Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIELD CROPS HOGS AND PIGS July 2, 2001 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOPICS IN THIS REPORT Field Crop Acreage June 1 Hogs and Pigs, 16 States and U.S. Pig Crop, Farrowing Intentions FLORIDA: Corn planting started in late March with most of the crop planted by the end of April. Tobacco transplanting was active during April. Cotton and peanut planting began about mid-April. A frost on April 19 damaged some young plants in northern areas. Dry conditions in early May delayed some cotton and peanut planting. Producers cut irrigated hay during May and June with most dryland hay badly damaged by the drought. Spotty showers during late May helped replenish soil moisture. Small grain harvesting started during late May. Storms continued to ease drought conditions in some localities during June with the remains of Tropical Storm Allison dropping significant amounts in some Panhandle and northern Peninsula areas about mid-month. Tobacco harvesting began about mid-June. Growers finished the last plantings for cotton and peanuts in mid-to-late June. Oldest cotton fields started to bloom during late June. CORN: Corn planted for all purposes totaled 78,000 acres, down 8 percent from last year. Acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 30,000 acres, up 7 percent from 2000. Planting started in March and continued through most of April. Irrigated corn is in good condition. Dryland corn was hurt by the drought. Recent rains helped. COTTON: Planted cotton acreage is estimated at 120,000 acres, 8 percent less than last year. Planting started around the middle of April with early fields up to good stands by the end of April. Dry conditions delayed some planting and caused early plant stress. Irrigated acreage is in good condition. Rains during recent weeks helped the crop. ALL HAY: Acreage of all types of hay, cut and to be cut, is placed at 270,000 acres, the same as last year. Many non-irrigated hay fields showed early drought stress but recent rains helped. Cutting is active. PEANUTS: Planted acreage of peanuts is estimated at 95,000 acres, up one percent from last year. Of the planted acreage, 87,000 acres are expected to be harvested for dry nuts. The remaining 8,000 acres will be used for green peanuts. Continued dry weather delayed planting and hurt the crop. Recent rains helped. SOYBEANS: Rains finally arrived in some localities of Florida's Panhandle during May. These storms provided adequate soil moisture for planting. Rains from the remains of Tropical Storm Allison, which passed over the area about mid-June, boosted growth of older acreage with no significant damage reported. Growers continued to plant throughout June and in July with planted acreage estimated at 15,000 acres, down 5,000 acres or 25 percent from the 20,000 acres planted in 2000. Acreage to be picked for beans is set at 14,000 acres, down 1,000 acres or seven percent from a year ago. SUGARCANE: Almost daily rains are boosting growth and development of the crop. Acreage to be harvested for sugar and seed during the 2001-2002 season is set at 469,000 acres, up five percent from a year ago. TOBACCO: Irrigated tobacco fields are in good condition with the yield for dryland acreage affected by the earlier drought. Harvesting began about mid-June with almost all production to be sold under contract. No Florida markets will operate this year. Producers expect to harvest 4,500 acres during 2001, equal to the acreage harvested last year. FLORIDA CROP ACREAGE Planted for all Harvested or to be Crop purposes harvested 1/ 2000 2001 2000 2001 2/ 1,000 acres All Corn 85.0 78.0 28.0 30.0 Soybeans 20.0 15.0 15.0 14.0 Peanuts 94.0 95.0 86.0 87.0 All Cotton 130.0 120.0 106.0 3/ All Hay -- -- 270.0 270.0 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed -- -- 445.0 469.0 Tobacco -- -- 4.5 4.5 Winter Wheat 13.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, i.e., grain, beans, nuts, etc. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Estimates to be released August 10, 2001. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES CROP HIGHLIGHTS CORN: The planted area for corn for all purposes is estimated at 76.1 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 69.3 million acres for grain, down 5 percent from 2000. This is the lowest acreage since 1995 when excess rainfall limited plantings. The corn acreage estimate is based on survey information collected between May 30 and June 18. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 98 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared to an average of 97 percent for the past 10 years. WINTER WHEAT: Area harvested for grain is now expected to total 31.7 million acres, down one percent from the June 1 forecast and 10 percent below the 2000 total. This is the smallest area for grain since 1933. Planted area is slightly below the previous estimate and 5 percent below last year's acreage. SOYBEANS: The 2001 planted area for soybeans is estimated at 75.4 million acres, one percent above last year's acreage. Area for harvest is estimated at 74.3 million acres, up two percent from 2000. If realized, this will be the largest planted and harvested acreage on record. Planted acreage has consistently increased every year since 1990 when the soybean planted area totaled 57.8 million acres. PEANUTS: Acreage planted to peanuts in 2001 is estimated at 1.47 million acres, down four percent from the 2000 plantings and down four percent from the 1999 level. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.44 million acres, up seven percent from last year. Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 776,000 acres, down two percent from 2000. Favorable planting conditions existed across the region with the exception of Florida where dry weather and soils delayed planting. Most of the region's peanut crop was planted during the first three weeks of May. Crop conditions as of June 24 indicated 59 percent of the crop in Alabama rated good to excellent, 73 percent in Florida, and 74 percent in Georgia. COTTON: The United States planted area of all cotton for 2001 is estimated at 16.3 million acres, five percent above last year. Upland cotton acreage is expected to total 16.1 million acres, up five percent from 2000. Growers planted 235,000 acres of American-Pima cotton, up 38 percent from 2000. Producers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) planted 3.80 million acres of upland cotton. This is an increase of seven percent from 2000. Many cotton producers delayed planting in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina due to excessively dry soils. By late May, Georgia farmers were still five percentage points behind the 5-year average, while South Carolina producers were 16 percentage points behind average. Conversely, planting gained momentum during late April in Alabama, North Carolina, and Virginia. Alabama producers planted over one-third of their acreage during the last week of April. By the end of May, Alabama, North Carolina, and Virginia had all nearly completed planting. HAY: Producers expect to harvest 63.8 million acres of all hay in 2001, up seven percent from the 59.9 million acres harvested in 2000. This is the largest harvested acreage of all hay since 1988. Last year's drought-reduced acres in western and southern States, combined with a very cold winter in many areas of the U.S., resulted in very low U.S. hay stocks on May 1, 2001. TOBACCO: U.S. all tobacco area for harvest in 2001 is forecast at 451,220 acres, down four percent from the 2000 crop and one percent below the March intentions. If realized, this would be the lowest harvested acreage since 1874. Flue-cured tobacco, at 247,500 acres is one percent below a year ago. Flue-cured acreage, which accounts for 55 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage, is expected to be at a record low. Acreage in North Carolina, the leading State, is up one percent from last year. However, decreases of 13 percent in Georgia and six percent in South Carolina have more than offset the North Carolina increase. UNITED STATES CROP ACREAGE Planted for all Harvested or to be Crop purposes harvested 1/ 2000 2001 2000 2001 2/ 1,000 acres Corn 79,545.0 76,109.0 72,732.0 69,291.0 Sorghum 9,195.0 9,747.0 7,723.0 8,857.0 Oats 4,477.0 4,404.0 2,324.0 2,186.0 All wheat 62,529.0 59,604.0 53,028.0 49,331.0 Winter wheat 43,348.0 41,318.0 35,022.0 31,657.0 Soybeans 74,496.0 75,416.0 72,718.0 74,337.0 Peanuts 1,536.8 1,474.0 1,336.0 1,435.8 All cotton 15,517.2 16,289.0 13,053.0 3/ All hay -- -- 59,854.0 63,833.0 All tobacco -- -- 472.4 451.2 Sugarbeets 1,565.2 1,368.1 1,374.3 1,337.2 Sugarcane for sugar and seed -- -- 1,025.0 1,054.2 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, i.e., grain, beans, nuts, etc. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Estimates to be released August 10, 2001. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOGS AND PIGS: Inventory numbers, breeding, market, and total, June 1, 2000 and 2001 Breeding Market Total 2001 2001 State As % As % 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 As % of of of 2000 2000 2000 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head AR 110 105 95 580 555 96 690 660 96 CO 210 170 81 680 590 87 890 760 85 IL 430 420 98 3,720 3,680 99 4,150 4,100 99 IN 350 350 100 2,900 2,750 95 3,250 3,100 95 IA 1,160 1,120 97 14,240 13,980 98 15,400 15,100 98 KS 150 165 110 1,240 1,365 110 1,390 1,530 110 MI 110 110 100 880 810 92 990 920 93 MN 580 600 103 5,120 5,300 104 5,700 5,900 104 MO 380 390 103 2,620 2,660 102 3,000 3,050 102 NE 370 360 97 2,530 2,540 100 2,900 2,900 100 NC 1,000 1,000 100 8,600 8,700 101 9,600 9,700 101 OH 160 160 100 1,240 1,300 105 1,400 1,460 104 OK 340 330 97 1,930 1,860 96 2,270 2,190 96 PA 125 120 96 925 920 99 1,050 1,040 99 SD 125 140 112 1,105 1,130 102 1,230 1,270 103 TX 85 95 112 785 765 97 870 860 99 WI 65 75 115 515 515 100 580 590 102 Oth Sts 1/ 484 488 101 3,274 3,463 106 3,757 3,951 105 US 6,234 6,198 99 52,884 52,883 100 59,117 59,081 100 1/ Individual State estimates not available for the 33 other States. MARKET HOGS AND PIGS: Inventory number by weight groups, June 1, 2000 and 2001 Under 60 lbs 60-119 lbs 120-179 lbs 180 lbs and State over 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1,000 head AR 210 190 135 145 130 120 105 100 CO 390 330 90 65 90 75 110 120 IL 1,360 1,320 920 940 820 770 620 650 IN 1,140 990 670 680 570 540 520 540 IA 4,480 4,300 4,060 3,950 3,080 3,130 2,620 2,600 KS 500 470 245 300 235 245 260 350 MI 390 310 200 215 160 160 130 125 MN 2,060 2,150 1,250 1,300 1,020 1,090 790 760 MO 1,150 1,300 660 560 510 490 300 310 NE 1,010 1,010 640 650 500 510 380 370 NC 3,500 3,500 2,000 2,110 1,700 1,720 1,400 1,370 OH 520 520 290 325 270 285 160 170 OK 840 840 400 310 230 280 460 430 PA 340 360 250 235 195 185 140 140 SD 390 420 310 280 240 250 165 180 TX 230 270 200 145 160 150 195 200 WI 195 200 120 120 110 105 90 90 Oth Sts 1/ 1,202 1,219 807 860 690 743 574 642 US 19,907 19,699 13,247 13,190 10,710 10,848 9,019 9,147 1/ Individual State estimates not available for the 33 other States. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES: HOGS AND PIGS INVENTORY of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2001, was 59.1 million head. This was slightly below June 2000, but 1 percent above March 1, 2001. Breeding inventory, at 6.20 million head, was down 1 percent from June 1, 2000, and down 1 percent from March 1, 2001. Market hog inventory, at 52.9 million head, was slightly below last year, but 1 percent above last quarter. The March-May 2001 U.S. pig crop at 25.5 million head, was slightly less than 2000, and 3 percent less than 1999. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.88 million head, slightly below last year. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 46 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs per litter rose to 8.88 pigs saved per litter for the March-May 2001 period, compared to 8.86 pigs last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.60 for operations witn 1-99 hogs to 9.00 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs. U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.92 million sows farrow during the June-August 2001 quarter, 1 percent above the actual farrowings during the same period in 2000 and slightly above 1999. Intended farrowings for September-November, at 2.91 million sows, are 2 percent above the same period in both 2000 and 1999. The total number of hogs under contract, owned by operations with over 5,000 head, but raised by contractees, accounted for 35 percent of the total U.S. hog inventory, up from 32 percent last year. HOGS AND PIGS: U.S. inventory number, sows farrowing and pig crop, 2000 and 2001. 2001 2000 2001 as % of 2000 1,000 head June 1 Inventory All hogs and pigs 59,117 59,081 100 Kept for breeding 6,234 6,198 99 Market 52,884 52,883 100 Market hogs and pigs by weight groups: Under 60 pounds 19,970 19,699 99 60-119 pounds 13,247 13,190 100 120-179 pounds 10,710 10,848 101 180 pounds 9,019 9,147 101 Sows farrowing: December 1/ -February 2,798 2,825 101 March-May 2,885 2,878 100 December 1/ -May 5,683 5,703 100 June-August 2/ 2,889 2,924 101 September-November 2/ 2,848 2,905 102 June-November 2/ 5,737 5,829 102 Pig crop: December 1/ -February 24,522 24,776 101 March-May 25,565 25,544 100 December 1/ -May 50,087 50,321 100 June-August 25,548 September-November 25,208 June-November 50,756 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Intentions for 2001. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications