AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS rAUUS United States Department of Agriculture UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2003 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800: DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 ISBN 0-16-051387-1 The index and/or tab been removed an separately within this For roll film users, this current volume year of the microfilm. For < this information is microfilm. For microfiche users contents is contained able of contents has and photographed is volume year. is information for the ar is at the beginning or a prior year volume, s at the end of the rs, the index and/or 1d on a separate fiche. Bre ae Introduction Agricultural Statistics is published each year to meet the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. Its tables of annual data cover a wide variety of facts in forms suited to most common use Inquiries concerning more current or more detailed data, past and prospective revisions, or the sta- tistical methodology used should be addressed directly to the agency credited with preparing the table. Most of the data were prepared or compiled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture The historical series in this volume have been generally limited to data beginning with 1992 or later Foreign agricultural trade statistics include Government as well as non-Government shipments of merchandise from the United States and Territories to foreign countries. They do not include U.S shipments to the U.S. Armed Forces abroad for their own use or shipments between the States and U.S. Territories. The world summaries of production and trade of major farm products are prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from reports of the U.S. Department of Commerce, official Statistics of foreign governments, other foreign source materials, reports of U.S. Agricultural Attachés and Foreign Service Officers, and the result of office research Statistics presented in many of the tables represent actual counts of the items covered. Most of the statistics relating to foreign trade and to Government programs, such as numbers and amounts of loans made to farmers, and amounts of loans made by the Commodity Credit Corporation, etc., are data of this type. A large number of other tables, however, contain data that are estimates made by the Department of Agriculture The estimates for crops, livestock, and poultry made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are prepared mainly to give timely current State and national totals and averages. They are based on data obtained by sample surveys of farmers and of people who do business with farmers. The survey data are supplemented by information from the Censuses of Agriculture taken every five years and check data from various sources. Being estimates, they are subject to revision as more data become available from commerical or Government sources. Unless otherwise indicated, the totals for the United States shown in the various tables on area, production, numbers, price, value, supplies, and disposition are based on official Department estimates. They exclude States for which no official esti- mates are compiled DEFINITIONS **Value of production’’ as applied to crops in the various tables, is derived by multiplying produc- tion by the estimated season average price received by farmers for that portion of the commodity actually sold. In the case of fruits and vegetables, quantities not harvested because of low prices or other economic factors are not included in value of production. The word ‘*Value’’ is used in the inventory tables on livestock and poultry to mean value of the number of head on the inventory date. It is derived by multiplying the number of head by an estimated value per head as of the date The word ‘*Year’’ (alone) in a column heading means calendar year unless otherwise indicated **Ton’’ when used in this book without qualifications means a short ton of 2,000 pounds AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, 2003 WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND CONVERSION FACTORS The following table on weights, measures, and conversion factors covers the most important agri- cultural products, or the products for which such information is most frequently asked of the U.S Department of Agriculture. It does not cover all farm products nor all containers for any one product The information has been assembled from State schedules of legal weights, various sources within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other Government agencies. For most products, particularly fruits and vegetables, there is a considerable variation in weight per unit of volume due to differences in variety or size of commodity, condition and tightness of pack, degree to which the container is heaped, etc. Effort has been made to select the most representative and fairest average for each prod- uct. For those commodities which develop considerable shrinkage, the point of origin weight or weight at harvest has been used The approximate or average weights as given in this table do not necessarily have official standing as a basis for packing or as grounds for settling disputes. Not all of them are recognized as legal weight. The table was prepared chiefly for use of workers in the U.S. Department of Agriculture who have need of conversion factors in statistical computations AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, 2003 WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND CONVERSION FACTORS (See explanatory text just preceding this table) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Approximate net Approximate net Commodity weight _ Ini weight Metric U.S Metric oes e Pounds Kilograms Altalta seed Bushel 27.2 ao . Loose pack Tray pack Cell pack Lug (brent wood Western 4—basket Artichokes aiobe Jerusalerr 22 J Asparagus C t 3 3 Wirebound crate Avocados [ ( packed 5 Bananas Fiber folding z. ear y x 7 [ WI IB rate Barley 4 6 Bean Without tor Castor bear Castor oi Cauliflower G.A. crate De Fiberboard box AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, 2003 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES—Continued net Horseradist Dx Hungarian millet ed