| Crop Values Highlights of Final Estimates, 1987-92 National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. Released September 25, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Crop Values" call Kirby Cavett at (202) 690-3237, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. "Statistical Bulletin No. 903" presents final marketing year average (MYA) prices received by farmers and value of production for most U.S. field crops, fruits, and vegetables for 1987-92. Some value of production estimates have been revised slightly since they last appeared in Agricultural Statistics Board releases. These revisions resulted from field crop, fruit, or vegetable production estimates being revised for the period 1987-92 due to additional survey or administrative data becoming available since the original estimates were published. Most MYA prices for the period 1987-92 have not changed since last published in Agricultural Statistics Board publications. U.S. revised values changed less than 0.1 percent for all groups listed below. Field and miscellaneous crop values have increased from 1987 to 1992 largely due to increases in corn and wheat values. Fruit and nut values have increased over the same period from apple and grape increases, and smaller increases across most other fruits and nuts. Commercial vegetable values are up in 1992 primarily due to NASS program changes that added an additional 19 commodities to the vegetable estimating program. Crop Values: United States, 1987-92 : : Fruits : : Total Value Year : Field and : and : Commercial : Principal : Misc Crops : Nuts : Vegetables : Crops : 1,000 Dollars : 1987 : 56,663,541 7,606,723 4,568,937 68,839,201 1988 : 59,113,795 8,850,679 4,750,363 72,714,837 1989 : 65,898,781 8,966,809 5,440,874 80,306,464 1990 : 66,732,948 9,030,212 5,030,990 80,794,150 1991 : 64,535,854 9,733,805 5,263,241 79,532,900 1992 : 70,103,062 9,856,062 7,554,012 87,513,136 All prices in this report are marketing year average (MYA) prices which do not include allowances or adjustments for: commodities under government loan at the end of the marketing year; commodities forfeited to the Commodity Credit Corporation; or crop deficiency and disaster payments. Pr 2 (9-95) Each State MYA price is based on sales in the months comprising its marketing year, while United States marketing year averages are based on sales during the standard U.S. marketing year for each crop. United States MYA prices for most crops are computed by weighting State MYA prices by the estimated quantity sold in each State. The exceptions are for corn, sorghum, oats, barley, wheat, rice, soybeans, flaxseed, sunflower, and upland cotton which are computed by weighting U.S. monthly prices by monthly marketings for the U.S. marketing year (see table below). State MYA prices for these monthly crops are computed by weighting monthly prices by the monthly percentages of total sales during their marketing year. State MYA prices for crops not in the monthly price program are based on annual surveys. State value of production is computed by multiplying each State price by its production. Value of production for the United States is the sum of State values for all States listed for the crop. Value of production estimates in this report relate to the crop year. These estimates should not be confused with cash receipts, which relate to sales during a calendar year irrespective of the year of production. Crop U.S. Marketing Year Wheat, Oats, Barley Jun thru following May Flaxseed Jul thru following Jun Upland Cotton, Rice Aug thru following Jul Corn, Sorghum Grain, Soybeans, Sunflower Sep thru following Aug * * * * * * * * The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD). To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). 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