U.S. Corn Production Summary - 1866-2015
Corn Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Utilization, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Acreage for : : : : : : :
: all purposes : Harvested for grain 1/ : Harvested for silage : Forge
Year :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: grazed
: : : : Yield : : Price per : Value of : : Yield : : hogged
: Planted : Hv : Acres : per acre : Production : bushel 2/ : production : Acres : per acre : Production :
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: ---------- 1,000 ac --------- bu 1,000 bu dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 ac tons 1,000 tons 1,000 ac
:
1866 .....: 30,017 24.3 730,814 0.657
1867 .....: 32,116 24.7 793,905 0.781
1868 .....: 35,116 26.2 919,590 0.617
1869 .....: 35,833 21.8 782,084 0.725
:
1870 .....: 38,388 29.3 1,124,775 0.521
1871 .....: 42,002 27.2 1,141,715 0.464
1872 .....: 43,584 29.4 1,279,369 0.383
1873 .....: 44,084 22.9 1,008,326 0.483
1874 .....: 47,640 22.2 1,058,778 0.641
1875 .....: 52,446 27.7 1,450,276 0.419
1876 .....: 55,277 26.7 1,478,173 0.361
1877 .....: 58,799 25.8 1,515,862 0.357
1878 .....: 59,659 26.2 1,564,537 0.313
1879 .....: 62,229 28.2 1,751,984 0.364
:
1880 .....: 62,545 27.3 1,706,673 0.390
1881 .....: 63,026 19.8 1,244,803 0.628
1882 .....: 66,157 26.5 1,755,272 0.481
1883 .....: 68,168 24.2 1,652,148 0.418
1884 .....: 68,834 28.3 1,947,838 0.349
1885 .....: 71,854 28.6 2,057,807 0.322
1886 .....: 73,911 24.1 1,782,767 0.357
1887 .....: 73,296 21.9 1,604,549 0.434
1888 .....: 77,474 29.1 2,250,632 0.331
1889 .....: 77,656 29.5 2,294,289 0.275
:
1890 .....: 74,785 22.1 1,650,446 0.496
1891 .....: 78,855 29.6 2,335,804 0.398
1892 .....: 76,914 24.7 1,897,412 0.393
1893 .....: 79,832 23.8 1,900,401 0.361
1894 .....: 80,069 20.2 1,615,016 0.451
1895 .....: 90,479 28.0 2,534,762 0.252
1896 .....: 89,074 30.0 2,671,048 0.214
1897 .....: 89,965 25.4 2,287,628 0.260
1898 .....: 87,784 26.8 2,351,323 0.285
1899 .....: 94,591 28.0 2,645,796 0.298
:
1900 .....: 94,852 28.1 2,661,978 0.350
1901 .....: 94,422 18.2 1,715,752 0.600
1902 .....: 97,177 28.5 2,773,954 0.401
1903 .....: 93,555 26.9 2,515,093 0.419
1904 .....: 95,228 28.2 2,686,624 0.436
1905 .....: 95,746 30.9 2,954,148 0.406
1906 .....: 95,624 31.7 3,032,910 0.391
1907 .....: 96,094 27.2 2,613,797 0.505
1908 .....: 95,285 26.9 2,566,742 0.650
1909 .....: 100,200 26.1 2,611,157 0.576
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Corn Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Utilization, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Acreage for : : : : : : :
: all purposes : Harvested for grain 1/ : Harvested for silage : Forge
Year :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: grazed
: : : : Yield : : Price per : Value of : : Yield : : hogged
: Planted : Hv : Acres : per acre : Production : bushel 2/ : production : Acres : per acre : Production :
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: ----------- 1,000 ac ----------- bu 1,000 bu dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 ac tons 1,000 tons 1,000 ac
:
1910 .....: 102,267 27.9 2,852,794 0.475
1911 .....: 101,393 24.4 2,474,635 0.649
1912 .....: 101,451 29.1 2,947,842 0.511
1913 .....: 100,206 22.7 2,272,540 0.659
1914 .....: 97,796 25.8 2,523,750 0.673
