Cr Pr 2-5 (6-99)a Acreage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 30, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Acreage" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Corn Acreage Down 3 Percent Soybean Acreage Up 3 Percent Corn planted for all purposes is estimated at 77.6 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 71.0 million acres for grain, down 2 percent from 1998. Ideal weather in the eastern Corn Belt helped planting finish ahead of the normal pace. The soybean planted area is estimated at 74.2 million acres, 3 percent above last year's record acreage. Area for harvest is estimated at 73.3 million acres, up 4 percent from the 1998 record harvest. Planted acreage has steadily increased every year since 1990 when the soybean planted area totaled 57.8 million acres. All wheat planted area is estimated at 62.9 million acres and grain area at 54.7 million acres. The planted total is down 5 percent from 1998 while the harvested area is down 7 percent. This is the lowest planted acreage since 1973 and the lowest grain area since 1988. All cotton plantings for 1999 are expected to total 14.6 million acres, 9 percent above 1998, and 5 percent greater than 1997. Upland cotton is expected to total 14.2 million acres, up 9 percent from last year. Growers planted 318,200 acres of American-Pima cotton. This is a 3 percent decrease from last year's number, but 27 percent higher than the acreage of 2 years ago. Planting in Georgia started extremely slow due to a severely dry spring, but by June 1 was nearly on pace with average. Conversely, Texas experienced a near normal planting season although some replanting was necessary due to wind and hail damage. This report was approved on June 30, 1999. Acting Secretary of Agriculture August Schumacher, Jr. Agricultural Statistics Board Acting Chairperson Frederic A. Vogel Contents Page Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Beans, Dry Edible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Canola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Hay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Mustard Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Peanuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Potatoes, Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Principal Crops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Rapeseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Rye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Safflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sorghum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Spring Weather Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Sugarbeets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Sunflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sweetpotatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Tobacco, by Class and Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Tobacco, by States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Wheat, All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Durum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Other Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Principal Crops: Area Planted by State and United States, 1997-99 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 2,310 2,253 2,220 AZ : 814 775 708 AR : 8,497 8,550 8,520 CA : 5,193 4,944 4,918 CO : 6,489 6,276 6,515 CT : 113 101 99 DE : 535 519 494 FL : 1,120 1,125 1,034 GA : 4,333 4,041 3,967 HI : 34 33 35 ID : 4,473 4,509 4,532 IL : 23,600 23,751 23,720 IN : 12,764 13,029 12,972 IA : 24,709 24,891 24,921 KS : 23,324 23,065 22,755 KY : 5,531 5,864 5,834 LA : 4,095 4,055 3,890 ME : 295 285 279 MD : 1,555 1,470 1,465 MA : 124 132 125 MI : 6,871 6,790 6,850 MN : 20,175 20,310 20,547 MS : 4,740 4,810 4,800 MO : 13,387 13,629 13,705 MT : 10,283 9,787 9,869 NE : 19,142 18,960 19,224 NV : 523 513 509 NH : 79 71 66 NJ : 439 450 411 NM : 1,278 1,232 1,279 NY : 3,046 2,994 2,898 NC : 5,073 5,016 4,945 ND : 22,273 20,801 20,151 OH : 10,748 10,651 10,571 OK : 10,850 10,607 11,014 OR : 2,329 2,236 2,317 PA : 4,304 4,347 4,287 RI : 12 14 11 SC : 1,990 1,902 1,786 SD : 16,860 16,545 16,297 TN : 4,799 4,834 4,779 TX : 23,475 23,785 23,605 UT : 1,131 1,105 1,086 VT : 369 357 344 VA : 2,842 2,930 2,950 WA : 4,353 4,382 4,226 WV : 661 659 665 WI : 8,191 8,082 8,067 WY : 1,886 1,779 1,802 : US : 332,743 330,423 328,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets and canola. 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. 2/ States do not add to U.S. due to sunflower and canola acreage not allocated to States. Corn: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 300 230 200 210 AZ : 50 50 30 30 AR : 235 140 215 135 CA : 620 550 260 235 CO : 1,180 1,250 1,070 1,130 CT 2/ : 35 38 DE : 169 165 155 154 FL : 160 65 55 40 GA : 500 350 265 300 ID : 145 165 52 55 IL : 10,600 10,800 10,450 10,650 IN : 5,800 5,900 5,550 5,750 IA : 12,500 12,100 12,200 11,800 KS : 3,000 3,000 2,850 2,800 KY : 1,300 1,340 1,180 1,240 LA : 700 430 540 410 ME 2/ : 36 36 MD : 470 470 400 400 MA 2/ : 25 26 MI : 2,300 2,150 2,050 1,850 MN : 7,300 7,200 6,750 6,700 MS : 550 350 500 320 MO : 2,650 2,700 2,500 2,600 MT : 60 65 18 19 NE : 8,800 8,500 8,550 8,250 NH 2/ : 15 15 NJ : 120 110 98 94 NM : 140 150 85 90 NY : 1,130 1,150 580 590 NC : 860 750 770 670 ND : 970 1,000 825 810 OH : 3,550 3,350 3,340 3,100 OK : 270 380 220 330 OR : 55 62 33 35 PA : 1,550 1,500 1,050 1,050 RI 2/ : 3 3 SC : 350 300 275 260 SD : 3,900 3,650 3,550 3,250 TN : 700 630 620 560 TX : 2,400 1,900 1,850 1,730 UT : 62 62 24 22 VT 2/ : 112 109 VA : 500 520 300 340 WA : 160 200 100 140 WV : 60 65 34 35 WI : 3,700 3,550 2,950 2,800 WY : 95 85 60 55 : US : 80,187 77,611 72,604 71,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Sorghum: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 9 14 6 8 AR : 140 120 130 115 CO : 200 240 185 200 GA : 50 50 30 30 IL : 110 100 107 97 KS : 3,500 3,600 3,300 3,400 KY : 10 9 8 7 LA : 130 260 125 250 MS : 40 60 36 56 MO : 330 320 320 310 NE : 700 550 600 450 NM : 200 190 65 135 NC : 21 19 12 11 OK : 410 460 340 400 SC : 6 7 3 4 SD : 200 180 140 110 TN : 20 20 16 16 TX : 3,550 2,850 2,300 2,700 : US : 9,626 9,049 7,723 8,299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Oats: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 35 40 17 20 AR : 10 15 9 13 CA : 320 275 30 25 CO : 90 50 25 20 GA : 50 60 25 25 ID : 80 80 30 25 IL : 85 75 70 65 IN : 50 40 30 25 IA : 280 240 185 200 KS : 110 120 60 70 ME : 25 27 24 24 MD : 9 9 7 7 MI : 120 110 105 85 MN : 350 400 310 350 MO : 22 35 13 20 MT : 140 160 60 80 NE : 170 135 95 75 NY : 115 100 105 80 NC : 40 60 20 30 ND : 730 610 420 390 OH : 120 120 100 100 OK : 60 65 25 30 OR : 65 45 35 20 PA : 190 180 160 155 SC : 40 45 25 30 SD : 420 320 300 210 TX : 600 670 130 110 UT : 50 45 9 9 WA : 30 30 15 15 WV : 6 7 4 3 WI : 430 430 300 300 WY : 60 60 22 30 : US : 4,902 4,658 2,765 2,641 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Barley: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 58 62 56 61 CA : 170 170 125 130 CO : 90 90 82 88 DE : 34 30 30 26 ID : 780 710 760 690 KS : 8 16 8 14 KY : 8 9 7 8 MD : 60 55 54 50 MI : 30 23 26 21 MN : 440 200 415 185 MT : 1,350 1,250 1,200 1,150 NE : 10 5 8 4 NV : 5 5 4 4 NJ : 6 6 4 4 NC : 25 24 20 19 ND : 2,000 1,420 1,930 1,360 OK : 7 4 5 3 OR : 150 145 130 135 PA : 80 75 75 70 SC : 4 3 3 2 SD : 115 80 95 74 TX : 10 15 5 10 UT : 95 90 85 85 VA : 90 80 70 60 WA : 530 500 520 490 WI : 80 80 65 65 WY : 105 90 85 85 : US : 6,340 5,237 5,867 4,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. All Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 120 140 85 100 AZ : 153 85 152 83 AR : 980 930 900 870 CA : 680 590 555 455 CO : 2,812 2,655 2,610 2,452 DE : 75 75 73 73 FL : 15 10 13 9 GA : 290 300 240 225 ID : 1,350 1,420 1,280 1,350 IL : 1,250 1,050 1,200 1,020 IN : 700 550 650 510 IA : 40 40 32 34 KS : 10,700 10,000 10,100 9,200 KY : 750 650 550 430 LA : 100 120 90 110 MD : 225 215 215 200 MI : 600 620 570 600 MN : 2,015 2,275 1,982 2,218 MS : 160 180 150 165 MO : 1,350 980 1,250 920 MT : 5,650 5,600 5,280 5,410 NE : 1,900 2,000 1,800 1,900 NV : 16 17 14 15 NJ : 48 42 44 35 NM : 415 445 265 270 NY : 140 130 130 115 NC : 730 650 680 580 ND : 9,770 9,300 9,610 9,098 OH : 1,200 1,050 1,160 1,030 OK : 6,600 6,400 5,100 4,300 OR : 910 870 885 783 PA : 195 195 190 190 SC : 265 225 240 220 SD : 3,475 3,040 3,294 2,949 TN : 570 500 370 310 TX : 6,100 6,200 3,900 3,400 UT : 179 180 173 174 VA : 280 280 245 240 WA : 2,670 2,525 2,565 2,290 WV : 11 11 8 8 WI : 148 133 142 127 WY : 234 205 210 189 : US : 65,871 62,883 59,002 54,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Winter Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 120 140 85 100 AZ : 8 10 8 8 AR : 980 930 900 870 CA : 500 500 380 370 CO : 2,750 2,600 2,550 2,400 DE : 75 75 73 73 FL : 15 10 13 9 GA : 290 300 240 225 ID : 820 760 770 710 IL : 1,250 1,050 1,200 1,020 IN : 700 550 650 510 IA : 40 40 32 34 KS : 10,700 10,000 10,100 9,200 KY : 750 650 550 430 LA : 100 120 90 110 MD : 225 215 215 200 MI : 600 620 570 600 MN : 60 65 57 59 MS : 160 180 150 165 MO : 1,350 980 1,250 920 MT : 1,400 1,050 1,250 970 NE : 1,900 2,000 1,800 1,900 NV : 7 11 6 10 NJ : 48 42 44 35 NM : 415 445 265 270 NY : 140 130 130 115 NC : 730 650 680 580 ND : 70 50 60 48 OH : 1,200 1,050 1,160 1,030 OK : 6,600 6,400 5,100 4,300 OR : 810 710 790 630 PA : 195 195 190 190 SC : 265 225 240 220 SD : 1,500 1,300 1,420 1,260 TN : 570 500 370 310 TX : 6,100 6,200 3,900 3,400 UT : 155 150 150 145 VA : 280 280 245 240 WA : 2,200 1,900 2,100 1,670 WV : 11 11 8 8 WI : 140 125 135 120 WY : 220 200 200 185 : US : 46,449 43,419 40,126 35,649 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Durum Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 145 75 144 75 CA : 180 90 175 85 MN : 5 10 5 9 MT : 450 400 430 390 ND : 3,000 3,550 2,950 3,450 SD : 25 40 24 39 : US : 3,805 4,165 3,728 4,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Spring Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CO : 62 55 60 52 ID : 530 660 510 640 MN : 1,950 2,200 1,920 2,150 MT : 3,800 4,150 3,600 4,050 NV : 9 6 8 5 ND : 6,700 5,700 6,600 5,600 OR : 100 160 95 153 SD : 1,950 1,700 1,850 1,650 UT : 24 30 23 29 WA : 470 625 465 620 WI : 8 8 7 7 WY : 14 5 10 4 : US : 15,617 15,299 15,148 14,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Rye: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CO : 33 28 3 2 GA : 250 230 50 50 IL : 50 40 9 7 IN : 15 20 2 2 KS : 80 90 15 10 MD : 25 35 3 5 MI : 65 105 15 21 MN : 30 30 27 27 NE : 35 45 12 15 NJ : 38 20 5 5 NY : 50 45 15 15 NC : 90 100 20 28 ND : 65 40 61 37 OH : 35 35 4 4 OK : 300 300 70 70 PA : 60 65 15 15 SC : 30 25 20 15 SD : 40 20 35 18 TX : 120 140 20 30 VA : 80 80 5 8 WI : 80 80 12 12 : US : 1,571 1,573 418 396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Long Grain : AR : 