Acreage ISSN: 1949-1522 Released June 29, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted Acreage Up 5 Percent from 2011 Soybean Acreage Up 1 Percent All Wheat Acreage Up 3 Percent All Cotton Acreage Down 14 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes in 2012 is estimated at 96.4 million acres, up 5 percent from last year and represents the highest planted acreage in the United States since 1937 when an estimated 97.2 million acres were planted. Growers expect to harvest 88.9 million acres for grain, up 6 percent from last year. Soybean planted area for 2012 is estimated at 76.1 million acres, up 1 percent from last year and is the third highest on record. Area for harvest, at 75.3 million acres, is up 2 percent from 2011. Record high planted acreage is estimated in New York, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania, and the planted area in South Dakota ties the previous record high. All wheat planted area is estimated at 56.0 million acres, up 3 percent from 2011. The 2012 winter wheat planted area, at 41.8 million acres, is up 3 percent from last year and up slightly from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 30.0 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 8.3 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.5 million acres are White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2012 is estimated at 12.0 million acres, down 3 percent from 2011. Of this total, about 11.4 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2012 is estimated at 2.20 million acres, up 61 percent from the previous year. All cotton planted area for 2012 is estimated at 12.6 million acres, 14 percent below last year. Upland area is estimated at 12.4 million acres, down 14 percent from 2011. American Pima area is estimated at 235,000 acres, down 24 percent from 2011. This report was approved on June 29, 2012. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Karis T. Gutter Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Hubert Hamer Contents Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2010-2012......................................... 5 Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2011 and 2012....... 6 Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.... 7 Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012................................... 8 Barley Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012................................ 9 All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012............................. 10 Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.......................... 11 Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012........................... 12 Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.................... 12 Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012................................... 12 Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2011 and 2012......................... 13 Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.......................... 13 Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012....................................... 14 Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012............................... 15 Percent of Soybean Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop - Selected States and United States: 2008-2012................................................................................... 16 Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012................................ 16 Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012..................... 17 Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012................................ 18 Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.............................. 18 Safflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012............................. 18 Other Oilseeds Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2011 and 2012................................... 18 Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012........................ 19 Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012............................. 20 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012...................... 20 Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012........................................... 21 Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012......................... 22 Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012....................... 23 Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.......................... 23 Summer Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012......................... 24 Alaska Area Planted by Crop: 2011 and 2012................................................................. 24 Corn Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Corn Planted - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.... 25 Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.............................................................................................. 26 Soybean Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Soybeans Planted - States and United States: 2011 and 2012.............................................................................................. 27 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2011 and 2012.... 28 Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2011 and 2012...... 30 Spring Weather Summary..................................................................................... 32 Crop Comments.............................................................................................. 33 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................... 39 Reliability June Planted Acreage Estimates................................................................. 40 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 41 Principal Crops Area Planted - States and United States: 2010-2012 [Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops. Fall potatoes carried forward from the previous year for current year totals] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ......................: 2,115 2,265 2,290 Arizona ......................: 738 786 756 Arkansas .....................: 7,646 7,901 7,861 California ...................: 4,206 4,302 4,382 Colorado .....................: 6,247 6,300 6,144 Connecticut ..................: 88 89 88 Delaware .....................: 442 492 514 Florida ......................: 1,079 1,080 1,170 Georgia ......................: 3,576 3,737 3,671 Hawaii .......................: 17 17 17 : Idaho ........................: 4,371 4,371 4,381 Illinois .....................: 22,717 22,899 22,916 Indiana ......................: 12,190 12,315 12,215 Iowa .........................: 24,595 24,732 24,765 Kansas .......................: 22,729 22,995 23,246 Kentucky .....................: 5,745 5,798 6,064 Louisiana ....................: 3,412 3,528 3,610 Maine ........................: 267 262 277 Maryland .....................: 1,412 1,502 1,545 Massachusetts ................: 99 95 95 : Michigan .....................: 6,493 6,568 6,580 Minnesota ....................: 19,823 19,597 20,073 Mississippi ..................: 4,331 4,567 5,000 Missouri .....................: 13,140 13,771 13,985 Montana ......................: 9,285 8,725 9,406 Nebraska .....................: 19,226 19,281 19,371 Nevada .......................: 504 481 451 New Hampshire ................: 71 68 67 New Jersey ...................: 309 320 330 New Mexico ...................: 1,091 1,028 1,040 : New York .....................: 2,943 2,934 3,275 North Carolina ...............: 4,736 4,858 4,985 North Dakota .................: 21,496 18,245 22,614 Ohio .........................: 10,010 10,004 10,234 Oklahoma .....................: 10,335 9,559 10,169 Oregon .......................: 2,224 2,239 2,220 Pennsylvania .................: 3,703 3,729 3,819 Rhode Island .................: 11 12 11 South Carolina ...............: 1,631 1,638 1,699 South Dakota .................: 16,133 16,588 17,625 : Tennessee ....................: 4,797 4,897 4,882 Texas ........................: 21,972 21,317 23,005 Utah .........................: 1,000 1,066 1,025 Vermont ......................: 287 265 274 Virginia .....................: 2,774 2,951 2,935 Washington ...................: 3,701 3,738 3,637 West Virginia ................: 695 718 725 Wisconsin ....................: 7,864 8,016 8,134 Wyoming ......................: 1,634 1,546 1,412 : United States 1/ .............: 316,699 315,026 325,825 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States do not add to United States due to canola, potatoes, rye, and tobacco acreage not allocated to States. Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 270 290 250 260 Arizona .........: 55 65 32 40 Arkansas ........: 560 660 520 640 California ......: 630 610 150 180 Colorado ........: 1,500 1,420 1,300 1,220 Connecticut 2/ ..: 27 28 (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 190 195 182 187 Florida .........: 65 70 30 35 Georgia .........: 345 335 270 285 Idaho ...........: 350 380 120 130 : Illinois ........: 12,600 13,000 12,400 12,800 Indiana .........: 5,900 6,200 5,750 6,050 Iowa ............: 14,100 14,000 13,700 13,600 Kansas ..........: 4,900 4,700 4,200 4,400 Kentucky ........: 1,380 1,600 1,300 1,490 Louisiana .......: 580 570 570 560 Maine 2/ ........: 29 31 (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 500 490 430 425 Massachusetts 2/ : 17 17 (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 2,500 2,600 2,190 2,290 : Minnesota .......: 8,100 8,700 7,700 8,250 Mississippi .....: 810 840 740 800 Missouri ........: 3,300 3,600 3,070 3,400 Montana .........: 77 100 36 55 Nebraska ........: 9,850 9,900 9,600 9,600 Nevada 2/ .......: 8 8 (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 2/ : 15 14 (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 90 90 81 82 New Mexico ......: 125 125 43 50 New York ........: 1,100 1,160 620 640 : North Carolina ..: 870 850 815 780 North Dakota ....: 2,230 3,400 2,060 3,200 Ohio ............: 3,400 3,900 3,220 3,660 Oklahoma ........: 380 370 190 330 Oregon ..........: 83 85 51 50 Pennsylvania ....: 1,420 1,460 960 1,000 Rhode Island 2/ .: 2 1 (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 360 320 330 300 South Dakota ....: 5,200 6,000 4,950 5,550 Tennessee .......: 790 930 735 870 : Texas ...........: 2,050 1,900 1,470 1,580 Utah ............: 85 85 30 30 Vermont 2/ ......: 90 94 (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 490 510 340 350 Washington ......: 195 200 125 125 West Virginia ...: 48 52 31 37 Wisconsin .......: 4,150 4,350 3,320 3,450 Wyoming .........: 105 100 70 70 : United States ...: 91,921 96,405 83,981 88,851 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Sorghum Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Arizona ..........: 22 30 6 15 Arkansas .........: 100 120 90 110 Colorado .........: 220 230 140 170 Georgia ..........: 50 55 35 40 Illinois .........: 22 30 20 25 Kansas ...........: 2,600 2,500 2,000 2,300 Louisiana ........: 130 110 124 105 Mississippi ......: 52 65 50 63 Missouri .........: 40 70 33 60 Nebraska .........: 150 165 70 80 : New Mexico .......: 95 95 21 30 Oklahoma .........: 300 240 80 200 South Dakota .....: 150 200 110 140 Texas ............: 1,550 2,300 1,150 1,900 : United States ....: 5,481 6,210 3,929 5,238 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Oat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 2/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 45 50 15 20 Arkansas ......: 15 10 10 8 California ....: 200 230 15 30 Colorado ......: 45 50 10 11 Georgia .......: 60 60 25 20 Idaho .........: 70 70 15 15 Illinois ......: 30 30 20 20 Indiana .......: 15 15 7 8 Iowa ..........: 120 130 50 60 Kansas ........: 60 90 25 30 : Maine .........: 28 27 26 26 Michigan ......: 40 50 30 35 Minnesota .....: 180 190 110 130 Missouri ......: 15 20 8 9 Montana .......: 45 40 20 20 Nebraska ......: 60 80 20 25 New York ......: 55 60 34 40 North Carolina : 45 40 20 16 North Dakota ..: 170 220 85 110 Ohio ..........: 50 60 38 46 : Oklahoma ......: 35 75 5 17 Oregon ........: 35 40 12 16 Pennsylvania ..: 90 100 60 70 South Carolina : 22 30 13 17 South Dakota ..: 120 130 70 70 Texas .........: 550 530 60 80 Utah ..........: 35 33 4 4 Virginia ......: 11 11 3 4 Washington ....: 10 15 3 3 Wisconsin .....: 210 230 115 120 Wyoming .......: 30 30 11 11 : United States .: 2,496 2,746 939 1,091 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Barley Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 2/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arizona .......: 65 45 64 43 California ....: 100 110 75 65 Colorado ......: 66 58 63 55 Delaware ......: 35 38 32 34 Idaho .........: 520 610 500 590 Kansas ........: 9 10 6 7 Maine .........: 16 19 14 18 Maryland ......: 50 58 36 46 Michigan ......: 10 11 8 9 Minnesota .....: 70 115 60 100 : Montana .......: 700 900 620 800 New York ......: 10 10 9 8 North Carolina : 22 19 14 14 North Dakota ..: 400 1,140 350 1,060 Oregon ........: 38 50 32 40 Pennsylvania ..: 65 75 55 58 South Dakota ..: 25 35 16 23 Utah ..........: 35 40 22 28 Virginia ......: 90 70 70 45 Washington ....: 125 160 115 150 Wisconsin .....: 33 30 15 15 Wyoming .......: 75 75 63 60 : United States .: 2,559 3,678 2,239 3,268 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 2/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 220 220 195 180 Arizona .......: 87 109 85 106 Arkansas ......: 620 540 520 460 California ....: 790 810 535 460 Colorado ......: 2,345 2,420 2,044 2,269 Delaware ......: 80 85 75 82 Florida .......: 12 23 8 16 Georgia .......: 250 280 200 200 Idaho .........: 1,471 1,275 1,401 1,215 Illinois ......: 800 660 765 640 : Indiana .......: 430 390 400 330 Iowa ..........: 22 25 16 15 Kansas ........: 8,800 9,600 7,900 9,000 Kentucky ......: 540 580 440 470 Louisiana .....: 240 290 235 280 Maryland ......: 260 295 190 210 Michigan ......: 700 570 680 540 Minnesota .....: 1,580 1,460 1,526 1,405 Mississippi ...: 360 450 335 430 Missouri ......: 790 770 680 690 : Montana .......: 5,100 5,640 4,975 5,510 Nebraska ......: 1,520 1,400 1,450 1,320 Nevada ........: 23 28 12 15 New Jersey ....: 35 34 31 27 New Mexico ....: 435 450 95 110 New York ......: 120 100 93 80 North Carolina : 700 860 610 770 North Dakota ..: 6,800 7,650 6,590 7,400 Ohio ..........: 880 570 850 525 Oklahoma ......: 5,100 5,400 3,200 4,200 : Oregon ........: 990 880 982 867 Pennsylvania ..: 185 165 170 150 South Carolina : 190 250 180 235 South Dakota ..: 2,908 2,458 2,817 2,378 Tennessee .....: 420 420 310 350 Texas .........: 5,300 5,800 1,900 2,950 Utah ..........: 151 157 144 142 Virginia ......: 270 300 250 270 Washington ....: 2,380 2,180 2,345 2,145 West Virginia .: 10 8 6 4 Wisconsin .....: 345 265 335 250 Wyoming .......: 150 150 130 130 : United States .: 54,409 56,017 45,705 48,826 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Winter Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 2/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .......: 220 220 195 180 Arizona .......: 7 9 6 7 Arkansas ......: 620 540 520 460 California ....: 670 670 420 330 Colorado ......: 2,300 2,400 2,000 2,250 Delaware ......: 80 85 75 82 Florida .......: 12 23 8 16 Georgia .......: 250 280 200 200 Idaho .........: 820 780 770 740 Illinois ......: 800 660 765 640 : Indiana .......: 430 390 400 330 Iowa ..........: 22 25 16 15 Kansas ........: 8,800 9,600 7,900 9,000 Kentucky ......: 540 580 440 470 Louisiana .....: 240 290 235 280 Maryland ......: 260 295 190 210 Michigan ......: 700 570 680 540 Minnesota .....: 30 60 26 55 Mississippi ...: 360 450 335 430 Missouri ......: 790 770 680 690 : Montana .......: 2,250 2,200 2,190 2,140 Nebraska ......: 1,520 1,400 1,450 1,320 Nevada ........: 15 20 9 11 New Jersey ....: 35 34 31 27 New Mexico ....: 435 450 95 110 New York ......: 120 100 93 80 North Carolina : 700 860 610 770 North Dakota ..: 400 750 375 700 Ohio ..........: 880 570 850 525 Oklahoma ......: 5,100 5,400 3,200 4,200 : Oregon ........: 830 790 825 780 Pennsylvania ..: 185 165 170 150 South Carolina : 190 250 180 235 South Dakota ..: 1,650 1,350 1,590 1,300 Tennessee .....: 420 420 310 350 Texas .........: 5,300 5,800 1,900 2,950 Utah ..........: 130 140 124 126 Virginia ......: 270 300 250 270 Washington ....: 1,760 1,700 1,730 1,670 West Virginia .: 10 8 6 4 Wisconsin .....: 345 265 335 250 Wyoming .......: 150 150 130 130 : United States .: 40,646 41,819 32,314 35,023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Durum Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arizona ........: 80 100 79 99 California .....: 120 140 115 130 Idaho ..........: 11 15 11 15 Montana ........: 400 540 385 520 North Dakota ...: 750 1,400 715 1,350 South Dakota ...: 8 8 7 8 : United States ..: 1,369 2,203 1,312 2,122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Spring Wheat Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado .......: 45 20 44 19 Idaho ..........: 640 480 620 460 Minnesota ......: 1,550 1,400 1,500 1,350 Montana ........: 2,450 2,900 2,400 2,850 Nevada .........: 8 8 3 4 North Dakota ...: 5,650 5,500 5,500 5,350 Oregon .........: 160 90 157 87 South Dakota ...: 1,250 1,100 1,220 1,070 Utah ...........: 21 17 20 16 Washington .....: 620 480 615 475 : United States ..: 12,394 11,995 12,079 11,681 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Rye Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted 1/ : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Georgia ........: 200 190 35 40 Oklahoma .......: 260 260 55 60 : Other States 3/ : 806 801 152 175 : United States ..: 1,266 1,251 242 275 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Other States include Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. Rice Area Planted and Harvested by Class - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class and State: Area planted : Area harvested :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Long grain : Arkansas .......: 940 1,140 910 1,135 California .....: 7 5 7 5 Louisiana ......: 375 355 370 350 Mississippi ....: 160 135 158 133 Missouri .......: 137 195 122 193 Texas ..........: 175 110 173 109 : United States ..: 1,794 1,940 1,740 1,925 : Medium grain : Arkansas .......: 255 110 243 109 California .....: 535 510 530 505 Louisiana ......: 48 45 48 45 Missouri .......: 6 6 6 6 Texas ..........: 7 4 7 4 : United States ..: 851 675 834 669 : Short grain 2/ : Arkansas .......: 1 1 1 1 California .....: 43 45 43 45 : United States ..: 44 46 44 46 : All : Arkansas .......: 1,196 1,251 1,154 1,245 California .....: 585 560 580 555 Louisiana ......: 423 400 418 395 Mississippi ....: 160 135 158 133 Missouri .......: 143 201 128 199 Texas ..........: 182 114 180 113 : United States ..: 2,689 2,661 2,618 2,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Includes sweet rice. Proso Millet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado .......: 250 200 230 Nebraska .......: 80 65 73 South Dakota ...: 40 50 35 : United States ..: 370 315 338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Estimates to be released January 2013 in the "Crop Production Summary." Hay Area Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All hay : Alfalfa and : All other : : alfalfa mixtures : State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 1/ : 2011 : 2012 1/ : 2011 : 2012 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama 2/ .......: 800 820 (NA) (NA) 800 820 Arizona ..........: 285 290 250 250 35 40 Arkansas .........: 1,400 1,450 10 10 1,390 1,440 California .......: 1,390 1,540 880 980 510 560 Colorado .........: 1,620 1,540 800 790 820 750 Connecticut ......: 60 60 7 7 53 53 Delaware .........: 15 15 5 5 10 10 Florida 2/ .......: 260 300 (NA) (NA) 260 300 Georgia 2/ .......: 590 590 (NA) (NA) 590 590 Idaho ............: 1,350 1,380 1,000 1,000 350 380 : Illinois .........: 540 590 280 350 260 240 Indiana ..........: 670 610 300 280 370 330 Iowa .............: 1,140 1,110 820 800 320 310 Kansas ...........: 2,400 2,550 650 750 1,750 1,800 Kentucky .........: 2,310 2,400 210 200 2,100 2,200 Louisiana 2/ .....: 430 450 (NA) (NA) 430 450 Maine ............: 132 143 7 8 125 135 Maryland .........: 220 220 35 35 185 185 Massachusetts ....: 74 74 9 9 65 65 Michigan .........: 1,000 970 700 660 300 310 : Minnesota ........: 1,830 1,800 1,100 1,000 730 800 Mississippi 2/ ...: 720 750 (NA) (NA) 720 750 Missouri .........: 3,750 3,640 250 240 3,500 3,400 Montana ..........: 2,700 2,600 2,000 1,800 700 800 Nebraska .........: 2,480 2,390 780 790 1,700 1,600 Nevada ...........: 450 415 250 240 200 175 New Hampshire ....: 53 53 4 5 49 48 New Jersey .......: 105 108 20 20 85 88 New Mexico .......: 280 300 210 210 70 90 New York .........: 1,340 1,580 350 380 990 1,200 : North Carolina ...: 775 717 5 7 770 710 North Dakota .....: 2,480 2,600 1,550 1,570 930 1,030 Ohio .............: 1,120 1,100 380 350 740 750 Oklahoma .........: 2,500 2,900 200 200 2,300 2,700 Oregon ...........: 1,030 1,100 400 400 630 700 Pennsylvania .....: 1,450 1,470 410 440 1,040 1,030 Rhode Island .....: 9 9 1 1 8 8 South Carolina 2/ : 300 290 (NA) (NA) 300 290 South Dakota .....: 3,550 3,650 2,350 2,300 1,200 1,350 Tennessee ........: 1,880 1,800 20 10 1,860 1,790 : Texas ............: 3,700 5,120 100 120 3,600 5,000 Utah .............: 760 710 580 520 180 190 Vermont ..........: 175 180 30 35 145 145 Virginia .........: 1,370 1,360 90 80 1,280 1,280 Washington .......: 780 790 380 400 400 390 West Virginia ....: 640 645 20 25 620 620 Wisconsin ........: 1,600 1,500 1,150 1,000 450 500 Wyoming ..........: 1,120 990 620 550 500 440 : United States ....: 55,633 57,669 19,213 18,827 36,420 38,842 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. Soybean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 300 330 295 325 Arkansas .......: 3,330 3,250 3,270 3,200 Delaware .......: 170 180 168 178 Florida ........: 18 25 16 23 Georgia ........: 155 190 135 180 Illinois .......: 8,900 8,600 8,860 8,570 Indiana ........: 5,300 