Corn Output Pegged Up 7%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS -- Corn for grain production in 2021 was estimated at 15.1 billion bushels, up 7% from the 2020 estimate, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2021.
The average yield in the United States was estimated at a record high 177.0 bushels per acre, 5.6 bushels above the 2020 yield of 171.4 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 85.4 million acres, up 4% from the 2020 estimate.
Estimated yields in 2021 were up from the previous year across most of the Eastern Corn Belt, Northeast, and most of the Southeast. Record yields were estimated in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Corn planted area, at 93.4 million acres, was up 3% from the 2020 estimate. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 85.4 million acres, up 4% from the 2020 estimate.
The 2021 corn objective yield data indicated the third highest number of ears per acre, since 2012, for the combined 10 objective yield States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).
Corn silage production was estimated at 130 million tons for 2021, down 5% from the 2020 estimate. The United States silage yield was estimated at 20.1 tons per acre, down 0.4 ton from 2020. Area harvested for silage was estimated at 6.48 million acres, down 3% from the 2020 estimate.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2019-2021
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021
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: 1,000 acres
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Alabama .........: 320 330 355 305 320 345
Arizona .........: 90 75 95 37 29 18
Arkansas ........: 770 620 850 735 605 830
California ......: 480 440 420 60 60 50
Colorado ........: 1,550 1,420 1,380 1,300 1,060 1,150
Connecticut 1/ ..: 23 24 24 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 185 180 175 180 176 172
Florida .........: 95 100 95 54 61 66
Georgia .........: 395 420 480 350 390 445
Idaho ...........: 390 390 380 150 130 120
:
Illinois ........: 10,500 11,300 11,000 10,200 11,100 10,850
Indiana .........: 5,000 5,400 5,400 4,820 5,250 5,270
Iowa ............: 13,500 13,600 12,900 13,050 12,900 12,450
Kansas ..........: 6,400 6,100 5,700 6,020 5,720 5,400
Kentucky ........: 1,550 1,470 1,550 1,450 1,360 1,440
Louisiana .......: 570 500 580 545 485 565
Maine 1/ ........: 29 30 30 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 510 480 470 460 430 425
Massachusetts 1/ : 14 14 14 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 2,000 2,350 2,350 1,610 1,990 1,990
:
Minnesota .......: 7,800 8,000 8,400 7,250 7,510 7,840
Mississippi .....: 660 510 730 620 490 700
Missouri ........: 3,200 3,450 3,600 2,990 3,280 3,430
Montana .........: 115 115 120 60 61 60
Nebraska ........: 10,100 10,200 9,900 9,810 9,890 9,560
Nevada 1/ .......: 15 13 15 (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 1/ : 12 13 13 (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 77 80 78 68 73 72
New Mexico ......: 150 125 120 48 37 39
New York ........: 1,020 1,030 1,050 545 500 585
:
North Carolina ..: 990 990 960 930 940 905
North Dakota ....: 3,500 1,950 4,100 3,130 1,780 3,630
Ohio ............: 2,800 3,550 3,550 2,570 3,300 3,340
Oklahoma ........: 370 360 340 330 320 295
Oregon ..........: 85 100 95 49 65 55
Pennsylvania ....: 1,450 1,500 1,330 1,060 1,000 990
Rhode Island 1/ .: 2 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 380 390 400 350 370 380
