Sep Nov

200 200

100 100

200 200

150 150

Field Crop Program February 2024

Every 5 years NASS conducts a program review following the completion of the Census of Agriculture. The primary purpose is to ensure that the

NASS annual estimating program targets commodities and states most relevant based on the latest available information. Last fall we announced

the program review and requested stakeholder input.

The primary source of information for the program review is the Census of Agriculture, since it is the most comprehensive source of data; however 

we also take into consideration estimates from the current annual estimating program and administrative data.

The program changes balance resources across all of the programs included in the annual estimating program, which represents over 400

individual reports.

Dry edible peas removed wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas estimates/totals.

Removing the wrinkled seed peas and Austrian winter peas from the dry edible peas estimates has been an industry request for many years. This 

move will make NASS estimates more consistent with industry.

Potato certified seed.

NASS is discontinuing the publishing of potato certified seed estimate, which were published in the September Crop Production report.

Dry edible beans class estimates.

NASS will discontinue publishing planted class estimates in August Crop Production report. NASS will continue class to publish end of season class 

estimates for acreage, yield, and production in the Crop Production Annual Summary report. NASS will no longer be breaking out the class 

estimates for small white, baby lima, and large lima. These classes will now be collected and published in the other class. NASS will begin breaking 

out the white kidney class which was previously included in the other class estimate.

Objective Yield

NASS is not making any changes to the Objective Yield program.

The following tables document the survey periods and sample sizes by crop.

Corn**

Crop Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Dec

Illinois 200

Indiana 100

Iowa 200

Kansas 150

Potato type percentage.

NASS is discontinuing the publishing of potato types percentage estimates, which were published in the December and February Potato Stocks 

report and the Acreage report.

Potato stocks and processing.

NASS is discontinuing the publishing of the Klamath Basin potato stock estimate in the Potato Stocks report. All other State level potato stock 

estimates will continued to be published. NASS is discontinuing the monthly Malheur county and other than Malheur county processing breakout. 

All other monthly processing breakouts will continue in the Potato Stocks report. NASS is discontinuing the monthly dehydrated estimate in the 

Potato Stocks report. NASS will continue to publish the annual dehydrated total in the annual Potato Summary report. NASS will discontinue the 

regional breakout in the annual Potato Summary report. NASS will continue to publish the US total.
180 180

150 150

200 200

140 140

100 100

140 140

1,560 1,560

Sep Nov

70 70

175 175

95 95

500 500

840 840

Sep Nov

140 140

200 200

130 130

200 200

70 70

120 120

150 150

130 130

120 120

150 150

120 120

1,530 1,530

Sep Nov

Nov

Minnesota 180

Missouri 150

Nebraska 200

Ohio 140

South Dakota 100

Wisconsin 140

TOTAL 1,560

** Sample sizes are preliminary.

Cotton**

Crop Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Dec

Arkansas 70 70

Georgia 175 175

Texas *** 500 500

Mississippi 95 95

TOTAL *** 840 840

** Sample sizes are preliminary.

*** Only samples in southern portions of Texas will be enumerated in August.

Soybeans**

Crop Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Dec

Arkansas 140

Illinois 200

Indiana 130

Iowa 200

Kansas 70

Minnesota 120

Missouri 150

Nebraska 130

North Dakota 120

Ohio 150

South Dakota 120

TOTAL 1,530

** Samples sizes preliminary.

Winter Wheat

Crop Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Dec

Colorado 50 100 100

Illinois 25 50

Kansas 127 255 255 255

Missouri 40 80 80

Montana 50 100 100

Nebraska 35 70 70

Ohio 40 80 80

Oklahoma 55 110 110 110

Texas 75 150 150 150

Washington 80 160 160

TOTAL 257 835 1,155 1,155

In-season forecasts for field crops.

NASS publishes in-season forecasts for a number of field crops. The following table indicates the crops that are forecasted by month.

Crop Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Dec

Barley Federal Federal

Beans, Dry Federal Federal

50
Federal

Federal

Federal

Federal

Federal

Federal

Federal

Federal

Federal

Federal

Canola Federal

Chickpeas Federal

Corn, Grain Federal Federal Federal

Cotton, Pima Federal Federal Federal Federal

Cotton, Upland Federal Federal Federal Federal

Hay Federal Federal

Hops Federal

Lentils Federal

Oats Federal Federal

Peanuts Federal Federal Federal

Peas, Dry Federal

Potatoes

Rice Federal Federal Federal

Sorghum, Grain Federal Federal Federal

Soybeans Federal Federal Federal

Sugarbeets Federal Federal Federal

Sugarcane Federal Federal Federal Federal Federal

Sunflowers Federal

Tobacco Federal Federal Federal Federal

Wheat, Durum Federal1/ Federal1/ Federal Federal

Wheat, Oth Spring Federal Federal

Wheat, Winter Federal Federal Federal Federal

Note: “Federal” indicates forecast is part of the NASS annual estimating program.

