Cr Pr 2-5 (6-02) Acreage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 28, 2002, 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 Planted Acreage Up 4 Percent from 2001 Soybean Acreage Down 2 Percent Corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 78.9 million acres, up 4 percent from 2001 but down 1 percent from 2000. Growers expect to harvest 72.1 million acres for grain, up 5 percent from 2001. Farmers reduced corn plantings 100,000 acres from their March intentions. Persistent precipitation in the eastern Corn Belt prevented farmers from getting into their fields and limited the acreage planted to corn. However, States in the western Corn Belt almost offset the acreage decrease in the east as they experienced good weather and were able to plant more acres than originally intended. Farmers reported that 97 percent of the corn acreage had been planted at the time of the survey interview which was the average for the past 10 years. The soybean planted area is estimated at 73.0 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Area for harvest is estimated at 72.0 million acres, down 1 percent from 2001. The planted acreage is up 27,000 acres from March intentions. Persistent wet weather forced growers in the southern and eastern Corn Belt to switch to soybeans from their earlier corn intentions. However, producers in the western Corn Belt planted fewer soybeans than intended and more than off-set the eastern Corn Belt increase. Growers in the Lower Mississippi Valley also increased their original spring intentions. Of the 31 soybean estimating States, growers in 19 States decreased acreage from last year, while growers in 10 States increased area planted. Farmers reported that 83 percent of the intended soybean acreage had been planted at the time of the survey interview compared to an average of 77 percent for the past 10 years. All wheat planted area is estimated at 60.1 million acres, up 1 percent from 2001. Harvested area is expected to total 47.6 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. The 2002 winter wheat planted area, at 41.4 million acres, is less than 1 percent above both last year and the previous estimate. Winter wheat area harvested for grain is expected to total 29.8 million acres, down 1 percent from the June 1 forecast. Of the total planted acres, about 29.5 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 8.4 million acres Soft Red Winter, and 3.4 million acres White Winter. Acreage planted to other spring wheat for 2002 is estimated at 16.0 million, up 2 percent from 2001. Of this total, about 15.1 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. The Durum planted area for 2002 is estimated at 2.76 million acres, down 5 percent from last year. All Cotton plantings for 2002 are expected to total 14.4 million acres, 9 percent below last year. Upland cotton acreage is estimated at 14.2 million acres, down 9 percent from 2001. American-Pima cotton growers planted 264,500 acres, down 2 percent from last year. The upland growers in Louisiana and Mississippi revised their original spring intentions and shifted acreage from cotton to corn and soybeans. Producers in Texas planted 100,000 more upland cotton acres than originally intended, while California growers planted 130,000 fewer upland cotton acres than intended in March. This report was approved on June 28, 2002. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Donna Reifschneider Agricultural Statistics Board Chairperson Frederic A. Vogel Contents Page Crop Comments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report . . . . . . . . . . 38 Spring Weather Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Beans, Dry Edible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Canola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Biotechnology Varieties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Biotechnology Varieties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mustard Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Peanuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Potatoes, Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Principal Crops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Proso Millet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rapeseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Safflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sorghum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Biotechnology Varieties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Soybeans Following Another Crop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sugarbeets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Sunflowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sweet Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Tobacco, by Class and Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Tobacco, by States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Wheat, All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Durum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Other Spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Winter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Principal Crops: Area Planted by State and United States, 2000-2002 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 2,075 2,236 2,214 AZ : 745 772 739 AR : 8,490 8,396 8,405 CA : 4,794 4,582 4,537 CO : 6,454 6,362 6,093 CT : 103 97 94 DE : 500 487 481 FL : 1,101 1,073 1,065 GA : 3,860 3,861 3,908 HI : 32 21 25 ID : 4,502 4,349 4,510 IL : 23,671 23,396 23,551 IN : 12,547 12,442 12,062 IA : 24,990 24,615 24,810 KS : 22,929 23,902 22,914 KY : 5,783 5,476 5,423 LA : 3,775 3,723 3,725 ME : 282 280 292 MD : 1,531 1,496 1,482 MA : 124 124 118 MI : 6,718 6,604 6,498 MN : 20,398 19,359 20,211 MS : 4,750 4,555 4,525 MO : 13,678 13,494 13,570 MT : 8,883 9,211 10,040 NE : 19,196 19,263 19,350 NV : 523 524 512 NH : 73 72 72 NJ : 368 342 349 NM : 1,279 1,295 1,263 NY : 2,924 3,132 3,236 NC : 4,909 4,847 4,931 ND : 21,712 20,477 21,445 OH : 10,657 10,587 10,367 OK : 10,417 9,960 10,185 OR : 2,355 2,232 2,315 PA : 4,227 3,978 3,925 RI : 12 11 11 SC : 1,674 1,651 1,698 SD : 17,264 17,671 17,161 TN : 5,056 5,085 5,066 TX : 23,311 23,777 24,635 UT : 1,089 1,082 1,058 VT : 320 330 325 VA : 2,831 2,773 2,872 WA : 4,180 4,056 4,004 WV : 685 660 651 WI : 7,859 7,617 7,850 WY : 1,698 1,636 1,641 : US : 328,325 324,905 327,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, canola and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops. Fall potatoes carried forward from the previous year for current year totals. 2/ States do not add to U.S. due to sunflower, canola, and rye acreage not allocated to States. Corn: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 180 220 150 200 AZ : 55 65 28 32 AR : 190 320 185 315 CA : 480 520 160 140 CO : 1,220 1,200 1,070 1,020 CT 2/ : 32 32 DE : 170 180 162 171 FL : 65 65 26 26 GA : 265 330 220 280 ID : 175 180 45 55 IL : 11,000 11,600 10,850 11,400 IN : 5,800 5,400 5,670 5,270 IA : 11,700 12,200 11,400 11,900 KS : 3,450 3,150 3,050 2,950 KY : 1,200 1,160 1,100 1,060 LA : 315 500 307 480 ME 2/ : 28 28 MD : 490 500 410 425 MA 2/ : 22 22 MI : 2,200 2,350 1,900 2,090 MN : 6,800 7,400 6,200 6,800 MS : 400 540 385 525 MO : 2,700 2,800 2,600 2,700 MT : 65 55 13 14 NE : 8,100 8,400 7,750 8,050 NV 2/ : 3 3 NH 2/ : 15 15 NJ : 80 90 66 75 NM : 130 130 46 38 NY : 1,030 1,040 540 470 NC : 700 770 625 690 ND : 880 1,200 705 1,030 OH : 3,400 3,200 3,170 2,970 OK : 250 220 210 180 OR : 45 50 18 25 PA : 1,500 1,400 990 950 RI 2/ : 2 2 SC : 260 310 240 290 SD : 3,800 4,100 3,400 3,700 TN : 680 690 620 620 TX : 1,600 2,000 1,420 1,800 UT : 60 55 15 16 VT 2/ : 90 90 VA : 470 510 330 370 WA : 115 125 55 80 WV : 50 50 26 30 WI : 3,400 3,600 2,600 2,800 WY : 90 80 51 44 : US : 75,752 78,947 68,808 72,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Sorghum: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 12 10 7 7 AZ : 12 13 6 6 AR : 175 240 170 230 CA : 10 15 7 10 CO : 310 300 220 210 DE : 2 2 1 1 GA : 50 55 25 30 IL : 80 80 77 78 KS : 4,000 3,900 3,750 3,600 KY : 11 12 10 11 LA : 230 200 210 195 MD : 9 5 8 4 MS : 90 70 87 67 MO : 230 200 220 190 NE : 550 420 425 310 NM : 170 140 140 75 NC : 15 17 11 12 OK : 500 370 420 330 PA : 11 13 4 5 SC : 8 6 6 3 SD : 240 180 150 100 TN : 30 35 27 31 TX : 3,500 3,000 2,600 2,400 VA : 7 7 3 3 : US : 10,252 9,290 8,584 7,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Oats: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 260 270 15 30 CO : 80 70 32 15 GA : 100 85 35 27 ID : 130 125 20 25 IL : 60 65 40 50 IN : 25 25 16 17 IA : 240 290 130 210 KS : 100 160 40 60 ME : 33 30 31 29 MI : 70 80 55 65 MN : 300 420 210 320 MO : 40 55 20 30 MT : 130 155 60 85 NE : 155 175 60 80 NY : 95 70 80 55 NC : 60 75 30 35 ND : 575 650 240 430 OH : 100 70 85 55 OK : 55 85 10 40 OR : 55 55 25 30 PA : 150 150 115 120 SC : 50 50 25 25 SD : 350 450 130 250 TX : 725 800 160 180 UT : 60 65 6 10 WA : 30 35 12 15 WI : 300 450 195 315 WY : 75 75 28 30 : US : 4,403 5,085 1,905 2,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Barley: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 42 42 40 38 CA : 160 110 110 75 CO : 90 100 80 93 DE : 29 25 26 23 ID : 700 710 670 690 KS : 9 10 8 9 KY : 9 9 8 8 ME : 27 30 26 29 MD : 55 45 51 41 MI : 21 20 18 19 MN : 160 210 145 185 MT : 1,100 1,200 720 950 NE : 5 6 4 4 NV : 4 4 1 2 NJ : 5 5 4 4 NY : 15 11 12 10 NC : 28 31 18 20 ND : 1,500 1,600 1,450 1,520 OH : 6 5 5 4 OR : 110 80 100 75 PA : 70 70 60 65 SD : 90 60 78 50 UT : 85 70 65 55 VA : 70 75 50 50 WA : 430 370 420 360 WI : 47 60 35 45 WY : 100 90 85 75 : US : 4,967 5,048 4,289 4,499 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. All Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 170 150 70 70 AZ : 94 99 93 99 AR : 1,100 980 970 800 CA : 615 575 461 400 CO : 2,397 2,375 2,044 1,674 DE : 60 60 57 58 FL : 10 9 9 7 GA : 300 350 200 200 ID : 1,280 1,280 1,200 1,220 IL : 750 680 720 650 IN : 400 350 380 330 IA : 25 20 18 15 KS : 9,800 9,500 8,200 8,000 KY : 550 550 360 360 LA : 175 180 160 170 MD : 190 195 175 180 MI : 570 500 560 490 MN : 1,867 2,030 1,815 1,928 MS : 250 220 225 180 MO : 900 940 760 760 MT : 5,360 5,690 4,215 4,880 NE : 1,750 1,650 1,600 1,450 NV : 15 13 3 5 NJ : 31 41 27 35 NM : 500 490 240 120 NY : 125 140 120 135 NC : 680 650 470 480 ND : 9,450 9,080 9,080 8,820 OH : 950 870 900 800 OK : 5,600 6,000 3,700 3,500 OR : 930 960 875 905 PA : 170 190 160 185 SC : 220 210 210 190 SD : 3,025 2,975 2,044 2,372 TN : 500 490 340 330 TX : 5,600 6,400 3,200 2,800 UT : 160 155 141 144 VA : 200 230 170 185 WA : 2,490 2,440 2,380 2,385 WV : 12 12 8 9 WI : 178 198 167 181 WY : 168 158 126 126 : US : 59,617 60,085 48,653 47,628 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Winter Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 170 150 70 70 AZ : 6 4 6 4 AR : 1,100 980 970 800 CA : 530 480 380 310 CO : 2,350 2,350 2,000 1,650 DE : 60 60 57 58 FL : 10 9 9 7 GA : 300 350 200 200 ID : 760 730 710 690 IL : 750 680 720 650 IN : 400 350 380 330 IA : 25 20 18 15 KS : 9,800 9,500 8,200 8,000 KY : 550 550 360 360 LA : 175 180 160 170 MD : 190 195 175 180 MI : 570 500 560 490 MN : 15 25 13 23 MS : 250 220 225 180 MO : 900 940 760 760 MT : 1,300 1,400 870 800 NE : 1,750 1,650 1,600 1,450 NV : 9 6 2 3 NJ : 31 41 27 35 NM : 500 490 240 120 NY : 125 140 120 135 NC : 680 650 470 480 ND : 150 80 80 70 OH : 950 870 900 800 OK : 5,600 6,000 3,700 3,500 OR : 750 800 700 750 PA : 170 190 160 185 SC : 220 210 210 190 SD : 1,300 1,150 370 800 TN : 500 490 340 330 TX : 5,600 6,400 3,200 2,800 UT : 140 140 125 130 VA : 200 230 170 185 WA : 1,850 1,800 1,750 1,750 WV : 12 12 8 9 WI : 170 190 160 175 WY : 160 150 120 120 : US : 41,078 41,362 31,295 29,764 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Durum Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 88 95 87 95 CA : 85 95 81 90 MN : 2 5 2 5 MT : 510 540 495 530 ND : 2,200 2,000 2,100 1,950 SD : 25 25 24 22 : US : 2,910 2,760 2,789 2,692 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Spring Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CO : 47 25 44 24 ID : 520 550 490 530 MN : 1,850 2,000 1,800 1,900 MT : 3,550 3,750 2,850 3,550 NV : 6 7 1 2 ND : 7,100 7,000 6,900 6,800 OR : 180 160 175 155 SD : 1,700 1,800 1,650 1,550 UT : 20 15 16 14 WA : 640 640 630 635 WI : 8 8 7 6 WY : 8 8 6 6 : US : 15,629 15,963 14,569 15,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Rye: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : GA : 300 250 35 45 ND : 13 10 10 6 OK : 250 300 50 60 SD : 10 10 10 9 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 755 825 150 155 : US : 1,328 1,395 255 275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Other States include IL, KS, MI, MN, NE, NY, NC, PA, SC, TX, and WI. Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Long Grain : AR : 1,480 1,390 1,472 1,382 CA : 13 8 13 8 LA : 540 510 538 505 MS : 255 265 253 263 MO : 210 215 206 211 TX : 216 195 215 194 : US : 2,714 2,583 2,697 2,563 : Medium Grain : AR : 150 150 148 148 CA : 435 470 433 468 LA : 8 10 8 10 MO : 1 1 1 1 TX : 1 5 1 5 : US : 595 636 591 632 : Short Grain : AR : 1 1 CA : 25 32 25 32 : US : 26 32 26 32 : All : AR : 1,631 1,540 1,621 1,530 CA : 473 510 471 508 LA : 548 520 546 515 MS : 255 265 253 263 MO : 211 216 207 212 TX : 217 200 216 199 : US : 3,335 3,251 3,314 3,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Proso Millet: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CO : 240 190 230 NE : 190 160 175 SD : 220 125 175 : US : 650 475 580 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released January 2003 in the Annual Crop Summary. Hay: Area Harvested by Type, State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All : Alfalfa and : All : Hay : Alfalfa Mixtures : Other State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 1/ : 2001 : 2002 1/ : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL 2/ : 920 900 920 900 AZ : 258 270 215 225 43 45 AR : 1,320 1,375 20 25 1,300 1,350 CA : 1,540 1,660 1,010 1,160 530 500 CO : 1,600 1,500 950 900 650 600 CT : 63 60 8 10 55 50 DE : 17 15 8 7 9 8 FL 2/ : 270 280 270 280 GA 2/ : 650 600 650 600 ID : 1,420 1,550 1,120 1,250 300 300 IL : 800 820 500 500 300 320 IN : 610 580 330 300 280 280 IA : 1,650 1,600 1,250 1,250 400 350 KS : 3,300 3,050 900 1,000 2,400 2,050 KY : 2,350 2,350 250 250 2,100 2,100 LA 2/ : 450 450 450 450 ME : 130 142 10 12 120 130 MD : 225 220 65 70 160 150 MA : 98 92 18 17 80 75 MI : 1,150 1,100 900 900 250 200 MN : 2,150 2,300 1,450 1,600 700 700 MS 2/ : 780 780 780 780 MO : 4,050 4,260 450 460 3,600 3,800 MT : 2,450 2,850 1,450 1,700 1,000 1,150 NE : 3,250 3,300 1,450 1,450 1,800 1,850 NV : 495 485 265 275 230 210 NH : 57 57 7 7 50 50 NJ : 120 120 30 30 90 90 NM : 380 400 270 260 110 140 NY : 1,660 1,770 560 520 1,100 1,250 NC : 710 750 20 20 690 730 ND : 2,700 2,650 1,600 1,450 1,100 1,200 OH : 1,520 1,510 570 590 950 920 OK : 2,540 2,610 340 310 2,200 2,300 OR : 1,025 1,105 460 475 565 630 PA : 1,650 1,700 670 600 980 1,100 RI : 8 8 1 1 7 7 SC 2/ : 320 330 320 330 SD : 4,700 4,500 3,000 2,900 1,700 1,600 TN : 2,135 2,085 35 35 2,100 2,050 TX : 5,230 5,640 130 140 5,100 5,500 UT : 710 710 550 560 160 150 VT : 240 235 40 35 200 200 VA : 1,310 1,370 110 120 1,200 1,250 WA : 790 830 470 490 320 340 WV : 580 570 50 50 530 520 WI : 2,000 2,000 1,700 1,600 300 400 WY : 1,130 1,170 580 580 550 590 : US : 63,511 64,709 23,812 24,134 39,699 40,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted 2/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. Soybeans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 140 150 135 140 AR : 2,900 2,950 2,850 2,900 DE : 205 195 201 192 FL : 10 10 9 9 GA : 165 160 155 145 IL : 10,700 10,300 10,620 10,200 IN : 5,600 5,700 5,590 5,680 IA : 11,000 10,700 10,920 10,650 KS : 2,850 2,800 2,730 2,750 KY : 1,240 1,230 1,220 1,210 LA : 640 800 610 760 MD : 520 510 515 505 MI : 2,150 1,950 2,130 1,940 MN : 7,300 7,000 7,200 6,900 MS : 1,160 1,470 1,120 1,420 MO : 4,950 4,700 4,900 4,650 NE : 4,950 4,900 4,900 4,830 NJ : 103 90 101 88 NY : 160 155 158 153 NC : 1,380 1,370 1,350 1,320 ND : 2,150 2,450 2,110 2,400 OH : 4,600 4,700 4,580 4,670 OK : 415 300 265 280 PA : 410 385 405 380 SC : 450 450 430 430 SD : 4,500 4,200 4,470 4,170 TN : 1,080 1,150 1,050 1,120 TX : 260 270 210 240 VA : 500 480 480 460 WV : 17 18 16 17 WI : 1,600 1,450 1,570 1,420 : US : 74,105 72,993 73,000 72,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Soybeans: Percent of Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop, Selected States and United States, 1998-2002 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : 1998 : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : AL : 26 36 26 8 13 AR : 25 23 28 23 21 DE : 43 31 49 44 39 FL : 15 0 39 0 38 GA : 42 44 32 39 37 IL : 5 5 4 3 4 IN : 4 2 2 1 2 KS : 2 2 3 6 5 KY : 51 36 37 28 29 LA : 6 6 13 5 9 MD : 33 33 36 31 30 MS : 5 9 9 13 9 MO : 13 7 9 11 10 NJ : 21 33 25 2 21 NC : 44 50 39 38 42 OH : 1 1 1 1 0 OK : 11 16 19 8 24 PA : 18 16 6 11 18 SC : 48 45 38 48 42 TN : 35 28 32 32 35 TX : 3 4 13 1 8 VA : 45 43 29 48 24 WV 2/ : 0 7 4 : US : 7 6 6 6 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. 2/ Estimates began in 2000. Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 200.0 200.0 199.0 199.0 FL : 90.0 100.0 82.0 92.0 GA : 515.0 550.0 514.0 548.0 NM : 22.2 23.0 22.2 23.0 NC : 123.0 100.0 122.5 100.0 OK : 80.0 70.0 77.0 65.0 SC : 11.0 11.0 10.2 10.5 TX : 425.0 350.0 310.0 310.0 VA : 75.0 65.0 75.0 65.0 : US : 1,541.2 1,469.0 1,411.9 1,412.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Sunflowers: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State, and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Varietal Type :--------------------------------------------------------------- and State : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Oil : CO : 130 100 120 93 KS : 300 240 290 230 MN : 30 40 28 35 NE : 52 55 50 54 ND : 870 1,100 860 1,070 SD : 670 500 661 490 TX : 35 20 33 19 : Oth Sts 2/ : 52 40 45 35 : US : 2,139 2,095 2,087 2,026 : Non-Oil : CO : 65 40 62 37 KS : 35 15 33 14 MN : 30 30 28 25 NE : 30 15 29 14 ND : 220 200 215 190 SD : 45 40 44 39 TX : 73 40 70 38 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16 11 12 9 : US : 514 391 493 366 : All : CO : 195 140 182 130 KS : 335 255 323 244 MN : 60 70 56 60 NE : 82 70 79 68 ND : 1,090 1,300 1,075 1,260 SD : 715 540 705 529 TX : 108 60 103 57 : Oth Sts 2/ : 68 51 57 44 : US : 2,653 2,486 2,580 2,392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include CA, GA, IL, LA, MI, MO, MT, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, UT, WA, WI and WY. Canola: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : MN : 80 90 75 75 ND : 1,300 1,350 1,285 1,320 : Oth Sts 2/ : 114 73 95 63 : US : 1,494 1,513 1,455 1,458 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Other States include AL, AZ, CA, GA, ID, IN, KS, MI, MT, NY, OR, PA, SC, SD, and WA. Flaxseed: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : MN : 4 10 4 9 MT : 14 17 12 15 ND : 550 800 545 780 SD : 17 17 17 17 : US : 585 844 578 821 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Other Oilseeds: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Rapeseed : 3.7 2.0 3.1 1.8 Safflower : 188.0 207.0 177.0 198.0 Mustard Seed : 45.8 155.0 44.2 146.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Upland : AL : 610.0 580.0 605.0 AZ : 295.0 235.0 290.0 AR : 1,080.0 1,000.0 1,065.0 CA : 630.0 460.0 625.0 FL : 125.0 110.0 124.0 GA : 1,490.0 1,500.0 1,480.0 KS : 40.5 68.0 35.5 LA : 870.0 580.0 855.0 MS : 1,620.0 1,180.0 1,600.0 MO : 405.0 390.0 400.0 NM : 68.0 60.0 65.0 NC : 970.0 980.0 965.0 OK : 270.0 230.0 185.0 SC : 300.0 300.0 296.0 TN : 620.0 580.0 615.0 TX : 6,000.0 5,800.0 4,250.0 VA : 105.0 98.0 104.0 : US : 15,498.5 14,151.0 13,559.5 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 7.8 7.5 7.5 CA : 240.0 230.0 239.0 NM : 5.2 7.0 5.2 TX : 17.0 20.0 16.5 : US : 270.0 264.5 268.2 : All : AL : 610.0 580.0 605.0 AZ : 302.8 242.5 297.5 AR : 1,080.0 1,000.0 1,065.0 CA : 870.0 690.0 864.0 FL : 125.0 110.0 124.0 GA : 1,490.0 1,500.0 1,480.0 KS : 40.5 68.0 35.5 LA : 870.0 580.0 855.0 MS : 1,620.0 1,180.0 1,600.0 MO : 405.0 390.0 400.0 NM : 73.2 67.0 70.2 NC : 970.0 980.0 965.0 OK : 270.0 230.0 185.0 SC : 300.0 300.0 296.0 TN : 620.0 580.0 615.0 TX : 6,017.0 5,820.0 4,266.5 VA : 105.0 98.0 104.0 : US : 15,768.5 14,415.5 13,827.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates to be released August 12, 2002 in the August Crop Production report. Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 46.8 50.0 44.7 48.0 CO : 41.5 43.7 36.8 42.0 ID : 199.0 210.0 179.0 209.0 MI : 180.0 180.0 166.0 175.0 MN : 468.0 467.0 426.0 453.0 MT : 57.4 57.8 53.5 57.5 NE : 48.6 56.4 41.4 49.2 ND : 261.0 287.0 237.0 282.0 OH : 0.8 1.7 0.6 1.7 OR : 12.2 11.2 10.0 10.3 WA : 7.0 4.0 7.0 4.0 WY : 48.5 40.0 41.6 39.0 : US : 1,370.8 1,408.8 1,243.6 1,370.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted beets in CA. 2/ Forecasted. Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : FL : 465.0 453.0 HI : 21.0 25.1 LA : 495.0 495.0 TX : 47.0 49.0 : US : 1,028.0 1,022.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Tobacco: Area Harvested by State and United States, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ : 2002/2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ Acres ------------------ Percent : CT : 1,600 2,300 2,050 89 FL : 4,500 4,500 4,800 107 GA : 31,000 26,100 28,000 107 IN : 3,800 4,200 4,200 100 KY : 132,700 115,700 112,300 97 MD : 5,700 2,200 1,700 77 MA : 550 1,140 1,250 110 MO : 1,400 1,300 1,300 100 NC : 170,400 161,700 169,500 105 OH : 7,500 6,100 6,100 100 PA : 5,100 3,100 3,400 110 SC : 34,000 32,000 31,000 97 TN : 46,020 39,690 35,900 90 VA : 25,900 29,500 30,760 104 WV : 1,300 1,300 1,300 100 WI : 940 1,570 1,800 115 : US : 472,410 432,400 435,360 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2000-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Class and Type :-------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ : 2002/2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- Acres --------------- Percent : Class 1, Flue-cured : Type 11, Old Belts : NC : 40,000 42,000 44,000 105 VA : 17,500 20,500 22,000 107 US : 57,500 62,500 66,000 106 Type 12, Eastern NC : Belt : NC : 102,000 93,000 95,000 102 Type 13, NC Border & : SC Belt : NC : 21,000 20,000 24,000 120 SC : 34,000 32,000 31,000 97 US : 55,000 52,000 55,000 106 Type 14, GA-FL Belt : FL : 4,500 4,500 4,800 107 GA : 31,000 26,100 28,000 107 US : 35,500 30,600 32,800 107 Total 11-14 : 250,000 238,100 248,800 104 Class 2, Fire-cured : Type 21, VA Belt : VA : 1,300 1,200 700 58 Type 22, Eastern : District : KY : 4,100 3,300 2,500 76 TN : 7,700 6,500 5,000 77 US : 11,800 9,800 7,500 77 Type 23, Western : District : KY : 3,800 3,100 2,400 77 TN : 640 520 400 77 US : 4,440 3,620 2,800 77 Total 21-23 : 17,540 14,620 11,000 75 Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3A, Light : Air-cured : Type 31, Burley : IN : 3,800 4,200 4,200 100 KY : 120,000 105,000 104,000 99 MO : 1,400 1,300 1,300 100 NC : 7,400 6,700 6,500 97 OH : 7,500 6,100 6,100 100 TN : 37,000 32,000 30,000 94 VA : 7,000 7,700 8,000 104 WV : 1,300 1,300 1,300 100 US : 185,400 164,300 161,400 98 Type 32, Southern MD : Belt : MD : 5,700 2,200 1,700 77 PA : 2,700 1,100 1,400 127 US : 8,400 3,300 3,100 94 Total 31-32 : 193,800 167,600 164,500 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 2000-2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested Class and Type :-------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 1/ : 2002/2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- Acres --------------- Percent : Class 3, Air-cured : Class 3B, Dark : Air-cured : Type 35, One Sucker : Belt : KY : 3,100 2,750 2,200 80 TN : 680 670 500 75 US : 3,780 3,420 2,700 79 Type 36, Green River : Belt : KY : 1,700 1,550 1,200 77 Type 37, VA Sun-cured : Belt : VA : 100 100 60 60 Total 35-37 : 5,580 5,070 3,960 78 Class 4, Cigar Filler : Type 41, PA Seedleaf : PA : 2,400 2,000 2,000 100 Class 5, Cigar Binder : Class 5A, CT Valley : Binder : Type 51, CT Valley : Broadleaf : CT : 600 1,300 1,350 104 MA : 300 840 950 113 US : 900 2,140 2,300 107 Class 5B, WI Binder : Type 54, Southern WI : WI : 710 1,250 1,400 112 Type 55, Northern WI : WI : 230 320 400 125 Total 54-55 : 940 1,570 1,800 115 Total 51-55 : 1,840 3,710 4,100 111 Class 6, Cigar Wrapper : Type 61, CT Valley : Shade-grown : CT : 1,000 1,000 700 70 MA : 250 300 300 100 US : 1,250 1,300 1,000 77 All Cigar Types : Total 41-61 : 5,490 7,010 7,100 101 : All Tobacco : 472,410 432,400 435,360 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 92.0 100.0 89.0 97.0 CO : 115.0 100.0 105.0 90.0 ID : 75.0 85.0 73.0 83.0 KS : 15.0 18.0 14.0 17.0 MI : 215.0 270.0 130.0 260.0 MN : 115.0 165.0 105.0 145.0 MT : 38.5 23.0 24.0 21.0 NE : 160.0 190.0 148.0 175.0 NM : 13.0 6.0 13.0 6.0 NY : 23.0 26.0 22.3 25.5 ND : 440.0 750.0 400.0 700.0 OR : 10.0 9.0 9.5 8.5 SD : 18.0 18.0 17.0 17.5 TX : 30.0 28.0 26.4 25.0 UT : 6.1 1.5 5.7 1.3 WA : 34.0 40.0 34.0 40.0 WI : 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.3 WY : 24.0 28.0 21.0 27.0 : US : 1,429.9 1,864.0 1,243.0 1,745.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed. 2/ Forecasted. Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 CA : 10.0 10.5 10.0 10.5 GA 2/ : 0.5 0.4 LA : 24.0 21.0 22.0 20.0 MS : 16.7 15.5 16.0 15.3 NJ : 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 NC : 37.0 38.0 36.0 37.0 SC : 0.8 1.3 0.7 1.2 TX : 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.4 VA : 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 : US : 97.9 94.4 93.5 91.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2002. Summer Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 CA : 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 CO : 5.6 6.5 5.4 6.4 DE : 4.4 3.7 4.3 3.6 IL : 5.5 6.3 5.3 5.9 KS : 2.5 3.0 2.4 2.9 MD : 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 MO : 6.2 7.2 5.6 5.7 NJ : 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 NM : 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.5 TX : 8.5 8.8 8.0 8.3 VA : 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 : US : 60.9 63.8 58.6 60.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Alaska: Area Planted by Crop, 2000-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : All Oats : 2,500 4,000 3,300 All Barley : 5,300 5,800 4,500 All Hay 2/ : 18,000 23,000 25,000 Potatoes : 860 930 910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Biotechnology Varieties The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. The States published individually in the following tables represent 81 percent of all corn planted acres, 89 percent of all soybean planted acres, and 81 percent of all upland cotton planted acres. Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties were excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Stacked gene varieties include those containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The acreage estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations planting biotech varieties are not included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn States, as measured by the relative standard error at the U.S. level, is approximately 1.4 percent for all biotech varieties, 1.8 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 3.1 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 6.5 percent for stacked gene varieties. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates will be within plus or minus 2.8 percent for all biotech varieties, 3.6 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 6.2 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and 13.0 percent for stacked gene varieties. Variability for the 31 soybean States is approximately 0.8 percent for herbicide resistant varieties. Variability for the 17 upland cotton States is approximately 2.2 percent for all biotech varieties, 5.1 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 2.8 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 4.2 percent for stacked gene varieties. Corn: Biotechnology Varieties by State and United States, Percent of All Corn Planted, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect Resistant (Bt) : Herbicide Resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : IL : 12 18 3 3 IN : 6 7 6 6 IA : 25 31 6 7 KS : 26 25 11 15 MI : 8 12 7 8 MN : 25 29 7 11 MO : 23 27 8 6 NE : 24 34 8 9 OH : 7 6 4 3 SD : 30 33 14 23 WI : 11 15 6 9 : Oth Sts 1/: 11 14 8 12 : US : 18 22 7 9 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked Gene Varieties : All Biotech Varieties :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : IL : 1 1 16 22 IN : * * 12 13 IA : 1 3 32 41 KS : 1 2 38 43 MI : 2 2 17 22 MN : 4 4 36 44 MO : 1 2 32 34 NE : 2 4 34 46 OH : * * 11 9 SD : 3 10 47 66 WI : 1 2 18 26 : Oth Sts 1/: 1 2 20 27 : US : 1 2 26 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Data rounds to less than 0.5 percent. 1/ Other States includes all other States in the Corn estimating program. Upland Cotton: Biotechnology Varieties by State and United States, Percent of Upland Cotton Planted, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect Resistant (Bt) : Herbicide Resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 21 27 29 37 CA : 11 6 27 26 GA : 13 8 43 55 LA : 30 27 14 9 MS : 10 19 15 22 NC : 9 14 37 27 TX : 8 7 35 40 : Oth Sts 1/: 18 19 33 35 : US : 13 13 32 36 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked Gene Varieties : All Biotech Varieties :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 28 26 78 90 CA : 2 1 40 33 GA : 29 30 85 93 LA : 47 49 91 85 MS : 61 47 86 88 NC : 38 45 84 86 TX : 6 4 49 51 : Oth Sts 1/: 33 32 84 86 : US : 24 22 69 71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the Upland Cotton estimating program. Soybeans: Biotechnology Varieties by State and United States, Percent of All Soybeans Planted, 2001-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Herbicide Resistant Only : All Biotech Varieties State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 60 68 60 68 IL : 64 71 64 71 IN : 78 83 78 83 IA : 73 75 73 75 KS : 80 83 80 83 MI : 59 72 59 72 MN : 63 71 63 71 MS : 63 80 63 80 MO : 69 72 69 72 NE : 76 85 76 85 ND : 49 61 49 61 OH : 64 73 64 73 SD : 80 89 80 89 WI : 63 78 63 78 : Oth Sts 1/: 64 70 64 70 : US : 68 75 68 75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the Soybean estimating program. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Grains & Hay : Barley : 4,967.0 5,048.0 4,289.0 4,499.0 Corn for Grain 2/ : 75,752.0 78,947.0 68,808.0 72,081.0 Corn for Silage : 6,148.0 Hay, All : 63,511.0 64,709.0 Alfalfa : 23,812.0 24,134.0 All Other : 39,699.0 40,575.0 Oats : 4,403.0 5,085.0 1,905.0 2,633.0 Proso Millet : 650.0 475.0 580.0 Rice : 3,335.0 3,251.0 3,314.0 3,227.0 Rye : 1,328.0 1,395.0 255.0 275.0 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 10,252.0 9,290.0 8,584.0 7,908.0 Sorghum for Silage : 336.0 Wheat, All : 59,617.0 60,085.0 48,653.0 47,628.0 Winter : 41,078.0 41,362.0 31,295.0 29,764.0 Durum : 2,910.0 2,760.0 2,789.0 2,692.0 Other Spring : 15,629.0 15,963.0 14,569.0 15,172.0 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1,494.0 1,513.0 1,455.0 1,458.0 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 585.0 844.0 578.0 821.0 Mustard Seed : 45.8 155.0 44.2 146.0 Peanuts : 1,541.2 1,469.0 1,411.9 1,412.5 Rapeseed : 3.7 2.0 3.1 1.8 Safflower : 188.0 207.0 177.0 198.0 Soybeans for Beans : 74,105.0 72,993.0 73,000.0 72,029.0 Sunflower : 2,653.0 2,486.0 2,580.0 2,392.0 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All : 15,768.5 14,415.5 13,827.7 Upland : 15,498.5 14,151.0 13,559.5 Amer-Pima : 270.0 264.5 268.2 Sugarbeets : 1,370.8 1,408.8 1,243.6 1,370.7 Sugarcane : 1,028.0 1,022.1 Tobacco : 432.4 435.4 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 15.9 7.1 Dry Edible Beans : 1,429.9 1,864.0 1,243.0 1,745.1 Dry Edible Peas : 211.8 196.8 Lentils : 201.0 197.0 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 6.3 Ginger Root (HI) : 0.4 Hops : 35.9 29.3 Peppermint Oil : 78.5 Potatoes, All : 1,267.1 1,241.3 Winter : 16.8 13.8 14.0 13.5 Spring : 78.3 80.3 76.2 77.7 Summer : 60.9 63.8 58.6 60.9 Fall : 1,111.1 1,092.5 Spearmint Oil : 19.5 Sweet Potatoes : 97.9 94.4 93.5 91.8 Taro (HI) 3/ : 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 crop year. 2/ Area planted for all purposes. 3/ Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2001-2002 (Domestic Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Yield : Production Crop :Unit :------------------------------------------- : : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ------ 1,000 ------ : : Grains & Hay : : Barley : Bu : 58.2 249,590 Corn for Grain : " : 138.2 9,506,840 Corn for Silage : Ton : 16.6 102,352 Hay, All : " : 2.47 156,703 Alfalfa : " : 3.37 80,266 All Other : " : 1.93 76,437 Oats : Bu : 61.3 116,856 Proso Millet : " : 33.2 19,250 Rice 2/ : Cwt : 6,429 213,045 Rye : Bu : 27.3 6,971 Sorghum for Grain : " : 59.9 514,524 Sorghum for Silage : Ton : 11.1 3,728 Wheat, All : Bu : 40.2 1,957,643 Winter : " : 43.5 1,361,479 Durum : " : 30.0 83,556 Other Spring : " : 35.2 512,608 : : Oilseeds : : Canola : Lb : 1,374 1,998,515 Cottonseed 3/ : Ton : 7,452 Flaxseed : Bu : 19.8 11,455 Mustard Seed : Lb : 930 41,106 Peanuts : " : 3,029 4,276,704 Rapeseed : " : 1,306 4,050 Safflower : " : 1,365 241,665 Soybeans for Beans : Bu : 39.6 2,890,572 Sunflower : Lb : 1,349 3,480,696 : : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : : Cotton, All 2/ : Bale: 705 20,302.8 Upland 2/ : " : 694 19,602.4 Amer-Pima 2/ : " : 1,254 700.4 Sugarbeets : Ton : 20.7 25,787 Sugarcane : " : 33.6 34,587 Tobacco : Lb : 2,293 991,519 : : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : : Austrian Winter Peas 2/ : Cwt : 1,366 97 Dry Edible Beans 2/ : " : 1,572 19,541 Dry Edible Peas 2/ : " : 1,920 3,779 Lentils 2/ : " : 1,471 2,898 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : " : 640 : : Potatoes & Misc. : : Coffee (HI) : Lb : 1,210 7,600 Ginger Root (HI) : " : 45,000 16,200 Hops : " : 1,861 66,832.1 Peppermint Oil : " : 81 6,343 Potatoes, All : Cwt : 358 444,766 Winter : " : 294 272 4,115 3,678 Spring : " : 286 280 21,814 21,753 Summer : " : 309 18,110 Fall : " : 367 400,727 Spearmint Oil : Lb : 105 2,052 Sweet Potatoes : Cwt : 156 14,565 Taro (HI) 3/ : Lb : 6,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 crop year. 2/ Yield in pounds. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Grains & Hay : Barley : 2,010,100 2,042,880 1,735,720 1,820,700 Corn for Grain 2/ :30,656,080 31,949,060 27,845,910 29,170,460 Corn for Silage : 2,488,030 Hay, All 3/ : 25,702,270 26,187,090 Alfalfa : 9,636,480 9,766,790 All Other : 16,065,790 16,420,300 Oats : 1,781,850 2,057,850 770,930 1,065,550 Proso Millet : 263,050 192,230 234,720 Rice : 1,349,640 1,315,650 1,341,140 1,305,930 Rye : 537,430 564,540 103,200 111,290 Sorghum for Grain 2/ : 4,148,880 3,759,570 Sorghum for Silage : 135,980 Wheat, All 3/ :24,126,400 24,315,800 19,689,380 19,274,580 Winter :16,623,860 16,738,790 12,664,770 12,045,190 Durum : 1,177,650 1,116,940 1,128,680 1,089,430 Other Spring : 6,324,900 6,460,070 5,895,930 6,139,960 : Oilseeds : Canola : 604,610 612,300 588,820 590,040 Cottonseed : Flaxseed : 236,740 341,560 233,910 332,250 Mustard Seed : 18,530 62,730 17,890 59,080 Peanuts : 623,710 594,490 571,380 571,620 Rapeseed : 1,500 810 1,250 730 Safflower : 76,080 83,770 71,630 80,130 Soybeans for Beans :29,989,550 29,539,540 29,542,370 29,149,420 Sunflower : 1,073,640 1,006,060 1,044,100 968,020 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 3/ : 6,381,350 5,833,810 5,595,930 Upland : 6,272,090 5,726,770 5,487,390 Amer-Pima : 109,270 107,040 108,540 Sugarbeets : 554,750 570,130 503,270 554,710 Sugarcane : 416,020 413,630 Tobacco : 174,990 176,190 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 6,430 2,870 Dry Edible Beans : 578,670 754,340 503,030 706,220 Dry Edible Peas : 85,710 79,640 Lentils : 81,340 79,720 Wrinkled Seed Peas : : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 2,550 Ginger Root (HI) : 150 Hops : 14,530 11,850 Peppermint Oil : 31,770 Potatoes, All 3/ : 512,780 502,340 Winter : 6,800 5,580 5,670 5,460 Spring : 31,690 32,500 30,840 31,440 Summer : 24,650 25,820 23,710 24,650 Fall : 449,650 442,120 Spearmint Oil : 7,890 Sweet Potatoes : 39,620 38,200 37,840 37,150 Taro (HI) 4/ : 180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 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, 2001-2002 (Metric Units) 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production Crop :----------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metric Tons : Grains & Hay : Barley : 3.13 5,434,180 Corn for Grain : 8.67 241,484,860 Corn for Silage : 37.32 92,852,170 Hay, All 2/ : 5.53 142,158,570 Alfalfa : 7.56 72,816,090 All Other : 4.32 69,342,480 Oats : 2.20 1,696,160 Proso Millet : 1.86 436,580 Rice : 7.21 9,663,560 Rye : 1.72 177,070 Sorghum for Grain : 3.76 13,069,510 Sorghum for Silage : 24.87 3,381,980 Wheat, All 2/ : 2.71 53,278,310 Winter : 2.93 37,053,390 Durum : 2.01 2,274,020 Other Spring : 2.37 13,950,900 : Oilseeds : Canola : 1.54 906,510 Cottonseed 3/ : 6,760,520 Flaxseed : 1.24 290,970 Mustard Seed : 1.04 18,650 Peanuts : 3.40 1,939,880 Rapeseed : 1.46 1,840 Safflower : 1.53 109,620 Soybeans for Beans : 2.66 78,668,480 Sunflower : 1.51 1,578,820 : Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops : Cotton, All 2/ : 0.79 4,420,410 Upland : 0.78 4,267,920 Amer-Pima : 1.40 152,490 Sugarbeets : 46.48 23,393,570 Sugarcane : 75.42 31,376,800 Tobacco : 2.57 449,750 : Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils : Austrian Winter Peas : 1.53 4,400 Dry Edible Beans : 1.76 886,360 Dry Edible Peas : 2.15 171,410 Lentils : 1.65 131,450 Wrinkled Seed Peas 3/ : 29,030 : Potatoes & Misc. : Coffee (HI) : 1.35 3,450 Ginger Root (HI) : 50.44 7,350 Hops : 2.09 30,310 Peppermint Oil : 0.09 2,880 Potatoes, All 2/ : 40.16 20,174,250 Winter : 32.94 30.54 186,650 166,830 Spring : 32.09 31.38 989,470 986,700 Summer : 34.64 821,460 Fall : 41.11 18,176,670 Spearmint Oil : 0.12 930 Sweet Potatoes : 17.46 660,660 Taro (HI) 3/ : 2,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2002 crop year. 2/ Production may not add due to rounding. 3/ Yield is not estimated. Spring Weather Summary Despite an early-season hot spell across the Deep South, a mid-April period of record warmth nearly nationwide, and an impressive late-May heat wave in the Southwest, cool air was dominant for much of the spring, especially during March and during a 5-week span beginning after mid-April. Spring temperatures averaged as much as 12 degrees F below normal across northern Montana and generally 2 to 10 degrees F below normal elsewhere across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. Near- to above-normal spring temperatures were confined to the Southwest and areas south and east of a line from southern Texas to southern New England. A few locations in Florida registered spring temperatures up to 4 degrees F above normal. Copious precipitation fell in a swath from the southeastern Plains into the Northeast, but only light amounts were observed elsewhere. The wetness caused extensive spring planting delays, primarily in the Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys, while drought worsened across the central High Plains and the southeastern half of the West. Soil moisture shortages and the continuing effects of long-term drought persisted in portions of the interior Northwest and in much of the southern Atlantic region. Shorter-term dryness developed during the spring across the Deep South and in the Dakotas and adjacent areas. In contrast, rain and snow brought some drought relief to pastures and spring-sown small grains on the northern High Plains. More substantial drought relief was noted in the Northeast. Spring Crop Summary A persistent wet weather pattern centered over the Ohio River Valley produced numerous storms that delayed fieldwork and planting in the southern, central, and eastern Corn Belt until late-May. Elsewhere, below-normal precipitation provided ample planting opportunities across most of the western Corn Belt, Great Plains, and Southeast. However, despite mostly accommodating topsoil moisture conditions, small grain seeding on the northern Great Plains got off to a slow start due to recurring periods of cold weather that included many record and near-record low temperatures. The cold weather extended the winter wheat dormant season on the northern Great Plains, slowed winter wheat development in the central Great Plains, and delayed emergence and early-season growth of spring planted crops in the Corn Belt. In the central and southern High Plains, drought conditions intensified, stressing winter grains and forage crops and forcing producers to delay fieldwork and planting. In the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast, seasonal and above-normal temperatures quickly ripened winter grains and promoted development of spring crops