1,333 1,393 1,323 1,385 CA : 9 5 9 5 LA : 595 605 590 600 MS : 270 300 268 298 MO : 142 158 140 153 TX : 280 264 278 263 : US : 2,629 2,725 2,608 2,704 : Medium Grain : AR : 205 255 200 253 CA : 435 515 433 513 LA : 30 45 30 45 MO : 3 2 3 2 TX : 5 6 5 6 : US : 678 823 671 819 : Short Grain : AR : 2 2 2 2 CA : 36 50 36 50 : US : 38 52 38 52 : All : AR : 1,540 1,650 1,525 1,640 CA : 480 570 478 568 LA : 625 650 620 645 MS : 270 300 268 298 MO : 145 160 143 155 TX : 285 270 283 269 : US : 3,345 3,600 3,317 3,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Soybeans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 340 240 320 230 AR : 3,550 3,500 3,400 3,450 DE : 220 205 216 201 FL : 35 20 30 19 GA : 300 250 220 240 IL : 10,700 10,800 10,650 10,750 IN : 5,700 5,700 5,600 5,680 IA : 10,500 10,900 10,450 10,850 KS : 2,550 2,700 2,500 2,650 KY : 1,220 1,200 1,200 1,180 LA : 1,200 1,050 1,070 1,010 MD : 470 460 460 450 MI : 1,900 2,000 1,890 1,990 MN : 6,900 7,000 6,800 6,900 MS : 2,050 2,000 2,000 1,950 MO : 5,100 5,400 5,000 5,350 NE : 3,800 4,350 3,750 4,300 NJ : 115 110 113 108 NY : 100 110 97 108 NC : 1,475 1,450 1,415 1,390 ND : 1,550 1,500 1,525 1,480 OH : 4,400 4,700 4,390 4,680 OK : 470 500 340 480 PA : 400 370 395 360 SC : 540 500 500 490 SD : 3,450 3,900 3,420 3,860 TN : 1,250 1,140 1,210 1,100 TX : 440 340 270 320 VA : 500 510 480 490 WI : 1,150 1,300 1,100 1,250 : US : 72,375 74,205 70,811 73,316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Soybeans: Percent of Acreage Planted Following Another Crop, Selected States and United States, 1995-99 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : AL : 24 14 21 26 36 AR : 30 32 23 25 23 DE : 54 51 60 43 31 FL : 23 15 27 15 0 GA : 64 50 44 42 44 IL : 5 5 5 5 5 IN : 3 6 5 4 2 KS : 3 5 1 2 2 KY : 35 45 34 51 36 LA : 5 8 7 6 6 MD : 48 47 48 33 33 MS : 6 13 8 5 9 MO : 10 13 9 13 7 NJ : 19 19 33 21 33 NC : 49 40 43 44 50 OH : 1 1 1 1 1 OK : 24 26 26 11 16 PA : 19 18 26 18 16 SC : 48 55 66 48 45 TN : 36 39 31 35 28 TX : 15 1 9 3 4 VA : 56 66 60 45 43 : US : 8 9 8 7 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 198.0 199.0 197.0 198.0 FL : 98.0 96.0 90.0 88.0 GA : 540.0 540.0 537.0 538.0 NM : 22.0 19.0 22.0 19.0 NC : 125.0 126.0 124.5 126.0 OK : 80.0 80.0 75.0 78.0 SC : 12.0 12.0 11.5 11.5 TX : 370.0 320.0 335.0 315.0 VA : 76.0 77.0 75.0 76.0 : US : 1,521.0 1,469.0 1,467.0 1,449.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Sunflower: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State, and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Varietal Type :--------------------------------------------------------------- and State : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oil : CO : 100 195 92 190 KS : 160 240 155 230 MN : 90 90 87 86 NE : 39 70 38 69 ND : 1,600 1,200 1,580 1,180 SD : 900 840 885 827 TX : 12 25 11 24 : Oth Sts : 36 42 32 37 : US : 2,937 2,702 2,880 2,643 : Non-Oil : CO : 45 120 43 115 KS : 20 30 20 30 MN : 40 45 38 42 NE : 31 50 30 49 ND : 390 530 380 520 SD : 40 60 39 58 TX : 35 55 33 53 : Oth Sts : 15 14 13 13 : US : 616 904 596 880 : All : CO : 145 315 135 305 KS : 180 270 175 260 MN : 130 135 125 128 NE : 70 120 68 118 ND : 1,990 1,730 1,960 1,700 SD : 940 900 924 885 TX : 47 80 44 77 : Oth Sts : 51 56 45 50 : US : 3,553 3,606 3,476 3,523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Flaxseed: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : MN : 30 10 27 9 ND : 280 300 277 295 SD : 15 20 14 19 : Oth Sts : 11 11 11 11 : US : 336 341 329 334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Special Oilseeds: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Canola : 1,127.0 1,095.0 1,092.0 1,067.0 Rapeseed : 4.8 3.5 4.7 3.5 Safflower : 303.0 313.0 285.0 294.0 Mustard Seed : 98.9 59.7 95.6 58.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Upland : AL : 495.0 570.0 475.0 AZ : 250.0 240.0 248.0 AR : 920.0 940.0 900.0 CA : 650.0 620.0 620.0 FL : 89.0 89.0 80.0 GA : 1,370.0 1,500.0 1,280.0 KS : 17.0 29.0 16.5 LA : 535.0 570.0 525.0 MS : 950.0 1,200.0 940.0 MO : 370.0 450.0 357.0 NM : 66.3 70.0 60.3 NC : 710.0 820.0 705.0 OK : 160.0 225.0 120.0 SC : 290.0 320.0 286.0 TN : 450.0 600.0 445.0 TX : 5,650.0 5,900.0 3,300.0 VA : 92.0 98.0 91.0 : US : 13,064.3 14,241.0 10,448.8 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 15.9 11.2 15.5 CA : 200.0 260.0 180.0 NM : 7.3 7.0 7.3 TX : 105.0 40.0 32.0 : US : 328.2 318.2 234.8 : All : AL : 495.0 570.0 475.0 AZ : 265.9 251.2 263.5 AR : 920.0 940.0 900.0 CA : 850.0 880.0 800.0 FL : 89.0 89.0 80.0 GA : 1,370.0 1,500.0 1,280.0 KS : 17.0 29.0 16.5 LA : 535.0 570.0 525.0 MS : 950.0 1,200.0 940.0 MO : 370.0 450.0 357.0 NM : 73.6 77.0 67.6 NC : 710.0 820.0 705.0 OK : 160.0 225.0 120.0 SC : 290.0 320.0 286.0 TN : 450.0 600.0 445.0 TX : 5,755.0 5,940.0 3,332.0 VA : 92.0 98.0 91.0 : US : 13,392.5 14,559.2 10,683.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released August 12, 1999. Hay: Area Harvested by Type, State, and United States 1998 and Forecasted 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All : Alfalfa and : All : Hay : Alfalfa Mixtures : Other State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL 1/ : 750 780 750 780 AZ : 240 250 200 200 40 50 AR : 1,175 1,225 25 25 1,150 1,200 CA : 1,570 1,570 1,020 1,030 550 540 CO : 1,410 1,550 810 900 600 650 CT : 63 58 8 8 55 50 DE : 16 15 8 7 8 8 FL 1/ : 230 260 230 260 GA 1/ : 650 650 650 650 ID : 1,430 1,430 1,130 1,150 300 280 IL : 950 850 600 500 350 350 IN : 750 750 400 400 350 350 IA : 1,570 1,640 1,250 1,300 320 340 KS : 2,900 2,900 1,000 850 1,900 2,050 KY : 2,350 2,400 250 250 2,100 2,150 LA 1/ : 330 360 330 360 ME : 158 150 13 10 145 140 MD : 200 210 55 60 145 150 MA : 103 95 18 20 85 75 MI : 1,250 1,250 850 900 400 350 MN : 2,400 2,400 1,550 1,550 850 850 MS 1/ : 790 710 790 710 MO : 3,650 3,650 450 450 3,200 3,200 MT : 2,500 2,650 1,700 1,750 800 900 NE : 3,200 3,200 1,400 1,400 1,800 1,800 NV : 485 480 260 255 225 225 NH : 56 51 8 6 48 45 NJ : 120 120 30 30 90 90 NM : 360 385 270 290 90 95 NY : 1,400 1,300 600 550 800 750 NC : 670 710 20 20 650 690 ND : 2,600 2,700 1,400 1,500 1,200 1,200 OH : 1,330 1,300 550 600 780 700 OK : 2,250 2,600 350 400 1,900 2,200 OR : 970 1,100 400 450 570 650 PA : 1,850 1,880 700 720 1,150 1,160 RI : 10 7 2 2 8 5 SC 1/ : 320 310 320 310 SD : 4,000 4,200 2,400 2,500 1,600 1,700 TN : 1,785 1,830 35 30 1,750 1,800 TX : 4,040 4,810 140 110 3,900 4,700 UT : 710 700 545 540 165 160 VT : 245 235 45 45 200 190 VA : 1,260 1,260 120 120 1,140 1,140 WA : 750 720 480 450 270 270 WV : 580 580 50 50 530 530 WI : 2,400 2,400 1,900 1,900 500 500 WY : 1,190 1,270 600 640 590 630 : US : 60,016 61,951 23,642 23,968 36,374 37,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 110.0 155.0 105.0 151.0 CO : 170.0 180.0 155.0 170.0 ID : 105.0 90.0 103.0 88.0 KS : 20.0 29.0 19.0 27.0 MI : 300.0 350.0 295.0 340.0 MN : 190.0 200.0 175.0 185.0 MT : 12.6 16.0 12.2 15.5 NE : 195.0 220.0 188.0 205.0 NM : 10.5 2.9 9.5 2.9 NY : 31.0 35.0 30.0 35.0 ND : 750.0 630.0 710.0 610.0 OR : 8.7 10.0 8.6 9.8 TX : 15.0 20.0 13.5 18.5 UT : 6.0 6.7 5.9 6.6 WA : 40.0 38.0 40.0 38.0 WI : 7.3 8.2 7.2 8.0 WY : 39.0 32.0 37.0 31.0 : US : 2,010.1 2,022.8 1,913.9 1,941.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed. 2/ Forecasted. Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 CA : 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 GA : 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 LA : 21.0 22.0 20.0 21.0 MS : 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 NJ : 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 NC : 33.0 34.0 32.0 33.0 SC : 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 TX : 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.3 VA : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 : US : 87.2 88.1 83.8 85.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Summer Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 4.4 3.7 4.3 3.6 CA : 6.2 6.7 6.1 6.7 CO : 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.7 DE : 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3 IL : 5.8 4.9 4.9 4.7 IA : 1.4 1.0 1.3 0.9 MD : 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.8 MO : 9.6 8.0 8.8 7.5 NE : 4.5 4.9 4.4 4.8 NJ : 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 NM : 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 NC : 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 TX : 9.1 8.6 8.2 8.0 VA : 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.0 : US : 73.0 69.2 68.1 66.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Tobacco: Area Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 and Forecasted 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999/1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ Acres ------------------ Percent : CT : 2,545 2,815 3,030 108 FL : 7,300 6,800 6,000 88 GA : 43,000 41,000 35,000 85 IN : 8,900 8,500 6,500 76 KY : 250,500 226,260 226,350 100 MD : 8,000 6,500 6,500 100 MA : 1,175 1,265 1,260 100 MO : 3,000 2,700 2,300 85 NC : 321,400 251,100 218,400 87 OH : 11,400 9,800 9,800 100 PA : 8,100 7,800 6,200 79 SC : 54,000 45,000 39,000 87 TN : 59,480 59,415 59,160 100 VA : 53,080 45,000 38,600 86 WV : 1,800 1,600 1,700 106 WI : 2,550 2,100 1,320 63 : US : 836,230 717,655 661,120 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1997-98 and Forecasted 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Class and Type :-------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 1/ : 1999/1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- Acres --------------- Percent : Class 1, Flue-cured : Type 11, Old Belts : NC : 88,000 69,000 60,000 87 VA : 41,000 33,000 26,000 79 US : 129,000 102,000 86,000 84 Type 12, Eastern NC : Belt : NC : 185,000 143,000 123,000 86 Type 13, NC Border & : SC Belt : NC : 40,000 31,000 27,000 87 SC : 54,000 45,000 39,000 87 US : 94,000 76,000 66,000 87 Type 14, GA-FL Belt : FL : 7,300 6,800 6,000 88 GA : 43,000 41,000 35,000 85 US : 50,300 47,800 41,000 86 Total 11-14 : 458,300 368,800 316,000 86 Class 2, Fire-cured : Type 21, VA Belt : VA : 1,200 1,500 1,500 100 Type 22, Eastern : District : KY : 3,750 3,850 3,650 95 TN : 7,400 7,300 7,000 96 US : 11,150 11,150 10,650 96 Type 23, Western : District : KY : 3,600 3,600 3,450 96 TN : 600 590 560 95 US : 4,200 4,190 4,010 96 Total 21-23 : 16,550 16,840 16,160 96 Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3A, Light : Air-cured : Type 31, Burley : IN : 8,900 8,500 6,500 76 KY : 240,000 215,000 215,000 100 MO : 3,000 2,700 2,300 85 NC : 8,400 8,100 8,400 104 OH : 11,400 9,800 9,800 100 TN : 51,000 51,000 51,000 100 VA : 10,800 10,400 11,000 106 WV : 1,800 1,600 1,700 106 US : 335,300 307,100 305,700 100 Type 32, Southern MD : Belt : MD : 8,000 6,500 6,500 100 PA : 3,200 3,300 3,000 91 US : 11,200 9,800 9,500 97 Total 31-32 : 346,500 316,900 315,200 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1997-98 and Forecasted 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Class and Type :-------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 1/ : 1999/1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- Acres --------------- Percent : Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3B, Dark : Air-cured : Type 35, One Sucker : Belt : KY : 2,050 2,450 2,750 112 TN : 480 525 600 114 US : 2,530 2,975 3,350 113 Type 36, Green River : Belt : KY : 1,100 1,360 1,500 110 Type 37, VA Sun-cured : Belt : VA : 80 100 100 100 Total 35-37 : 3,710 4,435 4,950 112 Class 4, Cigar Filler : Type 41, PA Seedleaf : PA : 4,900 4,500 3,200 71 Class 5, Cigar Binder : Class 5A, CT Valley : Binder : Type 51, CT Valley : Broadleaf : CT : 1,315 1,435 1,480 103 MA : 725 925 880 95 US : 2,040 2,360 2,360 100 Class 5B, WI Binder : Type 54, Southern WI : WI : 1,800 1,500 940 63 Type 55, Northern WI : WI : 750 600 380 63 Total 54-55 : 2,550 2,100 1,320 63 Total 51-55 : 4,590 4,460 3,680 83 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper : Type 61, CT Valley : Shade-grown : CT : 1,230 1,380 1,550 112 MA : 450 340 380 112 US : 1,680 1,720 1,930 112 All Cigar Types : Total 41-61 : 11,170 10,680 8,810 82 : All Tobacco : 836,230 717,655 661,120 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Intended area for harvest in 1999 as indicated by reports from farmers. Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1998 and Forecasted 1999 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 102.0 112.0 100.0 110.0 CO : 62.5 71.1 57.3 68.0 ID : 204.0 211.0 203.0 210.0 MI : 177.0 194.0 173.0 190.0 MN : 473.0 475.0 458.0 468.0 MT : 64.0 61.9 62.4 61.3 NE : 53.8 72.4 47.4 67.3 NM 3/ : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ND : 250.0 255.0 242.6 250.0 OH : 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 OR : 17.9 20.0 17.7 19.7 TX 3/ : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 WA : 37.3 27.6 35.8 26.6 WY : 56.0 59.0 53.4 57.0 : US : 1,498.8 1,560.2 1,451.7 1,529.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted beets in CA. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ No acres planted in 1998 and 1999. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested by State and United States, 1998 and Forecasted 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : FL : 447.0 447.0 HI : 32.5 35.0 LA : 435.0 450.0 TX : 32.6 31.5 : US : 947.1 963.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alaska: Area Planted by Crop, 1997-99 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : All Oats : 3,300 3,500 3,900 All Barley : 7,200 7,100 5,700 All Hay 2/ : 22,500 21,500 22,500 Potatoes : 920 920 950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates are provided to meet special needs of users for crops and livestock production statistics. Estimates are excluded from commodity data tables. 2/ Area harvested. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Corn :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Corn : Corn for Grain Year :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Area : Yield per : : Planted : Harvested : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1990 : 74,166 66,952 118.5 7,934,028 1991 : 75,957 68,822 108.6 7,474,765 1992 : 79,311 72,077 131.5 9,476,698 1993 : 73,239 62,933 100.7 6,337,730 1994 : 78,921 72,514 138.6 10,050,520 1995 : 71,479 65,210 113.5 7,400,051 1996 : 79,229 72,644 127.1 9,232,557 1997 : 79,537 72,671 126.7 9,206,832 1998 : 80,187 72,604 134.4 9,761,085 1999 : 77,611 71,039 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sorghum :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sorghum : Sorghum for Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 : 10,535 9,089 63.1 573,303 1991 : 11,064 9,870 59.3 584,860 1992 : 13,177 12,050 72.6 875,022 1993 : 9,882 8,916 59.9 534,172 1994 : 9,787 8,882 72.7 645,741 1995 : 9,429 8,253 55.6 458,648 1996 : 13,097 11,811 67.3 795,274 1997 : 10,052 9,158 69.2 633,545 1998 : 9,626 7,723 67.3 519,933 1999 : 9,049 8,299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oats : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1990 : 10,423 5,947 60.1 357,654 1991 : 8,653 4,816 50.6 243,851 1992 : 7,943 4,496 65.4 294,229 1993 : 7,937 3,803 54.4 206,731 1994 : 6,637 4,008 57.1 228,844 1995 : 6,225 2,952 54.6 161,094 1996 : 4,638 2,655 57.7 153,245 1997 : 5,068 2,813 59.5 167,246 1998 : 4,902 2,765 60.4 167,122 1999 : 4,658 2,641 : : Barley : 1990 : 8,221 7,529 56.1 422,196 1991 : 8,941 8,413 55.2 464,326 1992 : 7,762 7,285 62.5 455,090 1993 : 7,786 6,753 58.9 398,041 1994 : 7,159 6,667 56.2 374,862 1995 : 6,689 6,279 57.2 359,376 1996 : 7,094 6,707 58.5 392,433 1997 : 6,706 6,198 58.1 359,878 1998 : 6,340 5,867 60.1 352,445 1999 : 5,237 4,893 : : Rye : 1990 : 1,625 375 27.1 10,176 1991 : 1,671 395 24.6 9,734 1992 : 1,542 391 29.3 11,440 1993 : 1,493 381 27.1 10,340 1994 : 1,613 407 27.9 11,341 1995 : 1,602 385 26.1 10,064 1996 : 1,457 345 25.9 8,936 1997 : 1,400 316 25.7 8,132 1998 : 1,571 418 28.2 11,795 1999 : 1,573 396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat : : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1990 : 77,041 69,103 39.5 2,729,778 1991 : 69,881 57,803 34.3 1,980,139 1992 : 72,219 62,761 39.3 2,466,798 1993 : 72,168 62,712 38.2 2,396,440 1994 : 70,349 61,770 37.6 2,320,981 1995 : 69,031 60,955 35.8 2,182,708 1996 : 75,105 62,819 36.3 2,277,388 1997 : 70,412 62,840 39.5 2,481,466 1998 : 65,871 59,002 43.2 2,550,383 1999 : 62,883 54,657 : : Winter Wheat : 1990 : 56,748 49,721 40.7 2,024,224 1991 : 51,024 39,506 34.7 1,371,617 1992 : 50,922 42,123 38.2 1,609,284 1993 : 51,587 43,811 40.2 1,760,143 1994 : 49,197 41,355 40.2 1,661,943 1995 : 48,591 40,987 37.7 1,545,303 1996 : 51,445 39,574 37.1 1,469,618 1997 : 47,985 41,340 44.6 1,845,528 1998 : 46,449 40,126 46.9 1,880,605 1999 : 43,419 35,649 : : Durum Wheat : 1990 : 3,570 3,507 34.9 122,430 1991 : 3,253 3,197 32.5 103,957 1992 : 2,547 2,519 39.7 99,906 1993 : 2,241 2,100 33.6 70,476 1994 : 2,823 2,715 35.6 96,747 1995 : 3,436 3,356 30.5 102,280 1996 : 3,630 3,556 32.6 116,090 1997 : 3,310 3,177 27.6 87,783 1998 : 3,805 3,728 37.8 141,069 1999 : 4,165 4,048 : : Other Spring Wheat : 1990 : 16,723 15,875 36.7 583,124 1991 : 15,604 15,100 33.4 504,565 1992 : 18,750 18,119 41.8 757,608 1993 : 18,340 16,801 33.7 565,821 1994 : 18,329 17,700 31.8 562,291 1995 : 17,004 16,612 32.2 535,125 1996 : 20,030 19,689 35.1 691,680 1997 : 19,117 18,323 29.9 548,155 1998 : 15,617 15,148 34.9 528,709 1999 : 15,299 14,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Harvested for Beans Year : Area :----------------------------------------------------- : Planted : : Yield per : : : Area : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1990 : 57,795 56,512 34.1 1,925,947 1991 : 59,180 58,011 34.2 1,986,539 1992 : 59,180 58,233 37.6 2,190,354 1993 : 60,085 57,307 32.6 1,869,718 1994 : 61,620 60,809 41.4 2,514,869 1995 : 62,495 61,544 35.3 2,174,254 1996 : 64,195 63,349 37.6 2,380,274 1997 : 70,005 69,110 38.9 2,688,750 1998 : 72,375 70,811 38.9 2,756,794 1999 : 74,205 73,316 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rice :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Acres ----- Pounds 1,000 Cwt : 1990 : 2,897 2,823 5,529 156,088 1991 : 2,884 2,781 5,731 159,367 1992 : 3,176 3,132 5,736 179,658 1993 : 2,920 2,833 5,510 156,110 1994 : 3,353 3,316 5,964 197,779 1995 : 3,121 3,093 5,621 173,871 1996 : 2,824 2,804 6,120 171,599 1997 : 3,125 3,103 5,897 182,992 1998 : 3,345 3,317 5,669 188,051 1999 : 3,600 3,575 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Flaxseed :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Acres ---- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1990 : 260 253 15.1 3,812 1991 : 356 342 18.1 6,200 1992 : 171 165 19.9 3,288 1993 : 206 191 18.2 3,482 1994 : 178 171 17.1 2,922 1995 : 165 147 15.0 2,212 1996 : 96 92 17.4 1,602 1997 : 151 146 16.6 2,420 1998 : 336 329 20.4 6,708 1999 : 341 334 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1991-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Canola : : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1991 : 155.0 147.0 1,300 191,100 1992 : 140.0 112.0 1,286 144,037 1993 : 199.0 187.0 1,350 252,450 1994 : 354.0 340.0 1,316 447,440 1995 : 446.0 429.0 1,278 548,447 1996 : 367.0 347.0 1,385 480,521 1997 : 671.0 631.0 1,237 780,710 1998 : 1,127.0 1,092.0 1,455 1,588,620 1999 : 1,095.0 1,067.0 : : Mustard Seed : 1991 : 19.4 18.1 925 16,743 1992 : 15.3 14.8 980 14,504 1993 : 18.1 16.4 755 12,382 1994 : 13.6 13.4 970 12,998 1995 : 22.9 22.0 832 18,304 1996 : 19.0 18.6 785 14,601 1997 : 76.3 74.7 793 59,273 1998 : 98.9 95.6 855 81,750 1999 : 59.7 58.2 : : Rapeseed : 1991 : 18.2 15.6 1,035 16,146 1992 : 12.0 9.8 1,475 14,455 1993 : 7.2 6.1 1,220 7,442 1994 : 7.4 6.7 1,880 12,596 1995 : 2.5 2.4 1,255 3,012 1996 : 2.5 2.2 1,470 3,234 1997 : 1.6 1.4 1,243 1,740 1998 : 4.8 4.7 1,353 6,360 1999 : 3.5 3.5 : : Safflower : 1991 : 223.0 209.0 1,200 250,800 1992 : 341.0 307.0 1,325 406,775 1993 : 404.0 293.0 1,829 535,897 1994 : 240.0 228.0 1,871 426,588 1995 : 262.0 252.0 1,755 442,290 1996 : 222.0 210.0 1,892 397,415 1997 : 228.0 215.0 1,822 391,790 1998 : 303.0 285.0 1,446 412,085 1999 : 313.0 294.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Peanuts :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Harvested for Nuts Year : Area :----------------------------------------------------- : Planted : : Yield per : : : Area : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1990 : 1,846.0 1,815.5 1,985 3,603,650 1991 : 2,039.2 2,015.7 2,444 4,926,570 1992 : 1,686.6 1,669.1 2,567 4,284,416 1993 : 1,733.5 1,689.8 2,008 3,392,415 1994 : 1,641.0 1,618.5 2,624 4,247,455 1995 : 1,537.5 1,517.0 2,282 3,461,475 1996 : 1,401.5 1,380.0 2,653 3,661,205 1997 : 1,434.0 1,413.8 2,503 3,539,380 1998 : 1,521.0 1,467.0 2,702 3,963,440 1999 : 1,469.0 1,449.5 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sunflower :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Acres ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1990 : 1,905 1,851 1,229 2,274,405 1991 : 2,746 2,673 1,352 3,613,030 1992 : 2,187 2,043 1,255 2,564,985 1993 : 2,757 2,486 1,035 2,572,063 1994 : 3,567 3,430 1,410 4,835,825 1995 : 3,478 3,368 1,190 4,009,332 1996 : 2,536 2,479 1,436 3,559,343 1997 : 2,888 2,792 1,317 3,676,952 1998 : 3,553 3,476 1,509 5,246,701 1999 : 3,606 3,523 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cotton : :--------------------------------------------------------: : Area : Yield : : Cottonseed :---------------------------: per : Production : : Planted : Harvested : Acre : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Acres ---- Pounds 1,000 Bales 1,000 Tons : 1990 : 12,348.1 11,731.6 634 15,505.4 5,968.5 1991 : 14,052.1 12,959.5 652 17,614.3 6,925.5 1992 : 13,240.0 11,123.3 700 16,218.5 6,230.1 1993 : 13,438.3 12,783.3 606 16,133.6 6,343.2 1994 : 13,720.1 13,322.3 708 19,662.0 7,603.9 1995 : 16,931.4 16,006.7 537 17,899.8 6,848.7 1996 : 14,652.5 12,888.1 705 18,942.0 7,143.5 1997 : 13,898.0 13,406.0 673 18,793.0 6,934.6 1998 : 13,392.5 10,683.6 625 13,918.2 5,497.4 1999 : 14,559.