1915 .....: 100,623 28.1 2,829,044 0.651
1916 .....: 100,561 24.1 2,425,206 1.130
1917 .....: 110,893 26.2 2,908,242 1.390
1918 .....: 102,195 23.9 2,441,249 1.450
1919 .....: 98,145 87,487 26.8 2,341,870 1.440 3,554 7.56 26,866 7,104
:
1920 .....: 101,359 90,149 29.9 2,695,085 0.540 3,682 7.60 27,996 7,528
1921 .....: 103,155 91,939 27.8 2,556,924 0.464 3,486 7.74 26,979 7,730
1922 .....: 100,345 84,858 26.3 2,229,496 0.688 3,663 7.53 27,568 11,824
1923 .....: 101,123 87,493 27.8 2,429,551 0.760 3,983 7.50 29,874 9,647
1924 .....: 100,420 84,119 22.1 1,860,112 1.020 4,307 6.67 28,737 11,994
1925 .....: 101,331 86,825 27.4 2,382,288 0.654 3,681 7.97 29,343 10,825
1926 .....: 99,660 98,452 83,275 25.7 2,140,207 0.715 4,350 7.01 30,493 10,827
1927 .....: 98,460 98,357 83,915 26.4 2,218,189 0.804 4,268 7.01 29,926 10,174
1928 .....: 100,399 100,336 85,832 26.3 2,260,990 0.798 3,985 7.53 30,000 10,519
1929 .....: 99,130 98,805 83,194 25.7 2,135,038 0.764 4,021 7.30 29,335 11,590
:
1930 .....: 103,915 101,465 85,525 20.5 1,757,297 0.550 4,875 6.16 30,026 11,065
1931 .....: 109,364 106,866 91,131 24.5 2,229,903 0.294 4,710 6.98 32,875 11,025
1932 .....: 113,024 110,577 97,213 26.5 2,578,685 0.292 4,293 7.47 32,073 9,071
1933 .....: 109,830 105,918 92,130 22.8 2,104,725 0.494 4,864 6.72 32,705 8,924
1934 .....: 100,563 92,193 61,245 18.7 1,146,734 0.802 7,132 4.92 35,093 23,816
1935 .....: 99,974 95,974 82,551 24.2 2,001,367 0.632 5,309 7.08 37,563 8,114
1936 .....: 101,959 93,154 67,833 18.6 1,258,673 1.030 8,539 3.95 33,690 16,782
1937 .....: 97,174 93,930 81,222 28.9 2,349,425 0.490 5,543 6.77 37,522 7,165
1938 .....: 94,473 92,160 82,788 27.8 2,300,095 0.469 4,456 7.90 35,187 4,916
1939 .....: 91,639 88,279 78,307 29.9 2,341,602 0.542 4,514 7.35 33,200 5,458
:
1940 .....: 88,692 86,429 76,443 28.9 2,206,882 0.601 4,735 7.31 34,615 5,251
1941 .....: 86,837 85,357 77,404 31.2 2,414,445 0.736 4,023 8.39 33,751 3,930
1942 .....: 88,818 87,367 79,213 35.4 2,801,819 0.894 3,841 8.71 33,445 4,313
1943 .....: 94,341 92,060 81,906 32.6 2,668,490 1.080 4,162 8.05 33,518 5,992
1944 .....: 95,475 94,014 85,002 33.0 2,801,612 1.030 4,476 7.79 34,888 4,536
1945 .....: 89,261 87,625 77,928 33.1 2,577,449 1.230 4,495 7.83 35,214 5,202
1946 .....: 88,898 87,585 78,410 37.2 2,916,089 1.530 4,577 7.87 36,031 4,598
1947 .....: 85,038 82,888 73,802 28.6 2,108,320 2.160 4,637 7.39 34,290 4,449
1948 .....: 85,522 84,778 76,840 43.0 3,307,038 1.280 3,625,055 4,317 8.71 37,592 3,621
1949 .....: 86,738 85,595 77,106 38.2 2,946,206 1.240 3,666,009 4,513 8.95 40,386 3,976
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Corn Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Utilization, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Acreage for : : : : : : :
: all purposes : Harvested for grain 1/ : Harvested for silage : Forge
Year :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: grazed
: : : : Yield : : Price per : Value of : : Yield : : hogged
: Planted : Hv : Acres :per acre : Production : bushel 2/ : production : Acres : per acre : Production :
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: ----------- 1,000 ac ----------- bu 1,000 bu dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 ac tons 1,000 tons 1,000 ac
:
