Washington, D.C. Released June, 00, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on call (0) 0-, office hours :00 a.m. to 4: p.m. ET. Corn Planted Virtually Unchanged from 00 Soybean Down Slightly All Wheat Up Percent All Cotton Down Fractionally Corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 9. million acres, virtually unchanged from 00 but 4 percent above 00. Growers expect to harvest.0 million acres for grain, up 4 percent from 00. Farmers increased corn plantings 44,000 acres from their March intentions. Much needed precipitation was received in late April and early May across much of the Corn Belt which helped relieve long-term moisture deficits. However, the early May rainfall slowed fieldwork and delayed some producers from getting their corn crop planted. Farmers reported that 95 percent of the corn acreage had been planted at the time of the survey interview which is slightly below the average for the past 0 years. The 00 soybean planted area is estimated at. million acres, down 05,000 acres from last year, and if realized, the lowest planted area since 998. This is the third consecutive year that soybean planted acres have declined in the United s. Area for harvest is estimated at. million acres, up percent from 00. The planted acreage is up 4,000 acres from the March Prospective Plantings report. Persistent wet weather forced growers along the Southeast and along the Atlantic Coastal Plain to switch to soybeans from their earlier cotton and corn intentions. Growers in North Dakota and Minnesota planted less spring wheat and more soybeans. Of the soybean estimating s, producers decreased planted acres from last year in s, while producers increased acres in 5 s. Farmers reported that 8 percent of the intended soybean acreage had been planted at the time of the survey interview, compared to an average of percent for the past 0 years. All wheat planted area is estimated at 0.9 million acres, up percent from 00. Harvested area is expected to total 5. million acres, up 5 percent from last year. The 00 winter wheat planted area, at 44. million acres, is percent above last year, but virtually unchanged from the previous estimate. Of this total, about.0 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 8. million acres Soft Red Winter, and 4. million acres White Winter. planted to other spring wheat for 00 is estimated at.8 million, down percent from 00. Of this total, about.0 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. The Durum planted area for 00 is estimated at. million acres, down 4 percent from last year. All cotton plantings for 00 are expected to total.9 million acres, down fractionally from last year. Upland cotton producers planted. million acres, virtually unchanged from 00. The acreage planted to American-Pima cotton is estimated at,000 acres, down 8 percent from a year ago. Many growers east of the Mississippi River revised their spring intentions and devoted less acreage to cotton. Persistent wet weather across the south delayed seedings, forcing growers to seed alternative crops. Texas and California growers increased their upland cotton acreage from a year ago after a rather successful 00 production season. Cr Pr -5 (-0)
This report was approved on June, 00. Acting Secretary of Agriculture James R. Moseley Acting Chairperson Steven D. Wiyatt June 00 NASS, DA
Contents Page Crop Comments... Crop Summary... Information Contacts...40 Reliability of Data in this Report...8 Spring Weather Summary... Alaska... Barley...8 Beans, Dry Edible... Canola... Corn...5 Biotechnology Varieties...4 Cotton...8 Biotechnology Varieties...5 Flaxseed... Hay... Mustard Seed... Oats... Peanuts...5 Potatoes, Summer... Principal Crops...4 Proso Millet... Rapeseed... Rice... Rye... Safflower... Sorghum... Soybeans...4 Biotechnology Varieties...5 Soybeans Following Another Crop...5 Sugarbeets...9 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed...9 Sunflowers... Sweet Potatoes... Tobacco, by Class and Type...0 Tobacco, by s...9 Wheat, All...9 Durum... Other Spring... Winter...0 June 00 NASS, DA
AL AZ AR CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Principal Crops: Area Planted by and United s, 00-00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres, 8,9 4,58, 9 48,0,8 4,9,4,44 4,5,9 5,4,,49 4,8 9,9 4,555,494 9, 9, 54 4,9, 4,94 0, 0,58 9,90, 4,08,, 5,05,9,08, 4,05 0,,9, 8, 4,4 5,989 9 4,089,89 4,55,8, 4,0,4 5,50,85 8,4 9,54 0,5 4,495,84 9,895 9,08 54 50,99,59 4,904,40 0,88 0,5,8 4,044 0,8,0 4,98 4,5,05,85,90 5 8,0,4,08 94,9 4,55,4 85 4,09,909 4,48,4, 4,,9 5,49, 4,44, 0,84 4,0,999 9,54 9,08 509 8,4,0 4,9,04 0,0 0,5,44 4,4 9,0,08 4,909 4,4,05,44,89 0 8,090, 4,8,88,944 Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, winter wheat, rye, durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet. Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted. Includes double cropped acres and unharvested small grains planted as cover crops. Fall potatoes carried forward from the previous year for current year totals. s do not add to U.S. due to sunflower, canola, and rye acreage not allocated to s. June 00 4 NASS, DA
AL AZ AR CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Corn: Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted for All Purposes for Grain 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 00 0 0 5,00 5 40 90,00 5,400,0,50, 5 9 50,50,00 550,0 5 8,400 4 90 5,040 90,,00 40,0 4,400 90,050 55 9 500 50,50 50 500,000 85 00,00 5,00,400,900, 500 5,0,00 550,950 0 8,000 4,00 40,0,0 00 5,0 4,500 90,000 55 9 4,00 85 8 0 50 0 4 90 50,000 5,0,900,500,040 50,00,00 5,00,50 0 49 0 00 995, 90 0,00 0, 4 5 0,900 0 40 0 850 0 8 50 0,950 5,550,00,00, 4 0,050,550 5,850 5,50 40 4 0,50,00 0 900 0 4,00,50 5,900 48 9,054 Area harvested for grain not estimated. 9,0 9,,985 June 00 5 NASS, DA
AL AZ AR CO DE GA IL KS KY LA MD MS MO NE NM OK PA SC TN VA Sorghum: Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted for All Purposes for Grain 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 0 5 40 5 50 55,0 5 90 0 0 4 0 5,00 5 0 50 50 0,00 5 0 5 85 0 50 50 8 50 4 0 5,000 9 90,000 5 4 85 0 4 90,550 5 5 8 50 05,400 4 5 4 8 05 50 00 0 44 50,500 9,5 9,4,99 8, June 00 NASS, DA
