Crop news release, 2010 May 11

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

May 11, 2010

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno

nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

2009 FINAL COTTON PRODUCTION

Cotton Final 2009 Production in 480-lb Net Weight bales was 1,860,000 bales, up from 1,600,000 bales in 2008.

Hay Stocks May 1, stocks on farm totaled 210,000 tons, down from last year's 238,000 tons.

Winter Wheat Harvested acres are expected to total 130,000 acres in 2010, down 120,000 acres from 2009. Yield is expected to average 48 bushels in 2010, up 6 bushels.

Upland Cotton Area Planted, Harvested, and Yield - Georgia and United States 2008 and 2009

Area Planted

Area Harvested

Yield

State

2008

2009

% Change

2008

2009

% Change

2008

2009

% Change

1,000 Acres

+/-

1,000 Acres

+/-

Pounds

+/-

Georgia

940.0 1,000.0

+ 6 920.0 990.0

+ 8 835

902

+ 8

United States 9,297.0 9,008.1

- 3 7,400.0 7,390.5

0 803

766

- 5

Upland Cotton Production and Bales Ginned - Georgia and United States: 2008 and 2009

State
Georgia United States

Production in 480-lb Net Weight

bales

2008

2009

% Change

1,000 Bales

+/-

1,600.0

1,860.0

+ 16

12,384.5 11,787.6

- 5

Bales Ginned in 480-lb Net Weight

bales

2008

2009

% Change

Bales

+/-

1,620,450 1,882,200

+ 16

12,380,250 11,771,550

- 5

Hay Stocks on Farms - Georgia and United States: December 1 and May 1, 2008-2010

State
Georgia United States

December 1

2008

2009

% Change

1,000 Tons

+/-

1,319

1,374

+ 4

103,658 107,222

+ 3

May 1

2009

2010

1,000 Tons

238

210

22,065 20,913

% Change +/- 12 - 5

Winter Wheat Area Harvested, Yield and Production - Georgia and United States 2009 - 2010

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2009

2010

% Change

2009

2010

% Change

2009

2010

% Change

1,000 Acres

+/- 1,000 Bushels +/-

1,000 Bushels

+/-

Georgia

250 130

- 48 42.0 48.0 + 14

10,500

6,240

- 41

United States 34,485 31,786

- 8 44.2 45.9

+ 4 1,867,333 1,522,718

- 18

Source: USDA-NASS, Crop Production, May 11, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

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