Soybean Harvest Up 10%
WASHINGTON - Oct 11/24 -SNS -- Soybean production for beans is forecast at a record high 4.58 billion bushels, down slightly from the previous forecast but up 10% from 2023, according to the USDA.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average a record high 53.1 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from the previous forecast but up 2.5 bushels from 2023.
Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.3 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 5% from 2023.
The October objective yield data for the combined 11 major soybean-producing States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) indicate a lower pod count compared with the previous year. Compared with final counts for 2023, pod counts are down in 7 of the 11 published States. South Dakota showed the greatest decrease, down 206 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2023
and Forecasted October 1, 2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2024 : :
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 :-----------------------: 2023 : 2024
: : : :September 1: October 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels --
:
Alabama .........: 340 355 43.0 33.0 31.0 14,620 11,005
Arkansas ........: 2,950 3,020 54.0 55.0 55.0 159,300 166,100
Delaware ........: 148 153 46.0 47.0 40.0 6,808 6,120
Georgia .........: 155 165 43.0 44.0 39.0 6,665 6,435
Illinois ........: 10,300 10,750 63.0 65.0 67.0 648,900 720,250
Indiana .........: 5,480 5,780 61.0 63.0 60.0 334,280 346,800
Iowa ............: 9,880 9,970 58.0 63.0 64.0 573,040 638,080
Kansas ..........: 3,980 4,480 26.0 39.0 39.0 103,480 174,720
Kentucky ........: 1,820 2,040 55.0 52.0 51.0 100,100 104,040
Louisiana .......: 980 1,060 40.0 52.0 52.0 39,200 55,120
:
Maryland ........: 460 485 47.0 47.0 46.0 21,620 22,310
Michigan ........: 2,020 2,180 46.0 50.0 52.0 92,920 113,360
Minnesota .......: 7,280 7,330 48.0 49.0 48.0 349,440 351,840
Mississippi .....: 2,130 2,270 56.0 58.0 58.0 119,280 131,660
Missouri ........: 5,520 5,830 48.0 50.0 51.0 264,960 297,330
Nebraska ........: 5,180 5,250 51.5 59.0 59.0 266,770 309,750
New Jersey ......: 98 103 43.0 41.0 38.0 4,214 3,914
New York ........: 340 365 51.0 53.0 55.0 17,340 20,075
North Carolina ..: 1,620 1,620 38.5 36.0 37.0 62,370 59,940
North Dakota ....: 6,160 6,600 35.5 38.0 38.0 218,680 250,800
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Ohio ............: 4,730 5,030 58.0 55.0 52.0 274,340 261,560
Oklahoma ........: 400 455 26.0 26.0 25.0 10,400 11,375
Pennsylvania ....: 560 600 47.0 46.0 41.0 26,320 24,600
South Carolina ..: 385 380 39.0 37.0 38.0 15,015 14,440
South Dakota ....: 5,070 5,400 44.0 47.0 47.0 223,080 253,800
Tennessee .......: 1,570 1,800 51.0 46.0 47.0 80,070 84,600
Texas ...........: 85 80 25.0 39.0 40.0 2,125 3,200
Virginia ........: 570 600 38.0 43.0 44.0 21,660 26,400
Wisconsin .......: 2,060 2,120 51.0 54.0 53.0 105,060 112,360
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United States ...: 82,271 86,271 50.6 53.2 53.1 4,162,057 4,581,984
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