1950 .....: 82,859 81,818 72,398 38.2 2,764,071 1.52 4,222,366 4,937 8.31 41,002 4,483
1951 .....: 83,275 80,729 71,191 36.9 2,628,937 1.66 4,364,659 4,809 8.10 38,949 4,729
1952 .....: 82,230 80,940 71,353 41.8 2,980,793 1.52 4,557,031 5,361 8.05 43,174 4,226
1953 .....: 81,574 80,459 70,738 40.7 2,881,801 1.48 4,291,366 6,102 7.84 47,855 3,619
1954 .....: 82,185 80,186 68,668 39.4 2,707,913 1.43 3,872,433 7,114 7.39 52,559 4,404
1955 .....: 80,932 79,367 68,462 42.0 2,872,959 1.35 3,848,649 6,961 7.61 52,974 3,944
1956 .....: 77,828 75,247 64,877 47.4 3,075,336 1.29 3,967,290 6,535 8.35 54,571 3,835
1957 .....: 73,180 71,864 63,065 48.3 3,045,355 1.11 3,393,496 6,122 8.83 54,072 2,677
1958 .....: 73,351 72,224 63,549 52.8 3,356,205 1.12 3,755,553 6,284 8.85 55,612 2,391
1959 .....: 82,742 81,902 72,091 53.1 3,824,598 1.05 4,013,126 7,017 8.50 59,708 2,794
:
1960 .....: 81,425 80,678 71,422 54.7 3,906,949 1.00 3,928,779 7,176 9.10 65,429 2,080
1961 .....: 65,919 65,405 57,634 62.4 3,597,803 1.10 3,938,994 6,261 10.60 66,064 1,510
1962 .....: 65,017 64,474 55,726 64.7 3,606,311 1.12 4,025,296 7,201 10.70 76,753 1,547
1963 .....: 68,771 68,317 59,227 67.9 4,019,238 1.11 4,454,048 7,692 10.80 82,926 1,398
1964 .....: 65,823 65,388 55,369 62.9 3,484,253 1.17 4,064,208 8,620 9.70 83,551 1,399
1965 .....: 65,171 64,616 55,392 74.1 4,102,867 1.16 4,754,199 8,054 10.50 84,447 1,170
1966 .....: 66,347 65,867 57,002 73.1 4,167,608 1.24 5,170,973 7,934 11.30 89,683 931
1967 .....: 71,156 70,034 60,694 80.1 4,860,372 1.03 5,044,235 8,363 11.30 94,783 977
1968 .....: 65,126 64,605 55,980 79.5 4,449,542 1.08 4,825,623 7,879 11.90 93,652 746
1969 .....: 64,264 63,063 54,574 85.9 4,687,057 1.16 5,415,997 7,892 12.60 99,161 597
:
1970 .....: 66,863 66,086 57,358 72.4 4,152,243 1.33 5,514,702 8,078 11.60 94,084 650
1971 .....: 74,179 73,631 64,123 88.1 5,646,260 1.08 6,101,055 8,814 12.40 109,302 694
1972 .....: 67,126 66,384 57,513 97.0 5,579,832 1.57 8,743,036 8,351 13.10 109,343 520
1973 .....: 72,253 71,733 62,143 91.3 5,670,712 2.55 14,462,744 9,023 12.70 114,267 567
1974 .....: 77,935 76,875 65,405 71.9 4,701,402 3.02 14,231,557 10,844 10.70 115,705 626
1975 .....: 78,719 78,033 67,625 86.4 5,840,757 2.54 14,817,840 9,848 11.80 116,087 560
1976 .....: 84,588 83,642 71,506 88.0 6,289,169 2.15 13,524,134 11,281 10.50 118,547 855
1977 .....: 84,328 81,537 71,614 90.8 6,505,041 2.02 13,107,420 9,314 12.60 117,743 609
1978 .....: 81,675 80,987 71,930 101.0 7,267,927 2.25 16,280,688 8,624 13.70 118,132 433
1979 .....: 81,394 80,777 72,400 109.5 7,928,139 2.52 19,876,655 7,989 14.40 114,799 388
:
1980 .....: 84,043 82,844 72,961 91.0 6,639,396 3.11 20,554,147 9,299 12.00 111,990 584
1981 .....: 84,097 83,192 74,524 108.9 8,118,650 2.50 20,200,261 8,307 14.20 117,891 361
1982 .....: 81,857 81,278 72,719 113.2 8,235,101 2.55 21,641,046 8,252 14.30 117,782 307
1983 .....: 60,207 59,587 51,479 81.1 4,174,251 3.21 13,552,853 7,808 12.30 96,238 300
1984 .....: 80,517 79,761 71,897 106.7 7,672,130 2.63 20,143,883 7,535 13.90 104,491 329
1985 .....: 83,398 82,670 75,209 118.0 8,875,453 2.23 19,518,762 7,155 14.30 102,664 306
1986 .....: 76,580 75,325 68,907 119.4 8,225,764 1.50 12,507,263 6,418 14.10 90,227
1987 .....: 66,200 65,499 59,505 119.8 7,131,300 1.94 14,107,705 5,994 14.40 86,442