CO GA ID IL IN IA KS ME MI MN MO MT NE NY ND OH OK OR PA SC UT WA WI WY Area Planted Oats: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 0 5 90 5 5 0 90 40 40 5 5 0 5 0 0 85 40 50 0 50 0 5 4 0 50 00 00 0 0 5 0 50 90 5 95 85 55 0 0 40 40 40 50 5 5 0 8 5 5 50 4 5 0 9 5 85 5 55 55 55 5 90 0 5 5 00 0 5 0 50 5 5 5 50 50 90 5 0 8 5 5 5 5 40 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 50 0 5,005 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 4,,098,8 June 00 NASS, DA
AZ CO DE ID KS KY ME MD MI MN MT NE NV NJ NY ND OH OR PA UT VA WA WI WY Barley: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 4 85 5 8 0 0 0,00 4 4,00 0 0 5 50 0 90 00 5 0 99 5 0 90,00 55 4 4 0,00 8 0 5 85 55 55 90 40 5 0 8 4 9 5 950 5 0 0,40 5 4 0 40 40 40 0 9 58 40 88 4 40 8 50 950 4 5,050 0 5 5 8 0 4 5,0 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 5,4 4,5 4,899 June 00 8 NASS, DA
AL AZ AR CO DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MD MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NJ NM NY ND OH OK OR PA SC TN UT VA WA WV WI WY All Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 50 99 90 5,5 0 9 50,0 50 0 9,00 550 95 500,040 50 900 5,90,50 8 50 50 9,0 80,000 950 90 0,0 40,400 55,40 98 59 0 0 00 50, 50 0,40 0 0 0 0,0 4 50 5,88 50 8 5,400,0 500 5 5 8,4,000,400,0 5 0,05 4,00 4 0,400 9 0 99 840 90,4 58 00,00 50 8,00 40 0 490,84 05 0 4,5,50 5 0 8 4,90,500 850 85 90, 0,00 0,5 4 0 0 5 55,8 4 5, 40 9,00 0 40 50 0,85 5 5,90,00 9 40 8, 90 4,00,085 0 00,894 0,00 5 5, 9 0,58 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 0,940,8 5, June 00 9 NASS, DA
AL AZ AR CO DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA MD MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NJ NM NY ND OH OK OR PA SC TN UT VA WA WV WI WY Winter Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 50 0 90 5,50 0 9 50 50 0 9,00 550 95 500 5 50 900,0,50 8 50 50 80,000 0 90 0,0 40,400 40,0 90 50 0 4 00,00 50 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 4 50 5 5 50 8,850,0 500 5 5,000,400 90 5 0,00 4,00 0 0,850 05 0 0 840 0,50 58 00 90 50 8,00 40 0 490 05 0 50,50 0 8 4 0,500 0 85 90 5 0,00 5 0,50 0 0 0 4 5 400,00 4 5 0 40 9,00 0 40 50 0 5,50,00 9 40 90 4,00 950 0 00,50 0,00 5,0 90 5 4,5 Includes area planted in preceding fall. 44,49 9,5,49 June 00 0 NASS, DA
AZ MN MT ND Durum Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 89 95 5 590,00 0 0 50,900 5 89 90 4 55,950 5 0 5 40,850 4,909,4,0,8 CO ID MN MT NV ND OR UT WA WI WY Other Spring Wheat: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 5 5,000,50,900 50,00 5 0 89 4,850,900 5,400 40,400 4 550 4 50,0,0 5,900 40,000 5 4 8 40,0,0 4,0 5,50 5 8 5,4,8,4,448 Rye: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres GA ND OK 0 0 0 5 0 8 5 9 0 0 50 0 0 Oth Sts 90 5 5,95, Includes area planted in preceding fall. Other s include IL, KS, MI, MN, NE, NY,, PA, SC,, and WI. 8 June 00 NASS, DA
Long Grain AR LA MS MO Class and Rice: Area Planted and Harvested by Class,, and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,50 5 55 90 05,0 8 40 55 0,40 55 5 8 05,5 8 5 5 5,5,,5, Medium Grain AR LA 5 500 0 85 440 0 495 0 8 4 0 8 Short Grain AR All AR LA MS MO,5 5 540 55 90 0,44 40 40 55 0 8,50 58 55 5 8 0,4 4 45 5 5 8 Sweet rice included with 00 crop.,40,99,0,9 CO NE Proso Millet: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 0 00 0 0 0 95 5 0 0 Estimates to be released January 004 in the Annual Crop Production Summary. 0 June 00 NASS, DA
AL AZ AR CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VT VA WA WV WI WY All Hay Hay: by Type, and United s, 00-00 Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures All Other 00 00 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 0 5,5,40,50 59 5 50,50 0 00,00,50,400 0 0 9,50,0 50 4,0,00,50 485 55 5,0 50,0,490,40,095,0 4,000,0 5, 0 40, 50,050 950 90,40,50,00 5 5 5,500 0 50,00,00,500 400 8 5 95,000,00 50 4,400,50,0 4 5 5,00,950,50,0,050,900 40 4,500,9 5,540 0, 0 585,050, 5,40 9,50 0,50 950 0 8 0 8 900,00 40,400,50 5 5 0 50 0,0 590 40,400 50 0 490 50,50 500 0,090 50 8,00 0, 950 0 8 50 5 50,0 0,50,0 5 5 50 00 0,550 5 40 00,00 40 5 40 490,00 00 0,50 500 50 50 8 50 50 50,0,00 0 5 0 5 50 00 50,0,00,900 0 48 90 0,50,850 900,400 0,0,00,000 5,500 50 95,50 50 400 0, 40 850 8 5 0 50,50,00 400 0 5 50 50 50,950,000,850 5 90 0,000 0,400 0,0 590,00 5 40,900,950 5,400 5 90,50 540 0 5 4,49 4,9 Forecasted Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures included in all other hay.,5,54 4, 40,88 June 00 NASS, DA
AL AR DE FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA MD MI MN MS MO NE NJ NY ND OH OK PA SC TN VA WV WI Soybeans: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 0,950 90 0 0 0,550 5,0 0,400,50,90 90 490,050,00,440 5,050 4,00 00 40,,0 4,50 0 5 45 4,50,0 4 8,540 90,900 90 0,00 5,400 0,400,00,0 900 4,00,00, 4,950 4,00 00,4,00 4,400 90 4 4,00, 5,00 55,8 85 8 40 0,40 5,50 0,,540,0 50 40,0,00, 5,000 4,5 9 8,, 4,0 50 50 4,090,0 5 440,50 5,850 85 0 0 0,550 5,50 0,50,00,00,090,500, 4,900 4,50 98 4,,050 4, 5 5 40 4,050,50 0 50,5,58,5,0,8 June 00 4 NASS, DA
Soybeans: Percent of Planted Following Another Harvested Crop, Selected s and United s, 999-00 999 000 00 00 00 AL AR DE FL GA IL IN KS KY LA MD MS MO NJ OH OK PA SC TN VA WV 0 44 5 9 50 8 4 4 8 49 9 4 99 5 9 9 8 9 0 8 44 0 9 8 5 8 8 48 48 9 8 4 5 9 9 9 0 4 0 4 8 4 5 8 4 4 8 5 4 9 4 4 4 4 8 8 5 4 Data as obtained from area frame samples. These data do not represent official estimates of the but provide raw data as obtained from survey respondents. The purpose of these data is to portray trends in soybean production practices. Estimates began in 000. 5 AL FL GA NM OK SC VA Peanuts: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 90.0 9.0 50.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 58.0 90.0 0.0 500.0.0 90.0.0 4.0 0.0.0 85.0 8.0 505.0 8.0 00.0 5.0 8..0 5.0 89.0 0.0 498.0.0 90.0 4.0.0 40.0.0,58.0,5.0,9.,.0 June 00 5 NASS, DA
Varietal Type and Sunflowers: Area Planted and Harvested by Type,, and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres Oil CO KS MN NE ND 95 00 40,50 55 90 0 40,50 4 55 4,05 5 85 50 4 8, Oth Sts 48 49 40 4,5,9,8,94 Non-Oil CO KS MN NE ND 5 5 0 05 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 55 9 9 4 5 4 8 Oth Sts 9 9 40 48 8 All CO KS MN NE ND 5 0 58, 40 4 0 55, 45 4 00 8 4,5 4 4 04 9 5 5,5 9 9 Oth Sts 0 49 5,585,4,05 Other s include, GA, IL, LA, MI, MO, MT, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, UT, WA, WI, and WY.,55 June 00 NASS, DA
