- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia farm report.
- Title:
- Crop news release, 2010 April 1
- 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:
- 2010-04-01
- 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 2010/4-1
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bf2-b2010-s4-h1-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bf2-b2010-s4-h1-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
April 1, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno
nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
2010 VEGETABLES IN GEORGIA
Cabbage Acres for harvest are expected to total 2,400 acres in 2010; up 4 percent from 2009.
Cantaloup Growers intend to harvest 3,300 acres in 2010; down 100 acres from 2009.
Snap Beans Growers expect to harvest 5,000 acres in 2010 down 1,900 acres from 2009.
Spring Onions Growers planted 11,800 acres and intend to harvest 11,100 acres in 2010; Yield per acres is expected to be 225 and total production is estimated at 2.50 million cwt.
Georgia and United States 2009-2010 Selected Fresh Market Vegetables and Melons: Area Harvested by Crop and Total, Spring Season
Crop
Cabbage Cantaloup Snap Beans
Georgia
2009
2010
Acres
2,300
2,400
3,400
3,300
6,900
5,000
% Change +/+4 -3 -28
United States
2009
2010 % Change
Acres
+/-
6,460 7,000
+8
27,800 26,400
-5
19,200 22,200
+16
Spring Onions: Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by State, and Total, 2008-2009 and Forecasted 2010
Spring Onions
AZ 1 CA 2 GA TX
Area Harvested
2008 2009
1,500 6,500 11,500 8,900
Acres 1,600 6,000 10,500 9,100
For Harvest
2010
(NA)
6,200 11,100
8,600
Yield per Acre
2008 2009 2010
Cwt 370 360 (NA) 440 410 320 240 225 270 330 305
Production
2008 2009 2010
1,000 Cwt 555 576 (NA) 2,860 2,460 3,680 2,520 2,498 2,403 3,003 2,623
Total
28,400 27,200 25,900
1 Estimates discontinued in 2010.
2 First production forecast will be published July 9, 2010.
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Source: USDA-NASS, Vegetables, April 1, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov
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