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U.S. Soybean Objective Yield Data - October 2020

Soybean Objective Yield Data
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield
surveys in 11 soybean-producing States during 2020. Randomly selected plots
in soybean fields are visited monthly from September 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: 2020
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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     State     :         :         :         :         :         ::      State     :         :         :         :         :
   and month   :  2016   :  2017   :  2018   :  2019   :  2020   ::    and month   :  2016   :  2017   :  2018   :  2019   :  2020
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               :                     number                      ::                :                     number
               :                                                 ::                :
Arkansas       :                                                 :: Missouri       :
September .....:  1,884     1,992     1,841     1,759     1,630  :: September .....:  1,881     2,041     1,777     1,719     1,977
October .......:  1,805     1,898     1,795     1,731     1,527  :: October .......:  2,006     2,172     1,899     1,754     2,093
November ......:  1,820     2,039     1,943     1,717            :: November ......:  2,123     2,253     1,948     1,898
Final .........:  1,826     2,075     1,973     1,828            :: Final .........:  2,164     2,239     1,961     1,921
               :                                                 ::                :
Illinois       :                                                 :: Nebraska       :
September .....:  1,969     1,917     2,132     1,696     2,019  :: September .....:  1,947     1,653     1,736     1,669     1,943
October .......:  2,109     1,886     2,225     1,683     2,127  :: October .......:  2,036     1,795     2,071     1,777     2,002
November ......:  2,193     1,947     2,249     1,601            :: November ......:  2,074     1,853     2,174     1,722
Final .........:  2,197     1,947     2,264     1,603            :: Final .........:  2,074     1,853     2,174     1,722
               :                                                 ::                :
Indiana        :                                                 :: North Dakota   :
September .....:  1,683     1,795     1,880     1,496     2,056  :: September .....:  1,395     1,406     1,418     1,147     1,242
October .......:  1,775     1,772     2,001     1,501     1,994  :: October .......:  1,444     1,430     1,485     1,246     1,439
November ......:  1,873     1,774     2,054     1,569            :: November ......:  1,442     1,465     1,515     1,253
Final .........:  1,873     1,774     2,052     1,561            :: Final .........:  1,470     1,451     1,514     1,195
               :                                                 ::                :
Iowa           :                                                 :: Ohio           :
September .....:  1,808     1,644     1,823     1,601     1,675  :: September .....:  1,773     1,765     2,019     1,563     1,811
October .......:  1,801     1,670     1,984     1,642     1,933  :: October .......:  1,715     1,714     2,180     1,760     1,972
November ......:  1,861     1,717     2,082     1,660            :: November ......:  1,782     1,828     2,210     1,587
Final .........:  1,890     1,735     2,097     1,682            :: Final .........:  1,782     1,823     2,210     1,587
               :                                                 ::                :
Kansas         :                                                 :: South Dakota   :
September .....:  1,467     1,487     1,552     1,561     1,650  :: September .....:  1,561     1,511     1,649     1,504     1,688
October .......:  1,643     1,472     1,456     1,604     1,699  :: October .......:  1,639     1,472     1,867     1,316     1,720
November ......:  1,720     1,561     1,548     1,596            :: November ......:  1,709     1,457     1,822     1,331
Final .........:  1,737     1,561     1,558     1,583            :: Final .........:  1,665     1,457     1,724     1,353
               :                                                 ::                :
Minnesota      :                                                 :: 11-State       :
September .....:  1,614     1,359     1,605     1,465     1,607  :: September .....:  1,741     1,678     1,786     1,561     1,780
October .......:  1,625     1,407     1,616     1,474     1,782  :: October .......:  1,800     1,692     1,895     1,593     1,882
November ......:  1,658     1,480     1,569     1,458            :: November ......:  1,862     1,751     1,938     1,582
Final .........:  1,658     1,480     1,569     1,458            :: Final .........:  1,870     1,752     1,938     1,586
               :                                                 ::                :
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Soybean Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab -
United States: 2016-2020
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               :           October           :          November
      Year     :-----------------------------------------------------------
               :          Mature 1/          :          Mature 1/
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               :                          percent
               :
2016 ..........:             53                            93
2017 ..........:             49                            93
2018 ..........:             57                            93
2019 ..........:             25                            91
2020 ..........:             64
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1/ Includes soybeans with brown pods and are considered mature or almost
   mature.

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