U.S. Principal Crop Acres

Planted Harvested
USDA-NASS 

01-11-13

320.4

325

319.3

316.7

315.1

326.3

100

150

200

250

300

350

314

316

318

320

322

324

326

328

Percent

Million Acres (1990-92=100)

Feed Grain & Hay Price Index and

Principal Crop Acres (2007-2012)

Principal Crop Acres Feed Grain & Hay Price Index
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Corn

 Planted Mil Ac 97.2 + 0.2 + 5.7

 Harvested Mil Ac 87.4 - 0.4 + 4.0

 Yield Bu/Ac 123.4 + 0.9 - 16.2

 Production Bil Bu 10.8 + 0.5 - 12.8

 Dec Stocks Bil Bu 8.03 --- - 16.8

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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123.4

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Bushels/acre

U.S. Corn Yield
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01-11-13

C o r n f o r G r a in Y ie ld s , 2 0 1 2

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

9 8

- 1 6

1 9 5

1 5 1 7 8 #

3 6

1 8 5 N C

1 3 3 N C

1 3 5

5

1 1 2 #

1 2

1 8 0 #

2 2

1 9 0 #

5

1 0 5

- 5 2

9 9

- 4 7

1 3 7

- 3 5

9 6

- 1 1 6 8

- 7 1

1 7 3 #

3 8

1 2 2

1 3

1 3 3

- 2 0

1 6 5

9

1 6 5 #

3 7

7 5

- 3 9

1 1 0

- 2 0

1 4 2

- 1 8

1 1 8

- 5

1 7 0

- 1 0

1 3 4

1

1 1 7

3 3

1 2 2

1 7

1 2 3

- 3 5

1 1 0

2 0

2 1 0

- 5

1 3 2

2 1

1 2 2 #

5 7 U .S . 1 2 3 .4

- 2 3 .8

# R e c o r d H ig h N C = N o C h a n g e

1 0 1

- 3 1

8 5

- 4 6

1 3 0

3 7

1 6 7

3

1 0 3

- 1 5

2 1 5

- 1 0

1 2 8

1 4

1 2 1

- 3 5 1 4 2 #

1 2
USDA-NASS 

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8.03

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Billion bushels

U.S. Corn Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Soybeans

 Planted Mil Ac 77.2 - <0.1 + 2.9

 Harvested Mil Ac 76.1 + 0.5 + 3.2

 Yield Bu/Ac 39.6 + 0.8 - 5.5

 Production Bil Bu 3.01 + 1.5 - 2.5

 Dec Stocks Bil Bu 1.97 --- - 17.1

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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01-11-13

39.6

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Bushels/acre

U.S. Soybean Yield
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Soybean Yields, 2012

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

45#

1 2

43#

4.5

42.5

3

39#

1 2

37#

1 5

4 3

-4.5

43.5

-2

44.5

-7

2 2

-5 4 0

1

46#

1 0

47#

8

4 3

-1

4 3

4

45#

6

29.5

-7

41.5

-12.5

3 9

1

4 6

3

39#

8.5

3 4

5

4 5

-3

1 5

2

48#

4

34#

8.5

U.S. 39.6

-2.3

# Record High

NC = No Change

3 0

-7

3 8

6

2 6

7

42#

2

49#

6

41.5

-5
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01-11-13

1.97

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Billion bushels

U.S. Soybean Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec Mar Jun Sep
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Cotton

 Planted Mil Ac 12.3 - 0.4 - 16.4

 Harvested Mil Ac 9.43 - 9.7 - 0.4

 Yield Lbs/Ac 866 + 9.2 + 9.6

 Production Mil Bales 17.0 - 1.4 + 9.2

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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866

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

Pounds/acre

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

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

9 5 2 #

2 1 0

1 5 0 5

-2 1 1 0 8 3

1 5 4

1 6 0 4 #

1 8 6

8 9 7

1 5 3

1 0 2 7 #

2 3 6

5 7 8

6 8

1 0 0 3

1 5 7

9 7 0

1 8

1 0 3 3

6 4

1 0 7 5

2 6

9 9 3 #

3 7 7 4 8 0

-1 1 7 9 1 8 #

9 0 U .S . 8 6 6

7 6

# R e c o r d H ig h Y ie ld N C = N o C h a n g e

9 3 4

1 3 8

6 1 6

2 4

1 1 2 9 #

4 5 3
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Sorghum

 Planted Mil Ac 6.24 + 0.1 + 13.9

 Harvested Mil Ac 4.96 - 1.2 + 26.1

 Yield Bu/Ac 49.8 - 2.5 - 8.8

 Production Mil Bu 247 - 3.6 + 15.2

 Dec Stocks Mil Bu 139 --- - 7.9

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Rice

 Planted Mil Ac 2.70 NC +0.4

 Harvested Mil Ac 2.68 +0.8 +2.3

 Yield Lbs/Ac 7,449 +0.4 +5.4

 Production Mil Cwt 199 +0.5 +7.9

 Dec Stocks Mil Cwt 148 --- +0.5

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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148

