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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.