Acreage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 30, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Acreage" call at (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Corn Acreage Up 1 Percent Soybean Acreage Up 3 Percent Corn planted for all purposes is estimated at 80.8 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. This is the largest planted acreage since 1985. Growers expect to harvest 74.3 million acres for grain, up 1 percent from 1997. If realized, this will be the largest harvested acreage since 1985. Ideal weather in the western Corn Belt helped planting finish 1 week ahead of the normal pace. Soybeans 1998 planted area is estimated at 72.7 million acres, 3 percent above last year's crop. Area for harvest is estimated at 71.7 million acres, up 3 percent from 1997. If realized, this will be the largest planted and harvested acreage on record. The last record was set in 1979. Other spring wheat 1998 planted area totals 15.2 million acres, down 21 percent from 1997. Of the total, about 14.4 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Harvested area is expected to reach 14.9 million acres, down 20 percent from last year. Both acreages are the lowest in ten years. The 1998 all wheat planted area is estimated at 65.8 million acres while grain area is placed at 59.2 million acres. Both levels are down 7 percent from 1997. This is the lowest planted area in ten years and the lowest grain area since 1991. All cotton plantings for 1998 are expected to total 12.9 million acres, 6 percent below 1997 and 12 percent less than the 1996 acreage. Upland accounts for 12.6 million acres, down 7 percent from last year. American-Pima acreage totaled 313,500 acres, one-fourth above last year's level. The increase in Pima plantings occured in Texas, where 105,000 acres were planted, 73,000 acres more than in 1997. The majority of these additional acres were planted in areas which are not traditional Pima cotton producing areas. Cr Pr 2-5 (6-98) This report was approved on June 30, 1998. Acting Secretary of Agricultural Statistics Board Agriculture Chairperson Richard E. Rominger Rich Allen Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1997-98 (Domestic Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : : for All Purposes : Area Harvested 1/ Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Corn : 80,227.0 80,798.0 73,720.0 74,284.0 Sorghum : 10,108.0 8,926.0 9,391.0 8,118.0 Oats : 5,169.0 4,992.0 2,911.0 2,936.0 Barley : 6,910.0 6,446.0 6,425.0 6,078.0 All Wheat : 70,989.0 65,799.0 63,577.0 59,241.0 Winter : 48,342.0 46,850.0 41,813.0 40,757.0 Durum : 3,250.0 3,700.0 3,107.0 3,583.0 Other Spring : 19,397.0 15,249.0 18,657.0 14,901.0 Rice : 3,056.0 3,215.0 3,034.0 3,187.0 Rye : 1,433.0 1,586.0 341.0 428.0 Soybeans : 70,850.0 72,720.0 69,884.0 71,698.0 Peanuts : 1,431.0 1,463.0 1,410.8 1,443.5 Sunflower : 2,949.0 3,420.0 2,852.0 3,307.0 Canola : 728.0 1,133.0 698.0 1,087.0 Mustard Seed : 74.4 124.0 72.8 121.0 Rapeseed : 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.9 Safflower : 249.0 296.0 235.0 282.0 Flaxseed : 146.0 335.0 135.0 322.0 All Cotton : 13,808.0 12,933.5 13,270.0 Upland : 13,558.0 12,620.0 13,021.0 Amer-Pima : 250.0 313.5 249.0 All Hay : 60,815.0 59,819.0 Alfalfa : 23,673.0 23,437.0 All Other : 37,142.0 36,382.0 Dry Edible Beans : 1,851.8 2,047.2 1,720.2 1,943.7 Summer Potatoes : 68.6 74.4 65.9 72.6 Sweet Potatoes : 86.7 86.1 83.3 83.2 All Tobacco : 811.5 744.8 Sugarbeets : 1,459.3 1,493.7 1,428.3 1,473.2 Sugarcane for : Sugar and Seed : 914.0 936.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, i.e., grain, beans, nuts, etc. 2/ Forecasted. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1997-98 (Metric Units) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : : for All Purposes : Area Harvested 1/ Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hectares : Corn : 32,467,060 32,698,140 29,833,750 30,061,990 Sorghum : 4,090,610 3,612,260 3,800,440 3,285,270 Oats : 2,091,840 2,020,210 1,178,050 1,188,170 Barley : 2,796,410 2,608,630 2,600,130 2,459,710 All Wheat : 28,728,540 26,628,200 25,728,980 23,974,240 Winter : 19,563,520 18,959,730 16,921,300 16,493,950 Durum : 1,315,240 1,497,350 1,257,370 1,450,000 Other Spring : 7,849,770 6,171,120 7,550,300 6,030,290 Rice : 1,236,730 1,301,080 1,227,830 1,289,750 Rye : 579,920 641,840 138,000 173,210 Soybeans : 28,672,290 29,429,060 28,281,360 29,015,460 Peanuts : 579,110 592,060 570,940 584,170 Sunflower : 1,193,430 1,384,040 1,154,180 1,338,310 Canola : 294,610 458,510 282,470 439,900 Mustard Seed : 30,110 50,180 29,460 48,970 Rapeseed : 690 810 610 770 Safflower : 100,770 119,790 95,100 114,120 Flaxseed : 59,080 135,570 54,630 130,310 All Cotton : 5,587,960 5,234,060 5,370,240 Upland : 5,486,790 5,107,190 5,269,470 Amer-Pima : 101,170 126,870 100,770 All Hay : 24,611,220 24,208,150 Alfalfa : 9,580,230 9,484,720 All Other : 15,031,000 14,723,430 Dry Edible Beans : 749,400 828,480 696,150 786,600 Summer Potatoes : 27,760 30,110 26,670 29,380 Sweet Potatoes : 35,090 34,840 33,710 33,670 All Tobacco : 328,400 301,390 Sugarbeets : 590,560 604,490 578,020 596,190 Sugarcane for : Sugar and Seed : 369,890 378,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, i.e., grain, beans, nuts, etc. 2/ Forecasted. Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Corn :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Corn : Corn for Grain Year :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Area : Yield per : : Planted : Harvested : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1989 : 72,322 64,783 116.3 7,531,953 1990 : 74,166 66,952 118.5 7,934,028 1991 : 75,957 68,822 108.6 7,474,765 1992 : 79,311 72,077 131.5 9,476,698 1993 : 73,235 62,921 100.7 6,336,470 1994 : 79,175 72,887 138.6 10,102,735 1995 : 71,245 64,995 113.5 7,373,876 1996 : 79,507 73,147 127.1 9,293,435 1997 : 80,227 73,720 127.0 9,365,574 1998 : 80,798 74,284 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sorghum :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Sorghum : Sorghum for Grain :----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 : 12,642 11,103 55.4 615,420 1990 : 10,535 9,089 63.1 573,303 1991 : 11,064 9,870 59.3 584,860 1992 : 13,177 12,050 72.6 875,022 1993 : 9,882 8,916 59.9 534,172 1994 : 9,827 8,917 72.8 649,206 1995 : 9,454 8,278 55.6 460,373 1996 : 13,188 11,901 67.5 802,974 1997 : 10,108 9,391 69.5 653,106 1998 : 8,926 8,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : : Oats : 1989 : 12,085 6,882 54.3 373,587 1990 : 10,423 5,947 60.1 357,654 1991 : 8,653 4,816 50.6 243,851 1992 : 7,943 4,496 65.4 294,229 1993 : 7,937 3,803 54.4 206,770 1994 : 6,639 4,010 57.1 229,008 1995 : 6,336 2,962 54.7 162,027 1996 : 4,661 2,685 57.8 155,273 1997 : 5,169 2,911 60.5 176,104 1998 : 4,992 2,936 : : Barley : 1989 : 9,125 8,313 48.6 404,203 1990 : 8,221 7,529 56.1 422,196 1991 : 8,941 8,413 55.2 464,326 1992 : 7,762 7,285 62.5 455,090 1993 : 7,786 6,753 58.9 398,041 1994 : 7,159 6,667 56.2 374,862 1995 : 6,689 6,279 57.3 359,562 1996 : 7,144 6,767 58.5 395,751 1997 : 6,910 6,425 58.3 374,478 1998 : 6,446 6,078 : : Rye : 1989 : 2,014 484 28.2 13,647 1990 : 1,625 375 27.1 10,176 1991 : 1,671 395 24.6 9,734 1992 : 1,542 391 29.3 11,440 1993 : 1,493 381 27.1 10,340 1994 : 1,613 407 27.9 11,341 1995 : 1,602 385 26.1 10,064 1996 : 1,467 347 26.0 9,016 1997 : 1,433 341 26.1 8,912 1998 : 1,586 428 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : : All Wheat : 1989 : 76,615 62,189 32.7 2,036,618 1990 : 77,041 69,103 39.5 2,729,778 1991 : 69,881 57,803 34.3 1,980,139 1992 : 72,219 62,761 39.3 2,466,798 1993 : 72,168 62,712 38.2 2,396,440 1994 : 70,349 61,770 37.6 2,320,981 1995 : 69,132 60,945 35.8 2,182,591 1996 : 75,621 62,927 36.3 2,285,133 1997 : 70,989 63,577 39.7 2,526,552 1998 : 65,799 59,241 : : Winter Wheat : 1989 : 55,091 41,509 35.0 1,454,642 1990 : 56,748 49,721 40.7 2,024,224 1991 : 51,024 39,506 34.7 1,371,617 1992 : 50,922 42,123 38.2 1,609,284 1993 : 51,587 43,811 40.2 1,760,143 1994 : 49,197 41,355 40.2 1,661,943 1995 : 48,686 40,972 37.7 1,544,653 1996 : 51,958 39,679 37.2 1,477,058 1997 : 48,342 41,813 45.0 1,882,609 1998 : 46,850 40,757 : : Durum Wheat : 1989 : 3,791 3,673 25.1 92,229 1990 : 3,570 3,507 34.9 122,430 1991 : 3,253 3,197 32.5 103,957 1992 : 2,547 2,519 39.7 99,906 1993 : 2,241 2,100 33.6 70,476 1994 : 2,823 2,715 35.6 96,747 1995 : 3,436 3,356 30.5 102,280 1996 : 3,630 3,556 32.6 116,090 1997 : 3,250 3,107 27.7 86,193 1998 : 3,700 3,583 : : Other Spring Wheat : 1989 : 17,733 17,007 28.8 489,747 1990 : 16,723 15,875 36.7 583,124 1991 : 15,604 15,100 33.4 504,565 1992 : 18,750 18,119 41.8 757,608 1993 : 18,340 16,801 33.7 565,821 1994 : 18,329 17,700 31.8 562,291 1995 : 17,010 16,617 32.2 535,658 1996 : 20,033 19,692 35.1 691,985 1997 : 19,397 18,657 29.9 557,750 1998 : 15,249 14,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Soybeans :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Harvested for Beans Year : Area :----------------------------------------------------- : Planted : : Yield per : : : Area : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ----- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1989 : 60,820 59,538 32.3 1,923,666 1990 : 57,795 56,512 34.1 1,925,947 1991 : 59,180 58,011 34.2 1,986,539 1992 : 59,180 58,233 37.6 2,190,354 1993 : 60,135 57,347 32.6 1,870,958 1994 : 61,670 60,859 41.4 2,516,694 1995 : 62,575 61,624 35.3 2,176,814 1996 : 64,205 63,409 37.6 2,382,364 1997 : 70,850 69,884 39.0 2,727,254 1998 : 72,720 71,698 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rice :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1989 : 2,731.0 2,687.0 5,749 154,487 1990 : 2,897.0 2,823.0 5,529 156,088 1991 : 2,884.0 2,781.0 5,731 159,367 1992 : 3,176.0 3,132.0 5,736 179,658 1993 : 2,920.0 2,833.0 5,510 156,110 1994 : 3,353.0 3,316.0 5,964 197,779 1995 : 3,121.0 3,093.0 5,621 173,871 1996 : 2,819.0 2,799.0 6,121 171,321 1997 : 3,056.0 3,034.0 5,896 178,896 1998 : 3,215.0 3,187.