Oklahoma crop production, 08/01/2012

              United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Production
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
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Data Relating to August 1, 2012
Issued August 10, 2012
Row Crop Forecast Up From a Year Ago
OKLAHOMA:
The first production forecast of the year for the state’s summer-grown crops, based on August 1 conditions, shows an increase from last year’s production according to the Oklahoma Field Office of USDA-NASS.
Wheat production is forecast at 155.4 million bushels, unchanged from last month but up 121 percent from last year’s production. An average yield of 37 bushels per acre is expected from 4.2 million harvested acres.
Production of corn for grain is forecast at 33.0 million bushels, is up 93 percent from last year. An average yield of 100 bushels per acre is expected from 330,000 harvested acres.
Cotton production is forecast at 220,000 bales, up 153 percent from 2011. An average yield of 556 pounds per acre, the lowest yield since 2006, is expected from 190,000 harvested acres.
Production of grain sorghum is forecast at 5.0 million bushels, up 200 percent from 2011. An average yield of 28 bushels per acre is expected from 180,000 harvested acres.
Peanut production is forecast at 91.0 million pounds, up 53 percent from last year. An average yield of 3,500 pounds per acre is expected from 26,000 harvested acres.
Soybean production is forecast at 5.80 million bushels, up 68 percent from 2011. An average yield of 20 bushels per acre is expected from 290,000 harvested acres.
Production of all hay is forecast at 3.64 million tons, up 56 percent from last year. Alfalfa production, at 400,000 tons, is up 54 percent from 2011. Production of all other hay is forecast at 3.24 million tons, and is up 57 percent from last year.
UNITED STATES:
Production of all wheat is placed at 2.27 billion bushels, is up 2 percent from the July forecast and down 13 percent from 2011. Yield is forecast at 46.5 bushels per acre, down 2.7 bushel from last year.
Corn production is forecast at 10.8 billion bushels, down 13 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 123.4 bushels per acre, down 23.8 bushel from 2011.
All cotton production is forecast at 17.7 million 480-pound bales, up 13 percent from last year’s 15.6 million bales. Yield is expected to average 784 pounds per harvested acre, down 6 pounds from 2011.
Production of grain sorghum is forecast at 248 million bushels, up 15 percent from 2011. Yield is forecast at 48.6 bushels per acre, down 6.0 bushels from last year.
Peanut production is forecast at 5.29 billion pounds, up 46
percent from last year’s crop. Yields are expected to average 3,562 pounds per acre, up 249 pounds from last year.
Soybean production is forecast at 2.69 billion bushels, down 12 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 36.1 bushels per acre from 74.6 million harvested acres, 1 percent more acres than 2011.
Alfalfa production is forecast at 54.9 million tons, down 16 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 2.92 tons per acre from 18.81 million harvested acres. Production of other hay is forecast at 65.4 million tons, down 1 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 1.69 tons per acre from 38.8 million harvested acres.
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