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UNITED STATES: Corn for grain acreage harvested and to be harvested for grain was also updated in a number of States and is now forecast at 74.3 million acres, up 15,000 acres from September and 1 percent higher than 2004. All cotton production is forecast at 22.7 million 480-pound bales, up 2 percent from the September forecast but 2 percent below last year's record high production. Yield is expected to average 797 pounds per acre, up 15 pounds from last month but down 58 pounds from 2004. The October area expected for harvest remains unchanged from last month at 13.7 million acres but is up 5 percent from 2004. Upland cotton area for harvest, at 13.4 million acres, is unchanged from last month's forecast but is up 5 percent from last year. American-Pima harvested acres are unchanged from last month but are up 7 percent from 2004. Sorghum production is forecast at 375 million bushels, down 6 percent from last month and down 18 percent from last year. Based on October 1 conditions, the sorghum yield forecast is 66.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from September but down 3.8 bushels from last year. Peanuts production is forecast at 4.92 billion pounds, up 15 percent from last year's crop but down 2 percent from last month. Area for harvest is expected to total 1.61 million acres, unchanged from September but up 15 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 3,061 pounds per acre, down 56 pounds from September and down 15 pounds from 2004. U.S. dry edible bean production is forecast at 26.1 million cwt for 2005, up 1 percent from the August forecast and 47 percent above last year. Harvested acreage is forecast at 1.52 million acres, 1 percent below the August forecast but up 25 percent from last year. Alfalfa production is forecast at 75.9 million tons, up 3 percent from the August forecast and up 1 percent from last year.
October 2005 Crop Summary: Area Harvested, Yield and Production, 2004 and Forecasted October 1, 2005 |
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Crop |
Unit |
Area Harvested |
Yield Per Acre |
Production |
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2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
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NEW MEXICO |
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Corn for Grain |
Bu. |
58 |
45 |
180.0 |
180.0 |
10,440 |
8,100 |
All Cotton 1/ 2/ |
Lb. |
74.5 |
62.0 |
850 |
875 |
132.0 |
113.0 |
Upland Cotton 1/ 2/ |
Lb. |
64.0 |
51.0 |
848 |
866 |
113.0 |
92.0 |
A-P Cotton 1/ 2/ |
Lb. |
10.5 |
11.0 |
869 |
916 |
19.0 |
21.0 |
Sorghum for Grain |
Bu. |
92 |
90 |
46.0 |
45.0 |
4,232 |
4,050 |
Peanuts |
Lb. |
17.0 |
19.0 |
3,500 |
3,200 |
59,500 |
60,800 |
Dry Edible Beans 3/ 4/ |
Lb. |
6.0 |
6.3 |
2,600 |
2,000 |
156 |
126 |
Alfalfa, Hay |
Ton |
240 |
250 |
4.90 |
5.20 |
1,176 |
1,300 |
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UNITED STATES |
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Corn for Grain |
Bu. |
73,632 |
74,333 |
160.4 |
146.1 |
11,807,217 |
10,857,440 |
All Cotton 1/ 2/ |
Lb. |
13,057.0 |
13,673.0 |
855 |
797 |
23,250.7 |
22,717.0 |
Upland Cotton 1/ 2/ |
Lb. |
12,809.0 |
13,408.0 |
843 |
788 |
22,505.1 |
22,013.0 |
A-P Cotton 1/ 2/ |
Lb. |
248.0 |
265.0 |
1,443 |
1,275 |
745.6 |
704.0 |
Sorghum for Grain |
Bu. |
6,517 |
5,687 |
69.8 |
66.0 |
454,899 |
375,105 |
Peanuts |
Lb. |
1,394.0 |
1,607.0 |
3,076 |
3,061 |
4,288,200 |
4,919,300 |
Dry Edible Beans 3/ 4/ |
Lb. |
1,219.3 |
1,522.1 |
1,460 |
1,715 |
17,799 |
26,109 |
Alfalfa, Hay |
Ton |
21,707 |
22,118 |
3.47 |
3.43 |
75,383 |
75,940 |
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 2/ Production in 480-Lb. Net weight bales. 3/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 4/ Production in cwt. |
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