CROP SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 13, 2005

NEW MEXICO: There were 6.9 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was 16% very short, 52% short and 32% adequate. Wind damage was 4% light. Freeze damage was 24% light and 3% moderate. Crop harvesting is progressing normally. Alfalfa was in fair to excellent condition, with 98% of the 6^th cutting complete, and 60% of the 7^th cutting complete. Cotton was in mostly fair to excellent condition, with 43% harvested. Sorghum was in mostly fair to good condition, with 96% mature and 25% harvested for grain. Wheat was in mostly fair to excellent condition. Peanuts were 95% harvested. Lettuce was 68% harvested. Red chile was in mostly fair to excellent condition, with 60% harvested. Fall onions were in fair to excellent condition. Pecans were in fair to excellent condition. Ranchers continue marketing their calves and preparing for the winter months. Cattle conditions were 6% poor, 34% fair, 41% good, and 19% excellent. Sheep were listed as 8% very poor, 12% poor, 56% fair, 17% good, and 7% excellent. Range and pasture conditions were reported as 6% very poor, 25% poor, 40% fair, 27% good and 2% excellent.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Above normal average temperatures were reported statewide for the week, with record or near record max temperatures on Friday. Cold fronts into the eastern plains resulted in variable temperatures there, with cooler air in place both on Wednesday and again on Sunday. A fall storm moved quickly across the state on Friday. While moisture was limited, thunderstorms and showers developed across the west and north. Red River reported 0.34 inches of precipitation. Data is incomplete for Socorro and Las Vegas.

CROP PRODUCTION

NEW MEXICO: Corn for grain production forecast remains at 8.1 million bushels compared to 10.4 million bushels one year ago. Harvested acreage for 2005 is at 45,000 acres with yields expected to average 180.0 bushels per acre. Upland cotton production forecast is estimated at 92,000 bales, down 19 percent from the previous years' production of 113,000 bales. Harvested acreage is down 20 percent at 51,000 acres, with yields anticipated at 866 pounds per acre. American-Pima production is forecast at 21,000 bales, an 11 percent increase from the previous year's production of 19,000 bales. Harvested acreage totals 11,000 acres with yields anticipated to average 916 pounds per acre. Sorghum for Grain production is forecast at 4.1 million bushels, compared to 4.2 million bushels one year ago. Peanut harvested acreage is up from a year ago at 19,000 acres with yields expected at 3,400 pounds per acre. Potatoes acreage is also up at 5,300 acres and expected yields of 400 hundredweight per acre.

UNITED STATES: Corn for grain area harvested and to be harvested for grain is forecast at 74.3 million acres, unchanged from October but up 1 percent from 2004. Sorghum production is forecast at 388 million bushels, up 3 percent from last month but down 15 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, the sorghum yield forecast is 68.2 bushels per acre, up 2.2 bushels from October but down 1.6 bushels from last year. Peanuts production is forecast at 4.66 billion pounds, down 5 percent from last month but up 9 percent from last year's crop. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.61 million acres, unchanged from October but up 15 percent from last year. All cotton production is forecast at 23.2 million 480-pound bales,

up 2 percent from the October forecast but slightly below last year's record high production. Yield is expected to average 813 pounds per acre, up 16 pounds from last month but down 42 pounds from 2004. Upland cotton harvested area is forecast at 13.4 million acres unchanged from last month but up 5 percent from last year. American-Pima production is forecast at 644,000 bales, down 9 percent from the October forecast and down 14 percent from last year. The U.S. yield is forecast at 1,166 pounds per harvested acre, down 9 percent from last month and down 19 percent from 2004. Fall potatoes production of fall potatoes for 2005 is forecast at 382 million cwt, down 7 percent from last year. Area harvested, at 951,800 acres, is virtually unchanged from the July forecast but 7 percent below last year. The average yield is forecast at a record high 402 cwt per acre, 1 cwt above the previous high set last year.