- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia farm report.
- Title:
- Crop news release, 2010 March 31
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
- Contributor to Resource:
- United States. Department of Agriculture
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Georgia Office - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Field Office
- Date of Original:
- 2010-03-31
- Subject:
- Agricultural productivity--Georgia--Statistics
Crop yields--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began in 1975?; ceased with vol. 10, no. 02 (Feb. 26, 2010).
"Agricultural statistician and Georgia Department of Agriculture."
Numbering began again with Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. 14, 2000).
Vols. for Aug. 31, 2005- issued by: USDA-NASS Georgia Field Office.
Description based on: Vol. 94, no, 1 (Jan. 4, 1994); title from caption.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 10, no. 02 (Feb. 26, 2010). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 F2 2010/3-31
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bf2-b2010-s3-h31-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bf2-b2010-s3-h31-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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
March 31, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno
nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
2010 PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS IN GEORGIA Corn Plantings are expected to total 380,000 acres in 2010; down 10% from 2009. Cotton Growers intend to plant 1,150,000 acres in 2010; up 15% from last year. Hay All hay acres expected to be harvested for hay in 2010 estimated at 780,000; up 80,000 acres from 2009. Largest acres since 1955's 924,000 acres. Oats Growers intend to plant 45,000 acres in 2010; down 15,000 acres from 2009. Peanuts Growers intend to plant 540,000 acres, up 6% from 2009. Sorghum Growers expect to plant 50,000 acres in 2010, down 9% from 2009. Soybean plantings, at 320,000 acres are expected to decrease 150,000 acres from 2009. Flue-cured tobacco growers expect to plant 10,000 acres in 2010; down 29% from 2009. Winter wheat plantings totaled 200,000 acres in 2010; down 140,000 acres from 2009.
Georgia and United States 2009-2010 Prospective Plantings
Georgia
United States
Crop
2009
2010 % Change 2009
2010 % Change
1,000 Acres
+/-
1,000 Acres
+/-
Corn
420
380
- 10 86,482 88,798
+3
Cotton
1,000
1,150
+ 15 9,149 10,505
+15
Hay
700
780
+ 11 59,755 60,460
+1
Oats
60
45
- 25 3,404 3,364
-1
Peanuts
510
540
+ 6 1,116 1,201
+8
Sorghum
55
50
- 9 6,633 6,360
-4
Soybeans
470
320
- 32 77,451 78,098
+1
Tobacco: Flue-cured
14
10
- 29
224
207
-8
Wheat, Winter
340
200
- 41 43,311 37,698
-13
Source: USDA-NASS, Prospective Plantings, March 31, 2010.
All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
continued
*Intentions
Georgia Corn Plantings
600
(Thousand Acres)
510
500
400
340
340
335
300
265
280 270
420 380
370
200 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010*
Georgia Cotton Plantings
1600
(Thousand Acres)
1490
1450
1400
1400
1300
1290
1220
1200
1150
1000
1030
1000
940
800 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010*
Georgia Peanut Plantings
(Thousand Acres)
800
755
700
620
600
545
515
510
500
690
580 530
540 510
400 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010*
Georgia Soybean Plantings
(Thousand Acres)
500
470 430
400
320
295
300
280
200
190
165
160
180 155
100 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010*