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Flaxseed :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Acres ---- Bushels 1,000 Bushels : 1989 : 195 163 7.5 1,215 1990 : 260 253 15.1 3,812 1991 : 356 342 18.1 6,200 1992 : 171 165 19.9 3,288 1993 : 206 191 18.2 3,480 1994 : 178 171 17.1 2,922 1995 : 165 147 15.0 2,211 1996 : 96 92 17.4 1,602 1997 : 146 135 16.1 2,171 1998 : 335 322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Peanuts :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Harvested for Nuts Year : Area :----------------------------------------------------- : Planted : : Yield per : : : Area : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1989 : 1,665.2 1,644.7 2,426 3,989,995 1990 : 1,846.0 1,815.5 1,985 3,603,650 1991 : 2,039.2 2,015.7 2,444 4,926,570 1992 : 1,686.6 1,669.1 2,567 4,284,416 1993 : 1,733.5 1,689.8 2,008 3,392,415 1994 : 1,641.0 1,618.5 2,624 4,247,455 1995 : 1,537.5 1,517.0 2,282 3,461,475 1996 : 1,401.5 1,380.0 2,653 3,661,205 1997 : 1,431.0 1,410.8 2,507 3,537,050 1998 : 1,463.0 1,443.5 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sunflower :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Acres ----- Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1989 : 1,840 1,786 985 1,759,760 1990 : 1,905 1,851 1,229 2,274,405 1991 : 2,746 2,673 1,352 3,613,030 1992 : 2,187 2,043 1,255 2,564,985 1993 : 2,757 2,486 1,035 2,572,063 1994 : 3,567 3,430 1,410 4,836,185 1995 : 3,478 3,368 1,190 4,009,340 1996 : 2,556 2,499 1,435 3,586,615 1997 : 2,949 2,852 1,320 3,763,428 1998 : 3,420 3,307 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Cotton : :--------------------------------------------------------: : Area : Yield : : Cottonseed :---------------------------: per : Production : : Planted : Harvested : Acre : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Acres ---- Pounds 1,000 Bales 1,000 Tons : 1989 : 10,586.6 9,537.7 614 12,195.6 4,677.4 1990 : 12,348.1 11,731.6 634 15,505.4 5,968.5 1991 : 14,052.1 12,959.5 652 17,614.3 6,925.5 1992 : 13,240.0 11,123.3 700 16,218.5 6,230.1 1993 : 13,438.3 12,783.3 606 16,133.6 6,343.2 1994 : 13,720.1 13,322.3 708 19,662.0 7,603.9 1995 : 16,931.4 16,006.7 537 17,899.8 6,848.7 1996 : 14,633.5 12,868.1 707 18,942.0 7,143.5 1997 : 13,808.0 13,270.0 680 18,793.0 6,934.6 1998 : 12,933.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hay :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield per : Year : Harvested : Acre : Production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Tons 1,000 Tons : 1989 : 62,722 2.31 144,706 1990 : 61,030 2.40 146,212 1991 : 61,834 2.46 152,073 1992 : 58,903 2.49 146,903 1993 : 59,679 2.46 146,799 1994 : 58,735 2.55 150,060 1995 : 59,629 2.59 154,166 1996 : 60,879 2.45 149,457 1997 : 60,815 2.50 152,120 1998 : 59,819 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dry Edible Beans :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Pounds 1,000 Cwt : 1989 : 1,824.6 1,650.9 1,437 23,729 1990 : 2,177.6 2,084.4 1,553 32,379 1991 : 1,964.1 1,913.7 1,764 33,765 1992 : 1,640.6 1,529.9 1,478 22,615 1993 : 1,871.9 1,622.0 1,351 21,913 1994 : 2,015.8 1,835.2 1,582 29,028 1995 : 2,069.3 1,899.3 1,622 30,812 1996 : 1,843.0 1,752.7 1,595 27,960 1997 : 1,851.8 1,720.2 1,695 29,156 1998 : 2,047.2 1,943.7 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Potatoes :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Cwt 1,000 Cwt : 1989 : 1,305.0 1,281.5 289 370,444 1990 : 1,399.7 1,370.6 293 402,110 1991 : 1,407.5 1,374.4 304 417,622 1992 : 1,339.3 1,315.0 323 425,367 1993 : 1,385.2 1,317.0 326 428,693 1994 : 1,416.4 1,379.7 339 467,054 1995 : 1,398.2 1,372.1 323 443,606 1996 : 1,455.8 1,426.0 350 498,633 1997 : 1,362.0 1,325.5 347 459,912 1998 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sweet Potatoes :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 Acres ---- Cwt 1,000 Cwt : 1989 : 89.5 86.0 132.1 11,358 1990 : 93.9 89.5 140.7 12,594 1991 : 81.2 77.8 144.0 11,203 1992 : 85.9 82.4 145.7 12,005 1993 : 83.1 80.2 137.8 11,053 1994 : 86.1 82.8 161.8 13,395 1995 : 87.4 83.6 154.4 12,906 1996 : 89.1 84.8 158.7 13,456 1997 : 86.7 83.3 162.2 13,512 1998 : 86.1 83.2 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tobacco :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield per : : Harvested : Acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1989 : 678.2 2,016 1,367,188 1990 : 733.3 2,218 1,626,380 1991 : 763.7 2,179 1,664,372 1992 : 784.4 2,195 1,721,671 1993 : 746.4 2,161 1,613,319 1994 : 671.1 2,359 1,582,896 1995 : 663.1 1,913 1,268,538 1996 : 732.7 2,071 1,517,351 1997 : 811.5 2,201 1,786,065 1998 : 744.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production, United States, 1989-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sugarbeets :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Year :-----------------------------------: per : Production : Planted : Harvested : Acre : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Acres ------ Tons 1,000 Tons : 1989 : 1,324.4 1,294.5 19.4 25,131 1990 : 1,400.4 1,377.2 20.0 27,513 1991 : 1,427.4 1,386.7 20.3 28,203 1992 : 1,436.7 1,411.5 20.6 29,143 1993 : 1,437.7 1,409.4 18.6 26,249 1994 : 1,475.8 1,443.0 22.1 31,853 1995 : 1,444.6 1,420.1 19.8 28,065 1996 : 1,368.4 1,323.3 20.2 26,680 1997 : 1,459.3 1,428.3 20.9 29,886 1998 : 1,493.7 1,473.2 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Sugarcane :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield per : : Harvested : Acre : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Tons 1,000 Tons : 1989 : 851.9 34.5 29,426 1990 : 794.2 35.4 28,136 1991 : 896.9 33.7 30,252 1992 : 925.2 32.8 30,363 1993 : 948.3 32.8 31,101 1994 : 936.8 33.0 30,929 1995 : 932.3 33.0 30,796 1996 : 888.9 33.1 29,462 1997 : 914.0 34.7 31,693 1998 : 936.0 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Principal Crops :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Planted 2/ : Harvested 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : 1989 : 331,152 304,574 1990 : 326,337 307,768 1991 : 325,362 303,352 1992 : 326,453 306,652 1993 : 319,553 295,529 1994 : 323,968 308,138 1995 : 318,237 301,032 1996 : 334,371 313,518 1997 : 334,144 319,898 1998 : 328,712 318,809 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Area harvested forecasted for 1998. 2/ Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, and sugarbeets. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops. Fall potatoes are carried forward from the previous year for current year totals. 3/ Crops included in area harvested are listed in footnote 2. Principal Crops: Area Planted by State and United States, 1996-98 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 2,255 2,374 2,208 AZ : 835 813 779 AR : 8,680 8,345 8,210 CA : 5,202 5,172 4,890 CO : 6,456 6,479 6,438 CT : 120 112 111 DE : 500 509 500 FL : 1,109 1,090 1,154 GA : 4,336 4,418 4,112 HI : 46 34 34 ID : 4,507 4,493 4,464 IL : 23,926 23,740 23,841 IN : 12,648 12,964 13,104 IA : 24,197 24,711 25,021 KS : 24,171 23,494 23,035 KY : 5,844 5,862 6,111 LA : 4,035 4,040 3,965 ME : 327 296 307 MD : 1,575 1,556 1,467 MA : 131 133 135 MI : 7,023 7,032 6,819 MN : 20,001 20,510 20,257 MS : 4,880 4,770 4,510 MO : 13,275 13,423 13,904 MT : 10,774 10,423 9,377 NE : 18,811 19,121 19,126 NV : 525 520 513 NH : 84 70 64 NJ : 427 435 449 NM : 1,318 1,288 1,202 NY : 3,018 3,070 3,155 NC : 4,757 4,917 4,964 ND : 22,651 22,271 20,840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Principal Crops: Area Planted by State and United States, 1996-98 1/ 2/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : OH : 10,173 10,728 10,551 OK : 11,341 10,934 10,741 OR : 2,454 2,390 2,290 PA : 4,140 4,313 4,342 RI : 11 10 12 SC : 1,971 2,030 1,930 SD : 16,910 17,535 17,075 TN : 4,999 4,919 4,909 TX : 24,343 23,388 22,444 UT : 1,139 1,126 1,117 VT : 345 365 372 VA : 2,936 2,927 2,937 WA : 4,461 4,369 4,364 WV : 657 646 640 WI : 8,161 8,012 8,028 WY : 1,836 1,911 1,843 : US : 334,371 334,144 328,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, and sugarbeets. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops. Fall potatoes carried forward from the previous year for current year totals. 2/ States do not add to U.S. due to sunflower and sugarbeets acreage not allocated to States. Corn: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AL : 290 320 265 290 AZ : 70 50 50 30 AR : 180 220 175 210 CA : 580 540 260 255 CO : 1,150 1,200 1,030 1,070 CT 2/ : 38 35 DE : 150 150 144 144 FL : 120 160 80 130 GA : 550 550 500 500 ID : 110 125 40 50 IL : 11,200 10,600 11,050 10,400 IN : 6,000 5,900 5,850 5,650 IA : 12,200 12,600 12,000 12,400 KS : 2,850 3,000 2,700 2,850 KY : 1,300 1,350 1,170 1,250 LA : 500 720 490 690 ME 2/ : 35 36 MD : 500 470 415 420 MA 2/ : 28 28 MI : 2,600 2,300 2,250 2,000 MN : 7,000 7,300 6,450 6,750 MS : 490 530 470 515 MO : 2,950 2,800 2,870 2,700 MT : 60 50 14 15 NE : 9,000 8,800 8,725 8,550 NH 2/ : 17 15 NJ : 118 120 93 98 NM : 135 125 85 75 NY : 1,200 1,230 650 700 NC : 950 900 870 800 ND : 800 1,000 605 825 OH : 3,600 3,350 3,450 3,200 OK : 210 270 190 240 OR : 47 55 22 28 PA : 1,550 1,500 985 1,050 RI 2/ : 2 2 SC : 350 350 335 330 SD : 3,800 4,200 3,400 3,850 TN : 730 770 650 690 TX : 2,000 2,400 1,800 2,050 UT : 67 70 23 24 VT 2/ : 95 97 VA : 500 500 325 360 WA : 150 150 95 95 WV : 65 60 37 40 WI : 3,800 3,700 3,050 2,900 WY : 90 100 57 60 : US : 80,227 80,798 73,720 74,284 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Sorghum: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested for Grain State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AL : 12 9 8 6 AR : 160 140 150 130 CO : 180 200 140 150 GA : 65 50 40 30 IL : 160 150 155 145 KS : 3,650 3,500 3,500 3,300 KY : 15 20 12 17 LA : 100 105 98 100 MS : 35 30 33 28 MO : 450 360 440 340 NE : 900 800 750 700 NM : 245 200 235 180 NC : 20 21 11 14 OK : 520 410 490 380 SC : 6 6 4 3 SD : 270 200 160 125 TN : 20 25 15 20 TX : 3,300 2,700 3,150 2,450 : US : 10,108 8,926 9,391 8,118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Oats: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AL : 45 35 23 17 AR : 20 20 17 18 CA : 350 330 35 30 CO : 70 90 28 40 GA : 70 50 40 30 ID : 80 80 20 30 IL : 100 85 75 70 IN : 60 50 35 30 IA : 330 280 245 210 KS : 130 110 80 70 ME : 28 25 25 23 MD : 15 9 11 7 MI : 100 120 90 105 MN : 410 400 310 320 MO : 40 22 27 13 MT : 140 140 70 80 NE : 130 150 70 85 NY : 120 115 110 105 NC : 55 40 25 20 ND : 700 730 400 480 OH : 130 120 100 90 OK : 85 65 45 30 OR : 80 65 30 30 PA : 190 190 160 160 SC : 50 40 30 25 SD : 430 470 310 350 TX : 550 600 110 140 UT : 50 50 9 9 WA : 35 30 17 15 WV : 6 6 4 4 WI : 510 430 330 280 WY : 60 45 30 20 : US : 5,169 4,992 2,911 2,936 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes acres planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Barley: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 70 55 67 53 CA : 230 170 180 140 CO : 95 90 90 85 DE : 40 34 35 30 ID : 