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CROPS

KANSAS AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
Kansas Department of Agriculture
PO Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
Phone: 785-233-2230

Released: August 12, 1999
Volume 99, No. 8

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CROP
PRODUCTION

CORN PRODUCTION DOWN & SOYBEAN PRODUCTION UP

The Kansas wheat crop is estimated at 423.2 million bushels, unchanged from the July 1 forecast but 14 percent smaller than the 1998 crop, according to Kansas Agricultural Statistics (see table 1). Yield is estimated at 46 bushels per acre, down 3 bushels from a year ago. Acreage harvested for grain, at 9.2 million acres, is unchanged from July 1 but down 900,000 acres from the 10.1 million harvested in 1998.

Corn production is expected to total 389.2 million bushels, down from the previous year's record high of 419.0 million bushels. This year's production is down 7 percent from last year. Planted acreage was 3.0 million acres, unchanged from a year ago. Acreage expected to be harvested for grain is 2.80 million acres, down 50,000 acres from last year. Corn yields are expected to average 139 bushels per acre, well below the 147 bushels per acre in 1998.

Kansas sorghum grain production is forecast at 248.2 million bushels, down 6 percent from the 264.0 million bushels in 1998. Yields are expected to average 73 bushels per acre, down 7 bushels from last year's yield. Planted acreage is 3.6 million acres, up 100,000 acres from 1998. Sorghum harvested acreage, at 3.4 million acres, is up 3 percent from 1998.

Soybean production is forecast at 84.8 million bushels, up 13 percent from last year's production of 75.0 million bushels. Yield is forecast at 32 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from last year's yield. Harvested acreage is expected to be 2.65 million acres, up from the 2.5 million acres harvested last year.

Table 1-- KANSAS CROP PRODUCTION, AUGUST 1, 1999

Crop &
Unit Planted 1/ Harvested Yield per Acre 2/ Production

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999

1,000 Acres Per Unit (000's)

All Wheat, bu. 10,700 10,000 10,100 9,200 49 46 494,900 423,200

Winter Wheat, bu. 10,700 10,000 10,100 9,200 49 46 494,900 423,200

Oats, bu. 110 120 60 70 45 45 2,700 3,150

Barley, bu. 8 16 8 14 35 29 280 406

Corn Grain, bu. 3,000 3,000 2,850 2,800 147 139 418,950 389,200

Sorghum Grain, bu. 3,500 3,600 3,300 3,400 80 73 264,000 248,200

Soybeans, bu. 2,550 2,700 2,500 2,650 30 32 75,000 84,800

Dry Beans, cwt. 3/ 20 .0 24 .0 19 .0 23 .0 2,000 1,850 380 426

Cotton, 480 lb. bales 3/ 17 .0 29 .0 16 .5 28 .0 404 411 13 .9 24 .0

All Hay, tons - - 2,900 2,900 2 .77 2 .73 8,020 7,925

Alfalfa Hay, tons - - 1,000 850 4 .60 4 .50 4,600 3,825

Other Hay, tons - - 1,900 2,050 1 .80 2 .00 3,420 4,100

Apples, lbs. - - - - - - 1,600 6,100

Peaches, lbs. 4/ - - - - - - 500 700

1/ Planted for all purposes. 2/ Production divided by harvested acres rounded to whole bushels. 3/ Yield in pounds. 4/ Estimate carried forward from earlier forecast.

U.S. CROP PRODUCTION

UNITED STATES: All wheat production is placed at 2.31 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the July forecast and 9 percent from 1998 (see table 2). Based on August 1 conditions, the U.S. yield is forecast at 42.5 bushels per acre, down 0.2 bushels from last month. Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.69 billion bushels, down 10 percent from last year. The U.S. yield forecast is 47.4 bushels per acre. This is up 0.4 bushels from July 1 and up 0.5 bushels from last year. Acres for harvest as grain are forecast at 35.6 million, down 11 percent from 1998.

The 1999 sorghum grain production forecast is 588 million bushels, up 13 percent from 1998 but 7 percent below 1997. Acreage for grain is forecast at 8.50 million acres, up 10 percent from last year. Based on August 1 conditions, yield is forecast at 69.2 bushels per acre, up 1.9 bushels form 1998. Yield increases are expected in 12 of the top 18 producing States, mainly in the southern part of the growing area. A 7 bushel decrease from last year in Kansas (the largest sorghum producing state) limited the increase in the U.S. forecast.

