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Issue 55-04

January 18, 2005

Included in this Issue

Annual Crop Production
Grain Stocks
Winter Wheat Seed
Weather Summary



NEW MEXICO ANNUAL CROP PRODUCTION


NEW MEXICO: Corn for Grain production is estimated at 10.44 million bushels for 2004, up 21percent from 2003. Harvested acreage was up 10,000 acres at 58,000. The average yield remained at 180 bushels per acre. Corn for Silage harvested acreage dropped to 66,000 acres in 2004. Many operations were switching to new varieties of sorghum silage that produce higher yields with less water. Production totaled 1.65 million tons. Sorghum for Grain acres harvested increased to 92,000 acres, compared to 62,000 the year before. Average yield increased to 46 bushels per acre for a total production of 4.23 million bushels, compared to only 1.67 million bushels in 2003. Sorghum for Silage now sits at 35,000 harvested acres, up 25,000 acres from the year before. Production totaled 595,000 tons. Winter Wheat production is estimated at 7.8 million bushels, 86 percent above 2003. Alfalfa hay production totaled 1,176,000 tons from 240,000 acres. Other hay production totaled 189,000 tons from 90,000 acres. Upland cotton harvested acreage was up to 64,000 acres, compared to 38,000 in 2003. Production totaled 125,000 bales. American-Pima cotton acreage also increased in 2004, to 10,500 acres harvested. Production was estimated at 20,000 bales. Peanut harvested acres remained unchanged at 17,000, with a total production of 59.5 million pounds. Yields averaged 3,500 pounds an acre, up from 2003's 2,700 pounds an acre. Potato acreage dropped to 5,000 harvested. Pinto Beans were down to 6,000 acres harvested.


Acreage, Yield and Production, Major Crops, New Mexico 2003-2004
Crop Unit
Area Planted 1/
Area Harvested
Yield Per Acre
Production
2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004
------------------------1,000 Acres--------------- ---------Units------- ------1,000 Units------
Corn for Grain Bu. 130 125 48 58 180.0 180.0 8,640 10,440
Corn for Silage Ton --- --- 80 66 23.0 25.0 1,840 1,650
Sorghum for Grain Bu. 140 140 62 92 27.0 46.0 1,674 4,232
Sorghum for Silage Ton --- --- 10 35 15.0 17.0 150 595
Winter Wheat Bu. 500 490 140 300 30.0 26.0 4,200 7,800
Alfalfa Hay Ton --- --- 230 240 4.90 4.90 1,127 1,176
Other Hay Ton --- --- 70 90 2.20 2.10 154 189
Upland Cotton 2/ Bal. 53.0 68.0 38.0 64.0 884 938 70.0 125.0
A-P Cotton 2/ Bal. 6.1 10.6 6.0 10.5 1,056 914 13.2 20.0
Peanuts 3/ Lb. 18.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 2,700 3,500 45,900 59,500
Potatoes Cwt. 5.9 5.2 5.9 5.0 361 412 2,132 2,060
Pinto Beans 4/ Lb. 10.0 6.0 10.0 6.0 1,860 2,600 186 156
Total Above Crops 5/ 1,253.0 1,292.8 716.9 988.4 --- --- --- ---
1/ Area planted for all purposes. 2/ Production in bales (480 lb net wt). Yield in pounds. 3/ Estimates comprised of quota and non- quota peanuts. 4/ Production in cwt. 5/ Planted total includes harvested acreage for hay crops and silage.

GRAIN STOCKS

Corn stocks in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 9.45 billion bushels, up 19 percent from December 1, 2003. This is the highest December 1 stocks level since 1987. Of the total stocks, 6.14 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 16 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 3.30 billion bushels, are up 24 percent from a year ago. The September - November 2004 indicated disappearance is 3.32 billion bushels, compared with 3.22 billion bushels during the same period last year.

All wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 1.43 billion bushels, down 6 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 531 million bushels, up 8 percent from last December. Off-farm stocks, at 900 million bushels, are down 13 percent from a year ago. The September - November 2004 indicated disappearance is 508 million bushels, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Grain sorghum stored in all positions on December 1, 2004 totaled 282 million bushels, up 19 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 78.7 million bushels, are up 74 percent from December 1 last year. Off-farm stocks, at 203 million bushels, are up 7 percent from a year earlier. The September - November 2004 indicated disappearance from all positions is 207 million bushels, down 5 percent from the same period in 2003.


