ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 20/2003 Released: 10/14/2003 by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service William G Hamlin, State Statistician Dean C Groskurth, Deputy State Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.O Box 81069 Location: 298 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 e-mail: nass-ne@nass.usda.gov Internet: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am retiring from USDA-NASS effective January 3, 2004. Candidates for the position are currently being evaluated with a replacement expected to be named within a few weeks. Nebraska is a great agricultural state and it has been an honor leading the team that works diligently everyday to provide the basic information needed to support that industry. Thanks again to all of you reporters and others for your support. William G. Hamlin State Statistician/Director, NE State Office ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ne/agrifact/agf0320.pdf Crop Summary: Acres Harvested, Yield and Production, Nebraska and United States, 2001-2003 ----------Nebraska---------- ----------United States----------- Classification 2003/ 2003/ 2001 2002 2003 1/ 2002 2001 2002 2003 1/ 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corn for Grain Harvested 1,000 Acres 7,750 7,350 7,750 105 68,808 69,313 71,765 104 Yield Bushels *147.0 128.0 143.0 112 138.2 130.0 142.2 109 Production 1,000 Bushels 1,139,250 940,800 1,108,250 118 9,506,840 9,007,659 10,207,141 113 Soybeans for Beans Harvested 1,000 Acres *4,900 4,580 4,500 98 72,975 72,437 72,538 100 Yield Bushels 45.5 38.5 39.0 101 39.6 38.0 34.0 89 Production 1,000 Bushels *222,950 176,330 175,500 100 2,890,682 2,749,340 2,468,390 90 Sorghum for Grain Harvested 1,000 Acres 425 300 510 170 8,584 7,299 7,851 108 Yield Bushels 84.0 50.0 59.0 118 59.9 50.7 51.0 101 Production 1,000 Bushels 35,700 15,000 30,090 201 514,524 369,758 400,653 108 Sunflowers: Harvested 1,000 Acres 79 45 64 142 2,555 2,180 2,274 104 Yield Pounds 1,055 549 1,080 197 1,338 1,142 1,152 101 Production 1,000 Pounds 83,350 24,700 69,120 280 3,418,759 2,489,606 2,619,497 105 Beans, Dry Edible Harvested 1,000 Acres 148.0 165.0 140.0 85 1,248.5 1,726.9 1,417.8 82 Yield Pounds *2,150 2,100 2,100 100 1,569 1,736 1,665 96 Production 1,000 Cwt. 3,185 3,465 2,940 85 19,583 29,974 23,603 79 Sugar Beets Harvested 1,000 Acres 41.4 42.0 43.4 103 1,370.5 1,361.1 1,347.7 99 Yield Tons 20.3 18.1 20.7 114 20.7 20.4 22.2 109 Production 1,000 Tons 840 760 898 118 25,764 27,718 29,882 108 Alfalfa Hay Harvested 1,000 Acres 1,450 1,350 1,450 107 23,822 23,135 23,541 102 Yield Tons 3.55 3.00 3.45 115 3.37 3.19 3.34 105 Production 1,000 Tons 5,148 4,050 5,003 124 80,327 73,824 78,523 106 All Other Hay Harvested 1,000 Acres 1,800 1,900 1,850 97 39,699 41,362 40,838 99 Yield Tons 1.35 1.00 1.25 125 1.93 1.86 2.01 108 Production 1,000 Tons 2,430 1,900 2,313 122 76,437 77,138 82,183 107 All Hay Harvested 1,000 Acres 3,250 3,250 3,300 102 63,521 64,497 64,379 100 Yield Tons 2.33 1.83 2.22 121 2.47 2.34 2.49 106 Production 1,000 Tons 7,578 5,950 7,316 123 156,764 150,962 160,106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Forecasted October 1, 2003. *Nebraska record. Source: USDA NASS Crop Production October 10, 2003. Corn and Soybeans: Yield and Production, Selected States and United States, 2001-2003 and Forecasted October 1, 2003 -----------------Corn------------------- ----------------Soybeans---------------- Yield per Yield per Acre --------Production--------- Acre --------Production--------- State 2002 2003 1/ 2001 2002 2003 1/ 2002 2003 1/ 2001 2002 2003 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bushels 1,000 bushels Bushels 1,000 bushels Illinois 136.0 169.0 1,649,200 1,496,000 