1/ Only Arizona and California forecasted.

States included in the estimating program for field crops.

For each crop, both production and total value of production were reviewed. Totals were arrayed from largest to smallest. States that account for 

the largest proportion of the total were identified for inclusion in the annual estimating program. This allows us to provide the most useful data to 

the agricultural sector in the most efficient means possible given the limited available resources.

Barley

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Alaska P P P None

Arizona P P P

California P P P

Colorado P P P P P

Delaware P P P

Idaho P P P P P

Kansas P P P

Maine P P P

Maryland P P P

Michigan P P P

Minnesota P P P P P

Montana P P P P P

New York P P P

North Carolina P P P

North Dakota P P P P P

Oregon P P P

Pennsylvania P P P

South Dakota P P P

Utah P P P

Virginia P P P

Washington P P P P P
P = Published

Beans, Dry Edible

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Wisconsin P P P

Wyoming P P P P P

Colorado P P P P California

Idaho P P P P Wyoming

Michigan P P P P

Minnesota P P P P

Washington P P P P

Nebraska P P P P

North Dakota P P P P

P = Published

Canola

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Kansas P P P P P

Minnesota P P P P

Montana P P P P

North Dakota P P P P

Oklahoma P P P P P

Idaho P P P P California

Washington P P P P

P = Published

Chickpeas

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Washington P P P P

Montana P P P P

North Dakota P P P P

P = Published

Corn, Grain

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Alabama P P P P P None

Arizona P P P

Arkansas P P P P P

California P P P

Colorado P P P P P

Delaware P P P P P

Florida P P P

Georgia P P P P P

Idaho P P P P P

Illinois P P P P P

Indiana P P P P P

Iowa P P P P P

Kansas P P P P P

Kentucky P P P P P

Louisiana P P P P P

Idaho P P P P None
Maryland P P P P P

Michigan P P P P P

Minnesota P P P P P

Mississippi P P P P P

Missouri P P P P P

Montana P P P

Nebraska P P P P P

New Jersey P P P

New Mexico P P P

New York P P P P P

North Carolina P P P P P

North Dakota P P P P P

Ohio P P P P P

Oklahoma P P P P P

Oregon P P P

Pennsylvania P P P P P

South Carolina P P P P P

South Dakota P P P P P

Tennessee P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

Utah P P P

Virginia P P P P P

Washington P P P P P

West Virginia P P P

Wisconsin P P P P P

Wyoming P P P

P = Published

Corn, Silage

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Alabama P None

Arizona P

Arkansas P

California P P

Colorado P

Connecticut P

Delaware P

Florida P

Georgia P

Idaho P

Illinois P

Indiana P

Iowa P P

Kansas P

Kentucky P

Louisiana P

Maine P

Maryland P

Massachusetts P

Michigan P

Minnesota P P

Mississippi P

Missouri P

Montana P

Nebraska P

Nevada P

New Hampshire P
New Jersey P

New Mexico P

New York P P

North Carolina P

North Dakota P P

Ohio P

Oklahoma P

Oregon P

Pennsylvania P P

Rhode Island P

South Carolina P

South Dakota P

Tennessee P

Texas P

Utah P

Vermont P

Virginia P

Washington P

West Virginia P

Wisconsin P P

Wyoming P

P = Published

Cotton, Pima

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Arizona P P P P P None

California P P P P P

New Mexico P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

P = Published

Cotton, Upland

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Alabama P P P P P None

Arizona P P P P P

Arkansas P P P P P

California P P P P P

Florida P P P P P

Georgia P P P P P

Kansas P P P P P

Louisiana P P P P P

Mississippi P P P P P

Missouri P P P P P

New Mexico P P P P P

North Carolina P P P P P

Oklahoma P P P P P

South Carolina P P P P P

Tennessee P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

Virginia P P P P P

P = Published

Flaxseed

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed

From Program
Montana P P P None

Arizona A P P P Arkansas

North Dakota P P P

P = Published

Hay, Alfalfa

Remaining States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

California A P P P

Colorado A P P P

Connecticut A P P

Delaware A P P

Idaho A P P P

Illinois A P P P

Indiana A P P P

Iowa A P P P

Kansas A P P P

Kentucky A P P P

Maine A P P

Maryland A P P

Massachusetts A P P

Michigan A P P P

Minnesota A P P P

