Georgia farm report, vol. 02, no. 20 (2002 October 31)

GEORGIA FARM REPORT
October 31, 2002 Volume 02-Number 20

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

October 1 Crop Production U.S. Grain Stocks

HIGHLIGHTS Small Grains Milk Cows and Milk Production

Vegetables

State
AL AZ AR CA FL GA KS LA MS NM NC OK SC TX

PECANS: UTILIZED PRODUCTION BY VARIETY, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1, 2002 FORECAST

Improved Varieties 1/

Native & Seedling

All Pecans

2002 as % of 2001

--Thousand Pounds--

--Percent--

9,000

1,000

10,000

67

15,000

-

15,000

71

1,200

500

1,700

65

2,800

-

2,800

76

900

600

1,500

45

45,000

5,000

50,000

45

-

1,700

1,700

77

2,500

6,500

9,000

64

2,200

800

3,000

67

36,000

-

36,000

60

1,700

300

2,000

63

2,000

16,000

18,000

90

800

200

1,000

25

33,000

17,000

50,000

67

US

152,100

49,600

201,700

60

[Results from the October 1 Pecan Inquiry]. 1/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.

State
AL FL GA NM NC OK SC TX VA

PEANUTS: BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, FORECASTED OCTOBER 1, 2002

Area Harvested

Yield

Production 1/

2002 as % of 2001

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Lbs--

--Percent--

199.0

2,500

497,500

93

92.0

2,900

266,800

107

518.0

2,800

1,450,400

85

23.0

2,800

64,400

96

100.0

2,300

230,000

65

60.0

2,900

174,000

88

10.5

2,200

23,100

75

300.0

3,000

900,000

100

58.0

2,500

145,000

62

US

1,360.5

2,757

3,751,200

88

[Results from the October Yield Survey]. 1/ Estimates comprised of quota and non-quota peanuts.

USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

State
AL AZ AR CA GA LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA

ALL COTTON--FORECAST BY STATES AND U.S., OCTOBER 1, 2002

Acres for Harvest

Yield

Ind Production 1/

--Thousand Acres--

--Pounds--

--Thousand Bales 2/--

585.0

640

780.0

239.4

1,231

614.0

930.0

841

1,630.0

686.0

1,399

2,000.0

1,430.0

621

1,850.0

500.0

749

780.0

1,170.0

821

2,000.0

385.0

798

640.0

63.0

869

114.0

945.0

559

1,100.0

190.0

429

170.0

286.0

369

220.0

560.0

660

770.0

4,618.0

524

5,037.0

100.0

576

120.0

2002 as % of 2001 --Percent-85 87 89 83 83 75 83 92 85 66 86 52 79 117 60

Other States 3/

174.0

676

245.0

130

US

12,861.4

674

18,070.0

89

[Results from the October Yield Survey]. 1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ 480 lb. net weight bales. 3/ Other States include FL and KS. Individual state level forecasts will be published in the January Crop Production report.

WINTER WHEAT: AREA PLANTED AND HARVESTED, BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Area Planted 1/

Area Harvested

State

2000

2001

2002

2000

2001

2002

--1,000 Acres--

AL

140

170

150

90

70

60

AR

1,180

1,100

960

1,100

970

840

FL

13

10

9

9

9

7

GA

300

300

350

200

200

200

LA

200

175

230

185

160

220

MS

250

250

250

235

225

205

MO

1,050

900

900

950

760

760

NC

720

680

650

550

470

480

SC

200

220

210

195

210

190

TN

550

500

470

380

340

300

VA

240

200

230

205

170

170

US

43,393

1/ Includes area planted preceding fall.

41,078

41,735

35,072

31,295

29,651

State
AL AR FL GA LA MS MO NC SC TN VA

WINTER WHEAT: YIELD AND PRODUCTION, BY SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Yield

Production

2000

2001

2002

2000

2001

2002

--1,000 Acres--

54.0

48.0

40.0

4,860

3,360

2,400

54.0

52.0

46.0

59,400

50,440

38,640

49.0

41.0

43.0

441

369

301

54.0

53.0

41.0

10,800

10,600

8,200

53.0

50.0

40.0

9,805

8,000

8,800

55.0

52.0

44.0

12,925

11,700

9,020

52.0

54.0

45.0

49,400

41,040

34,200

50.0

39.0

42.0

27,500

18,330

20,160

49.0

43.0

37.0

9,555

9,030

7,030

55.0

54.0

46.0

20,900

18,360

13,800

63.0

60.0

63.0

12,915

10,200

10,710

US

44.7

1/ Includes area planted preceding fall.