MN ND Canola: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,0 90,050,0 85,00 Oth Sts 9 0 58,9,0 Other s include AL, AZ,, GA, ID, IN, KS, MI, MT, NY, OR, PA, SC,, and WA.,5, Flaxseed: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres MN MT ND 50 8 550 5 5 4 8 540 85 58 04 5 Crop Rapeseed Safflower Mustard Seed Other Oilseeds: Area Planted and Harvested, United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres.4 9.0 9.0..0 9.5. 9.0 5.0.5 98.0 94. June 00 NASS, DA
Upland AL AZ AR FL GA KS LA MS MO NM OK SC TN VA Type and Cotton: Area Planted and Harvested by Type, and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 590.0 5.0 90.0 4.0 0.0,0.0.0 50.0,0.0.0 54.0 940.0 00.0 90.0 55.0 5,00.0 00.0 50.0 00.0 950.0 550.0 00.0,400.0 5.0 550.0,0.0 400.0 5.0 850.0 90.0 50.0 50.0 5,0.0 9.0 540.0.0 90.0 4.0 5.0,.0 8.0 495.0,50.0 8.0 50.0 90.0.0 00.0 5.0 4,500.0 98.0,4.0,48.0,84.0 Amer-Pima AZ NM 8. 0.0. 8.5 4.0 50.0.0.0 8. 09.0. 8. 4.9.0 4. All AL AZ AR FL GA KS LA MS MO NM OK SC TN VA 590.0. 90.0 90.0 0.0,0.0.0 50.0,0.0.0. 940.0 00.0 90.0 55.0 5,8.5 00.0 50.0 04.0 950.0 00.0 00.0,400.0 5.0 550.0,0.0 400.0 58.0 850.0 90.0 50.0 50.0 5,8.0 9.0 540.0. 90.0 8.0 5.0,.0 8.0 495.0,50.0 8.0 5. 90.0.0 00.0 5.0 4,58. 98.0,95.9,94.0 Estimates to be released August, 00 in the August Crop Production report.,4. June 00 8 NASS, DA
Sugarbeets: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres CO ID MI MN MT NE ND OH OR WA WY 50. 4.9.0 9.0 505.0 58.0 5.0 5.0.9. 4.0 40.0 50..8 0.0 9.0 40.0 5. 9.8.0.9 9.5 4.4 5.5 49.9 9.5 0.0.0 4.0 55.9 4.0 58.0.8.0 4.0.0 50.0.0 0.0 5.0 4.0 5.0. 5.0.8 9.4 4.4 4.0,4.,.4,. Relates to year of intended harvest in all s except. In, relates to year of intended harvest for fall planted beets in central and to year of planting for overwintered beets in central and southern.,.8 Sugarcane for Sugar and Seed: by and United s, 00-00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres FL HI LA 4.0. 495.0 44.5 440.0.0 490.0 4.0,0. 995.0 CT FL GA IN KY MD MA MO OH PA SC TN VA WV WI Tobacco: by and United s, 00-00 00 00 00 00/00 Acres Acres Acres Percent,0 4,500,00 4,00 5,00,00,40,0,00,00,00,000 9,90 9,500,0,50,890 4,00,500 4,000,00,00,0,0 8,0 5,500,400,500 5,900,000,0,50,00 4,000 9,000 4,000 05,0,500,50,00 0,000 5,0,00,000 4,040,,00,50 8 09 00 95 88 08 9 95 9 09 05 95 9 9 09 Forecasted 4, 48,0 4,0 9 June 00 9 NASS, DA
Class and Type Class, Flue-cured Type, Old Belts VA Type, Eastern Belt Type, Border & SC Belt SC Type 4, GA-FL Belt FL GA Total -4 Class, Fire-cured Type, VA Belt VA Type, Eastern District KY TN Type, Western District KY TN Total - Class, Air-cured Class A, Light Air-cured Type, Burley IN KY MO OH TN VA WV Type, Southern MD Belt MD PA Total - See footnote(s) at end of table. Tobacco: by Class, Type,, and United s, 00-00 00 00 00 00/00 Acres Acres Acres Percent 4,000 0,500,500 9,000 0,000,000 5,000 4,500,00,00 8,00,00,0,500 9,0,00 50,0 4,0 4,00 05,000,0,00,00,000,00,0 4,0,00,00,0,00 4,000,000 5,000 98,000,000,500 5,500 4,00,500,00,00,0 5,000,0,400 90,90 0,90 4,000 0,000,0,0 5,500,000,00,0 58,00,00,0,000,00 40,000 0,000 0,000 94,000 0,000,000 5,000 4,000 9,000,000 9,000 0,500 5,00,00,400 400,0,00 4,000 9,000,00,000 5,0 8,000,500,00 49,00,500,0,0 5,000 9 9 9 9 95 05 0 8 09 0 9 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 0 00 94 9 95 9 9 90 9 94 88 00 9 94 --continued June 00 0 NASS, DA
Class and Type Class, Air-cured Class B, Dark Air-cured Type 5, One Sucker Belt KY TN Type, Green River Belt KY Type, VA Sun-cured Belt VA Total 5- Class 4, Cigar Filler Type 4, PA Seedleaf PA Class 5, Cigar Binder Class 5A, CT Valley Binder Type 5, CT Valley Broadleaf CT MA Class 5B, WI Binder Type 54, Southern WI WI Type 55, Northern WI WI Total 54-55 Total 5-55 Class, Cigar Wrapper Type, CT Valley Shade-grown CT MA All Cigar Types Total 4- Tobacco: by Class, Type,, and United s, 00-00 (continued) 00 00 00 00/00 Acres Acres Acres Percent,50 0,40,550 00 5,00,000,0 840,40,00,50,50 90 0,0,90,00 50,0,50 0,8,00,50 850,00,00,50,0 40 950,0,00 540,40,00 0 4,00,400,400 950,50,0 50,50 4,000 0 0,00,500 05 0 05 04 00 05 4 08 09 5 9 All Tobacco Forecasted 4, 48,0 4,0 9 June 00 NASS, DA
Dry Edible Beans: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres CO ID KS MI MN MT NE NM NY ND OR UT WA WI WY 9.0 9.0 95.0 8.0 0.0 0.0.9 85.0 8.0 5.0 90.0 9.8.0.5.8 4.0..0.0 0.0.0.0 00.0.0.0 0.0 9.5 5.0 00.0 8.0.0.0 5..0..0 89.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 5.0 50.0.0 5.0 8.0 4.5 90.0 9..0.5 0. 4.0.0 9.0 8.0 55.0 8.0.0 90.0.0 5.0 50.0 9.5 4.5 5.0.8.0 4.0 5.4.0.5 9.0 Excludes beans grown for garden seed.,9.,5.,.9,49. Sweet Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres AL LA MS NJ SC VA.9 0.4.0.0. 40.0..5 0.5.8 9.8 8.0 4.0. 4.0.4.4 0.5. 0.4 5.0...0.. 0.5.8 9.8.0.. 4.0.0. 0.5 9. 94.0 8.5 9.0 June 00 NASS, DA
Summer Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by and United s, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres AL CO DE IL KS MD MO NJ NM VA...4..5.0 4.8.0..5 8.8.5.5 8.0.8..5.8 4. 8.0..5 9.0.0.0....4.9 4. 5.4.. 8...4 8.0.... 4....5 8.4.0. 5. 59.. All Oats All Barley All Hay Potatoes Crop Alaska: Area Planted by Crop, 00-00 Area Planted 00 00 00 Acres Acres Acres 4,000 5,0,000 9,900 4,000,000 90 Estimates are provided to meet special needs of users for crops and livestock production statistics. Estimates are excluded from commodity data tables. Area harvested.,0 4,00 5,000 950 June 00 NASS, DA