5,000 5,290 4,990 Iowa ...........: 9,350 9,500 9,230 9,440 Kansas .........: 4,000 3,600 3,750 3,550 Kentucky .......: 1,490 1,400 1,480 1,390 : Louisiana ......: 1,020 1,140 980 1,110 Maryland .......: 470 480 465 475 Michigan .......: 1,950 2,000 1,940 1,990 Minnesota ......: 7,100 7,000 7,020 6,920 Mississippi ....: 1,820 2,130 1,800 2,100 Missouri .......: 5,350 5,300 5,200 5,250 Nebraska .......: 4,900 5,100 4,830 5,050 New Jersey .....: 88 95 86 93 New York .......: 280 340 277 337 North Carolina .: 1,380 1,670 1,360 1,630 : North Dakota ...: 4,000 4,600 3,950 4,550 Ohio ...........: 4,550 4,600 4,540 4,590 Oklahoma .......: 440 410 265 380 Pennsylvania ...: 500 530 490 520 South Carolina .: 370 420 360 410 South Dakota ...: 4,100 4,500 4,070 4,450 Tennessee ......: 1,290 1,330 1,250 1,290 Texas ..........: 165 100 90 85 Virginia .......: 560 550 550 540 West Virginia ..: 20 20 19 19 Wisconsin ......: 1,610 1,690 1,600 1,680 : United States ..: 74,976 76,080 73,636 75,315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Percent of Soybean Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop - Selected States and United States: 2008-2012 [Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : percent : Alabama .......: 48 32 14 56 35 Arkansas ......: 27 10 5 12 13 Delaware ......: 47 62 23 64 60 Florida .......: 2 (Z) (Z) (Z) (D) Georgia .......: 61 54 19 29 33 Illinois ......: 9 6 2 4 5 Indiana .......: 4 4 2 3 2 Kansas ........: 17 5 3 7 12 Kentucky ......: 36 30 13 30 29 Louisiana .....: 24 8 10 18 9 : Maryland ......: 47 44 16 44 40 Mississippi ...: 13 4 3 14 12 Missouri ......: 12 10 4 10 8 New Jersey ....: 22 24 14 24 19 North Carolina : 47 33 26 47 55 Ohio ..........: (Z) 1 (Z) 1 (Z) Oklahoma ......: 58 41 28 30 73 Pennsylvania ..: 8 10 10 16 24 South Carolina : 52 30 28 45 56 Tennessee .....: 40 25 17 20 31 : Texas .........: (Z) 27 1 (Z) (Z) Virginia ......: 56 30 24 48 34 West Virginia .: (Z) (Z) (Z) 50 (Z) : United States .: 9 6 3 6 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Peanut Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ........: 170.0 190.0 166.0 186.0 Florida ........: 170.0 190.0 157.0 180.0 Georgia ........: 475.0 710.0 465.0 700.0 Mississippi ....: 15.0 50.0 14.0 47.0 New Mexico .....: 6.6 8.0 6.6 8.0 North Carolina .: 82.0 105.0 81.0 104.0 Oklahoma .......: 24.0 28.0 22.0 26.0 South Carolina .: 77.0 95.0 73.0 90.0 Texas ..........: 105.0 130.0 97.0 125.0 Virginia .......: 16.0 20.0 16.0 20.0 : United States ..: 1,140.6 1,526.0 1,097.6 1,486.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Sunflower Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Varietal type :--------------------------------------------------------------- and State : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Oil : California .......: 40.0 45.0 39.5 44.5 Colorado .........: 110.0 75.0 97.0 70.0 Kansas ...........: 115.0 105.0 105.0 100.0 Minnesota ........: 28.0 21.0 27.0 20.0 Nebraska .........: 38.0 20.0 35.0 19.0 North Dakota .....: 510.0 650.0 500.0 635.0 Oklahoma .........: 4.5 5.0 3.9 4.5 South Dakota .....: 415.0 530.0 403.0 520.0 Texas ............: 29.0 45.0 23.0 38.0 : United States ....: 1,289.5 1,496.0 1,233.4 1,451.0 : Non-oil : California .......: 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 Colorado .........: 18.0 10.0 16.0 9.0 Kansas ...........: 19.0 25.0 17.0 23.0 Minnesota ........: 12.0 28.0 10.0 26.0 Nebraska .........: 21.0 15.0 19.0 14.0 North Dakota .....: 70.0 90.0 61.0 85.0 Oklahoma .........: 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 South Dakota .....: 70.0 60.0 64.0 57.0 Texas ............: 39.0 75.0 33.0 65.0 : United States ....: 253.5 308.5 224.4 284.4 : All : California .......: 44.0 50.0 43.5 49.5 Colorado .........: 128.0 85.0 113.0 79.0 Kansas ...........: 134.0 130.0 122.0 123.0 Minnesota ........: 40.0 49.0 37.0 46.0 Nebraska .........: 59.0 35.0 54.0 33.0 North Dakota .....: 580.0 740.0 561.0 720.0 Oklahoma .........: 5.0 5.5 4.3 4.9 South Dakota .....: 485.0 590.0 467.0 577.0 Texas ............: 68.0 120.0 56.0 103.0 : United States ....: 1,543.0 1,804.5 1,457.8 1,735.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Canola Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Idaho ..........: 19.0 33.0 18.5 32.0 Minnesota ......: 29.0 60.0 28.0 58.0 Montana ........: 31.0 43.0 30.5 42.0 North Dakota ...: 860.0 1,300.0 850.0 1,290.0 Oklahoma .......: 100.0 150.0 85.0 130.0 Oregon .........: 5.3 6.5 4.9 5.7 Washington .....: 10.5 17.0 10.2 16.5 : Other States 2/ : 16.7 22.0 15.9 18.9 : United States ..: 1,071.5 1,631.5 1,043.0 1,593.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include Colorado and Kansas. Flaxseed Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Minnesota ......: 3 3 3 3 Montana ........: 17 12 16 11 North Dakota ...: 150 260 147 258 South Dakota ...: 8 10 7 9 : United States ..: 178 285 173 281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Safflower Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California .....: 57.0 56.0 56.0 55.0 Montana ........: 14.0 25.0 13.8 24.0 North Dakota ...: 3.0 13.0 2.9 12.5 Utah ...........: 27.0 21.0 26.0 20.0 : Other States 2/ : 29.7 32.5 28.6 30.0 : United States ..: 130.7 147.5 127.3 141.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include Colorado, Idaho, and South Dakota. Other Oilseeds Area Planted and Harvested - United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Rapeseed 2/ ....: 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.5 Mustard seed 3/ : 23.2 55.5 21.8 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Rapeseed program States include Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. 3/ Mustard seed program States include Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. Cotton Area Planted and Harvested by Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type and State : Area planted : Area harvested :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres Upland : Alabama .........: 460.0 390.0 443.0 Arizona .........: 250.0 200.0 248.0 Arkansas ........: 680.0 580.0 660.0 California ......: 182.0 150.0 181.0 Florida .........: 122.0 115.0 118.0 Georgia .........: 1,600.0 1,250.0 1,495.0 Kansas ..........: 80.0 55.0 65.0 Louisiana .......: 295.0 230.0 290.0 Mississippi .....: 630.0 580.0 605.0 Missouri ........: 375.0 375.0 367.0 : New Mexico ......: 70.0 50.0 58.0 North Carolina ..: 805.0 550.0 800.0 Oklahoma ........: 415.0 330.0 70.0 South Carolina ..: 303.0 280.0 301.0 Tennessee .......: 495.0 380.0 490.0 Texas ...........: 7,550.0 6,800.0 2,850.0 Virginia ........: 116.0 85.0 115.0 : United States ...: 14,428.0 12,400.0 9,156.0 : American Pima : Arizona .........: 10.0 4.0 10.0 California ......: 274.0 215.0 273.0 New Mexico ......: 3.4 3.0 3.4 Texas ...........: 20.0 13.0 18.5 : United States ...: 307.4 235.0 304.9 : All : Alabama .........: 460.0 390.0 443.0 Arizona .........: 260.0 204.0 258.0 Arkansas ........: 680.0 580.0 660.0 California ......: 456.0 365.0 454.0 Florida .........: 122.0 115.0 118.0 Georgia .........: 1,600.0 1,250.0 1,495.0 Kansas ..........: 80.0 55.0 65.0 Louisiana .......: 295.0 230.0 290.0 Mississippi .....: 630.0 580.0 605.0 Missouri ........: 375.0 375.0 367.0 : New Mexico ......: 73.4 53.0 61.4 North Carolina ..: 805.0 550.0 800.0 Oklahoma ........: 415.0 330.0 70.0 South Carolina ..: 303.0 280.0 301.0 Tennessee .......: 495.0 380.0 490.0 Texas ...........: 7,570.0 6,813.0 2,868.5 Virginia ........: 116.0 85.0 115.0 : United States ...: 14,735.4 12,635.0 9,460.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released August 2012 in the "Crop Production" report. Sugarbeet Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 [Relates to year of intended harvest in all States except California] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : California 2/ : 25.1 25.0 25.1 25.0 Colorado .....: 29.4 31.8 28.7 31.4 Idaho ........: 176.0 183.0 176.0 182.0 Michigan .....: 153.0 154.0 153.0 154.0 Minnesota ....: 479.0 490.0 469.0 473.0 Montana ......: 45.0 46.5 43.0 46.0 Nebraska .....: 52.3 51.0 51.6 49.0 North Dakota .: 231.0 220.0 225.0 213.0 Oregon .......: 10.9 11.0 10.8 11.0 Wyoming ......: 31.0 31.8 30.9 31.5 : United States : 1,232.7 1,244.1 1,213.1 1,215.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central California and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern California. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed Area Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Florida ..................: 397.0 410.0 Hawaii ...................: 16.6 17.0 Louisiana ................: 410.0 420.0 Texas ....................: 49.0 45.0 : United States ............: 872.6 892.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Tobacco Area Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Connecticut ..............: 2,070 (D) Georgia ..................: 11,900 10,500 Kentucky .................: 77,500 83,500 Massachusetts ............: 570 (D) North Carolina ...........: 162,300 155,600 Ohio .....................: 1,600 1,800 Pennsylvania .............: 9,700 9,600 South Carolina ...........: 15,500 13,500 Tennessee ................: 22,000 22,100 Virginia .................: 21,900 24,050 : Other States 2/ ..........: (X) 3,090 : United States ............: 325,040 323,740 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D)Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X)Not applicable. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Includes data withheld above. Tobacco Area Harvested by Class and Type - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested Class and type :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Class 1, Flue-cured (11-14) : Georgia .................................: 11,900 10,500 North Carolina ..........................: 160,000 154,000 South Carolina ..........................: 15,500 13,500 Virginia ................................: 19,500 21,000 : United States ...........................: 206,900 199,000 : Class 2, Fire-cured (21-23) : Kentucky ................................: 9,100 9,000 Tennessee ...............................: 6,900 6,000 Virginia ................................: 400 350 : United States ...........................: 16,400 15,350 : Class 3A, Light air-cured : Type 31, Burley : Kentucky ..............................: 64,000 71,000 North Carolina ........................: 2,300 1,600 Ohio ..................................: 1,600 1,800 Pennsylvania ..........................: 5,000 4,700 Tennessee .............................: 14,000 15,000 Virginia ..............................: 2,000 2,700 : United States .........................: 88,900 96,800 : Type 32, Southern Maryland Belt : Pennsylvania ..........................: 3,000 2,900 : Total light air-cured (31-32) ........ : 91,900 99,700 : Class 3B, Dark air-cured (35-37) : Kentucky ................................: 4,400 3,500 Tennessee ...............................: 1,100 1,100 : United States ...........................: 5,500 4,600 : Class 4, Cigar filler : Type 41, Pennsylvania Seedleaf : Pennsylvania ..........................: 1,700 2,000 : Class 5, Cigar binder : Type 51 Connecticut Valley Broadleaf : Connecticut ...........................: 1,350 1,830 Massachusetts .........................: 440 510 : United States .........................: 1,790 2,340 : Class 6, Cigar wrapper : Type 61, Connecticut Valley Shade-grown : Connecticut ...........................: 720 (D) Massachusetts .........................: 130 (D) : United States .........................: 850 750 : Total cigar types (41-61) : United States ...........................: 4,340 5,090 : All tobacco : United States ...........................: 325,040 323,740 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Forecasted. Dry Edible Bean Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 [Excludes beans grown for garden seed] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Arizona ..........: 8.5 9.0 8.2 9.0 California .......: 45.5 44.0 45.0 43.5 Colorado .........: 38.0 50.0 37.0 47.0 Idaho ............: 95.0 130.0 94.0 129.0 Kansas ...........: 6.5 5.0 6.0 4.5 Michigan .........: 170.0 180.0 168.0 176.0 Minnesota ........: 140.0 160.0 135.0 155.0 Montana ..........: 15.0 25.0 14.8 24.0 Nebraska .........: 110.0 165.0 105.0 155.0 New Mexico .......: 12.5 9.0 12.4 9.0 : New York .........: 12.0 8.0 11.8 8.0 North Dakota .....: 410.0 660.0 380.0 630.0 Oregon ...........: 6.4 7.5 6.4 7.4 South Dakota .....: 10.2 12.0 9.0 11.0 Texas ............: 9.0 12.0 8.0 11.0 Washington .......: 77.0 115.0 77.0 115.0 Wisconsin ........: 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 Wyoming ..........: 35.0 35.5 33.0 33.5 : United States ....: 1,205.9 1,632.7 1,155.9 1,573.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama ..........: 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 Arkansas .........: 3.6 3.0 3.5 2.9 California .......: 18.5 18.0 18.2 18.0 Florida ..........: 3.3 6.4 3.0 6.3 Louisiana ........: 14.0 11.0 13.0 10.5 Mississippi ......: 24.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 New Jersey .......: 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 North Carolina ...: 65.0 65.0 64.0 64.0 Texas ............: 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.0 : United States ....: 133.6 131.4 129.7 128.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Summer Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Colorado ...........: 4.5 5.1 4.4 5.0 Delaware ...........: 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 Illinois ...........: 7.0 6.3 6.8 6.1 Kansas .............: 5.5 6.0 5.3 5.8 Maryland ...........: 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 Missouri ...........: 8.3 8.6 7.1 8.4 New Jersey .........: 2.0 2.6 1.8 2.6 Texas ..............: 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.7 Virginia ...........: 6.0 5.0 5.9 4.9 : United States ......: 48.2 48.1 46.0 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Alaska Area Planted by Crop: 2011 and 2012 [Estimates are provided to meet special needs of crop and livestock production statistics users. Estimates are excluded from commodity data tables] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Barley ...................: 5,200 4,000 Hay, all 1/ ..............: 19,000 23,000 Oats .....................: 2,100 1,800 Potatoes .................: 750 700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Area harvested. Biotechnology Varieties The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or Upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties are excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The Bt varieties include those that contain more than one gene that can resist different types of insects. Stacked gene varieties include only those containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The States published individually in the following tables represent 85 percent of all corn planted acres, 88 percent of all soybean planted acres, and 91 percent of all Upland cotton planted acres. Corn Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Corn Planted - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect resistant (biotech) : Herbicide resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 14 14 17 18 Indiana ........: 7 9 22 15 Iowa ...........: 13 12 16 15 Kansas .........: 28 20 22 19 Michigan .......: 11 8 24 26 Minnesota ......: 16 19 29 22 Missouri .......: 27 18 22 20 Nebraska .......: 15 16 26 20 North Dakota ...: 26 17 32 36 Ohio ...........: 24 13 13 20 : South Dakota ...: 7 9 25 23 Texas ..........: 22 20 24 21 Wisconsin ......: 18 10 27 23 : Other States 1/ : 20 18 30 26 : United States ..: 16 15 23 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 55 53 86 85 Indiana ........: 56 60 85 84 Iowa ...........: 61 64 90 91 Kansas .........: 42 51 92 90 Michigan .......: 52 52 87 86 Minnesota ......: 48 47 93 88 Missouri .......: 36 48 85 86 Nebraska .......: 52 55 93 91 North Dakota ...: 39 43 97 96 Ohio ...........: 37 43 74 76 : South Dakota ...: 64 62 96 94 Texas ..........: 42 44 88 85 Wisconsin ......: 41 53 86 86 : Other States 1/ : 36 41 86 85 : United States ..: 49 52 88 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the corn estimating program. Upland Cotton Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of Upland Cotton Planted - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect resistant (biotech) : Herbicide resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 18 17 4 11 Arkansas .......: 18 10 7 12 California .....: 9 21 46 43 Georgia ........: 18 13 6 7 Louisiana ......: 26 24 6 9 Mississippi ....: 15 9 7 7 Missouri .......: 22 33 47 32 North Carolina .: 10 16 7 8 Tennessee ......: 9 7 6 6 Texas ..........: 18 11 19 22 : Other States 1/ : 21 24 16 11 : United States ..: 17 14 15 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ........: 75 70 97 98 Arkansas .......: 73 77 98 99 California .....: 25 16 80 80 Georgia ........: 72 78 96 98 Louisiana ......: 65 64 97 97 Mississippi ....: 76 82 98 98 Missouri .......: 29 33 98 98 North Carolina .: 79 72 96 96 Tennessee ......: 83 84 98 97 Texas ..........: 49 58 86 91 : Other States 1/ : 57 60 94 95 : United States ..: 58 63 90 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the Upland cotton estimating program. Soybean Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Soybeans Planted - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Herbicide resistant : All biotech varieties State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Arkansas .......: 95 94 95 94 Illinois .......: 92 90 92 90 Indiana ........: 96 93 96 93 Iowa ...........: 97 97 97 97 Kansas .........: 96 94 96 94 Michigan .......: 91 91 91 91 Minnesota ......: 95 91 95 91 Mississippi ....: 98 95 98 95 Missouri .......: 91 91 91 91 Nebraska .......: 97 95 97 95 : North Dakota ...: 94 98 94 98 Ohio ...........: 85 86 85 86 South Dakota ...: 98 98 98 98 Wisconsin ......: 91 92 91 92 : Other States 1/ : 92 93 92 93 : United States ..: 94 93 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the soybean estimating program. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2011 and 2012 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2012 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 2,559 3,678 2,239 3,268 Corn for grain 1/ ..............: 91,921 96,405 83,981 88,851 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 5,928 Hay, all .......................: (NA) (NA) 55,633 57,669 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) (NA) 19,213 18,827 All other ....................: (NA) (NA) 36,420 38,842 Oats ...........................: 2,496 2,746 939 1,091 Proso millet ...................: 370 315 338 Rice ...........................: 2,689 2,661 2,618 2,640 Rye ............................: 1,266 1,251 242 275 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 5,481 6,210 3,929 5,238 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 224 Wheat, all .....................: 54,409 56,017 45,705 48,826 Winter .......................: 40,646 41,819 32,314 35,023 Durum ........................: 1,369 2,203 1,312 2,122 Other spring .................: 12,394 11,995 12,079 11,681 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 1,071.5 1,631.5 1,043.0 1,593.1 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 178 285 173 281 Mustard seed ...................: 23.2 55.5 21.8 53.1 Peanuts ........................: 1,140.6 1,526.0 1,097.6 1,486.0 Rapeseed .......................: 1.5 1.6 1.3 1.5 Safflower ......................: 130.7 147.5 127.3 141.5 Soybeans for beans .............: 74,976 76,080 73,636 75,315 Sunflower ......................: 1,543.0 1,804.5 1,457.8 1,735.4 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all ....................: 14,735.4 12,635.0 9,460.9 Upland .......................: 14,428.0 12,400.0 9,156.0 American Pima ................: 307.4 235.0 304.9 Sugarbeets .....................: 1,232.7 1,244.1 1,213.1 1,215.9 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) (NA) 872.6 892.0 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 325.0 323.7 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 18.0 21.0 12.3 Dry edible beans ...............: 1,205.9 1,632.7 1,155.9 1,573.6 Dry edible peas ................: 362.0 619.0 342.8 Lentils ........................: 428.0 518.0 411.0 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ................: (NA) 6.3 Hops ...........................: (NA) (NA) 29.8 30.8 Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 74.0 Potatoes, all ..................: 1,098.9 1,076.7 Spring .......................: 93.3 97.7 91.5 96.1 Summer .......................: 48.2 48.1 46.0 47.0 Fall .........................: 957.4 939.2 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 17.3 Sweet potatoes .................: 133.6 131.4 129.7 128.5 Taro (Hawaii) 2/ ...............: (NA) 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Domestic Units - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2012 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production Crop :---------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- : Grains and hay : Barley ..........................bushels: 69.6 155,780 Corn for grain ..................bushels: 147.2 12,358,412 Corn for silage ....................tons: 18.4 108,926 Hay, all ...........................tons: 2.36 131,144 Alfalfa ..........................tons: 3.40 65,332 All other ........................tons: 1.81 65,812 Oats ............................bushels: 57.1 53,649 Proso millet ....................bushels: 27.1 9,149 Rice 3/ .............................cwt: 7,067 185,009 Rye .............................bushels: 26.1 6,326 Sorghum for grain ...............bushels: 54.6 214,443 Sorghum for silage .................tons: 10.3 2,298 Wheat, all ......................bushels: 43.7 1,999,347 Winter ........................bushels: 46.2 47.3 1,493,677 1,683,667 Durum .........................bushels: 38.5 50,482 Other spring ..................bushels: 37.7 455,188 : Oilseeds : Canola ...........................pounds: 1,475 1,538,010 Cottonseed .........................tons: (X) 5,370.0 Flaxseed ........................bushels: 16.1 2,791 Mustard seed .....................pounds: 718 15,644 Peanuts ..........................pounds: 3,313 3,636,320 Rapeseed .........................pounds: 2,177 2,830 Safflower ........................pounds: 1,333 169,671 Soybeans for beans ..............bushels: 41.5 3,056,032 Sunflower ........................pounds: 1,398 2,038,275 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops : Cotton, all 3/ ....................bales: 790 15,573.2 Upland 3/ .......................bales: 772 14,722.0 American Pima 3/ ................bales: 1,340 851.2 Sugarbeets .........................tons: 23.8 28,828 Sugarcane ..........................tons: 33.7 29,383 Tobacco ..........................pounds: 1,841 598,320 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas 3/ .............cwt: 1,463 180 Dry edible beans 3/ .................cwt: 1,716 19,833 Dry edible peas 3/ ..................cwt: 1,641 5,625 Lentils 3/ ..........................cwt: 1,151 4,732 Wrinkled seed peas ..................cwt: (NA) 509 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ..................pounds: 1,320 8,300 Hops .............................pounds: 2,175 64,781.6 Peppermint oil ...................pounds: 89 6,570 Potatoes, all .......................cwt: 397 427,406 Spring ............................cwt: 279 289 25,573 27,740 Summer ............................cwt: 282 12,960 Fall ..............................cwt: 414 388,873 Spearmint oil ....................pounds: 132 2,286 Sweet potatoes ......................cwt: 208 26,964 Taro (Hawaii) ....................pounds: (NA) 4,100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NANot available. (X)Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. 3/ Yield in pounds. Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2011 and 2012 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2012 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : hectares : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 1,035,600 1,488,450 906,100 1,322,530 Corn for grain 1/ ..............:37,199,510 39,014,140 33,986,270 35,957,110 Corn for silage ................: (NA) 2,399,000 Hay, all 2/ ....................: (NA) (NA) 22,514,120 23,338,070 Alfalfa ......................: (NA) (NA) 7,775,310 7,619,100 All other ....................: (NA) (NA) 14,738,810 15,718,970 Oats ...........................: 1,010,110 1,111,280 380,000 441,520 Proso millet ...................: 149,740 127,480 136,790 Rice ...........................: 1,088,210 1,076,880 1,059,480 1,068,380 Rye ............................: 512,340 506,270 97,930 111,290 Sorghum for grain 1/ ...........: 2,218,110 2,513,120 1,590,030 2,119,770 Sorghum for silage .............: (NA) 90,650 Wheat, all 2/ ..................:22,018,780 22,669,520 18,496,360 19,759,390 Winter .......................:16,449,030 16,923,730 13,077,150 14,173,460 Durum ........................: 554,020 891,530 530,950 858,750 Other spring .................: 5,015,730 4,854,260 4,888,250 4,727,180 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 433,630 660,250 422,090 644,710 Cottonseed .....................: (X) (X) (X) Flaxseed .......................: 72,030 115,340 70,010 113,720 Mustard seed ...................: 9,390 22,460 8,820 21,490 Peanuts ........................: 461,590 617,560 444,190 601,370 Rapeseed .......................: 610 650 530 610 Safflower ......................: 52,890 59,690 51,520 57,260 Soybeans for beans .............:30,342,040 30,788,820 29,799,750 30,479,230 Sunflower ......................: 624,440 730,260 589,960 702,300 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 5,963,270 5,113,260 3,828,730 Upland .......................: 5,838,870 5,018,160 3,705,340 American Pima ................: 124,400 95,100 123,390 Sugarbeets .....................: 498,860 503,470 490,930 492,060 Sugarcane ......................: (NA) (NA) 353,130 360,980 Tobacco ........................: (NA) (NA) 131,540 131,010 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 7,280 8,500 4,980 Dry edible beans ...............: 488,020 660,740 467,780 636,820 Dry edible peas ................: 146,500 250,500 138,730 Lentils ........................: 173,210 209,630 166,330 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) (NA) : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ................: (NA) 2,550 Hops ...........................: (NA) (NA) 12,050 12,470 Peppermint oil .................: (NA) 29,950 Potatoes, all 2/ ...............: 444,710 435,730 Spring .......................: 37,760 39,540 37,030 38,890 Summer .......................: 19,510 19,470 18,620 19,020 Fall .........................: 387,450 380,080 Spearmint oil ..................: (NA) 7,000 Sweet potatoes .................: 54,070 53,180 52,490 52,000 Taro (Hawaii) 3/ ...............: (NA) 200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Crop Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production in Metric Units - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2012 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per hectare : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : metric tons : Grains and hay : Barley .........................: 3.74 3,391,710 Corn for grain .................: 9.24 313,918,120 Corn for silage ................: 41.19 98,816,000 Hay, all 2/ ....................: 5.28 118,971,840 Alfalfa ......................: 7.62 59,268,190 All other ....................: 4.05 59,703,640 Oats ...........................: 2.05 778,710 Proso millet ...................: 1.52 207,500 Rice ...........................: 7.92 8,391,870 Rye ............................: 1.64 160,690 Sorghum for grain ..............: 3.43 5,447,100 Sorghum for silage .............: 23.00 2,084,710 Wheat, all 2/ ..................: 2.94 54,413,310 Winter .......................: 3.11 3.18 40,651,230 45,821,910 Durum ........................: 2.59 1,373,890 Other spring .................: 2.53 12,388,190 : Oilseeds : Canola .........................: 1.65 697,630 Cottonseed .....................: (X) 4,871,580 Flaxseed .......................: 1.01 70,890 Mustard seed ...................: 0.80 7,100 Peanuts ........................: 3.71 1,649,410 Rapeseed .......................: 2.44 1,280 Safflower ......................: 1.49 76,960 Soybeans for beans .............: 2.79 83,171,560 Sunflower ......................: 1.57 924,550 : Cotton, tobacco, and sugar crops: Cotton, all 2/ .................: 0.89 3,390,660 Upland .......................: 0.87 3,205,340 American Pima ................: 1.50 185,330 Sugarbeets .....................: 53.27 26,152,320 Sugarcane ......................: 75.48 26,655,810 Tobacco ........................: 2.06 271,390 : Dry beans, peas, and lentils : Austrian winter peas ...........: 1.64 8,160 Dry edible beans ...............: 1.92 899,610 Dry edible peas ................: 1.84 255,150 Lentils ........................: 1.29 214,640 Wrinkled seed peas .............: (NA) 23,090 : Potatoes and miscellaneous : Coffee (Hawaii) ................: 1.48 3,760 Hops ...........................: 2.44 29,380 Peppermint oil .................: 0.10 2,980 Potatoes, all 2/ ...............: 44.49 19,386,810 Spring .......................: 31.33 32.35 1,159,970 1,258,270 Summer .......................: 31.58 587,860 Fall .........................: 46.41 17,638,980 Spearmint oil ..................: 0.15 1,040 Sweet potatoes .................: 23.30 1,223,070 Taro (Hawaii) ..................: (NA) 1,860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NANot available. (X)Not applicable. 1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Total may not add due to rounding. 3/ Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested acres. Spring Weather Summary Highlights: Unprecedented spring warmth covered much of the central and eastern United States, promoting rapid crop planting and development but reducing soil moisture reserves due to above-normal evaporation rates and crop demands. In much of the West, unusual warmth caused premature melting of high-elevation snow packs. Both March and spring (March-May) United States temperatures surpassed records originally set more than a century ago. Early warmth left fruits vulnerable to spring cold snaps, with a series of freezes (from late March to late April) in the lower Great Lakes region and the Northeast damaging a variety of crops. Meanwhile, consistently cool conditions were confined to the Pacific Northwest. In the Sierra Nevada, significant spring precipitation turned a dismal wet season into merely a poor one. Farther inland, the wet season ended on a dry note, especially in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. However, all of those States - as well as California and Nevada - have a buffer against developing drought in the form of abundant reservoir storage. Elsewhere in the West, heavy precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies contrasted with drier-than-normal conditions (and below-average reservoir storage) in Arizona and New Mexico. Farther east, late-spring rainfall eased dry conditions across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, but developing drought remained a concern in the central Plains, southern and eastern Corn Belt, and Mid-South. During May, Tropical Storm Beryl contributed to a favorably wetter pattern in the East. According to preliminary information provided by the National Climatic Data Center, the meteorological spring of 2012 featured record-setting warmth and slightly drier-than-normal conditions. The Nation's average temperature of 57.1 degrees Fahrenheit (5.2 degrees above the 1901-2000 average) demolished the March-May 1910 standard by 2.0 degrees. Record-high spring temperatures were noted in 31 of the 48 contiguous States - and in all but six States from the Plains to the East Coast. Meanwhile, spring precipitation averaged 7.47 inches (97 percent of normal) across the contiguous United States. However, there were large State and regional variations in precipitation. Top-ten values for spring dryness were observed in Colorado, Indiana, Utah, and Wyoming, but near-record to record-setting wetness was noted in Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. March: The contiguous United States experienced its warmest March, breaking a record set more than a century ago - in 1910. Warmth was especially dominant east of the Rockies, where every State experienced top-ten warmth for the month. In fact, record-setting March warmth affected 25 States from the Plains to the East Coast, including all of the Midwest. Monthly temperatures averaged at least 15 degrees Fahrenheit above normal at numerous Midwestern locations, while below-normal readings were mostly confined to the Pacific Coast States. Although the Nation as a whole noted its wettest March since 1998, little or no precipitation fell in a broad area stretching from the Southwest to eastern Montana and the western Dakotas. Unusually dry weather also prevailed in the Northeast and across