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hay :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield per : Year : Harvested : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Tons 1,000 Tons : 1990 : 61,030 2.40 146,212 1991 : 61,834 2.46 152,073 1992 : 58,903 2.49 146,903 1993 : 59,689 2.46 146,699 1994 : 58,815 2.55 150,136 1995 : 59,764 2.58 154,239 1996 : 61,169 2.45 149,779 1997 : 61,084 2.50 152,536 1998 : 60,016 2.52 151,338 1999 : 61,951 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dry Edible Beans :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 Cwt : 1990 : 2,177.6 2,084.4 1,553 32,379 1991 : 1,964.1 1,913.7 1,764 33,765 1992 : 1,640.6 1,529.9 1,478 22,615 1993 : 1,867.9 1,618.0 1,351 21,862 1994 : 2,011.8 1,831.2 1,581 28,950 1995 : 2,066.3 1,896.3 1,618 30,689 1996 : 1,839.0 1,750.7 1,594 27,912 1997 : 1,869.8 1,758.8 1,670 29,370 1998 : 2,010.1 1,913.9 1,611 30,828 1999 : 2,022.8 1,941.3 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Potatoes :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Cwt 1,000 Cwt : 1990 : 1,399.7 1,370.6 293 402,110 1991 : 1,407.5 1,374.4 304 417,622 1992 : 1,339.3 1,315.0 323 425,367 1993 : 1,389.9 1,321.2 326 430,349 1994 : 1,421.8 1,385.1 339 469,425 1995 : 1,400.7 1,376.1 323 445,099 1996 : 1,454.7 1,425.9 350 499,254 1997 : 1,383.5 1,353.6 345 467,091 1998 : 1,422.7 1,393.7 343 477,381 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sweet Potatoes :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Acres ---- Cwt 1,000 Cwt : 1990 : 93.9 89.5 141 12,594 1991 : 81.2 77.8 144 11,203 1992 : 85.9 82.4 146 12,005 1993 : 82.9 80.0 138 11,027 1994 : 86.1 82.7 162 13,380 1995 : 86.9 83.1 154 12,821 1996 : 88.1 83.7 158 13,216 1997 : 85.6 82.1 162 13,327 1998 : 87.2 83.8 148 12,382 1999 : 88.1 85.2 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tobacco :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield per : : Harvested : Acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1990 : 733,310 2,218 1,626,380 1991 : 763,680 2,179 1,664,372 1992 : 784,440 2,195 1,721,671 1993 : 746,405 2,161 1,613,319 1994 : 671,065 2,359 1,582,896 1995 : 663,525 1,914 1,269,910 1996 : 733,060 2,072 1,518,704 1997 : 836,230 2,137 1,787,399 1998 : 717,655 2,061 1,479,179 1999 : 661,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1990-99 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sugarbeets :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Tons 1,000 Tons : 1990 : 1,400.4 1,377.2 20.0 27,513 1991 : 1,427.4 1,386.7 20.3 28,203 1992 : 1,436.7 1,411.5 20.6 29,143 1993 : 1,437.7 1,409.4 18.6 26,249 1994 : 1,475.8 1,443.0 22.1 31,853 1995 : 1,444.6 1,420.1 19.8 28,065 1996 : 1,368.4 1,323.3 20.2 26,680 1997 : 1,459.3 1,428.3 20.9 29,886 1998 : 1,498.8 1,451.7 22.5 32,606 1999 : 1,560.2 1,529.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sugarcane :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield per : : Harvested : Acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Tons 1,000 Tons : 1990 : 794.2 35.4 28,136 1991 : 896.9 33.7 30,252 1992 : 925.2 32.8 30,363 1993 : 948.3 32.8 31,072 1994 : 936.8 33.0 30,927 1995 : 932.3 33.0 30,779 1996 : 888.9 33.1 29,464 1997 : 914.0 34.7 31,709 1998 : 947.1 35.8 34,707 1999 : 963.5 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Principal Crops :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Planted 2/ : Harvested 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : 1990 : 326,324 307,755 1991 : 325,504 303,486 1992 : 326,593 306,763 1993 : 319,717 295,690 1994 : 324,053 308,245 1995 : 318,735 301,778 1996 : 334,049 313,549 1997 : 332,743 318,293 1998 : 330,423 311,890 1999 : 328,120 313,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Area harvested forecasted for 1999. 2/ Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets and canola. 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 are carried forward from the previous year for current year totals. 3/ Crops included in area harvested are listed in footnote 2. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1998-99 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 6,340.0 5,237.0 5,867.0 4,893.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 80,187.0 77,611.0 72,604.0 71,039.0 Corn for Silage : 5,919.0 Hay, All : 60,016.0 61,951.0 Alfalfa : 23,642.0 23,968.0 All Other : 36,374.0 37,983.0 Oats : 4,902.0 4,658.0 2,765.0 2,641.0 Rice : 3,345.0 3,600.0 3,317.0 3,575.0 Rye : 1,571.0 1,573.0 418.0 396.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 9,626.0 9,049.0 7,723.0 8,299.0 Sorghum for Silage : 305.0 Wheat, All : 65,871.0 62,883.0 59,002.0 54,657.0 Winter : 46,449.0 43,419.0 40,126.0 35,649.0 Durum : 3,805.0 4,165.0 3,728.0 4,048.0 Other Spring : 15,617.0 15,299.0 15,148.0 14,960.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,127.0 1,095.0 1,092.0 1,067.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 336.0 341.0 329.0 334.0 Mustard Seed : 98.9 59.7 95.6 58.2 Peanuts : 1,521.0 1,469.0 1,467.0 1,449.5 Rapeseed : 4.8 3.5 4.7 3.5 Safflower : 303.0 313.0 285.0 294.0 Soybeans for Beans : 72,375.0 74,205.0 70,811.0 73,316.0 Sunflower : 3,553.0 3,606.0 3,476.0 3,523.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 13,392.5 14,559.2 10,683.6 Upland : 13,064.3 14,241.0 10,448.8 Amer-Pima : 328.2 318.2 234.8 Sugarbeets : 1,498.8 1,560.2 1,451.7 1,529.0 Sugarcane : 947.1 963.5 Tobacco : 717.7 661.1 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 9.0 7.4 Dry Edible Beans : 2,010.1 2,022.8 1,913.9 1,941.3 Dry Edible Peas : 323.4 309.1 Lentils : 162.0 158.5 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.1 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.4 Hops : 36.6 34.2 Peppermint Oil : 124.0 Potatoes, All : 1,422.7 1,393.7 Winter : 15.5 17.9 15.0 17.7 Spring : 93.0 87.7 90.6 85.8 Summer : 73.0 69.2 68.1 66.8 Fall : 1,241.2 1,220.0 Spearmint Oil : 27.4 Sweet Potatoes : 87.2 88.1 83.8 85.2 Taro (HI) 3/ : 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 1999 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Acreage is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 1998-99 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------ 1,000 ------ : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 60.1 352,445 Corn for Grain : " : 134.4 9,761,085 Corn for Silage : Ton : 16.0 94,525 Hay, All : " : 2.52 151,338 Alfalfa : " : 3.47 82,010 All Other : " : 1.91 69,328 Oats : Bu : 60.4 167,122 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 5,669 188,051 Rye : Bu : 28.2 11,795 Sorghum for Grain : " : 67.3 519,933 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 11.4 3,487 Wheat, All : Bu : 43.2 2,550,383 Winter : " : 46.9 1,880,605 Durum : " : 37.8 141,069 Other Spring : " : 34.9 528,709 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,455 1,588,620 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 5,497 Flaxseed : Bu : 20.4 6,708 Mustard Seed : Lb : 855 81,750 Peanuts : " : 2,702 3,963,440 Rapeseed : " : 1,353 6,360 Safflower : " : 1,446 412,085 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 38.9 2,756,794 Sunflower : Lb : 1,509 5,246,701 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 625 13,918.2 Upland 2/ : " : 619 13,475.9 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 904 442.3 Sugarbeets : Ton : 22.5 32,606 Sugarcane : " : 35.8 34,707 Tobacco : Lb : 2,061 1,479,179 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,405 104 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,611 30,828 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 1,920 5,934 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,223 1,938 Wrinkled Seed Peas : " : 674 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,480 9,000 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 50,000 18,000 Hops : " : 1,625 59,548 Peppermint Oil : " : 78 9,727 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 343 477,381 Winter : " : 199 204 2,980 3,618 Spring : " : 233 270 21,137 23,205 Summer : " : 277 18,896 Fall : " : 356 434,368 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 109 2,987 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 148 12,382 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 6,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 1999 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1998-99 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2,565,730 2,119,360 2,374,320 1,980,150 Corn for Grain 2/ :32,450,880 31,408,400 29,382,110 28,748,770 Corn for Silage : 2,395,360 Hay, All 3/ : 24,287,880 25,070,950 Alfalfa : 9,567,680 9,699,610 All Other : 14,720,190 15,371,340 Oats : 1,983,790 1,885,050 1,118,970 1,068,790 Rice : 1,353,690 1,456,880 1,342,360 1,446,770 Rye : 635,770 636,580 169,160 160,260 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 3,895,550 3,662,040 3,125,420 3,358,520 Sorghum for Silage : 123,430 Wheat, All 3/ :26,657,330 25,448,120 23,877,520 Winter :18,797,450 17,571,240 16,238,590 14,426,790 Durum : 1,539,850 1,685,530 1,508,680 1,638,190 Other Spring : 6,320,040 6,191,350 6,130,240 6,054,160 : Oilseeds : Canola : 456,090 443,140 441,920 431,800 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 135,980 138,000 133,140 135,170 Mustard Seed : 40,020 24,160 38,690 23,550 Peanuts : 615,530 594,490 593,680 586,600 Rapeseed : 1,940 1,420 1,900 1,420 Safflower : 122,620 126,670 115,340 118,980 Soybeans for Beans :29,289,440 30,030,020 28,656,500 29,670,250 Sunflower : 1,437,860 1,459,310 1,406,700 1,425,720 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 5,419,810 5,891,960 4,323,550 Upland : 5,286,990 5,763,190 4,228,520 Amer-Pima : 132,820 128,770 95,020 Sugarbeets : 606,550 631,400 587,490 618,770 Sugarcane : 385,060 389,920 Tobacco : 290,430 267,550 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 3,640 2,990 Dry Edible Beans : 813,470 818,610 774,540 785,620 Dry Edible Peas : 130,880 125,090 Lentils : 65,560 64,140 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,470 Ginger Root (HI) : 150 Hops : 14,830 13,860 Peppermint Oil : 50,180 Potatoes, All 3/ : 575,750 564,020 Winter : 6,270 7,240 6,070 7,160 Spring : 37,640 35,490 36,660 34,720 Summer : 29,540 28,000 27,560 27,030 Fall : 502,300 493,720 Spearmint Oil : 11,090 Sweet Potatoes : 35,290 35,650 33,910 34,480 Taro (HI) 4/ : 200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 1999 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Total may not add due to rounding. 