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Cr Pr 2-5 (6-02)

Washington, D.C.

Acreage

Released June 28, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department ofAgriculture. For information on "Acreage" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

Corn Planted Acreage Up 4 Percent from 2001Soybean Acreage Down 2 Percent

Corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 78.9 million acres, up 4 percent from 2001 but down1 percent from 2000. Growers expect to harvest 72.1 million acres for grain, up 5 percent from 2001. Farmers reduced corn plantings 100,000 acres from their March intentions. Persistent precipitation in theeastern Corn Belt prevented farmers from getting into their fields and limited the acreage planted to corn. However, States in the western Corn Belt almost offset the acreage decrease in the east as they experiencedgood weather and were able to plant more acres than originally intended. Farmers reported that 97 percent ofthe corn acreage had been planted at the time of the survey interview which was the average for the past 10years.

The soybean planted area is estimated at 73.0 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Area for harvestis estimated at 72.0 million acres, down 1 percent from 2001. The planted acreage is up 27,000 acres fromMarch intentions. Persistent wet weather forced growers in the southern and eastern Corn Belt to switch tosoybeans from their earlier corn intentions. However, producers in the western Corn Belt planted fewersoybeans than intended and more than off-set the eastern Corn Belt increase. Growers in the LowerMississippi Valley also increased their original spring intentions. Of the 31 soybean estimating States,growers in 19 States decreased acreage from last year, while growers in 10 States increased area planted. Farmers reported that 83 percent of the intended soybean acreage had been planted at the time of the surveyinterview compared to an average of 77 percent for the past 10 years.

All wheat planted area is estimated at 60.1 million acres, up 1 percent from 2001. Harvested area is expectedto total 47.6 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. The 2002 winter wheat planted area, at41.4 million acres, is less than 1 percent above both last year and the previous estimate. Winter wheat areaharvested for grain is expected to total 29.8 million acres, down 1 percent from the June 1 forecast. Of thetotal planted acres, about 29.5 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 8.4 million acres Soft Red Winter, and3.4 million acres White Winter. Acreage planted to other spring wheat for 2002 is estimated at 16.0 million,up 2 percent from 2001. Of this total, about 15.1 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. The Durumplanted area for 2002 is estimated at 2.76 million acres, down 5 percent from last year.

All Cotton plantings for 2002 are expected to total 14.4 million acres, 9 percent below last year. Uplandcotton acreage is estimated at 14.2 million acres, down 9 percent from 2001. American-Pima cotton growersplanted 264,500 acres, down 2 percent from last year. The upland growers in Louisiana and Mississippirevised their original spring intentions and shifted acreage from cotton to corn and soybeans. Producers inTexas planted 100,000 more upland cotton acres than originally intended, while California growers planted130,000 fewer upland cotton acres than intended in March.

Acreage Agricultural Statistics BoardJune 2002 2 NASS, USDA

This report was approved on June 28, 2002.

Acting Secretary ofAgriculture

Donna Reifschneider

Agricultural Statistics BoardChairperson

Frederic A. Vogel


ContentsPage

Crop Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Crop Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Spring Weather Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Beans, Dry Edible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Canola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Biotechnology Varieties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Biotechnology Varieties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Flaxseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Mustard Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Potatoes, Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Principal Crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Proso Millet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Rapeseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Safflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Sorghum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Biotechnology Varieties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Soybeans Following Another Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Sugarbeets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Sunflowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Sweet Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Tobacco, by Class and Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Tobacco, by States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Wheat, All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Durum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Other Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10


Principal Crops: Area Planted by State and United States,2000-2002 1 2

State 2000 2001 2002

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

ALAZARCACOCTDEFLGAHIIDILINIAKSKYLAMEMDMAMIMNMSMOMTNENVNHNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVTVAWAWVWIWY

US

2,075745

8,4904,7946,454

103500

1,1013,860

324,502

23,67112,54724,99022,929

5,7833,775

2821,531

1246,718

20,3984,750

13,6788,883

19,196523

73368

1,2792,9244,909

21,71210,65710,417

2,3554,227

121,674

17,2645,056

23,3111,089

3202,8314,180

6857,8591,698

328,325

2,236772

8,3964,5826,362

97487

1,0733,861

214,349

23,39612,44224,61523,902

5,4763,723

2801,496

1246,604

19,3594,555

13,4949,211

19,263524

72342

1,2953,1324,847

20,47710,587

9,9602,2323,978

111,651

17,6715,085

23,7771,082

3302,7734,056

6607,6171,636

324,905

2,214739

8,4054,5376,093

94481

1,0653,908

254,510

23,55112,06224,81022,914

5,4233,725

2921,482

1186,498

20,2114,525

13,57010,04019,350

51272

3491,2633,2364,931

21,44510,36710,185

2,3153,925

111,698

17,1615,066

24,6351,058

3252,8724,004

6517,8501,641

327,161 1 Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice,

soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola and proso millet. Harvested acreage is usedfor all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grainsplanted as cover crops. Fall potatoes carried forward from the previous year for current year totals.

2 States do not add to U.S. due to sunflower, canola, and rye acreage not allocated to States.


Corn: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by Stateand United States, 2001-2002

StateArea Planted Area Harvested for Grain

2001 2002 2001 2002 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

ALAZARCACOCT 2

DEFLGAIDILINIAKSKYLAME 2

MDMA 2

MIMNMSMOMTNENV 2

NH 2

NJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPARI 2

SCSDTNTXUTVT 2

VAWAWVWIWY

US

18055

190480

1,22032

17065

265175

11,0005,800

11,7003,4501,200

31528

49022

2,2006,800

4002,700

658,100

31580

1301,030

700880

3,400250

451,500

2260

3,800680

1,6006090

470115

503,400

90

75,752

22065

320520

1,20032

18065

330180

11,6005,400

12,2003,1501,160

50028

50022

2,3507,400

5402,800

558,400

31590

1301,040

7701,2003,200

22050

1,4002

3104,100

6902,000

5590

510125

503,600

80

78,947

15028

185160

1,070

16226

22045

10,8505,670

11,4003,0501,100

307

410

1,9006,200

3852,600

137,750

6646

540625705

3,170210

18990

2403,400

6201,420

15

3305526

2,60051

68,808

20032

315140

1,020

17126

28055

11,4005,270

11,9002,9501,060

480

425

2,0906,800

5252,700

148,050

7538

470690

1,0302,970

18025

950

2903,700

6201,800

16

3708030

2,80044

72,081 1 Forecasted. 2 Area harvested for grain not estimated.


Sorghum: Area Planted and Harvested for Grain by Stateand United States, 2001-2002

StateArea Planted Area Harvested for Grain

2001 2002 2001 2002 1


ALAZARCACODEGAILKSKYLAMDMSMONENMNCOKPASCSDTNTXVA

US

1212

17510

3102

5080

4,00011

2309

90230550170

15500

118

24030

3,5007

10,252

1013

24015

3002

5580

3,90012

2005

70200420140

17370

136

18035

3,0007

9,290

76

1707

2201

2577

3,75010

2108

87220425140

11420

46

15027

2,6003

8,584

76

23010

2101

3078

3,60011

1954

67190310

7512

33053

10031

2,4003

7,908 1 Forecasted.


Oats: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002

StateArea Planted 1 Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002 2


CACOGAIDILINIAKSMEMIMNMOMTNENYNCNDOHOKORPASCSDTXUTWAWIWY

US

26080

100130

6025

240100

3370

30040

130155

9560

575100

5555

15050

350725

6030

30075

4,403

2707085

1256525

290160

3080

42055

155175

7075

650708555

15050

450800

6535

45075

5,085

153235204016

130403155

2102060608030

240851025

11525

130160

612

19528

1,905

301527255017

210602965

3203085805535

430554030

12025

250180

1015

31530

2,633 1 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2 Forecasted.


Barley: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 2


AZCACODEIDKSKYMEMDMIMNMTNENVNJNYNCNDOHORPASDUTVAWAWIWY

US

42160

9029

70099

275521

1601,100

545

1528

1,5006

11070908570

43047

100

4,967

42110100

25710

109

304520

2101,200

645

1131

1,6005

8070607075

3706090

5,048

40110

8026

67088

265118

145720

414

1218

1,4505

10060786550

4203585

4,289

38759323

69098

294119

185950

424

1020

1,5204

7565505550

3604575



All Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 2


ALAZARCACODEFLGAIDILINIAKSKYLAMDMIMNMSMOMTNENVNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPASCSDTNTXUTVAWAWVWIWY

US

17094

1,100615

2,3976010

3001,280

750400

259,800

550175190570

1,867250900

5,3601,750

1531

500125680

9,450950

5,600930170220

3,025500

5,600160200

2,49012

178168

59,617

15099

980575

2,37560

9350

1,280680350

209,500

550180195500

2,030220940

5,6901,650

1341

490140650

9,080870

6,000960190210

2,975490

6,400155230

2,44012

198158

60,085

7093

970461

2,04457

9200

1,200720380

188,200

360160175560

1,815225760

4,2151,600

327

240120470

9,080900

3,700875160210

2,044340

3,200141170

2,3808

167126

48,653

7099

800400

1,67458

7200

1,220650330

158,000

360170180490

1,928180760

4,8801,450

535

120135480

8,820800

3,500905185190

2,372330

2,800144185

2,3859

181126



Winter Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 2


ALAZARCACODEFLGAIDILINIAKSKYLAMDMIMNMSMOMTNENVNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPASCSDTNTXUTVAWAWVWIWY

US

1706

1,100530

2,3506010

300760750400

259,800

550175190570

15250900

1,3001,750

931

500125680150950

5,600750170220

1,300500

5,600140200

1,85012

170160

41,078

1504

980480

2,35060

9350730680350

209,500

550180195500

25220940

1,4001,650

641

490140650

80870

6,000800190210

1,150490

6,400140230

1,80012

190150

41,362

706

970380

2,00057

9200710720380

188,200

360160175560

13225760870

1,6002

27240120470

80900

3,700700160210370340

3,200125170

1,7508

160120

31,295

704

800310

1,65058

7200690650330

158,000

360170180490

23180760800

1,4503

35120135480

70800

3,500750185190800330

2,800130185

1,7509

175120



Durum Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002

StateArea Planted Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002 1


AZCAMNMTNDSD

US

8885

2510

2,20025

2,910

9595

5540

2,00025

2,760

8781

2495

2,10024

2,789

9590

5530

1,95022

2,692 1 Forecasted.

