Texas

The 2005 Texas Upland cotton crop is expected to total a record high 7.2 million bales, 7 percent less than 2004 and up 18 percent from last month. Yield is expected to average 628 pounds per acre compared with 694 pounds last year.

Corn production is forecast at 216 million bushels, down 8 percent from last year's production, and down 3 percent from last month. Based on September 1 conditions, statewide yield is expected to average 120 bushels per acre, 19 bushels less than in 2004, and 4 bushels less than last month.

Texas peanut production is up 17 percent from last year, at 910 million pounds. Statewide yield, at 3,500 pounds per acre, is up 200 pounds from last year and down 300 pounds from last month.

Sorghum production is forecast at 62.7 million hundredweight (cwt), 12 percent less than last year and unchanged from last month. Harvested acreage is estimated at 2 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Yield, at 3,136 pounds per acre, is down 336 pounds from last year and unchanged from last month.

Rice producers expect to harvest 14.1 million cwt, down 4 percent from 2004 and down 1percent from last month. Yield is forecast at 7,000 pounds per acre, 260 pounds more than a year ago and down 100 pounds from last month's forecast.

The 2005 Texas soybean crop is forecast at 6.9 million bushels, down 20 percent from last year's production and down 7 percent from last month. Yield is expected to average 25 bushels per acre, compared with 32 bushels last year.

United States corn production is forecast at 10.6 billion bushels, down 10 percent from last year's crop. A yield of 143.2 bushels per acre is forecast, down 17.2 bushels from last year. The sorghum crop is expected to drop 13 percent to 222.7 million cwt. The U.S. Upland cotton crop is expected to total 21.6 million bales, down 4 percent from last year. Soybean production is forecast at 2.86 billion bushels, down 9 percent from last year. The U.S. peanut crop is estimated at 5.01 billion pounds, up 18 percent from a year ago. U.S. rice production is forecast at 228.3 million cwt, down 1 percent from 2004.