AUGUST CROP PRODUCTION

Executive Summary

August 10, 2012 8:30 AM

United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Contents

Field Crops Fruit Specialty Crops

Corn Peaches Dry Beans

Soybeans Apples Tobacco

Cotton Pears Sugarbeets

Wheat Grapes Sugarcane

Oats Hops

Barley Coffee

Sorghum

Alfalfa & Other Hay

Rice

Peanuts
Survey Overview

Ag Yield Objective Yield

Survey Type Farmer Reported Field Measurement

Crops Included Field Crops Corn, Soybeans, 

Cotton, and Winter 

Wheat

Sample Size 28,472 4,504

Collection Period Jul 30 – Aug 6 Jul 25 – Aug 1

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Crop Unit

August

2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Corn

 Planted Mil Ac 96.4 NC + 4.9

 Harvested Mil Ac 87.4 - 1.7 + 4.0

 Yield Bu/Ac 123.4 --- - 16.2

 Production Bil Bu 10.8 --- - 12.8

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2012 Corn for Grain Harvested

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Forecast

260 NC

640 NC

180 NC 970 -250

187 NC

285 NC

12600 -200

6050 NC

13600 NC

4200 -200 1490 NC

560 NC

425 NC

2290 NC

8250# NC

800 NC

3350 -50

9100 -500

82 NC

640 NC

780 NC

3200# NC

3620 -40

330 NC

1000 NC

300 NC

U.S. 87,361

-1,490

# Record High

NC = No Change

5300# -250

870 NC

1580 NC

350 NC

125 NC

3450 NC
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8.97

10.09

11.8

11.1

10.5

13.0

12.1

13.1

12.4 12.4

10.8

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Billion bushels

U.S. Corn Production
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123

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Bushels/acre

U.S. Corn Yield
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Corn for Grain Yields, 2012

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

85-29

160 18

1905 1352

105 -25

175# 17

116 -41

100 -46

141 -31

93-14 65-74

165# 30

1101

114 -39

155-1

147 19

75-39

147 -13

1274

119 -14

114 30

100-5

126 -32

100 10

118

7

118# 53

U.S. 123.4

-23.8

# Record High

NC = No Change

98-34

82-49

150# 57

91-27

225# NC

132 -24
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2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Soybeans

 Planted Mil Ac 76.1 NC + 1.5

 Harvested Mil Ac 74.6 - 0.9 + 1.4

 Yield Bu/Ac 36.1 --- - 13.0

 Production Bil Bu 2.69 --- - 11.9

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2012 Soybeans Harvested

Acres (000) and Change From Previous Forecast

325 NC

3200 NC

178 NC

180 NC

8350 -220

4990 NC

9440 NC

3350 -200 1380 -10

1110 NC

475 NC

1990 NC

6920 NC

2100 NC

5150 -100

5000 -50

93 NC

337# NC

1630 NC

4550# NC

4580 -10

290 -90

520# NC

410 NC

U.S. 74,635

-680

# Record High

NC = No Change

4450 NC

1290 NC

85 NC

540 NC

1680# NC
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2.76

2.45

3.12

3.07

3.20

2.68

2.97

3.36 3.33

3.06

2.69

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Billion bushels

U.S. Soybean Production
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36.1

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Bushels/acre

U.S. Soybean Yield
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Soybean Yields, August 1, 2012

Bushels and Change From Previous Year

33 NC

39#1

30-9

286

37 -10

37-8

43 -7.5

22-5 29 -10

42

7

37 -1.5

36-8

38 -0.5

39 NC

30 -6.5

43 -10.5

36-1

42-1

322

28 -0.5

42 -5.5

20

7

42-2

261

U.S. 36.1

-5.4

# Record High

NC = No Change

31-6

26-6

3516

34-5

36 -10
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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Cotton

 Planted Mil Ac 12.6 NC - 14.3

 Harvested Mil Ac 10.8 --- + 14.3

 Yield Lbs/Ac 784 --- - 0.8

 Production Mil Bales 17.7 --- + 13.3

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12.6

10.8

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Million acres

U.S. All Cotton Acres

Planted Harvested USDA-NASS 

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17.2

18.3

23.3

23.9

21.6

19.2

12.8

12.2

18.1

15.6

17.7

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Million bales

U.S. All Cotton Production

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784

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

Pounds/acre

U.S. All Cotton Yield

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Upland Cotton Yield, August 1, 2012

Pounds and Change From Previous Year

719 -23

1576# 28 1011 82

1675# 201

857 113

925# 134

53525

87327

926 -26

913 -56

1072 13

837 221 556 -41 8291

U.S. 771

-1

# Record High Yield

755 -41

61829

914 238

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Crop Unit

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% Change from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change from 

Previous 

Season

Winter Wheat

 Harvested Mil Ac 35.0 NC + 8.4

 Yield Bu/Ac 48.0 + 0.6 + 3.9

 Production Bil Bu 1.68 + 0.7 + 12.7

Other Spring

 Harvested Mil Ac 11.7 NC - 3.3

 Yield Bu/Ac 42.8 + 5.9 + 13.5

 Production Mil Bu 500 + 5.9 + 9.7

Durum

 Harvested Mil Ac 2.12 NC + 61.7

 Yield Bu/Ac 40.5 + 4.9 + 5.2

 Production Mil Bu 86.0 + 4.9 + 70.4

All Wheat

 Production Bil Bu 2.27 + 2.0 + 13.4

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Winter Wheat Yield - August 1, 2012 

Bushels and Change From Previous Month

43-1

55 NC

85# NC 37 NC

44 NC

82 NC

56 NC

38 NC

42 NC 67 NC

37 NC 48 NC U.S. 48.0

0.3

# Record High

NC = No Change

66 NC

31 NC

65 NC

651

631

591

731

621

672 652

742

582

712

643

723 485

55#6
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Other Spring Wheat Yield - August 1, 2012 

Bushels and Change From Previous Month

69-2

30 NC

561

722

533

433

U.S. 42.8

2.4

416
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2012

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Oats Mil Bu 66.5 + 1.9 + 24.0

Barley Mil Bu 221 + 2.0 + 41.9

Sorghum Mil Bu 248 --- + 15.5

Alfalfa Hay Mil Tons 54.9 --- - 16.0

Other Hay Mil Tons 65.4 --- - 0.6

Rice Mil Cwt 190 --- + 2.7

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Peanuts Bil Lbs 5.29 --- + 45.6

Dry Beans Mil Cwt 27.0 --- + 36.2

All Tobacco Mil Lbs 707 --- + 18.2

Sugarbeets Mil Tons 35.3 --- + 22.6

Sugarcane Mil Tons 31.4 --- + 6.7

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% Change 

from 

Previous 

Forecast

% Change 

from 

Previous 

Season

Peaches Mil Tons 1.02 --- - 4.5

Apples Bil Lbs 8.07 --- - 14.4

Pears Thou Tons 879 --- - 8.0

Grapes Mil Tons 7.30 --- - 1.1

Hops Mil Lbs 61.5 --- - 5.1

Coffee (HI) Mil Lbs 7.60 - 8.4 -13.6

August 2012 Crop Production
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