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.