U.S. Corn Yields Slip

WASHINGTON - Sep 11/15 - SNS -- Corn production is forecast at 13.6 billion bushels, down 4% from last year's record production and down less than 1% from the August forecast, reports the USDA in its latest crop production update.

Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 167.5 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from the August forecast and down 3.5 bushels from 2014. If realized, this will be the second highest yield and third largest production on record for the United States.

Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.1 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast but down 2% from 2014.

The September 1 corn objective yield data indicate the highest number of ears on record for the combined 10 objective yield States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).

Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2014 and
Forecasted September 1, 2015
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                 :  Area harvested   :          Yield per acre          :     Production
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      State      :         :         :          :         2015          :          :
                 :  2014   :  2015   :   2014   :-----------------------:   2014   :   2015
                 :         :         :          : August 1  :September 1:          :
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                 :    1,000 acres       ---------- bushels ----------    --- 1,000 bushels ---
                 :
Alabama .........:    285       260     159.0       138.0       133.0        45,315     34,580
Arkansas ........:    530       470     187.0       195.0       188.0        99,110     88,360
California ......:     95        65     165.0       180.0       185.0        15,675     12,025
Colorado ........:  1,010       960     146.0       150.0       152.0       147,460    145,920
Delaware ........:    168       185     200.0       193.0       180.0        33,600     33,300
Georgia .........:    310       265     170.0       180.0       184.0        52,700     48,760
Illinois ........: 11,750    11,650     200.0       172.0       173.0     2,350,000  2,015,450
Indiana .........:  5,770     5,490     188.0       158.0       156.0     1,084,760    856,440
Iowa ............: 13,300    13,300     178.0       183.0       181.0     2,367,400  2,407,300
Kansas ..........:  3,800     3,750     149.0       152.0       148.0       566,200    555,000
                 :
Kentucky ........:  1,430     1,300     158.0       170.0       172.0       225,940    223,600
Louisiana .......:    390       390     183.0       170.0       170.0        71,370     66,300
Maryland ........:    430       370     175.0       165.0       172.0        75,250     63,640
Michigan ........:  2,210     2,130     161.0       165.0       164.0       355,810    349,320
Minnesota .......:  7,550     7,750     156.0       184.0       183.0     1,177,800  1,418,250
Mississippi .....:    485       520     185.0       184.0       184.0        89,725     95,680
Missouri ........:  3,380     3,050     186.0       150.0       150.0       628,680    457,500
Nebraska ........:  8,950     8,900     179.0       187.0       184.0     1,602,050  1,637,600
New Jersey ......:     79        72     157.0       154.0       145.0        12,403     10,440
New York ........:    680       670     148.0       148.0       148.0       100,640     99,160
                 :
North Carolina ..:    780       770     132.0       115.0       110.0       102,960     84,700
North Dakota ....:  2,530     2,550     124.0       126.0       128.0       313,720    326,400
Ohio ............:  3,470     3,260     176.0       168.0       163.0       610,720    531,380
Oklahoma ........:    290       260     147.0       140.0       140.0        42,630     36,400
Pennsylvania ....:  1,030       990     154.0       150.0       150.0       158,620    148,500
South Carolina ..:    280       260     117.0       113.0       107.0        32,760     27,820
South Dakota ....:  5,320     4,750     148.0       160.0       159.0       787,360    755,250
Tennessee .......:    840       850     168.0       165.0       165.0       141,120    140,250
Texas ...........:  1,990     1,950     148.0       143.0       143.0       294,520    278,850
Virginia ........:    350       340     145.0       157.0       157.0        50,750     53,380
Washington ......:    110        80     215.0       220.0       220.0        23,650     17,600
Wisconsin .......:  3,110     3,100     156.0       163.0       162.0       485,160    502,200
                 :
Other States 1/ .:    434       394     160.5       161.4       161.4        69,674     63,590
                 :
United States ...: 83,136    81,101     171.0       168.8       167.5    14,215,532 13,584,945
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1/ Other States include Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, West
   Virginia, and Wyoming. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop
   Production 2015 Summary."