Other Spring Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


COIDMNMTNVNDORSDUTWAWIWY

US

47520

1,8503,550

67,100

1801,700

20640

88

15,629

25550

2,0003,750

77,000

1601,800

15640

88

15,963

44490

1,8002,850

16,900

1751,650

16630

76

14,569

24530

1,9003,550

26,800

1551,550

14635

66

15,172 1 Forecasted.

Rye: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 2


GANDOKSD

Oth Sts 3

US

30013

25010

755

1,328

25010

30010

825

1,395

35105010

150

255

456

609

155

275 1 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 2 Forecasted. 3 Other States include IL, KS, MI, MN, NE, NY, NC, PA, SC, TX, and WI.


Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class, State,and United States, 2001-2002

Classand

State

Area Planted Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002 1


Long Grain AR CA LA MS MO TX

US

Medium Grain AR CA LA MO TX

US

Short Grain AR CA

US

All AR CA LA MS MO TX

US

1,48013

540255210216

2,714

150435

811

595

125

26

1,631473548255211217

3,335

1,3908

510265215195

2,583

150470

1015

636

32

32

1,540510520265216200

3,251

1,47213

538253206215

2,697

148433

811

591

125

26

1,621471546253207216

3,314

1,3828

505263211194

2,563

148468

1015

632

32

32

1,530508515263212199

3,227 1 Forecasted.

Proso Millet: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


CONESD

US

240190220

650

190160125

475

230175175

580 1 Estimates to be released January 2003 in the Annual Crop Summary.


Hay: Area Harvested by Type, Stateand United States, 2001-2002

StateAllHay

Alfalfa andAlfalfa Mixtures

AllOther

2001 2002 1 2001 2002 1 2001 2002 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

AL 2

AZARCACOCTDEFL 2

GA 2

IDILINIAKSKYLA 2

MEMDMAMIMNMS 2

MOMTNENVNHNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPARISC 2

SDTNTXUTVTVAWAWVWIWY

US

920258

1,3201,5401,600

6317

270650

1,420800610

1,6503,3002,350

450130225

981,1502,150

7804,0502,4503,250

49557

120380

1,660710

2,7001,5202,5401,0251,650

8320

4,7002,1355,230

710240

1,310790580

2,0001,130

63,511

900270

1,3751,6601,500

6015

280600

1,550820580

1,6003,0502,350

450142220

921,1002,300

7804,2602,8503,300

48557

120400

1,770750

2,6501,5102,6101,1051,700

8330

4,5002,0855,640

710235

1,370830570

2,0001,170

64,709

21520

1,010950

88

1,120500330

1,250900250

106518

9001,450

4501,4501,450

2657

30270560

201,600

570340460670

1

3,00035

130550

40110470

501,700

580

23,812

22525

1,160900

107

1,250500300

1,2501,000

250

127017

9001,600

4601,7001,450

2757

30260520

201,450

590310475600

1

2,90035

140560

35120490

501,600

580

24,134

92043

1,300530650

559

270650300300280400

2,4002,100

450120160

80250700780

3,6001,0001,800

2305090

1101,100

6901,100

9502,200

565980

7320

1,7002,1005,100

160200

1,200320530300550

39,699

90045

1,350500600

508

280600300320280350

2,0502,100

450130150

75200700780

3,8001,1501,850

2105090

1401,250

7301,200

9202,300

6301,100

7330

1,6002,0505,500

150200

1,250340520400590

40,575 1 Forecasted 2 Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.


Soybeans: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


ALARDEFLGAILINIAKSKYLAMDMIMNMSMONENJNYNCNDOHOKPASCSDTNTXVAWVWI

US

1402,900

20510

16510,700

5,60011,000

2,8501,240

640520

2,1507,3001,1604,9504,950

103160

1,3802,1504,600

415410450

4,5001,080

260500

171,600

74,105

1502,950

19510

16010,300

5,70010,700

2,8001,230

800510

1,9507,0001,4704,7004,900

90155

1,3702,4504,700

300385450

4,2001,150

270480

181,450

72,993

1352,850

2019

15510,620

5,59010,920

2,7301,220

610515

2,1307,2001,1204,9004,900

101158

1,3502,1104,580

265405430

4,4701,050

210480

161,570

73,000

1402,900

1929

14510,200

5,68010,650

2,7501,210

760505

1,9406,9001,4204,6504,830

88153

1,3202,4004,670

280380430

4,1701,120

240460

171,420

72,029 1 Forecasted.


Soybeans: Percent of Acreage Planted Following Another Harvested Crop,Selected States and United States, 1998-2002 1

State 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

ALARDEFLGAILINKSKYLAMDMSMONJNCOHOKPASCTNTXVAWV 2

US

2625431542

542

516

335

132144

111184835

345

7

362331

044

522

366

3397

3350

116164528

443

6

2628493932

423

371336

99

2539

119

638321329

0

6

82344

039

316

285

311311

238

18

114832

148

7

6

1321393837

425

299

309

102142

024184235

824

4

6 1 Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the Agricultural Statistics Board

but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybeanproduction practices.

2 Estimates began in 2000.

Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


ALFLGANMNCOKSCTXVA

US

200.090.0

515.022.2

123.080.011.0

425.075.0

1,541.2

200.0100.0550.0

23.0100.0

70.011.0

350.065.0

1,469.0

199.082.0

514.022.2

122.577.010.2

310.075.0

1,411.9

199.092.0

548.023.0

100.065.010.5

310.065.0

1,412.5 1 Forecasted.


Sunflowers: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, State,and United States, 2001-2002

Varietal Typeand State


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


Oil CO KS MN NE ND SD TX

Oth Sts 2

US

Non-Oil CO KS MN NE ND SD TX

Oth Sts 2

US

All CO KS MN NE ND SD TX

Oth Sts 2

US

130300

3052

870670

35

52

2,139

65353030

2204573

16

514

195335

6082

1,090715108

68

2,653

100240

4055

1,100500

20

40

2,095

40153015

2004040

11

391

140255

7070

1,300540

60

51

2,486

120290

2850

860661

33

45

2,087

62332829

2154470

12

493

182323

5679

1,075705103

57

2,580

93230

3554

1,070490

19

35

2,026

37142514

1903938

9

366

130244

6068

1,260529

57

44

2,392 1 Forecasted. 2 Other States include CA, GA, IL, LA, MI, MO, MT, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, UT, WA, WI and WY.


Canola: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


MNND

Oth Sts 2

US

801,300

114

1,494

901,350

73

1,513

751,285

95

1,455

751,320

63

1,458 1 Forecasted. 2 Other States include AL, AZ, CA, GA, ID, IN, KS, MI, MT, NY, OR, PA, SC, SD, and WA.

Flaxseed: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


MNMTNDSD

US

414

55017

585

1017

80017

844

412

54517

578

915

78017

821 1 Forecasted.

Other Oilseeds: Area Planted and Harvested,United States, 2001-2002

CropArea Planted Area Harvested

2001 2002 2001 2002 1


RapeseedSafflowerMustard Seed

3.7188.0

45.8

2.0207.0155.0

3.1177.0

44.2

1.8198.0146.0

1 Forecasted.


Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, Stateand United States, 2001-2002

Typeand

State


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


Upland AL AZ AR CA FL GA KS LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA

US

Amer-Pima AZ CA NM TX

US

All AL AZ AR CA FL GA KS LA MS MO NM NC OK SC TN TX VA

US

610.0295.0

1,080.0630.0125.0

1,490.040.5

870.01,620.0

405.068.0

970.0270.0300.0620.0

6,000.0105.0

15,498.5

7.8240.0

5.217.0

270.0

610.0302.8

1,080.0870.0125.0

1,490.040.5

870.01,620.0

405.073.2

970.0270.0300.0620.0

6,017.0105.0

15,768.5

580.0235.0

1,000.0460.0110.0

1,500.068.0

580.01,180.0

390.060.0

980.0230.0300.0580.0

5,800.098.0

14,151.0

7.5230.0

7.020.0

264.5

580.0242.5

1,000.0690.0110.0

1,500.068.0

580.01,180.0

390.067.0

980.0230.0300.0580.0

5,820.098.0

14,415.5

605.0290.0

1,065.0625.0124.0

1,480.035.5

855.01,600.0

400.065.0

965.0185.0296.0615.0

4,250.0104.0

13,559.5

7.5239.0

5.216.5

268.2

605.0297.5

1,065.0864.0124.0

1,480.035.5

855.01,600.0

400.070.2

965.0185.0296.0615.0

4,266.5104.0

13,827.7 1 Estimates to be released August 12, 2002 in the August Crop Production report.


Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002 1


2001 2002 2001 2002 2


CACOIDMIMNMTNENDOHORWAWY

US

46.841.5

199.0180.0468.0

57.448.6

261.00.8

12.27.0

48.5

1,370.8

50.043.7

210.0180.0467.0

57.856.4

287.01.7

11.24.0

40.0

1,408.8

44.736.8

179.0166.0426.0

53.541.4

237.00.6

10.07.0

41.6

1,243.6

48.042.0

209.0175.0453.0

57.549.2

282.01.7

10.34.0

39.0

1,370.7 1 Relates to year of intended harvest except for overwintered spring planted beets in CA. 2 Forecasted.

Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: Area Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002

StateArea Harvested

2001 2002 1

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

FLHILATX

US

465.021.0

495.047.0

1,028.0

453.025.1

495.049.0

1,022.1 1 Forecasted.

Tobacco: Area Harvested by State and United States,2000-2002

StateArea Harvested

2000 2001 2002 1 2002/2001

Acres Acres Acres Percent

CTFLGAINKYMDMAMONCOHPASCTNVAWVWI

US

1,6004,500

31,0003,800

132,7005,700

5501,400

170,4007,5005,100

34,00046,02025,900

1,300940

472,410

2,3004,500

26,1004,200

115,7002,2001,1401,300

161,7006,1003,100

32,00039,69029,500

1,3001,570

432,400

2,0504,800

28,0004,200

112,3001,7001,2501,300

169,5006,1003,400

31,00035,90030,760

1,3001,800

435,360

89107107100

9777

110100105100110

9790

104100115

101 1 Forecasted


Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State,and United States, 2000-2002

Class and TypeArea Harvested

2000 2001 2002 1 2002/2001


Class 1, Flue-cured Type 11, Old Belts NC VA US Type 12, Eastern NC Belt NC Type 13, NC Border & SC Belt NC SC US Type 14, GA-FL Belt FL GA US Total 11-14Class 2, Fire-cured Type 21, VA Belt VA Type 22, Eastern District KY TN US Type 23, Western District KY TN US Total 21-23Class 3, Air-cured Class 3A, Light Air-cured Type 31, Burley IN KY MO NC OH TN VA WV US Type 32, Southern MD Belt MD PA US Total 31-32

40,00017,50057,500

102,000

21,00034,00055,000

4,50031,00035,500

250,000

1,300

4,1007,700

11,800

3,800640

4,44017,540

3,800120,000

1,4007,4007,500

37,0007,0001,300

185,400

5,7002,7008,400

193,800

42,00020,50062,500

93,000

20,00032,00052,000

4,50026,10030,600

238,100

1,200

3,3006,5009,800

3,100520

3,62014,620

4,200105,000

1,3006,7006,100

32,0007,7001,300

164,300

2,2001,1003,300

167,600

44,00022,00066,000

95,000

24,00031,00055,000

4,80028,00032,800

248,800

700

2,5005,0007,500

2,400400

2,80011,000

4,200104,000

1,3006,5006,100

30,0008,0001,300

161,400

1,7001,4003,100

164,500

105107106

102

12097

106

107107107104

58

767777

77777775

10099

10097

10094

104100

98

77127

9498

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued


Tobacco: Area Harvested by Class, Type, State,and United States, 2000-2002 (continued)

Class and TypeArea Harvested

2000 2001 2002 1 2002/2001


Class 3, Air-curedClass 3B, Dark Air-cured Type 35, One Sucker Belt KY TN US Type 36, Green River Belt KY Type 37, VA Sun-cured Belt VA Total 35-37Class 4, Cigar Filler Type 41, PA Seedleaf PAClass 5, Cigar Binder Class 5A, CT Valley Binder Type 51, CT Valley Broadleaf CT MA US Class 5B, WI Binder Type 54, Southern WI WI Type 55, Northern WI WI Total 54-55 Total 51-55Class 6, Cigar Wrapper Type 61, CT Valley Shade-grown CT MA USAll Cigar Types Total 41-61

All Tobacco

3,100680

3,780

1,700

1005,580

2,400

600300900

710

230940

1,840

1,000250

1,250

5,490

472,410

2,750670

3,420

1,550

1005,070

2,000

1,300840

2,140

1,250

3201,5703,710

1,000300

1,300

7,010

432,400

2,200500

2,700

1,200

603,960

2,000

1,350950

2,300

1,400

4001,8004,100

700300

1,000

7,100

435,360

807579

77

6078

100

104113107

112

125115111

70100

77

101

101 1 Forecasted


Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002 1


2001 2002 2001 2002 2


CACOIDKSMIMNMTNENMNYNDORSDTXUTWAWIWY

US

92.0115.0

75.015.0

215.0115.0

38.5160.0

13.023.0

440.010.018.030.0

6.134.0

6.324.0

1,429.9

100.0100.0

85.018.0

270.0165.0

23.0190.0

6.026.0

750.09.0

18.028.0

1.540.0

6.528.0

1,864.0

89.0105.0

73.014.0

130.0105.0

24.0148.0

13.022.3

400.09.5

17.026.4

5.734.0

6.121.0

1,243.0

97.090.083.017.0

260.0145.0

21.0175.0

6.025.5

700.08.5

17.525.0

1.340.0

6.327.0

1,745.1 1 Excludes beans grown for garden seed. 2 Forecasted.

Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


ALCAGA 2

LAMSNJNCSCTXVA

US

3.010.0

0.524.016.7

1.237.0

0.84.20.5

97.9

2.910.5

21.015.5

1.038.0

1.33.70.5

94.4

2.910.0

0.422.016.0

1.236.0

0.73.80.5

93.5

2.910.5

20.015.3

1.037.0

1.23.40.5

91.8 1 Forecasted. 2 Estimates discontinued in 2002.


Summer Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by Stateand United States, 2001-2002


2001 2002 2001 2002 1


ALCACODEILKSMDMONJNMTXVA

US

4.28.05.64.45.52.54.86.22.52.28.56.5

60.9

4.08.06.53.76.33.04.87.22.52.58.86.5

63.8

3.98.05.44.35.32.44.75.62.52.28.06.3

58.6

3.98.06.43.65.92.94.75.72.52.58.36.5

60.9 1 Forecasted.

Alaska: Area Planted by Crop, 2000-2002 1

CropArea Planted

2000 2001 2002

Acres Acres Acres

All OatsAll BarleyAll Hay 2

Potatoes

2,5005,300

18,000860

4,0005,800

23,000930

3,3004,500

25,000910

1 Estimates are provided to meet special needs of users for crops and livestock production statistics. Estimates are excluded fromcommodity data tables.

2 Area harvested.


Biotechnology Varieties

The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or uplandcotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. The States publishedindividually in the following tables represent 81 percent of all corn planted acres, 89 percent of all soybeanplanted acres, and 81 percent of all upland cotton planted acres.

Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties were excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only thosecontaining bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Stacked gene varieties include those containing biotech traits for bothherbicide and insect resistance.

The acreage estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations planting biotech varieties arenot included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn States, as measured by the relative standard errorat the U.S. level, is approximately 1.4 percent for all biotech varieties, 1.8 percent for insect resistant (Bt)only varieties, 3.1 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 6.5 percent for stacked gene varieties. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates will be within plus or minus2.8 percent for all biotech varieties, 3.6 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 6.2 percent forherbicide resistant varieties, and 13.0 percent for stacked gene varieties. Variability for the 31 soybean Statesis approximately 0.8 percent for herbicide resistant varieties. Variability for the 17 upland cotton States isapproximately 2.2 percent for all biotech varieties, 5.1 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties, 2.8percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and 4.2 percent for stacked gene varieties.

Corn: Biotechnology Varieties by State andUnited States, Percent of All Corn Planted, 2001-2002

StateInsect Resistant (Bt) Herbicide Resistant

2001 2002 2001 2002

Percent Percent Percent Percent

ILINIAKSMIMNMONEOHSDWI

Oth Sts 1

US

126

2526

8252324

73011

11

18

187

312512292734

63315

14

22

366

1177884

146

8

7

367

158

11693

239

12

9

Stacked Gene Varieties All Biotech Varieties

2001 2002 2001 2002


ILINIAKSMIMNMONEOHSDWI

Oth Sts 1

US

1 *112412 *31

1

1

1 *322424 *

102

2

2

1612323817363234114718

20

26

2213414322443446

96626

27

34

* Data rounds to less than 0.5 percent. 1 Other States includes all other States in the Corn estimating program.


