Crop news release, 2010 October 8

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Crop News Release

In Cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture

Georgia Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236

www.nass.usda.gov

October 8, 2010

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno

nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

Georgia Crop Yields down from September Forecast
Corn for Grain Georgia Corn Production down 32% from 2009; down 18% from September. Cotton Georgia Cotton Production up 13% from 2009; down 9% from September. Peanuts Georgia Peanuts Production up 3% from 2009; down 3% from September. Soybean Georgia Soybean Production down 50% from 2009; down 27% from September. Tobacco Georgia Tobacco Production down 11% from 2009; down 4% from September. Hay, Other Georgia Other Hay Production up 9% from 2009; down 7% from August. Pecans Georgia Pecan Production down 17% from 2009.

Area Harvested, Yield and Production - Georgia 2009 - 2010

Area Harvested

Yield

State

2009

2010

% Change

2009

Sept 1

Oct 1

Corn for Grain (Bu)

1,000 Acres 370 2501/

+/-32

140.0 142.0 140.0

Cotton (Lbs/Bales)

Peanuts

(Lbs)

Soybean

(Bu)

990 1,325 505 560 440 2551/

+34 902.0 833.0 761 +11 3,5601/ 3,400 3,300

-42

36.0 33.0 31.0

Tobacco

(Lbs)

14 11.6

-17 2,000 2,250 2,150

Hay, Other (Tons) 700 700

0

2.3

2.7

2.5

1/ Revised. Source: USDA-NASS, October Crop Production, October 8, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

% Change
+/0
-16 -7
-14 +8 +9

Production

2009

2010

1,000

51,800

35,000

1,860

2,100

1,797,8001/ 1,848,000

15,840

7,905

28,000

24,940

1,610

1,750

% Change
+/-32 +13 +3 -50 -11 +9

Pecan Production - Georgia and United States 2009 - 2010

Georgia

United States

Crop

2009

2010 % Change 2009

2010

% Change

1,000 (Pounds)

+/-

1,000 (Pounds)

+/-

Pecan

90,000 75,000

-17 291,830 271,300

-7

Source: USDA-NASS, October Crop Production, October 8, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Georgia Pecan Production

200

(1,000,000 Pounds)

150

100

150

110

50

75

80

90

70

75

0

45

45

42

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

(Continued)

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Area Harvested, Yield and Production United States 2009 - 2010

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2009

2010

% Change

2009

Sept 1

Oct 1

% Change

2009

2010

Corn for Grain (Bu)

1,000 Acres 79,590.0 81,263.01/

+/+2

164.7

162.5 155.8

+/-

1,000

-5 13,110,062 12,663,949

Cotton (Lbs/Bales)

Peanuts Soybean2/

(Lbs) (Bu)

Tobacco, All (Lbs)

7,528.7 1,079.01/ 76,372.0
354.2

10,773.0
1,261.0 76,823.01/
338.01/

+43

777

+17 3,4211/

+1 44.0

-5 2,322

839 3,242
44.7 2,193

841 3,106
44.4 2,110

+8

12,187.5

-9 3,691,6501/

+1 3,359,011

-9

822,567

18,872.8 3,916,200 3,408,211
713,033

Hay, Other (Tons)

38,528

38,924

+1

1.98

2.09 2.08

+5

76,412

80,952

1/ Revised. 2/ Record high production. Source: USDA-NASS, October Crop Production, October 8, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

% Change
+/-3
+55 +6 +1 -13 +6

950 900 850 800 750 700
720
650 600 550 500
2001

557
2002

785
2003

Georgia Cotton Yield
(Pounds)

849 818 801
674

2004

2005

2006

2007

835
2008

902
2009

761
2010

3700 3500 3300 3100 2900 2700 2500

3330
2001

2600
2002

3450
2003

Georgia Peanut Yield
(Pounds)

2980

2840

2780

3120

2004

2005

2006

2007

3400
2008

3560
2009

3300
2010