WASHINGTON - Oct 10/19 - SNS --This year's corn harvest in the United States is expected to total 13.8 billion bushels, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 4% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 168.4 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.2 bushel from the previous forecast but down 8.0 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up slightly from 2018. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 89.9 million acres, is down slightly from the previous estimate. Acreage harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up slightly from 2018.
The October 1 corn objective yield data indicate the lowest number of ears since 2012 for the combined 10 objective yield States, (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).
Corn Area Planted for All Purpose and Harvested for Grain - States and United States: 2018 and 2019 [Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama ..........: 260 320 250 305 Arizona ..........: 70 85 15 41 Arkansas .........: 660 770 645 740 California .......: 430 420 65 90 Colorado .........: 1,470 1,550 1,200 1,260 Connecticut 2/ ...: 23 24 (NA) (NA) Delaware .........: 170 190 166 180 Florida ..........: 100 95 65 53 Georgia ..........: 325 390 285 345 Idaho ............: 360 385 135 125 : Illinois .........: 11,000 10,500 10,850 10,250 Indiana ..........: 5,350 5,100 5,200 4,900 Iowa .............: 13,200 13,500 12,800 13,100 Kansas ...........: 5,450 6,400 5,000 6,000 Kentucky .........: 1,340 1,550 1,230 1,450 Louisiana ........: 460 570 450 550 Maine 2/ .........: 31 29 (NA) (NA) Maryland .........: 450 510 390 440 Massachusetts 2/ .: 14 15 (NA) (NA) Michigan .........: 2,300 2,050 1,940 1,740 : Minnesota ........: 7,900 7,800 7,490 7,310 Mississippi ......: 480 660 465 625 Missouri .........: 3,500 3,250 3,330 3,050 Montana ..........: 115 115 68 62 Nebraska .........: 9,600 10,100 9,310 9,750 Nevada 2/ ........: 13 14 (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 2/ .: 13 13 (NA) (NA) New Jersey .......: 72 77 61 63 New Mexico .......: 135 140 35 41 New York .........: 1,100 1,010 645 530 : North Carolina ...: 910 990 830 910 North Dakota .....: 3,150 3,550 2,930 3,310 Ohio .............: 3,500 2,800 3,300 2,590 Oklahoma .........: 320 370 280 325 Oregon ...........: 80 80 45 52 Pennsylvania .....: 1,350 1,400 950 960 Rhode Island 2/ ..: 2 2 (NA) (NA) South Carolina ...: 340 380 310 345 South Dakota .....: 5,300 4,400 4,860 3,920 Tennessee ........: 740 970 690 920 : Texas ............: 2,200 2,500 1,750 2,050 Utah .............: 70 85 22 29 Vermont 2/ .......: 85 81 (NA) (NA) Virginia .........: 485 540 325 375 Washington .......: 165 165 85 85 West Virginia ....: 46 52 33 39 Wisconsin ........: 3,900 3,850 3,170 2,840 Wyoming ..........: 95 95 70 65 : United States ....: 89,129 89,942 81,740 81,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted October 1, 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : :September 1: October 1 : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels --- : Alabama .........: 250 305 156.0 161.0 151.0 39,000 46,055 Arkansas ........: 645 740 181.0 177.0 175.0 116,745 129,500 California ......: 65 90 173.0 161.0 165.0 11,245 14,850 Colorado ........: 1,200 1,260 130.0 148.0 144.0 156,000 181,440 Delaware ........: 166 180 145.0 160.0 150.0 24,070 27,000 Georgia .........: 285 345 176.0 166.0 168.0 50,160 57,960 Idaho ...........: 135 125 213.0 200.0 210.0 28,755 26,250 Illinois ........: 10,850 10,250 210.0 180.0 179.0 2,278,500 1,834,750 Indiana .........: 5,200 4,900 189.0 161.0 162.0 982,800 793,800 Iowa ............: 12,800 13,100 196.0 191.0 192.0 2,508,800 2,515,200 : Kansas ..........: 5,000 6,000 129.0 136.0 136.0 645,000 816,000 Kentucky ........: 1,230 1,450 175.0 177.0 178.0 215,250 258,100 Louisiana .......: 450 550 173.0 166.0 166.0 77,850 91,300 Maryland ........: 390 440 146.0 165.0 167.0 56,940 73,480 Michigan ........: 1,940 1,740 153.0 148.0 155.0 296,820 269,700 Minnesota .......: 7,490 7,310 182.0 171.0 173.0 1,363,180 1,264,630 Mississippi .....: 465 625 185.0 176.0 174.0 86,025 108,750 Missouri ........: 3,330 3,050 140.0 160.0 155.0 466,200 472,750 Nebraska ........: 9,310 9,750 192.0 186.0 186.0 1,787,520 1,813,500 New York ........: 645 530 159.0 154.0 153.0 102,555 81,090 : North Carolina ..: 830 910 113.0 110.0 110.0 93,790 100,100 North Dakota ....: 2,930 3,310 153.0 145.0 146.0 448,290 483,260 Ohio ............: 3,300 2,590 187.0 158.0 160.0 617,100 414,400 Oklahoma ........: 280 325 134.0 140.0 142.0 37,520 46,150 Pennsylvania ....: 950 960 140.0 155.0 160.0 133,000 153,600 South Carolina ..: 310 345 127.0 117.0 110.0 39,370 37,950 South Dakota ....: 4,860 3,920 160.0 156.0 154.0 777,600 603,680 Tennessee .......: 690 920 168.0 175.0 175.0 115,920 161,000 Texas ...........: 1,750 2,050 108.0 140.0 142.0 189,000 291,100 Virginia ........: 325 375 146.0 149.0 148.0 47,450 55,500 Washington ......: 85 85 220.0 200.0 210.0 18,700 17,850 Wisconsin .......: 3,170 2,840 172.0 163.0 163.0 545,240 462,920 : Other States 1/ .: 414 445 153.9 166.4 170.2 63,706 75,720 : United States ...: 81,740 81,815 176.4 168.2 168.4 14,420,101 13,779,335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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