Upland Cotton: Biotechnology Varieties by State andUnited States, Percent of Upland Cotton Planted, 2001-2002

StateInsect Resistant (Bt) Herbicide Resistant

2001 2002 2001 2002


ARCAGALAMSNCTX

Oth Sts 1

US

2111133010

98

18

13

2768

271914

7

19

13

29274314153735

33

32

372655

9222740

35

36

Stacked Gene Varieties All Biotech Varieties

2001 2002 2001 2002


ARCAGALAMSNCTX

Oth Sts 1

US

282

29476138

6

33

24

261

30494745

4

32

22

78408591868449

84

69

90339385888651

86

71 1 Other States includes all other States in the Upland Cotton estimating program.

Soybeans: Biotechnology Varieties by State andUnited States, Percent of All Soybeans Planted, 2001-2002

StateHerbicide Resistant Only All Biotech Varieties

2001 2002 2001 2002


ARILINIAKSMIMNMSMONENDOHSDWI

Oth Sts 1

US

6064787380596363697649648063

64

68

6871837583727180728561738978

70

75

6064787380596363697649648063

64

68

6871837583727180728561738978

70

75 1 Other States includes all other States in the Soybean estimating program.


Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002(Domestic Units) 1


2001 2002 2001 2002


Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain 2

Corn for Silage Hay, All Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice Rye Sorghum for Grain 2

Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All Winter Durum Other Spring

Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton, All Upland Amer-Pima Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas Dry Edible Beans Dry Edible Peas Lentils Wrinkled Seed Peas

Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI) 3

4,967.075,752.0

4,403.0650.0

3,335.01,328.0

10,252.0

59,617.041,078.0

2,910.015,629.0

1,494.0

585.045.8

1,541.23.7

188.074,105.0

2,653.0

15,768.515,498.5

270.01,370.8

15.91,429.9

211.8201.0

1,267.116.878.360.9

1,111.1

97.9

5,048.078,947.0

5,085.0475.0

3,251.01,395.09,290.0

60,085.041,362.0

2,760.015,963.0

1,513.0

844.0155.0

1,469.02.0

207.072,993.0

2,486.0

14,415.514,151.0

264.51,408.8

1,864.0

13.880.363.8

94.4

4,289.068,808.0

6,148.063,511.023,812.039,699.0

1,905.0580.0

3,314.0255.0

8,584.0336.0

48,653.031,295.0

2,789.014,569.0

1,455.0

578.044.2

1,411.93.1

177.073,000.0

2,580.0

13,827.713,559.5

268.21,243.61,028.0

432.4

7.11,243.0

196.8197.0

6.30.4

35.978.5

1,241.314.076.258.6

1,092.519.593.5

0.4

4,499.072,081.0

64,709.024,134.040,575.0

2,633.0

3,227.0275.0

7,908.0

47,628.029,764.0

2,692.015,172.0

1,458.0

821.0146.0

1,412.51.8

198.072,029.0

2,392.0

1,370.71,022.1

435.4

1,745.1

29.3

13.577.760.9

91.8

1 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for thefull 2002 crop year.

2 Area planted for all purposes. 3 Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage.


Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2001-2002(Domestic Units) 1

Crop UnitYield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002

1,000 1,000

Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain Corn for Silage Hay, All Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice 2

Rye Sorghum for Grain Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All Winter Durum Other Spring

Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed 3

Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower

Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton, All 2

Upland 2

Amer-Pima 2

Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas 2

Dry Edible Beans 2

Dry Edible Peas 2

Lentils 2

Wrinkled Seed Peas 3

Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI) 3

Bu"Ton"""Bu"CwtBu"TonBu"""

LbTonBuLb"""BuLb

Bale""Ton"Lb

Cwt""""

Lb"""Cwt""""LbCwtLb

58.2138.2

16.62.473.371.9361.333.2

6,42927.359.911.140.243.530.035.2

1,374

19.8930

3,0291,3061,365

39.61,349

705694

1,25420.733.6

2,293

1,3661,5721,9201,471

1,21045,000

1,86181

358294286309367105156

272280

249,5909,506,840

102,352156,703

80,26676,437

116,85619,250

213,0456,971

514,5243,728

1,957,6431,361,479

83,556512,608

1,998,5157,452

11,45541,106

4,276,7044,050

241,6652,890,5723,480,696

20,302.819,602.4

700.425,78734,587

991,519

9719,541

3,7792,898

640

7,60016,200

66,832.16,343

444,7664,115

21,81418,110

400,7272,052

14,5656,400

3,67821,753


2 Yield in pounds. 3 Yield is not estimated.


Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United States, 2001-2002(Metric Units) 1


2001 2002 2001 2002

Hectares Hectares Hectares Hectares

Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain 2

Corn for Silage Hay, All 3

Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice Rye Sorghum for Grain 2

Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All 3

Winter Durum Other Spring

Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower


Upland Amer-Pima Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas Dry Edible Beans Dry Edible Peas Lentils Wrinkled Seed Peas

Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All 3

Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI) 4

2,010,10030,656,080

1,781,850263,050

1,349,640537,430

4,148,880

24,126,40016,623,860

1,177,6506,324,900

604,610

236,74018,530

623,7101,500

76,08029,989,550

1,073,640

6,381,3506,272,090

109,270554,750

6,430578,670

85,71081,340

512,7806,800

31,69024,650

449,650

39,620

2,042,88031,949,060

2,057,850192,230

1,315,650564,540

3,759,570

24,315,80016,738,790

1,116,9406,460,070

612,300

341,56062,730

594,490810

83,77029,539,540

1,006,060

5,833,8105,726,770

107,040570,130

754,340

5,58032,50025,820

38,200

1,735,72027,845,910

2,488,03025,702,270

9,636,48016,065,790

770,930234,720

1,341,140103,200

135,98019,689,38012,664,770

1,128,6805,895,930

588,820

233,91017,890

571,3801,250

71,63029,542,370

1,044,100

5,595,9305,487,390

108,540503,270416,020174,990

2,870503,030

79,64079,720

2,550150

14,53031,770

502,3405,670

30,84023,710

442,1207,890

37,840180

1,820,70029,170,460

26,187,0909,766,790

16,420,3001,065,550

1,305,930111,290

19,274,58012,045,190

1,089,4306,139,960

590,040

332,25059,080

571,620730

80,13029,149,420

968,020

554,710413,630176,190

706,220

11,850

5,46031,44024,650

37,150


2 Area planted for all purposes. 3 Total may not add due to rounding. 4 Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares.


Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United States, 2001-2002(Metric Units) 1

CropYield Production

2001 2002 2001 2002

Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons

Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain Corn for Silage Hay, All 2

Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice Rye Sorghum for Grain Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All 2

Winter Durum Other Spring

Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed 3

Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower


Upland Amer-Pima Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco

Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas Dry Edible Beans Dry Edible Peas Lentils Wrinkled Seed Peas 3

Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All 2

Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI) 3

3.138.67

37.325.537.564.322.201.867.211.723.76

24.872.712.932.012.37

1.54

1.241.043.401.461.532.661.51

0.790.781.40

46.4875.42

2.57

1.531.762.151.65

1.3550.44

2.090.09

40.1632.9432.0934.6441.11

0.1217.46

30.5431.38

5,434,180241,484,860

92,852,170142,158,570

72,816,09069,342,480

1,696,160436,580

9,663,560177,070

13,069,5103,381,980

53,278,31037,053,390

2,274,02013,950,900

906,5106,760,520

290,97018,650

1,939,8801,840

109,62078,668,480

1,578,820

4,420,4104,267,920

152,49023,393,57031,376,800

449,750

4,400886,360171,410131,450

29,030

3,4507,350

30,3102,880

20,174,250186,650989,470821,460

18,176,670930

660,6602,900

166,830986,700


2 Production may not add due to rounding. 3 Yield is not estimated.


Spring Weather Summary

Despite an early-season hot spell across the Deep South, a mid-April period of record warmth nearlynationwide, and an impressive late-May heat wave in the Southwest, cool air was dominant for much of thespring, especially during March and during a 5-week span beginning after mid-April. Spring temperaturesaveraged as much as 12 degrees F below normal across northern Montana and generally 2 to 10 degrees Fbelow normal elsewhere across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. Near- to above-normal springtemperatures were confined to the Southwest and areas south and east of a line from southern Texas tosouthern New England. A few locations in Florida registered spring temperatures up to 4 degrees F abovenormal.

Copious precipitation fell in a swath from the southeastern Plains into the Northeast, but only light amountswere observed elsewhere. The wetness caused extensive spring planting delays, primarily in the Ohio andmiddle Mississippi Valleys, while drought worsened across the central High Plains and the southeastern halfof the West. Soil moisture shortages and the continuing effects of long-term drought persisted in portions of the interior Northwest and in much of the southern Atlantic region. Shorter-term dryness developed duringthe spring across the Deep South and in the Dakotas and adjacent areas. In contrast, rain and snow broughtsome drought relief to pastures and spring-sown small grains on the northern High Plains. More substantialdrought relief was noted in the Northeast.

