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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.