780 780 760 760 KS : 10 10 8 9 KY : 16 10 14 8 MD : 55 52 50 48 MI : 26 30 24 28 MN : 580 480 540 450 MT : 1,300 1,400 1,200 1,300 NE : 10 10 8 8 NV : 5 5 4 4 NJ : 5 6 4 4 NC : 24 25 20 20 ND : 2,400 2,000 2,250 1,930 OK : 10 6 8 5 OR : 130 150 120 140 PA : 80 80 75 75 SC : 4 3 3 1 SD : 145 130 130 125 TX : 10 10 5 5 UT : 100 95 95 85 VA : 80 90 65 75 WA : 500 530 490 520 WI : 80 80 65 65 WY : 125 115 115 105 : US : 6,910 6,446 6,425 6,078 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. All Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AL : 140 120 100 90 AZ : 100 153 98 152 AR : 880 980 820 900 CA : 655 680 544 545 CO : 3,153 3,000 2,900 2,798 DE : 75 75 73 73 FL : 17 15 15 13 GA : 400 290 360 240 ID : 1,510 1,350 1,440 1,290 IL : 1,200 1,250 1,150 1,200 IN : 700 700 660 650 IA : 30 40 27 38 KS : 11,400 10,700 11,000 10,100 KY : 700 750 530 550 LA : 130 100 115 90 MD : 220 225 215 215 MI : 550 580 540 570 MN : 2,520 1,835 2,465 1,810 MS : 200 150 175 140 MO : 1,100 1,350 1,040 1,230 MT : 6,240 5,450 5,930 5,190 NE : 2,000 1,900 1,900 1,830 NV : 18 16 16 14 NJ : 35 48 34 45 NM : 430 415 285 265 NY : 140 140 135 135 NC : 730 730 670 680 ND : 11,570 9,670 11,025 9,465 OH : 1,200 1,200 1,090 1,160 OK : 6,800 6,800 5,400 5,400 OR : 1,005 940 970 905 PA : 180 195 175 190 SC : 310 265 300 240 SD : 4,170 3,470 3,469 3,289 TN : 560 570 370 370 TX : 6,300 6,100 4,100 4,000 UT : 200 183 189 177 VA : 280 280 250 240 WA : 2,700 2,670 2,595 2,565 WV : 13 12 9 9 WI : 153 148 142 142 WY : 275 254 256 236 : US : 70,989 65,799 63,577 59,241 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Winter Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AL : 140 120 100 90 AZ : 10 8 9 8 AR : 880 980 820 900 CA : 510 500 400 370 CO : 3,100 2,950 2,850 2,750 DE : 75 75 73 73 FL : 17 15 15 13 GA : 400 290 360 240 ID : 920 820 870 770 IL : 1,200 1,250 1,150 1,200 IN : 700 700 660 650 IA : 30 40 27 38 KS : 11,400 10,700 11,000 10,100 KY : 700 750 530 550 LA : 130 100 115 90 MD : 220 225 215 215 MI : 550 580 540 570 MN : 65 60 60 55 MS : 200 150 175 140 MO : 1,100 1,350 1,040 1,230 MT : 1,600 1,400 1,450 1,250 NE : 2,000 1,900 1,900 1,830 NV : 12 7 11 6 NJ : 35 48 34 45 NM : 430 415 285 265 NY : 140 140 135 135 NC : 730 730 670 680 ND : 70 70 55 65 OH : 1,200 1,200 1,090 1,160 OK : 6,800 6,800 5,400 5,400 OR : 870 820 840 790 PA : 180 195 175 190 SC : 310 265 300 240 SD : 1,650 1,500 1,050 1,420 TN : 560 570 370 370 TX : 6,300 6,100 4,100 4,000 UT : 170 155 160 150 VA : 280 280 250 240 WA : 2,250 2,200 2,150 2,100 WV : 13 12 9 9 WI : 145 140 135 135 WY : 250 240 235 225 : US : 48,342 46,850 41,813 40,757 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Durum Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AZ : 90 145 89 144 CA : 145 180 144 175 MN : 5 5 5 5 MT : 290 450 280 440 ND : 2,700 2,900 2,570 2,800 SD : 20 20 19 19 : US : 3,250 3,700 3,107 3,583 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Other Spring Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : CO : 53 50 50 48 ID : 590 530 570 520 MN : 2,450 1,770 2,400 1,750 MT : 4,350 3,600 4,200 3,500 NV : 6 9 5 8 ND : 8,800 6,700 8,400 6,600 OR : 135 120 130 115 SD : 2,500 1,950 2,400 1,850 UT : 30 28 29 27 WA : 450 470 445 465 WI : 8 8 7 7 WY : 25 14 21 11 : US : 19,397 15,249 18,657 14,901 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Rye: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted 1/ : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : CO : 28 33 3 4 GA : 300 250 65 50 IL : 55 50 8 9 IN : 15 15 2 4 KS : 50 80 10 15 MD : 25 25 3 4 MI : 80 65 16 15 MN : 25 20 21 17 NE : 45 45 17 17 NJ : 20 38 5 5 NY : 40 50 8 10 NC : 80 90 15 20 ND : 25 70 23 60 OH : 30 35 3 2 OK : 200 300 55 90 PA : 50 60 10 15 SC : 35 30 15 15 SD : 40 50 35 45 TX : 130 120 10 10 VA : 80 80 5 9 WI : 80 80 12 12 : US : 1,433 1,586 341 428 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2/ Forecasted. Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State, and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Class : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :----------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : Long Grain : AR : 1,158.0 1,337.0 1,150.0 1,324.0 CA : 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 LA : 505.0 560.0 503.0 558.0 MS : 240.0 220.0 238.0 218.0 MO : 112.0 128.0 107.0 122.0 TX : 255.0 250.0 254.0 249.0 : US : 2,279.0 2,504.0 2,261.0 2,480.0 : Medium Grain : AR : 220.0 200.0 218.0 198.0 CA : 487.0 452.0 485.0 450.0 LA : 45.0 30.0 45.0 30.0 MS 2/ : MO : 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 TX : 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 : US : 759.0 689.0 755.0 685.0 : Short Grain : AR : 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 CA : 16.0 19.0 16.0 19.0 : US : 18.0 22.0 18.0 22.0 : All : AR : 1,380.0 1,540.0 1,370.0 1,525.0 CA : 512.0 480.0 510.0 478.0 LA : 550.0 590.0 548.0 588.0 MS : 240.0 220.0 238.0 218.0 MO : 114.0 130.0 109.0 124.0 TX : 260.0 255.0 259.0 254.0 : US : 3,056.0 3,215.0 3,034.0 3,187.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. 2/ No medium grain estimated. Soybeans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AL : 400 340 385 320 AR : 3,600 3,400 3,550 3,350 DE : 225 220 219 215 FL : 40 35 38 33 GA : 430 330 410 320 IL : 10,000 10,700 9,950 10,650 IN : 5,450 5,700 5,400 5,600 IA : 10,500 10,500 10,400 10,450 KS : 2,450 2,550 2,400 2,500 KY : 1,300 1,250 1,280 1,230 LA : 1,400 1,150 1,350 1,100 MD : 540 470 525 460 MI : 1,900 1,900 1,890 1,890 MN : 6,800 7,000 6,700 6,900 MS : 2,100 2,000 2,070 1,950 MO : 4,900 5,200 4,850 5,150 NE : 3,500 3,800 3,450 3,750 NJ : 135 120 132 118 NY 2/ : 100 97 NC : 1,400 1,500 1,330 1,425 ND : 1,200 1,700 1,190 1,690 OH : 4,500 4,500 4,490 4,490 OK : 340 400 320 380 PA : 370 395 365 390 SC : 620 610 610 590 SD : 3,500 3,600 3,450 3,550 TN : 1,320 1,250 1,280 1,200 TX : 420 400 400 370 VA : 510 500 490 480 WI : 1,000 1,100 960 1,050 : US : 70,850 72,720 69,884 71,698 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. 2/ New York included beginning with the 1998 crop year. Soybeans: Percent of Acreage Planted following Another Crop. Selected States and United States. 1994-98 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998:: State : 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : :: : AL : 29 24 14 21 26 :: MS : 4 6 13 8 5 AR : 26 30 32 23 25 :: MO : 10 10 13 9 13 DE : 42 54 51 60 43 :: NJ : 18 19 19 33 21 FL : 21 23 15 27 15 :: NC : 33 49 40 43 44 GA : 55 64 50 44 42 :: OH : 1 1 1 1 1 IL : 2 5 5 5 5 :: OK : 27 24 26 26 11 IN : 4 3 6 5 4 :: PA : 19 19 18 26 18 KS : 10 3 5 1 2 :: SC : 47 48 55 66 48 KY : 33 35 45 34 51 :: TN : 22 36 39 31 35 LA : 2 5 8 7 6 :: TX : 0 15 1 9 3 MD : 37 48 47 48 33 :: VA : 54 56 66 60 45 : :: : : :: US : 8 8 9 8 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board but are raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices. Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : AL : 194.0 197.0 193.0 196.0 FL : 92.0 89.0 84.0 81.0 GA : 520.0 550.0 519.0 547.0 NM : 18.0 20.0 17.3 20.0 NC : 122.0 125.0 121.0 125.0 OK : 79.0 80.0 77.0 78.0 SC : 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.5 TX : 320.0 315.0 315.0 310.0 VA : 75.0 76.0 74.0 76.0 : US : 1,431.0 1,463.0 1,410.8 1,443.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Sunflower: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State, and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested Varietal Type :----------------------------------------------------------- and State : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : Oil : CO : 50 80 47 73 KS : 190 180 185 176 MN : 70 90 67 87 NE : 25 35 24 34 ND : 1,150 1,500 1,100 1,450 SD : 800 900 795 880 TX : 23 17 22 16 : Oth Sts : 38 36 34 32 : US : 2,346 2,838 2,274 2,748 : Non-Oil : CO : 35 40 33 37 KS : 30 20 28 19 MN : 30 40 27 38 NE : 30 20 29 19 ND : 320 350 310 340 SD : 75 50 72 48 TX : 65 45 63 43 : Oth Sts : 18 17 16 15 : US : 603 582 578 559 : All : CO : 85 120 80 110 KS : 220 200 213 195 MN : 100 130 94 125 NE : 55 55 53 53 ND : 1,470 1,850 1,410 1,790 SD : 875 950 867 928 TX : 88 62 85 59 : Oth Sts : 56 53 50 47 : US : 2,949 3,420 2,852 3,307 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Flaxseed: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : MN : 6 30 6 28 ND : 120 280 110 270 SD : 15 15 14 14 : Other States : 5 10 5 10 : US : 146 335 135 322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Special Oilseeds: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area Planted : Area Harvested Crop :----------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : Canola : 728.0 1,133.0 698.0 1,087.0 Rapeseed : 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.9 Safflower : 249.0 296.0 235.0 282.0 Mustard Seed : 74.4 124.0 72.8 121.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted. Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State, and United States, 1997-98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type : Area Planted : Area Harvested and :----------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Acres : Upland : AL : 535.0 460.0 442.0 AZ : 325.0 250.0 324.0 AR : 950.0 860.0 940.0 CA : 880.0 700.0 875.0 FL : 100.0 90.0 99.0 GA : 1,440.0 1,400.0 1,425.0 KS : 12.0 15.0 10.0 LA : 630.0 550.0 625.0 MS : 985.0 930.0 970.0 MO : 380.0 350.0 375.0 NM : 70.0 60.0 66.0 NC : 670.0 700.0 665.0 OK : 200.0 160.0 190.0 SC : 290.0 250.0 285.0 TN : 490.0 450.0 480.0 TX : 5,500.0 5,300.0 5,150.0 VA : 101.0 95.0 100.0 : US : 13,558.0 12,620.0 13,021.0 : Amer-Pima : AZ : 22.0 13.0 22.0 CA : 185.0 185.0 184.0 NM : 11.0 10.5 11.0 TX : 32.0 105.0 32.0 : US : 250.0 313.5 249.0 : All : AL : 535.0 460.0 442.0 AZ : 347.0 263.0 346.0 AR : 950.0 860.0 940.0 CA : 1,065.0 885.0 1,059.0 FL : 100.0 90.0 99.0 GA : 1,440.0 1,400.0 1,425.0 KS : 12.0 15.0 10.0 LA : 630.0 550.0 625.0 MS : 985.0 930.0 970.0 MO : 380.0 350.0 375.0 NM : 81.0 70.5 77.0 NC : 670.0 700.0 665.0 OK : 200.0 160.0 190.0 SC : 290.0 250.0 285.0 TN : 490.0 450.0 480.0 TX : 5,532.0 5,405.0 5,182.0 VA : 101.0 95.0 100.0 : US : 13,808.0 12,933.5 13,270.