Corn production is forecast at 9.56 billion bushels, down 2 percent from last year but up 4 percent from 1997. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 134.7 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushels from a year ago. If realized, this would be the third largest production and the second highest yield on record. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 71.0 million acres, down 84,000 acres from June.

Soybean production is forecast at a record high 2.87 billion bushels, up 4 percent from last year's record of 2.76 billion bushels. Yield is forecast at 39.2 bushels per acre, up 0.3 bushels above last year, but 2.2 bushels below the record set in 1994. Acreage for harvest is estimated at a record 73.3 million acres, up 3 percent from 1998 but down fractionally from June.

Table 2-- UNITED STATES CROP PRODUCTION, AUGUST 1, 1999

Crop &
Unit Planted 1/ Harvested Yield per Acre Production

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999

1,000 Acres Per Unit (000)

All Wheat, bu. 65,871 62,733 59,002 54,467 43.2 42.5 2,550,383 2,314,508

Winter Wheat, bu. 46,449 43,419 40,126 35,609 46.9 47.4 1,880,605 1,688,582

Oats, bu. 4,902 4,698 2,765 2,631 60.4 61.6 167,122 162,096

Barley, bu. 6,340 5,167 5,867 4,834 60.1 58.2 352,445 281,365

Corn Grain, bu. 80,187 77,611 72,604 70,955 134.4 134.7 9,761,085 9,560,919

Sorghum Grain, bu. 9,626 9,299 7,723 8,499 67.3 69.2 519,933 587,967

Soybeans, bu. 72,375 74,145 70,811 73,261 38.9 39.2 2,756,794 2,869,519

Dry Beans, cwt. 2/ 2,010 .1 2,022 .8 1,913 .9 1,903 .0 1,611 1,656 30,828 31,506

Cotton, 480 lb. bales 2/ 13,392 .5 14,601 .2 10,683 .6 13,532 .2 625 649 13,918 .2 18,303 .6

All Hay, tons - - 60,016 62,051 2.52 2.59 151,338 160,769

Alfalfa Hay, tons - - 23,642 23,968 3.47 3.47 82,010 83,160

Other Hay, tons - - 36,374 38,083 1.91 2.04 69,328 77,609

Apples, lbs. 4/ - - - - - - 11,387 .4 10,562 .8

Peaches, lbs. 3/ 4/ - - - - - - 2,429 .3 2,502 .1

1/ Planted for all purposes . 2/ Yield in pounds . 3/ Estimate carried forward from earlier forecast . 4/ Reported in millions .

Table 3-- KANSAS CROP PRODUCTION FORECAST, AUGUST 1, 1999, BY DISTRICTS

Crop And District Acres Planted,
All Purposes Acres Harvested
for Grain Yield
per Acre Production

