Crop news release, 2010 June 10

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

June 10, 2010

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno

nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

Georgia Peach Production Estimated at 42,000 Tons
Peach Peach Production is expected to total 42,000 tons; up 31% from 2009.
Winter wheat Winter Wheat yield is expected to average 44 bushels per acre; down 4 bushels from the May forecast and up 2 bushels from 2009.

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

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2009

2010

% Change

2009

May

June

% Change

2009

2010

% Change

1,000 Acres

+/-

1,000 Bushels

+/-

1,000 Bushels

+/-

Georgia

250 130

United States 34,485 31,786

- 48 42.0 - 8 44.2

48.0 44.0 45.9 46.6

-8

10,500

5,720

- 46

+ 2 1,522,718 1,482,364

- 3

Peach Production - Georgia and United States 2009 - 2010

Georgia

United States

Crop

2009

2010 % Change 2009

2010

% Change

1,000 (Tons)

+/-

1,000 (Tons)

+/-

Peaches

32

42

+31 1,105,720

(NA)

(NA)

(NA) Not available. Source: USDA-NASS, June Crop Production, June 10, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Georgia Peach Production
(1,000 Tons)
70

55

52.5

45

40

41

42 32 28

13

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

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