Released: January 11, 2002
Volume 02, No. 1

SORGHUM: Production of sorghum for grain in Kansas totaled 232.5 million bushels in 2001. Kansas continues to rank first in the nation in sorghum grain production. Production was unchanged from the November forecast but up 43.7 million bushels from last year. The yield, at 62 bushels per acre, was up 3 bushels from a year earlier. Kansas farmers planted 4.00 million acres, 500,000 acres more than last year. Harvested area for grain was 3.75 million acres, up 17 percent from 2000. Sorghum silage production, at 1,200,000 tons, was up 85 percent from last year.

SOYBEANS: Production of soybeans, at 87.4 million bushels, was a new record. This was down 5.4 million bushels from the November forecast but 37.4 million bushels above last year's production. Yield per acre was 32.0 bushels, unchanged from November but 12 bushels above 2000. Harvested acreage was 2.73 million acres, up 9 percent from the acres harvested last year.

HAY: Production of all types of hay was 7.98 million tons, up 420,000 tons from the previous forecast and up 1,440,000 tons from the previous year. Alfalfa production was up 12 percent from the 2000 crop of 3.69 million tons, while other hay production was up 35 percent from last year. Alfalfa acreage harvested was unchanged from 2000. Other hay harvested increased 500,000 acres compared with the year earlier.

New seeding of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures was 160,000 acres, up 90,000 acres from last year.

WHEAT: Wheat production was 328.0 million bushels, down 6 percent from the 2000 crop. Acres planted totaled 9.8 million, unchanged from 2000. Acreage harvested, at 8.2 million acres, was down 13 percent but yield was 3 bushels above 2000.

OTHER CROPS: Dry bean production, at 259,000 cwt., was down 30,000 cwt. from 2000. Sunflower production totaled 391.9 million pounds, 49 percent above last year's revised production of 271.0 million pounds. Cotton production, at 23,000 bales, compares to 22,200 bales in 2000. Producers harvested 37,000 acres of cotton, unchanged from the acres harvested in 2000. Summer potato production totaled 720,000 hundredweight.

Table 1-- 2001 CROP SUMMARY, KANSAS
Crop & Unit	Planted Acreage	Harvested Acreage		Yield per Acre		Production
	2001	2000	2001	2000	2001	2000	2001
	1,000	1,000		Per Unit		1,000
Wheat, bu.	9,800	9,400	8,200	37	40	347,800	328,000
Oats, bu.	100	50	40	44	53	2,200	2,120
Barley, bu.	9	7	8	35	50	245	400
All Corn 1/	3,450	3,350	3,345	-	-	-	-
Corn Grain, bu.	-	3,170	3,050	130	127	412,100	387,350
Corn Silage, tons	-	180	295	14 .0	14 .0	2,520	4,130
All Sorghum 1/	4,000	3,265	3,850	-	-	-	-
Sorghum Grain, bu.	-	3,200	3,750	59	62	188,800	232,500
Sorghum Silage, tons	-	65	100	10 .0	12 .0	650	1,200
Soybeans, bu.	2,850	2,500	2,730	20	32	50,000	87,360
Sunflowers, lbs.	335	229	323	1,183	1,213	271,000	391,890
Oil, lbs.	300	210	290	1,200	1,200	252,000	348,000
Non-Oil, lbs.	35	19	33	1,000	1,330	19,000	43,890
Dry Beans, cwt. 2/	15 .0	16 .0	14 .0	1,810	1,850	289	259
Cotton, 480 lb. bales 2/	42 .0	37 .0	37 .0	288	298	22 .2	23 .0
All Hay, tons	-	2,800	3,300	2 .34	2 .42	6,540	7,980
Alfalfa Hay, tons	-	900	900	4 .10	4 .60	3,690	4,140
Other Hay, tons	-	1,900	2,400	1 .50	1 .60	2,850	3,840
Potatoes, Summer, cwt.	2 .5	2 .9	2 .4	340	300	986	720

1/ All harvested only includes acres harvested for grain and silage. 2/ Yield in pounds.

CORN: The 2001 corn for grain production was estimated at 9.51 billion bushels, down 4 percent from the revised 9.92 billion bushels in 2000. This is the fourth largest crop behind 1994's record production of 10.1 billion bushels followed by 2000's and 1998's production. Production is down less than 0.4 percent from the November 1 forecast due to lower than expected grain harvested in the heart of the Corn Belt and throughout the West. The U.S. yield of 138.2 bushels per acre, was up 0.2 bushels from last year and is the second largest yield on record. Planted area totaled 75.8 million acres, 5 percent below last year. Acres harvested for grain, at 68.8 million acres, were also 5 percent below 2000. Farmers harvested 6.15 million acres for silage, a 1 percent increase from last year.

