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USDA - Objective Soybean Yields - October 2015

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield
surveys in 11 soybean-producing States during 2015. Randomly selected plots
in soybean fields are visited monthly from August 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: 2011-2015
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     State     :         :         :         :         :         ::      State     :         :         :         :         :
   and month   :  2011   :  2012   :  2013   :  2014   :  2015   ::    and month   :  2011   :  2012   :  2013   :  2014   :  2015
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               :                     number                      ::                :                     number
               :                                                 ::                :
Arkansas 1/    :                                                 :: Minnesota      :
September .....:   (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)      (NA)  :: September .....:  1,670     1,587     1,433     1,414     1,637
October .......:  1,434     1,574      (NA)     1,960     1,737  :: October .......:  1,705     1,606      (NA)     1,431     1,644
November ......:  1,607     1,570     1,864     1,999            :: November ......:  1,678     1,605     1,400     1,434
Final .........:  1,597     1,590     1,734     1,999            :: Final .........:  1,678     1,614     1,418     1,434
               :                                                 ::                :
Illinois       :                                                 :: Missouri       :
September .....:  1,983     1,466     1,682     1,922     1,980  :: September .....:  1,957     1,347     1,528     2,050     1,612
October .......:  1,933     1,359      (NA)     1,913     2,052  :: October .......:  1,781     1,205      (NA)     1,969     1,755
November ......:  1,931     1,382     1,713     1,964            :: November ......:  1,836     1,274     1,522     2,055
Final .........:  1,931     1,377     1,697     1,968            :: Final .........:  1,797     1,271     1,500     2,043
               :                                                 ::                :
Indiana        :                                                 :: Nebraska       :
September .....:  1,607     1,388     1,638     1,518     1,641  :: September .....:  2,032     1,406     1,671     1,634     1,816
October .......:  1,606     1,390      (NA)     1,634     1,703  :: October .......:  2,075     1,509      (NA)     1,707     1,863
November ......:  1,635     1,396     1,696     1,661            :: November ......:  2,141     1,516     1,801     1,743
Final .........:  1,635     1,396     1,705     1,660            :: Final .........:  2,141     1,516     1,801     1,743
               :                                                 ::                :
Iowa           :                                                 :: North Dakota   :
September .....:  1,944     1,512     1,414     1,621     1,779  :: September .....:  1,337     1,308     1,275     1,281     1,321
October .......:  1,941     1,636      (NA)     1,690     1,805  :: October .......:  1,382     1,326      (NA)     1,266     1,330
November ......:  1,996     1,630     1,538     1,772            :: November ......:  1,381     1,326     1,336     1,454
Final .........:  2,002     1,630     1,531     1,768            :: Final .........:  1,381     1,326     1,336     1,459
               :                                                 ::                :
Kansas         :                                                 :: Ohio           :
September .....:  1,488     1,038     1,295     1,303     1,285  :: September .....:  1,882     1,674     1,889     1,882     1,621
October .......:  1,466     1,039      (NA)     1,384     1,602  :: October .......:  1,850     1,708      (NA)     1,835     1,691
November ......:  1,375     1,092     1,319     1,428            :: November ......:  1,893     1,747     1,780     1,796
Final .........:  1,375     1,092     1,360     1,453            :: Final .........:  1,892     1,746     1,799     1,796
               :                                                 ::                :
               :                                                 :: South Dakota   :
               :                                                 :: September .....:  1,652     1,171     1,508     1,553     1,541
               :                                                 :: October .......:  1,492     1,142      (NA)     1,485     1,557
               :                                                 :: November ......:  1,530     1,127     1,543     1,498
               :                                                 :: Final .........:  1,530     1,127     1,489     1,501
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(NA) Not available.
1/   September data not available due to plant immaturity.
Soybean Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab -
United States: 2011-2015
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               :           October           :          November
      Year     :-----------------------------------------------------------
               :          Mature 1/          :          Mature 1/
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               :                          percent
               :
2011 ..........:              32                           95
2012 ..........:              64                           94
2013 ..........:            (NA)                           73
2014 ..........:              35                           92
2015 ..........:              54
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Includes soybeans with brown pods and are considered mature or almost
     mature.

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