1,867,450 43.0 37.0 477,900 453,650 382,950 Indiana 121.0 148.0 884,520 631,620 806,600 41.5 40.0 273,910 239,455 214,000 Iowa 165.0 156.0 1,664,400 1,963,500 1,872,000 48.0 34.0 480,480 499,200 358,700 Kansas 116.0 123.0 387,350 290,000 325,950 23.0 22.0 87,360 58,420 55,000 Minnesota 157.0 143.0 806,000 1,051,900 950,950 43.5 32.0 266,400 308,850 236,800 Missouri 105.0 109.0 345,800 283,500 305,200 34.0 28.0 186,200 170,000 138,600 Nebraska 128.0 143.0 1,139,250 940,800 1,108,250 38.5 39.0 222,950 176,330 175,500 Ohio 88.0 154.0 437,460 252,560 485,100 31.0 41.0 187,780 146,320 175,480 S. Dakota 95.0 105.0 370,600 304,000 430,500 31.0 30.0 143,040 126,790 126,000 United States 130.0 142.2 9,506,840 9,007,659 10,207,141 38.0 34.0 2,890,682 2,749,340 2,468,390 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Forecasted October 1, 2003. Source: USDA NASS Crop Production, October 10, 2003. U.S. GRAINS SUPPLY AND DISAPPEARANCE OUTLOOK ---------SUPPLY--------- MARKET YEAR DISAPPEARANCE 1/ Market CROP Begin- ---Domestic-- Year Average YEAR Pro- ning Im- Total Primary Ex- Ending Market duction stocks ports Use 2/ Other ports Total Stocks* Price -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Million bushels $/bu. Corn 2001/02 9,507 1,899 10 11,416 5,861 2,054 1,905 9,820 1,596 1.97 2002/03 9,008 1,596 15 10,619 5,635 2,298 1,600 9,533 1,086 2.32 2003/04 3/ 10,207 1,086 10 11,303 5,700 2,450 1,800 9,950 1,353 1.90-2.30 Soybeans 2001/02 2,891 248 2 3,141 1,700 169 1,064 2,933 208 4.38 2002/03 2,749 208 4 2,961 1,616 136 1,040 2,792 169 5.53 2003/04 3/ 2,468 169 7 2,645 1,510 136 870 2,515 130 6.05-6.95 Wheat 2001/02 1,957 876 108 2,941 926 274 964 2,164 777 2.78 2002/03 1,619 777 77 2,473 918 210 854 1,982 491 3.56 2003/04 3/ 2,337 491 75 2,903 910 310 1,050 2,270 633 3.10-3.40 Sorghum 2001/02 515 42 0 556 208 45 253 495 61 1.95 2002/03 370 61 0 431 163 45 208 388 43 2.32 2003/04 3/ 401 43 0 443 165 45 210 400 43 1.95-2.35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Marketing year begins: Corn, Sorghum & Soybeans, September 1; Wheat, June 1. 2/ Primary uses: Corn & Sorghum = Feed; Soybeans = Crushing; Wheat =Food. 3/ Projection. Source: USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, October 10, 2003. Leading States for Cash Receipts, 2002 Top 10 States by their Value of Cash Receipts (Million Dollars) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Calif. Texas Iowa Nebr. Kans. Ill. Minn. Fla. N.Car. Wisc. Commodities 26,107 12,665 10,834 9,589 7,862 7,486 7,478 6,848 6,603 5,319 Livestock & Texas Calif. Nebr. Kans. Iowa N.Car. Wisc. Minn. Colo. Ark. products 8,088 6,242 5,824 5,325 5,075 3,944 3,768 3,645 3,502 2,952 Crops Calif. Ill. Iowa Fla. Texas Minn. Nebr. Wash. Ind. N.Car. 19,865 5,924 5,759 5,609 4,577 3,833 3,764 3,714 3,249 2,659 Cattle & Texas Nebr. Kans. Colo. Okla. Iowa S.Dak. Calif. Idaho Minn. Calves 5,863 4,959 4,810 2,805 1,872 1,765 1,494 1,229 976 866 Corn Iowa Ill. Nebr. Ind. Minn. Ohio Kans. S.D. Mo. Wisc. 3,259 3,106 2,252 1,506 1,349 703 677 662 615 565 Soybeans Iowa Ill. Minn. Ind. Nebr. Mo. Ohio S.D. Ark. Mich. 2,260 2,256 1,328 1,262 944 866 816 625 493 365 Hogs Iowa N.Car. Minn. Ill. Nebr. Ind. Mo. Okla. Ohio S.Dak. 2,425 1,407 1,068 722 584 520 427 378 263 246 Wheat Kans. N.Dak. Wash. Mont. Okla. Idaho Minn. Texas S.Dak. Nebr. 902 820 476 366 314 294 243 217 179 171 Hay Calif. Texas Wash. Idaho Oreg. Colo. N.Mex. Kans. Okla. Mo. 575 405 271 268 258 210 186 174 159 141 Sorghum Kans. Texas Nebr. Ark. Mo. La. Okla. Ill. Miss. S.Dak. Grain 335 299 46 41 37 33 32 16 15 11 Sugar Minn. N.Dak. Idaho Mich. Calif. Mont. Nebr. Colo. Wyo. Oreg. beets 357 221 204 111 62 43 28 27 26 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Economic Research Service, USDA, August 2003.