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Million cwt

U.S. Rough Rice Stocks

Beginning Supply Dec 1 Mar 1 June 1 Aug 1 Sep 1 Oct 1
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Wheat

 Dec Stocks Bil Bu 1.66 --- - 0.2

All Wheat Stocks
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01-11-13

2.10

1.66

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

Billion bushels

U.S. All Wheat Stocks

Beginning Supply Sep Dec Mar Jun
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01-11-13

Crop Unit 2013

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat

 Seedings Mil Ac 41.8 --- + 1.2

Winter Wheat Seedings
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01-11-13

41.8

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 Planted, 2013

Acres(000) and Percent Change From Previous Year

400

-47

75

-12

260

-9

2100

-9

1200

-9

2200

-6

430

-4

760

-3

770

-3

1650

-3

145

-3

9300

-2

10

NC

610

NC

20

NC

40

NC

20

NC

235

NC U.S. 41,820

1

# Record High

NC = No Change

5500

2

5800

2

600

3

34

3

590

4

145

4

290

4

330

6

1480

7

240

9

420

14

960#

16

660

20

200

21

320

21

620

24

125

25

830

26

1000

27

450

29

540

29

11

38

410

41

40

122
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

All Hay

 Harvested Mil Ac 56.3 - 2.3 + 1.1

 Yield Tons/Ac 2.13 + 0.5 - 9.7

 Production Mil Tons 120 - 1.7 - 8.6

 Dec Stocks Mil Tons 76.5 --- - 15.6

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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2 0 1 2 A ll H a y S t o c k s S t o c k s ( 0 0 0 ) a n d P e r c e n t C h a n g e F r o m P r e v io u s Y e a r

1 6 2 0

1 7

240

- 4 1 1 5 0

- 2 6

1 9 0 0

1 6

1 6 0 0

- 1 1

5 2

- 5

1 7

3 1

470

1 8

1 2 0 0

5 0

2 1 0 0

5

1 0 5 0

7

900

- 3 1

1 8 4 0

- 3 3

3 0 0 0

- 2 3 3 4 0 0

- 1 1

905

6 8

127

- 5

310

- 1 4

8 1

1 4 850

- 4 3

2 8 0 0

- 2 6

1 3 6 5

- 8

4 6 0 0

- 1 6

3 8 0 0

- 2 2

3 0 5 0

- 2 9 650

- 2 2

4 9 N C

119

4 7

600

4

1 8 0 0 N C

1 2 0 0

2

4 5 0 0

- 2 6

1 2 0 0

- 3 3

2 9 0 0

4

1 7 0 0

- 2 3

1 7 0 0

- 1 3

7

- 1 3

440

1 0 U .S . 7 6 5 4 7 ( 0 0 0 T o n s )

- 1 5 .6

4 3 0 0

- 4 9

2 7 0 0

- 1 3

6 1 0 0

6 1

900

- 3 7

200

- 7

2 3 0 0

- 8

1 2 0 0

- 1 8

795

- 1 7

1 8 1 0

- 3 2

950

- 2 7
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Sugarcane Mil Tons 32.6 + 1.6 + 11.7

Sugarbeets Mil Tons 35.2 + 0.8 + 21.9

Peanuts Bil Lbs 6.74 + 4.2 + 84.3

Sunflowers Bil Lbs 2.79 + 13.3 + 36.7

Canola Bil Lbs 2.45 - 1.5 + 59.1

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Mustard Seed Mil Lbs 29.9 --- + 91.3

Safflower Mil Lbs 179 --- + 5.7

Flaxseed Mil Bu 5.76 --- + 106.4

Rapeseed Mil Lbs 4.63 --- + 63.6

Proso Millet Mil Bu 3.09 --- - 66.2

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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Crop Unit 2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Dry Edible Beans Mil Cwt 31.9 + 0.5 + 60.5

Lentils Mil Cwt 5.30 + 0.9 + 12.0

Peas

 Austrian Winter Thou Cwt 167 + 13.6 - 7.2

 Dry Edible Mil Cwt 10.9 - 5.1 + 93.3

All Potatoes Mil Cwt 467 + <0.1 + 8.7

Sweet Potatoes Mil Cwt 26.5 --- - 1.8

Tobacco Mil Lbs 762 - 2.3 + 27.4

Crop Production 2012 Annual
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January 2013 Crop Production

Crop Unit

January

2013

% Change

from 

Previous

Forecast

% Change

from 

Previous

Season

Oranges Mil Tons 8.83 - 2.0 - 2.0

Grapefruit Mil Tons 1.14 NC - 2.8

Lemons Thou Tons 892 + 0.5 + 4.9

Tangelos Thou Tons 50.0 NC - 3.8

Tangerines and 

 Mandarins Thou Tons 661 NC + 2.0
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