South Dakota ....: 4,350 4,900 6,150 3,870 4,450 5,480
Tennessee .......: 970 860 1,020 910 815 960
:
Texas ...........: 2,500 2,250 2,150 2,150 1,810 1,850
Utah ............: 85 85 70 26 29 19
Vermont 1/ ......: 81 85 85 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 540 560 520 380 420 370
Washington ......: 175 195 165 90 85 85
West Virginia ...: 52 51 51 38 38 38
Wisconsin .......: 3,800 3,950 4,000 2,670 2,930 3,040
Wyoming .........: 95 95 95 67 54 79
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United States ...: 89,745 90,652 93,357 81,337 82,313 85,388
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2019-2021 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021
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: ----------- bushels ---------- ---------- 1,000 bushels ---------
:
Alabama .........: 147.0 158.0 163.0 44,835 50,560 56,235
Arizona .........: 231.0 202.0 181.0 8,547 5,858 3,258
Arkansas ........: 175.0 184.0 184.0 128,625 111,320 152,720
California ......: 168.0 187.0 188.0 10,080 11,220 9,400
Colorado ........: 123.0 116.0 129.0 159,900 122,960 148,350
Connecticut 1/ ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 161.0 160.0 184.0 28,980 28,160 31,648
Florida .........: 161.0 138.0 176.0 8,694 8,418 11,616
Georgia .........: 160.0 180.0 182.0 56,000 70,200 80,990
Idaho ...........: 205.0 199.0 210.0 30,750 25,870 25,200
:
Illinois ........: 181.0 191.0 202.0 1,846,200 2,120,100 2,191,700
Indiana .........: 169.0 187.0 195.0 814,580 981,750 1,027,650
Iowa ............: 198.0 177.0 205.0 2,583,900 2,283,300 2,552,250
Kansas ..........: 133.0 134.0 139.0 800,660 766,480 750,600
Kentucky ........: 169.0 184.0 192.0 245,050 250,240 276,480
Louisiana .......: 165.0 181.0 183.0 89,925 87,785 103,395
Maine 1/ ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 161.0 155.0 175.0 74,060 66,650 74,375
Massachusetts 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 147.0 153.0 174.0 236,670 304,470 346,260
:
Minnesota .......: 173.0 191.0 178.0 1,254,250 1,434,410 1,395,520
Mississippi .....: 174.0 180.0 181.0 107,880 88,200 126,700
Missouri ........: 155.0 171.0 160.0 463,450 560,880 548,800
Montana .........: 95.0 109.0 100.0 5,700 6,649 6,000
Nebraska ........: 182.0 180.0 194.0 1,785,420 1,780,200 1,854,640
Nevada 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 155.0 156.0 163.0 10,540 11,388 11,736
New Mexico ......: 135.0 195.0 184.0 6,480 7,215 7,176
New York ........: 158.0 157.0 167.0 86,110 78,500 97,695
:
North Carolina ..: 111.0 113.0 149.0 103,230 106,220 134,845
North Dakota ....: 131.0 139.0 105.0 410,030 247,420 381,150
Ohio ............: 164.0 171.0 193.0 421,480 564,300 644,620
Oklahoma ........: 137.0 135.0 150.0 45,210 43,200 44,250
Oregon ..........: 237.0 241.0 240.0 11,613 15,665 13,200
Pennsylvania ....: 153.0 138.0 169.0 162,180 138,000 167,310
Rhode Island 1/ .: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 106.0 132.0 139.0 37,100 48,840 52,820
South Dakota ....: 144.0 162.0 135.0 557,280 720,900 739,800
Tennessee .......: 177.0 170.0 170.0 161,070 138,550 163,200
:
Texas ...........: 133.0 128.0 128.0 285,950 231,680 236,800
Utah ............: 143.0 149.0 179.0 3,718 4,321 3,401
Vermont 1/ ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 144.0 122.0 160.0 54,720 51,240 59,200
Washington ......: 237.0 228.0 248.0 21,330 19,380 21,080
West Virginia ...: 165.0 144.0 144.0 6,270 5,472 5,472