Biotechnology Varieties The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all s each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United s were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. The s published individually in the following tables represent 8 percent of all corn planted acres, 89 percent of all soybean planted acres, and 8 percent of all upland cotton planted acres. Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties were excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Stacked gene varieties include those containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The acreage estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations planting biotech varieties are not included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn s, as measured by the relative standard error at the U.S. level, is approximately.4 percent for all biotech varieties,. percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties,.0 percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and. percent for stacked gene varieties. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 00 that survey estimates will be within plus or minus.8 percent for all biotech varieties,.4 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties,.0 percent for herbicide resistant varieties, and.4 percent for stacked gene varieties. Variability for the soybean s is approximately 0. percent for herbicide resistant varieties. Variability for the upland cotton s is approximately.9 percent for all biotech varieties, 4.9 percent for insect resistant (Bt) only varieties,. percent for herbicide resistant only varieties, and.5 percent for stacked gene varieties. Corn: Biotechnology Varieties by and United s, Percent of All Corn Planted, 00-00 Insect Resistant (Bt) Herbicide Resistant 00 00 00 00 Percent Percent Percent Percent IL IN IA KS MI MN MO NE OH WI 8 5 9 4 5 8 5 8 4 5 8 9 9 4 8 4 5 9 4 9 Oth Sts 4 IL IN IA KS MI MN MO NE OH WI Stacked Gene Varieties 5 9 All Biotech Varieties 00 00 00 00 Percent Percent Percent Percent * 4 4 * 0 4 5 5 * 4 4 44 4 4 9 8 4 5 5 4 5 9 5 Oth Sts * Data rounds to less than 0.5 percent. Other s includes all other s in the corn estimating program. 4 4 40 June 00 4 NASS, DA
Upland Cotton: Biotechnology Varieties by and United s, Percent of Upland Cotton Planted, 00-00 Insect Resistant (Bt) Herbicide Resistant 00 00 00 00 Percent Percent Percent Percent AR GA LA MS 8 9 4 4 9 4 5 8 55 9 40 5 5 9 9 Oth Sts 9 8 5 AR GA LA MS Stacked Gene Varieties 4 All Biotech Varieties 00 00 00 00 Percent Percent Percent Percent 49 4 4 4 4 4 48 90 9 85 88 8 5 95 9 9 9 9 9 5 Oth Sts 8 8 88 Other s includes all other s in the upland cotton estimating program. Soybeans: Biotechnology Varieties by and United s, Percent of All Soybeans Planted, 00-00 Herbicide Resistant Only All Biotech Varieties 00 00 00 00 Percent Percent Percent Percent AR IL IN IA KS MI MN MS MO NE ND OH WI 8 8 5 8 85 89 8 84 88 84 8 9 89 8 8 4 4 9 84 8 8 5 8 85 89 8 84 88 84 8 9 89 8 8 4 4 9 84 Oth Sts 0 0 5 8 Other s includes all other s in the soybean estimating program. 5 8 June 00 5 NASS, DA
Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain Corn for Silage Hay, All Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice Rye Sorghum for Grain Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All Winter Durum Other Spring Crop Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United s, 00-00 (Domestic Units) Area Planted 00 00 00 00,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres,000 Acres 5,0.0 9,054.0 5,005.0 0.0,40.0,95.0 9,5.0 0,58.0 4,5.0,909.0 5,4.0 5,4.0 9,0.0 4,.0.0,99.0,.0 9,4.0 0,940.0 44,49.0,4.0,8.0 4,5.0 9,.0,490.0 4,49.0,5.0 4,.0,098.0 0.0,0.0 8.0,99.0 5.0,8.0 9,5.0,0.0,4.0 4,899.0,985.0 4,9.0,54.0 40,88.0,8.0,9.0.0 8,.0 5,.0,49.0,8.0,448.0 Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower,9.0 85.0 9.0,58.0.4 9.0,58.0,585.0,0.0 58.0 9.5,5.0..0,5.0,4.0,5.0 04.0 5.0,9.. 9.0,0.0,05.0,.0 5.0 94.,.0.5 98.0,8.0,55.0 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton, All Upland Amer-Pima Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco,95.9,4.0 4.9,4.,94.0,48.0.0,.4,4.,84.0 4.,.,0. 48.,.8 995.0 4. Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas Dry Edible Beans Dry Edible Peas Lentils Wrinkled Seed Peas.5,9...0,5..,.9 9. 09.0,49. Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI),.0 5.8 8.8.,44. 9. 5.0 85. 5. 94.0. 0. 9..,5. 5. 8. 59.,4.8 8.0 8.5 0.4 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 00 crop year. Area planted for all purposes. Area is total acres in crop, not harvested acreage. 8.4 4.8 8.9. 9.0 June 00 NASS, DA
Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain Corn for Silage Hay, All Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice Rye Sorghum for Grain Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All Winter Durum Other Spring Crop Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United s, 00-00 (Domestic Units) Unit Bu Ton Bu Cwt Bu Ton Bu Yield Production 00 00 00 00 54.9.0 4.0.4.9.8 5.8.5,58 4.4 50. 9.5 5. 8.5 9.4 9.,000,000,8 9,00,59 04,99 50,9,84,8 9,,55 0,90,985 9,58,,,44,4, 9,0 94,89 Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower Lb Ton Bu Lb Bu Lb,8.9 05,5,4,50.8,,55,50,84,59,0,,490 4,5 9,9,9,09,49, Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton, All Upland Amer-Pima Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco Bale Ton Lb 5 5,4 0.4 4.,055,08.,5. 8.,8 5,55 8,4 Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas Dry Edible Beans Dry Edible Peas Lentils Wrinkled Seed Peas Cwt,44,,5,00 4 9,94 4,4,508 Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI) Lb Cwt Lb Cwt Lb,,000,990 85 8 4 4 08 54 8 9 8,500 4,400 58,.,88 4, 4,0,94,985 4,8,94,85,00 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 00 crop year. Yield in pounds. Yield is not estimated. 4,5,5 June 00 NASS, DA
Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain Corn for Silage Hay, All Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice Rye Sorghum for Grain Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All Winter Durum Other Spring Crop Crop Summary: Area Planted and Harvested, United s, 00-00 (Metric Units) Area Planted 00 00 00 00 Hectares Hectares Hectares Hectares,05,990,99,,05,40 8,0,,00 54,540,8,9 4,4,,889,40,,40,59,0,0,00,99,0,89, 54,950,0,8 555,40,85,50 4,,,94,00,4,50 5,59,40,,90 8,050,,0,,0,90 9,,500,8,90 849,040 89,0,9,840 5,40,95,8 4,0 8,54,,999,40,09,8 5,448,40,98,5 9,,0,05,540 9,5,,5, 95,0,00,0,0,8,490,,80 4,,540,08,040 5,44,0 Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower 590,440,,0 549,50, 88, 9,849,,04,0 48,0 5,9 9,050 508,90 50 8,00 9,, 940,500 55,9 84,900 0, 54,0,50 9, 9,0,4 89,40 40,50,4 8,0 494,5 0, 9,4,0 9,5 Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton, All Upland Amer-Pima Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco 5,48,0 5,549,90 98,00 5,0 5,4,900 5,5,, 55,50 5,08,90 4,9,40 98, 550, 44,0,40 540,990 40,0,40 Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas Dry Edible Beans Dry Edible Peas Lentils Wrinkled Seed Peas 8,00,850,500 89,440,0 4,90 98,80,90 84,5 58, Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI) 4 5,40,90 5,5 5,0 4,050 9,40,00 4,440,50 8,040,50,80,40 5,0,50 4,840,90,50,,90 0 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 00 crop year. Area planted for all purposes. Total may not add due to rounding. 4 Area is total hectares in crop, not harvested hectares.,40 5,990,550 5,540,8 June 00 8 NASS, DA
