ne-agri-facts Issued Twice Monthly by: NEBRASKA Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 81069 Location: 273 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USDA,National Ag Statistics Service Nebraska Department of Agriculture William G. Hamlin, State Statistician Merlyn Carlson, Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Issue 16/2001 Released: 08/15/2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Subscriber: Information herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. Thanks for your cooperation. State Statistician CROP SUMMARY: ACRES HARVESTED, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, NEBRASKA AND UNITED STATES, 1999-2001 NEBRASKA UNITED STATES Classification 1999 2000 2001 1/ 1999 2000 2001 1/ Corn for Grain: For harvest 1,000 Acres 8,300 8,050 7,900 70,487 72,732 69,191 Yield Bushels 139.0 126.0 136.0 133.8 137.1 133.9 Production 1,000 Bushels 1,153,700 1,014,300 1,074,400 9,430,6129,968,358 9,266,397 Corn for Grain, Irrigated: For harvest 1,000 Acres 4,800 4,800 4,500 --- --- --- Yield Bushels 159.4 154.4 157.9 --- --- --- Production 1,000 Bushels 765,200 741,300 710,600 --- --- --- Corn for Grain, Non-Irrigated: For harvest 1,000 Acres 3,500 3,250 3,400 --- --- --- Yield Bushels 111.0 84.0 107.0 --- --- --- Production 1,000 Bushels 388,500 273,000 363,800 --- --- --- Soybeans for Beans: For harvest 1,000 Acres 4,250 4,575 *4,825 72,446 72,718 74,137 Yield Bushels 42.5 38.0 41.0 36.6 38.1 38.7 Production 1,000 Bushels 180,625 173,850 *197,825 2,653,758 2,769,665 2,867,474 Sorghum for Grain: For harvest 1,000 Acres 470 500 450 8,544 7,723 8,777 Yield Bushels 91.0 70.0 85.0 69.7 60.9 62.0 Production 1,000 Bushels 42,770 35,000 38,250 595,166 470,070 544,138 All Wheat: For harvest 1,000 Acres 1,700 1,650 1,700 53,823 53,028 49,331 Yield Bushels *48.0 36.0 39.0 42.7 41.9 40.2 Production 1,000 Bushels 81,600 59,400 66,300 2,299,010 2,223,440 1,984,575 Oats: For harvest 1,000 Acres 75 45 65 2,453 2,324 2,186 Yield Bushels 62.0 42.0 55.0 59.6 64.2 62.0 Production 1,000 Bushels 4,650 1,890 3,575 146,193 149,195 135,445 Alfalfa Hay: For harvest 1,000 Acres 1,400 1,350 1,450 24,055 23,077 23,750 Yield Tons 3.70 3.10 3.40 3.51 3.48 3.38 Production 1,000 Tons 5,180 4,185 4,930 84,385 80,347 80,166 All Other Hay: For harvest 1,000 Acres 1,800 1,700 1,800 39,165 36,777 40,083 Yield Tons *1.40 1.10 1.30 1.92 1.95 1.95 Production 1,000 Tons 2,520 1,870 2,340 75,322 71,836 78,075 All Hay: For harvest 1,000 Acres 3,200 3,050 3,250 63,220 59,854 63,833 Yield Tons *2.41 1.99 2.24 2.53 2.54 2.48 Production 1,000 Tons 7,700 6,055 7,270 159,707 152,183 158,241 Beans, Dry Edible: For harvest 1,000 Acres 187.0 156.0 143.0 1,877.0 1,606.4 1,337.3 Yield Pounds 2,000 2,070 2,100 1,763 1,646 1,638 