1998 1999 1998 1999 % Prev.
Year 1998 1999 1998 1999 % Prev.
Year

------------ 1,000 Acres ------------ Bushels 1,000 Bushels

WINTER WHEAT

Northwest 1,150 1,140 1,090 1,070 98 51 45 55,991 48,400 86

West Central 1,280 1,230 1,180 1,150 97 51 44 60,261 50,500 84

Southwest 1,750 1,590 1,650 1,470 89 51 49 84,231 72,000 85

North Central 1,360 1,360 1,315 1,300 99 55 47 72,938 61,000 84

Central 1,680 1,490 1,559 1,320 85 49 45 77,072 58,800 76

South Central 2,420 2,280 2,289 2,040 89 45 48 101,995 98,000 96

Northeast 240 200 230 185 80 48 42 11,032 7,700 70

East Central 265 230 252 220 87 42 42 10,668 9,300 87

Southeast 555 480 535 445 83 39 39 20,712 17,500 84

    State 10,700 10,000 10,100 9,200 91 49 46 494,900 423,200 86

CORN

Northwest 500 520 489 499 102 153 140 74,890 69,860 93

West Central 254 290 229 258 113 149 133 34,090 34,320 101

Southwest 900 850 873 815 93 176 177 153,620 143,900 94

North Central 220 283 205 262 128 125 123 25,545 32,200 126

Central 98 88 83 74 89 121 135 10,025 10,000 100

South Central 330 264 314 244 78 141 147 44,395 35,860 81

Northeast 380 418 363 393 108 128 103 46,490 40,560 87

East Central 215 213 200 189 95 110 91 22,035 17,200 78

Southeast 103 74 94 66 70 84 80 7,860 5,300 67

    State 3,000 3,000 2,850 2,800 98 147 139 418,950 389,200 93

SORGHUM GRAIN

Northwest 190 210 176 197 112 92 79 16,253 15,591 96

West Central 321 340 304 324 107 92 77 28,042 24,985 89

Southwest 560 540 527 508 96 70 59 36,842 29,896 81

North Central 600 577 563 544 97 93 75 52,577 40,846 78

Central 580 562 553 523 95 75 75 41,651 39,269 94

South Central 532 642 500 601 120 63 71 31,307 42,686 136

Northeast 252 224 240 216 90 99 81 23,856 17,533 74

East Central 173 222 162 215 133 81 75 13,122 16,143 123

Southeast 292 283 275 272 99 74 78 20,350 21,251 104

    State 3,500 3,600 3,300 3,400 103 80 73 264,000 248,200 94

SOYBEANS

Northwest 28 51 28 51 184 50 52 1,395 2,630 189

West Central 16 20 16 20 128 45 44 705 885 126

Southwest 44 65 44 64 147 50 47 2,174 3,035 140

North Central 217 295 216 294 136 38 35 8,272 10,220 124

Central 137 165 136 163 120 31 37 4,196 6,005 143

South Central 253 240 248 236 95 38 40 9,535 9,405 99

Northeast 545 563 541 559 103 36 35 19,455 19,430 100

East Central 635 614 623 602 97 27 27 16,556 16,485 100

Southeast 675 687 649 661 102 20 25 12,712 16,705 131

    State 2,550 2,700 2,500 2,650 106 30 32 75,000 84,800 113

Doug Hartwig & Deonne McCray, Agricultural Statisticians
Eldon J. Thiessen, State Statistician
Eddie Wells, Deputy State Statistician

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Table 1-- KANSAS CROP PRODUCTION, AUGUST 1, 1999
Crop & Unit	Planted 1/		Harvested		Yield per Acre 2/		Production
Crop & Unit	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
	1,000 Acres				Per Unit		(000's)
All Wheat, bu.	10,700	10,000	10,100	9,200	49	46	494,900	423,200
Winter Wheat, bu.	10,700	10,000	10,100	9,200	49	46	494,900	423,200
Oats, bu.	110	120	60	70	45	45	2,700	3,150
Barley, bu.	8	16	8	14	35	29	280	406
Corn Grain, bu.	3,000	3,000	2,850	2,800	147	139	418,950	389,200
Sorghum Grain, bu.	3,500	3,600	3,300	3,400	80	73	264,000	248,200
Soybeans, bu.	2,550	2,700	2,500	2,650	30	32	75,000	84,800
Dry Beans, cwt. 3/	20 .0	24 .0	19 .0	23 .0	2,000	1,850	380	426
Cotton, 480 lb. bales 3/	17 .0	29 .0	16 .5	28 .0	404	411	13 .9	24 .0
All Hay, tons	-	-	2,900	2,900	2 .77	2 .73	8,020	7,925
Alfalfa Hay, tons	-	-	1,000	850	4 .60	4 .50	4,600	3,825
Other Hay, tons	-	-	1,900	2,050	1 .80	2 .00	3,420	4,100
Apples, lbs.	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,600	6,100
Peaches, lbs. 4/	-	-	-	-	-	-	500	700

Table 2-- UNITED STATES CROP PRODUCTION, AUGUST 1, 1999
Crop & Unit	Planted 1/		Harvested		Yield per Acre		Production
Crop & Unit	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999
	1,000 Acres				Per Unit		(000)
All Wheat, bu.	65,871	62,733	59,002	54,467	43.2	42.5	2,550,383	2,314,508
Winter Wheat, bu.	46,449	43,419	40,126	35,609	46.9	47.4	1,880,605	1,688,582
Oats, bu.	4,902	4,698	2,765	2,631	60.4	61.6	167,122	162,096
Barley, bu.	6,340	5,167	5,867	4,834	60.1	58.2	352,445	281,365
Corn Grain, bu.	80,187	77,611	72,604	70,955	134.4	134.7	9,761,085	9,560,919
Sorghum Grain, bu.	9,626	9,299	7,723	8,499	67.3	69.2	519,933	587,967
Soybeans, bu.	72,375	74,145	70,811	73,261	38.9	39.2	2,756,794	2,869,519
Dry Beans, cwt. 2/	2,010 .1	2,022 .8	1,913 .9	1,903 .0	1,611	1,656	30,828	31,506
Cotton, 480 lb. bales 2/	13,392 .5	14,601 .2	10,683 .6	13,532 .2	625	649	13,918 .2	18,303 .6
All Hay, tons	-	-	60,016	62,051	2.52	2.59	151,338	160,769
Alfalfa Hay, tons	-	-	23,642	23,968	3.47	3.47	82,010	83,160
Other Hay, tons	-	-	36,374	38,083	1.91	2.04	69,328	77,609
Apples, lbs. 4/	-	-	-	-	-	-	11,387 .4	10,562 .8
Peaches, lbs. 3/ 4/	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,429 .3	2,502 .1

Table 3-- KANSAS CROP PRODUCTION FORECAST, AUGUST 1, 1999, BY DISTRICTS
Crop And District	Acres Planted, All Purposes		Acres Harvested for Grain			Yield per Acre		Production
Crop And District	1998	1999	1998	1999	% Prev. Year	1998	1999	1998	1999	% Prev. Year
	------------ 1,000 Acres ------------					Bushels		1,000 Bushels
WINTER WHEAT
Northwest	1,150	1,140	1,090	1,070	98	51	45	55,991	48,400	86
West Central	1,280	1,230	1,180	1,150	97	51	44	60,261	50,500	84
Southwest	1,750	1,590	1,650	1,470	89	51	49	84,231	72,000	85
North Central	1,360	1,360	1,315	1,300	99	55	47	72,938	61,000	84
Central	1,680	1,490	1,559	1,320	85	49	45	77,072	58,800	76
South Central	2,420	2,280	2,289	2,040	89	45	48	101,995	98,000	96
Northeast	240	200	230	185	80	48	42	11,032	7,700	70
East Central	265	230	252	220	87	42	42	10,668	9,300	87
Southeast	555	480	535	445	83	39	39	20,712	17,500	84
State	10,700	10,000	10,100	9,200	91	49	46	494,900	423,200	86
CORN
Northwest	500	520	489	499	102	153	140	74,890	69,860	93
West Central	254	290	229	258	113	149	133	34,090	34,320	101
Southwest	900	850	873	815	93	176	177	153,620	143,900	94
North Central	220	283	205	262	128	125	123	25,545	32,200	126
Central	98	88	83	74	89	121	135	10,025	10,000	100
South Central	330	264	314	244	78	141	147	44,395	35,860	81
Northeast	380	418	363	393	108	128	103	46,490	40,560	87
East Central	215	213	200	189	95	110	91	22,035	17,200	78
Southeast	103	74	94	66	70	84	80	7,860	5,300	67
State	3,000	3,000	2,850	2,800	98	147	139	418,950	389,200	93
SORGHUM GRAIN
Northwest	190	210	176	197	112	92	79	16,253	15,591	96
West Central	321	340	304	324	107	92	77	28,042	24,985	89
Southwest	560	540	527	508	96	70	59	36,842	29,896	81
North Central	600	577	563	544	97	93	75	52,577	40,846	78
Central	580	562	553	523	95	75	75	41,651	39,269	94
South Central	532	642	500	601	120	63	71	31,307	42,686	136
Northeast	252	224	240	216	90	99	81	23,856	17,533	74
East Central	173	222	162	215	133	81	75	13,122	16,143	123
Southeast	292	283	275	272	99	74	78	20,350	21,251	104
State	3,500	3,600	3,300	3,400	103	80	73	264,000	248,200	94
SOYBEANS
Northwest	28	51	28	51	184	50	52	1,395	2,630	189
West Central	16	20	16	20	128	45	44	705	885	126
Southwest	44	65	44	64	147	50	47	2,174	3,035	140
North Central	217	295	216	294	136	38	35	8,272	10,220	124
Central	137	165	136	163	120	31	37	4,196	6,005	143
South Central	253	240	248	236	95	38	40	9,535	9,405	99
Northeast	545	563	541	559	103	36	35	19,455	19,430	100
East Central	635	614	623	602	97	27	27	16,556	16,485	100
Southeast	675	687	649	661	102	20	25	12,712	16,705	131
State	2,550	2,700	2,500	2,650	106	30	32	75,000	84,800	113