Grains & Hay Barley Corn for Grain Corn for Silage Hay, All Alfalfa All Other Oats Proso Millet Rice Rye Sorghum for Grain Sorghum for Silage Wheat, All Winter Durum Other Spring Crop Crop Summary: Yield and Production, United s, 00-00 (Metric Units) Yield Production 00 00 00 00 Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons Metric Tons.95 8..4 5.5.5 4.8.04 0.0..5.8.40..59.98.9 4,99,5 8,5,0 95,5,50,950,40,9,00 9,98,40,9,00,4 9,58,990,4 9,9,90,048,40 4,99,,0,90,,0 0,8,00 Oilseeds Canola Cottonseed Flaxseed Mustard Seed Peanuts Rapeseed Safflower Soybeans for Beans Sunflower Cotton, Tobacco & Sugar Crops Cotton, All Upland Amer-Pima Sugarbeets Sugarcane Tobacco Dry Beans, Peas & Lentils Austrian Winter Peas Dry Edible Beans Dry Edible Peas Lentils Wrinkled Seed Peas.. 0.9.8.4.0.54. 0.5 0..50.5.89..58.95.0.5 04,0 5,09,940 9,0 5,000,50,50,050 5,0 4,90,500,,,4,,599,050 4, 5,,50,5,40 99,490,440,59,00 9,40,0 0, Potatoes & Misc. Coffee (HI) Ginger Root (HI) Hops Peppermint Oil Potatoes, All Winter Spring Summer Fall Spearmint Oil Sweet Potatoes Taro (HI).54 50.44. 0.0 40.5.0. 4. 4.95 0....,80,5,40,090 0,988, 90,,05,00 85,90 8,95,40 8 58,550,0 88,,0,40 Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 00 crop year. Production may not add due to rounding. Yield is not estimated. June 00 9 NASS, DA
Spring Weather Review A stormy spring provided drought relief to many areas from the Rockies westward, excluding the Southwest. In addition, very cool weather prevailed across the West in April and early May, followed by an abrupt change to hot weather later in the month. The late-may Western heat wave began to tax irrigation reserves, which remained significantly below-normal across the Southwest and Intermountain West. Meanwhile on the Plains, abundant spring precipitation from Kansas northward contrasted with unfavorably dry conditions across much of Oklahoma, Texas, and eastern New Mexico. Although rain returned to the southern Plains toward the end of spring, the moisture came too late to help some winter grains. Farther east, spring rains arrived in late April and early May across the Midwest, largely eradicating long-term precipitation deficits and providing nearly ideal conditions for summer crop emergence and establishment. However, the Midwestern rains also slowed fieldwork, delaying soybean and final corn planting operations. Farther south, excessive spring wetness in the Southeast contrasted with extremely dry conditions in the western Gulf Coast region. Spring temperatures balanced to near-normal levels in the West, despite large week-to-week changes. March- May readings were mostly near to slightly above normal from the central and southern Plains to the southern Atlantic s, but averaged as much as 4 degrees F below normal in the Mid-Atlantic s and across the Nation s northern tier from Montana to New England. Spring Agricultural Summary Relentless precipitation developed in the winter and continued through the spring hindering fieldwork and planting east of the Mississippi River. Much-needed rain fell across the Great Plains, boosting topsoil moisture for summer crop development and easing last year s drought. In addition to the precipitation, warm weather allowed fieldwork activities while enhancing growth and development. Corn planting began in early April with rapid progress made during the month in the Corn Belt and adjacent areas of the Ohio Valley due to warm, dry early-spring weather. Planting progressed well ahead of normal in the Corn Belt, excluding Nebraska, and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. In early-may, scattered showers delayed planting across most of the Corn Belt with most s falling behind average by mid-month. However, Ohio remained ahead of their average pace. Across the Atlantic Coast s, the combination of frequent precipitation and below-normal temperatures hindered planting and development up until midspring. A rapid planting pace in late-may did not erase the progress deficit. Nationally, 95 percent of the corn had been planted by June, one percentage point behind the 5-year average. Warm temperatures accelerated germination and emergence in late-may in Michigan. Saturated fields prolonged emergence in the Tennessee Valley. In late April, soybean planting started at or behind normal pace throughout the Corn Belt. Early-May planting accelerated ahead of normal in Ohio, but was hampered by thunderstorms later in the month. During the week of May 9, less than percent of the fields were planted in Ohio causing their progress to be behind normal. Across most of the Corn Belt and northern Great Plains, wet weather hampered progress until after mid-may, when planting accelerated. In Louisiana, dry weather conditions delayed planting. By month s end, growers in all areas were a few days to a week behind their normal planting pace. With few delays during June, 94 percent of the crop was planted by June. Emergence in most s lagged behind normal during the spring, due to the early-season planting delays The Pacific Northwest and southern Great Plains encountered above-normal temperatures during the latespring which promoted above normal development of the winter wheat crop. Fields entered the heading stage well behind normal in the Corn Belt. In mid-may cool weather and scattered frosts hindered growth and development in the northern Great Plains. Mild, dry weather in late-may spurred growth at a rapid pace. California s abnormally wet conditions hampered growth in the early-spring. However, the warm dry weather accelerated conditions during May. Harvest along the Atlantic Coast started weeks behind normal, due to below-normal temperatures hindering growth and development. Twenty-five percent of the acreage was harvested by June. In most s, harvest was one week behind normal. Wet, cool weather delayed harvest weeks in North Carolina. Persistent wet weather slowed cotton planting in the Southeast throughout the spring. California s unusual wet April hindered planting up to weeks behind normal pace. During mid-may, nearly ideal conditions supported planting in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, as producers seeded nearly onefifth or more of their crop. In the southern Great Plains, warm dry weather allowed planting to progress better during early-may. However, progress declined later in the month due to scattered showers. Despite generally June 00 NASS, DA