43.5

38.5

1,566,023

1,361,479

1,142,802

2

State
GA ND OK SD

RYE: AREA PLANTED AND HARVESTED BY SELECTED STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Area Planted 1/

Area Harvested

2000

2001

2002

2000

2001

2002

--1,000 Acres--

230

300

260

45

35

45

20

13

10

16

10

9

290

250

300

70

50

70

14

10

15

13

10

10

US

1,329

1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.

1,328

1,395

296

255

286

State
GA ND OK SD US

RYE: YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Yield

Production

2000

2001

2002

2000

2001

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

26.0

25.0

16.0

1,170

875

44.0

34.0

38.0

704

340

21.0

23.0

19.0

1,470

1,150

42.0

35.0

27.0

546

350

28.3

27.3

24.4

8,386

6,971

2002
720 342 1,330 270 6,985

State
GA NC SC

OATS: AREA PLANTED AND HARVESTED BY SELECTED STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Area Planted 1/

Area Harvested

2000

2001

2002

2000

2001

2002

--1,000 Acres--

70

100

90

35

35

25

60

60

75

30

30

35

60

50

50

35

25

30

US

4,477

1/ Includes area planted preceding fall.

4,403

5,005

2,329

1,905

2,098

State
GA NC SC US

OATS: YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY SELECTED STATE AND UNITED STATES, 2000-2002

Yield

Production

2000

2001

2002

2000

2001

--Bushels--

--1,000 Bushels--

72.0

65.0

60.0

2,520

2,275

70.0

56.0

57.0

2,100

1,680

60.0

57.0

43.0

2,100

1,425

64.2

61.4

56.8

149,545

117,024

2002
1,500 1,995 1,290 119,132

U.S. GRAIN STOCKS--SEPTEMBER 1, 2001-2002

Grain

On Farms

2001 Off Farms 1/

All Positions

On Farms

2002 Off Farms 1/

All Positions

--1,000 Bushels--

Barley (Old Crop)

134,800

110,564

245,364

131,600

92,419

224,019

Corn

753,150

1,145,958

1,899,108

586,800

1,012,620

1,599,420

Oats (Old Crop)

74,800

41,592

116,392

70,500

40,982

111,482

Sorghum

8,900

32,851

41,751

7,400

51,975

59,375

Soybeans

83,500

164,247

247,747

62,700

145,487

208,187

All Wheat (Old Crop)

696,850

1,458,964

2,155,814

588,200

1,151,952

1,740,152

[Results from the September Agricultural Survey and the Grain Stocks Report]. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors.

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Crop and State
SNAP BEANS FL GA NJ VA

FRESH MARKET SNAP BEANS AND CABBAGE, AREA FOR HARVEST, FALL SEASON, 2001-2002

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--

CABBAGE

Oct-Dec

9,000 11,000

122

FL

Oct-Dec

500

500

Sep-Dec

4,500

4,500

100

GA

Sep-Dec

3,500

4,100

Sep-Oct

1,800

1,800

100

NJ

Sep-Nov

500

500

Sep-Oct

2,000

2,000

100

TX

Sep-Nov

1,400

1,200

2002 as % of
2001 --Percent--
100 117 100
86

Total

17,300 19,300

[Results from the Fresh Market Vegetable Acreage Inquiry].

112

Total

5,900

6,300

107

MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION--JULY-SEPTEMBER, 2001-2002

Georgia

United States

Item

Unit

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

2001

2002

2002 as % of 2001

Milk Cows 1/

Thous Head

86

84

98

9,098

9,159

101

Milk per Cow 2/ Pounds

3,660

3,930

107

4,459

4,582

103

Milk Production Mil Lbs

315

330

105

40,570

41,965

103

[Results from the Milk Production Report]. 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.