Production 1,000 Cwt. 3,740 3,230 3,003 33,085 26,440 21,902 Sugar Beets: For harvest 1,000 Acres 66.2 54.8 45.6 1,527.3 1,374.0 1,329.5 Yield Tons 19.0 20.3 20.6 21.9 23.6 21.1 Production 1,000 Tons 1,258 1,112 939 33,420 32,436 28,034 1/ Forecasted August 1, 2001. * Record. WINTER WHEAT: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES, 2000-2001 Area Harvested Yield per Acre Production State 2000 2001* 2000 2001 2000 2001* July 1 August 1* 1,000 acres Bushels 1,000 bushels Colorado 2,350 2,050 29.0 35.0 34.0 68,150 69,700 Kansas 9,400 8,400 37.0 39.0 41.0 347,800 344,400 Missouri 950 760 52.0 54.0 54.0 49,400 41,040 Montana 1,350 950 33.0 24.0 20.0 44,550 19,000 NEBRASKA 1,650 1,700 36.0 39.0 39.0 59,400 66,300 Oklahoma 4,200 3,800 34.0 32.0 33.0 142,800 125,400 South Dakota 1,280 370 42.0 34.0 35.0 53,760 12,950 Texas 2,200 3,000 30.0 34.0 34.0 66,000 102,000 Washington 1,800 1,750 73.0 61.0 61.0 131,400 106,750 United States 35,022 31,657 44.6 43.2 43.8 1,562,733 1,385,048 * Forecast as of August 1, 2001. CORN AND SOYBEANS: YIELD AND PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES CORN SOYBEANS Yield per Production Yield per Production State Acre Acre 2000 2001* 1999 2000 2001* 2000 2001* 1999 2000 2001* Bushels 1,000 bushels Bushels 1,000 bushels Il 151.0 146.0 1,491,000 1,668,5501,569,500 44.0 44.0 443,100 459,800 481,800 In 147.0 147.0 748,440 815,850 845,250 46.0 46.0 216,450 258,980 265,880 Ia 145.0 141.0 1,758,200 1,740,0001,621,500 43.0 42.0 478,375 459,240 459,900 Ks 130.0 127.0 420,180 416,000 393,700 20.0 31.0 81,200 50,000 89,900 Mn 145.0 131.0 990,000 957,000 812,200 41.0 39.0 289,800 293,150 273,000 Mo 143.0 132.0 247,350 396,110 339,240 35.0 32.0 147,125 175,000 156,800 NE 126.0 136.0 1,153,700 1,014,3001,074,400 38.0 41.0 180,625 173,850 197,825 Oh 147.0 138.0 403,200 485,100 434,700 42.0 42.0 162,000 186,480 196,980 SD 112.0 120.0 367,250 431,200 408,000 35.0 37.0 146,520 152,950 157,250 US 137.1 133.9 9,430,612 9,968,3589,266,397 38.1 38.7 2,653,758 2,769,665 2,867,474 * Forecast as of August 1, 2001. DRY EDIBLE BEANS: AREA PLANTED AND HARVESTED, YIELD, PRODUCTION, BY STATE AND UNITED STATES, 1999-2000 AND FORECASTED AUGUST 1, 2001 Planted Acres Harvested Yield Production State Acres 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1,000 acres 1,000 acres Pounds 1,000 Cwt. California 115.0 92.0 112.0 89.0 1,880 1,700 2,455 2,100 1,513 Colorado 120.0 115.0 110.0 105.0 1,800 1,800 2,755 1,980 1,890 Idaho 90.0 75.0 88.0 73.0 1,950 1,900 2,112 1,716 1,387 Michigan 285.0 215.0 275.0 205.0 1,500 1,500 7,350 4,125 3,075 NEBRASKA 165.0 155.0 156.0 143.0 2,070 2,100 3,740 3,230 3,003 N.Dakota 610.0 470.0 525.0 440.0 1,450 1,450 8,265 7,613 6,380 U.S. 1,756.2 1,431.9 1,606.4 1,337.3 1,646 1,638 33,085 26,440 21,902 DRY EDIBLE BEANS: AREA PLANTED, BY COMMERCIAL CLASS FOR THE FIVE MAJOR BEAN CLASSES, STATE, AND UNITED STATES, 2000 AND FORECASTED AUGUST 1, 2001 Great Light Red State Northern Pinto Kidney Navy Black 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1,000 acres California --- --- --- --- 11.0 6.2 --- --- 1.0 --- Colorado --- --- 100.0 95.0 12.0 12.0 --- --- --- --- Idaho 7.2 4.2 29.0 22.3 1.6 0.5 7.3 3.0 1.1 0.6 Michigan --- 8.0 21.0 7.0 19.0 18.0 125.0 65.0 55.0 63.0 NEBRASKA 104.5 88.0 39.0 50.0 13.0 13.0 4.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 North Dakota 6.5 4.5 411.0 320.0 --- --- 138.0 95.0 25.0 23.0 United States 128.9 109.3 718.5 574.7 83.0 72.7 346.2 215.2 94.2 96.5 NEBRASKA -- ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY DISTRICT, 2000-2001 1/ CORN FOR GRAIN Dist. Acres Planted Acres Yield per Production Harvested Harv. Acre 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1,000 acres Bushels 1,000 bushels NW 395.0 355.0 361.0 330.0 121.7 127.0 43,927.9 41,910.0 N 360.0 345.0 316.5 320.0 137.9 141.0 43,639.4 45,120.0 NE 1,555.0 1,505.0 1,483.5 1,445.0 112.2 126.0 166,507.7 182,070.0 C 1,135.0 1,115.0 1,051.5 1,070.0 138.0 147.0 145,146.4 157,290.0 E 2,045.0 1,950.0 1,986.0 1,900.0 127.5 133.7 253,256.8 254,060.0 SW 985.0 970.0 891.5 920.0 128.7 137.0 114,736.3 126,040.0 S 890.0 850.0 852.0 830.0 138.5 145.0 118,034.9 120,350.0 SE 1,135.0 1,110.0 1,108.0 1,085.0 116.5 136.0 129,050.6 147,560.0 NE. 8,500.0 8,200.0 8,050.0 7,900.0 126.0 136.0 1,014,300.0 1,074,400.0 SOYBEANS FOR BEANS District Acres Planted Acres Yield per Production Harvested Harv. Acre 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1,000 acres Bushels 1,000 bushels Northwest 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 30.7 30.0 92.0 120.0 North 163.0 170.0 157.0 165.0 46.6 48.0 7,314.0 7,920.0 Northeast 1,199.0 1,235.0 1,190.0 1,220.0 36.5 41.0 43,395.0 50,020.0 Central 282.0 300.0 262.0 295.0 39.8 41.0 10,438.5 12,095.0 East 1,483.0 1,570.0 1,468.0 1,550.0 39.1 39.0 57,436.5 60,444.0 Southwest 85.0 100.0 80.0 96.0 40.2 46.0 3,216.0 4,416.0 South 400.0 440.0 390.0 430.0 48.3 47.0 18,818.0 20,210.0 Southeast 1,034.0 1,080.0 1,025.0 1,065.0 32.3 40.0 33,140.0 42,600.0 NEBRASKA 4,650.0 4,900.0 4,575.0 4,825.0 38.0 41.0 173,850.0 197,825.0 SORGHUM FOR GRAIN District Acres Planted Acres Yield per Production Harvested Harv. Acre 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1,000 acres Bushels 1,000 bushels Northwest 8.8 8.0 2.2 2.0 40.7 45.0 89.5 90.0 North 13.0 13.0 2.3 4.0 45.9 65.0 105.5 260.0 Northeast 6.2 12.0 1.5 4.0 68.5 70.0 102.8 280.0 Central 30.0 32.0 7.1 8.0 61.7 65.0 438.2 520.0 East 58.0 52.0 53.8 49.0 87.1 81.0 4,684.3 3,969.0 Southwest 54.0 58.0 33.8 33.0 48.1 76.0 