Missouri A P P P

Montana A P P P

Nebraska A P P P

Nevada A P P P

New Hampshire A P P

New Jersey A P P

New Mexico A P P P

New York A P P P

North Carolina A P P

North Dakota A P P P

Ohio A P P P

Oklahoma A P P P

Oregon A P P P

Pennsylvania A P P P

Rhode Island A P P

South Dakota A P P P

Tennessee A P P

Texas A P P P

Utah A P P P

Vermont A P P

Virginia A P P P

Washington A P P P

West Virginia A P P

Wisconsin A P P P

Wyoming A P P P

A = Only “All Hay” published for Prospective Plantings report.

P = Published

Hay, Other

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Alabama A P P P None

Alaska A P P

Arizona A P P
Arkansas A P P P

California A P P P

Colorado A P P P

Connecticut A P P

Delaware A P P

Florida A P P

Georgia A P P P

Idaho A P P P

Illinois A P P P

Indiana A P P P

Iowa A P P P

Kansas A P P P

Kentucky A P P P

Louisiana A P P P

Maine A P P

Maryland A P P

Massachusetts A P P

Michigan A P P P

Minnesota A P P P

Mississippi A P P P

Missouri A P P P

Montana A P P P

Nebraska A P P P

Nevada A P P

New Hampshire A P P

New Jersey A P P

New Mexico A P P

New York A P P P

North Carolina A P P P

North Dakota A P P P

Ohio A P P P

Oklahoma A P P P

Oregon A P P P

Pennsylvania A P P P

Rhode Island A P P

South Carolina A P P

South Dakota A P P P

Tennessee A P P P

Texas A P P P

Utah A P P

Vermont A P P

Virginia A P P P

Washington A P P P

West Virginia A P P P

Wisconsin A P P P

Wyoming A P P P

A = Only “All Hay” published for Prospective Plantings report.

P = Published

Hops

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Idaho P P P None

P = Published

Lentils

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Oregon P P P

Washington P P P

Montana P P P P Idaho

North Dakota P P P P
Washington P P P P

P = Published

Maple Syrup

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Maine P

Michigan P

New Hampshire P

New York P

Pennsylvania P

Vermont P

Wisconsin P

P = Published

Mint, Peppermint

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed

From Program

Idaho P Indiana

Oregon P

Washington P

P = Published

Mint, Spearmint

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed

From Program

Idaho P None

Indiana P

Oregon P

Washington P

P = Published

Mustard

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Idaho E E None

Montana E E

North Dakota E E

E = Estimated and included in United States total, but not published individually.

Oats

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Georgia P P P P P Arkansas

Idaho P P P P P California

Illinois P P P P P Missouri

P

P

P

P

Washington E E

Ohio

West Virginia

None

Oregon E E

P

Minnesota

Connecticut

Indiana

Massachusetts P
Missouri P P P P P

Iowa P P P P P Oklahoma

Kansas P P P P P

Maine P P P P P

Montana P P P P P

Michigan P P P P P

Minnesota P P P P P

Nebraska P P P P P

New York P P P P P

Ohio P P P P P

North Carolina P P P P P

North Dakota P P P P P

Oregon P P P P P

Pennsylvania P P P P P

South Dakota P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

Wisconsin P P P P P

P = Published

Peanuts

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Alabama P P P P P New Mexico

Arkansas P P P P

Mississippi P P P P P

Florida P P P P P

Georgia P P P P P

North Carolina P P P P P

Oklahoma P P P P P

Virginia P P P P P

P = Published

South Carolina P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

Peas, Dry

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Idaho P P P P South Dakota

Montana P P P P

Nebraska P P P P

Washington P P P P

P = Published

North Dakota P P P P

Potatoes

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

California P P P None

Colorado P P P

Florida P P P

Idaho P P P

Maine P P P

Michigan P P P

Minnesota P P P

Nebraska P P P
North Dakota P P P

Oregon P P P

Texas P P P

Washington P P P

Wisconsin P P P

P = Published

Proso Millet

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Colorado P P None

P = Published

Rapeseed

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Nebraska P P

South Dakota P P

Idaho E E Delaware

Kentucky E E

Indiana E E South Carolina

Tennessee E E

Virginia E E

North Carolina E E

Pennsylvania E E

Washington E E

E = Estimated and included in United States total, but not published individually.

