USDA - Objective Yield Data for Soybean
Soybean Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean-producing States during 2016. 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: 2012-2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 :: and month : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Arkansas 1/ : :: Missouri : September .....: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) :: September .....: 1,347 1,528 2,050 1,612 1,881 October .......: 1,574 (NA) 1,960 1,737 1,805 :: October .......: 1,205 (NA) 1,969 1,755 2,006 November ......: 1,570 1,864 1,999 1,813 1,820 :: November ......: 1,274 1,522 2,055 1,869 2,123 Final .........: 1,590 1,734 1,999 1,818 :: Final .........: 1,271 1,500 2,043 1,899 : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 1,466 1,682 1,922 1,980 1,969 :: September .....: 1,406 1,671 1,634 1,816 1,947 October .......: 1,359 (NA) 1,913 2,052 2,109 :: October .......: 1,509 (NA) 1,707 1,863 2,036 November ......: 1,382 1,713 1,964 2,086 2,193 :: November ......: 1,516 1,801 1,743 1,884 2,074 Final .........: 1,377 1,697 1,968 2,079 :: Final .........: 1,516 1,801 1,743 1,884 : :: : Indiana : :: North Dakota : September .....: 1,388 1,638 1,518 1,641 1,683 :: September .....: 1,308 1,275 1,281 1,321 1,395 October .......: 1,390 (NA) 1,634 1,703 1,775 :: October .......: 1,326 (NA) 1,266 1,330 1,444 November ......: 1,396 1,696 1,661 1,691 1,873 :: November ......: 1,326 1,336 1,454 1,337 1,442 Final .........: 1,396 1,705 1,660 1,691 :: Final .........: 1,326 1,336 1,459 1,337 : :: : Iowa : :: Ohio : September .....: 1,512 1,414 1,621 1,779 1,808 :: September .....: 1,674 1,889 1,882 1,621 1,773 October .......: 1,636 (NA) 1,690 1,805 1,801 :: October .......: 1,708 (NA) 1,835 1,691 1,715 November ......: 1,630 1,538 1,772 1,834 1,861 :: November ......: 1,747 1,780 1,796 1,776 1,782 Final .........: 1,630 1,531 1,768 1,834 :: Final .........: 1,746 1,799 1,796 1,776 : :: : Kansas : :: South Dakota : September .....: 1,038 1,295 1,303 1,285 1,467 :: September .....: 1,171 1,508 1,533 1,541 1,561 October .......: 1,039 (NA) 1,384 1,602 1,643 :: October .......: 1,142 (NA) 1,485 1,557 1,639 November ......: 1,092 1,319 1,428 1,715 1,720 :: November ......: 1,127 1,543 1,498 1,563 1,709 Final .........: 1,092 1,360 1,453 1,715 :: Final .........: 1,127 1,489 1,501 1,563 : :: : Minnesota : :: 11-State : September .....: 1,587 1,433 1,414 1,637 1,614 :: September .....: 1,429 1,555 1,651 1,672 1,741 October .......: 1,606 (NA) 1,431 1,644 1,625 :: October .......: 1,429 (NA) 1,667 1,731 1,800 November ......: 1,605 1,400 1,434 1,612 1,658 :: November ......: 1,443 1,589 1,719 1,763 1,862 Final .........: 1,614 1,418 1,434 1,612 :: Final .........: 1,444 1,580 1,720 1,764 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ September data not available due to plant immaturity. Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2012-2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas ...............2012: 5 62 51 31 59 2013: 7 59 42 30 56 2014: 10 53 50 27 65 2015: 8 41 34 32 77 2016: 5 31 46 36 73 : Illinois ...............2012: 6 20 112 58 3 2013: 3 18 91 63 - 2014: 6 15 102 60 - 2015: 2 15 111 52 1 2016: 1 15 105 57 1 : Indiana ................2012: 4 25 100 15 - 2013: 2 20 98 17 1 2014: 2 21 110 13 2 2015: 2 17 103 15 - 2016: 1 27 91 17 2 : Iowa ...................2012: 1 9 89 86 3 2013: 2 1 78 93 3 2014: 1 3 74 104 2 2015: 4 4 76 92 4 2016: 1 6 73 100 2 : Kansas .................2012: 1 28 28 56 - 2013: 2 22 52 43 - 2014: 6 18 35 53 - 2015: 5 13 38 56 - 2016: 6 8 38 57 - : Minnesota ..............2012: 3 4 46 48 2 2013: 1 6 45 39 - 2014: 6 8 32 36 1 2015: 4 7 42 50 1 2016: 5 8 40 36 1 : Missouri ...............2012: 2 14 78 21 10 2013: - 23 76 15 8 2014: 2 14 74 17 6 2015: 1 17 50 15 8 2016: - 14 71 19 5 : Nebraska ...............2012: - 7 38 53 8 2013: - 9 36 51 9 2014: - 4 30 58 4 2015: 1 4 31 62 8 2016: - 10 36 46 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2012-2016 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : North Dakota ...........2012: 4 17 74 16 - 2013: 6 10 51 20 1 2014: 12 17 51 14 - 2015: 5 19 68 12 - 2016: 8 17 55 15 - : Ohio ...................2012: 6 58 66 6 1 2013: 8 60 70 3 1 2014: 6 47 72 8 - 2015: 2 45 76 9 - 2016: 3 41 84 7 - : South Dakota ...........2012: 1 10 39 51 1 2013: 4 5 23 55 1 2014: 8 3 23 47 1 2015: 2 3 12 65 1 2016: 3 4 27 59 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes broadcast soybeans. Soybean Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab - United States: 2012-2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November Year :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mature 1/ : Mature 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : 2012 ..........: 64 94 2013 ..........: (NA) 73 2014 ..........: 35 92 2015 ..........: 54 95 2016 ..........: 53 93 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes soybeans with brown pods and are considered mature or almost mature. Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2012-2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :--------------------------------------------:Average : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number ---------------- percent --------------- inches : Arkansas ...............2012: 207 24.0 23.5 28.1 13.8 10.6 19.3 2013: 184 26.4 27.7 25.3 11.9 8.7 18.3 2014: 208 20.7 24.1 29.9 12.8 12.5 20.1 2015: 199 19.1 16.8 23.6 14.6 25.9 23.1 2016: 189 14.5 24.1 4.0 21.2 36.2 26.0 : Illinois ...............2012: 197 11.7 51.1 5.9 30.8 0.5 19.3 2013: 178 11.5 51.4 3.1 34.0 - 19.7 2014: 185 10.3 52.7 3.8 33.2 - 19.7 2015: 177 7.1 63.0 2.3 26.8 0.8 19.0 2016: 179 7.8 56.4 5.6 29.6 0.6 19.7 : Indiana ................2012: 140 16.8 68.2 3.6 11.4 - 15.9 2013: 137 15.6 69.6 4.5 9.6 0.7 16.0 2014: 143 15.0 66.4 9.1 9.5 - 16.0 2015: 137 15.4 67.4 5.9 11.3 - 16.1 2016: 137 14.7 62.3 8.4 13.9 0.7 17.0 : Iowa ...................2012: 190 5.3 39.5 9.2 44.2 1.8 22.5 2013: 177 3.1 34.4 10.8 49.7 2.0 23.5 2014: 185 2.2 33.6 7.0 55.6 1.6 24.3 2015: 181 2.8 36.7 9.1 49.2 2.2 23.4 2016: 179 2.2 34.3 11.2 50.6 1.7 23.7 : Kansas .................2012: 112 13.9 36.3 3.6 46.2 - 21.3 2013: 118 11.1 52.2 3.4 33.3 - 19.2 2014: 113 9.3 41.1 5.8 43.8 - 21.2 2015: 111 11.7 38.3 4.5 45.5 - 21.5 2016: 109 5.5 34.6 4.6 54.4 0.9 23.5 : Minnesota ..............2012: 100 4.0 27.5 24.0 43.0 1.5 23.1 2013: 97 6.3 29.7 21.9 41.1 1.0 22.7 2014: 81 11.2 18.6 25.5 42.8 1.9 22.8 2015: 89 5.1 21.9 20.8 52.2 - 24.0 2016: 84 11.3 28.0 23.8 36.9 - 21.6 : Missouri ...............2012: 122 7.8 62.5 5.8 16.5 7.4 19.2 2013: 120 15.0 61.7 2.5 15.0 5.8 17.8 2014: 115 12.2 57.4 7.8 18.3 4.3 18.4 2015: 84 16.7 56.6 7.7 11.9 7.1 17.9 2016: 107 3.7 69.6 3.3 17.3 6.1 18.9 : Nebraska ...............2012: 104 4.3 33.2 7.7 48.1 6.7 24.1 2013: 104 4.4 32.5 4.4 51.0 7.7 24.4 2014: 95 2.6 28.4 7.9 55.8 5.3 24.8 2015: 104 2.4 29.5 6.3 54.1 7.7 24.5 2016: 94 7.4 35.6 5.9 46.8 4.3 22.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2012-2016 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :--------------------------------------------:Average : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number --------------- percent --------------- inches : North Dakota ...........2012: 110 11.4 55.9 22.3 10.4 - 17.3 2013: 89 13.5 44.9 20.8 20.8 - 18.7 2014: 91 20.4 47.0 20.4 12.2 - 16.6 2015: 104 13.5 45.7 29.3 11.5 - 17.6 2016: 98 19.5 43.6 20.5 16.4 - 17.7 : Ohio ...................2012: 136 40.8 51.1 4.1 3.3 0.7 12.9 2013: 142 37.3 51.8 6.7 3.5 0.7 13.2 2014: 130 35.0 60.0 1.2 3.8 - 13.1 2015: 132 32.7 57.0 5.0 5.3 - 13.8 2016: 137 32.1 60.2 1.8 5.9 - 13.7 : South Dakota ...........2012: 99 7.6 32.5 14.2 44.7 1.0 22.5 2013: 89 6.7 18.0 15.2 57.9 2.2 25.5 2014: 81 4.3 25.3 12.4 54.3 3.7 24.8 2015: 83 5.0 10.5 14.2 69.1 1.2 26.6 2016: 96 1.6 23.0 17.3 53.4 4.7 25.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Broadcast soybeans included as "10.0 inches or less" but excluded in computation of average width.Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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