Modest Drop in Final Corn Estimate
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/16 - SNS -- Corn for grain production is estimated at 13.6 billion bushels, down slightly from the November forecast and down 4% from the 2014 estimate, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2015.
The average yield in the United States is estimated at 168.4 bushels per acre. This is down 0.9 bushel from the November forecast and 2.6 bushels below the 2014 average yield of 171.0 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 80.7 million acres, up slightly from the November forecast but down 3% from the 2014 acreage.
Estimated yields in 2015 are up from the previous year across the northern tier corn producing States. Wet conditions hampered yield potential in the eastern Corn Belt States. Record yields are estimated in Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The 2015 corn objective yield data indicate the highest number of ears per acre on record for the combined 10 objective yield States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). Record high ear counts were recorded in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Corn silage production is estimated at 127 million tons for 2015, down less than 1% from 2014. The United States silage yield is estimated at 20.4 tons per acre, up 0.3 ton from 2014. Area harvested for silage is estimated at 6.22 million acres, down 2% from a year ago.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2013-2015
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 acres
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Alabama .........: 320 300 260 295 285 245
Arizona .........: 85 75 70 51 28 34
Arkansas ........: 880 540 460 870 530 445
California ......: 600 520 430 180 95 60
Colorado ........: 1,220 1,150 1,100 980 1,010 950
Connecticut 1/ ..: 27 26 26 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 180 175 170 174 168 164
Florida .........: 115 75 80 78 40 50
Georgia .........: 510 350 330 465 310 285
Idaho ...........: 350 320 280 115 80 70
:
Illinois ........: 12,000 11,900 11,700 11,800 11,750 11,500
Indiana .........: 6,000 5,900 5,650 5,830 5,770 5,480
Iowa ............: 13,600 13,700 13,500 13,050 13,300 13,050
Kansas ..........: 4,300 4,050 4,150 4,000 3,800 3,920
Kentucky ........: 1,530 1,520 1,400 1,430 1,430 1,310
Louisiana .......: 680 400 400 670 390 390
Maine 1/ ........: 31 31 31 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 480 500 440 420 430 380
Massachusetts 1/ : 16 16 16 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 2,600 2,550 2,350 2,230 2,210 2,070
:
Minnesota .......: 8,600 8,200 8,100 8,140 7,550 7,600
Mississippi .....: 860 510 510 830 485 490
Missouri ........: 3,350 3,500 3,250 3,200 3,380 3,080
Montana .........: 120 130 105 75 75 50
Nebraska ........: 9,950 9,300 9,400 9,550 8,950 9,150
Nevada 1/ .......: 7 4 2 (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 1/ : 14 15 15 (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 90 85 80 80 79 72
New Mexico ......: 120 125 125 38 48 40
New York ........: 1,200 1,140 1,080 690 680 590
:
North Carolina ..: 930 840 790 860 780 730
North Dakota ....: 3,850 2,800 2,750 3,600 2,530 2,560
Ohio ............: 3,900 3,700 3,550 3,730 3,470 3,260
Oklahoma ........: 370 320 310 310 290 280
Oregon ..........: 80 80 65 36 39 30
Pennsylvania ....: 1,480 1,460 1,340 1,090 1,030 940
