Third Biggest Corn Crop Mooted
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/24 - SNS -- This year's grain corn harvest is expected to reach 15.1 billion bushels, which if realized would be the third highest production for grain on record for the United States, according to the latest USDA crop production report.
Based on conditions as of August 1, the yield is forecast at a record high 183.1 bushels per acre, up 5.8 bushels from last year's final estimate of 177.3 bushels. Record high yields are forecast in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Acreage updates were made based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 90.7 million acres, is down 1% from the previous estimate and down 4% from 2023. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.7 million acres, down 1% from the previous forecast and down 4% from last year.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and
United States: 2023 and 2024
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ............: 330 280 320 270
Arizona ............: 105 70 38 18
Arkansas ...........: 850 500 830 485
California .........: 400 440 40 65
Colorado ...........: 1,330 1,460 1,015 1,175
Connecticut 2/ .....: 24 24 (NA) (NA)
Delaware ...........: 175 165 172 162
Florida ............: 90 85 62 48
Georgia ............: 485 375 440 340
Idaho ..............: 360 380 115 125
:
Illinois ...........: 11,200 10,800 11,050 10,650
Indiana ............: 5,450 5,200 5,310 5,060
Iowa ...............: 13,100 12,900 12,550 12,350
Kansas .............: 5,750 6,300 5,150 5,800
Kentucky ...........: 1,600 1,370 1,500 1,280
Louisiana ..........: 700 470 680 445
Maine 2/ ...........: 28 30 (NA) (NA)
Maryland ...........: 480 440 440 405
Massachusetts 2/ ...: 14 14 (NA) (NA)
Michigan ...........: 2,400 2,250 2,060 1,900
:
Minnesota ..........: 8,600 8,200 8,180 7,650
Mississippi ........: 790 490 770 475
Missouri ...........: 3,850 3,450 3,670 3,260
Montana ............: 135 135 68 72
Nebraska ...........: 9,950 10,100 9,500 9,700
Nevada 2/ ..........: 13 20 (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 2/ ...: 13 12 (NA) (NA)
New Jersey .........: 74 71 65 67
New Mexico .........: 125 105 47 36
New York ...........: 1,040 1,010 600 570
:
North Carolina .....: 950 890 900 840
North Dakota .......: 4,050 3,950 3,800 3,640
Ohio ...............: 3,600 3,400 3,400 3,170
Oklahoma ...........: 390 450 340 390
Oregon .............: 95 95 55 57
Pennsylvania .......: 1,040 990 680 675
Rhode Island 2/ ....: 2 2 (NA) (NA)
South Carolina .....: 365 345 350 325
South Dakota .......: 6,300 5,900 5,620 5,260
Tennessee ..........: 940 700 890 660
:
Texas ..............: 2,500 2,200 2,100 1,780
Utah ...............: 75 75 27 34
Vermont 2/ .........: 89 94 (NA) (NA)
Virginia ...........: 495 460 375 350
Washington .........: 160 170 75 89
West Virginia ......: 44 41 32 31
Wisconsin ..........: 4,000 3,750 3,140 2,940
Wyoming ............: 85 90 57 61
:
United States ......: 94,641 90,748 86,513 82,710
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023 and
Forecasted August 1, 2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024 : 2023 : 2024
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: --- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels ---- ---- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama ............: 320 270 164.0 117.0 52,480 31,590
Arkansas ...........: 830 485 183.0 186.0 151,890 90,210
Colorado ...........: 1,015 1,175 122.0 128.0 123,830 150,400
Delaware ...........: 172 162 189.0 153.0 32,508 24,786
Georgia ............: 440 340 174.0 149.0 76,560 50,660
Idaho ..............: 115 125 203.0 220.0 23,345 27,500
Illinois ...........: 11,050 10,650 206.0 225.0 2,276,300 2,396,250
Indiana ............: 5,310 5,060 203.0 207.0 1,077,930 1,047,420
Iowa ...............: 12,550 12,350 201.0 209.0 2,522,550 2,581,150
Kansas .............: 5,150 5,800 119.0 128.0 612,850 742,400
:
Kentucky ...........: 1,500 1,280 187.0 187.0 280,500 239,360
Louisiana ..........: 680 445 175.0 185.0 119,000 82,325
Maryland ...........: 440 405 165.0 137.0 72,600 55,485
Michigan ...........: 2,060 1,900 168.0 177.0 346,080 336,300
Minnesota ..........: 8,180 7,650 185.0 185.0 1,513,300 1,415,250
Mississippi ........: 770 475 181.0 186.0 139,370 88,350
Missouri ...........: 3,670 3,260 153.0 181.0 561,510 590,060
Nebraska ...........: 9,500 9,700 182.0 194.0 1,729,000 1,881,800
New York ...........: 600 570 159.0 165.0 95,400 94,050
North Carolina .....: 900 840 147.0 100.0 132,300 84,000
:
North Dakota .......: 3,800 3,640 143.0 144.0 543,400 524,160
Ohio ...............: 3,400 3,170 198.0 188.0 673,200 595,960
Oklahoma ...........: 340 390 149.0 142.0 50,660 55,380
Pennsylvania .......: 680 675 157.0 135.0 106,760 91,125
South Carolina .....: 350 325 150.0 95.0 52,500 30,875
South Dakota .......: 5,620 5,260 152.0 162.0 854,240 852,120
Tennessee ..........: 890 660 173.0 160.0 153,970 105,600
Texas ..............: 2,100 1,780 122.0 117.0 256,200 208,260
Virginia ...........: 375 350 157.0 100.0 58,875 35,000
Washington .........: 75 89 240.0 250.0 18,000 22,250
Wisconsin ..........: 3,140 2,940 176.0 183.0 552,640 538,020
:
Other States 1/ ....: 491 489 166.7 160.5 81,847 78,494
:
United States ......: 86,513 82,710 177.3 183.1 15,341,595 15,146,590
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1/ Other States include Arizona, California, Florida, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Individual State level estimates will be
published in the "Crop Production 2024 Summary."
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