MARYLAND AND DELAWARE AGRI-FACTS
Published Monthly by the Maryland/Delaware Agricultural Statistics Service AF-09-07 September 17, 2007 CONTENT Crop Production Cropland Rental Rates Agricultural Prices October Highlights
CROP PRODUCTION
Commodity Maryland Corn
1
Unit
Planted 2006 490 ------470 210 50 ---------------4.0 2007 540 ------430 225 45 ---------------3.0
Harvested 2006 ---425 60 465 125 32 205 40 165 ------2.9 2007 ---470 ---420 175 34 210 40 170 ------3.0 1,000 Acres
Average Yield 2006 ---142 17 34 68 87 2.78 3.90 2.50 ------320 2007 ---85 ---25 64 83 ---------------300
Production 2006 1,000 ---60,350 1,020 15,810 8,500 2,784 569 156 413 34,000 3.7 928 ---39,950 ---10,500 11,200 2,822 ---------33,000 3.4 900 2007
ACR BU TON BU BU BU TON TON TON LBS TON CWT
Corn Grain Corn Silage Soybeans Winter Wheat Barley All Hay Alfalfa Hay Other Hay Apples Peaches Potatoes, Summer Delaware Corn1 Corn Grain Corn Silage Soybeans Winter Wheat Barley All Hay Alfalfa Hay Other Hay Potatoes, Summer United States Corn
1
ACR BU TON BU BU BU TON TON TON CWT
170 ------180 48 27 ---------3.0
185 ------160 57 23 ---------2.0
---161 8 177 45 24 14 5 9 2.1
---175 ---155 55 20 15 5 10 2.0
---145 20 31 67 80 2.86 3.90 2.20 240
---80 ---24 65 82 ---------260
---23,345 160 5,487 3,015 1,920 40 20 20 504 1,000,000
---14,000 ---3,720 3,575 1,640 ---------520
ACR BU TON BU BU BU TON TON TON LBS TON CWT
78,327 ------75,522 40,575 3,452 ---------------58.0
92,888 ------64,081 45,136 4,044 ---------------53.9
---70,648 6,477 74,602 31,117 2,951 60,807 21,384 39,423 ------53.9
---85,418 ---63,265 37,188 3,542 61,789 21,451 40,338 ------50.3
---149 16 43 42 61 2.33 3.35 1.78 ------337
---156 ---41 41 63 2.35 3.26 1.87 ------328
---10,535 105 3,188 1,298 180 142 72 70 9,932 1.01 18.2
---13,308 ---2,619 1,537 233 145 70 75 9,285 1.03 16.5
Corn Grain Corn Silage Soybeans Wheat, Winter Barley All Hay Alfalfa Hay Other Hay Apples Peaches Potatoes, Summer
1 Acres planted is for all purposes.
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
Commodity1
Unit
August 2006
United States July 2007 Dollars
August 2007
Parity
Wheat, Winter Corn Barley Soybeans All Hay, Baled Apples, Fresh All Beef Cattle Calves Hogs Broilers Turkeys, Live Eggs, Market
BU BU BU BU TON LB CWT CWT CWT LB LB DOZ
3.77 2.09 2.70 5.23 106.00 0.359 87.20 136.00 51.60 0.420 0.486 0.372
5.14 3.32 3.45 7.56 131.00 0.293 89.20 127.00 52.20 0.510 0.555 0.812
5.85 3.17 3.57 7.49 132.00 0.326 90.50 129.00 53.20 0.500 0.577 0.716
11.00 8.10 7.64 17.90 ---214.00 0.635 308.00 123.00 ---1.180 1.86
1/ Agricultural Prices are published at the end of each month throughout the year for the United States and selected states. Maryland is not in the monthly prices program; however, price information is available for Maryland commodities at the end of each production year. Throughout the year on Friday, the Maryland Field Office of USDA-NASS in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Agriculture publishes the Maryland Grain and Livestock report. This report contains current commodity price quotes from local and regional markets throughout Maryland and can be viewed at http://www.nass.usda.gov/md/rlsetoc.htm#Grain
CROPLAND RENTAL RATES Cropland Rented for Cash: Average Cash Rent Per Acre, Selected States 2003-2007 STATE Delaware Maryland New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia *Revised 2003 57.00 55.50 47.00 37.00 41.00 36.50 28.00 2004 2005 Dollars per Acre 61.00 64.00 59.00 62.00 47.50 47.50 40.00 41.00 43.00 45.00 39.00 40.00 30.00 28.00 2006 65.00 62.00 47.50 39.00 46.50 *40.00 30.00 2007 65.00 62.00 48.00 39.00 48.00 45.00 30.00
OCTOBER RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS
Broiler Hatchery ......................................................................................................................................... October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Agricultural Prices ............................................................................................................................................................October 31 Crop Production ..............................................................................................................................................................October 12 Weather Crop Summary ..................................................................................................................... ……October 2, 10, 16, 23, 30 Dairy Product Prices …………………………………………………………………………………….. …. . October 5, 12, 19, 26 Chicken and Eggs ……………………………………………………………………………………………………........October 22
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT BARBARA RATER, MARYLAND DIRECTOR AT (410) 841-5740 OR CHRIS CADWALLADER, DELAWARE DIRECTOR AT (302) 698-4537 E – Mail: nass-md@nass.usda.gov