Rice

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Arkansas P P P P P None

California P P P P P

Louisiana P P P P P

Mississippi P P P P P

Missouri P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

P = Published

Rye

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed

From Program

Georgia E E None

Illinois E E

Kansas E E

Michigan E E

Minnesota P P

Nebraska E E

New York E E

North Carolina E E

North Dakota P P

Oklahoma P P

Pennsylvania P P

South Dakota P P

Texas E E
Wisconsin P P

E = Estimated and included in United States total, but not published individually. P = Published

Safflower

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

California P P None

Idaho P P

Colorado P P

Montana P P

South Dakota P P

Utah P P

P = Published

Sorghum, Grain

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Colorado P P P P P None

Kansas P P P P P

Nebraska P P P P P

Oklahoma P P P P P

South Dakota P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

P = Published

Sorghum, Silage

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed

From Program

Colorado P None

Kansas P

Nebraska P

Oklahoma P

South Dakota P

P = Published

Soybeans

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Texas P

Alabama P P P P P None

Arkansas P P P P P

Delaware P P P P P

Georgia P P P P P

Illinois P P P P P

Indiana P P P P P

Iowa P P P P P

Kansas P P P P P

Kentucky P P P P P

Louisiana P P P P P

Maryland P P P P P

Michigan P P P P P

Minnesota P P P P P

Mississippi P P P P P

Missouri P P P P P
Nebraska P P P P P

New Jersey P P P P P

New York P P P P P

North Carolina P P P P P

North Dakota P P P P P

Ohio P P P P P

Oklahoma P P P P P

Pennsylvania P P P P P

South Carolina P P P P P

South Dakota P P P P P

Tennessee P P P P P

Texas P P P P P

Virginia P P P P P

Wisconsin P P P P P

P = Published

Sugarbeets

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

California P P P P None

Colorado P P P P

Idaho P P P P

Michigan P P P P

Minnesota P P P P

Montana P P P P

Nebraska P P P P

North Dakota P P P P

Oregon P P P P

Washington P P P P

Wyoming P P P P

P = Published

Sugarcane

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Florida P P P None

Louisiana P P P

Texas P P P

P = Published

Sunflowers, Non-Oil

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

California P P A P None

Colorado P P A P

Kansas P P A P

Minnesota P P A P

Nebraska P P A P

North Dakota P P A P

South Dakota P P A P

Texas P P A P

A = Only “All Sunflowers” published for in-season forecasts.

P = Published

Sunflowers, Oil

Estimating States States
State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

California P P A P None

Colorado P P A P

Kansas P P A P

Minnesota P P A P

Nebraska P P A P

North Dakota P P A P

South Dakota P P A P

Texas P P A P

A = Only “All Sunflowers” published for in-season forecasts. P = Published

Kentucky P P P P Georgia

Tobacco

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Tennessee P P P P South Carolina

North Carolina P P P P Pennsylvania

Virginia P P P P

P = Published

Wheat, Durum

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed

From Program

Montana P P P P P

Arizona P P P P P P Idaho

California P P P P P P

North Dakota P P P P P

P = Published

Wheat, Other Spring

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective 

Plantings Acreage

In Season 

Forecast(s)

Annual 

Estimates

County 

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Idaho P P P P P None

Minnesota P P P P P

Montana P P P P P

North Dakota P P P P P

South Dakota P P P P P

Washington P P P P P

P = Published

Wheat, Winter

Estimating States States

State Seedings Prospective

Plantings Acreage

In Season

Forecast(s)

Annual

Estimates

County

Estimates

Removed From 

Program

Alabama P P P P New Jersey

Arkansas P P P P P P

California P P P P P P

Colorado P P P P P P

Delaware P P P P

Georgia P P P P

Idaho P P P P P P

Illinois P P P P P P

Indiana P P P P P P

Kansas P P P P P P
Kentucky

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MarylandPPPPPP

MichiganPPPPPP

MississippiPPPP

MissouriPPPPPP

MontanaPPPPPP

NebraskaPPPPPP

New MexicoPPPP

New YorkPPPP

North CarolinaPPPPPP

North DakotaPPPP

OhioPPPPPP

OklahomaPPPPPP

OregonPPPPPP

PennsylvaniaPPPPPP

TexasPPPPPP

UtahPP

South CarolinaPPPP

South DakotaPPPPPP

TennesseePPPPPP

WashingtonPPPPPP

VirginiaPPPPPP

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WyomingPPPP

WisconsinPPPPPP

P = Published