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 
 
January 12, 2011 
 
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno 
 
nass-ga@nass.usda.gov 
 
2010 Georgia Crop Production 
Corn for Grain  Georgia Corn Production down 31% from 2009 Corn for Silage  Georgia Corn Silage Production up 41% from 2009 Cotton  Georgia Cotton Production up 20% from 2009 Peanuts  Georgia Peanuts Production up 10% from 2009 Sorghum for Grain  Georgia Sorghum Production down 46% from 2009 Sorghum for Silage  Georgia Sorghum Silage Production up 36% from 2009 Soybean  Georgia Soybean Production down 57% from 2009 Tobacco  Georgia Tobacco Production down 2% from 2009 Hay, Other  Georgia Other Hay Production up 1% from 2009 
 
Area Planted, Harvested, Yield and Production - Georgia 2009 - 2010 
 
Crop 
 
Area Planted 2009 2010 
 
Area Harvested 2009 2010 
 
Yield 2009 2010 
 
Production 
 
2009 
 
2010 
 
Corn for Grain1 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
(Bu) 
 
420 
 
295 370 
 
245 
 
Corn for Silage 
 
(Tons) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 
 
30 
 
45 
 
Cotton 
 
(Lbs/Bales) 
 
1,000 1330 990 1,320 
 
Peanuts Sorghum for Grain1 
 
(Lbs) (Bu) 
 
510 
 
565 505 
 
555 
 
55 
 
45 
 
40 
 
25 
 
Sorghum for Silage (Tons) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 
 
12 
 
18 
 
Soybean 
 
(Bu) 
 
470 
 
270 440 
 
260 
 
Tobacco 
 
(Lbs) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 13.8 
 
11.4 
 
Hay, Other 
 
(Tons) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 700 
 
650 
 
(NA) Not Available 1 Area Planted for all purposes. 
 
Source: USDA-NASS, Crop Production 2010 Summary, January 12, 2011. 
 
All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov 
 
140 17 
902 3,560 
53 11 36 2,030 2.30 
 
145 16 
811 3,560 
46 10 26 2,400 2.50 
 
1,000 
 
51,800 
 
35,525 
 
510 
 
720 
 
1,860 
 
2,230 
 
1,797,800 1,975,800 
 
2,120 
 
1,150 
 
132 
 
180 
 
15,840 
 
6,760 
 
28,014 
 
27,360 
 
1,610 
 
1,625 
 
Area Planted, Harvested, Yield and Production  United States 2009 - 2010 
 
Crop 
 
Area Planted 
 
2009 
 
2010 
 
Area Harvested 
 
2009 
 
2010 
 
Yield 2009 2010 
 
Production 
 
2009 
 
2010 
 
Corn for Grain1 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
(Bu) 86,382 88,192 79,490 81,446 
 
Corn for Silage (Tons) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 
 
5,605 
 
5,567 
 
Cotton 
 
(Lbs/Bales) 9,149.5 10,973.2 7,528.7 10.706.7 
 
Peanuts 
 
(Lbs) 
 
Sorghum for Grain1 (Bu) 
 
1,116 6,633 
 
1,288 5,404 
 
1,079 5,520 
 
1,255 4,808 
 
Sorghum for Silage (Tons) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 
 
254 
 
273 
 
Soybean 
 
(Bu) 77,451 77,404 76,372 76,616 
 
Tobacco 
 
(Lbs) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 
 
354 
 
337 
 
Hay, Other 
 
(Tons) 
 
(NA) 
 
(NA) 38,528 
 
39,906 
 
(NA) Not Available 
 
1 Area Planted for all purposes. 
 
Source: USDA-NASS, Crop Production 2010 Summary, January 12, 2011. 
 
All reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov 
 
164.7 19.3 777 
3,421 69.4 14.5 44.0 
2,323 1.99 
 
152.8 19.3 821 
3,311 71.8 12.5 43.5 
2,133 1.95 
 
1,000 
 
13,091,862 12,446,865 
 
108,209 
 
107,314 
 
12,187.5 
 
18,314.5 
 
3,691,650 4,155,600 
 
382,983 
 
345,395 
 
3,680 
 
3,420 
 
3,359,011 3,329,341 
 
822,581 
 
719,786 
 
76,628 
 
77,653 
 
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