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U.S. Objective Soybean Yield Data - Oct 2014

Soybean Objective Yield Data
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield
surveys in 11 soybean-producing States during 2014. Randomly selected plots
in soybean fields are visited monthly from August through harvest to obtain
specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are actual field
counts from this survey.
Soybean Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet - Selected States: 2010-2014
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     State     :         :         :         :         :         ::      State     :         :         :         :         :
   and month   :  2010   :  2011   :  2012   :  2013   :  2014   ::    and month   :  2010   :  2011   :  2012   :  2013   :  2014
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               :                     number                      ::                :                     number
               :                                                 ::                :
Arkansas 1/    :                                                 :: Minnesota      :
September .....:   (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)  :: September .....:  1,679     1,670     1,587     1,433     1,414
October .......:  1,591     1,434     1,574      (NA)     1,960  :: October .......:  1,741     1,705     1,606      (NA)     1,431
November ......:  1,805     1,607     1,570     1,864            :: November ......:  1,783     1,678     1,605     1,400
Final .........:  1,833     1,597     1,590     1,734            :: Final .........:  1,783     1,678     1,614     1,418
               :                                                 ::                :
Illinois       :                                                 :: Missouri       :
September .....:  1,970     1,983     1,466     1,682     1,922  :: September .....:  1,924     1,957     1,347     1,528     2,050
October .......:  2,090     1,933     1,359      (NA)     1,913  :: October .......:  1,899     1,781     1,205      (NA)     1,969
November ......:  2,096     1,931     1,382     1,713            :: November ......:  1,986     1,836     1,274     1,522
Final .........:  2,096     1,931     1,377     1,697            :: Final .........:  1,993     1,797     1,271     1,500
               :                                                 ::                :
Indiana        :                                                 :: Nebraska       :
September .....:  1,878     1,607     1,388     1,638     1,518  :: September .....:  1,906     2,032     1,406     1,671     1,634
October .......:  1,852     1,606     1,390      (NA)     1,634  :: October .......:  2,109     2,075     1,509      (NA)     1,707
November ......:  1,879     1,635     1,396     1,696            :: November ......:  2,121     2,141     1,516     1,801
Final .........:  1,879     1,635     1,396     1,705            :: Final .........:  2,121     2,141     1,516     1,801
               :                                                 ::                :
Iowa           :                                                 :: North Dakota   :
September .....:  2,009     1,944     1,512     1,414     1,621  :: September .....:  1,375     1,337     1,308     1,275     1,281
October .......:  2,046     1,941     1,636      (NA)     1,690  :: October .......:  1,416     1,382     1,326      (NA)     1,266
November ......:  2,054     1,996     1,630     1,538            :: November ......:  1,510     1,381     1,326     1,336
Final .........:  2,054     2,002     1,630     1,531            :: Final .........:  1,510     1,381     1,326     1,336
               :                                                 ::                :
Kansas         :                                                 :: Ohio           :
September .....:  1,402     1,488     1,038     1,295     1,303  :: September .....:  1,991     1,882     1,674     1,889     1,882
October .......:  1,392     1,466     1,039      (NA)     1,384  :: October .......:  2,012     1,850     1,708      (NA)     1,835
November ......:  1,427     1,375     1,092     1,319            :: November ......:  2,022     1,893     1,747     1,780
Final .........:  1,429     1,375     1,092     1,360            :: Final .........:  2,022     1,892     1,746     1,799
               :                                                 ::                :
               :                                                 :: South Dakota   :
               :                                                 :: September .....:  1,527     1,652     1,171     1,508     1,553
               :                                                 :: October .......:  1,622     1,492     1,142      (NA)     1,485
               :                                                 :: November ......:  1,605     1,530     1,127     1,543
               :                                                 :: Final .........:  1,605     1,530     1,127     1,489
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(NA) Not available.
1/   September data not available due to plant immaturity.
Soybean Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab -
United States: 2010-2014
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               :           October           :          November
      Year     :-----------------------------------------------------------
               :          Mature 1/          :          Mature 1/
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               :                          percent
               :
2010 ..........:              59                           94
2011 ..........:              32                           95
2012 ..........:              64                           94
2013 ..........:            (NA)                           73
2014 ..........:              35
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Includes soybeans with brown pods and are considered mature or almost
     mature.

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