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Estimates to be released August 12, 1998. Hay: Area Harvested by Type, State, and United States 1997 and Forecasted 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All : Alfalfa and : All : Hay : Alfalfa Mixtures : Other State :------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL 1/: 750 720 750 720 AZ : 220 250 180 205 40 45 AR : 1,175 1,050 25 25 1,150 1,025 CA : 1,500 1,540 980 1,040 520 500 CO : 1,430 1,370 820 810 610 560 CT : 72 73 12 10 60 63 DE : 15 16 7 7 8 9 FL 1/ : 230 270 230 270 GA 1/ : 600 600 600 600 ID : 1,320 1,430 1,020 1,130 300 300 IL : 1,020 1,000 630 650 390 350 IN : 725 725 400 375 325 350 IA : 1,650 1,600 1,200 1,200 450 400 KS : 2,700 2,850 900 950 1,800 1,900 KY : 2,300 2,500 300 300 2,000 2,200 LA 1/ : 320 330 320 330 ME : 162 175 7 5 155 170 MD : 190 204 40 54 150 150 MA : 101 103 16 13 85 90 MI : 1,250 1,300 900 900 350 400 MN : 2,375 2,350 1,475 1,550 900 800 MS 1/ : 720 650 720 650 MO : 3,480 3,680 480 480 3,000 3,200 MT : 2,600 2,250 1,650 1,500 950 750 NE : 3,200 3,300 1,300 1,400 1,900 1,900 NV : 490 485 240 245 250 240 NH : 53 49 8 5 45 44 NJ : 120 115 25 25 95 90 NM : 355 350 265 270 90 80 NY : 1,500 1,450 640 620 860 830 NC : 530 550 15 20 515 530 ND : 3,150 2,700 1,750 1,500 1,400 1,200 OH : 1,250 1,330 600 490 650 840 OK : 2,490 2,250 390 350 2,100 1,900 OR : 1,045 1,000 430 410 615 590 PA : 1,870 1,900 740 700 1,130 1,200 RI : 7 9 3 3 4 6 SC 1/ : 300 320 300 320 SD : 4,300 4,000 2,300 2,300 2,000 1,700 TN : 1,740 1,780 40 30 1,700 1,750 TX : 4,400 4,000 100 100 4,300 3,900 UT : 700 710 545 545 155 165 VT : 270 275 50 40 220 235 VA : 1,240 1,260 130 120 1,110 1,140 WA : 780 760 480 490 300 270 WV : 560 560 40 40 520 520 WI : 2,300 2,400 1,900 1,900 400 500 WY : 1,260 1,230 640 630 620 600 : US : 60,815 59,819 23,673 23,437 37,142 36,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay. Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 135.0 120.0 132.0 115.0 CO : 135.0 180.0 120.0 160.0 ID : 105.0 105.0 103.0 103.0 KS : 22.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 MI : 315.0 300.0 305.0 290.0 MN : 170.0 190.0 155.0 180.0 MT : 12.2 12.2 11.7 12.0 NE : 190.0 195.0 180.0 185.0 NM : 12.0 10.5 12.0 10.5 NY : 40.0 40.0 39.5 39.5 ND : 600.0 750.0 530.0 710.0 OR : 11.0 8.3 10.9 8.1 TX : 15.0 20.0 14.0 17.0 UT : 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.7 WA : 38.0 39.0 38.0 39.0 WI : 8.8 9.2 8.5 8.9 WY : 37.0 42.0 35.0 41.0 : US : 1,851.8 2,047.2 1,720.2 1,943.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed. 2/ Forecasted. Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.2 CA : 9.7 9.1 9.7 9.1 GA : 1.7 1.0 1.6 0.9 LA : 21.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 MS : 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.4 NJ : 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 NC : 32.0 33.0 31.0 32.0 SC : 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 TX : 6.3 6.4 5.8 6.0 VA : 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 : US : 86.7 86.1 83.3 83.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Summer Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.5 CA : 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.1 CO : 7.8 8.4 7.6 8.2 DE : 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.7 IL : 4.8 5.8 4.6 5.6 IA : 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 MD : 3.4 4.6 3.4 4.6 MO : 6.4 9.1 5.8 8.6 NE : 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.4 NJ : 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 NM : 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 NC : 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 TX : 8.5 8.2 7.7 7.6 VA : 8.0 8.5 7.5 8.5 : US : 68.6 74.4 65.9 72.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Alaska: Area Planted, by Crop, 1996-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted Crop :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998/97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres Percent : All Oats : 2,300 2,900 3,100 107 All Barley : 7,200 7,200 6,500 90 All Hay 2/ : 20,200 20,000 23,700 119 Potatoes : 870 920 920 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Tobacco: Area Harvested by State and United States, 1996-97 and Forecasted 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : CT : 2,260 2,270 2,695 FL : 7,500 7,300 6,500 GA : 46,000 43,000 42,000 IN : 7,600 8,900 8,500 KY : 195,700 230,500 231,400 MD : 8,000 8,000 7,500 MA : 800 1,200 1,400 MO : 2,700 3,000 2,800 NC : 287,800 317,400 264,600 OH : 8,000 11,400 9,800 PA : 7,800 7,600 7,200 SC : 51,000 54,000 45,000 TN : 54,560 59,480 63,580 VA : 48,370 53,080 47,680 WV : 1,700 1,800 1,800 WI : 2,870 2,550 2,300 : US : 732,660 811,480 744,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1997 and Forecasted 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Area Harvested Class and State : Type :--------------------------------------- : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Acres : : Flue-cured: : : Old Belts : : NC : 11 : 90,000 74,000 VA : 11 : 41,000 35,000 US : 11 : 131,000 109,000 Eastern NC Belt : : NC : 12 : 179,000 150,000 NC Border & SC Belt : : NC : 13 : 40,000 32,000 SC : 13 : 54,000 45,000 US : 13 : 94,000 77,000 GA-FL Belt : : FL : 14 : 7,300 6,500 GA : 14 : 43,000 42,000 US : 14 : 50,300 48,500 Total Flue-cured : 11-14 : 454,300 384,500 : : Fire-cured: : : VA Belt : : VA : 21 : 1,200 1,600 Eastern District : : KY : 22 : 3,750 3,800 TN : 22 : 7,400 7,400 US : 22 : 11,150 11,200 Western District : : KY : 23 : 3,600 3,700 TN : 23 : 600 600 US : 23 : 4,200 4,300 KY-TN Fire-cured : 22-23 : 15,350 15,500 Total Fire-cured : 21-23 : 16,550 17,100 : : Air-cured: : : Light Air-cured: : : Burley : : IN : 31 : 8,900 8,500 KY : 31 : 220,000 220,000 MO : 31 : 3,000 2,800 NC : 31 : 8,400 8,600 OH : 31 : 11,400 9,800 TN : 31 : 51,000 55,000 VA : 31 : 10,800 11,000 WV : 31 : 1,800 1,800 US : 31 : 315,300 317,500 Southern MD Belt : : MD : 32 : 8,000 7,500 PA : 32 : 3,000 2,700 US : 32 : 11,000 10,200 Total Light Air-cured : 31-32 : 326,300 327,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State, and United States, 1997 and Forecasted 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Area Harvested Class and State : Type :--------------------------------------- : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Acres : : Dark Air-cured: : : One-Sucker Belt : : KY : 35 : 2,050 2,500 TN : 35 : 480 580 US : 35 : 2,530 3,080 Green River Belt : : KY : 36 : 1,100 1,400 KY-TN Dark Air-cured : 35-36 : 3,630 4,480 : : VA Sun-cured Belt : : VA : 37 : 80 80 Total Dark Air-cured : 35-37 : 3,710 4,560 : : All cures Other Than Cigar : 11-37 : 800,860 733,860 : : Cigar Filler: : : PA Seedleaf : : PA : 41 : 4,600 4,500 : : Cigar Binder: : : CT Valley Broadleaf : : CT : 51 : 1,230 1,400 MA : 51 : 780 950 US : 51 : 2,010 2,350 WI Binder, Southern : : WI : 54 : 1,800 1,600 WI Binder, Northern : : WI : 55 : 750 700 Total WI Binder : 54-55 : 2,550 2,300 Total Binder : 51-55 : 4,560 4,650 : : Cigar Wrapper: : : CT Valley Shade-grown : : CT : 61 : 1,040 1,295 MA : 61 : 420 450 US : 61 : 1,460 1,745 : : All Cigar Types : 41-61 : 10,620 10,895 : : US All Tobacco : 11-61 : 811,480 744,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997 and Forecasted 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : CA : 101.0 102.0 99.0 100.0 CO : 67.9 69.5 66.4 67.6 ID : 198.0 204.0 197.0 203.0 MI : 163.0 176.0 160.0 173.0 MN : 453.0 475.0 446.0 470.0 MT : 59.9 64.3 58.3 64.0 NE : 67.3 46.7 60.3 43.9 NM : 1.6 0.0 1.6 0.0 ND : 231.4 245.0 227.5 242.0 OH : 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2 OR : 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.0 TX : 16.4 0.0 15.0 0.0 WA : 18.3 36.5 18.0 36.5 WY : 63.0 56.0 60.9 55.0 : US : 1,459.3 1,493.7 1,428.3 1,473.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997 and Forecasted 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Harvested State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : FL : 440.0 443.0 HI : 34.2 34.0 LA : 410.0 420.0 TX : 29.8 39.0 : US : 914.0 936.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted. Spring Weather Review Highlights: Dryness began to develop in mid-March from southeastern New Mexico to southern Georgia and Florida. In early May, hot weather arrived in southern Texas and soon expanded across the South, aggravating the effects of dryness. The Nation's only other significant spring rainfall deficit encompassed the northern and central High Plains. Meanwhile, wet weather returned to California and the Great Basin after a dry interlude during most of March. Above-normal spring rainfall was also observed in the interior Northwest, Midwest, and most of the East. The first 2 weeks of spring featured the season's coldest outbreak. However, snow cover protected winter wheat in the hardest-hit areas (northern and central Plains) from significant damage. Some crops in the Southeast, however, were exposed to damaging cold. Cool weather settled into California during April, and except for a brief late-April warm-up, persisted through May. Spring temperatures averaged as much as 5 degrees F below normal in California, but were up to 5 degrees F above normal in the Great Lakes and Northeastern States. The latter areas, which escaped the brunt of the March chill, experienced consistently above-normal temperatures throughout the spring. March: The season's coldest outbreak produced about 150 daily-record lows from March 7-13, followed by a summer-like warm spell toward month's end (about 200 daily-record highs and more than 20 March-record highs from March 22-31). Monthly temper-atures ranged from 2 to 7 degrees F below normal on the Plains to as much as 5 degrees F above normal in the Great Lakes and North- eastern States. Late-March rainfall and cool weather replaced a favorably warm, dry spell in California. Monthly totals were more than 200 percent of normal in the upper Midwest, and in many areas from California and the Great Basin to the southern Plains. During a 4-day span early in the month, 4 to 12 inches of rain inundated parts of the Southeast, causing extensive flooding. April: Cool weather prevailed from California into the Southeast, while warmth dominated the Nation's northern tier (2 to 7 degrees F above normal). Monthly temperatures ranged from 2 to 5 degrees F below normal from California to the central and southern Plains. Dryness gained a foothold in an area from the South Central States to northern Florida. In contrast, April-record rains drenched the Ohio Valley and parts of the Southeast. Soil moisture was adequate across the Midwest, but dry pockets developed or lingered across the northern Plains and Great Lakes States. May: A late-spring heat wave developed across Texas early in the month, expand- ing to encompass areas from New Mexico to the Southern Atlantic