Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIELD CROPS HOGS AND PIGS July 1, 2003 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: Dry, cool conditions during early April depleted soil moisture supplies but helped allow field preparations for peanuts and cotton to gain momentum with some tobacco growers finishing transplanting. Cotton and peanut planting were underway by early to mid-April. Heavy rains near mid- April in some northern areas slowed cotton, corn, peanut and tobacco field preparations and planting. Some pecans were budding and some wheat and other small grains were forming heads by mid- month. Warmer temperatures arrived during the last half of April while mostly dry conditions persisted. Sugarcane harvesting slowed seasonally during April with all plants closing before the end of the month. Hay baling was active at the end of the month and most corn growers finished planting. Hot, dry weather during most of May slowed planting in the Panhandle and northern Peninsula. Emergence of the oldest peanuts and cotton was good. Some producers finished cotton planting by mid-month. Hay making continued throughout May. Rains near the end of May briefly slowed some peanut and cotton planting. Hot and mostly wet weather during June delayed some hay cutting, mowing and baling. Some hay producers combated armyworms during the month. The timely rainfall aided peanut and cotton emergence and plant growth. Older cotton plants were about half a foot high by early June. Tobacco harvesting got underway early in the month. Most cotton was planted by mid-June. Corn silage harvesting was underway by mid-month insome northern Peninsula localities. The excessive rains over the Panhandle for most of the month significantly slowed planting progress for some crops and delayed some herbicide treatments. Some fertilizer leached from tobacco fields. Older cotton fields started blooming after mid-month. Frequent rains in mid-to-late June slowed the pulling of lower tobacco leaves. Some fertilizer leached from tobacco fields. Web worms invaded some pecan trees during late June. Corn: Corn planted for all purposes totaled 85,000 acres and the acreage to be harvested for grain is estimated at 28,000 acres. Cotton: Planted cotton for all purposes totaled 100,000 acres, down 17 percent from last year. All Hay: Acreage of all types of hay, cut and to be cut, is placed at 265,000 acres, down 5 percent from last year. Cutting is active. Peanuts: Planted acreage of peanuts is estimated at 110,000 acres, up 15 percent from last year. Of the planted acreage, 94,000 acres are expected to be harvested for dry nuts. The remaining 8,000 acres will be used for green peanuts. Soybeans: Growers planted 11,000 acres of soybeans in 2003. Acreage to be harvested is estimated at 10,000 acres. Sugarcane: Producers expect to harvest 440,000 acres for the 2003-2004 season. This compares with 461,000 harvested during the 2002-2003 season. Tobacco: Growers expect to pull 4,000 acres, down 600 acres from the 4,600 acres harvested in 2002. FLORIDA CROP ACREAGE Planted for all Harvested or to be Crop purposes harvested 1/ 2002 2003 2002 2003 2/ 1,000 acres All Corn 75 .0 85 .0 34 .0 28 .0 Soybeans 10 .0 11 .0 8 .0 10 .0 Peanuts 96 .0 110 .0 86 .0 102 .0 All Cotton 120 .0 100 .0 115 .0 3/ All Hay -- -- 280 .0 265 .0 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed -- -- 461 .0 440 .0 Tobacco -- -- 4 .6 4 .0 Winter Wheat 9 .0 20 .0 7 .0 15 .0 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, i.e., grain, beans, nuts, etc. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Estimates to be released August 12, 2003. UNITED STATES CROP HIGHLIGHTS Cotton: The United States planted area for all cotton in 2003 is estimated at 13.9 million acres, down fractionally from last year. Upland cotton acreage totaled 13.7 million acres, virtually unchanged from 2002. By early April, planting was well underway in California, Arizona, and the southern areas of Texas. Growers were planting their fields to upland cotton in nearly all growing areas by the third week of April. Only North Carolina and Virginia producers were delayed an additional week. By the end of May, 82 percent of the acreage had been planted, 3 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Producers in the Southeastern States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) planted 3.25 million acres of upland cotton, a decrease of 7 percent from the previous year and 2 percent less than they had originally intended in March. Cool, wet weather throughout the planting season led to delayed plantings, replanting, or abandoning plans for cotton entirely. Peanuts: Acreage planted to peanuts in 2003 is estimated at 1.26 million acres, down 8 percent from 2002 plantings and down 19 percent from the 2001 level. This is the lowest planted acreage since 1915 when 1.06 million acres were planted. Area for harvest is estimated at 1.22 million acres, down 6 percent from last year. Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 814,000 acres, up 1 percent from 2002. The planting season for the 2003 crop year experienced plentiful rains after a string of dry years. The rainfall delayed some planting, and crop development has progressed behind the 5-year average. As of June 22, peanuts pegging in Alabama and Georgia lagged the average by 12 percentage points. Corn: The 2003 corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 79.1 million acres, virtually unchanged from 2002 but 4 percent above 2001. Growers expect to harvest 72.0 million acres for grain, up 4 percent from the 2002 drought reduced crop. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 95 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared to an average of 96 percent for the past 10 years. Much needed moisture was received in late April and early May across much of the Corn Belt which helped relieve long-term precipitation deficits, especially in Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, and parts of Illinois. However, these rains slowed fieldwork anddelayed some producers from timely planting the crop, especially in Indiana. Sugarcane: Area for harvest as sugar and seed during the 2003 crop year is estimated at 995,000 acres, 3 percent below last year. Acreage reductions occurred in all producing States, with Florida showing the largest decline. Hay: Producers expect to harvest 64.4 million acres of all hay in 2003, slightly below 2002. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are estimated at 23.5 million acres, up 2 percent from last year. All other hay is estimated at 40.8 million acres, down 1 percent from last year, when Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land was released for hay harvest. Tobacco: U.S. all tobacco area for harvest in 2003 is estimated at 413,710 acres, down 3 percent from the 2002 crop and 1 percent below the March intentions. If realized, this would be the lowest harvested acreage since 1874. Harvested area for flue-cured and light air-cured is down from last year. However, harvested area of fire-cured, dark air-cured, and all cigar types are up from a year ago. Flue-cured tobacco, at 239,000 acres, is 3 percent below a year ago and 1 percent below the March intentions. Flue-cured acreage accounts for 58 percent of this year's total tobacco acreage. Acreage in North Carolina, the leading flue-cured State, is down 5 percent from last year. Harvested acreage declined in Virginia by 9 percent. South Carolina has a 5 percent increase in harvested acres, while Georgia shows a 9 percent increase. Winter Wheat: The 2003 winter wheat planted area, at 44.3 million acres, is 6 percent above last year but virtually unchanged from the previous estimate. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 36.5 million acres, up fractionally from the June 1 forecast and 23 percent above 2002 total. Soybeans: The 2003 soybean planted area is estimated at 73.7 million acres, down 105,000 acres from last year, and if realized, the lowest planted area since 1998. This is the third consecutive year that soybean planted acres have declined in the United States. Area for harvest is estimated at 72.7 million acres, up 1 percent from 2002. UNITED STATES CROP ACREAGE Planted for all Harvested or to be Crop purposes harvested 1/ 2002 2003 2002 2003 2/ 1,000 acres Corn 79,054 .0 79,066 .0 69,313 .0 71,985 .0 Sorghum 9,580 .0 9,477 .0 7,299 .0 8,121 .0 Oats 5,005 .0 4,676 .0 2,098 .0 2,286 .0 All wheat 60,358 .0 60,940 .0 45,817 .0 52,677 .0 Winter wheat 41,735 .0 44,349 .0 29,651 .0 36,491 .0 Soybeans 73,758 .0 73,653 .0 72,160 .0 72,681 .0 Peanuts 1,358 .0 1,256 .0 1,296 .7 1,222 .0 All cotton 13,957 .9 13,924 .0 12,426 .6 3/ All hay -- -- 64,497 .0 64,379 .0 All tobacco -- -- 428 .7 413 .7 Sugarbeets 1,427 .3 1,362 .4 1,361 .1 1,336 .8 Sugarcane for sugar and seed -- -- 1,023 .2 995 .0 1/ Harvested for principal use of each crop, i.e., grain, beans, nuts, etc. 2/ Forecasted. 