Spring Crop Summary

A persistent wet weather pattern centered over the Ohio River Valley produced numerous storms that delayedfieldwork and planting in the southern, central, and eastern Corn Belt until late-May. Elsewhere,below-normal precipitation provided ample planting opportunities across most of the western Corn Belt, GreatPlains, and Southeast. However, despite mostly accommodating topsoil moisture conditions, small grainseeding on the northern Great Plains got off to a slow start due to recurring periods of cold weather thatincluded many record and near-record low temperatures. The cold weather extended the winter wheatdormant season on the northern Great Plains, slowed winter wheat development in the central Great Plains,and delayed emergence and early-season growth of spring planted crops in the Corn Belt. In the central andsouthern High Plains, drought conditions intensified, stressing winter grains and forage crops and forcingproducers to delay fieldwork and planting. In the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, andSoutheast, seasonal and above-normal temperatures quickly ripened winter grains and promoted developmentof spring crops where soil moisture was available.

Corn planting progressed slightly ahead of normal during April, but fell behind normal during May, as stormsfrequently halted progress across the southern Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the central and eastern CornBelt through most of the month. Elsewhere, drier-than-normal weather supported planting in the westernCorn Belt and central Great Plains through most of the Spring. On May 19, planting delays ranged from 2 to4 weeks behind normal in most areas east of the Mississippi River, with the largest delays in Indiana andOhio. West of the Mississippi River, planting progressed ahead of the 5-year average in most areas andplanting neared completion ahead of normal in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakota’s. Coldweather, including many overnight record lows, hampered germination, emergence, and growth across theentire Corn Belt and Great Plains during most of May. Arrival of hot weather near the end of the month aidedemergence, and stimulated growth and improved the color of most emerged fields. A rapid planting pace inlate May and early June erased most progress deficits in the central and eastern Corn Belt and on June 9,planting was 98 percent complete. During June, warm weather and ample soil moisture aided emergence andgrowth of late-planted fields and promoted vigorous growth of early-planted fields.

A few soybean fields were planted during April, although progress was mostly confined to the lowerMississippi Valley. In the Corn Belt, progress was isolated during April and planting lagged behind normal atthe beginning of May. However, planting quickly gained momentum in the western Corn Belt and GreatPlains, and the planting pace remained active through most of the remainder of the month. Progress wasespecially rapid near midmonth. By the end of May, planting was nearly complete in Iowa, Minnesota,Nebraska, and the Dakota’s. In the southern, central, and eastern Corn Belt very few fields were plantedbefore mid-May due to persistent wet weather and on May 19, planting was 3 weeks behind normal in Indianaand Ohio and 2 weeks late in Illinois. Planting accelerated in the central and eastern Corn Belt late in themonth and remained active through the end of Spring, but progress remained behind normal in most areas. Seasonal warmth aided germination and promoted growth on the Atlantic Coastal Plains, but cold weatherhampered emergence in the Corn Belt and Great Plains until late May.


Many winter wheat fields on the northern Great Plains remained dormant or produced very little growth priorto mid-April due to extremely cold nighttime temperatures. After midmonth, abnormally hot weatheraccelerated vegetative growth in the central Great Plains and Corn Belt, but jointing progressed behindnormal in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana, and Ohio. Near the end of April, fields quickly progressedinto the heading stage in the southern Great Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeast. By mid-May,virtually all of Montana’s crop had broken dormancy, but cold weather persisted on the northern Great Plains,hampering growth during most of the month. Development accelerated in the southern Corn Belt and centralGreat Plains during May, even though temperatures were not favorably warm. In the eastern Corn Belt, fieldsentered the heading stage much later than normal, especially in Ohio. Meanwhile, hot weather quicklyripened winter wheat fields along and near the Gulf Coast and harvest progressed with few delays. Harvestalso progressed without delay along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, while rain periodically interrupted progress ininterior parts of the southern Great Plains and Mississippi Delta. Harvest rapidly accelerated in the Corn Beltand central Great Plains after mid-June. By June 23, harvest was nearly complete in the Southeast and wellover one-half complete in the southern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley.

Cotton planting was mostly confined to the southern Great Plains and Southwest until mid-April. Aftermid-April and through most of May, nearly ideal conditions supported cotton planting in the Southeast. Favorable conditions also aided planting in the lower Mississippi Valley during April, but above-normalprecipitation hampered planting in the interior Delta States during May, while dry soils limited planting nearthe Gulf Coast. Planting remained active in the southern Great Plains until mid-June, although progress wasoccasionally interrupted by rain in southern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas, and moisture shortages slowedprogress on the High Plains. Planting was nearly complete in the Southwest by midmonth. Warmer-than-normal temperatures promoted germination and growth where moisture supplies were adequate,especially from late May through mid-June. However, fields in the dryland areas of South Texas and theCoastal Bend suffered due to inadequate moisture and excessive heat.

Dry weather spurred spring wheat and barley seeding in the Pacific Northwest in early April, especially inWashington. During the second half of April, cold weather and scattered snowfall hampered barley andspring wheat seeding across most of the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, but dry conditionssupported spring wheat planting in South Dakota. In early-May, barley and spring wheat seedings weredelayed by winter-like weather that included locally significant snowfall and widespread periods ofsub-freezing temperatures. By mid-May, planting was about 1 week behind the 5-year average for both crops,but planting was nearly complete in the Pacific Northwest. After mid-May, dry weather supported rapidplanting on the northern Great Plains and by the end of the month, planting was slightly ahead of normal. Cold weather hindered germination and emerged fields produced little growth until above-normaltemperatures accelerated growth in late-May.

Oat planting advanced ahead of normal in the western Corn Belt, but cold weather delayed planting in theupper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains in early April. In Iowa and Nebraska, planting was activemost of the month and neared completion well ahead of normal. In early May, dry weather supportedplanting in the upper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains. Meanwhile, rain and wet soils limitedprogress in the eastern Corn Belt until late in the month. Above-normal temperatures and favorable topsoilmoisture aided emergence and stimulated vegetative growth in Iowa, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania duringApril. Below-normal temperatures slowed emergence and growth across most of the Corn Belt and GreatPlains during May, but 96 percent of the oat crop was emerged by June 9, equaling the 5-year average.

Dry weather aided rice seeding along the western Gulf Coast during April, although storms temporarilyinterrupted progress near midmonth. Planting progressed well ahead of normal in Texas and near normal inLouisiana. In the interior Mississippi Delta, planting accelerated after mid-April, but wet weather slowedprogress during early May. Planting delays were especially lengthy in Missouri. In California, plantingadvanced with few delays. Warm weather promoted rapid emergence and growth throughout the MississippiDelta and Gulf Coast during May, although a period of below-normal temperatures temporarily sloweddevelopment near the end of the month. On June 23, about one-third of the fields were heading in Louisianaand Texas, but very few fields were heading in the interior Mississippi Delta and none were heading inCalifornia.

Sorghum planting accelerated in the lower Mississippi Valley after mid-April and remained active throughearly May, even though moisture shortages developed near the Gulf Coast and rain temporarily delayedprogress in the interior Delta States. The planting pace slowly increased on the Great Plains, with a few fieldsseeded as far north as South Dakota by mid-May. After mid-May, dry weather prevailed across the central


and northern Great Plains and planting rapidly accelerated. In the Corn Belt planting was slow during most ofMay due to frequent heavy rain.

Peanut planting progressed with few rain delays in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain during May. In the southern High Plains, blowing soil and moisture shortages hindered progress. On June 2, planting was91 percent complete, slightly ahead of the 5-year average of 87 percent.

Sugarbeet planting was nearly complete in Idaho and Michigan by mid-May. In Minnesota and NorthDakota, cold weather and wintery precipitation limited sugarbeet seeding in early May, but plantingaccelerated near midmonth and remained active through the remainder of the month.

Corn: The 2002 planted area for corn for all purposes is estimated at 78.9 million acres, up 4 percent from2001 but down 1 percent from 2000. Growers expect to harvest 72.1 million acres for grain, up 5 percentfrom 2001. The corn acreage is based on survey information collected between May 30 and June 18. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 97 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted atthe time of the interview compared to an average of 97 percent for the past 10 years.

Corn farmers in the seven major States (IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, OH, WI) planted 51.8 million acres, an increaseof 3 percent from last year. Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa showed the largest increases in planted acreage,while Nebraska and Wisconsin increased moderately. Producers in these areas cited more advantageous cornloan rates from the newly adopted Farm Bill when compared to soybeans as the main reason for the acreageincrease. Indiana and Ohio showed the largest decreases from the March intentions as excess moistureprevented farmers from planting their originally intended fields to corn.

Drier than normal weather provided good planting conditions through most of the spring for farmers in thewestern Corn Belt and central Great Plains. However, eastern Corn Belt farmers experienced frequentplanting delays due to persistent precipitation, especially in Indiana and Ohio. The delays were evident asonly 83 percent of the crop was planted as of May 26, compared with 94 percent for both 2001 and the 5-yearaverage. Germination and emergence were hampered throughout the Corn Belt by excess moisture in the eastand by cold weather in the west. Hot weather at the end of May stimulated growth and improved color inemerged fields across much of the Corn Belt, but planting and emergence were still behind normal. As ofMay 26, forty-three percent of the corn crop was in good to excellent condition, down 27 percentage pointsfrom the same time period in 2001. Since then, warmer, drier weather has allowed conditions to improve. Asof June 25, sixty-two percent of the crop was rated good to excellent, down only 5 percentage points from thesame time period last year.

Outside the Corn Belt, corn acreage increased 6 percent from last year to 27.1 million acres. Texas, NorthDakota, and South Dakota plantings showed the largest increases while many States in the Southeast plantedmore corn this year as farmers switched from cotton and soybeans. Acreage is mostly down in the RockyMountain States as severe drought conditions are prevalent.

Sorghum: Growers intend to plant 9.29 million acres, down 9 percent from 2001. Area harvested for grainis estimated at 7.91 million acres, down 8 percent from last year.

Kansas continues to lead the Nation in sorghum acres. However, extremely dry conditions reduced theirplanted acreage by 100,000 from last year. Drought conditions have also reduced acreage in Colorado, NewMexico, and South Dakota. Texas showed the largest decrease in planted acres, declining 500,000 from lastyear. Growers in 8 States intend to plant more acres than in 2001, with Arkansas showing the largestincrease, up 65,000 acres from last year.

As of June 2, sorghum was 58 percent planted, which is 12 percentage points behind last year and 5 pointsbehind the 5-year average. During midmonth, planting increased rapidly, but as of June 23, was 5 percentbehind last year and 4 percent behind the 5-year average.

Oats: The area planted to oats last fall and this spring totaled 5.09 million acres, 1 percent below the Marchintentions, but 15 percent above last year’s final seeded acres. Acreage to be harvested for grain, at2.63 million acres, is 4 percent above the March intentions and 38 percent more than last year’s record low. The increases for planted and harvested acres are the first since 1997.

Planting advanced ahead of normal in parts of the western Corn Belt, but cold weather delayed planting in theupper Mississippi Valley and northern Great Plains in early April. In Iowa and Nebraska, planting was active


most of the month and neared completion well ahead of normal. In the eastern Corn Belt, rain and wet soilshindered progress during most of April and May, especially in Ohio and Wisconsin. Planting accelerated inMinnesota and the Dakota’s in early May, as dry weather supported progress. By June 2, the oat crop was98 percent seeded and neared completion slightly ahead of normal.

Barley: Growers seeded 5.05 million acres for 2002, up 2 percent from the 4.97 million acres seeded a yearago. This level is an increase from the record low planted acreage of 2001. Acres for harvest, at 4.50 million,rebounded 5 percent from the 2001 level.

Montana and North Dakota each seeded 100,000 acres more this year than last year. Acres for harvest inMontana are estimated to be up 230,000 from previous year, while acres for harvest in North Dakota areestimated to be up 70,000.

Barley planting slowly gained momentum on the northern Great Plains during April, despite cold weather andscattered snowfall. Below-normal temperatures hindered emergence and limited growth in the PacificNorthwest and on the Great Plains. In early May barley seedings were delayed by winter-like weather thatincluded locally significant snowfall and widespread periods of sub-freezing temperatures. By mid-May,planting was about 1 week behind the 5-year average. However, planting was nearly complete in the PacificNorthwest. After midmonth, dry weather supported rapid planting on the northern Great Plains and by theend of the month, planting was slightly ahead of normal. Cold weather hindered germination and emergedfields produced little growth until late in the month.

Development of barley during June lagged across the northern High Plains, Pacific Northwest, and NorthDakota, despite stimulation by above-normal temperatures. By June 23, Barley heading at 15-percent trailedlast year’s 20-percent progress and the 5-year average of 24 percent.

Winter Wheat: The 2002 winter wheat planted area, at 41.4 million acres, is less than 1 percent above bothlast year and the previous estimate. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 29.8 million acres, down1 percent from the June 1 forecast and 5 percent below the 2001 total. This is the smallest area for grain since1917.

The U.S. harvested area decrease from the June forecast is mostly due to a 3 percent decline in Hard RedWinter grain acres. Significant additional abandonment was reported in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska,Oklahoma, and South Dakota where drought conditions have continued to plague the crop. These declinesmore than offset a 300,000 acre increase in Texas where acreage losses were less than expected. Soft RedWinter and White Winter area each increased nearly 2 percent from the June forecast.

Durum Wheat: The Durum planted area for 2002 is estimated at 2.76 million acres, down 5 percent fromlast year. Area to be harvested for grain is expected to total 2.69 million acres, 4 percent below last year’slevel.

Crop condition in the California Imperial Valley was mainly good to excellent where harvest is now complete. San Joaquin Valley harvest is active. Planting continued after June 1 in the northeast corner of Montana. Emergence has been slow due to cool spring temperatures and snow. Seeding in North Dakota began slowerthan normal, but favorable weather in May and early June allowed progress to quickly catch up.

Other Spring Wheat: Acreage planted to other spring wheat for 2002 is estimated at 16.0 million, up2 percent from 2001. Grain area is expected to total 15.2 million acres, up 4 percent from last year.

Idaho’s acreage rebounded from last year’s low level which was negatively affected by several powerbuyback programs offered to farmers with irrigated land. Planting progress in Minnesota was hampered inlate April and early May due to persistent cold, wet weather in the northern part of the State. Warmer Junetemperatures have set development back on track, however the Northwest and North Central districts aresuffering from widespread flooding. Planting also began slowly in Montana where farmers were waiting formoisture. Emergence of the Montana crop was slow due to cool temperatures, snow, and late planting. Seeding progress in North Dakota quickly made up for a slow start, moving ahead of average by the end ofMay. The crop there was rated 62 percent good to excellent for the week ending June 23. South Dakotagrowers have been plagued by drought conditions. The Washington crop is in mostly fair to good condition,where precipitation has been below normal in most wheat areas. Crop development in Washington is behindnormal due to a cooler than normal spring.


Rye: The 2002 planted area for rye is estimated at 1.40 million acres, 5 percent above 2001. Harvested areais expected to total 275,000 acres, up 8 percent from last year. This is the second smallest harvested acreageon record, only behind last year. As of June 23, thirty-seven percent of the Oklahoma crop was rated good toexcellent.

Rice: Area planted to rice in 2002 is estimated at 3.25 million acres, 3 percent below last year’s acreage. Area for harvest is estimated at 3.23 million acres, also 3 percent below a year ago.

Long grain planted acreage, representing 79 percent of total, is down 5 percent from last year. Medium grainplanted acreage, representing 20 percent of the total, increased 7 percent from 2001, while area planted toshort grain varieties increased 23 percent and represents 1 percent of the total rice acres planted in 2001. Asof June 23, 8 percent of the crop was headed compared with 6 percent for the 5-year average. Frequent,heavy rains in Missouri forced delays in planting the 2002 rice crop. Along the Gulf Coast dry conditionspersisted at planting.

Proso Millet: Planted acreage for the 2002 proso millet crop is estimated at 475,000 acres, 27 percent belowthe 2001 planted acreage of 650,000 acres. All three States in the estimating program, Colorado, Nebraska,and South Dakota, show decreases from the previous year as drought conditions have limited plantings so farthis year. Proso millet can be harvested for grain, seed, or hay.

Hay: Producers expect to harvest 64.7 million acres of all hay in 2002, up less than 2 percent from 2001. This is the largest harvested acreage of all hay since 1988. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixture are estimated at24.1 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. New seedings of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures, published in theCrop Production 2001 Summary, were 6 percent higher in 2001 compared to 2000. All other hay isestimated at 40.6 million acres, up 2 percent from last year.

Increases in 22 States are expected to more than offset declines in 18 States. Growers in Texas plan toharvest 5.64 million acres of all hay, an increase of 8 percent from the previous year. California also expectsto increase harvested acres by 8 percent in response to the strong dairy market. Continued dry weather inmost areas of the Great Plains, Rocky Mountain States, and Southwest has also increased the demand for hay.

Soybeans: The 2002 soybean planted area is estimated at 73.0 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Area for harvest is estimated at 72.0 million acres, down 1 percent from 2001. If realized, this will be thesecond year planted acres have declined since the record high in 2000.

Of the 31 soybean estimating States, growers in 19 States decreased acreage, while growersin 10 States increased area planted. Estimated acreage decreases are mainly in the western Corn Belt, centralGreat Plains, Great Lake States, and Atlantic Coastal Plain while increases are in North Dakota, eastern CornBelt, and across the South.

Compared to 2001, the largest acreage decreases are in Illinois, down 400,000 acres; and in Iowa, Minnesota,and South Dakota where acreage declined 300,000 acres each. Growers in Missouri also reduced acreage by250,000 acres, and in Michigan and Wisconsin the acreage decreased by 200,000 and 150,000 acres,respectively. Mississippi farmers planted an additional 310,000 acres and in North Dakota the acreageincreased by 300,000 acres.

Early spring planting activities for soybeans started behind normal across most of the Corn Belt whileprogress was ahead normal in the lower Mississippi Valley and along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. By mid-May, planting gained momentum in the central Great Plains and western Corn Belt. In the southern, central,and eastern Corn Belt, persistent wet weather stalled planting progress before mid-May. A wet spring causedsome farmers to plant soybeans instead of corn in the southern and eastern Corn Belt. As June 23, soybeanplanting had progressed to 97 percent complete, slightly ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Ninety-one percent of the crop had emerged by June 23 compared with last year’s progress of 89 percent. Soybeancondition was rated mostly good by mid-June.

