Fifth Largest Corn Crop
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/19 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States planted 90.0 million acres of corn, down 2% from the previous estimate, but up 1% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production report.
At a forecast 13.9 billion bushels, 2019 corn production for grain will be the fifth highest production on record for the United States. The forecasted yield, at 169.5 bushels per acre, is down 4% from last year's final estimate of 176.4 bushels per acre. Record high yields are forecast for Kentucky and Tennessee.
Corn for Grain 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 ---
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Alabama ............: 250 305 156.0 161.0 39,000 49,105
Arkansas ...........: 645 750 181.0 180.0 116,745 135,000
California .........: 65 70 173.0 166.0 11,245 11,620
Colorado ...........: 1,200 1,220 130.0 150.0 156,000 183,000
Delaware ...........: 166 180 145.0 165.0 24,070 29,700
Georgia ............: 285 335 176.0 170.0 50,160 56,950
Idaho ..............: 135 120 213.0 210.0 28,755 25,200
Illinois ...........: 10,850 10,450 210.0 181.0 2,278,500 1,891,450
Indiana ............: 5,200 4,900 189.0 166.0 982,800 813,400
Iowa ...............: 12,800 13,200 196.0 191.0 2,508,800 2,521,200
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Kansas .............: 5,000 6,000 129.0 135.0 645,000 810,000
Kentucky ...........: 1,230 1,500 175.0 181.0 215,250 271,500
Louisiana ..........: 450 550 173.0 181.0 77,850 99,550
Maryland ...........: 390 430 146.0 170.0 56,940 73,100
Michigan ...........: 1,940 1,700 153.0 155.0 296,820 263,500
Minnesota ..........: 7,490 7,400 182.0 173.0 1,363,180 1,280,200
Mississippi ........: 465 615 185.0 176.0 86,025 108,240
Missouri ...........: 3,330 3,060 140.0 160.0 466,200 489,600
Nebraska ...........: 9,310 9,650 192.0 186.0 1,787,520 1,794,900
New York ...........: 645 510 159.0 154.0 102,555 78,540
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North Carolina .....: 830 890 113.0 110.0 93,790 97,900
North Dakota .......: 2,930 3,270 153.0 146.0 448,290 477,420
Ohio ...............: 3,300 2,590 187.0 160.0 617,100 414,400
Oklahoma ...........: 280 315 134.0 145.0 37,520 45,675
Pennsylvania .......: 950 960 140.0 149.0 133,000 143,040
South Carolina .....: 310 345 127.0 109.0 39,370 37,605
South Dakota .......: 4,860 4,010 160.0 157.0 777,600 629,570
Tennessee ..........: 690 920 168.0 174.0 115,920 160,080
Texas ..............: 1,750 2,050 108.0 145.0 189,000 297,250
Virginia ...........: 325 375 146.0 147.0 47,450 55,125
Washington .........: 85 80 220.0 210.0 18,700 16,800
Wisconsin ..........: 3,170 2,840 172.0 165.0 545,240 468,600
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Other States 1/ ....: 414 427 153.9 167.3 63,706 71,431
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United States ......: 81,740 82,017 176.4 169.5 14,420,101 13,900,651
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1/ Other States include Arizona, Florida, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
West Virginia, and Wyoming. Individual State level estimates will be published in the
"Crop Production 2019 Summary."
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