1988 .....: 67,717 66,551 58,250 84.6 4,928,681 2.54 12,661,362 8,301 9.50 78,911
1989 .....: 72,322 71,389 64,783 116.3 7,531,953 2.36 17,912,895 6,606 13.00 86,111
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Corn Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Utilization, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Acreage for : : : : : : :
: all purposes : Harvested for grain 1/ : Harvested for silage : Forge
Year :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: grazed
: : : : Yield : : Price per : Value of : : Yield : : hogged
: Planted : Hv : Acres :per acre : Production : bushel 2/ : production : Acres : per acre : Production :
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: ----------- 1,000 ac ----------- bu 1,000 bu dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 ac tons 1,000 tons 1,000 ac
:
1990 .....: 74,166 73,075 66,952 118.5 7,934,028 2.28 18,191,643 6,123 14.20 86,820
1991 .....: 75,957 74,962 68,822 108.6 7,474,765 2.37 17,860,947 6,140 13.20 81,216
1992 .....: 79,311 78,146 72,077 131.5 9,476,698 2.07 19,723,258 6,069 14.40 87,663
1993 .....: 73,239 69,756 62,933 100.7 6,337,730 2.50 16,035,515 6,823 11.90 81,131
1994 .....: 78,921 78,231 72,514 138.6 10,050,520 2.26 22,874,154 5,717 15.80 90,170
1995 .....: 71,479 70,531 65,210 113.5 7,400,051 3.24 24,202,234 5,321 14.70 78,181
1996 .....: 79,229 78,251 72,644 127.1 9,232,557 2.71 25,149,013 5,607 15.40 86,581
1997 .....: 79,537 78,725 72,671 126.7 9,206,832 2.43 22,351,507 6,054 16.10 97,192
1998 .....: 80,165 78,502 72,589 134.4 9,758,685 1.94 18,922,084 5,913 16.10 95,479
1999 .....: 77,386 76,524 70,487 133.8 9,430,612 1.82 17,103,991 6,037 15.80 95,633
:
2000 .....: 79,551 78,522 72,440 136.9 9,915,051 1.85 18,499,002 6,082 16.80 102,156
2001 .....: 75,702 74,910 68,768 138.2 9,502,580 1.97 18,878,819 6,142 16.60 101,992
2002 .....: 78,894 76,452 69,330 129.3 8,966,787 2.32 20,882,448 7,122 14.40 102,293
2003 .....: 78,603 77,527 70,944 142.2 10,087,292 2.42 24,472,254 6,583 16.30 107,378
2004 .....: 80,929 79,732 73,631 160.3 11,805,581 2.06 24,377,913 6,101 17.60 107,293
2005 .....: 81,779 81,047 75,117 147.9 11,112,187 2.00 22,194,287 5,930 18.00 106,486
2006 .....: 78,327 77,125 70,638 149.1 10,531,123 3.04 32,083,011 6,487 16.20 105,294
2007 .....: 93,527 92,580 86,520 150.7 13,037,875 4.20 54,666,959 6,060 17.50 106,229
2008 .....: 85,982 84,541 78,570 153.3 12,043,203 4.06 49,104,148 5,971 18.70 111,792
2009 .....: 86,382 85,095 79,490 164.4 13,067,156 3.55 46,640,936 5,605 19.30 108,221
:
2010 .....: 88,192 87,013 81,446 152.6 12,425,330 5.18 64,529,628 5,567 19.30 107,314
2011 .....: 91,936 89,814 83,879 146.8 12,313,956 6.22 76,651,242 5,935 18.40 109,091
2012 .....: 97,291 94,784 87,365 123.1 10,755,111 6.89 74,155,299 7,419 15.70 116,148
2013 .....: 95,365 93,732 87,451 158.1 13,828,964 4.46 61,927,548 6,281 18.80 118,296
2014 .....: 90,597 89,507 83,136 171.0 14,215,532 3.70 52,951,760 6,371 20.10 128,048
2015 .....: 87,999 86,970 80,749 168.4 13,601,198 3.60 49,038,819 6,221 24.00 126,894
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1/ Includes other uses converted to "Grain Equivalent" prior to 1919.
2/ December 1 price prior to 1908; season average price 1909 through 1985, marketing year price beginning 1986.
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