States by month's end. In addition to the heat, which pushed monthly temperatures 2 to 6 degrees F above normal, a dry spell across the region stretched to 10 weeks by the end of May, stressing dryland crops. Smoke from Mexican and Central American wildfires also cloaked the region, particularly before mid-month in southern Texas, where visibilities were locally reduced to less than 1 mile. Similar temperature departures (generally +2 to +6 degrees F) were noted in other areas east of the Rockies, but warmth in many locations was accompanied by abundant rainfall. In contrast, exceptionally cool weather (as much as 10 degrees F below normal) gripped California, including the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, hindering planting and crop development. Monthly rainfall was less than 25 percent of normal from the southern Rockies to northern Florida and southern Georgia. Several locations in Texas and Louisiana reported record- low May totals. General Crop Comments: Corn planting began slowly due to rainy weather, but dry weather settled into the western Corn Belt in late April, allowing planting activity to accelerate to a near-record pace. Farmers in the central and northern Great Plains also made rapid progress. Frequent rains in the eastern Corn Belt limited planting progress until mid-May, when progress accelerated in those States. As farmers finished planting corn, they immediately began planting soybeans, which also progressed well ahead of the normal pace in the western Corn Belt. Corn and soybean emergence and develop- ment were aided by above-normal temperatures and timely showers during May and early June. Strong thunderstorms in mid-June caused flooding and soil erosion. Standing water in low-lying fields drowned some plants and caused others to turn yellow. Hail and high winds associated with the storms also caused isolated crop damage. As the winter ended, winter wheat was in very good condition and broke dormancy ahead of normal due to unseasonably warm spring weather. In the southern Great Plains, the weather became increasingly hot, causing the crop to rapidly mature. The hot weather also contributed to steady declines in crop conditions as the spring progressed, especially in Texas. In the central and northern Great Plains, above-normal temperatures combined with timely rains kept development well ahead of normal, and conditions remained mostly good. Warm weather also promoted rapid growth in the eastern Corn Belt, but crop conditions declined slightly due to diseases caused by excessive rainfall in early May and again in June. In Montana, excessively dry weather for most of the spring caused conditions to steadily decline until late-June rains brought relief from the drought. Farmers in the northern Great Plains enjoyed a warm spring that allowed them to plant spring wheat, barley, and oats at a pace well ahead of the 5-year average. Adequate soil moisture and above normal temperatures aided emergence and promoted rapid early growth. As the spring ended, small grains in the Corn Belt, Great Lakes States, and northern Great Plains were entering the heading stage ahead of normal in most areas and up to 3 weeks early in some areas. Cotton planting fell behind normal early in April as farmers were slowed by frequent rains. In May, the frequency of rains decreased and planting progress accelerated. By mid-May, farmers in the Mississippi Delta and Southeastern States had moved ahead of the 5-year average. As the spring ended, the crop was rated mostly good in the Mississippi Delta States, but hot, dry weather in Gulf Coast growing areas caused uneven emergence and growth on non-irrigated fields. Cool, wet weather slowed emergence and stunted growth in California. Unlike in the East, the Southwestern States recorded below-normal temperatures during most of the spring which combined with frequent rains to hinder many field operations. In California, farmers struggled to plant cotton and rice during brief dry periods. By the end of spring, most of the cotton and rice were planted in the Southwest, but emergence was slow and stands were uneven due to continued cool weather and cold, crusty soils. Corn: Corn planted for all purposes is estimated at 80.8 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. This is the largest planted acreage since 1985. Growers expect to harvest 74.3 million acres for grain, up 1 percent from 1997. If realized, this will also be the largest harvested acreage since 1985. Ideal weather in the western Corn Belt helped planting finish 1 week ahead of the normal pace. The corn acreage estimate was based on survey information collected between May 29 and June 15. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 99 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared to an average of 96 percent over the past ten years. The seven major States (IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, OH, and WI) planted 52.3 million acres, a decrease of 1 percent from 1997. Illinois showed the largest decrease in plantings for the major States, with a 5 percent decline. Growers shifted from corn to other commodities such as soybeans. Ohio, Nebraska, and Indiana also showed decreased plantings from 1997. Minnesota showed the largest increase in plantings for the major States, up 4 percent from a year ago. Iowa also showed increased plantings from 1997. Expected acreage harvested for grain, at 49.9 million, for the seven major States showed a one percent decrease from last year. Ohio, with a 7 percent decline, showed the largest decrease in area harvested for grain for the major States. Iowa and Minnesota were the only two major states to show an increase in harvested acreage from last year. Outside the Corn Belt, corn plantings increased 4 percent over 1997. Increases of 400,000 acres in South Dakota and Texas were the largest for planted acreage. Louisiana showed a significant increase over last year as farmers shifted acres from soybeans and cotton. Corn plantings were also up in the Northern Plains as farmers planted less spring wheat. As of June 21, corn condition was rated 66 percent good to excellent compared to 67 percent for the previous year. Sorghum: Sorghum planted for all purposes is estimated at 8.93 million acres. The 1998 acreage is down 12 percent from last year and 32 percent below the 1996 total. Acreage declines occurred in most of the major producing States. Twelve States planted fewer acres to sorghum while six States are either showing an increase or no change from the previous year. Texas, with 2.7 million acres, has the largest reduction of all States, decreased 18 percent from 1997. Kansas with the largest acreage, at 3.5 million acres decreased 4 percent. Acreage expected for grain harvest in 1998, at 8.12 million acres, is 14 percent less than the 1997 harvested grain acreage. As of June 21, sorghum planting had progressed to 90 percent complete, compared to 91 percent a year ago and the five year average of 87 percent. Sorghum producers with acreage yet not planted were waiting for dry soil moisture conditions to improve and in some States they were waiting for wheat harvest to be completed. Oats: Oats planted last fall and this spring totaled 4.99 million acres, down 3 percent from last year's final seeded acres. If producers meet their expectations, acreage seeded would be the second lowest recorded since 1866, exceeding only the 1996 acreage of 4.66 million acres. Wet soils in the western Corn Belt delayed planting progress early in the spring, while farmers in the upper Ohio Valley and Great Lakes States started ahead of normal. Nationally, planting moved well ahead of normal as the season progressed due to a fast start in the northern Great Plains and drier planting conditions in the western Corn Belt. Growers expect to harvest 2.94 million acres for grain in 1998, up 1 percent from 1997. If realized, this would be the third smallest acreage harvested for grain on record. Barley: Barley Growers seeded 6.45 million acres of barley for 1998, down 7 percent from the 6.91 million acres seeded a year ago. This year's barley crop is the lowest acreage planted since records were first kept. Barley growers in North Dakota and Minnesota who have in recent years suffered with scab disease problems decreased seedings by 400,000 and 100,000 acres respec- tively. Montana on the other hand with 1,400 million acres, increased their barley by 100,000 acres. Of the Twenty seven States that estimate barley acreage, thirteen States are seeding fewer acres, seven States are increasing acreage, and seven States are showing no change from 1997. Acreage expected for grain harvest in 1998 at 6.08 million acres is down 5 percent from the 1997 harvested grain acreage. Due to very favorable spring conditions, most the 1998 barley crop was seeded ahead of normal. This year's barley seedings were complete about 2 weeks ahead of normal. Winter Wheat: Area for grain is now estimated at 40.8 million acres, up somewhat from the June 1 forecast, but 3 percent less than last year. Planted acres are 46.9 million acres also down 3 percent from last year but fractionally higher than the previously published level. Most of the harvested area increase is attributed to a 1 percent increase in the Soft Red Winter area. Missouri farmers seeded more ground than originally thought. White Winter area is essentially unchanged. Much more of the South Dakota Hard Red Winter crop survived the winter than in recent years. This larger anticipated grain area covered most of the drops in other Hard Red Winter States. Durum Wheat: The 1998 planted area is estimated at 3.70 million acres, up 14 percent from 1997. Intentions are to harvest 3.58 million acres for grain, up 13 percent from last year. The planted acreage is down 9 percent from the "Prospective Plantings" report, but is still the highest since 1989. North Dakota's Durum seeding finished a week ahead of average. And the crop has developed ahead of average accordingly. Some light frost damage may have occurred in late May and early June. As of June 14, the crop was rated in fair to good condition. Montana's Durum area is dry. California's Imperial Valley harvest neared completion and was active in the San Joaquin Valley. Other Spring Wheat: Area planted for 1998 is estimated at 15.2 million acres, down 21 percent from 1997 and 7 percent from the "Prospective Plantings" report. Grain area is expected to total 14.9 million acres, down 20 percent