Total

Yield

Average

Average

Crop

Bearing

Non-Bearing

Production

(Pounds per Acre)

Grower

Grower Return

Year

Acreage

Acreage

(1,000 Pounds)

Return/Lb

Per Acre

1975

247,948

80,592

186,000

750

$0.68

$513

1976

257,854

80,538

283,747

1,100

$0.65

$722

1977

273,417

67,140

313,085

1,145

$0.84

$943

1978

303,592

42,203

181,026

596

$1.45

$864

1979

321,370

34,737

376,027

1,170

$1.54

$1,796

1980

324,878

49,418

321,796

991

$1.47

$1,457

1981

326,206

81,500

407,444

1,249

$0.78

$974

1982

334,258

85,417

346,729

1,037

$0.94

$976

1983

356,223

69,029

241,893

679

$1.04

$706

1984

379,565

54,636

586,909

1,546

$0.77

$1,190

1985

409,243

26,021

464,660

1,135

$0.80

$908

1986

412,674

14,018

251,597

610

$1.92

$1,164

1987

410,898

12,477

659,677

1,605

$1.00

$1,606

1988

407,141

16,081

590,007

1,449

$1.05

$1,521

1989

409,393

18,934

488,508

1,193

$1.02

$1,217

1990

411,294

20,656

656,189

1,595

$0.93

$1,483

1991

380,887

27,770

485,928

1,276

$1.19

$1,517

1992

390,240

23,606

545,902

1,399

$1.30

$1,833

1993

401,652

43,732

488,254

1,216

$1.90

$2,318

1994

403,226

36,865

730,000

1,810

$1.25

$2,263

1995

400,000

46,500

370,000

925

$2.40

$2,220

1996

401,000

65,700

510,000

1,272

$2.08

$2,645

1997

410,000

66,100

757,000

1,846

$1.56

$2,880

1998

425,000

n/a

540,000

1,271

$1.80

$2,287

Overall Averages:

449,266

1,203

$1.27

$1,500

1988 - 1998 Averages

560,163

1,387

$1.50

$2,017