PALO VERDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT

       2008

    CROP REPORT

 

 

CALENDER

CALENDER

CALENDAR

YEAR

YEAR

YEAR

  FIELD CROPS

2008

2007

2006

Alfalfa

54590

52381

52811

Barley

 

0

0

220

Bermuda Grass

1505

1759

1704

Citrus

 

1901

1902

2000

Corn

 

139

364

672

Cotton-Short

9896

16470

13889

Grapes

61

61

61

Klein Grass

2943

3171

3456

Milo

247

362

399

MSCP Habitat

286

165

23

Oats

 

1405

1603

1485

Orchard

 

28

66

52

Palm Trees

200

155

94

Rye

10

42

30

Sudan

3944

2418

2751

Timothy Grass

0

0

117

Wheat

 

8013

1938

1145

  SUBTOTAL

 

85,168

82,857

80,909

  VEGETABLES

Broccoli

 

1408

1500

1833

Cabbage

 

91

150

207

Garlic

26

0

0

Lettuce-Spring

335

511

451

Lettuce-Fall

393

836

720

Mixed Vegetables

8

5

7

Squash

 

72

108

87

 SUBTOTAL

2,333

3,110

3,305

 MELONS

Cantaloupes

939

822

1158

Honeydews

500

950

439

Watermelons

296

260

271

Mixed Melons

1229

1540

1687

 SUBTOTAL

2,964

3,572

3,555

Fish Ponds

85

79

79

Fallow

29018

20709

29870

Idle or Diverted

1462

2356

2019

 SUBTOTAL

30,565

23,144

31,968

  GROSS ACRES

121,030

112,683

119,737

  LESS SECOND CROP

  ACREAGE

Alfalfa

7568

7974

12500

Bermuda

221

183

159

Broccoli

885

1192

1377

Cabbage

73

94

149

Cantaloupes

68

69

89

Corn

0

102

179

Cotton-Short

274

424

358

Fallow

14023

5673

5043

Garlic

26

0

0

Klein

136

19

1289

Milo

181

289

365

MSCP Habitat

39

0

23

Oats

15

212

1098

Palm Trees

0

38

0

Rye

0

6

5

Squash

0

34

0

Sudan

3112

1403

2091

Lettuce-Fall

393

836

720

Honeydews

72

311

141

Mixed Melons

187

140

405

Wheat

77

0

44

  TOTAL SECOND CROP

27,350

18,999

26,035

  NET ACREAGE

93,680

93,684

93,702

Fallowing program between P.V.I.D. and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

started Jan. 1, 2005.  Program Contract year runs from Aug. 1st thru July 31st.  Calendar year

average of monthly program values does not reflect how long fields remained fallowed after

Aug 1st.

Fallowed

19332

14689

19968