Rhode Island 1/ .: 2 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 350 295 295 335 280 260
South Dakota ....: 6,200 5,800 5,400 5,860 5,320 5,030
Tennessee .......: 890 920 780 810 840 730
:
Texas ...........: 2,350 2,250 2,300 1,950 1,990 1,970
Utah ............: 83 75 60 31 28 15
Vermont 1/ ......: 92 92 92 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 510 500 450 360 350 300
Washington ......: 190 215 170 105 110 75
West Virginia ...: 53 51 50 36 36 35
Wisconsin .......: 4,100 4,000 4,000 3,030 3,110 3,000
Wyoming .........: 100 90 85 67 60 59
:
United States ...: 95,365 90,597 87,999 87,451 83,136 80,749
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2013-2015 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- bushels ---------- ---------- 1,000 bushels ---------
:
Alabama .........: 147.0 159.0 147.0 43,365 45,315 36,015
Arizona .........: 177.0 210.0 210.0 9,027 5,880 7,140
Arkansas ........: 186.0 187.0 181.0 161,820 99,110 80,545
California ......: 191.0 165.0 157.0 34,380 15,675 9,420
Colorado ........: 131.0 146.0 142.0 128,380 147,460 134,900
Connecticut 1/ ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 166.0 200.0 192.0 28,884 33,600 31,488
Florida .........: 133.0 135.0 141.0 10,374 5,400 7,050
Georgia .........: 175.0 170.0 171.0 81,375 52,700 48,735
Idaho ...........: 181.0 200.0 207.0 20,815 16,000 14,490
:
Illinois ........: 178.0 200.0 175.0 2,100,400 2,350,000 2,012,500
Indiana .........: 177.0 188.0 150.0 1,031,910 1,084,760 822,000
Iowa ............: 164.0 178.0 192.0 2,140,200 2,367,400 2,505,600
Kansas ..........: 126.0 149.0 148.0 504,000 566,200 580,160
Kentucky ........: 170.0 158.0 172.0 243,100 225,940 225,320
Louisiana .......: 173.0 183.0 171.0 115,910 71,370 66,690
Maine 1/ ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 158.0 175.0 164.0 66,360 75,250 62,320
Massachusetts 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 155.0 161.0 162.0 345,650 355,810 335,340
:
Minnesota .......: 159.0 156.0 188.0 1,294,260 1,177,800 1,428,800
Mississippi .....: 176.0 185.0 175.0 146,080 89,725 85,750
Missouri ........: 136.0 186.0 142.0 435,200 628,680 437,360
Montana .........: 115.0 100.0 110.0 8,625 7,500 5,500
Nebraska ........: 169.0 179.0 185.0 1,613,950 1,602,050 1,692,750
Nevada 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 139.0 157.0 147.0 11,120 12,403 10,584
New Mexico ......: 190.0 195.0 180.0 7,220 9,360 7,200
New York ........: 137.0 148.0 143.0 94,530 100,640 84,370
:
North Carolina ..: 142.0 132.0 113.0 122,120 102,960 82,490
North Dakota ....: 110.0 124.0 128.0 396,000 313,720 327,680
Ohio ............: 174.0 176.0 153.0 649,020 610,720 498,780
Oklahoma ........: 145.0 147.0 129.0 44,950 42,630 36,120
Oregon ..........: 188.0 190.0 188.0 6,768 7,410 5,640
Pennsylvania ....: 146.0 154.0 147.0 159,140 158,620 138,180
Rhode Island 1/ .: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 129.0 117.0 93.0 43,215 32,760 24,180
South Dakota ....: 137.0 148.0 159.0 802,820 787,360 799,770
Tennessee .......: 156.0 168.0 160.0 126,360 141,120 116,800
:
Texas ...........: 136.0 148.0 135.0 265,200 294,520 265,950
Utah ............: 170.0 160.0 173.0 5,270 4,480 2,595
Vermont 1/ ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 154.0 145.0 161.0 55,440 50,750 48,300
Washington ......: 215.0 215.0 215.0 22,575 23,650 16,125