Florida's peninsula. In the latter region, producers utilized irrigation to limit drought stress on blooming citrus and other crops. In contrast, March storminess approximately doubled the water content of the high-elevation Sierra Nevada snow pack, slightly improving California's water-supply prospects. The middle third of the West, from California to Colorado, has a temporary buffer from developing drought in the form of abundant reservoir supplies. Farther north, areas from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies have both abundant, high-elevation snow packs and near- to above-average reservoir levels. East of the Rockies, winter wheat and fruit crops developed several weeks ahead of the normal place, leaving many commodities vulnerable to spring freezes. By March 26-27, the first of several cool snaps arrived in the lower Great Lakes region and the Northeastern States, forcing producers to monitor fruit crops for signs of freeze injury. Meanwhile, unusual warmth persisted through month's end from the Plains into the Southeast. Elsewhere, March precipitation continued to dent long-term drought across the south-central United States, while showers provided some beneficial moisture in the Southeast. However, drought-related concerns persisted across the southern High Plains and the lower Southeast. April: Most of the Nation continued to experience unusually warm weather, with record-setting April warmth noted across parts of the southern Plains. Monthly temperatures averaged at least 5 degrees Fahrenheit above normal at numerous locations on the central and southern High Plains. Cooler-than-normal weather was generally limited to areas along the Pacific Coast and parts of the Great Lakes and Northeastern States. In the latter region, early-blooming fruit crops were threatened by a series of freezes, the worst of which struck much of Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania from April 27-30. During April, significantly above-normal precipitation was mostly limited to the Pacific Coast States, the northern Rockies, southern Florida, northern Maine, and parts of the Plains and upper Midwest. Rainfall was especially important across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, where dryness had begun to develop in late-summer 2011. In contrast, mostly dry weather prevailed across the eastern Corn Belt and much of the South. Planting advanced quickly across the dry regions, but pastures, winter grains, and emerging summer crops were in need of moisture in drought-affected areas of the southern High Plains and the lower Southeast. Meanwhile, cool, showery weather slowed spring fieldwork and crop development in California and the Northwest. Elsewhere, further deterioration of water-supply prospects occurred in the Four Corners States, where April warmth prematurely melted already meager snowpacks. May: Warmer- and drier-than-normal weather reduced topsoil moisture from the central and southern Plains into the Mid-South and lower Midwest. In those areas, the warm, dry conditions hastened winter wheat maturation at the expense of some production potential, but promoted an early start to the harvest season. In addition, diminishing moisture reserves led to an increase in stress on pastures and rain-fed summer crops. In contrast, beneficial showers eased or eradicated dry conditions across portions of the northern Plains, upper Midwest, and Atlantic Coast States, stabilizing crop and pasture conditions. Some of the heaviest rain fell late in the month when a series of cold fronts traversed the Nation's Northern Tier and Tropical Storm Beryl soaked the southern Atlantic region. Another area that received much-needed rainfall during May was the Rio Grande Valley and neighboring areas in parts of New Mexico and southern and western Texas. Meanwhile, a period of warm, dry weather in California and the Northwest allowed for an acceleration of planting and crop development, following a slow start to the growing season. Cool, showery conditions returned, however, late in the month. Elsewhere, hot, dry weather in the Southwest maintained severe stress on rangeland and pastures, triggered an early end to the snow- melt season, and fostered the spread of wildfires. In fact, near- to above-normal temperatures covered the Nation, except for some slightly cooler-than-normal conditions from the Pacific Northwest to the northern High Plains. Monthly temperatures averaged at least 5 degrees Fahrenheit above normal at several Southwestern locations and in a broad swath stretching from the central and southern Plains into the Midwestern and northern Mid-Atlantic States. Crop Comments Corn: The 2012 corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 96.4 million acres, up 5 percent from last year and represents the highest planted acreage in the United States since 1937 when an estimated 97.2 million acres were planted. Planted acreage is up in most States compared to last year due to expectations of better net returns in 2012 compared to other commodities. Record corn acreage is estimated in Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota. Growers expect to harvest 88.9 million acres for grain, up 6 percent from last year. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that over 99 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared with the 10-year average of 98 percent. Planting got off to a fast start in 2012 due to warmer than normal temperatures and favorable field conditions across much of the major corn-producing region. By April 1, three percent of the Nation's acreage was planted, slightly ahead of both last year and the 5-year average pace. Planting was active in several major producing States during the first part of April, but producers in some locations were hesitant to begin out of concern for a potential spring freeze. Warm, dry weather continued throughout April, and producers planted at a blistering pace during the latter half of the month. By April 29, fifty-three percent of the Nation's crop was planted, 26 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average pace. Fifteen percent of the acreage had emerged at this time, 9 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Despite Midwestern rain showers during the first part of May, growers continued planting at an above average pace. By May 6, seventy-one percent of the Nation's corn acreage had been planted, 39 percentage points ahead of last year and 24 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Nearly one-third of the crop had emerged by this time. By May 20, ninety-six percent of the acreage was planted, which represented the quickest planting pace on record. Crop development continued at a rapid pace through the end of May due to warm weather and adequate soil moisture levels. By June 3, virtually all of the acreage had emerged. Producers planted 88 percent of their acreage with seed varieties developed using biotechnology, unchanged from 2011. Varieties containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) were planted on 15 percent of the acreage, down 1 percentage point from last year. Herbicide resistant varieties developed using biotechnology were planted on 21 percent of the acreage, down 2 percentage points from 2011. Stacked gene varieties, those containing both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on 52 percent of the acreage, up 3 percentage points from a year ago. Sorghum: Area planted to sorghum in 2012 is estimated at 6.21 million acres, up 13 percent from last year. Estimated acreage in Oklahoma ties a record low set in 2007. Texas acreage is expected to be up from a record low last year. Kansas and Texas are the leading sorghum States and account for 77 percent of the United States acreage. Growers expect to harvest 5.24 million acres for grain, up 33 percent from last year. As of June 24, ninety-five percent of the crop had been planted, 4 percentage points ahead of last year and 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Crop condition was rated 44 percent good to excellent on June 24, compared with 38 percent last year. Oats: Area seeded to oats for the 2012 crop year is 2.75 million acres, up 10 percent from the record low planted last year. This is the second lowest United States total on record. Record low acreage is estimated in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. Growers expect to harvest 1.09 million acres, up 16 percent from the record low last year. If realized, this will be second lowest total on record. Oat seeding was well underway by April 1 with 48 percent of the Nation's crop sown. By May 13, ninety-seven percent of the crop was seeded, 11 percentage points ahead of normal. Nationally, oat emergence also followed a faster than normal pace. As of June 10, heading development was running significantly ahead of normal in all of the major oat States, with harvest nearing completion in Texas. As of June 24, sixty-nine percent of the crop was rated good to excellent compared with 57 percent last year. Barley: Producers seeded 3.68 million acres of barley for the 2012 crop year, up 44 percent from the previous year. Harvested area, forecast at 3.27 million acres, is up 46 percent from 2011. This is the first increase evident for barley acreage since 2008. Seeded area increased from last year across much of the Northern Tier, where nearly 80 percent of the Nation's crop is grown, as improved weather - when compared with the 2011 crop season - promoted rapid spring fieldwork and provided favorable conditions for crop growth. As April began, barley producers across much of the country were busy seeding this year's crop, with progress advancing ahead of the normal pace in most States. Conversely, cool spring temperatures coupled with excessively wet fields in Washington limited fieldwork. Emergence was underway by April 15. Sunny skies and adequate soil moisture levels promoted one of the quickest seeding paces on record. By May 20, ninety-eight percent of the Nation's barley crop was in the ground, 17 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. With the exception of Washington, emergence across the Northern Tier neared completion toward the end of May. Head development was evident in most States in early-June, and continued to progress rapidly in most locations as warmer than normal temperatures boosted crop growth throughout the month. Winter wheat: The 2012 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 41.8 million acres, up 3 percent from 2011 and up slightly from the previous estimate. Nationally, more acres were seeded this year due to expectations of better net returns compared with last year. Large acreage increases from last year are expected in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and the Southeast. Conversely, decreases are expected in most States in the Corn Belt and the Northeast, primarily due to a late row crop harvest. Planted acres are estimated at record high levels in North Carolina and North Dakota but record lows in Nebraska and Ohio. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 35.0 million acres, up 8 percent from last year. Harvested acres are up significantly in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, as those States have experienced much more favorable growing conditions compared with a year ago. If realized, harvested acres will be record highs in North Carolina and North Dakota but record lows in Ohio and West Virginia. With unusually warm and dry conditions throughout the winter and spring months, harvest began early and by June 10, was 35 percent complete in the major winter wheat-producing States, 26 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Harvest in Kansas, the leading winter wheat State, was at 53 percent complete, fifty-one percentage points ahead of normal, at this time. Durum wheat: Area seeded to Durum wheat is estimated at 2.20 million acres, up 61 percent from 2011. Planted acreage is estimated to be up or unchanged from last year in all producing States. The largest acreage increases are in Montana and North Dakota, where planted acres were limited last year due to excessively wet conditions during the planting season. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 2.12 million acres, 62 percent above 2011. As of June 3, crop emergence was 84 percent in Montana and 95 percent in North Dakota, both significantly ahead of the 5-year average. Other spring wheat: Area seeded to other spring wheat is estimated at 12.0 million acres, down 3 percent from 2011. Of the total, about 11.4 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Planted acreage is estimated to be down in all producing States except Montana. A record low acreage is estimated in South Dakota. Grain area is expected to total 11.7 million acres, 3 percent below 2011. Crop development has been ahead of normal this spring primarily due to an accelerated planting season. By May 27, ninety-six percent of the crop had emerged in the six major spring wheat-producing States, 28 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. As of June 24, seventy-seven percent of the crop was rated good to excellent compared with 69 percent last year. Rye: The 2012 planted area for rye is estimated at 1.25 million acres, down 1 percent from 2011. Harvested area is expected to total 275,000 acres, up 14 percent from last year. As of June 10, rye in Oklahoma, the largest rye-producing State, was 71 percent harvested, 45 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Rice: Area planted to rice in 2012 is estimated at 2.66 million acres, down 1 percent from 2011 and the lowest planted acreage since 1987. Area for harvest is forecast at 2.64 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. While long grain planted area is up 8 percent from last year, medium grain area is down 21 percent. Area planted to rice is up in Arkansas and Missouri, where severe spring flooding prevented planting last year. In Texas, where water restrictions are in place as a result of drought conditions, planted area is estimated at a record low 114,000 acres. Area planted to rice in Mississippi is the lowest since 1977. As of June 10, ninety-six percent of the rice crop had emerged, 6 percentage points ahead of the previous year and 3 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. By month's end, 71 percent of the crop was rated in good to excellent condition, compared with 61 percent the same time last year. Proso millet: Area planted to proso millet in 2012 is estimated at 315,000 acres, down 55,000 acres from 2011. Planted acreage decreased from last year in Colorado and Nebraska mainly due to dry soil conditions at planting. Hay: Producers intend to harvest 57.7 million acres of all hay in 2012, up 4 percent from 2011. Expected harvested area of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, at 18.8 million acres, is down 2 percent from 2011. Expected harvested area for all other types of hay totals 38.8 million acres, up 7 percent from 2011. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures harvested area is expected to decrease from last year in many locations due to a variety of reasons including the cool, wet spring weather in portions of the northern Rocky Mountains, as well as unusually hot, dry conditions in the Corn Belt, Four Corners States, and Great Lakes region. Other hay harvested acres are expected to be above last year throughout much of the South, as weather conditions in many locations have provided improved soil moisture levels and favorable temperatures when compared with last year. Soybeans: The 2012 soybean planted area is estimated at 76.1 million acres, up 1 percent from 2011 and is the third highest on record. Compared with last year, planted area increased in 20 out of 31 States. Area for harvest is forecast at 75.3 million acres, up 2 percent from 2011. Planting conditions this spring were much improved from last year when severe flooding in several areas during April contributed to delays in soybean planting. Planting of this year's soybean crop was underway in all 18 major States by the end of April. By April 29, twelve percent of the intended soybean crop had been planted, 7 percentage points ahead of normal and 10 percentage points ahead of last year's pace. Heavy showers fell across parts of the northern and western Corn Belt during the first week of May, but very little precipitation occurred in the major soybean growing areas for the remainder of the month, allowing planting to remain at a pace ahead of last year and the 5-year average. As of June 3, soybean planting had reached 94 percent complete, 19 percentage points ahead of normal and more than 30 percentage points ahead of last year's pace. North Carolina was the only major State to be lagging behind normal planting pace at the beginning of June, trailing the 5-year average by 5 percentage points. Seventy-nine percent of the soybean crop had emerged by June 3, forty percentage points ahead of last year's pace and 29 percentage points ahead of normal. Emergence advanced to 90 percent by June 10, with progress in all 18 major States ahead of the 5-year average with the exception of North Carolina. By June 10, emergence progress was more than 25 percentage points ahead of normal in 8 of the 18 major States. Producers planted 93 percent of the 2012 soybean acreage to herbicide resistant seed varieties, down 1 percentage point from 2011. Peanuts: Area planted to peanuts in 2012 is estimated at 1.53 million acres, up 34 percent from 2011. Area for harvest is forecast at 1.49 million acres, up 35 percent from last year. Strong prices and short supplies drove the increase in planted area this year. Area planted to peanuts in South Carolina is estimated at a record high, and planted area in Florida and Mississippi is the highest since 1951 and 1943, respectively. In Georgia, the largest peanut-producing State, planted area is up 49 percent from 2011. By June 10, ninety-six percent of the peanut crop had been planted, 5 percentage points ahead of last year. As of June 24, the crop was rated 69 percent good to excellent, compared with 29 percent last year. Sunflower: Area planted to sunflower in 2012 totals 1.80 million acres, up 17 percent from 2011. Harvested area is expected to increase 19 percent from last year to 1.74 million acres. Planted area of oil type varieties, at 1.50 million acres, is up 16 percent from 2011, but is still the third lowest since 1990. Planted area of oil varieties in Kansas is the lowest since 1992 and in Minnesota is the lowest on record. Planted acreage of non-oil varieties, estimated at 308,500 acres, is up 22 percent from last year. Planted area of non-oil varieties in North Dakota is the second lowest since 1970. Planting began in limited locations in early May and by the end of the month progress was ahead of last year's pace and ahead of normal in all four major producing States. As of June 10, producers had planted 80 percent of the crop in the four major States, 33 percentage points ahead of last year and 21 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. In North Dakota, the leading-sunflower State in terms of planted area, conditions were much improved compared with last year when wet conditions hampered planting. By June 10, planting progress in North Dakota reached 96 percent complete, 43 percentage points ahead of last year's pace and 18 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Canola: Producers planted a record high 1.63 million acres in 2012, up 52 percent from 2011. Planted area in North Dakota, the leading canola-producing State, is estimated at 1.30 million acres, which ties the previous record high. The harvested area for the Nation is forecast at a record high 1.59 million acres, up 53 percent from last year. North Dakota acreage is up significantly from last year when planting was hampered by extremely wet spring conditions. Conversely, an unusually warm and dry spring this year prompted an early start to planting and rapid crop development. By May 20, ninety-six percent of the intended crop in North Dakota had been planted, compared with the 5-year average of 60 percent. As of June 3, ninety-eight percent of the planted area in North Dakota had emerged, 38 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. Flaxseed: Area planted to flaxseed in 2012 is estimated at 285,000 acres, up 107,000 acres or 60 percent more than was planted in 2011. Acreage in North Dakota, the largest flaxseed-producing State, is up 73 percent from 2011. Growers in that State were unable to plant all of their intended acreage last year due to unfavorable spring planting conditions. Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at 281,000 acres, up 62 percent from 2011. Safflower: Planted area of safflower increased 13 percent from 2011, to 147,500 acres in 2012. This is the second lowest planted area for the Nation since records began in 1991. Area for harvest is forecast at 141,500 acres, up 11 percent from last year. Compared with last year, growers in Montana and North Dakota planted more acreage due to much improved planting conditions this spring. Other oilseeds: Planted area of mustard seed is estimated at 55,500 acres, up 139 percent from 2011. Mustard seed area for harvest is forecast at 53,100 acres, up 144 percent from the previous year. Acreage of rapeseed planted is estimated at 1,600 acres, up 100 acres from 2011. Harvested rapeseed area is forecast at 1,500 acres. Cotton: Area planted to cotton in 2012 is estimated at 12.6 million acres, down 14 percent from last year. Upland area is estimated at 12.4 million acres, down 14 percent from 2011. American Pima area is estimated at 235,000 acres, down 24 percent from 2011. Cotton planting got off to a quick start this year. Progress stayed ahead of both last year and the 5-year average all spring. By June 10, ninety-six percent of the crop was in the ground. By June 24, thirty-six percent of the crop was squaring, 7 percentage points ahead of last year and 4 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. As of June 24, the crop was rated 50 percent good to excellent, compared with 27 percent last year. Producers planted 94 percent of their acreage with seed varieties developed using biotechnology, up 4 percentage points from last year. Varieties containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) were planted on 14 percent of the acreage, down 3 percentage points from last year. Herbicide resistant varieties were planted on 17 percent of the acreage, up 2 percentage points from 2011. Stacked gene varieties, those containing both insect and herbicide resistance, were planted on 63 percent of the acreage, up 5 percentage points from a year ago. Sugarbeets: Area planted to sugarbeets for the 2012 crop year is estimated at 1.24 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 1.22 million acres, up slightly from 2011. Planted area is above the previous year in seven of the ten estimating States. Growing conditions have been favorable for most of the growing region. Sugarcane: Harvested area of sugarcane in the United States for sugar and seed is forecast at 892,000 acres for the 2012 crop year, up 2 percent from a year ago. Growers in Louisiana reported that growing conditions have been more favorable than last year. Tobacco: United States all tobacco area for harvest in 2012 is estimated at 323,740 acres, slightly below 2011. Decreases in flue-cured, fire-cured, and dark-air cured offset increases in light-air cured and cigar types. Flue-cured tobacco, at 199,000 acres, is 4 percent below 2011. Flue-cured tobacco accounts for 61 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage. Total light air-cured tobacco type area, at 99,700 acres, is up 8 percent from a year ago. Burley tobacco, at 96,800 acres, is 9 percent above last year. If realized, this will be the second lowest burley harvested acreage on record. Fire-cured tobacco, at 15,350 acres, is down 6 percent from 2011. Dark air-cured tobacco, at 4,600 acres, is down 16 percent from last year. All cigar type tobacco harvested area, at 5,090 acres, is 17 percent above last year. Connecticut Valley Cigar wrapper is down 12 percent from last year, while cigar filler and cigar binder are up 18 percent and 31 percent, respectively. Dry beans: United States dry edible bean planted area is estimated at 1.63 million acres for 2012, up 35 percent from 2011. Harvested area is forecast at 1.57 million acres, 36 percent above the previous year. Planted area is expected to be higher than last year in 14 of the 18 estimating States. In North Dakota, planting began the end of April, progressed quickly during mid-May, and was virtually complete by the first week of June. Fifty- nine percent of the dry edible bean crop was emerged as of June 3, almost two weeks ahead of average. In Michigan dry bean planting proceeded more quickly than normal due to an early start and favorable planting conditions. The crop was 7 percent planted at the end of May. However, growers made excellent progress and had 92 percent of the beans in the ground by mid-June. Emergence was quick due to adequate moisture and warm soils. Minnesota planting progress was well ahead of the previous year and the 5- year average. As of May 27, the crop was 79 percent planted compared with 36 percent last year and 58 percent for the 5-year average. As of June 17, ninety-eight percent of the crop was emerged and 84 percent was rated in fair to good condition. Sweet potatoes: Planted area of sweet potatoes is estimated at 131,400 acres for the 2012 season, down 2 percent from last year. Area harvested is forecast at 128,500 acres, a 1 percent decrease from the previous year. Summer potatoes: Growers planted an estimated 48,100 acres of summer potatoes this year, down slightly from 2011. Harvested area is forecast at 47,000 acres, 2 percent higher than 2011. Water supplies were reportedly tight in Colorado with wells along the South Platte River remaining capped due to water rights issues. Growers in New Jersey and Virginia reported a crop in good overall condition. Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: The estimates of planted and harvested acreages in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted the first 2 weeks of June. These surveys are based on a probability area frame survey with a sample of approximately 11,000 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and a probability sample of over 70,000 farm operators. Enumerators conducting the area survey contact all farmers having operations within the sampled segments of land and account for their operations. From these data, estimates can be calculated. The list survey sample is contacted by mail, internet, telephone, or personal interviews to obtain information on these operations. Responses from the list sample plus data from the area operations that were not on the list to be sampled are combined to provide another estimate of planted and harvested acreages. Estimating procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with historical estimates. Each State Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and are reviewed at this level independently of each State's review. Acreage estimates were based on survey data and the historical relationship of official estimates to survey data. Revision policy: Estimates of planted acres for spring planted crops are subject to revision in the August Crop Production report if conditions altered the planting intentions since the mid-year survey. Planted acres may also be revised for cotton, peanuts, and rice in the September Crop Production report each year; spring wheat, Durum wheat, barley, and oats only in the Small Grains Annual report at the end of September; and all other spring planted crops in the October Crop Production report. Revisions to planted acres will only be made when either special survey data, administrative data, such as Farm Service Agency program "sign up" data, or remote sensing data are available. Harvested acres may be revised any time a production forecast is made if there is strong evidence that the intended harvested area has changed since the last forecast. Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling type errors that are common to all surveys. Both types of errors for major crops generally are between 1.0 and 6.0 percent. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals since the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. The relative standard errors from the 2012 area frame survey for United States planted acres were: barley 8.2 percent, corn 1.1 percent, Upland cotton 3.0 percent, sorghum 5.7 percent, soybeans 1.2 percent, winter wheat 2.0 percent, and other spring wheat 4.2 percent. The biotechnology estimates are also subject to sampling variability because all operations planting biotech varieties are not included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn States, as measured by the relative standard error at the United States level, is approximately 0.4 percent for all biotech varieties, 2.4 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 1.8 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 1.0 percent for stacked gene varieties. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates will be within plus or minus 0.8 percent for all biotech varieties, 4.8 percent for insect resistant (Bt) varieties, 3.6 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 2.0 percent for stacked gene varieties. Variability for the 31 soybean States is approximately 0.3 percent for herbicide resistant varieties. Variability for the 17 Upland cotton States is approximately 0.9 percent for all biotech varieties, 10.6 percent for insect resistant (Bt) varieties, 5.0 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 2.5 percent for stacked gene varieties. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous quality controls are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency and reasonableness. A method of evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report is the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performances shown below for selected crops. This is computed by expressing the deviations between the planted acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1992-2011 twenty-year period; the square root of this average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final estimates assuming that factors affecting this year's estimate are not different from those influencing the past 20 years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 0.8 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 0.8 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 1.4 percent. Also, shown in the table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the difference between the mid-year planted acres estimate and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the mid-year estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 497,000 acres, ranging from 24,000 acres to 1.35 million acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 4 times and above 16 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability June Planted Acreage Estimates [Based on data for the past twenty years] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference between forecast : : : and final estimate : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90 percent : Thousand acres : Years Crop : Root mean : confidence :---------------------------------------------------------------- : square error : interval : : : : Below : Above : : : Average : Smallest : Largest : final : final --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ percent ------ --------- 1,000 acres -------- ---- number --- : Barley .......................: 3.1 5.4 107 20 256 2 18 Corn .........................: 0.8 1.4 497 24 1,345 4 16 Oats .........................: 3.1 5.3 103 1 246 4 16 Sorghum ......................: 6.2 10.7 439 1 1,113 11 9 Soybeans .....................: 1.2 2.0 668 32 1,490 7 13 Upland cotton ................: 2.7 4.6 298 3 992 10 10 Wheat : Winter wheat ................: 1.1 2.0 413 36 1,035 2 18 Durum wheat .................: 6.6 11.3 111 1 329 11 9 Other spring ................: 4.6 8.0 388 24 3,146 12 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch............................................. (202) 720-2127 Jacqueline Moore, Head, Field Crops Section.................................. (202) 720-2127 Suzanne Avilla - Peanuts, Rice.......................................... (202) 720-7688 Bryan Durham - Oats, Rye, Wheat......................................... (202) 720-8068 Steve Maliszewski - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum.................... (202) 720-5944 Anthony Prillaman - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet........................ (202) 720-9526 Julie Schmidt - Crop Weather, Barley, Hay............................... (202) 720-7621 Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds.................... (202) 720-7369 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section...... (202) 720-2127 Debbie Flippin - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries.. 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