WASHINGTON - Nov 10/20 - SNS -- Soybean production is now forecast at 4.17 billion bushels, down 2% from the previous forecast but up 17% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 50.7 bushels per acre, down 1.2 bushels from the previous forecast but up 3.3 bushels from last year. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 82.3 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 10% from 2019.
The November 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 567 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and Forecasted November 1, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2020 : : : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-----------------------: 2019 : 2020 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels -- : Alabama .........: 260 275 36.0 41.0 38.0 9,360 10,450 Arkansas ........: 2,610 2,780 49.0 49.0 50.0 127,890 139,000 Delaware ........: 153 148 47.0 47.0 47.0 7,191 6,956 Georgia .........: 86 93 29.0 39.0 43.0 2,494 3,999 Illinois ........: 9,860 10,250 54.0 60.0 58.0 532,440 594,500 Indiana .........: 5,360 5,680 51.0 60.0 58.0 273,360 329,440 Iowa ............: 9,120 9,320 55.0 56.0 54.0 501,600 503,280 Kansas ..........: 4,490 4,750 41.5 44.0 42.0 186,335 199,500 Kentucky ........: 1,690 1,840 46.0 55.0 55.0 77,740 101,200 Louisiana .......: 860 1,020 48.0 55.0 57.0 41,280 58,140 : Maryland ........: 475 485 44.0 48.0 47.0 20,900 22,795 Michigan ........: 1,720 2,190 40.5 48.0 48.0 69,660 105,120 Minnesota .......: 6,770 7,330 44.0 52.0 51.0 297,880 373,830 Mississippi .....: 1,630 2,060 50.0 53.0 54.0 81,500 111,240 Missouri ........: 5,010 5,780 46.0 50.0 49.0 230,460 283,220 Nebraska ........: 4,840 5,150 58.5 60.0 58.0 283,140 298,700 New Jersey ......: 92 93 37.0 39.0 39.0 3,404 3,627 New York ........: 225 300 48.0 50.0 50.0 10,800 15,000 North Carolina ..: 1,520 1,570 35.0 38.0 39.0 53,200 61,230 North Dakota ....: 5,400 5,700 31.5 34.0 33.0 170,100 188,100 : Ohio ............: 4,270 4,880 49.0 56.0 54.0 209,230 263,520 Oklahoma ........: 440 530 29.0 29.0 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 32.0 36.0 8,190 10,620 South Dakota ....: 3,440 4,900 42.5 48.0 47.0 146,200 230,300 Tennessee .......: 1,370 1,620 47.0 48.0 49.0 64,390 79,380 Texas ...........: 73 105 28.0 42.0 40.0 2,044 4,200 Virginia ........: 560 560 34.0 41.0 41.0 19,040 22,960 Wisconsin .......: 1,690 1,980 47.0 55.0 53.0 79,430 104,940 : United States ...: 74,939 82,289 47.4 51.9 50.7 3,551,908 4,170,262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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