4/ Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 1998-99 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 1998 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.23 7,673,580 Corn for Grain : 8.44 247,942,980 Corn for Silage : 35.80 85,751,640 Hay, All : 5.65 137,291,520 Alfalfa : 7.78 74,398,220 All Other : 4.27 62,893,300 Oats : 2.17 2,425,770 Rice 2/ : 6.35 8,529,850 Rye : 1.77 299,610 Sorghum for Grain : 4.23 13,206,910 Sorghum for Silage : 25.63 3,163,350 Wheat, All : 2.91 69,410,050 Winter : 3.15 51,181,680 Durum : 2.54 3,839,270 Other Spring : 2.35 14,389,100 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.63 720,590 Cottonseed 3/ : 4,987,160 Flaxseed : 1.28 170,390 Mustard Seed : 0.96 37,080 Peanuts : 3.03 1,797,790 Rapeseed : 1.52 2,880 Safflower : 1.62 186,920 Soybeans for Beans : 2.62 75,027,640 Sunflower : 1.69 2,379,860 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.70 3,030,330 Upland 2/ : 0.69 2,934,030 Amer-Pima 2/ : 1.01 96,300 Sugarbeets : 50.35 29,579,670 Sugarcane : 80.24 31,485,660 Tobacco : 2.31 670,940 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : 1.58 4,720 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : 1.81 1,398,330 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : 2.15 269,160 Lentils 2/ : 1.37 87,910 Wrinkled Seed Peas : 30,570 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.65 4,080 Ginger Root (HI) : 56.04 8,160 Hops : 1.82 27,010 Peppermint Oil : 0.09 4,410 Potatoes, All : 38.39 21,653,640 Winter : 22.27 22.91 135,170 164,110 Spring : 26.15 30.31 958,760 1,052,560 Summer : 31.10 857,110 Fall : 39.91 19,702,600 Spearmint Oil : 0.12 1,350 Sweet Potatoes : 16.56 561,640 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,720 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 1999 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Spring Weather Summary Highlights: Several temperature anomalies that developed in early April persisted through the remainder of the spring, including cool weather in the West, warm weather from the Dakotas to New England, and heat across southern Texas. In addition, April and May both featured wet conditions across most of the Plains and western Corn Belt, and unusually dry weather in much of the East, in areas along and near the Gulf Coast, and across the interior Northwest. Spring precipitation exceeded 200 percent (%) of normal on the central and southern High Plains, and topped 150% in the east-central Plains, western Corn Belt, and parts of the Dakotas. Totals were less than 75% of normal, however, from Virginia southward to northern Florida, in the interior Northwest, and in scattered areas of the Northeast and along the Gulf Coast. Spring temperatures ranged from 4 degrees F above normal in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Maine, to as much as 5 degrees F below normal in California's San Joaquin Valley. March: Widespread precipitation fell from the central and southern Plains into the East, benefiting winter wheat and improving pre-planting moisture. Farther north, mostly dry weather in the northern Plains and the Midwest promoted spring fieldwork. In the Pacific Northwest, slightly drier weather eased the spring flood threat following an exceptionally wet winter. Toward month's end, rain reached southern Texas, providing much-needed moisture for spring-sown crops. In contrast, warm, mostly dry weather depleted soil moisture in the Southwest and Peninsular Florida. Below-normal temperatures prevailed in California, and from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley and Southeast, slowing the development winter wheat and spring-sown crops. April: A persistent, high-amplitude jet stream pattern promoted cool conditions in the West and warm weather in the East. Numerous storm systems took a similar path across the Intermountain West, central and southern Plains, and Corn Belt, contributing to heavy precipitation and fieldwork delays. Heavy snow occasionally blanketed the northern Plains and Rocky Mountain States, and April-record rainfall soaked parts of the east-central Plains and upper Midwest. Late in the month, beneficial rain fell across the Southeast, including Florida, locally improving topsoil moisture and curbing the threat of wildfires. While the Southeast's rain aided winter grains and spring-sown crops, long-term moisture deficits persisted in some areas. Unfavorably dry weather stressed spring-sown crops in southern Texas. Drier-than-normal weather accompanied cool conditions in California and the Northwest, promoting spring planting but resulting in a slow start to the growing season. In the Southwest, early-month storms provided short-term relief from La Nia-driven winter dryness, but failed to significantly dent long-term moisture deficits. May: In a continuation from April, anomalies included cool weather in the West, warmth in the Corn Belt, and heat across South Texas. In addition, most of the Plains remained wet, while parts of the East turned increasingly dry. The Midwestern warmth spurred the development of winter wheat and spring-sown crops. In contrast, very cool weather and dry soils hindered small grain growth in the Northwest. Meanwhile, monthly rainfall totaled 8 inches or more across parts of the east-central Plains and western Corn Belt, delaying spring planting and increasing disease pressure in winter wheat. Excessive precipitation also hampered planting in North Dakota. Widespread showers provided beneficial moisture in parts of the Northeast and across Florida, but drought began to stress pastures and summer crops from the Mid-Atlantic region southward into Georgia. General Crop Comments: In March, 2 early-month storms delivered much-needed moisture to winter wheat in the central and southern Great Plains. As spring began, above-normal temperatures coaxed winter wheat out of dormancy in the central and northern Great Plains. In the Southeast and southern Great Plains, development of winter wheat and early seeded row crops was hindered by below-normal temperatures. Spring tillage and oat seeding were aided by dry weather in the Corn Belt. By the end of the month, nearly half of the oats crop was sown in Iowa. Fieldwork accelerated east of the Rocky Mountains in early April, as warm weather spread across the Corn Belt, lower Mississippi Valley, Southeast, and eastern Texas. A dry pattern emerged in the Atlantic Coastal Plains and eastern Gulf Coast region, and quickly depleted soil moisture as temperatures steadily increased during the month. Cotton and peanut planting progressed behind the normal pace, as dry soils forced growers in North and South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia, to wait for rain. Above-normal temperatures promoted development of winter wheat and emerged row crops in the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. Cool weather, including occasional periods of sub-freezing temperatures, hindered winter wheat growth in the Great Plains, including areas as far south as northern Texas and New Mexico. Thunderstorms soaked parts of the central and southern Great Plains and western Corn Belt during the second half of the month. Heavy rain flooded streams, eroded tilled soils, hindered field preparations, and delayed planting in eastern areas of Oklahoma and Kansas, western Missouri, and parts of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. As April ended, corn planting was slightly behind the 5-year average due to slow progress in the western Corn Belt. Planting of small grains also lagged at the end of the month due to cool, wet weather in the northern Great Plains. Small grain seeding progressed more rapidly Montana, Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest, as dry weather prevailed. Corn planting rapidly advanced in early May, as a period of dry weather allowed progress to accelerate in the western Corn Belt. Growers in Iowa and Illinois planted half of their corn acreage in one week, as progress moved ahead the 5-year average. By the end of the month, 96 percent of the crop was planted. Soybean planting rapidly advanced in the eastern Corn Belt, and was nearly complete by the end of the month in Ohio and Indiana. A resumption of rainy weather near mid-May periodically hindered progress in the western Corn Belt through the end of the month. As the month ended, 71 percent of the acreage was planted, 10 percentage points ahead of the normal progress. Warm weather and adequate moisture aided corn and soybean emergence and growth in the eastern Corn Belt. Cooler temperatures and alternating wet and crusted soils hindered crop emergence and development in the western Corn Belt. Ninety-one percent of the oats were planted by the end of the month, slightly behind normal due to cool wet weather in Minnesota and Norht Dakota. Mid-month storms produced damaging hail, flooded streams and low-lying fields, and eroded soils in parts of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Dry weather continued along the Atlantic Coastal Plains and parts of the Southeast. Cotton planting lagged most of the month in Georgia, but normally progressed in most other areas of the Southeast and Atlantic Coast Plains despite persistent moisture shortages in many areas. In the lower Mississippi Valley, planting steadily progressed with minimal rain delays, while persistent wet weather delayed progress in Oklahoma and northern Texas. Cotton was 82 percent planted by the end of the month slightly ahead of the average. Sorghum planting rapidly advanced in the lower Mississippi Valley early in the month and accelerated in the Corn Belt and Great Plains near the end of the month. Winter wheat normally developed, as seasonal temperatures prevailed most of the month in the Great Plains. In the Pacific Northwest, cool weather hindered development. At the end of the month, 80 percent of the acreage was headed, slightly ahead of the average. Cool weather, and damp soils hindered small grain seeding in North Dakota until mid-month, but progress was near normal across most of the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Emerging drought conditions stunted growth in the Pacific Northwest. Corn for grain: The planted area for corn for all purposes is estimated at 77.6 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 71.0 million acres for grain, down 2 percent from 1998. The corn acreage estimate was based on survey information collected between May 28 and June 17. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 99 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared to an average of 96 percent for the past ten years. Thunderstorms soaked parts of the central and southern Great Plains and western Corn Belt during late-April. As April ended, corn planting was slightly behind the 5-year average. Corn planting rapidly advanced in early May, as a period of dry weather allowed progress to accelerate in the western Corn Belt. Growers in Iowa and Illinois planted half of their corn acreage in one week, as progress moved ahead the 5-year average. By the end of the month, 96 percent of the crop was planted. Growers in the seven major States (IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, OH, and WI) planted 51.4 million acres, a decrease of 2 percent from 1998. Ohio showed the largest percentage decrease in plantings for the major States, with a 6 percent decline. Growers shifted from corn to other commodities such as soybeans. Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin also showed decreased plantings from 1998. Illinois and Indiana were the only two major states to show an increase in planted acreage from last year. Outside the Corn Belt, corn plantings decreased 6 percent from 1998. Decreases of 500,000 acres in Texas, 270,000 acres in Louisiana, and 250,000 acres in South Dakota were the largest decreases for planted acreage. Colorado and Oklahoma showed significant increases over last year as farmers planted corn in predominantly wheat growing areas. Corn plantings were also up in the Pacific Northwest as farmers planted more corn for the growing dairy industry in the region. As of June 6, corn condition was rated 76 percent good to excellent compared to 74 percent for the previous year. Sorghum: Area planted to sorghum for all purposes is estimated at 9.05 million acres. The 1999 acreage is down 6 percent from last year and 10 percent below the 1997 total. This is the lowest planted acreage since 1929. Growers in nine states planted fewer acres than the previous year. Texas, with 2.85 million acres, has the largest reduction of all states, decreasing 20 percent from 1998. Kansas, with the largest acreage at 3.60 million, increased 3 percent. Acreage expected for grain harvest in 1999, at 8.30 million, is 7 percent more than the 1998 grain acreage. As of June 20, sorghum planting had progressed to 85 percent complete, compared to 89 percent a year ago and the five year average of 87 percent. Sorghum producers with acreage not yet planted were waiting for dryer soil conditions. Oats: The area planted to oats last fall and this spring totaled 4.66 million acres, down 5 percent from last year's final seeded acres. The planted acreage is the second lowest recorded since 1926, exceeding the 1996 record low by only 20,000 acres. Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at a record low 2.64 million acres, 4 percent below 1998 and 14,000 acres below the previous record low established in 1996. The acreage reductions continue a trend that began in the early seventies. Low prices and slow disappearance of stocks during the last year provided additional incentives to cut acreage. Warm, dry weather at the beginning of spring allowed planting to rapidly advance in the Corn Belt States, especially in Iowa, where nearly half of the acreage was seeded by April 1. Planting continued to progress ahead of normal in most of the major oat-producing states through April. By May 1, most of the acreage was seeded in the Corn Belt and progress was gaining mometum in the upper Mississippi Valley. Heavy rains near mid-May halted planting in North Dakota and Minnesota and progress remained slow for the remainder of the month, as fields remained soggy due to persistent cool, wet weather. At the end of May, planting lagged behind the 5-year average in North Dakota and Minnesota, but was virtually complete across the Corn Belt. Early planting and warm weather promoted rapid emergence and early growth in the Corn Belt. In the upper Mississippi Valley, emergence lagged due to slow planting progress and cool weather. Barley: Barley growers seeded 5.24 million acres for 1999, down 17 percent from the 6.34 million acres seeded a year ago and the smallest acreage since records were first kept in 1926. Barley growers in North Dakota and Minnesota are decreasing seedings by 580,000 and 240,000 acres, respectively. Of the twenty seven States that estimate barley acreage, eighteen States are seeding fewer acres, five States are showing no change, and four States are increasing acres. Planting progress in the six largest producing states had reached 83 percent completion as of May 30, behind the 5-year average due to a wet May. Winter Wheat: Acres harvested are now expected to total 35.6 million, down 1 percent from the June 1 forecast and 11 percent less than the 1998 acreage for grain. This will be the smallest area for grain since 1972. Planted area is still 43.4 million acres, down 7 percent from last year. Most of the harvested area decrease is due to a 1 percent drop in Hard Red Winter grain acres. This is mainly in Oklahoma where cool, wet weather has slowed harvest in the eastern two-thirds of the state. Soft Red Winter area is down slightly. Most of the White Winter acreage drop is in Washington as more acreage was replanted to spring wheat than originally thought. Durum Wheat: The Durum planted area for 1999 harvest is estimated at 4.17 million acres and acres cut for grain are expected to total 4.05 million. Both acreages are up 9 percent from 1998 to the highest levels since 1982. Above normal precipitation delayed Durum seeding in Montana and kept planting progress well behind average in North Dakota; seeding was 85 percent complete as of June 13. California's Imperial Valley harvest was 60 percent finished as of June 1. Other Spring Wheat: Acreage planted this year is placed at 15.3 million, down 2 percent from 1998. Grain area is expected to total 15.0 million acres, down 1 percent from last year. These are the smallest areas since the 1988 drought. Hard Red Spring accounts for about 14.0 million of the acreage for grain. Planting progress in the five largest producing states had reached 85 percent completion as of May 30, trailing well behind the 5-year average largely due to a wet May. Idaho growers have seeded enough acreage to more than offset the winter wheat decline. The wet May led to replanting of some Minnesota acres. Some Montana growers were still seeding as of June 13; the emerged crop is rated in mostly good condition despite the slow progress. North Dakota planting ran later than normal and was 94 percent complete as of June 13. Rye: The area planted to rye is estimated at 1.57 million acres, just higher than 1998. Harvested area will total 396,000 acres, down 5 percent from a year ago. As of June 1, Oklahoma's crop rated 90 percent good or better; mild temperatures and ample moisture have kept crop development ahead of average. Rice: Area planted to rice in 1999 is estimated at 3.60 million acres, 8 percent above 1998 and 15 percent above 1997's planted area. Area for harvested is estimated at 3.58 million acres, 8 percent above a year ago. Long grain planted acreage, representing 76 percent of the total, is up 4 percent from last year. Medium grain planted acreage increased 21 percent above 1998 while area planted to short grain varieties rose 37 percent. Rice planting got off to an early start in 4 of the 6 major producing States, while in Arkansas and Mississippi began behind normal. Some early fields began to head ahead of normal in California and Texas. The U.S. crop condition was rated 81 percent fair to good. Soybeans: The 1999 planted area for soybeans is estimated at 74.2 million acres, 3 percent above last year's record acreage. Area for harvest is estimated at 73.3 million acres, up 4 percent from the 1998 record harvest. Planted acreage has steadily increased every year since 1990 when the soybean planted area totaled 57.8 million acres. Estimated acreage increases are mainly occurring in the Corn Belt and Great Plains regions while decreases are more visible across the South, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic States. Growers in 13 states increased acreage, but reduced acreage in 16 states. One state was unchanged from 1998. The largest acreage increases are in Nebraska and South Dakota, up 550,000 and 450,000 acres, respectively. The two largest soybean states, Iowa at 10.9 million and Illinois at 10.8 million, are increasing area planted by 400,000 and 100,000 acres, respectively. Growers in both Missouri and Ohio increased acreage by 300,000 acres as well. Minnesota farmers planted an additional 100,000 acres of soybeans. Planted area in Indiana is unchanged from 1998 and acreage decreased 50,000 in Arkansas. The states showing the largest reductions were Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama and Texas, respectively. As of June 20, soybean planting had progressed to 94 percent complete, 1 percentage point ahead of the 1998 season and 6 percentage points ahead of the 5-year average. In most of the western Corn Belt and Great Plains States, heavy and persistent storms during much of May kept many producers from getting a good start planting soybeans. Because of more favorable and drier weather in the eastern Corn Belt and southern regions, the crop was planted at a very rapid pace well ahead of the five-year average. Despite the early delays, planting progress as a whole for 1999 crop advanced ahead of the five-year average and was running comparable to the 1998 by the first week of June. Replanting of soybean fields was common in many localities affected by heavy rains, hail, erosion, and standing water. Peanuts: Acreage planted to peanuts in 1999 is estimated at 1.47 million acres, down 3 percent from 1998 plantings but up 2 percent from the 1997 level. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.45 million acres, down 1 percent from last year. Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 847,000 acres, down slightly from 1998. In Georgia, planting was delayed by dry weather conditions and cooler than normal temperatures in April. The majority of the peanut crop was planted the last three weeks of May. As of June 20, Georgia's crop condition showed 78 percent of the crop in fair to good condition. Alabama peanuts are rated in mostly good condition. Planting of the Florida crop was delayed due to dry conditions. Planting in the Virginia-North Carolina region totaled 203,000 acres, up 1 percent from 1998. As of May 30, Virginia planting was complete while North Carolina plantings were 90 percent complete. The crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition in the two-state area by June 20. Growers in the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas), planted 419,000 acres, down 11 percent from last year. As of May 30, Texas and Oklahoma plantings were well ahead of normal. The crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition by June 20. Sunflower: Planted area in 1999 is estimated at 3.60 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 3.52 million acres, also up 1 percent from 1998. Planted area for oil type varieties, estimated at 2.70 million acres, is down 8 percent from 1998. Acres planted to non-oil varieties, at 904,000, are up 47 percent from one year ago. Acreage in North Dakota, the leading state, is estimated at 1.73 million acres, 260,000 below last year. Much of the sunflower acreage reduction in North Dakota occurred in the oil type varieties, down 400,000 acres from last year. The area planted to non-oil type sunflowers in North Dakota went up 140,000 acres. Sunflower planting did not start until the third week of May, a week behind normal, as cool, wet conditions slowed the start of fieldwork. Planting progress continued to lag behind as persistent rain storms crossed North Dakota, keeping growers out of the fields. Flaxseed: An estimated 341,000 acres will be planted to flaxseed in 1999, up 1 percent last year's planted area. Area estimated for harvest at 334,000, is 2 percent above the harvested acreage in 1998. In North Dakota, growers planted 300,000 acres of flaxseed, 20,000 more acres than in 1998 and is the largest acreage since 1987. By the third week of June, planting was complete. Planting progress was delayed due to persistent wet conditions during May and June. Growers in Minnesota planted 20,000 fewer acres, while South Dakota increased acreage by 5,000 acres. Special Oilseeds: The area planted to Canola is estimated at 1.10 million acres, 3 percent below last year. Harvested area is estimated at 1.07 million acres, down 2 percent from a year ago. Safflower growers planted an estimated 313,000 acres, an increase of 3 percent from 1998. Safflower area for harvest is estimated at 294,000 acres, up 3 percent. Planted area of Mustard Seed is estimated at 59,700 acres, down 40 percent from 1998. Mustard Seed harvested area is estimated at 58,200 acres. Rapeseed growers planted an estimated 3,500 acres, down 1,300 acres from last year. Cotton: The United States planted area of all cotton for 1999 is estimated at 14.6 million acres, 9 percent above 1998, and 5 percent greater than 1997. Upland cotton is expected to total 14.2 million acres, up 9 percent from last year. Growers planted 318,200 acres of American-Pima cotton. This is a 3 percent decrease from last year's number, but 27 percent higher than the acreage of 2 years ago. California producers increased Pima plantings by 60,000 acres from 1998, although all other States show a decrease from last year. Upland growers in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) planted 3.76 million acres. This total is a 17 percent increase from 1998, and 7 percent above 1997's acreage. Planting progressed near or above the 5-year average for most of the region. Nearly all plantings were complete by the survey reference date of June 1, 1999. Crop condition ratings for the first week of June showed each State with at least 60 percent of their acreage rated in good to excellent condition. Conditions continued to be mostly good to excellent in mid-June, with Tennessee and Missouri each reporting over three-fourths of their crop in the good or excellent condition. Squaring progress is near average in Arkansas and Mississippi and ahead of average in the other three states. Texas and Oklahoma acreage that was planted and remained to be planted, totaled 6.1 million acres, a 5 percent increase from last year and 7 percent higher than 1997's area. Producers in Texas remained near the 5-year average for planting and were near completion by mid-June. Replanting was necessary in the High Plains on fields damaged by hail and high winds. Good progress has been reported in most fields, with a few reporting damage from high winds. By mid-June, plants were squaring in the Blacklands while bolls were setting in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley. Additional hail damage was reported during the middle of June and replanting will be necessary, either to cotton or alternative crops. Crop condition in Texas on May 30, showed 47 percent was rated in good to excellent condition, one-third was in fair condition, and 20 percent was rated very poor to poor. In the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), producers planted 3.21 million acres, up 12 percent from 1998, and up 9 percent from the 1997 level. Georgia's planting pace started off extremely slow due to a severely dry spring. By mid-May, they were about 20 percentage points behind normal. The majority of the crop was planted during the second half of May and by the survey reference date of June 1, they were nearly back on average. Alabama's seeding progressed at a normal pace during the season. Some replanting was necessary due to poor stands caused by dry weather. North Carolina producers planted on pace with their 5-year average, while South Carolina producers were delayed and were forced to plant nearly 44 percent of their crop during the second half of May. However, by mid-June South Carolina had completed their plantings, while Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina lagged slightly behind average and were nearing completion. Alabama's crop condition in early June showed 68 percent of the crop rated in good to excellent condition, 27 percent rated fair and 5 percent was in poor condition. By late June, this condition improved slightly and was rated 72 percent good to excellent, 26 percent fair and 2 percent poor. Georgia's crop condition has shown improvement during the month of June, but is still stressed by dry conditions that persisted during May and early June. As of June 20, the crop was rated 48 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair and 20 percent very poor to poor. Late June crop condition in North Carolina was rated 73 percent good to excellent, 24 percent fair and 3 percent poor. The condition of South Carolina's crop has been affected by dry conditions, and in late June, it was rated 48 percent good to excellent, 37 percent fair and 15 percent very poor to poor. Upland planted acreage in the Far West States (Arizona and California) is estimated at 860,000 acres, 4 percent below last year and down 29 percent from 1997. Persistent cool and damp weather kept soil temperatures below the optimal level for planting in the San Joaquin Valley during the first half of April. However, a window of warmer temperatures during the middle of April allowed most farmers to near completion of cotton planting. Planting was completed prior to June 1. Development was hampered by below normal temperatures in the central valleys. But warmer temperatures during the second half of June provided good growing conditions. Forty percent of the cotton crop had squared by June 20, 13 points ahead of average. Arizona's planting pace remained behind normal during the season due to unseasonably cool temperatures. These late plantings have resulted in a late developing crop. Only 56 percent of the crop had squared by June 20, 18 points behind average. Crop condition in California in mid-June showed 70 percent of the acreage in good condition and 30 percent rated fair. In Arizona, 53 percent was rated good to excellent, 36 percent was rated fair and 11 percent was rated poor. American-Pima plantings decreased from 1998 by 10,000 acres. California shows the only increase, planting 260,000 acres, a 30 percent increase from last year. Planting in the San Joaquin Valley began in late March, but made very little progress until mid-April. The delay in progress was due to the persistent cool, damp weather which kept soil temperatures below the optimal level for planting. Texas producers planted 40,000 acres, while Arizona and New Mexico plantings were 11,200 acres and 7,000 acres, respectively. Hay: Producers expect to harvest 62.0 million acres of hay in 1999, up 3 percent from the 60.0 million acres harvested the previous year. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are expected to total 24.0 million acres, up 1 percent from 1998. All other hay is estimated at 38.0 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Large increases in acres of all hay are expected in Texas and Oklahoma as producers try to rebuild hay supplies which were depleted due to drought conditions last year. A substantial acreage increase is also expected in Oregon where stocks were diminished by a long hard winter. Overall, producers in 20 states expect to harvest hay from more acres than last year. Acreage reductions are expected in 15 states, while growers in 13 states intend to harvest the same number of acres as 1998. Harvest of first and second cuttings is underway across the country, and running ahead of normal in many areas. The Texas hay crops are considered extremely good so far this season, as ample moisture has been received statewide. Dry conditions in the Southeast have been favorable for harvesting hay, but have slowed re-growth. Dry Beans: Planted acreage of dry beans for the 1999 crop is estimated at 2.02 million acres, up 1 percent from last year and up 10 percent from two years ago. Acreage for harvest is forecast at 1.94 million acres, 1 percent above a year ago and 10 percent above 1997. Comparing 1999 and 1998 planted acres across the United States shows some records broken. North Dakota growers planted their second largest crop on record at 630,000 acres, down 16 percent from last year's record high. Minnesota producers planted their largest crop, 5 percent more than 1998 which was the previous record. California acreage is the largest since 1990, while Colorado, Michigan, and Nebraska acreages are the highest since 1995. With the exception of a few states, most of the major dry bean growing areas experienced a wet, cool spring which put planting progress slightly behind the 5 year average for mid-June. In North Dakota planting started behind last year and the 5 year average due to a wet and cold April which kept growers out of the fields. As of mid-June, 64 percent of the crop was emerged, compared to the average of 76 percent. Condition of the crop in mid-June was rated 6 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 64 percent good, and 2 percent excellent. Soil moisture supplies in the edible bean growing area have been rated adequate to surplus during May and the first half of June. Most of Michigan's dry bean planting proceeded on schedule for 1999. Heavy rain in some areas caused some replanting but improved moisture level in most places. Warm soil and near ideal conditions have the crop off to a good start. The 350,000 acres planted for 1999 is 17 percent higher than last year and 11 percent higher than 1997. The planted area in Nebraska is estimated at 220,000 acres, 13 percent above 1998 and 16 percent above 2 years ago. By mid-June, seeding was 83 percent complete, well above the previous year which had 68 percent complete; emergence was 53 percent compared to 31 percent on average. Minnesota planted acres are estimated at 200,000 acres. By mid-June, 85 percent of the dry beans were planted, 4 percent behind average due to extreme wetness in some growing areas. In Colorado, the planted area is estimated at 180,000 acres, 6 percent above 1998 and 1997. At the beginning of May, excess moisture delayed planting but warm temperatures at the end of the month allowed growers to complete plantings