SORGHUM: Production of grain sorghum in 2001 was estimated at 515 million bushels, down 4 percent from the November forecast and up 9 percent from 2000. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 8.58 million acres, up 11 percent from 2000. Average grain yield, at 59.9 bushels per acre, was 1.0 bushel below the 2000 average yield. Kansas continues to lead the Nation in sorghum planted, harvested acres, and production for both grain and silage.

SOYBEANS: Production of soybeans totaled 2.89 billion bushels in 2001, down 1 percent from the November 1 forecast, but 5 percent above 2000. The 2001 production is a record high, followed by last year's 2.76 billion bushels. The average yield per acre in 2001 is estimated at 39.6 bushels, 0.2 bushel above the November 1 forecast, and 1.5 bushels above the 2000 yield. Planted area for the U.S., at 74.1 million acres, was down slightly from 2000. Harvested area totaled 73.0 million acres, up 1 percent from 2000 and is the largest harvested acreage on record.

ALL WHEAT: Production of wheat for 2001 is estimated at 1.96 billion bushels, unchanged from the level published in the "Small Grains 2001 Summary," but down 12 percent from 2000. This is the lowest production since 1988. Grain area was 48.7 million acres, down 8 percent from last year and the smallest area harvested since 1972. The U.S. yield was 40.2 bushels per acre, down 1.8 bushels from a year earlier. U.S. Durum wheat production is down 24 percent from last year, other spring wheat is down 8 percent, and all winter wheat is the lowest level since 1978.

Table 2-- 2001 CROP SUMMARY, UNITED STATES
Crop & Unit	Planted Acreage	Harvested Acreage		Yield per Acre		Production
	2001	2000	2001	2000	2001	2000	2001
	1,000	1,000		Per Unit		1,000
Wheat, bu.	59,617	53,133	48,653	42 .0	40 .2	2,232,460	1,957,643
Oats, bu.	4,403	2,329	1,905	64 .2	61 .3	149,545	116,856
Barley, bu.	4,967	5,213	4,289	61 .1	58 .2	318,728	249,590
Rye, bu.	1,328	296	255	28 .3	27 .3	8,386	6,971
All Corn	75,752	78,522	74,956	-	-	-	-
Corn Grain, bu.	-	72,440	68,808	136 .9	138 .2	9,915,051	9,506,840
Corn Silage, tons	-	6,082	6,148	16 .8	16 .6	102,156	102,352
All Sorghum	10,252	7,988	8,920	-	-	-	-
Sorghum Grain, bu.	-	7,726	8,584	60 .9	59 .9	470,526	514,524
Sorghum Silage, tons	-	262	336	10 .6	11 .1	2,773	3,728
Soybeans, bu.	74,105	72,408	73,000	38 .1	39 .6	2,757,810	2,890,572
Sunflowers, lbs.	2,653	2,647	2,580	1,339 .0	1,349 .0	3,544,428	3,480,696
Oil, lbs.	2,139	2,116	2,087	1,375 .0	1,373 .0	2,909,844	2,866,321
Non-Oil, lbs.	514	531	493	1,195 .0	1,246 .0	634,584	614,375
Dry Beans, cwt. 1/	1,429 .9	1,607 .5	1,243 .0	1,643	1,572	26,409	19,541
Cotton, bales 1/	15,787 .8	13,053 .0	13,810 .0	632	698	17,188 .3	20,084 .0
All Hay, tons	-	59,854	63,511	2 .54	2 .47	151,921	156,703
Alfalfa Hay, tons	-	23,077	23,812	3 .48	3 .37	80,347	80,266
Other Hay, tons	-	36,777	39,699	1 .95	1 .93	71,574	76,437

1/ Yield in pounds.

Wheat seeded in Kansas in the fall of 2001 for the 2002 crop totaled 9.4 million acres, down 400,000 acres from the 2001 crop. This is the lowest acreage seeded since 1957. See table 3 for Kansas wheat seeded by district for recent years. Seeding of wheat acres began the second week of September and progressed ahead of normal through completion. Fifty-five percent was seeded and 22 percent was emerged by the end of September, ahead of the 5 year average of 33 percent and 14 percent, respectively. Dry conditions, particularly in the central and western districts during October, hampered wheat emergence and caused condition to decline. Wheat seeding was complete by the second week of November. Light rains the last half of November were not sufficient to improve wheat condition. Wheat condition had dropped from 73 percent good-to-excellent in mid-October to 47 percent good-to-excellent by the first of December . Ninety-nine percent of the crop was emerged by the first of December.

Winter wheat seeded in the United States for harvest in 2002 is estimated at 41.0 million acres, down fractionally from 2001. This is the lowest planted acreage since 1971. Class breakdowns are: hard red winter, 29.3 million acres; soft red winter, 8.3 million; and white winter, 3.4 million acres.

