Soybean Crop Down 19%
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/19 - SNS -- Soybean production for beans is forecast at 3.68 billion bushels, down 19% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production report.
Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 48.5 bushels per harvested acre, down 3.1 bushels from 2018
Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at 75.9 million acres, down 4% from the previous forecast and down 14% from 2018. Planted area for the Nation is estimated at 76.7 million acres, down 4% from the previous estimate.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018
and Forecasted August 1, 2019
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019
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: --- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels ---- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama ............: 340 275 41.0 44.0 13,940 12,100
Arkansas ...........: 3,240 2,650 51.0 51.0 165,240 135,150
Delaware ...........: 168 158 42.0 42.0 7,056 6,636
Florida 1/ .........: 12 (NA) 38.0 (NA) 456 (NA)
Georgia ............: 135 105 40.0 38.0 5,400 3,990
Illinois ...........: 10,750 9,940 65.0 55.0 698,750 546,700
Indiana ............: 5,920 5,370 58.5 50.0 346,320 268,500
Iowa ...............: 9,910 9,130 57.0 55.0 564,870 502,150
Kansas .............: 4,700 4,550 43.5 42.0 204,450 191,100
Kentucky ...........: 1,990 1,690 52.0 53.0 103,480 89,570
:
Louisiana ..........: 1,200 870 52.0 51.0 62,400 44,370
Maryland ...........: 515 505 47.5 48.0 24,463 24,240
Michigan ...........: 2,280 1,720 48.0 45.0 109,440 77,400
Minnesota ..........: 7,710 6,820 50.5 46.0 389,355 313,720
Mississippi ........: 2,190 1,670 54.5 53.0 119,355 88,510
Missouri ...........: 5,800 5,030 45.0 45.0 261,000 226,350
Nebraska ...........: 5,650 4,950 59.0 58.0 333,350 287,100
New Jersey .........: 103 98 40.0 42.0 4,120 4,116
New York ...........: 320 235 52.5 45.0 16,800 10,575
North Carolina .....: 1,570 1,530 34.0 38.0 53,380 58,140
:
North Dakota .......: 6,860 5,650 35.5 35.0 243,530 197,750
Ohio ...............: 4,980 4,170 58.0 48.0 288,840 200,160
Oklahoma ...........: 600 430 30.0 26.0 18,000 11,180
Pennsylvania .......: 630 625 45.0 48.0 28,350 30,000
South Carolina .....: 375 340 29.5 31.0 11,063 10,540
South Dakota .......: 5,580 3,460 46.0 45.0 256,680 155,700
Tennessee ..........: 1,670 1,470 46.0 50.0 76,820 73,500
Texas ..............: 135 85 32.0 38.0 4,320 3,230
Virginia ...........: 590 560 43.0 43.0 25,370 24,080
West Virginia 1/ ...: 27 (NA) 53.5 (NA) 1,445 (NA)
Wisconsin ..........: 2,160 1,780 49.0 47.0 105,840 83,660
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United States ......: 88,110 75,866 51.6 48.5 4,543,883 3,680,217
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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