USDA Inches Corn Estimate Upward
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/24 - SNS -- Corn production for grain is forecast at 15.2 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the previous forecast but down 1% from 2023, according to the latest USDA production forecasts.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 183.6 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.5 bushel from the previous forecast and up 6.3 bushels from last year. Record high yields are forecast in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.7 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 4% from the previous year.
The September 1 Corn objective yield data indicate the highest number of ears on record for the combined objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).
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 September 1, 2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2024 : :
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 :-----------------------: 2023 : 2024
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama .........: 320 270 164.0 117.0 108.0 52,480 29,160
Arkansas ........: 830 485 183.0 186.0 186.0 151,890 90,210
Colorado ........: 1,015 1,175 122.0 128.0 123.0 123,830 144,525
Delaware ........: 172 162 189.0 153.0 168.0 32,508 27,216
Georgia .........: 440 340 174.0 149.0 146.0 76,560 49,640
Idaho ...........: 115 125 203.0 220.0 215.0 23,345 26,875
Illinois ........: 11,050 10,650 206.0 225.0 222.0 2,276,300 2,364,300
Indiana .........: 5,310 5,060 203.0 207.0 210.0 1,077,930 1,062,600
Iowa ............: 12,550 12,350 201.0 209.0 212.0 2,522,550 2,618,200
Kansas ..........: 5,150 5,800 119.0 128.0 131.0 612,850 759,800
:
Kentucky ........: 1,500 1,280 187.0 187.0 187.0 280,500 239,360
Louisiana .......: 680 445 175.0 185.0 191.0 119,000 84,995
Maryland ........: 440 405 165.0 137.0 137.0 72,600 55,485
Michigan ........: 2,060 1,900 168.0 177.0 182.0 346,080 345,800
Minnesota .......: 8,180 7,650 185.0 185.0 183.0 1,513,300 1,399,950
Mississippi .....: 770 475 181.0 186.0 190.0 139,370 90,250
Missouri ........: 3,670 3,260 153.0 181.0 181.0 561,510 590,060
Nebraska ........: 9,500 9,700 182.0 194.0 195.0 1,729,000 1,891,500
New York ........: 600 570 159.0 165.0 168.0 95,400 95,760
North Carolina ..: 900 840 147.0 100.0 88.0 132,300 73,920
:
North Dakota ....: 3,800 3,640 143.0 144.0 146.0 543,400 531,440
Ohio ............: 3,400 3,170 198.0 188.0 187.0 673,200 592,790
Oklahoma ........: 340 390 149.0 142.0 139.0 50,660 54,210
Pennsylvania ....: 680 675 157.0 135.0 139.0 106,760 93,825
South Carolina ..: 350 325 150.0 95.0 90.0 52,500 29,250
South Dakota ....: 5,620 5,260 152.0 162.0 163.0 854,240 857,380
Tennessee .......: 890 660 173.0 160.0 153.0 153,970 100,980
Texas ...........: 2,100 1,780 122.0 117.0 121.0 256,200 215,380
Virginia ........: 375 350 157.0 100.0 100.0 58,875 35,000
Washington ......: 75 89 240.0 250.0 240.0 18,000 21,360
Wisconsin .......: 3,140 2,940 176.0 183.0 182.0 552,640 535,080
:
Other States 1/ .: 491 489 166.7 160.5 162.0 81,847 79,209
:
United States ...: 86,513 82,710 177.3 183.1 183.6 15,341,595 15,185,510
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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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