3/ Estimates to be released August 12, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hogs and Pigs: Inventory numbers, breeding, market, and total, June 1, 2002 and 2003 Breeding Market Total 2003 2003 2003 State As % As % As % 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 of of of 2002 2002 2002 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head AR 100 75 75 495 185 37 595 260 44 CO 150 120 80 600 600 100 750 720 96 IL 450 420 93 3,800 3,580 94 4,250 4,000 94 IN 330 310 94 2,870 2,690 94 3,200 3,000 94 IA 1,130 1,040 92 14,470 14,460 100 15,600 15,500 99 KS 165 165 100 1,385 1,325 96 1,550 1,490 96 MI 110 100 91 810 800 99 920 900 98 MN 580 590 102 5,320 5,610 105 5,900 6,200 105 MO 380 340 89 2,670 2,560 96 3,050 2,900 95 NE 395 375 95 2,555 2,575 101 2,950 2,950 100 NC 1,000 1,000 100 8,900 8,600 97 9,900 9,600 97 OH 170 155 91 1,330 1,295 97 1,500 1,450 97 OK 320 350 109 2,120 1,940 92 2,440 2,290 94 PA 130 120 92 940 930 99 1,070 1,050 98 SD 140 145 104 1,130 1,175 104 1,270 1,320 104 TX 105 110 105 885 800 90 990 910 92 WI 65 55 85 465 425 91 530 480 91 Oth Sts 1/ 489 470 96 3,333 3,246 97 3,823 3,716 97 US 6,209 5,940 96 54,078 52,796 98 60,288 58,736 97 1/ Individual State estimates not available for the 33 other States. Market Hogs and Pigs: Inventory number by weight groups, June 1, 2002 and 2003 Under 60 lbs 60-119 lbs 120-179 lbs 180 lbs and over State 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 1,000 head AR 255 110 65 25 80 25 95 25 CO 305 310 95 90 70 85 110 115 IL 1,400 1,300 970 900 780 750 650 630 IN 1,040 960 740 650 570 560 520 520 IA 4,570 4,610 4,050 3,960 3,250 3,190 2,600 2,700 KS 510 435 310 295 245 240 320 355 MI 310 290 205 210 155 160 140 140 MN 2,080 2,170 1,380 1,430 1,100 1,180 760 830 MO 1,180 1,240 640 540 510 470 340 310 NE 1,050 1,020 660 690 470 480 375 385 NC 3,600 3,550 2,150 2,100 1,700 1,650 1,450 1,300 OH 530 540 335 315 290 270 175 170 OK 920 850 300 300 290 260 610 530 PA 345 340 245 230 180 175 170 185 SD 405 370 300 305 250 280 175 220 TX 290 265 235 160 160 135 200 240 WI 165 170 120 95 95 85 85 75 Oth Sts 1,231 1,087 788 818 669 702 645 639 1/ US 20,487 19,617 13,588 13,113 10,884 10,697 9,420 9,369 1/ Individual State estimates not available for the 33 other States. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES: HOGS AND PIGS U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2003, was 58.7 million head. This was 3 percent below June 1, 2002, and 1 percent above March 1, 2003. Breeding inventory, at 5.94 million head, was down 4 percent from June 1, 2002, and slightly below last quarter. Market hog inventory, at 52.8 million head, was 2 percent below last year and 1 percent above last quarter. The March-May 2003 U.S. pig crop, at 25.1 million head, was 3 percent less than 2002, and 2 percent less than 2001. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.82 million head, 4 percent below last year. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 47 percent of the breeding herd. The average pigs per litter was 8.88 pigs saved per litter for the March-May 2003 period, compared to 8.82 last year. Pigs saved per litter by size of operation ranged from 7.60 for operations with 1-99 hogs to 9.00 for operations with more than 5,000 hogs and pigs. U.S. hog producers intend to have 2.83 million sows farrow during the June-August 2003 quarter, 2 percent below the actual farrowings during the same period in both 2002 and 2001. Intended farrowings for September-November 2003, at 2.79 million sows, are 1 percent below the same period in 2002, and 3 percent below 2001. 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, 2002 and 2003. 2003 2002 2003 as % of 2002 1,000 head June 1 Inventory All hogs and pigs 60,288 58,736 97 Kept for breeding 6,209 5,940 96 Market 54,078 52,796 98 Market hogs and pigs by weight groups: Under 60 pounds 20,186 19,617 97 60-119 pounds 13,588 13,113 97 120-179 pounds 10,884 10,697 98 180 pounds 9,420 9,369 99 Sows farrowing: December 1/ - February 2,836 2,767 98 March - May 2,943 2,821 96 December 1/ - May 5,779 5,589 97 June - August 2/ 2,887 2,827 98 September - November 2/ 2,817 2,794 99 June - November 2/ 5,704 5,621 99 Pig crop: December 1/ - February 24,794 24,374 98 March - May 25,959 25,053 97 December 1/ - May 50,752 49,427 97 June - August 25,700 September - November 24,892 June - November 50,592 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Intentions for 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications