GEORGIA FARM REPORT July 31, 2002 Volume 02-Number 14 Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga July 1 Forecast Vegetables HIGHLIGHTS Fruit Summary Milk Production U.S. July 1 Cattle WINTER WHEAT--AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 2001 AND FORECASTED JULY 1, 2002 State Area Harvested 2001 2002 Yield 2001 2002 Production 2001 2002 --1,000 Acres-- --Bushels-- --1,000 Bushels-- GA 200 200 53.0 NC 470 480 39.0 SC 210 190 43.0 TN 340 330 54.0 US 31,295 29,764 43.5 40.0 10,600 8,000 44.0 18,330 21,120 38.0 9,030 7,220 46.0 18,360 15,180 39.6 1,361,479 1,178,320 [Results from the July Yield Survey]. Thousand Acres 500 Wheat Harvested Acreage and Yield Georgia 1993 - 2001 and 2002 Forecast Bu per Acre 55 400 50 300 45 200 40 100 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Harvested Acres Yield 35 2001 2002 FLUE-CURED TOBACCO--AREA HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES AND U.S., 2001 AND FORECASTED JULY 1, 2002 State Harvested Acres 2001 2002 Yield per Acre 2001 2002 Production 2001 2002 --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Thousand Lbs.-- FL 4,500 GA 26,100 NC 155,000 SC 32,000 VA 20,500 US 238,100 4,800 28,000 163,000 31,000 22,000 248,800 2,600 2,460 2,427 2,450 2,370 2,432 2,600 2,000 2,128 2,150 2,200 2,132 11,700 64,206 376,200 78,400 48,585 579,091 12,480 56,000 346,900 66,650 48,400 530,430 [Results from the July Yield Survey]. USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ONIONS--SPRING SEASON, BY STATES, 2001 AND 2002 State AZ CA GA TX Total Area Planted 2001 2002 --Acres-- 3,100 3,600 5,700 5,500 14,500 14,700 15,200 16,200 38,500 40,000 Area Harvested 2001 2002 --Acres-- 3,000 3,600 5,500 5,300 13,500 11,500 14,200 15,000 36,200 35,400 Yield per Acre 2001 2002 --Cwt.-- 430 470 475 475 190 190 325 315 306 314 [Results from the Georgia Onions, Acreage, and Yield Inquiry]. Production 2001 Ind 2002 --1,000 Cwt.-- 1,290 1,692 2,613 2,518 2,565 2,185 4,615 4,725 11,083 11,120 Crop and State SNAP BEANS GA MI NY VA SELECTED FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES AND MELONS, AREA FOR HARVEST BY CROP, STATE AND TOTAL, SUMMER SEASON, 2001 AND PROSPECTIVE AREA, 2002 Usual Area Area for Harvest Harvested Harvest Period 2001 2002 2002 as % of 2001 Crop and State Usual Area Area for Harvest Harvested Harvest Period 2001 2002 --Acres-- --Percent-- --Acres-- CANTALOUP Jul-Sep 2,500 2,300 92 CA Jul-Sep 40,000 39,000 Jul-Oct 2,100 3,800 181 GA Jul-Sep 1,700 2,100 Jul-Sep 11,400 12,000 105 SC Jun-Sep 1,500 1,700 Jul-Sep 2,700 3,200 119 TX Jul-Sep 6,000 6,400 2002 as % of 2001 --Percent-- 98 124 113 107 TOTAL 18,700 21,300 114 TOTAL 49,200 49,200 100 CABBAGE WATERMELON GA Jul-Sep 400 500 125 CA Jul-Sep 9,500 9,200 97 MI Jun-Nov 1,700 1,800 106 GA Jul-Sep 22,000 20,000 91 NY Jun-Sep 13,800 11,500 83 MS Jun-Aug 2,500 2,700 108 SC Jun-Sep 7,700 9,300 121 TX Jul-Sep 22,000 25,000 114 TOTAL 15,900 13,800 [Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry]. 87 TOTAL 63,700 66,200 104 PEACHES--TOTAL PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES 2000-2001 AND FORECASTED JULY 1, 2002 State AL AR CA All Clingstone Freestone 2000 14.0 18.0 1,855.0 1,064.0 791.0 2001 --Million Pounds-- 23.0 12.0 1,727.0 952.0 775.0 2002 21.0 12.5 1,880.0 1,050.0 830.0 2002 as % of 2001 --Percent-91 104 109 110 107 GA 115.0 140.0 115.0 82 LA 1.2 1.4 1.5 107 NJ 65.0 75.0 65.0 87 NC 32.0 12.0 20.0 167 OK 14.0 12.0 6.0 50 PA 60.0 75.0 60.0 80 SC 150.0 100.0 160.0 160 TX 21.0 30.0 15.0 50 US 2,599.9 2,441.4 2,547.7 104 [Results from the Peach Inquiry]. 2 PEACHES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001 Bearing Acreage Yield per Acre 1/ Total Production Utilized Production Price per Pound Value of Utilized Production State 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Million Pounds-- --Dollars-- --1,000 Dollars-- CA All 67,200 67,800 27,600 25,500 1,855.0 1,727.0 1,808.0 1,677.0 0.139 0.147 251,609 246,743 Clingstone 28,200 28,800 37,700 33,100 1,064.0 952.0 1,017.0 902.0 0.125 0.122 127,125 110,044 Freestone 39,000 39,000 20,300 19,900 791.0 775.0 791.0 775.0 0.157 0.176 124,484 136,699 GA 17,000 15,000 6,760 9,330 115.0 140.0 110.0 125.0 0.379 0.280 41,703 35,033 NJ 8,000 8,000 8,130 9,380 65.0 75.0 58.0 70.0 0.427 0.405 24,774 28,350 SC 16,500 16,000 9,090 6,250 150.0 100.0 140.0 85.0 0.204 0.425 28,594 36,098 US 155,380 151,520 16,700 16,100 2,599.9 2,441.4 2,508.8 2,343.0 0.195 0.212 489,116 496,418 1/ Yield is based on total production. APPLES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001 Bearing Acreage Yield per Acre 1/ Total Production Utilized Production Price per Pound Value of Utilized Production State 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 --Acres-- --Pounds-- --Million Pounds-- --Dollars-- --1,000 Dollars-- CA 31,000 29,000 21,000 24,100 650.0 700.0 590.0 670.0 0.150 0.145 88,290 97,380 GA 1,200 1,200 11,700 7,500 14.0 9.0 13.0 8.9 0.188 0.230 2,443 2,051 MI 48,500 44,000 16,500 20,000 800.0 880.0 795.0 850.0 0.093 0.096 74,065 81,610 NY 55,000 55,000 18,100 18,200 995.0 1,000.0 935.0 940.0 0.117 0.119 109,075 111,860 NC 9,000 8,000 21,100 15,000 190.0 120.0 145.0 115.0 0.126 0.146 18,225 16,745 SC 1,700 1,600 11,800 3,750 20.0 6.0 16.0 2.0 0.129 0.187 2,064 373 WA 170,000 168,000 35,300 30,400 6,000.0 5,100.0 6,000.0 5,100.0 0.125 0.177 750,200 904,800 US 444,700 430,200 24,000 22,400 10,663.7 9,629.1 10,402.2 9,414.8 0.127 0.157 1,325,641 1,477,164 1/ Yield is based on total production which includes unharvested production and fruit harvested but not sold due to market conditions. BLUEBERRIES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001 Area Harvested Yield per Acre 1/ Total Production Utilized Production Price per Pound Value of Utilized Production State 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 --Acres-- --Pounds-- --1,000 Pounds-- --Dollars-- --1,000 Dollars-- GA 4,600 4,600 4,130 3,700 20,000 18,000 19,000 17,000 0.971 0.797 18,450 13,550 MI 16,700 17,400 3,710 4,430 62,000 77,000 62,000 77,000 0.889 0.666 55,140 51,315 NJ 7,500 7,400 4,530 5,000 35,000 38,000 34,000 37,000 1.060 0.990 36,100 36,730 NC 3,600 2,700 4,860 5,000 18,000 13,800 17,500 13,500 1.040 1.400 18,130 18,900 US 40,320 40,380 4,500 4,850 185,340 200,210 181,620 195,840 0.972 0.844 176,571 165,238 1/ Yield is based on utilized production. GRAPES--ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001 State Bearing Acreage Yield per Acre 1/ Total Production Utilized Production Price per Ton Value of Utilized Production and Type 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 --Acres-- --Tons-- --Tons-- --Dollars-- --1,000 Dollars-- CA All Types 827,000 803,000 8.54 7.42 7,059,000 5,962,000 7,059,000 5,962,000 401.00 445.00 2,828,545 2,650,873 GA 1,200 1,100 2.92 2.91 3,500 3,200 3,200 3,200 1,230.00 1,050.00 3,920 3,370 NC 600 700 3.83 2.86 2,300 2,000 2,300 2,000 1,160.00 1,270.00 2,661 2,532 SC 400 2/ 1.30 2/ 520 2/ 480 2/ 669.00 2/ 321 2/ US 946,450 930,400 8.12 7.04 7,687,970 6,552,520 7,687,330 6,551,380 403.00 446.00 3,096,436 2,921,299 1/ Yield is based on total production. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2001. 3 MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES--BY QUARTER, APRIL-JUNE 2001-2002 Item Unit 2001 2002 Percent Milk Cows 1/ Thousand Head 9,114 9,147 100 Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds 4,683 4,805 103 Milk Production Million Pounds 42,681 43,950 103 [Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. CATTLE AND CALVES--NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP--UNITED STATES, JULY 1, 2000-2002 Class 2000 2001 2002 2002 as % of 2001 --Thousand Head-- --Percent-- Cattle and Calves 106,300 105,800 105,200 99 Cows and Heifers that have calved 43,200 43,000 42,900 100 Beef Cows 33,950 33,900 33,750 100 Milk Cows 9,250 9,100 9,150 101 Heifers 500 Pounds & Over 16,500 16,400 16,200 99 for Beef Cow Replacement 4,700 4,600 4,600 100 for Milk Cow Replacement 3,700 3,600 3,700 103 Other Heifers 8,100 8,200 7,900 96 Steers 500 Pounds and Over 14,300 14,600 14,500 99 Bulls 500 Pounds and Over 2,100 2,100 2,100 100 Calves under 500 Pounds 30,200 29,700 29,500 99 Calf Crop 38,631 38,280 38,400 100 Cattle on Feed 12,300 13,000 12,400 95 [Results from the Cattle Report].