ahead of average. Some acres may have to be replanted due to recent hail storms. By mid-June, 80 percent were planted compared to 57 percent on average; emergence was 44 percent compared to 25 percent on average. In California, dry spring weather gave growers excellent planting conditions with good emergence. California growers are planting more blackeye and lima varieties due to their higher expected prices. In Idaho, the planted area is estimated at 90,000 acres, 14 percent below 1998 and 10 percent below two years ago. This is the lowest since 1983 when planted acres were at the same level. Prices are at their lowest levels since the 1991 crop. In New York 74 percent of dry beans were planted by June 22, compared with 81 percent last year and 58 percent on average. The crop is in need of rain. In Utah, ideal planting conditions with adequate moisture have planted acres at 6,700, up 12 percent from last year and up 16 percent from 1997. Early cold and wet weather hampered planting in Wyoming, however the crop has progressed rapidly due to recent warmer weather. Emergence has reached 91 percent by June 22, 8 points ahead of average. In Washington, plantings appear to be a week ahead of normal with 95 percent of the crop in the ground by June 13. Planted acres in Texas are estimated to be 20,000, up 33 percent from last year and up 54 percent from 1997. In California and Kansas planted acres are up 41 percent and 45 percent respectively from 1998. Planted acreage is up 27 percent in Montana and up 13 percent in New York but declined 18 percent in Wyoming and 5 percent in Washington. Sweet Potatoes: Growers have planted 88,100 acres of sweet potatoes this year, up 1 percent from last year and 3 percent more than 1997. Increases in Louisiana and North Carolina more than offset decreases in Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, and New Jersey. Acreage in California, Mississippi, Alabama, and Virginia remain unchanged from last year. Harvested acreage is forecast at 85,200 acres, up 2 percent from last year and 4 percent above 1997. Planting along the East Coast started early this year. Extended dry weather in May delayed the completion of planting and slowed crop development. Across the South, dry weather slowed growth after an early planting schedule. Planting in Alabama was done early, but dry weather hurt some stands. Mississippi acreage was 35 percent planted by June 1 compared with 25 percent last year. Louisiana growers should complete planting by the end of June. Texas sweet potatoes are dry. In California, a cool, wet spring delayed planting but warm weather recently has improved the crop. Summer Potatoes: Growers in the 14 summer producing States planted an estimated 69,200 acres, down 5 percent from last year but 2 percent above 1997. Harvested area is forecast at 66,800 acres, down 2 percent from a year ago but 3 percent above 1997. Missouri's planted acreage, at 8,000 acres, is 1,600 acres less than a year ago but 1,400 acres above two years ago. Illinois reduced their acreage to 4,900 acres planted this year. Reductions were also shown in Alabama, Delaware, Iowa, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. California, Colorado, Maryland, and Nebraska have increased their acreage but not enough to balance the declines. Potatoes were planted on time this spring in adequate moisture and early growth was good. Dry weather on the East Coast has slowed potato maturity. Farmers are now turning to irrigation where available. Iowa had too much rain for potatoes, with some seed rotting. Crop progress from Nebraska to Texas was slowed early because of cool weather and wet soils, but conditions have improved in recent weeks. California growers reported cool weather at planting, but growth improved with warmer weather. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco area for harvest in 1999 is forecast at 661,120 acres, down 8 percent from 1998. Acreages of all Flue-cured types are down from 1998, but burley growers plan to harvest about the same amount of acreage as a year ago. Flue-cured tobacco, at 316,000 acres, is 14 percent below a year ago and at its lowest level since 1986. Acreage in North Carolina, the leading state, is down 14 percent from last year. The condition of North Carolina's crop has improved due to some recent rains. Burley tobacco, at 305,700 acres, is slightly above a year ago. Kentucky's acreage, at 215,000, is expected to be the same as last year. The condition of Kentucky's crop is fair to good, but the Eastern and Bluegrass regions are still experiencing moderate drought. Some Tennessee growers reported that Black Shank and other diseases are showing up in their fields. Southern Maryland type tobacco is forecast at 9,500 acres, down 3 percent from last year. Pennsylvania growers decreased their acreage by 9 percent but Maryland acreage is unchanged from a year ago. Wisconsin growers plan to harvest 1,320 acres of binder types, down 37 percent from last year. Fire-cured tobacco, at 16,160 acres, is down 4 percent from 1998. Dark Air-cured tobacco, at 4,950 acres, is up 12 percent from a year ago. Acreage of Connecticut and Massachusetts Broadleaf tobacco, at 2,360 acres, is unchanged from a year ago. Connecticut and Massachusetts Shade-grown tobacco, at 1,930 acres, is up 12 percent from last year. Sugarbeets: Area planted totaled 1.56 million acres in the 12 sugarbeet-producing states, up 4 percent from 1998 and the largest acreage since 1975. The area for harvest is estimated at 1.53 million, 5 percent above last year. If realized, harvested acres would be the highest since 1969, when 1.54 million acres were harvested. In recent years, planted acres have trended higher in North Dakota and Minnesota, and that pattern continued in 1999. Planted acres set new records in both states again and harvested acres will set record highs also, if intentions are met. Planting began in late April in the upper Mississippi Valley and proceeded well ahead of normal until mid-May, when heavy rains halted progress. During the second half of the month, cool temperatures and additional precipitation kept soils damp and hindered planting, but progress remained slightly ahead of the 5-year average. Warm weather and adequate moisture aided emergence and development before the mid-May thunderstorms. After mid-month, persistent cool weather and soggy soils hampered plant development. Cool weather delayed planting and hindered emergence and growth in Idaho and Colorado during most of April. Below normal temperatures also prevailed in Montana during April, but planting proceeded ahead of normal and was nearly complete by the end of the month. Planting was also nearly complete in Michigan by the end of April, as warm dry weather aided progress during most of the month. By the end of May, most of the acreage was emerged and in good condition in the central and northern Great Plains. In Michigan, some fields were replanted in late May due soil crusting and wind damage. Sugarcane: U.S. sugarcane growers intend to harvest a record high 963,500 acres for sugar and seed during the 1999 crop year, 2 percent more than last year's final harvested acres. The record high is due to a 15,000 acre expansion in Louisiana, where the use of a new high-yielding, high-sugar variety continues to increase. Warm weather and good moisture supplies have aided crop conditions and promoted rapid vegetative growth. Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report 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 10,200 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and a probability list sample of about 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, 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. The survey data were also reviewed considering weather patterns and crop progress compared to previous months and previous years. Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Planted acreage estimates were based on survey estimates and the historical relationship of official estimates to survey estimates. Harvested acreage estimates were based on survey estimates and the historical relationship between planted and harvested acres. Revision Policy: Planted acreage estimates are subject to change August 1 if actual plantings are significantly different than those reported in early June. Also, planted acreage estimates can be reviewed at the end of the season and again the following year, if new information is available that would justify a change. Harvested acres can be adjusted anytime a change is made in planted acres. In addition, harvested acres are subject to change anytime a production forecast is made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: The surveys used to make acreage estimates are 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 and 6 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 combined error term from the 1999 area frame survey for U.S. planted acres were: barley 7.7 percent, corn 1.1 percent, upland cotton 2.6 percent, sorghum 4.5 percent, soybeans 1.2 percent, winter wheat 2.2 percent, and other spring wheat 3.7 percent. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly but may occur due to planting intentions, 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 mid-year acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1979-1998 20-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 than 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 acreage estimate of 77.6 million acres will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 0.8 percent or approximately 621 thousand acres. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that difference will not exceed 1.9 percent or approximately 1.09 million acres. 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 471,000 acres ranging from 24,000 acres to 1,643,000 acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 9 times and above 11 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability of Prospective Plantings Planted Acreage Estimates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 20-Year Record of : : : Differences Between Forecast : : : and Final Estimate : : :------------------------------------ : Root Mean : : Thousand Acres : Number of Crop : Square Error : 90 : Quantity : Years : Percent : Percent :------------------------------------ : :Confidence : : : :Below:Above : : Interval :Average:Smallest:Largest:Final:Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Million ------ Number : Corn : 0.8 1.4 471 24 1,643 9 11 Sorghum : 4.4 7.6 428 1 1,113 11 9 Oats : 1.1 2.0 100 3 260 8 12 Barley : 2.2 3.8 128 10 907 6 14 Winter Wheat : 0.7 1.2 311 25 748 2 18 Spring Wheat : 1.0 1.6 97 0 300 9 9 Soybeans : 1.4 2.4 643 134 2,571 5 15 Upland : Cotton : 2.2 3.7 217 35 468 9 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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