Wisconsin .......: 166.0 173.0 180.0 443,220 506,890 547,200
Wyoming .........: 123.0 122.0 132.0 8,241 6,588 10,428
:
United States ...: 167.5 171.4 177.0 13,619,928 14,111,449 15,115,170
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
Corn for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2019-2021
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2021 :2019 :2020 :2021 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021
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: ----- 1,000 acres ----- ----- tons ----- -------- 1,000 tons -------
:
Alabama .......: 7 5 5 13.0 16.0 18.0 91 80 90
Arizona .......: 50 45 76 29.0 29.0 28.0 1,450 1,305 2,128
Arkansas ......: 7 6 5 16.0 15.0 20.0 112 90 100
California ....: 415 375 365 27.0 27.0 28.0 11,205 10,125 10,220
Colorado ......: 175 230 180 24.0 23.0 24.5 4,200 5,290 4,410
Connecticut ...: 21 22 22 21.0 16.0 17.0 441 352 374
Delaware ......: 4 4 3 23.0 19.0 21.0 92 76 63
Florida .......: 35 35 25 20.0 19.0 24.0 700 665 600
Georgia .......: 25 25 25 22.0 18.0 22.0 550 450 550
Idaho .........: 235 260 260 28.0 29.0 29.0 6,580 7,540 7,540
:
Illinois ......: 170 110 80 20.0 20.0 20.0 3,400 2,200 1,600
Indiana .......: 110 130 110 20.0 21.0 22.0 2,200 2,730 2,420
Iowa ..........: 360 260 340 22.0 20.5 21.0 7,920 5,330 7,140
Kansas ........: 250 250 240 17.5 19.5 18.0 4,375 4,875 4,320
Kentucky ......: 80 95 90 21.0 20.0 19.0 1,680 1,900 1,710
Louisiana .....: 3 3 3 19.0 17.0 16.0 57 51 48
Maine .........: 26 27 25 19.0 19.0 21.0 494 513 525
Maryland ......: 40 40 35 22.0 17.0 20.0 880 680 700
Massachusetts .: 11 12 11 20.0 16.0 17.0 220 192 187
Michigan ......: 340 350 340 18.5 17.5 20.5 6,290 6,125 6,970
:
Minnesota .....: 460 420 450 19.0 23.0 19.0 8,740 9,660 8,550
Mississippi ...: 7 7 8 15.0 14.0 17.0 105 98 136
Missouri ......: 70 100 70 16.0 17.0 15.0 1,120 1,700 1,050
Montana .......: 50 51 48 23.0 21.0 18.0 1,150 1,071 864
Nebraska ......: 200 260 260 23.0 19.0 19.5 4,600 4,940 5,070
Nevada ........: 12 13 14 25.0 26.0 26.0 300 338 364
New Hampshire .: 11 12 11 20.0 20.0 21.0 220 240 231
New Jersey ....: 7 6 5 22.0 20.0 20.0 154 120 100
New Mexico ....: 93 79 80 20.0 21.0 26.0 1,860 1,659 2,080
New York ......: 445 520 450 18.0 18.0 19.0 8,010 9,360 8,550
:
North Carolina : 50 40 35 18.0 14.0 18.0 900 560 630
North Dakota ..: 140 145 250 19.5 15.5 7.5 2,730 2,248 1,875
Ohio ..........: 170 200 160 19.0 21.0 20.0 3,230 4,200 3,200
Oklahoma ......: 20 20 25 13.0 14.0 12.0 260 280 300
Oregon ........: 35 34 39 24.0 23.0 23.0 840 782 897
Pennsylvania ..: 380 485 300 20.0 19.0 21.0 7,600 9,215 6,300
Rhode Island ..: 2 2 2 20.0 13.0 21.0 40 26 42
South Carolina : 13 9 12 14.0 15.0 19.0 182 135 228
South Dakota ..: 340 360 500 17.5 18.0 12.0 5,950 6,480 6,000
Tennessee .....: 40 35 35 20.0 18.0 19.0 800 630 665
:
Texas .........: 280 270 250 20.0 18.0 21.0 5,600 4,860 5,250
Utah ..........: 55 52 47 24.0 23.0 24.0 1,320 1,196 1,128
Vermont .......: 77 80 77 18.0 19.0 19.0 1,386 1,520 1,463
Virginia ......: 135 120 120 19.0 17.0 17.0 2,565 2,040 2,040
Washington ....: 85 110 80 23.0 26.0 25.0 1,955 2,860 2,000
West Virginia .: 12 12 11 20.0 19.0 18.0 240 228 198
Wisconsin .....: 1,040 960 890 17.5 21.0 21.5 18,200 20,160 19,135
Wyoming .......: 22 25 12 24.0 20.0 23.0 528 500 276
:
United States .: 6,615 6,711 6,481 20.2 20.5 20.1 133,522 137,675 130,317
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