Modest Hike In Corn Yields
WASHINGTON - Oct 11/24 -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 USDA.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 183.8 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.2 bushel from the previous forecast and up 6.5 bushels from last year.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.7 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 4% from the previous year.
Corn for Grain 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
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2024 : :
: 2023 : 2024 : 2023 :-----------------------: 2023 : 2024
: : : :September 1: October 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama .........: 320 270 164.0 108.0 100.0 52,480 27,000
Arkansas ........: 830 485 183.0 186.0 186.0 151,890 90,210
Colorado ........: 1,015 1,175 122.0 123.0 126.0 123,830 148,050
Delaware ........: 172 162 189.0 168.0 160.0 32,508 25,920
Georgia .........: 440 340 174.0 146.0 149.0 76,560 50,660
Idaho ...........: 115 125 203.0 215.0 215.0 23,345 26,875
Illinois ........: 11,050 10,650 206.0 222.0 222.0 2,276,300 2,364,300
Indiana .........: 5,310 5,060 203.0 210.0 202.0 1,077,930 1,022,120
Iowa ............: 12,550 12,350 201.0 212.0 214.0 2,522,550 2,642,900
Kansas ..........: 5,150 5,800 119.0 131.0 138.0 612,850 800,400
:
Kentucky ........: 1,500 1,280 187.0 187.0 186.0 280,500 238,080
Louisiana .......: 680 445 175.0 191.0 189.0 119,000 84,105
Maryland ........: 440 405 165.0 137.0 133.0 72,600 53,865
Michigan ........: 2,060 1,900 168.0 182.0 179.0 346,080 340,100
Minnesota .......: 8,180 7,650 185.0 183.0 183.0 1,513,300 1,399,950
Mississippi .....: 770 475 181.0 190.0 187.0 139,370 88,825
Missouri ........: 3,670 3,260 153.0 181.0 185.0 561,510 603,100
Nebraska ........: 9,500 9,700 182.0 195.0 196.0 1,729,000 1,901,200
New York ........: 600 570 159.0 168.0 168.0 95,400 95,760
North Carolina ..: 900 840 147.0 88.0 88.0 132,300 73,920
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North Dakota ....: 3,800 3,640 143.0 146.0 144.0 543,400 524,160
Ohio ............: 3,400 3,170 198.0 187.0 183.0 673,200 580,110
Oklahoma ........: 340 390 149.0 139.0 136.0 50,660 53,040
Pennsylvania ....: 680 675 157.0 139.0 139.0 106,760 93,825
South Carolina ..: 350 325 150.0 90.0 95.0 52,500 30,875
South Dakota ....: 5,620 5,260 152.0 163.0 163.0 854,240 857,380
Tennessee .......: 890 660 173.0 153.0 153.0 153,970 100,980
Texas ...........: 2,100 1,780 122.0 121.0 121.0 256,200 215,380
Virginia ........: 370 350 157.0 100.0 103.0 58,090 36,050
Washington ......: 75 89 240.0 240.0 235.0 18,000 20,915
Wisconsin .......: 3,140 2,940 176.0 182.0 182.0 552,640 535,080
:
Other States 1/ .: 489 489 166.8 162.0 159.9 81,557 78,174
:
United States ...: 86,506 82,710 177.3 183.6 183.8 15,340,520 15,203,309
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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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