U.S. Grain Stocks, By Position and Month 2003-2004
Date
2003
2004
On Farms Off Farms 1/ Total All Positions On Farms Off Farms 1/ Total All Positions
------------------------------------------------1,000 Bushels--------------------------------------------------
CORN
Mar 1 2,940,000 2,191,873 5,131,873 3,030,000 2,241,459 5,271,459
Jun 1 1,620,200 1,364,718 2,984,918 1,540,000 1,430,140 2,970,140
Sep 1 484,900 601,773 1,086,673 438,000 520,091 958,091
Dec 1 5,286,000 2,667,775 7,953,775 6,144,000 3,304,798 9,448,798
SORGHUM
Mar 1 27,500 135,423 162,923 21,000 137,652 158,652
Jun 1 11,150 70,744 81,894 7,650 72,944 80,594
Sep 1 4,500 38,530 43,030 3,700 29,849 33,549
Dec 1 45,200 190,736 235,936 78,700 203,182 281,882
ALL WHEAT
Mar 1 236,300 670,333 906,633 257,890 762,727 1,020,617
Jun 1 132,110 359,306 491,416 131,880 414,559 546,439
Sep 1 687,320 1,351,652 2,038,972 790,600 1,147,807 1,938,407
Dec 1 491,925 1,028,359 1,520,284 531,020 899,718 1,430,738
1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors.

    

WINTER WHEAT SEEDINGS - 2004 CROP

NEW MEXICO: Seeded area for 2005 is expected to total 490,000 acres remaining steady with 2004.

UNITED STATES: Winter wheat seeded area for 2005 is expected to total 41.6 million acres, down 4 percent from 2004.

State
Area Seeded
2003 2004 2005 2005/2004
---------------------------------1,000 Acres--------------------------------- ---------Percent--------
CO 2,600 2,300 2,650 115
KS 10,500 10,000 10,100 101
MT 1,900 1,900 2,150 113
NE 1,900 1,850 1,850 100
NM 500 490 490 100
OK 6,700 6,200 5,800 94
SD 1,650 1,650 1,500 91
TX 6,600 6,300 5,800 92
WA 1,850 1,800 1,900 106
Other States 10,181 10,860 9,327 99
U.S. 45,384 43,350 41,567 96

WEATHER SUMMARY

A minor winter storm impacted mainly the northwest quarter of the state early in the week, otherwise, the week was relatively dry with above-normal temperatures. Temperatures for the state averaged between 5 and 6 degrees above normal. Greatest precipitation totals included .68 inches at Red River and .60 inches at Chama.

NEW MEXICO WEATHER CONDITIONS - JANUARY 10 - 16, 2005
Temperature
Precipitation
Station
Mean
Maximum Minimum 01/10
01/16 		01/01
01/16
Normal
Jan
01/01
01/16 		Normal
Jan-Jan
Farmington 37.0 57 19 0.36 0.73 0.59 0.73 0 .59
Gallup 36.8 54 17 0.40 1.20 0.80 1.20 0 .80
Capulin 30.1 56 -6 0.36 0.89 0.40 0.89 0 .40
Chama 26.2 47 0 0.60 1.52 1.77 1.52 1 .77
Johnson Ranch 32.0 53 5 0.04 0.15 0.67 0.15 0 .67
Las Vegas 38.6 58 12 0.00 0.76 0.60 0.76 0 .60
Los Alamos 32.2 50 21 0.03 1.06 0.86 1.06 0 .86
Raton 30.4 61 -4 0.21 0.64 0.47 0.64 0 .47
Red River 24.9 44 -1 0.68 1.41 1.07 1.41 1 .07
Santa Fe 37.3 58 21 0.00 0.36 0.63 0.36 0 .63
Clayton 33.2 69 14 0.00 0.41 0.24 0.41 0 .24
Clovis 40.9 72 17 0.00 0.63 0.39 0.63 0 .39
Roy 36.9 64 16 0.00 0.94 0.34 0.94 0 .34
Tucumcari 41.6 73 14 0.00 0.68 0.28 0.68 0 .28
Grants 36.6 58 12 0.04 0.70 0.49 0.70 0 .49
Quemado 36.1 58 10 0.00 0.24 0.83 0.24 0 .83
Silver City 39.4 62 17 0.00 2.21 1.16 2.21 1 .16
Albuquerque 42.5 62 27 0.00 0.76 0.44 0.76 0 .44
Carrizozo 39.9 65 17 0.00 0.72 0.60 0.72 0 .60
Socorro 41.9 67 15 0.00 0.79 0.39 0.79 0 .39
Gran Quivera 40.0 60 22 0.00 0.82 0.70 0.82 0 .70
Moriarty 39.1 61 14 0.00 0.62 0.43 0.62 0 .43
Ruidoso 38.4 61 15 0.00 1.40 1.12 1.40 1 .12
Carlsbad 46.1 76 22 0.00 0.15 0.35 0.15 0 .35
Roswell 41.5 71 20 0.00 0.29 0.43 0.29 0 .43
Tatum 41.1 72 18 0.00 0.62 0.39 0.62 0 .39
Alamogordo 48.9 68 31 0.00 1.03 0.67 1.03 0 .67
Animas 46.7 70 27 0.15 1.27 0.68 1.27 0 .68
Deming 44.9 71 22 0.10 0.88 0.56 0.88 0 .56
Las Cruces 45.9 72 26 0.01 0.59 0.46 0.59 0 .46
T or C 46.7 74 25 0.00 0.77 0.46 0.77 0 .46
(T) Trace (-) No Report (*) Correction
All reports based on preliminary data. Precipitation data corrected monthly from official observation forms.

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