Corn Silage Production Fell In 2024
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Corn silage production was estimated at 123 million tons for 2024, down 5% from the 2023 estimate, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
The United States silage yield was estimated at 20.2 tons per acre, up 0.1 ton from 2023. Record high silage yields were estimated in Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri.
Area harvested for silage was estimated at 6.10 million acres, down 6% from the 2023 estimate. Record low acres harvested for silage were estimated in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. Record high acres harvested for silage were estimated in Nevada.
Corn for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2022-2024
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2024 :2022 :2023 :2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024
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: ----- 1,000 acres ----- ----- tons ----- -------- 1,000 tons -------
:
Alabama .......: 4 4 4 15.0 16.0 16.0 60 64 64
Arizona .......: 44 66 50 28.0 27.0 27.0 1,232 1,782 1,350
Arkansas ......: 5 5 5 16.0 16.0 20.0 80 80 100
California ....: 335 350 355 26.0 26.0 26.0 8,710 9,100 9,230
Colorado ......: 190 235 200 19.5 24.5 22.5 3,705 5,758 4,500
Connecticut ...: 23 20 20 20.0 17.0 20.0 460 340 400
Delaware ......: 3 2 2 19.0 25.0 23.0 57 50 46
Florida .......: 25 25 34 17.0 19.0 16.0 425 475 544
Georgia .......: 30 35 45 22.0 23.0 21.0 660 805 945
Idaho .........: 205 240 255 29.0 28.0 30.0 5,945 6,720 7,650
:
Illinois ......: 120 90 80 23.0 20.0 24.0 2,760 1,800 1,920
Indiana .......: 100 120 130 22.0 22.0 23.0 2,200 2,640 2,990
Iowa ..........: 390 380 340 21.0 20.0 24.0 8,190 7,600 8,160
Kansas ........: 420 330 310 11.0 15.0 16.0 4,620 4,950 4,960
Kentucky ......: 70 80 70 18.0 22.0 19.0 1,260 1,760 1,330
Louisiana .....: 3 3 3 15.0 15.0 18.0 45 45 54
Maine .........: 24 23 26 17.0 15.0 19.0 408 345 494
Maryland ......: 40 30 35 19.0 17.0 16.0 760 510 560
Massachusetts .: 11 11 11 15.0 16.0 19.0 165 176 209
Michigan ......: 330 320 320 20.0 20.0 20.5 6,600 6,400 6,560
:
Minnesota .....: 450 350 380 21.5 18.5 21.0 9,675 6,475 7,980
Mississippi ...: 5 6 7 15.0 15.0 16.0 75 90 112
Missouri ......: 150 100 90 11.0 14.0 18.0 1,650 1,400 1,620
Montana .......: 54 62 37 21.0 23.0 20.0 1,134 1,426 740
Nebraska ......: 430 280 280 12.5 17.0 21.0 5,375 4,760 5,880
Nevada ........: 11 11 17 22.0 21.0 25.0 242 231 425
New Hampshire .: 11 12 11 19.0 18.0 21.0 209 216 231
New Jersey ....: 6 6 5 16.0 18.0 17.0 96 108 85
New Mexico ....: 55 69 49 24.0 21.0 22.0 1,320 1,449 1,078
New York ......: 425 430 445 17.0 20.0 19.0 7,225 8,600 8,455
:
North Carolina : 30 30 20 14.0 18.0 12.0 420 540 240
North Dakota ..: 230 200 260 15.0 17.5 15.0 3,450 3,500 3,900
Ohio ..........: 170 160 160 22.0 21.0 20.0 3,740 3,360 3,200
Oklahoma ......: 35 30 20 11.0 14.0 12.0 385 420 240
Oregon ........: 34 39 42 28.0 26.0 23.0 952 1,014 966
Pennsylvania ..: 340 345 320 18.0 20.0 16.0 6,120 6,900 5,120
Rhode Island ..: 1 1 1 16.0 21.0 18.0 16 21 18
South Carolina : 8 8 7 14.0 19.0 18.0 112 152 126
South Dakota ..: 550 520 410 12.0 17.0 15.0 6,600 8,840 6,150
Tennessee .....: 30 30 25 16.0 20.0 17.0 480 600 425
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Texas .........: 260 280 155 15.0 18.0 18.0 3,900 5,040 2,790
Utah ..........: 45 46 44 24.0 25.0 23.0 1,080 1,150 1,012
Vermont .......: 82 80 85 19.0 17.0 19.0 1,558 1,360 1,615
Virginia ......: 100 100 95 22.0 17.0 14.0 2,200 1,700 1,330
Washington ....: 55 85 86 25.0 24.0 26.0 1,375 2,040 2,236
West Virginia .: 9 9 9 21.0 17.0 12.0 189 153 108
Wisconsin .....: 870 780 730 22.5 21.0 20.0 19,575 16,380 14,600
Wyoming .......: 33 23 15 24.0 23.0 23.0 792 529 345
:
United States .: 6,851 6,461 6,100 18.7 20.1 20.2 128,287 129,854 123,093
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