from last year. Both levels are the lowest in ten years. Planting progress in the five largest producing States (Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, and the Dakotas) reached 97 percent completion as of May 24 and virtually complete by June 1. These compare to the average 79 and 92 percent for the respective dates. Declining prices and a wet spring cut into Idaho growers' intentions. Dryness and low prices curbed planting in Montana. Less than expected winter kill in South Dakota's Hard Red Winter crop lowered spring wheat seeding needs. Minnesota spring wheat acres are at the lowest in more than 25 years; some of the intended acres went to other crops instead. North Dakota spring wheat planting finished nearly two weeks ahead of average; condition ratings were mostly fair to good, but moisture is needed. Colorado growers finished planting ahead of normal; rains have returned after a dry May. Washington's spring crop is developing 2-3 weeks ahead of normal. Rye: Area for 1998, at 1.59 million acres, is up 11 percent from 1997. Grain area is estimated at 428,000 acres, up 26 percent from last year and the most since 1989. Rice: Area planted to rice in 1998 is estimated at 3.22 million acres, 5 percent above 1997 and 14 percent more than 1996. Rice harvest is estimated at 3.19 million acres, 5 percent above a year ago. Long grain acreage, representing 78 percent of the total, is up 10 percent from last year while medium grain dropped 9 percent. The area planted to short grain varieties is up 22 percent from a year ago, but continues to make up less than 1 percent of the rice total. Rice planting got off to an early start in 5 of the 6 major producing states, only California began slowly. Some early fields are beginning to head ahead of normal. Wet field conditions slowed planting in California. As of June 21, the U.S. rice crop rated in mostly good to fair condition. Soybeans: The 1998 planted area for soybeans is estimated at 72.7 million acres, 3 percent above last year's crop. Area for harvest is estimated at 71.7 million acres, up 3 percent from 1997. If realized, this will be the largest planted and harvested acreage on record. The last record was set in 1979. Estimated acreage increased in the Corn Belt, but generally declined across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States. Growers in the eight major producing states (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio) expect to plant 3 percent more acres than last year. Leading the increase is Illinois, where farmers are planting 700,000 acres more acres than last year. Planted areas in Missouri and Nebraska are up 300,000 acres each while Indiana farmers expect to plant 250,000 more soybean aces. Minnesota farmers planted an additional 200,000 acres of soybeans, setting a new record for the state. Iowa and Ohio remain unchanged from the previous year, while Arkansas growers expect to plant 200,000 fewer acres than in 1997. Among the remaining producing States, North Dakota shows the largest increase, where growers intend to plant 500,000 more acres. Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wisconsin expect record large planted acreages. Spring planting progress is slightly ahead of last year as planting got off to and early start. During the survey period, 83 percent of the crop was planted compared to 81 percent last year with 71 percent emerged. Across the Corn Belt, planting progress in the latter part of the planting season has been hampered by excessive rainfall, leaving some farmers across the Midwest faced with replant- ing decisions as some earlier acreage was drowned out. Growers in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States are faced with extremely dry conditions. Soybean condition was rated mostly good by mid June. Peanuts: Acreage planted to peanuts in 1998 is estimated at 1.46 million acres, up 2 percent from 1997 plantings and 4% above 1996. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.44 million acres, up 2 percent from the 1997 level of 1.41 million acres. Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 847,000 acres, up 4 percent from last year and 2 percent above 1996. In Georgia, planting and field preparation was delayed by wet weather conditions in April. Dry weather allowed farmers to plant most of the crop during the last three weeks of May. Despite a slow start, Georgia peanuts are in mostly good condition. Alabama peanuts are rated in mostly fair condition. Planting of the Florida crop was delayed due to cool, wet conditions. In South Carolina, peanut planting was behind normal by the end May. Plantings in the Virginia-North Carolina region totaled 201,000 acres, up 2 percent from last year but slightly below two years ago. As of May 31, Virginia planting was nearly complete while North Carolina plantings were 81 percent complete. The crop was rated in mostly good condition in the two- state area. In the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas), plantings are estimated at 415,000 acres, down slightly from 1997 but 12 percent above 1996. As of June 1, Oklahoma plantings were one week ahead of normal. In New Mexico, plantings were complete by the first of June. In Texas, peanuts were 58 percent planted on May 31, 22 point ahead of the five year average. The crop is in fair to good condition. Sunflower: Planted area in 1998 is estimated at 3.42 million acres, up 16 percent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at 3.31 million acres, also up 16 percent from 1997. Planted area for Oil type varieties estimated at 2.84 million acres, are up 21 percent from 1997 plantings. Acres planted to non-oil varieties at 582,000, are down 3 percent from one year ago. Seedings in North Dakota, the leading state, are estimated at 1.85 million acres, 380,000 acres above last year's seedings. Spring planting progressed ahead of normal due mostly to a mild winter and early spring. The crop was 87 percent emerged by mid-June. Crop condition by mid-June was rated mostly good. Flaxseed: An estimated 335,000 acres will be planted to flaxseed in 1998, more than double last year's planted area. Area estimated for harvest is 322,000 acres compared to 135,000 acres last year. In North Dakota, growers planted 160,000 more acres than in 1997. By mid-June, the crop was 98 percent emerged, well ahead of last year and the average. Warm, dry weather during early spring enabled planting to progress ahead of normal. Planting was nearly 100 percent by the first of June. Growers in Minnesota planted 24,000 more acres, while South Dakota remained unchange from a year ago. Crop condition was rated mostly good to excellent by mid-June. Special Oilseeds: Area planted to Canola is estimated at 1.13 million acres, 56 percent above last year. Harvested area is estimated at 1.09 million acres, also up 56 percent from a year ago as oilseeds continue to be the alternative in areas formerly seeded to wheat. Safflower growers planted an estimated 296,000 acres, an increase of 19 percent from 1997. Area for harvest is estimated at 282,000 acres, up 20 percent. Planted area of Mustard Seed is estimated at 124,000 acres, 68 percent more than in 1997. Harvested area is estimated at 121,000 acres. Rapeseed growers planted an estimated 2,000 acres, up 300 acres from last year. Cotton: The United States planted area of all cotton for 1998 is estimated at 12.9 million acres, 6 percent below 1997 plantings, and 12 percent below 1996's area. Upland cotton is expected to total 12.6 million acres, down 7 percent from last year. Growers increased their plantings of American-Pima cotton to 313,500 acres, a 25 percent increase from last year's amount, and 22 percent higher than the acreage of 2 years ago. Texas increased Pima plantings by 73,000 acres, with a large amount of this in non-traditional growing counties. Upland growers in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) planted 3.14 million acres. This total is a 9 percent decrease from 1997, and down 20 percent from two years earlier. Planting was behind the 5-year average due to wet soils until mid-May, when a dry period allowed most States to exceed the average. During the first week of May, producers in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi planted about 30 percent of their acreage. However, Tennessee and Mississippi remained behind their average progress until late May. Crop condition ratings in late May showed each State with at least half of their acreage in good to excellent condition, and 70 percent of the Mississippi acreage and 80 percent of Tennessee's acreage was in good to excellent condition. In mid-June, the lack of rainfall and unusually high temperatures caused some deterrioration in Arkansas and Tennessee, but conditions improved in the other States with Mississippi showing 83 percent of the acreage rated as good to excellent. Texas and Oklahoma acreage that was planted and remained to be planted, totaled 5.46 million acres, a 4 percent decrease from last year and 9 percent less than 1996's area. Producers in Texas were slightly ahead of the average planting progress until early June, when poor soil moisture and extremely high tempera- tures delayed progress. In mid-June, 86 percent of the Texas crop was planted, only 1 percent behind the average pace. Plant development was good in early May, but dry conditions began in most cotton growing areas, and plants were squaring in the Rio Grande Valley and the Coastal Bend. In early June the crop in these two areas was setting bolls, but remained under stress from lack of moisture which caused plants to shed fruit. In mid-June, 13 percent of the acreage in South Texas was setting bolls, compared to the average of 8 percent. Crop condition in Texas on May 31, showed 38 percent was in good condition, one- third was in fair condition, and 26 percent was rated very poor to poor. The condition had declined on June 22, with 41 percent in very poor to poor condition and 27 percent in good to excellent condition. In the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), producers planted 2.81 million acres, down 4 percent from 1997, and down 2 per- cent from the 1996 level. Georgia's planting pace was behind average all season, and in early May their progress was 20 points behind normal. Alabama's seeding progress exceeded the normal pace during the season. Carolina producers were behind the average in early May, and South Carolina producers were about one-fourth behind