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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