Crop news release, 2010 September 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

September 10, 2010

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno

nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

Georgia Peanut and Cotton Production Up from Last Year
Corn for Grain Georgia Corn Production down 18 percent from 2009. Cotton Georgia Cotton Production up 24 percent from 2009. Peanuts Georgia Peanuts Planted acres revised to 565,000 acres. Peanuts Georgia Peanuts Production up 7 percent from 2009 Soybean Georgia Soybean Production down 31 percent from 2009. Tobacco Georgia Tobacco Production down 7 percent from 2009.

Area Harvested, Yield and Production - Georgia 2009 - 2010

Area Harvested

Yield

State

2009

2010

% Change

2009

Aug 1 Sep 1

1,000 Acres

+/-

Corn for Grain (Bu)

370 300

-19 140.0 138.0 142.0

Cotton (Lbs/Bales) 990 1,325

+34 902.0 852.0 833.0

Peanuts

(Lbs)

505 560

+11 3,530 3,300 3,400

Soybean

(Bu)

440 330

-25 36.0 34.0 33.0

Tobacco

(Lbs)

14 11.6

-17 2,000 2,250 2,250

Source: USDA-NASS, August Crop Production, September 10, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

% Change
+/+1 -8 -4 -8
+13

Production

2009

2010

1,000

51,800

42,600

1,860

2,300

1,782,650 1,904,000

15,840

10,890

28,000

26,100

% Change
+/-18 +24 +7 -31 -7

Area Harvested, Yield and Production United States 2009 - 2010

Area Harvested

Yield

Production

State

2009

2010

% Change

2009

Aug 1 Sep 1

% Change

2009

2010

Corn for Grain1/ (Bu)

1,000 Acres 79,590.0 81,005.0

+/+2 164.7 165.0 162.5

+/-

1,000

-1 13,110,062 13,159,700

Cotton (Lbs/Bales)

7,528.7 10,773.0

+43 777 837 839

+8

12,187.5

18,840.8

Peanuts Soybean1/

(Lbs) (Bu)

1,081.0 1,261.0 76,372.0 77,986.0

+17 3,412 3,204 3,242 +2 44.0 44.0 44.7

-5 3,688,350 4,088,100 +2 3,359,011 3,482,899

Tobacco, All (Lbs)

354.2

331.1

-7 2,322 2,210 2193

-6

822,567

726,253

1/ Record high production. Source: USDA-NASS, August Crop Production, September 10, 2010. All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

% Change
+/-
+55 +11
+4 -12

(Continued)
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950 900 850 800 750 700
720
650 600 550 500
2001

557
2002

Georgia Cotton Yield
(Pounds)

849 818
785
674

2003

2004

2005

2006

801
2007

835
2008

902
2009

833
2010

3700 3500 3300 3100 2900 2700 2500

3330
2001

2600
2002

Georgia Peanut Yield
(Pounds)
3450

2980

2840

2780

3120

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

3400
2008

3530
2009

3400
2010

38

36

34

32

30

28

26

24

26

22

20

2001

23
2002

Georgia Soybean Yield
(Bushels)

34
31 30
26 25

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

31
2008

36
2009

33
2010