rainy conditions in early-may, progress advanced in the Southeast. After mid-may, warm and drier weather in the Southeast promoted growth and development. By mid-june, most of the crop was planted. Small grain seeding was aided by dry conditions throughout most of the spring. Seasonal early April showers delayed planting in the Pacific Northwest. At the end of April, 50 percent of the oat crop was seeded. On May, Iowa s and Ohio s oat planting approached completion slightly ahead of normal. Cool, wet weather hindered emergence in April. However, the high temperatures accelerated emergence in May. Throughout the spring, dry weather supported rapid planting throughout the reporting s. Hot temperatures and dry weather allowed rapid emergence and development during May. Dry weather delayed rice emergence along the western Gulf Coast and southern Delta during early spring. Scattered showers were welcomed during May which enhanced the growing conditions. In California, rice was delayed due to heavy showers in April and early-may. Peanut planting progressed slightly behind normal in most of the Southeast. Planting delays in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia were due to persistent scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout most of the planting season. Excellent weather conditions in the southern High Plains allowed planting to excel to week ahead of normal. In Oklahoma, peanut pegging was weeks ahead of normal. The sorghum crop planting was behind normal across most of the Corn Belt and Great Plains. Wet weather hindered progress in Nebraska during May. In May, surgarbeet planting was ahead of schedule due to the favorable weather conditions. Corn: The 00 corn planted area for all purposes is estimated at 9. million acres, virtually unchanged from 00 but 4 percent above 00. Growers expect to harvest.0 million acres for grain, up 4 percent from the 00 drought reduced crop. Farmers responding to the survey indicated that 95 percent of the intended corn acreage had been planted at the time of the interview compared to an average of 9 percent for the past 0 years. Corn farmers in the seven major corn producing s (IL, IN, IA, MN, NE, OH, and WI) planted 5.5 million acres, a slight increase from the 5.4 million acres estimated last year. Indiana and Ohio showed the largest increases in planted acreage as they return to a more normal level after wet spring conditions in 00 prevented farmers in these s from seeding their corn crop. Much needed moisture was received in late April and early May across much of the Corn Belt which helped relieve long-term precipitation deficits, especially in Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, and parts of Illinois. However, these rains slowed fieldwork and delayed some producers from timely planting the crop, especially in Indiana. Only 85 percent of the crop was planted as of June in Indiana, compared to 9 percent for the 5-year average. Germination and emergence were hampered throughout much of the Corn Belt by excess moisture and cool temperatures. As of June, sixty-eight percent of the corn crop was rated in good to excellent condition, up 4 percentage points from the same time period in 00. Since then, warmer, drier weather has allowed conditions to improve. As of June, seventy-three percent of the crop was rated good to excellent, up percentage points from the same week last year. Planted acres increased in North Dakota, Missouri, and South Dakota and many farmers in the Southeast planted more corn while planting fewer cotton and soybean acres. However, acreage is down in Colorado and Kansas as producers switched to crops with lower water requirements because subsoil moisture levels were low following last year s drought. in Texas is decreased due to a very wet planting season in South Texas and Coastal corn growing areas, prompting some producers to return their corn seed and plant sorghum instead. Sorghum: Area planted to sorghum in 00 is estimated at 9.48 million acres, down percent from 00. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 8. million acres, up percent from last year s drought reducing harvest. Kansas, with.0 million acres, continues to lead the Nation in sorghum area. All s experienced a slow start to planting but the s most effected by the spring precipitation were from Kansas through Illinois. By June, sorghum was 5 percent planted, the same as last year but 5 percentage points behind the 5-year average. Only Arkansas, Colorado, and South Dakota were ahead of the 5-year average planting pace. Nebraska, at 55 percent complete, was points behind the 5-year average. During midmonth, planting advanced as drier weather prevailed. By June, planting was only points behind last year and points behind the 5-year average. Nebraska was 98 percent complete and Kansas was 89 percent complete, both slightly behind normal. Texas sorghum was 4 percent headed, points behind the average. June 00 NASS, DA
