cotton production

January 2025 Cotton Production Forecast

Dan Cotton, USDA-NASS

All cotton production is forecast at 14.4 million 480-pound bales, up 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 19 percent from 2023. Based on conditions as of January 1, yields are expected to average 836 pounds per harvested acre, up 44 pounds from the previous forecast but down 63 pounds from 2023. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 8.27 million acres, down 4 percent …

cattle

USDA Surveying Cattle Operations

Dan Cattle, USDA-NASS

For the next couple of weeks, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey about 40,000 cattle operations nationwide to provide an up-to-date measure of U.S. cattle inventories. This will include producers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, as they will have the opportunity to report their beef and dairy cattle inventories, calf crop, death loss and cattle …

Census of Horticultural Specialties

USDA to Conduct the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties

Dan Specialty Crops, USDA-NASS

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties this winter to provide a comprehensive picture of the U.S. horticulture industry. Survey codes are being mailed to more than 40,000 horticulture producers to respond online. Collected just once every five years, this is the only source of detailed production and sales data for U.S. floriculture, nursery, …

farms

Ten Percent Fewer U.S. Farms From 2012-2022

Dan Agri-Business, Census of Agriculture, Census of Agriculture, Economy, USDA-NASS

The 2022 Census of Agriculture showed the U.S. had 1,900,487 farms, down from over 2,100,000 in 2012. That represented a ten percent drop, or 208,816 farms, in ten years.  The Census of Ag is conducted every five years, and the last two five-year periods saw the number of farms decrease in all four farm size categories from 2012-2017. The smallest …

Cotton Production Forecast from USDA/NASS

Dan Cotton, USDA-NASS

All cotton production is forecast at 14.3 million 480-pound bales, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 18 percent from 2023. Based on conditions as of December 1, yields are expected to average 792 pounds per harvested acre, up 3 pounds from the previous forecast but down 107 pounds from 2023. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 8.63 million acres, unchanged …

Cattle on Feed

USDA Cattle on Feed Report Expected to be Neutral

Dan Beef, Cattle, Marketing, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release their monthly Cattle on Feed Report this afternoon. And according to Mark Oppold, the report is expected to be fairly neutral for futures contracts. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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Higher Peanut Crop Estimate, Price Update

Dan Peanuts, USDA-NASS

The November Crop Production Forecast from USDA/NASS showed higher peanut production numbers from both last month and last year. Tyron Spearman notes yield projections vary in the different states, and there’s not any real changes to the prices being offered at this time. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

peanut harvest

Peanut Harvest Continues to Roll Along

Dan Peanuts, USDA-NASS

Peanut harvest continues to roll along across the Southeast. Tyron Spearman looks at the latest numbers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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Weekly Cotton and Peanut Harvest Update

Dan Cotton, Peanuts, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) weekly crop report shows that as of this past Sunday, cotton harvest continues to be ahead of averages in most states. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has this update.  And Rippey has a peanut harvest update. The USDA report notes this is how the cotton and peanut harvests were progressing across the Southeast as of this past Sunday: In Alabama, cotton …

Census of Agriculture

More Census of Agriculture Numbers Now Available

Dan Census of Agriculture, Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced it has released 2022 Census of Agriculture data tabulated by zip code. This allows users to explore farm characteristics at a local level. The zip code tabulations are available through Quick Stats, NASS’s online data query tool.  NASS also recently released data for the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey, the first of four ag census follow-ons …