the average planting pace. In mid-June all States except Georgia had completed plantings, and Georgia was 1 point below the 5-year average of 98 percent. Alabama's crop condition in late May showed 73 percent of the crop in fair to good condition and 27 percent in very poor to poor condition. In mid-June 80 percent was rated fair to good, 11 percent was very poor to poor, and 9 percent was in excellent condition. Georgia's crop condition deterriorated slightly, with 84 percent of the crop rated in fair, good, and excellent condition in late May, and 82 percent was rated in these same categories in mid-June. Crop condition in the Carolina's was better than the other two States, and on June 14 both States showed 96 percent of the crop in fair or better condition. Upland planted acreage in the Far West States (Arizona and California) is estimated at 950,000 acres, 21 percent below last year and down 28 percent from 1996. Rains delayed planting in California during the season, and in early May, the State's plantings were 30 points behind the 5-year average. The early planted fields began developing well, but eventually cloudy and cool conditions slowed development. Later fields were subject to soil crusting and fungal problems, and replanting acreage to cotton and other crops began. Producers were authorized to plant the shorter season, non-Acala varieties in California, because of these adverse conditions. The Desert crop however, progressed normally. Arizona's planting pace remained about one week behind the normal pace during the season due to cool temperatures. In mid-June the California crop was 16 points behind the average square set of 21 percent, while Arizona was 38 points behind the normal of 69 percent. Crop condition in California in mid-June showed 80 percent of the acreage in very poor to poor condition, while Arizona had 34 percent in fair condition, 36 percent was rated as good, and 19 percent was in excellent condition. American-Pima plantings increased from 1997 by 63,500 acres. Texas planted 105,000 acres, an increase of 73,000 acres. A large amount was planted in areas which historically haven't been Pima growing areas. California's acreage was unchanged from last year at 185,000 acres. Plantings in the San Joaquin Valley began with unseasonably cool, wet conditions, which kept progress to a minimum until the last of April. In areas of heavier clay soils, the wet conditions prevented the fields from drying, and producers were unable to complete plantings. Arizona and New Mexico showed decreases of 9,000 acres and 500 acres, respectively, from 1997. Hay: Producers expect to harvest 59.8 million acres of hay in 1998, down 2 percent from the 60.8 million acres harvested the previous year. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are expected to total 23.4 million acres, down 1 percent from 1997. All other hay is estimated at 36.4 million acres, 2 percent below last year. With higher hay prices than normal and depleted hay stocks, the demand for hay remained high. Weather related problems have reduced the availability of hay land in many areas. The largest decreases in acres of all hay are expected in the Dakotas, Montana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Acreage declines are due mainly to poor weather condition and the opening of CRP acres hayed in 1997. The largest increases are expected in Arizona, Idaho, and California. The expanding dairy industries in this area has prompted producers to increase their hay acreage to meet the strong demand. Dry Beans: Planted acreage of dry beans for the 1998 crop is estimated at 2.05 million acres this year, up 11 percent from both last year and two years ago. Acreage for harvest is forecast at 1.94 million acres, 13 per- cent above a year ago and 11 percent above 1996. Comparing 1998 and 1997 planted acres across the United States shows some high and low records broken. North Dakota growers will surpass their previous record high planted acres by 25 percent, and Minnesota producers will equal their highest acreage. California and Michigan growers are at or below their record lows. Most areas in the United States were able to recover from a wet, cool spring and reach their five-year average for planting progress by mid-June. In North Dakota, planting started slightly earlier than the five-year average. Excellent planting conditions during May allowed growers to finish by the first week of June, nearly one week ahead of average. As of June 14, 94 percent of the crop was emerged, compared with the five-year average of 78 percent. Soil moisture supplies have been mostly adequate in the eastern part of the State and short in the west. Most of Michigan's dry bean planting proceeded on schedule despite dry soils, however, some growers are waiting for moisture before planting. Black beans appear popular this crop year. Germination was slower than normal due to dry, cool soils and deeper planting depth. The 300,000 acres planted for 1998 will equal the previous low set in 1989. Hail in Nebraska caused some replanting of dry bean fields. By June 14, seeding stood at 69 percent, equal the five-year average; emergence, at 25 percent, was 11 percentage points behind the average. Dry bean planting was virtually complete in Minnesota by mid-June, 9 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Growers expect to plant 190,000 acres, 20,000 more than in 1997 and equal to the previous high set in 1995. The 180,000 acres harvested would surpass the previous high of 155,000 acres set in 1996 and 1997. In eastern Colorado, conditions have been favorable for planting and growers are progressing about the same as last year. Heavy rains and a freeze in May required some replanting. Moisture is short in the southwest part of the State. A wet spring in California delayed planting for many dry bean growers, and the simultaneous cool temperatures retarded maturity of early variety garbanzo beans. Harvest of those acres is not expected to begin until mid-July. At 120,000 acres planted, this is California's second lowest crop of dry beans planted, above only 1993's crop of 109,000 acres. In Idaho, due to the cool, wet spring, planting lagged the five-year average until mid-June when it reached 81 percent complete and equaled the five-year average. For the week ending June 14, emergence of 17 percent was well behind the five-year average of 54 percent. In New York, ideal spring conditions enabled growers to complete planting two-thirds of the crop by June 14, compared with 19 percent last year and a five-year average of 37 percent. Recent rains have also improved the early seeded fields. Alternately, Utah growers report spring rains have delayed planting to 79 percent complete as of June 14, compared with 94 percent last year. However, growers can still seed until mid-July. Dry bean growers in Wyoming received some drier weather in early June and completed planting ahead of the five-year average. Emergence reached 81 percent by June 14, compared with a five-year average of 58 percent. In Washington, virtually the entire crop was in the ground by June 14, a week ahead of normal. The condition was rated good. Planted acres in Texas may reach 20,000 acres but possibly much less if dry conditions continue. In the major growing areas, Colorado's planted acreage is up 33 percent from 1997, followed by North Dakota with 25 percent, Minnesota with 12 percent, and Nebraska with 3 percent. Planted acreage was unchanged in Idaho but declined 11 percent in California, 9 percent in Kansas, and 5 percent in Michigan. Sweet Potatoes: Planted area of sweet potatoes is estimated at 86,100 acres this year, down 1 percent from last year, and 3 percent less than 1996. Increases in Alabama, North Carolina, and Texas were more than offset by cuts in California, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Virginia. Harvest area is forecast at 83,200 acres, down less than 1 per- cent from last year and 2 percent below two years ago. Transplanting progress fell behind in California and on the east coast as rain and cold weather delayed the season. The struggle with rain in California set back planting as much as three to four weeks and discouraged some growers from planting as much as they might have. Wet weather in the Carolinas and up the east coast slowed planting and shortened the season. New Jersey farmers complained of short demand along with deer and wildlife damage to the crop. Wet March weather turned dry in Texas and led to additional planting by the end of May. In Louisiana, dry soils resulted in a short planting season and crop development is ahead of average. Planting in Mississippi was 25 percent complete by June 1, later than normal but the crop is mostly in fair to good condition. Summer Potatoes: Growers in the 14 summer-producing States have increased planted acreage to 74,400 acres, up 8 percent from last year but 5 percent below two years ago. Area for harvest is forecast at 72,600 acres, up 10 percent from last year but 3 percent below 1996. Leading the planted acreage increases are Missouri, up 42 percent; Maryland, up 35 percent; and Illinois, up 21 percent. The Delmarva Peninsula totals 17,800 acres planted, a gain of 13 percent over last year. Smaller increases are shown in California, Colorado, and Nebraska. Alabama, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas growers planted fewer summer potatoes than last year. Planting was accomplished with little interference from heavy rains that plagued the spring crop. East coast and west coast States report some late blight in moist areas. Hot, dry weather in New Mexico and Texas pushed growers to begin irrigation early. The crop is good, but costs are up. In northeast Colorado, hail damaged some fields, while overall condition is good to excellent. Harvest started in the Missouri Bootheel and in the Texas Panhandle about mid-June. New Mexico will start digging about the end of June. Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland were moving small amounts in the last half of June, with heavier harvest to come in July. Tobacco: The Nation's all tobacco for harvest in 1998 is estimated at 744,755 acres, down 8 percent from 1997. Flue-cured acreage, at 384,500 acres, is down 15 percent from a year ago. The wet, cool spring delayed transplanting and crop development in some areas. Recent hot and dry weather has stressed the crops in Florida and Georgia. Favorable soil moisture and weather conditions have farmers in North Carolina and Virginia optimistic for a good crop. Burley acreage, at 317,500 acres, is up 1 percent from last year. Burley transplanting was delayed in some areas by wet, cool weather. Excessive rains made conditions conducive for the development of blue mold which has been detected in several counties throughout the burley growing area. Fire-cured types are estimated at 17,100 acres, up 3 percent from a year ago. Acreage of dark air-cured types at 4,560 acres is up 23 percent from 1997. Acreage for cigar types is estimated at 10,895 acres, up 3 percent from last year. Connecticut River Valley farmers are on high alert for incidence of disease as heavy rains coupled with high humidity and lack of sunshine have provided ideal conditions for the spread of blue mold. Sugarbeets: Area planted to sugarbeets is expected to total 1.49 million acres in the 12 producing states. Warm, sunny weather provided excel- lent planting conditions in the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes Region, allowing farmers to exceed their March intentions. Cool, wet weather hindered planting efforts in the Pacific Coast States, especially in California, where March planting intentions were not met. Acreage has been increasing steadily in North Dakota and Minnesota in recent years. Both states set new records for planted acres and harvested acres will set record highs if intentions are met. The planted acreage in Washington doubled as a new processing plant is expected to become operational this fall. No acreage was planted in Texas and New Mexico due to the closure of the processing plant in Texas. Sugarcane: U.S. sugarcane growers intend to harvest 936,000 acres for sugar and seed during the 1998 crop year. Harvested area in Louisiana is expected to increase by 10,000 acres as growers expand the use of a new high- yielding, high-sugar variety. Most layby procedures were complete, but rain is needed soon. The Florida crop is making good growth despite extremely dry conditions. Rain in January and February allowed newly seeded acres in Texas to make good early growth, but recent growth has slowed due to prolonged hot, dry weather. Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report Survey Procedures: The estimates of planted and harvested acreages in this report are based primarily on surveys conducted the first 2 weeks of June. These surveys are based on a probability area frame survey with a sample of approximately 10,000 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and a probability list sample of about 70,000 farm operators. Enumerators conducting the area survey contact all farmers having operations within the sampled segments of land and account for their operations. From these data, estimates can be calculated. The list survey sample is contacted by mail, telephone, or personal interviews to obtain information on these operations. Responses from the list sample plus data from the area operations that were not on the list to be sampled are combined to provide another estimate of planted and harvested acreages. Estimating Procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonableness and consistency with general cultural practices, farm legislation, and historical estimates. The survey estimates were also reviewed considering weather patterns and planting progress. Each State Statistical Office submits their analyses of the current situation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Planted acreage estimates were based on survey estimates and the historical relationship of official estimates to survey estimates. Harvested acreage estimates were based on survey estimates and the historical relationship between planted and harvested acres. Revision Policy: Planted acreage estimates are subject to revision August 1 if actual plantings are significantly different than those reported in early June. Also, planted acreage estimates can be reviewed at the end of the season and again the following year, if new information is available that would justify a change. Harvested acres can be adjusted anytime a change is made in planted acres. In addition, harvested acres are subject to change anytime a production forecast is made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: The surveys used to make acreage estimates are subject to sampling and non-sampling type errors that are common to all surveys. Sampling errors for major crops generally are between 1 and 6 percent. Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples were surveyed at the same time. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report to determine confidence intervals since the official estimates represent a composite of information from more than a single source. The sampling errors from the 1998 area frame survey for U.S. planted acres were: barley 5.7 percent, corn 1.1 percent, upland cotton 3.1 percent, sorghum 4.7 percent, soybeans 1.1 per- cent, winter wheat 2.5 percent, and other spring wheat 3.6 percent. Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly but may occur due to planting intentions, incorrect reporting and/or recording, data omissions or duplica- tions, 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 production forecasts in this report is the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performances shown below for selected crops. This is computed by expressing the deviations between the mid-year acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates and averaging the squared percentage deviations for the 1978-1997 20-year period; the square root of this average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimates relative to the final estimates assuming that factors affecting this year's estimate are not different than those influencing the past 20 years. For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 1.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current acreage estimate of 80.8 million acres will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 1.1 percent or approximately 889 thousand acres. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that difference will not exceed 1.9 percent or approximately 1.54 million acres. Also shown in the table is a 10-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 10 years have averaged 421,000 acres ranging from 0 acres to 1,024 thousand acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 3 times and above 7 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate or overstate the final estimate. Reliability of Mid-Year Planted Acreage Estimates ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root Mean Square Error : 10 Year Record of Differences :-----------------------------: Between Mid-Year and Final : : 90% Percent : Estimates : : Confidence Level : : :------------------------------------------------------ Crop : : : : Thousand : Number of : : : : Acres : Years :Percent :Percent : Thousand :--------------------------------- : : : Acres : : : :Below:Above : : : :Average: Small: Large:Final:Final ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn : 1.1 : 1.9 : 1,535 : 421 : 0 :1,024 : 3 : 7 Sorghum : 4.1 : 7.1 : 634 : 403 : 10 :1,113 : 5 : 5 Oats : .9 : 1.6 : 80 : 65 : 3 : 127 : 3 : 7 Barley : 2.2 : 3.8 : 245 : 88 : 15 : 158 : 4 : 6 Winter Wheat: .6 : 1.0 : 469 : 221 : 0 : 653 : 0 : 9 Spring Wheat: .9 : 1.5 : 229 : 103 : 0 : 300 : 5 : 4 Soybeans : 1.4 : 2.4 : 1,745 : 612 : 0 :2,581 : 4 : 5 Upland : : : : : : : : Cotton : 2.1 : 3.6 : 454 : 229 : 35 : 369 : 4 : 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index Page Table Narrative Alaska ..................................................... A-32 Area Planted and Harvested, U.S. 1989-98 ................... A- 5 Area Planted, by States .................................... A-13 Barley ..................................................... A-18 B- 3 Beans, Dry Edible .......................................... A-30 B- 8 Canola ..................................................... A-27 B- 6 Comments, General Crop ..................................... B- 2 Corn ....................................................... A-15 B- 2 Cotton ..................................................... A-28 B- 6 Crop Summary ............................................... A- 3 Flaxseed ................................................... A-27 B- 6 Hay ........................................................ A-29 B- 8 Mustard Seed ............................................... A-27 B- 6 Oats ....................................................... A-17 B- 3 Peanuts .................................................... A-25 B- 5 Potatoes, Summer ........................................... A-31 B- 9 Rapeseed ................................................... A-27 B- 6 Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report ................. B-11 Rice ....................................................... A-23 B- 4 Rye ........................................................ A-22 B- 4 Safflower .................................................. A-27 B- 6 Sorghum .................................................... A-16 B- 3 Soybeans ................................................... A-24 B- 5 Special Oilseeds ........................................... A-27 B- 6 Spring Weather Review ...................................... B- 1 Sugarbeets ................................................. A-35 B-10 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed ............................... A-35 B-10 Sunflower .................................................. A-26 B- 6 Sweet Potatoes ............................................. A-31 B- 9 Tobacco, by Class and Type ................................. A-33 B-10 Tobacco, by States ......................................... A-32 B-10 Wheat, All ................................................. A-19 Wheat, Durum ............................................... A-21 B- 4 Wheat, Other Spring ........................................ A-21 B- 4 Wheat, Winter .............................................. A-20 B- 4 Report Features The next "Acreage" report will be released in June 1999. Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. C. Ray Halley, Chief (202) 720-2127 Field Crops Section Bill Dowdy, Head (202) 720-3843 Kevin Barnes - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369 Rhonda Brandt- Corn (202) 720-7621 Doug Hartwig - Hay (202) 720-8843 Mark E. 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