Oats: Acres seeded for the 00 crop year totaled 4.8 million, down percent from last year s planted area. Growers expect to harvest.9 million acres for grain, 9 percent more than the 00 harvested acreage of.0 million. Acres intended for grain rebounded from last year s drought reduced harvested acres in the central and northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Region. North Dakota rated the crop 8 percent good to excellent compared to percent last year. Lack of moisture in Texas oat region hindered growth and development. Excessive rainfall in the Carolina s during earlyspring delayed planting. Barley: Growers seeded 5.4 million acres for 00, up 8 percent from the 5.0 million acres seeded a year ago. Acres for harvest, at 4.90 million, are up 8 percent from the 00 level. In North Dakota, planted acres are up 500,000 from last year, while the harvested acres are estimated at.05 million acres, up,000 acres. These increases are a result of improved weather conditions and malting barley prices. Acres for harvest in Idaho are estimated to be up,000 from the previous year. Most other barley s report unchanged or decreasing acres. Water availability concerns have reduced barley acres in Oregon and Washington by 0,000 and 40,000 acres, respectively. Favorable weather in the northern Great Plains s and Northwest allowed seeding to progress at an above average pace, while planting east of the Mississippi was delayed by rain. By June, barley was 98 percent planted, percentage points above the 5-year average with 8 percent emerged, points above the average. By June the barley crop was percent headed, points above average. Areas of drought still persist in the central Rocky Mountain s where some growers are cutting barley for hay. Winter Wheat: The 00 winter wheat planted area, at 44. million acres, is percent above last year but virtually unchanged from the previous estimate. Area harvested for grain is estimated at.5 million acres, up fractionally from the June forecast and percent above the 00 total. Small planted acreage increases (relative to the previous estimate) in California, Nebraska, Nevada, and South Dakota offset declines in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Montana harvested area increased 50,000 acres from the June forecast, where spring rainfall has been above normal. Harvested acreage declined in Texas where continued dry weather from early February until late May led to more abandonment than previously expected. Minor adjustments, both increases and decreases, were made in several other s. Durum Wheat: The Durum planted area for 00 is estimated at. million acres, down 4 percent from last year. Area to be harvested for grain is expected to total.4 million acres, percent above last year s level. Crop condition in California was mainly good, with harvest underway. The major Durum growing area of Montana has received significant rainfall since April. As a result, emergence has been ahead of last year, with percent of the crop emerged as of June 8. Seeding in North Dakota progressed at a near average pace. Other Spring Wheat: planted to other spring wheat for 00 is estimated at.8 million, down percent from 00. Grain area is expected to total.4 million acres, down fractionally from last year. Idaho acreage is at the lowest level since 99. Seeding in Minnesota began in early to mid-april and continued ahead of both last year and the 5-year average throughout the spring. Producers in the spring wheat area (northwest and west central) are planting less wheat and more soybeans. Montana growers began planting on time but fell behind due to rain. Planting finished around the first of June, very near the 5-year average. is below last year due to some switching to higher priced Durum wheat, and significantly fewer abandoned winter wheat acres reseeded to other spring wheat. In North Dakota, planting began well ahead of both last year and the 5-year average, however wet weather during May slowed progress. As of June, ninety-five percent of the acreage was planted. declined significantly from last year, with acreage shifting to other crops, especially barley, corn, and soybeans. South Dakota growers planted their smallest acreage since 9, due mainly to low winter wheat abandonment and increased soybean acreage in the traditional small grain growing areas of the. Rye: The 00 planted area for rye is estimated at. million acres, percent below 00. Harvested area is expected to total,000 acres, up percent from last year. As of June, fifty-seven percent of the Oklahoma crop was rated good to excellent. June 00 NASS, DA
Rice: Area planted to rice in 00 is estimated at.99 million acres, 8 percent below last year s acreage. Area for harvest is estimated at.9 million acres, percent below a year ago. Long grain planted acreage, representing 8 percent of the total is down 8 percent from last year. Medium grain planted acreage, representing percent of the total, decreased percent from 00, while area planted to short grain varieties decreased 5 percent and represents percent of the total rice acres planted in 00. As of June, five percent of the rice crop was headed compared with percent for the 5-year average. Planting progress was delayed in California due to repeated rains this spring leading to some intended acreage not being planted. Rice planting was also delayed in Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas due to spring rains. Arkansas and Louisiana experienced an open planting season. Proso Millet: Planted acreage for the 00 proso millet crop is estimated at,000 acres, 40 percent above the 00 planted acreage of 0,000 acres. All three s in the estimating program, Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota, show increases from the previous year as each is returning to normal levels after drought conditions limited last year s acreage. Hay: Producers expect to harvest 4.4 million acres of all hay in 00, slightly below 00. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are estimated at.5 million acres, up percent from last year. All other hay is estimated at 40.8 million acres, down percent from last year, when Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land was released for hay harvest. After 4 years of dry conditions in the northern Rocky Mountain and northern Great Plains, precipitation returned to a more normal level. Producers are expecting to return to a normal level of harvested alfalfa hay acreage. Other hay harvested area in North Dakota and Montana is forecast to be lower by 4 and percent, respectively. This decline is a result of fewer CRP and small grain acres being harvested for hay. Soybeans: The 00 soybean planted area is estimated at. million acres, down 05,000 acres from last year, and if realized, the lowest planted area since 998. This is the third consecutive year that soybean planted acres have declined in the United s. Area for harvest is estimated at. million acres, up percent from 00. Of the soybean estimating s, producers decreased planted acres from last year in s, while producers increased planted area in 5 s. Estimated