Peanuts: Acreage planted to peanuts in 2002 is estimated at 1.47 million acres, down 5 percent from 2001plantings and down 4 percent from the 2000 level. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.41 million acres,virtually unchanged from last year.

Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 861,000 acres, up 6 percent from2001. Growers with irrigation used the equipment to attain adequate soil moisture for planting. Dryland


growers either had to plant into dry soils or time their plantings with the rains. The Southeast peanut croppegging in 2002 was on pace with the 5-year average as of June 23.

Plantings in the Virginia-North Carolina region totaled 165,000 acres, down 17 percent from 2001. Peanutplanting in the region was delayed due to dry conditions. Farmers waited for the Farm Bill to be completedbefore finalizing planting decisions. By June 23, North Carolina had 5 percent of the crop pegging, comparedwith the 5-year average of 13 percent. Virginia had 1 percent of their crop pegging, compared with the 5-yearaverage of 6 percent.

Growers in the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) planted 443,000 acres, down 16 percent fromlast year. Farmers responded to the new Farm Bill by planting fewer dry-land peanuts. The Texas crop was1 percentage point ahead of the 5-year average for peanuts pegging on June 23, and Oklahoma was9 percentage points ahead.

Sunflowers: Planted area for all sunflowers in 2002 is 2.49 million acres, down 6 percent from last year. Harvested acres is estimated at 2.39 million acres, down 7 percent from 2001. Planted area for oil typevarieties, at 2.10 million acres, is down 2 percent from 2001 planted acres. The area planted to non-oilvarieties, at 391,000 acres, is down 123,000 acres.

Acreage planted in North Dakota increased 19 percent from 2001 to 1.30 million acres. Oil type varietiesincreased 230,000 acres while non-oil varieties declined by 20,000 acres. Sunflower planting in NorthDakota started in early May and was completed mid-June. Crop condition is rated mostly fair to good withadequate soil moisture.

Canola: Area planted to canola is estimated at 1.51 million acres, an increase of 1 percent from last year but2 percent below intended acreage in March. Harvested area is estimated at 1.46 million acres, virtuallyunchanged from a year ago.

Flaxseed: Acreage planted to flaxseed in 2002 is 844,000 acres, up 44 percent from last year’s planted area,and the largest area planted since 1979 when 922,000 acres were planted. Area for harvest, estimated at821,000, is 42 percent above the harvested acres in 2001.

In North Dakota growers planted 800,000 acres of flaxseed, up 45 percent from 2001. This is the largestflaxseed planted acreage in North Dakota since 1975.

Other Oilseeds: Safflower growers planted an estimated 207,000 acres, an increase of 10 percent from 2001. Safflower area for harvest is estimated at 198,000 acres, up nearly 12 percent. Planted area of mustard seed isestimated at a record 155,000 acres, up 109,200 acres from 2001. Mustard seed harvested area is estimated at146,000 acres, also a record. Higher mustard seed prices resulting from lower than normal 2001 NorthAmerican production are driving the acreage increase. Rapeseed growers planted an estimated 2,000 acres, adecrease of 1,700 acres from last year.

Cotton: The United States planted area for all cotton for 2002 is estimated at 14.4 million acres, 9 percentbelow last year. Upland cotton acreage is expected to total 14.2 million acres, down 9 percent from 2001. Byearly April, planting was well underway in California, Arizona, and southern areas of Texas. Growers wereplanting their fields to upland cotton in nearly all growing areas by the third week of April and were ahead ofthe 5-year average. By the end of May, 88 percent of the acreage had been sown, with mostly Texas andOklahoma growers still seeding their fields.

Producers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, andVirginia) planted 3.57 million acres of upland cotton, a decrease of 1 percent from the previous year, but8,000 acres higher than two years ago.

Upland growers in the Delta States (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) planted3.73 million acres, down 7 percent from their original intentions. The acreage seeded to cotton is down19 percent from a year ago and 5 percent less than the 2000 planted acreage.

Acreage planted to upland cotton in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico is estimated at 6.16 millionacres, 3 percent less than a year ago and 10 percent below what was seeded in 2000. Texas accounts for5.80 million of this acreage, down 3 percent from last year.


Upland planted acreage in California and Arizona is estimated at 695,000 acres, 18 percent less than whatwas intended for upland cotton in March and 25 percent below last year. California cotton growers reducedupland cotton acreage this year by 170,000 acres due to a combination of low prices, high electricity costs,and the uncertainty of the available water supply. This is the lowest acreage of upland cotton planted inCalifornia since 1946.

American-Pima planted acreage is estimated at 264,500 acres, a decrease of 2 percent from last year. California accounts for 230,000 acres, down 4 percent from a year ago, but 59 percent higher than 2000. Texas growers planted 20,000 acres of American-Pima cotton, 3,000 acres more than last year and 4,000acres above their 2000 seedings.

Sugarbeets: Area planted totaled 1.41 million acres in the 12 sugarbeet-producing States, down 1 percentfrom the March intentions but up 3 percent from 2001. The area for harvest is estimated at 1.37 million,10 percent above 2001, when harvested acreage was reduced by the payment-in-kind diversion program.

Planting progressed in spurts in Idaho and Michigan during April. Idaho growers planted nearly one-third oftheir sugarbeet acreage during the week prior to midmonth and Michigan growers planted more than one-thirdof their acreage during the week following midmonth. By mid-May, planting was nearly complete in Idahoand Michigan. In the Red River Valley, planting gained momentum near the end of April, but cold weatherand wintery precipitation limited progress until early-May. On May 26, planting was 98 percent complete,slightly exceeding last year’s 91-percent pace and the 5-year average of 96 percent.

Sugarcane: Acres to be harvested for sugar and seed during the 2002 crop year is estimated at 1.02 millionacres, 1 percent below last year. Acreage increases in Hawaii and Texas partially offset an acreage reductionin Florida. Louisiana’s acreage is expected to be unchanged from 2001.

Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco area for harvest in 2002 is forecast at 435,360 acres, up 1 percent from both the2001 crop and the March intentions. Expected harvested area for light air-cured, fire-cured, dark air-cured,and cigar wrapper are down from last year. However, planned harvested acres of flue-cured and cigar binderare up from a year ago. Cigar filler is unchanged from 2001.

Flue-cured tobacco, at 248,800 acres, is 4 percent above a year ago and 1 percent above March intentions. Flue-cured acreage accounts for 57 percent of this year’s total tobacco acreage. Acreage in North Carolina,the leading flue-cured State, is up 5 percent from last year. Other increases in flue-cured acreage were foundin Virginia, Georgia, and Florida, all 7 percent higher. South Carolina expects a 3 percent decrease inharvested acres.

Light air-cured tobacco types are down 2 percent from last year but 2 percent above the March intentions. Burley tobacco, at 161,400 acres, is down 2 percent from a year ago but 2 percent above March intentions. Three burley producing States expect a decline in acres from last year. These States are Kentucky, NorthCarolina, and Tennessee which are down 1 percent, 3 percent, and 6 percent, respectively. Virginia is up4 percent from 2001. Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, and West Virginia are expecting no change in acreage fromthe previous year. Southern Maryland type tobacco acres are estimated at 3,100 acres, down 6 percent fromlast year. Maryland’s acreage dropped 23 percent from last year but Pennsylvania expects an increase of27 percent from 2001.

Fire-cured tobacco types, at 11,000 acres, are down 25 percent from 2001 but unchanged from the Marchintentions. The leading States of Tennessee and Kentucky are both expected to be down in harvested acresfrom last year by 23 percent.

Dark Air-cured tobacco types, at 3,960 acres, are 22 percent below last year’s harvested acres but unchangedfrom the March intentions. One sucker type tobacco, at 2,700 acres, is 21 percent below last year andGreen River type tobacco, at 1,200 acres, is 23 percent lower than 2001. Sun-cured, at 60 acres, is down40 percent from last year.

All cigar types, at 7,100 acres, are up 1 percent from last year but 2 percent below the March intentions. Acreage of Pennsylvania seedleaf, at 2,000 acres, is unchanged from last year. However, Connecticut andMassachusetts broadleaf acreage, at 2,300, is up 7 percent from the 2001 crop. Expected harvested acres ofConnecticut and Massachusetts Shade-grown tobacco are estimated to be 1,000, down 23 percent from a yearago. Wisconsin binder tobacco, at 1,800 acres, is up 15 percent from last year.


Dry Beans: U.S. dry bean growers planted 1.86 million acres for 2002, up 30 percent from last year and6 percent above two years ago. High prices for the 2001 crop have encouraged growers to plant more acresthis year after last year’s reduced crop. Estimated plantings are 6 percent above the March intentions. Elevenof the 18 producing States are increasing planted acreage this year. Six States are reducing their plantings and1 State planted the same acreage. Acres to be harvested are forecast at 1.75 million, 40 percent above lastyear and 9 percent above 2000.