1,625.5 2,508.0 South 90.0 80.0 76.6 70.0 69.1 86.0 5,289.8 6,020.0 Southeast 340.0 295.0 322.7 280.0 70.2 87.9 22,664.4 24,603.0 NEBRASKA 600.0 550.0 500.0 450.0 70.0 85.0 35,000.0 38,250.0 WHEAT District Acres Planted Acres Harvested Yield per Production Harv. Acre 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 1,000 acres Bushels 1,000 bushels Northwest 780.0 807.0 739.9 759.0 36.2 34.8 26,805.126,417.0 North 14.0 12.0 13.3 11.5 41.1 45.0 546.0 518.0 Northeast 2.0 3.0 1.7 2.5 34.9 38.0 59.4 95.0 Central 26.0 25.0 24.7 23.5 38.4 36.0 948.9 846.0 East 25.0 23.0 24.4 21.5 33.4 40.0 814.5 860.0 Southwest 550.0 570.0 518.8 547.0 34.4 42.0 17,850.522,974.0 South 193.0 200.0 177.6 185.0 42.5 44.0 7,539.8 8,140.0 Southeast 160.0 160.0 149.6 150.0 32.3 43.0 4,835.8 6,450.0 NEBRASKA 1,750.0 1,800.0 1,650.0 1,700.0 36.0 39.0 59,400.066,300.0 1/ Preliminary estimates 2000 and forecast as of August 1, 2001. CROP CONDITION PERCENT AND PROGRESS FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 13, 2001 SOYBEANS: CROP CONDITION BY PERCENT CORN: CROP CONDITION BY PERCENT SELECTED STATES SELECTED STATES STATE VP P F G EX STATE VP P F G EX AR 4 12 35 39 10 CO 0 3 11 56 30 IL 3 8 31 47 11 IL 3 8 29 49 11 IN 2 6 25 51 16 IN 2 5 20 53 20 IA 4 13 34 41 8 IA 4 12 33 42 9 KS 6 13 32 41 8 KS 6 10 33 43 8 KY 1 6 19 39 35 KY 1 4 20 45 30 LA 2 10 42 37 9 MI 13 30 30 26 1 MI 13 26 31 29 1 MN 4 13 39 40 4 MN 4 10 34 46 6 MO 3 11 32 42 12 MS 0 4 19 55 22 NE 4 9 26 43 18 MO 6 16 36 37 5 NC 0 3 17 59 21 NE 6 14 37 35 8 ND 0 3 17 59 21 NC 0 6 23 61 10 OH 5 12 30 40 13 ND 2 6 19 51 22 PA 9 18 32 34 7 OH 3 12 32 41 12 SD 1 5 20 54 20 SD 1 5 23 53 18 TN 0 3 13 51 33 TN 0 6 19 54 21 TX 2 17 44 36 1 WI 4 10 30 46 10 WI 6 12 34 38 10 18 STATES 4 11 31 43 11 18 STATES 4 10 29 45 12 PREV WEEK 3 9 31 45 12 PREV WEEK 3 9 28 45 15 PREV YEAR 3 8 24 47 18 PREV YEAR 3 6 20 47 24 VP = VERY POOR; P = POOR; F = FAIR; G = GOOD, EX = EXCELLENT SOYBEANS- PERCENT SETTING PODS, SELECTED STATES StateCurrent Last 2000 Average State Current Last 2000 Average Week Week AR 75 64 52 47 MO 49 41 73 56 IL 88 71 90 72 NE 70 50 85 72 IN 85 70 82 63 NC 35 22 27 29 IA 76 54 95 85 ND 90 84 95 90 KS 76 70 81 69 OH 81 65 70 64 KY 65 51 53 43 SD 75 50 80 71 LA 96 91 93 87 TN 66 54 55 46 MI 73 62 46 58 WI 36 15 57 58 MN 66 37 88 75 MS 96 92 94 87 18 States 74 57 80 69 CORN -- PERCENT SILKING, SELECTED STATES State Current Last 2000 Average State Curren t Last 2000 Average Week Week CO 85 71 89 91 NC 100 100 100 100 IL 100 99 100 97 ND 98 92 100 94 IN 100 100 100 94 OH 98 93 99 93 IA 97 89 100 98 PA 84 73 81 84 KS 100 100 100 100 SD 93 78 95 88 KY 100 98 95 94 TN 100 100 100 99 MI 95 80 84 87 TX 99 98 100 99 MN 99 93 99 98 WI 87 66 97 90 MO 99 97 100 99 NE 100 95 98 99 18 States 97 91 98 96