acreage decreases are mainly across the Corn Belt and central Great Plains, while increases are in Great Lakes region, North Dakota, Minnesota, Southeast, and Atlantic Coastal Plain. Growers in the seven major producing s (IL, IN, IA, MN, MO, NE, and OH) planted 48. million acres, down percent from 00. The largest acreage decreases are in Indiana and Ohio, down 400,000 and 50,000 acres, respectively. Growers in Kentucky also reduced acreage by 50,000 acres. North Dakota farmers planted an additional 4,000 acres and in Minnesota the acreage increased by 400,000 acres. Early spring planting activities for soybeans started at or behind normal in the Corn Belt, while progress was well ahead of average in the lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy rainfall across the Corn Belt, the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, the Delta, and the Southeast limited planting progress before mid-may. On May 8, planting progress was more than week behind normal in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, and Nebraska. As of June, soybean planting had progressed to 94 percent complete, percentage points behind last year and the 5-year average. Eighty-eight percent of the crop had emerged by June compared with last year s progress of 90 percent and the 5-year average of 9 percent. The U.S. crop condition was rated mostly good on June. Producers planted 8 percent of the soybean acreage to herbicide resistant varieties in 00, up percentage points from 00. Peanuts: planted to peanuts in 00 is estimated at. million acres, down 8 percent from 00 plantings and down 9 percent from the 00 level. This is the lowest planted acreage since 95 when.0 million acres were planted. Area for harvest is estimated at. million acres, down percent from last year. Southeast growers (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) planted 84,000 acres, up percent from 00. The planting season for the 00 crop year experienced plentiful rains after a string of dry years. June 00 NASS, DA
The rainfall delayed some planting, and crop development has progressed behind the 5-year average. As of June, peanuts pegging in Alabama and Georgia lagged the average by percentage points. Florida peanuts were on pace with the 5-year average. Plantings in the Virginia-North Carolina region totaled 0,000 acres, down 5 percent from 00. Peanut acreage in the region declined for the second consecutive year as producers adjust to the peanut provisions of the 00 farm bill. Peanuts had not begun pegging in the region by June. Wet conditions this spring slowed development of the crop. Historically, the crop has been percent pegged in North Carolina and 4 percent pegged in Virginia by June. Growers in the Southwest (New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) planted,000 acres, down 8 percent from last year. Peanut growers in the Southwest continue to move away from dryland acreage to irrigated ground. Peanuts pegging in Oklahoma was percentage points ahead of the 5-year average, while the Texas crop was 5 percentage points behind average. Sunflowers: Growers planted a total of. million acres in 00, down 0 percent from last year. Harvested area is estimated at. million acres, percent above the 00 area. Planted area of oil type varieties, at.98 million acres, is percent less than the 00, while the non-oil varieties, estimated at 48,000 acres, are down 4 percent from last year. North Dakota growers are planting. million acres in 00, down percent from 00. Sunflower planting in North Dakota was 99 percent complete as of June. The sunflower crop condition is rated mostly fair to good. Growers in South Dakota are planting 45,000 acres, percent fewer than the previous year. decreases are also expected in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, while acreage in Minnesota increased from last year. Canola: Producers planted.0 million acres in 00, a decrease of 8 percent from 00. Producers in North Dakota and Minnesota intend to plant.05 million and 90,000 acres, respectively. Harvested area is estimated at. million acres, down 9 percent from last year. Flaxseed: planted to flaxseed in 00 is 58,000 acres, down percent from last year s planted acreage of 85,000 acres. Area for harvest, estimated at 5,000 acres, is 9 percent below the harvested area in 00. In North Dakota growers planted 550,000 acres of flaxseed, down percent from 00. The crop condition is mostly good. Producers in Montana decreased their flaxseed planted area by 4 percent from last year, while Minnesota showed an increase of percent. Other Oilseeds: Safflower growers planted an estimated,000 acres, a decrease of percent from 00. Safflower area for harvest is estimated at 98,000 acres, up percent from last year. Planted area of mustard seed is estimated at 9,500 acres, down 94,500 acres from 00. Mustard seed area for harvest is estimated at 94,00 acres, down,0 acres or 4 percent from the previous year. Rapeseed growers planted an estimated,00 acres, a decrease of,0 acres from last year. Cotton: The United s planted area for all cotton in 00 is estimated at.9 million acres, down fractionally from last year. Upland cotton acreage totaled. million acres, virtually unchanged from 00. By early April, planting was well underway in California, Arizona, and the southern areas of Texas. Growers were planting their fields to upland cotton in nearly all growing areas by the third week of April. Only North Carolina and Virginia producers were delayed an additional week. By the end of May, 8 percent of the acreage had been planted, percentage points behind the 5-year average. Producers in the Southeastern s (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) planted.5 million acres of upland cotton, a decrease of percent from the previous year and percent less than they had originally intended in March. Cool, wet weather throughout the planting season led to delayed plantings, replanting, or abandoning plans for cotton entirely. Upland growers in the Delta s (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) planted.58 million acres, 5,000 acres less than a year ago and percent less than their original intentions. Persistent rains and cool weather in northern areas of the Delta delayed planting or prevented it altogether. June 00 4 NASS, DA