Table 3-- KANSAS WHEAT ACREAGE PLANTED FALL OF 2001 WITH COMPARISONS
Year	District Totals
	NW	WC	SW	NC	C	SC	NE	EC	SE	STATE
	1,000 Acres
1995	1,210	1,405	1,919	1,443	1,781	2,675	325	352	690	11,800
1996	1,218	1,310	1,930	1,455	1,705	2,585	290	300	607	11,400
1997	1,150	1,280	1,750	1,360	1,680	2,420	240	265	555	10,700
1998	1,100	1,217	1,635	1,344	1,590	2,384	174	157	399	10,000
1999	1,090	1,200	1,530	1,290	1,560	2,210	200	210	510	9,800
2000	1,100	1,210	1,590	1,350	1,510	2,140	190	230	480	9,800
2001	990	970	1,400	1,220	1,540	2,290	240	270	480	9,400
2001 as % of 2000	90	80	88	90	102	107	126	117	100	96

Kansas wheat stocks in all positions on December 1 totaled 268.2 million bushels, 2 percent below last December (see table 4). Wheat stored at off-farm locations (mills, elevators, warehouses, and processors) totaled 240.2 million bushels, which accounted for 90 percent of the total grain stocks. On-farm stocks, at 28.0 million bushels, were down 7 percent from the year earlier.

Sorghum grain in all positions totaled 177.8 million bushels, 38 percent above last year's level. Off-farm stocks accounted for 139.8 million bushels and on-farm stocks 38.0 million bushels.

Kansas corn stocks in all locations, at 262.0 million bushels, were down 2 percent from last December. Off-farm stocks were 167.0 million bushels, which accounted for 64 percent of the total corn stocks. On-farm stocks at 95.0 million bushels, were down 5 percent from last December.

Off-farm oat stocks were 393,000 bushels, down 27 percent from last December.

Kansas soybeans in all locations totaled 68.9 million bushels, a 43 percent increase from December 2000. Off- farm stocks, at 49.9 million bushels, were up 42 percent from last year and accounted for 72 percent of the total soybean stocks. On-farm stocks totaled 19.0 million bushels, up 6.0 million bushels from the previous year's stocks.

Table 4-- STOCKS OF GRAIN - DECEMBER 1, 2001, WITH COMPARISONS
Grain	Position	Kansas			United States
		Dec. 1, 2000	Sept. 1, 2001	Dec. 1, 2001	Dec. 1, 2000	Sept. 1, 2001	Dec. 1, 2001
		1,000 Bushels
All Wheat	On Farms	30,000	45,000	28,000	623,420	696,850	517,890
	Off Farms 1/	244,900	332,309	240,240	1,182,705	1,458,964	1,105,485
	TOTAL	274,900	377,309	268,240	1,806,125	2,155,814	1,623,375
Sorghum Grain	On Farms	35,000	4,000	38,000	74,300	8,900	72,400
	Off Farms 1/	93,852	18,882	139,780	187,681	32,851	240,937
	TOTAL	128,852	22,882	177,780	261,981	41,751	313,337
Corn	On Farms	100,000	11,000	95,000	5,550,000	753,150	5,275,000
	Off Farms 1/	164,816	37,703	167,019	2,979,634	1,145,958	2,989,257
	TOTAL	264,816	48,703	262,019	8,529,634	1,899,108	8,264,257
Oats	On Farms	*	*	*	86,900	74,800	58,100
	Off Farms 1/	540	597	393	57,237	41,592	56,120
	TOTAL	*	*	*	144,137	116,392	114,220
Barley	On Farms	*	*	*	111,500	134,800	92,400
	Off Farms 1/	24	132	88	117,369	110,564	102,589
	TOTAL	*	*	*	228,869	245,364	194,989
Soybeans	On Farms	13,000	1,600	19,000	1,217,000	83,500	1,240,000
	Off Farms 1/	35,030	5,809	49,857	1,022,991	164,247	1,035,713
	TOTAL	48,030	7,409	68,857	2,239,991	247,747	2,275,713
Hay	On Farms 2/	4,500	_	5,600	105,582	_	110,510
1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, & processors. 2/ 1,000 tons. * Not published to avoid disclosure.

Table 5-- GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY DECEMBER 1, 2000-2001
Position	Kansas		United States
	2000	2001	2000	2001
	1,000 Bushels
On Farm	390,000	380,000	11,195,000	11,175,000
Off Farm	875,000	890,000	8,348,996	8,419,880
Total	1,265,000	1,270,000	19,543,996	19,594,880

Dave Ranek & Quentin Wearne, Agricultural Statisticians
Eldon J. Thiessen, State Statistician
Eddie Wells, Deputy State Statistician

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