North Dakota growers planted 750,000 acres, a gain of 70 percent from last year. Minnesota growers haveboosted their acreage 43 percent to 165,000 acres planted. Michigan producers planted 270,000 acres, up26 percent from last year. Nebraska plantings, at 190,000 acres, are 19 percent above last year. Californiaincreased their dry bean acreage to 100,000 acres, up 9 percent and Idaho, with 85,000 acres planted, is up13 percent from a year ago.

A widespread drought has reduced dry bean acreage across most of the west. Colorado growers cut theiracreage 13 percent to 100,000 planted because of drought and water shortages. Utah dropped their plantedacreage 75 percent. Montana is down 40 percent from last year and New Mexico is off 54 percent. Oregonand Texas are also down 10 and 7 percent, respectively. Nebraska and Kansas are experiencing dryconditions; however their acreage is up from last year. In the Northwest, cool spring weather slowed earlydevelopment. Southern Idaho dry bean growth was slowed by cool temperatures. Planting in Washington bymid June was 91 percent complete, 6 percentage points below a year ago. Mild spring weather in Californiahelped dry beans get off to a good start.

Dry bean planting is still active in a number of States. Wet soils delayed planting and early crop progress inthe North Central States. North Dakota planting of dry beans started late but caught up in June and finishedslightly ahead of average. Crop condition is rated mostly fair to good. Flooding in Minnesota took out somefields and replanting in hard hit areas is not likely to occur. Planting of dry beans is continuing in Wisconsinand New York where other crops could not be planted earlier in wet soils. Planting in Michigan is onschedule with adequate soil moisture for good crop progress.

Sweet Potatoes: Planted area of sweet potatoes for 2002 is estimated at 94,400 acres across the U. S., down4 percent from the last two years in comparable States. Fewer acres are planted in Alabama, Louisiana,Mississippi, New Jersey, and Texas. Increases from last year are noted in California, North Carolina, andSouth Carolina. Virginia remains unchanged. Harvested acreage is forecast at 91,800 acres, down 2 percentfrom last year. Georgia estimates have been dropped from the program.

North Carolina’s planting progress was 48 percent by June 2, advancing to 80 percent by June 16, 2002. Dryweather in the Carolina’s helped planting progress move forward. Growing conditions were ideal fromVirginia to New Jersey. Cool weather in May slowed early growth in Alabama and Louisiana, with manyfields in Alabama replanted due to slow growth. Planting progress was slow in Louisiana where 79 percent ofthe crop was planted by June 17 compared with 86 percent last year. Planting in Mississippi was 80 percentfinished by June 23, eleven points ahead of last year and will be completed soon. Crop progress has beengood in Texas as planting draws to a close. California had reports of cool weather but overall growingconditions have been good.

Summer Potatoes: Growers in the summer producing States planted an estimated 63,800 acres of potatoesthis year, up 5 percent from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 60,900 acres, up 4 percent from last year. Planted acres have increased over last year in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas. Alabama and Delaware are down from 2001. California, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia are holding atlast year’s level.

Harvest is complete in early planted areas of Alabama. Virginia growers got off to a good start with idealconditions followed by some cool temperatures. Overall, the growing season has been good. Delawareacreage is down from last year. Growers reported some hail damage but current prospects are good. Maryland potato growth looks good, aided by timely rains. Planting in New Jersey was completed on time. June rains are providing needed moisture and crop prospects are good. Wet weather and flood damage in theMidwest hurt Missouri potato fields and have slowed field progress. Some late planting in Kansas will likelylead to delayed completion of harvest. Colorado weather has been dry this year and water is in short supply. However, the absence of hail damaged vines is expected to minimize abandonment. Dry weather and windhave stressed potatoes in West Texas, but the use of irrigation has kept the crop in good condition as harvestapproaches. Potatoes in New Mexico are in bloom and showing good progress. California growers report agood summer potato crop after earlier frost damage.


Reliability of Acreage Data in this Report

Survey Procedures: The estimates of planted and harvested acreages in this report are based primarily onsurveys conducted the first 2 weeks of June. These surveys are based on a probability area frame survey with asample of approximately 11,100 segments or parcels of land (average approximately 1 square mile) and aprobability sample of just under 80,000 farm operators. Enumerators conducting the area survey contact allfarmers having operations within the sampled segments of land and account for their operations. From these data,estimates can be calculated. The list survey sample is contacted by mail, telephone, or personal interviews toobtain information on these operations. Responses from the list sample plus data from the area operations thatwere not on the list to be sampled are combined to provide another estimate of planted and harvested acreages.

Estimating Procedures: National, Regional, State, and grower reported data were reviewed for reasonablenessand consistency with historical estimates. Each State Statistical Office submits their analysis of the currentsituation to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB). Survey data are compiled to the National level and arereviewed at this level independently of each State’s review. Acreage estimates were based on survey estimatesand the historical relationship of official estimates to survey estimates.

Revision Policy: Planted acreage estimates are subject to change August 1 if actual plantings are significantlydifferent than those reported in early June. Also, planted acreage estimates can be revised at the end of the seasonand again the following year, if new information is available that would justify a change. Harvested acres canbe adjusted anytime a change is made in planted acres. In addition, harvested acres are subject to change anytimea production forecast is made. Estimates will also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture areavailable. No revisions will be made after that date.

Reliability: The survey used to make acreage estimates is subject to sampling and non-sampling type errors thatare common to all surveys. Both types of errors for major crops generally are between 1.0 and 6.0 percent.Sampling errors represent the variability between estimates that would result if many different samples weresurveyed at the same time. Sampling errors cannot be applied directly to the acreage published in this report todetermine confidence intervals since the official estimates represent a composite of information from more thana single source. The relative standard error from the 2002 area frame survey for U.S. planted acres were: barley6.4 percent, corn 1.2 percent, Upland cotton 2.7 percent, sorghum 4.8 percent, soybeans 1.2 percent, winter wheat1.9 percent and other spring wheat 3.6 percent.

Non-sampling errors cannot be measured directly. They may occur due to incorrect reporting and/or recording,data omissions or duplications, and errors in processing. To minimize non-sampling errors, vigorous qualitycontrols are used in the data collection process and all data are carefully reviewed for consistency andreasonableness.

A method of evaluating the reliability of acreage estimates in this report is the "Root Mean Square Error," astatistical measure based on past performances shown below for selected crops. This is computed by expressingthe deviations between the planted acreage estimates and the final estimates as a percent of the final estimates andaveraging the squared percentage deviations for the 1982-2001 twenty-year period; the square root of this averagebecomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error". Probability statements can be made concerning expecteddifferences in the current estimates relative to the final estimates assuming that factors affecting this year'sestimate are not different than those influencing the past 20 years.

For example, the "Root Mean Square Error" for the corn planted estimate is 0.6 percent. This means that chancesare 2 out of 3 that the current corn acreage will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 0.6 percent.Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that difference will not exceed 1.1 percent.

Also, shown in the table is a 20-year record for selected crops of the difference between the mid-year plantedacres estimate and the final estimates. Using corn again as an example, changes between the mid-yearestimates and the final estimates during the past 20 years have averaged 363,000 acres, ranging from24,000 acres to 1,126,000 acres. The mid-year planted acres have been below the final estimate 7 times andabove 13 times. This does not imply that the mid-year planted estimate this year is likely to understate oroverstate the final estimate.


Reliability of June Planted Acreage Estimates

CropRoot Mean

Square ErrorPercent

90Percent

ConfidenceInterval

20-Year Record ofDifferences Between June

and Final Estimate

Thousand AcresQuantity

Number ofYears

Average Smallest Largest BelowFinal

AboveFinal

Thousands Thousands Thousands Number Number

CornSorghumOatsBarleyWinter WheatOther Spring WheatSoybeansUpland Cotton

0.64.61.52.30.61.11.42.3

1.18.02.64.01.21.92.54.0

363449

86138304127682229

2411

1025

0134

3

1,1261,113

260907755383

2,571444

714

852

1157

136

121518

81513


Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Serviceto contact for additional information.

Mark Harris, Chief (202) 720-2127

Field Crops SectionGreg Thessen, Head (202) 720-2127Dave DeWalt - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings (202) 720-5944Herman Ellison - Soybeans, Minor Oilseeds (202) 720-7369Lance Honig - Wheat, Rye (202) 720-8068Darin Jantzi - Corn, Proso Millet (202) 720-9526Troy Joshua - Hay, Sorghum (202) 690-3234Mark E. Miller - Oats, Sugar Crops,

Weekly Crop Weather (202) 720-7621Mark R. Miller - Peanuts, Rice, Barley (202) 720-7688

Fruit, Vegetable & Special Crops SectionJim Smith, Head (202) 720-2127Arvin Budge - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285Kathy Broussard - Citrus, Tropical Fruits (202) 720-5412Debbie Flippin - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas,

Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas (202) 720-3250

Steve Gunn - Apples, Cherries, Cranberries, Prunes, Plums (202) 720-4288

Jim Smith - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup, Tobacco (202) 720-2127

Kim Ritchie - Hops (360) 902-1940Betty Johnston - Nuts, Floriculture, Nursery (202) 720-4215Biz Wallingsford - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions,

Strawberries (202) 720-2157

The next "Acreage" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on June 27, 2003.

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