Soybean Crop Sunks 20%
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/19 - SNS -- Soybean production for beans is forecast at 3.63 billion bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast and down 20% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 47.9 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and down 3.7 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for beans is forecast at 75.9 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 14% from 2018.
The September objective yield data for the combined 11 major soybean-producing States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) indicate a lower pod count compared with the previous year.
Compared with final counts for 2018, pod counts are down in 10 of the 11 published States. Ohio showed the greatest decrease, down 647 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year. The only increase from the 2018 final pod count is expected in Kansas.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018
and Forecasted September 1, 2019
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2019 : :
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels --
:
Alabama .........: 340 275 41.0 44.0 44.0 13,940 12,100
Arkansas ........: 3,240 2,650 51.0 51.0 50.0 165,240 132,500
Delaware ........: 168 158 42.0 42.0 45.0 7,056 7,110
Florida 1/ ......: 12 (NA) 38.0 (NA) (NA) 456 (NA)
Georgia .........: 135 105 40.0 38.0 33.0 5,400 3,465
Illinois ........: 10,750 9,940 65.0 55.0 53.0 698,750 526,820
Indiana .........: 5,920 5,370 58.5 50.0 49.0 346,320 263,130
Iowa ............: 9,910 9,130 57.0 55.0 54.0 564,870 493,020
Kansas ..........: 4,700 4,550 43.5 42.0 44.0 204,450 200,200
Kentucky ........: 1,990 1,690 52.0 53.0 53.0 103,480 89,570
:
Louisiana .......: 1,200 870 52.0 51.0 49.0 62,400 42,630
Maryland ........: 515 505 47.5 48.0 44.0 24,463 22,220
Michigan ........: 2,280 1,720 48.0 45.0 42.0 109,440 72,240
Minnesota .......: 7,710 6,820 50.5 46.0 45.0 389,355 306,900
Mississippi .....: 2,190 1,670 54.5 53.0 51.0 119,355 85,170
Missouri ........: 5,800 5,030 45.0 45.0 46.0 261,000 231,380
Nebraska ........: 5,650 4,950 59.0 58.0 58.0 333,350 287,100
New Jersey ......: 103 98 40.0 42.0 42.0 4,120 4,116
New York ........: 320 235 52.5 45.0 47.0 16,800 11,045
North Carolina ..: 1,570 1,530 34.0 38.0 38.0 53,380 58,140
:
North Dakota ....: 6,860 5,650 35.5 35.0 35.0 243,530 197,750
Ohio ............: 4,980 4,170 58.0 48.0 48.0 288,840 200,160
Oklahoma ........: 600 430 30.0 26.0 26.0 18,000 11,180
Pennsylvania ....: 630 625 45.0 48.0 48.0 28,350 30,000
South Carolina ..: 375 340 29.5 31.0 34.0 11,063 11,560
South Dakota ....: 5,580 3,460 46.0 45.0 44.0 256,680 152,240
Tennessee .......: 1,670 1,470 46.0 50.0 50.0 76,820 73,500
Texas ...........: 135 85 32.0 38.0 29.0 4,320 2,465
Virginia ........: 590 560 43.0 43.0 38.0 25,370 21,280
West Virginia 1/ : 27 (NA) 53.5 (NA) (NA) 1,445 (NA)
Wisconsin .......: 2,160 1,780 49.0 47.0 47.0 105,840 83,660
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United States ...: 88,110 75,866 51.6 48.5 47.9 4,543,883 3,632,651
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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