where soil moisture was available. Corn planting progressed slightly ahead of normal during April, but fell behind normal during May, as storms frequently halted progress across the southern Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the central and eastern Corn Belt through most of the month. Elsewhere, drier-than-normal weather supported planting in the western Corn Belt and central Great Plains through most of the Spring. On May 19, planting delays ranged from 2 to 4 weeks behind normal in most areas east of the Mississippi River, with the largest delays in Indiana and Ohio. West of the Mississippi River, planting progressed ahead of the 5-year average in most areas and planting neared completion ahead of normal in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakota's. Cold weather, including many overnight record lows, hampered germination, emergence, and growth across the entire Corn Belt and Great Plains during most of May. Arrival of hot weather near the end of the month aided emergence, and stimulated growth and improved the color of most emerged fields. A rapid planting pace in late May and early June erased most progress deficits in the central and eastern Corn Belt and on June 9, planting was 98 percent complete. During June, warm weather and ample soil moisture aided emergence and growth of late-planted fields and promoted vigorous growth of early-planted fields. A few soybean fields were planted during April, although progress was mostly confined to the lower Mississippi Valley. In the Corn Belt, progress was isolated during April and planting lagged behind normal at the beginning of May. However, planting quickly gained momentum in the western Corn Belt and Great Plains, and the planting pace remained active through most of the remainder of the month. Progress was especially rapid near midmonth. By the end of May, planting was nearly complete in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakota's. In the southern, central, and eastern Corn Belt very few fields were planted before mid-May due to persistent wet weather and on May 19, planting was 3 weeks behind normal in Indiana and Ohio and 2 weeks late in Illinois. Planting accelerated in the central and eastern Corn Belt late in the month and remained active through the end of Spring, but progress remained behind normal in most areas. Seasonal warmth aided germination and promoted growth on the Atlantic Coastal Plains, but cold weather hampered emergence in the Corn Belt and Great Plains until late May. Many winter wheat fields on the northern Great Plains remained dormant or produced very little growth prior to mid-April due to extremely cold nighttime temperatures. After midmonth, abnormally hot weather accelerated vegetative growth in the central Great Plains and Corn Belt, but jointing progressed behind normal in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana, and Ohio. Near the end of April, fields quickly progressed into the heading stage in the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. By mid-May, virtually all of Montana's crop had broken dormancy, but cold weather persisted on the northern Great Plains, hampering growth during most of the month. Development accelerated in the southern Corn Belt and central Great Plains during May, even though temperatures were not favorably warm. In the eastern Corn Belt, fields entered the heading stage much later than normal, especially in Ohio. Meanwhile, hot weather quickly ripened winter wheat fields along and near the Gulf Coast and harvest progressed with few delays. Harvest also progressed without delay along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, while rain periodically interrupted progress in interior parts of the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta. Harvest rapidly accelerated in the Corn Belt and central Great Plains after mid-June. By June 23, harvest was nearly complete in the Southeast and well over one-half complete in the southern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. Cotton planting was mostly confined to the southern Great Plains and Southwest until mid-April. After mid-April and through most of May, nearly ideal conditions supported cotton planting in the Southeast. Favorable conditions also aided planting in the lower Mississippi Valley during April, but above-normal precipitation hampered planting in the interior Delta States during May, while dry soils limited planting near the Gulf Coast. Planting remained active in the southern Great Plains until mid-June, although progress was occasionally interrupted by rain in southern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas, and moisture shortages slowed progress on the High Plains. Planting was nearly complete in the Southwest by midmonth. Warmer-than-normal temperatures promoted germination and growth where moisture supplies were adequate, especially from late May through mid-June. However, fields in the dryland areas of South Texas and the Coastal Bend suffered due to inadequate moisture and excessive heat. Dry weather spurred spring wheat and barley seeding in the Pacific Northwest in early April, especially in Washington. During the second half of April, cold weather and scattered snowfall hampered barley and spring wheat seeding across most of the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, but dry conditions supported spring wheat planting in South Dakota. In early-May, barley and spring wheat seedings were delayed by winter-like weather that included locally significant snowfall and widespread periods of sub-freezing temperatures. By mid-May, planting was about 1 week behind the 5-year average for both crops, but planting was nearly complete in the Pacific Northwest. After mid-May, dry weather supported rapid planting on the northern Great Plains and by the end of the month, planting was slightly ahead of normal. Cold weather hindered germination and emerged fields produced little growth until above-normal temperatures accelerated growth in late-May. Oat planting advanced ahead of normal in the western Corn Belt, but cold weather delayed planting in the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains in early April. In Iowa and Nebraska, planting was active most of the month and neared completion well ahead of normal. In early May, dry weather supported planting in the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains. Meanwhile, rain and wet soils limited progress in the eastern Corn Belt until late in the month. Above-normal temperatures and favorable topsoil moisture aided emergence and stimulated vegetative growth in Iowa, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania during April. Below-normal temperatures slowed emergence and growth across most of the Corn Belt and Great Plains during May, but 96 percent of the oat crop was emerged by June 9, equaling the 5-year average. Dry weather aided rice seeding along the western Gulf Coast during April, although storms temporarily interrupted progress near midmonth. Planting progressed well ahead of normal in Texas and near normal in Louisiana. In the interior Mississippi Delta, planting accelerated after mid-April, but wet weather slowed progress during early May. Planting delays were especially lengthy in Missouri. In California, planting advanced with few delays. Warm weather promoted rapid emergence and growth throughout the Mississippi Delta and Gulf Coast during May, although a period of below-normal temperatures temporarily slowed development near the end of the month. On June 23, about one-third of the fields were heading in Louisiana and Texas, but very few fields were heading in the interior Mississippi Delta and none were heading in California. Sorghum planting accelerated in the lower Mississippi Valley after mid-April and remained active through early May, even though moisture shortages developed near the Gulf Coast and rain temporarily delayed progress in the interior Delta States. The planting pace slowly increased on the Great Plains, with a few fields seeded as far north as South Dakota by mid-May. After mid-May, dry weather prevailed across the central and northern Great Plains and planting rapidly accelerated. In the Corn Belt planting was slow during most of May due to frequent heavy rain. Peanut planting progressed with few rain delays in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain during May. In the southern High Plains, blowing soil and moisture shortages hindered progress. On June 2, planting was 91 percent complete, slightly ahead of the 5-year average of 87 percent. Sugarbeet planting was nearly complete in Idaho and Michigan by mid-May. In Minnesota and North Dakota, cold weather and wintery precipitation limited sugarbeet seeding in early May, but planting accelerated near midmonth and remained active through the remainder of the month. Corn: The 2002 planted area for corn for all purposes is estimated at 78.9 million acres, up 4 percent from 2001 but down 1 percent from 2000. Growers expect to harvest 72.1 million acres for grain, up 5 percent from 2001. The corn acreage is based on survey information collected between May 30 and June 18. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 97 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared to an average of 97 percent for the past 10 years. Corn farmers in the seven major States (IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, OH, WI) planted 51.8 million acres, an increase of 3 percent from last year. Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa showed the largest increases in planted acreage, while Nebraska and Wisconsin increased moderately. Producers in these areas cited more advantageous corn loan rates from the newly adopted Farm Bill when compared to soybeans as the main reason for the acreage increase. Indiana and Ohio showed the largest decreases from the March intentions as excess moisture prevented farmers from planting their originally intended fields to corn. Drier than normal weather provided good planting conditions through most of the spring for farmers in the western Corn Belt and central Great Plains. However, eastern Corn Belt farmers experienced frequent planting delays due to persistent precipitation, especially in Indiana and Ohio. The delays were evident as only 83 percent of the crop was planted as of May 26, compared with 94 percent for both 2001 and the 5-year average. Germination and emergence were hampered throughout the Corn Belt by excess moisture in the east and by cold weather in the west. Hot weather at the end of May stimulated growth and improved color in emerged fields across much of the Corn Belt, but planting and emergence were still behind normal. As of May 26, forty-three percent of the corn crop was in good to excellent condition, down 27 percentage points from the same time period in 2001. Since then, warmer, drier weather has allowed conditions to improve. As of June 25, sixty-two percent of the crop was rated good to excellent, down only 5 percentage points from the same time period last year. Outside the Corn Belt, corn acreage increased 6 percent from last year to 27.1 million acres. Texas, North Dakota, and South Dakota plantings showed the largest increases while many States in the Southeast planted more corn this year as farmers switched from cotton and soybeans. Acreage is mostly down in the Rocky Mountain States as severe drought conditions are prevalent. Sorghum: Growers intend to plant 9.29 million acres, down 9 percent from 2001. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 7.91 million acres, down 8 percent from last year. Kansas continues to lead the Nation in sorghum acres. However, extremely dry conditions reduced their planted acreage by 100,000 from last year. Drought conditions have also reduced acreage in Colorado, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Texas showed the largest decrease in planted acres, declining 500,000 from last year. Growers in 8 States intend to plant more acres than in 2001, with Arkansas showing the largest increase, up 65,000 acres from last year. As of June 2, sorghum was 58 percent planted, which is 12 percentage points behind last year and 5 points behind the 5-year average. During midmonth, planting increased rapidly, but as of June 23, was 5 percent behind last year and 4 percent behind the 5-year average. Oats: The area planted to oats last fall and this spring totaled 5.09 million acres, 1 percent below the March intentions, but 15 percent above last year's final seeded acres. Acreage to be harvested for grain, at 2.63 million acres, is 4 percent above the March intentions and 38 percent more than last year's record low. The increases for planted and harvested acres are the first since 1997. Planting advanced ahead of normal in parts of the western Corn Belt, but cold weather delayed planting in the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains in early April. In Iowa and Nebraska, planting was active most of the month and neared completion well ahead of normal. In the eastern Corn Belt, rain and wet soils hindered progress during most of April and May, especially in Ohio and Wisconsin. Planting accelerated in Minnesota and the Dakota's in early May, as dry weather supported progress. By June 2, the oat crop was 98 percent seeded and neared completion slightly ahead of normal. Barley: Growers seeded 5.05 million acres for 2002, up 2 percent from the 4.97 million acres seeded a year ago. This level is an increase from the record low planted acreage of 2001. Acres for harvest, at 4.50 million, rebounded 5 percent from the 2001 level. Montana and North Dakota each seeded 100,000 acres more this year than last year. Acres for harvest in Montana are estimated to be up 230,000 from previous year, while acres for harvest in North Dakota are estimated to be up 70,000. Barley planting slowly gained momentum on the northern Great Plains during April, despite cold weather and scattered snowfall. Below-normal temperatures hindered emergence and limited growth in the Pacific Northwest and on the Great Plains. In early May barley seedings were delayed by winter-like weather that included locally significant snowfall and widespread periods of sub-freezing temperatures. By mid-May, planting was about 1 week behind the 5-year average. However, planting was nearly complete in the Pacific Northwest. After midmonth, dry weather supported rapid planting on the northern Great Plains and by the end of the month, planting was slightly ahead of normal. Cold weather hindered germination and emerged fields produced little growth until late in the month. Development of barley during June lagged across the northern High Plains, Pacific Northwest, and North Dakota, despite stimulation by above-normal temperatures. By June 23, Barley heading at 15-percent trailed last year's 20-percent progress and the 5-year average of 24 percent. Winter Wheat: The 2002 winter wheat planted area, at 41.4 million acres, is less than 1 percent above both last year and the previous estimate. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 29.8 million acres, down 1 percent from the June 1 forecast and 5 percent below the 2001 total. This is the smallest area for grain since 1917. The U.S. harvested area decrease from the June forecast is mostly due to a 3 percent decline in Hard Red Winter grain acres. Significant additional abandonment was reported in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota where drought conditions have continued to plague the crop. These declines more than offset a 300,000 acre increase in Texas where acreage losses were less than expected. Soft Red Winter and White Winter area each increased nearly 2 percent from the June forecast. Durum Wheat: The Durum planted area for 2002 is estimated at 2.76 million acres, down 5 percent from last year. Area to be harvested for grain is expected to total 2.69 million acres, 4 percent below last year's level. Crop condition in the California Imperial Valley was mainly good to excellent where harvest is now complete. San Joaquin Valley harvest is active. Planting continued after June 1 in the northeast corner of Montana. Emergence has been slow due to cool spring temperatures and snow. Seeding in North Dakota began slower than normal, but favorable weather in May and early June allowed progress to quickly catch up. Other Spring Wheat: Acreage planted to other spring wheat for 2002 is estimated at 16.0 million, up 2 percent from 2001. Grain area is expected to total 15.2 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Idaho's acreage rebounded from last year's low level which was negatively affected by several power buyback programs offered to farmers with irrigated land. Planting progress in Minnesota was hampered in late April and early May due to persistent cold, wet weather in the northern part of the State. Warmer June temperatures have set development back on track, however the Northwest and North Central districts are suffering from widespread flooding. Planting also began slowly in Montana where farmers were waiting for moisture. Emergence of the Montana crop was slow due to cool temperatures, snow, and late planting. Seeding progress in North Dakota quickly made up for a slow start, moving ahead of average by the end of May. The crop there was rated 62 percent good to excellent for the week ending June 23. South Dakota growers have been plagued by drought conditions. The Washington crop is in mostly fair to good condition, where precipitation has been below normal in most wheat areas. Crop development in Washington is behind normal due to a cooler than normal spring. Rye: The 2002 planted area for rye is estimated at 1.40 million acres, 5 percent above 2001. Harvested area is expected to total 275,000 acres, up 8 percent from last year. This is the second smallest harvested acreage on record, only behind last year. As of June 23, thirty-seven percent of the Oklahoma crop was rated good to excellent. Rice: Area planted to rice in 2002 is estimated at 3.25 million acres, 3 percent below last year's acreage. Area for harvest is estimated at 3.23 million acres, also 3 percent below a year ago. Long grain planted acreage, representing 79 percent of total, is down 5 percent from last year. Medium grain planted acreage, representing 20 percent of the total, increased 7 percent from 2001, while area planted to short grain varieties increased 23 percent and represents 1 percent of the total rice acres planted in 2001. As of June 23, 8 percent of the crop was headed compared with 6 percent for the 5-year average. Frequent, heavy rains in Missouri forced delays in planting the 2002 rice crop. Along the Gulf Coast dry conditions persisted at planting. Proso Millet: Planted acreage for the 2002 proso millet crop is estimated at 475,000 acres, 27 percent below the 2001 planted acreage of 650,000 acres. All three States in the estimating program, Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota, show decreases from the previous year as drought conditions have limited plantings so far this year. Proso millet can be harvested for grain, seed, or hay. Hay: Producers expect to harvest 64.7 million acres of all hay in 2002, up less than 2 percent from 2001. This is the largest harvested acreage of all hay since 1988. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixture are estimated at 24.1 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. New seedings of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, published in the Crop Production 2001 Summary, were 6 percent higher in 2001 compared to 2000. All other hay is estimated at 40.6 million acres, up 2 percent from last year. Increases in 22 States are expected to more than offset declines in 18 States. Growers in Texas plan to harvest 5.64 million acres of all hay, an increase of 8 percent from the previous year. California also expects to increase harvested acres by 8 percent in response to the strong dairy market. Continued dry weather in most areas of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountain States, and Southwest has also increased the demand for hay. Soybeans: The 2002 soybean planted area is estimated at 73.0 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Area for harvest is estimated at 72.0 million acres, down 1 percent from 2001. If realized, this will be the second year planted acres have declined since the record high in 2000. Of the 31 soybean estimating States, growers in 19 States decreased acreage, while growers in 10 States increased area planted. Estimated acreage decreases are mainly in the western Corn Belt, central Great Plains, Great Lake States, and Atlantic Coastal Plain while increases are in North Dakota, eastern Corn Belt, and across the South. Compared to 2001, the largest acreage decreases are in Illinois, down 400,000 acres; and in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota where acreage declined 300,000 acres each. Growers in Missouri also reduced acreage by 250,000 acres, and in Michigan and Wisconsin the acreage decreased by 200,000 and 150,000 acres, respectively. Mississippi farmers planted an additional 310,000 acres and in North Dakota the acreage increased by 300,000 acres. Early spring planting activities for soybeans started behind normal across most of the Corn Belt while progress was ahead normal in the lower Mississippi Valley and along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. By mid-May, planting gained momentum in the central Great Plains and western Corn Belt. In the southern, central, and eastern Corn Belt, persistent wet weather stalled planting progress before mid-May. A wet spring caused some farmers to plant soybeans instead of corn in the southern and eastern Corn Belt. As June 23, soybean planting had progressed to 97 percent complete, slightly ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Ninety-one percent of the crop had emerged by June 23 compared with last year's progress of 89 percent. Soybean condition was rated mostly good by mid-June. Peanuts: Acreage planted to peanuts in 2002 is estimated at 1.47 million acres, down 5 percent from 2001 plantings and down 4 percent from the 2000 level. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.41 million acres, virtually unchanged from last year. Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 861,000 acres, up 6 percent from 2001. Growers with irrigation used the equipment to attain adequate soil moisture for planting. Dryland growers either had to plant into dry soils or time their plantings with the rains. The Southeast peanut crop pegging in 2002 was on pace with the 5-year average as of June 23. Plantings in the Virginia-North Carolina region totaled 165,000 acres, down 17 percent from 2001. Peanut planting in the region was delayed due to dry conditions. Farmers waited for the Farm Bill to be completed before finalizing planting decisions. By June 23, North Carolina had 5 percent of the crop pegging, compared with the 5-year average of 13 percent. Virginia had 1 percent of their crop pegging, compared with the 5-year average of 6 percent. Growers in the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) planted 443,000 acres, down 16 percent from last year. Farmers responded to the new Farm Bill by planting fewer dry-land peanuts. The Texas crop was 1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average for peanuts pegging on June 23, and Oklahoma was 9 percentage points ahead. Sunflowers: Planted area for all sunflowers in 2002 is 2.49 million acres, down 6 percent from last year. Harvested acres is estimated at 2.39 million acres, down 7 percent from 2001. Planted area for oil type varieties, at 2.10 million acres, is down 2 percent from 2001 planted acres. The area planted to non-oil varieties, at 391,000 acres, is down 123,000 acres. Acreage planted in North Dakota increased 19 percent from 2001 to 1.30 million acres. Oil type varieties increased 230,000 acres while non-oil varieties declined by 20,000 acres. Sunflower planting in North Dakota started in early May and was completed mid-June. Crop condition is rated mostly fair to good with adequate soil moisture. Canola: Area planted to canola is estimated at 1.51 million acres, an increase of 1 percent from last year but 2 percent below intended acreage in March. Harvested area is estimated at 1.46 million acres, virtually unchanged from a year ago. Flaxseed: Acreage planted to flaxseed in 2002 is 844,000 acres, up 44 percent from last year's planted area, and the largest area planted since 1979 when 922,000 acres were planted. Area for harvest, estimated at 821,000, is 42 percent above the harvested acres in 2001. In North Dakota growers planted 800,000 acres of flaxseed, up 45 percent from 2001. This is the largest flaxseed planted acreage in North Dakota since 1975. Other Oilseeds: Safflower growers planted an estimated 207,000 acres, an increase of 10 percent from 2001. Safflower area for harvest is estimated at 198,000 acres, up nearly 12 percent. Planted area of mustard seed is estimated at a record 155,000 acres, up 109,200 acres from 2001. Mustard seed harvested area is estimated at 146,000 acres, also a record. Higher mustard seed prices resulting from lower than normal 2001 North American production are driving the acreage increase. Rapeseed growers planted an estimated 2,000 acres, a decrease of 1,700 acres from last year. Cotton: The United States planted area for all cotton for 2002 is estimated at 14.4 million acres, 9 percent below last year. Upland cotton acreage is expected to total 14.2 million acres, down 9 percent from 2001. By early April, planting was well underway in California, Arizona, and southern areas of Texas. Growers were planting their fields to upland cotton in nearly all growing areas by the third week of April and were ahead of the 5-year average. By the end of May, 88 percent of the acreage had been sown, with mostly Texas and Oklahoma growers still seeding their fields. Producers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) planted 3.57 million acres of upland cotton, a decrease of 1 percent from the previous year, but 8,000 acres higher than two years ago. Upland growers in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) planted 3.73 million acres, down 7 percent from their original intentions. The acreage seeded to cotton is down 19 percent from a year ago and 5 percent less than the 2000 planted acreage. Acreage planted to upland cotton in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico is estimated at 6.16 million acres, 3 percent less than a year ago and 10 percent below what was seeded in 2000. Texas accounts for 5.80 million of this acreage, down 3 percent from last year. Upland planted acreage in California and Arizona is estimated at 695,000 acres, 18 percent less than what was intended for upland cotton in March and 25 percent below last year. California cotton growers reduced upland cotton acreage this year by 170,000 acres due to a combination of low prices, high electricity costs, and the uncertainty of the available water supply. This is the lowest acreage of upland cotton planted in California since 1946. American-Pima planted acreage is estimated at 264,500 acres, a decrease of 2 percent from last year. California accounts for 230,000 acres, down 4 percent from a year ago, but 59 percent higher than 2000. Texas growers planted 20,000 acres of American-Pima cotton, 3,000 acres more than last year and 4,000 acres above their 2000 seedings. Sugarbeets: Area planted totaled 1.41 million acres in the 12 sugarbeet-producing States, down 1 percent from the March intentions but up 3 percent from 2001. The area for harvest is estimated at 1.37 million, 10 percent above 2001, when harvested acreage was reduced by the payment-in-kind diversion program. Planting progressed in spurts in Idaho and Michigan during April. Idaho growers planted nearly one-third of their sugarbeet acreage during the week prior to midmonth and Michigan growers planted more than one-third of their acreage during the week following midmonth. By mid-May, planting was nearly complete in Idaho and Michigan. In the Red River Valley, planting gained momentum near the end of April, but cold weather and wintery precipitation limited progress until early-May. On May 26, planting was 98 percent complete, slightly exceeding last year's 91-percent pace and the 5-year average of 96 percent. Sugarcane: Acres to be harvested for sugar and seed during the 2002 crop year is estimated at 1.02 million acres, 1 percent below last year. Acreage increases in Hawaii and Texas partially offset an acreage reduction in Florida. Louisiana's acreage is expected to be unchanged from 2001. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco area for harvest in 2002 is forecast at 435,360 acres, up 1 percent from both the 2001 crop and the March intentions. Expected harvested area for light air-cured, fire-cured, dark air-cured, and cigar wrapper are down from last year. However, planned harvested acres of flue-cured and cigar binder are up from a year ago. Cigar filler is unchanged from 2001. Flue-cured tobacco, at 248,800 acres, is 4 percent above a year ago and 1 percent above March intentions. Flue-cured acreage accounts for 57 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage. Acreage in North Carolina, the leading flue-cured State, is up 5 percent from last year. Other increases in flue-cured acreage were found in Virginia, Georgia, and Florida, all 7 percent higher. South Carolina expects a 3 percent decrease in harvested acres. Light air-cured tobacco types are down 2 percent from last year but 2 percent above the March intentions. Burley tobacco, at 161,400 acres, is down 2 percent from a year ago but 2 percent above March intentions. Three burley producing States expect a decline in acres from last year. These States are Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee which are down 1 percent, 3 percent, and 6 percent, respectively. Virginia is up 4 percent from 2001. Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, and West Virginia are expecting no change in acreage from the previous year. Southern Maryland type tobacco acres are estimated at 3,100 acres, down 6 percent from last year. Maryland's acreage dropped 23 percent from last year but Pennsylvania expects an increase of 27 percent from 2001. Fire-cured tobacco types, at 11,000 acres, are down 25 percent from 2001 but unchanged from the March intentions. The leading States of Tennessee and Kentucky are both expected to be down in harvested acres from last year by 23 percent. Dark Air-cured tobacco types, at 3,960 acres, are 22 percent below last year's harvested acres but unchanged from the March intentions. One sucker type tobacco, at 2,700 acres, is 21 percent below last year and Green River type tobacco, at 1,200 acres, is 23 percent lower than 2001. Sun-cured, at 60 acres, is down 40 percent from last year. All cigar types, at 7,100 acres, are up 1 percent from last year but 2 percent below the March intentions. Acreage of Pennsylvania seedleaf, at 2,000 acres, is unchanged from last year. However, Connecticut and Massachusetts broadleaf acreage, at 2,300, is up 7 percent from the 2001 crop. Expected harvested acres of Connecticut and Massachusetts Shade-grown tobacco are estimated to be 1,000, down 23 percent from a year ago. Wisconsin binder tobacco, at 1,800 acres, is up 15 percent from last year. Dry Beans: U.S. dry bean growers planted 1.86 million acres for 2002, up 30 percent from last year and 6 percent above two years ago. High prices for the 2001 crop have encouraged growers to plant more acres this year after last year's reduced crop. Estimated plantings are 6 percent above the March intentions. Eleven of the 18 producing States are increasing planted acreage this year. Six States are reducing their plantings and 1 State planted the same acreage. Acres to be harvested are forecast at 1.75 million, 40 percent above last year and 9 percent above 2000. North Dakota growers planted 750,000 acres, a gain of 70 percent from last year. Minnesota growers have boosted their acreage 43 percent to 165,000 acres planted. Michigan producers planted 270,000 acres, up 26 percent from last year. Nebraska plantings, at 190,000 acres, are 19 percent above last year. California increased their dry bean acreage to 100,000 acres, up 9 percent and Idaho, with 85,000 acres planted, is up 13 percent from a year ago. A widespread drought has reduced dry bean acreage across most of the west. Colorado growers cut their acreage 13 percent to 100,000 planted because of drought and water shortages. Utah dropped their planted acreage 75 percent. Montana is down 40 percent from last year and New Mexico is off 54 percent. Oregon and Texas are also down 10 and 7 percent, respectively. Nebraska and Kansas are experiencing dry conditions; however their acreage is up from last year. In the Northwest, cool spring weather slowed early development. Southern Idaho dry bean growth was slowed by cool temperatures. Planting in Washington by mid June was 91 percent complete, 6 percentage points below a year ago. Mild spring weather in California helped dry beans get off to a good start. Dry bean planting is still active in a number of States. Wet soils delayed planting and early crop progress in the North Central States. North Dakota planting of dry beans started late but caught up in June and finished slightly ahead of average. Crop condition is rated mostly fair to good. Flooding in Minnesota took out some fields and replanting in hard hit areas is not likely to occur. Planting of dry beans is continuing in Wisconsin and New York where other crops could not be planted earlier in wet soils. Planting in Michigan is on schedule with adequate soil moisture for good crop progress. Sweet Potatoes: Planted area of sweet potatoes for 2002 is estimated at 94,400 acres across the U. S., down 4 percent from the last two years in comparable States. Fewer acres are planted in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Texas. Increases from last year are noted in California, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Virginia remains unchanged. Harvested acreage is forecast at 91,800 acres, down 2 percent from last year. Georgia estimates have been dropped from the program. North Carolina's planting progress was 48 percent by June 2, advancing to 80 percent by June 16, 2002. Dry weather in the Carolina's helped planting progress move forward. Growing conditions were ideal from Virginia to New Jersey. Cool weather in May slowed early growth in Alabama and Louisiana, with many fields in Alabama replanted due to slow growth. Planting progress was slow in Louisiana where 79 percent of the crop was planted by June 17 compared with 86 percent last year. Planting in Mississippi was 80 percent finished by June 23, eleven points ahead of last year and will be completed soon. Crop progress has been good in Texas as planting draws to a close. California had reports of cool weather but overall growing conditions have been good. Summer Potatoes: Growers in the summer producing States planted an estimated 63,800 acres of potatoes this year, up 5 percent from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 60,900 acres, up 4 percent from last year. Planted acres have increased over last year in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas. Alabama and Delaware are down from 2001. California, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia are holding at last year's level. Harvest is complete in early planted areas of Alabama. Virginia growers got off to a good start with ideal conditions followed by some cool temperatures. Overall, the growing season has been good. Delaware acreage is down from last year. Growers reported some hail damage but current prospects are good. Maryland potato growth looks good, aided by timely rains. Planting in New Jersey was completed on time. June rains are providing needed moisture and crop prospects are good. Wet weather and flood damage in the Midwest hurt Missouri potato fields and have slowed field progress. Some late planting in Kansas will likely lead to delayed completion of harvest. Colorado weather has been dry this year and water is in short supply. However, the absence of hail damaged vines is expected to minimize abandonment. Dry weather and wind have stressed potatoes in West Texas, but the use of irrigation has kept the crop in good condition as harvest approaches. Potatoes in New Mexico are in bloom and showing good progress. California growers report a good summer potato crop after earlier frost damage. 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 11,100 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and a probability sample of just under 80,000 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. Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and are reviewed at this level independently of each State's review. Acreage estimates were based on survey estimates and the historical relationship of official estimates to survey estimates. 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 revised 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 survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling type errors that are common to all surveys. Both types of errors for major crops generally are between 1.0 and 6.0 percent. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals since the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. The relative standard error from the 2002 area frame survey for U.S. planted acres were: barley 6.4 percent, corn 1.2 percent, Upland cotton 2.7 percent, sorghum 4.8 percent, soybeans 1.2 percent, winter wheat 1.9 percent and other spring wheat 3.6 percent. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous quality controls are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency and reasonableness. A method of evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report is the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performances shown below for selected crops. This is computed by expressing the deviations between the planted acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1982-2001 twenty-year period; the square root of this average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error". Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final estimates assuming that factors affecting this year's estimate are not different than those influencing the past 20 years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 0.6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 0.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that difference will not exceed 1.1 percent. Also, shown in the table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the difference between the mid-year planted acres estimate and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the mid-year estimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 363,000 acres, ranging from 24,000 acres to 1,126,000 acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 7 times and above 13 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability of June Planted Acreage Estimates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 20-Year Record of : : : Differences Between June : : : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Thousands ----- Number : Corn : 0.6 1.1 363 24 1,126 7 13 Sorghum : 4.6 8.0 449 1 1,113 14 6 Oats : 1.5 2.6 86 1 260 8 12 Barley : 2.3 4.0 138 10 907 5 15 Winter Wheat : 0.6 1.2 304 25 755 2 18 Other Spring Wheat: 1.1 1.9 127 0 383 11 8 Soybeans : 1.4 2.5 682 134 2,571 5 15 Upland Cotton : 2.3 4.0 229 3 444 7 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Mark Harris, Chief (202) 720-2127 Field Crops Section Greg Thessen, Head (202) 720-2127 Dave DeWalt - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings (202) 720-5944 Herman Ellison - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369 Lance Honig - Wheat, Rye (202) 720-8068 Darin Jantzi - Corn, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526 Troy Joshua - Hay, Sorghum (202) 690-3234 Mark E. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops, Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-7621 Mark R. Miller - Peanuts, Rice, Barley (202) 720-7688 Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops Section Jim Smith, Head (202) 720-2127 Arvin Budge - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285 Kathy Broussard - Citrus, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-5412 Debbie Flippin - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas (202) 720-3250 Steve Gunn - Apples, Cherries, Cranberries, Prunes, Plums (202) 720-4288 Jim Smith - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup, Tobacco (202) 720-2127 Kim Ritchie - Hops (360) 902-1940 Betty Johnston - Nuts, Floriculture, Nursery(202) 720-4215 Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries (202) 720-2157 The next "Acreage" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on June 27, 2003. 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