West Virginia ...: 147.0 149.0 148.0 5,292 5,364 5,180
Wisconsin .......: 145.0 156.0 164.0 439,350 485,160 492,000
Wyoming .........: 127.0 138.0 159.0 8,509 8,280 9,381
:
United States ...: 158.1 171.0 168.4 13,828,964 14,215,532 13,601,198
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
Corn for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2013-2015
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 :2013 :2014 :2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ----- 1,000 acres ----- ----- tons ----- -------- 1,000 tons -------
:
Alabama .......: 9 9 9 17.0 17.0 15.0 153 153 135
Arizona .......: 33 46 35 30.0 29.0 31.0 990 1,334 1,085
Arkansas ......: 2 2 2 18.0 18.0 15.0 36 36 30
California ....: 415 420 365 26.5 26.0 25.5 10,998 10,920 9,308
Colorado ......: 100 110 120 23.0 25.0 25.5 2,300 2,750 3,060
Connecticut ...: 23 22 21 19.0 20.0 18.5 437 440 389
Delaware ......: 5 5 4 17.0 24.0 20.0 85 120 80
Florida .......: 35 30 25 18.0 13.0 17.0 630 390 425
Georgia .......: 35 35 40 20.0 19.5 22.0 700 683 880
Idaho .........: 230 235 205 26.0 28.0 29.0 5,980 6,580 5,945
:
Illinois ......: 100 80 90 19.0 22.0 20.0 1,900 1,760 1,800
Indiana .......: 130 100 90 23.0 22.0 17.0 2,990 2,200 1,530
Iowa ..........: 390 310 340 19.0 20.0 24.0 7,410 6,200 8,160
Kansas ........: 150 150 170 13.0 14.0 18.5 1,950 2,100 3,145
Kentucky ......: 80 75 70 21.0 21.0 20.0 1,680 1,575 1,400
Louisiana .....: 3 2 1 18.0 18.0 14.0 54 36 14
Maine .........: 27 27 27 17.5 18.5 18.5 473 500 500
Maryland ......: 55 60 45 21.0 22.0 22.0 1,155 1,320 990
Massachusetts .: 13 13 13 18.0 20.0 19.0 234 260 247
Michigan ......: 350 320 260 17.5 20.5 19.0 6,125 6,560 4,940
:
Minnesota .....: 380 500 450 16.5 18.0 21.5 6,270 9,000 9,675
Mississippi ...: 10 10 10 16.0 14.0 16.0 160 140 160
Missouri ......: 80 80 100 14.0 18.0 14.0 1,120 1,440 1,400
Montana .......: 41 51 50 23.0 22.0 23.0 943 1,122 1,150
Nebraska ......: 260 260 220 16.0 21.0 20.0 4,160 5,460 4,400
Nevada ........: 6 3 2 24.0 20.0 24.0 144 60 48
New Hampshire .: 13 14 14 20.0 21.0 20.0 260 294 280
New Jersey ....: 9 5 7 20.0 20.0 21.0 180 100 147
New Mexico ....: 79 73 83 25.0 26.0 25.0 1,975 1,898 2,075
New York ......: 500 450 480 17.0 18.0 17.0 8,500 8,100 8,160
:
North Carolina : 45 50 50 17.0 19.0 16.0 765 950 800
North Dakota ..: 140 230 150 12.0 14.5 14.0 1,680 3,335 2,100
Ohio ..........: 130 190 240 19.5 20.5 20.0 2,535 3,895 4,800
Oklahoma ......: 37 20 15 21.0 17.0 17.0 777 340 255
Oregon ........: 43 40 34 27.0 25.0 24.0 1,161 1,000 816
Pennsylvania ..: 380 410 390 20.5 20.0 20.0 7,790 8,200 7,800
Rhode Island ..: 2 2 2 20.5 20.0 17.0 41 40 34
South Carolina : 10 11 13 18.0 14.0 14.0 180 154 182
South Dakota ..: 280 400 330 13.0 15.5 16.0 3,640 6,200 5,280
Tennessee .....: 60 60 40 19.0 21.0 18.0 1,140 1,260 720
:
Texas .........: 220 210 250 19.0 22.0 21.0 4,180 4,620 5,250
Utah ..........: 49 45 42 23.0 22.0 23.0 1,127 990 966
Vermont .......: 85 85 88 15.0 18.0 17.0 1,275 1,530 1,496
Virginia ......: 125 125 125 20.0 19.5 21.0 2,500 2,438 2,625
Washington ....: 85 105 95 27.0 28.0 26.0 2,295 2,940 2,470
West Virginia .: 16 14 14 19.0 18.0 18.0 304 252 252
Wisconsin .....: 980 850 970 16.5 18.5 19.5 16,170 15,725 18,915
Wyoming .......: 31 27 25 24.0 24.0 23.0 744 648 575
:
United States .: 6,281 6,371 6,221 18.8 20.1 20.4 118,296 128,048 126,894
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