Modest Drop In Soybean Yields
WASHINGTON - Oct 9/20 - SNS -- Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.27 billion bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 20% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimate.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average a record high 51.9 bushels per harvested acre, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 4.5 bushels from 2019.
Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 82.3 million acres, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 10% from 2019. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
The October 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 higher pod count compared with the previous year. Compared with final counts for 2019, pod counts are up in 10 of the 11 published states. Illinois showed the greatest increase, up 524 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year.
Soybeans for Beans Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2019 and 2020
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ..........: 265 280 260 275
Arkansas .........: 2,650 2,820 2,610 2,780
Delaware .........: 155 150 153 148
Georgia ..........: 100 100 86 93
Illinois .........: 9,950 10,300 9,860 10,250
Indiana ..........: 5,400 5,700 5,360 5,680
Iowa .............: 9,200 9,400 9,120 9,320
Kansas ...........: 4,550 4,800 4,490 4,750
Kentucky .........: 1,700 1,850 1,690 1,840
Louisiana ........: 890 1,050 860 1,020
:
Maryland .........: 480 490 475 485
Michigan .........: 1,760 2,200 1,720 2,190
Minnesota ........: 6,850 7,400 6,770 7,330
Mississippi ......: 1,660 2,090 1,630 2,060
Missouri .........: 5,100 5,850 5,010 5,780
Nebraska .........: 4,900 5,200 4,840 5,150
New Jersey .......: 95 95 92 93
New York .........: 235 310 225 300
North Carolina ...: 1,540 1,600 1,520 1,570
North Dakota .....: 5,600 5,750 5,400 5,700
:
Ohio .............: 4,300 4,900 4,270 4,880
Oklahoma .........: 465 560 440 530
Pennsylvania .....: 620 610 610 605
South Carolina ...: 335 310 315 295
South Dakota .....: 3,500 4,950 3,440 4,900
Tennessee ........: 1,400 1,650 1,370 1,620
Texas ............: 80 120 73 105
Virginia .........: 570 570 560 560
Wisconsin ........: 1,750 2,000 1,690 1,980
:
United States ....: 76,100 83,105 74,939 82,289
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1/ Forecasted.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019
and Forecasted October 1, 2020
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2020 : :
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-----------------------: 2019 : 2020
: : : :September 1: October 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels --
:
Alabama .........: 260 275 36.0 38.0 41.0 9,360 11,275
Arkansas ........: 2,610 2,780 49.0 49.0 49.0 127,890 136,220
Delaware ........: 153 148 47.0 47.0 47.0 7,191 6,956
Georgia .........: 86 93 29.0 40.0 39.0 2,494 3,627
Illinois ........: 9,860 10,250 54.0 62.0 60.0 532,440 615,000
Indiana .........: 5,360 5,680 51.0 60.0 60.0 273,360 340,800
Iowa ............: 9,120 9,320 55.0 54.0 56.0 501,600 521,920
Kansas ..........: 4,490 4,750 41.5 44.0 44.0 186,335 209,000
Kentucky ........: 1,690 1,840 46.0 55.0 55.0 77,740 101,200
Louisiana .......: 860 1,020 48.0 55.0 55.0 41,280 56,100
:
Maryland ........: 475 485 44.0 49.0 48.0 20,900 23,280
Michigan ........: 1,720 2,190 40.5 48.0 48.0 69,660 105,120
Minnesota .......: 6,770 7,330 44.0 52.0 52.0 297,880 381,160
Mississippi .....: 1,630 2,060 50.0 53.0 53.0 81,500 109,180
Missouri ........: 5,010 5,780 46.0 51.0 50.0 230,460 289,000
Nebraska ........: 4,840 5,150 58.5 60.0 60.0 283,140 309,000
New Jersey ......: 92 93 37.0 41.0 39.0 3,404 3,627
New York ........: 225 300 48.0 49.0 50.0 10,800 15,000
North Carolina ..: 1,520 1,570 35.0 38.0 38.0 53,200 59,660
North Dakota ....: 5,400 5,700 31.5 36.0 34.0 170,100 193,800
:
Ohio ............: 4,270 4,880 49.0 56.0 56.0 209,230 273,280
Oklahoma ........: 440 530 29.0 30.0 29.0 12,760 15,370
Pennsylvania ....: 610 605 49.0 49.0 49.0 29,890 29,645
South Carolina ..: 315 295 26.0 30.0 32.0 8,190 9,440
South Dakota ....: 3,440 4,900 42.5 48.0 48.0 146,200 235,200
Tennessee .......: 1,370 1,620 47.0 50.0 48.0 64,390 77,760
Texas ...........: 73 105 28.0 37.0 42.0 2,044 4,410
Virginia ........: 560 560 34.0 39.0 41.0 19,040 22,960
Wisconsin .......: 1,690 1,980 47.0 54.0 55.0 79,430 108,900
:
United States ...: 74,939 82,289 47.4 51.9 51.9 3,551,908 4,267,890
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