U.S. Years In Which Field Crop Records Were Set
Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks
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: : : Acres planted : Acres harvested
Crop : : Series :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : began : Acres : Year : Acres : Year
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: : 1,000 acres 1,000 acres
: :
Barley 1/ ............: low : 1866 2,564 2011 754 1866
: high : 19,686 1942 16,958 1942
: :
Canola ...............: low : 1991 140.0 1992 112.0 1992
: high : 1,777.0 2015 1,717.9 2012
: :
Corn for grain 1/ 2/ .: low : 1866 60,207 1983 30,017 1866
: high : 113,024 1932 110,893 1917
: :
Cotton, all 3/ .......: low : 1866 7,926 1983 6,973 1868
: high : 45,968 1925 44,608 1926
: :
Dry edible beans .....: low : 1909 768 1909 764 1909
: high : 2,599 1943 2,362 1943
: :
Flaxseed 4/ ..........: low : 1866 96 1996 92 1996
: high : 6,182 1943 5,691 1943
: :
Hay, all .............: low : 1866 (NA) (NA) 18,250 1866
: high : 77,639 1944
: :
Hops .................: low : 1915 (NA) (NA) 18.4 1923
: high : 44.7 1915
: :
Oats 1/ ..............: low : 1866 2,349 2011 875 2011
: high : 47,494 1955 45,539 1921
: :
Peanuts ..............: low : 1909 703.0 1910 464.0 1910
: high : 5,150.0 1943 3,492.0 1943
: :
Potatoes, all 5/ .....: low : 1866 1,026.7 2010 1,008.9 2010
: high : 3,789.3 1934 3,901.0 1922
: :
Rice 5/ ..............: low : 1895 798 1933 270 1896
: high : 3,827 1981 3,792 1981
: :
Rye 6/ ...............: low : 1866 1,227 2011 239 2011
: high : 7,235 1937 7,187 1919
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks (continued)
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: : : Acres planted : Acres harvested
Crop : : Series :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : began : Acres : Year : Acres : Year
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: : 1,000 acres 1,000 acres
: :
Sorghum for grain 2/ .: low : 1929 5,369 2010 2,396 1934
: high : 26,886 1957 19,682 1957
: :
Soybeans .............: low : 1924 1,539 1925 415 1925
: high : 83,276 2014 82,591 2014
: :
Sugarbeets 7/ ........: low : 1909 515.0 1914 398.0 1910
: high : 1,647.1 1969 1,540.5 1969
: :
Sugarcane, all .......: low : 1909 (NA) (NA) 89.0 1927
: high : 1,032.3 2000
: :
Sunflower, all .......: low : 1975 787 1975 709 1975
: high : 5,555 1979 5,410 1979
: :
Tobacco, all .........: low : 1866 (NA) (NA) 297.1 2005
: high : 2,124.2 1930
: :
Wheat, all 4/ ........: low : 1866 48,739 1970 15,408 1866
: high : 88,251 1981 80,642 1981
: :
Winter .............: low : 1909 29,196 1909 26,825 1917
: high : 65,547 1981 58,476 1981
: :
Durum 1/ ...........: low : 1919 938 1958 845 1934
: high : 6,855 1928 6,775 1928
: :
Other spring 1/ ....: low : 1919 7,646 1969 7,423 1969
: high : 21,137 1933 19,689 1996
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks (continued)
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: : : Yield per acre : Production : :
Crop : : Series :---------------------------------------------------------------------------: Ending : Crop
: : began : Yield : Unit : Year : Production : Unit : Year : stocks 8/ : year
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: : 1,000 1,000
: :
Barley ................: low : 1866 15.9 bushels 1933 18,095 bushels 1866 51,231 1952
: high : 73.1 bushels 2010 608,532 bushels 1986 336,312 1986
: :
Canola ................: low : 1991 1,197 pounds 2002 144,037 pounds 1992 10,182 1992
: high : 1,813 pounds 2009 2,875,010 pounds 2015 448,090 2008
: :
Corn for grain 9/ .....: low : 1866 18.2 bushels 1901 730,814 bushels 1866 123,473 1947
: high : 171 bushels 2014 14,215,532 bushels 2014 4,881,693 1986
: :
Cotton, all ...........: low : 1866 122 pounds 1866 2,097 bales 1866 (NA) (NA)
: high : 892 pounds 2012 23,890 bales 2005 (NA) (NA)
: :
Dry edible beans ......: low : 1909 552 pounds 1917 5,772 1000 cwt 1921 (NA) (NA)
: high : 1,889 pounds 2012 33,765 1000 cwt 1991 (NA) (NA)
: :
Flaxseed ..............: low : 1866 4.5 bushels 1917 1,215 bushels 1989 244 1989
: high : 23.6 bushels 2009 54,803 bushels 1948 26,753 1970
: :
Hay, all ..............: low : 1866 0.93 tons 1934 21,298 tons 1866 14,156 2012
: high : 2.58 tons 1995 159,582 tons 1999 33,192 1979
: :
Hops ..................: low : 1915 816 pounds 1936 19,751 pounds 1923 (NA) (NA)
: high : 2,383 pounds 2009 94,678 pounds 2009 (NA) (NA)
: :
Oats ..................: low : 1866 18.5 bushels 1934 50,126 bushels 2011 9,710 2013
: high : 70.2 bushels 2015 1,523,851 bushels 1945 541,059 1971
: :
Peanuts ...............: low : 1909 623 pounds 1943 354,605 pounds 1909 (NA) (NA)
: high : 4,211 pounds 2012 6,753,880 pounds 2012 (NA) (NA)
: :
Potatoes, all .........: low : 1866 37.6 cwt 1881 59,798 cwt 1867 (NA) (NA)
: high : 426 cwt 2014 513,544 cwt 2000 (NA) (NA)
: :
Rice ..................: low : 1895 867 pounds 1896 2,340 cwt 1896 (NA) (NA)
: high : 7,694 pounds 2013 243,104 cwt 2010 (NA) (NA)
: :
Rye ...................: low : 1866 8.5 bushels 1934 6,051 bushels 2011 285 2013
: high : 33.1 bushels 1984 101,142 bushels 1922 45,632 1971
: :
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Field Crops Records for Acreage, Yield, Production, and Ending Stocks (continued)
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: : : Yield per acre : Production : :
Crop : : Series :---------------------------------------------------------------------------: Ending : Crop
: : began : Yield : Unit : Year : Production : Unit : Year : stocks 8/ : year
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: : 1,000 1,000
: :
Sorghum for grain ..: low : 1929 8.0 bushels 1934 19,209 bushels 1934 6,688 1947
: high : 73.2 bushels 2015 1,120,271 bushels 1985 743,333 1986
: :
Soybeans ...........: low : 1924 11.0 bushels 1924 4,875 bushels 1925 1,345 1953
: high : 48.0 bushels 2015 3,929,885 bushels 2015 573,810 2006
: :
Sugarbeets .........: low : 1909 9.0 tons 1917 4,138 tons 1910 (NA) (NA)
: high : 30.8 tons 2015 35,278 tons 2015 (NA) (NA)
: :
Sugarcane, all .....: low : 1909 6.8 tons 1926 1,088 tons 1926 (NA) (NA)
: high : 45.5 tons 1956 36,114 tons 2000 (NA) (NA)
: :
Sunflower, all .....: low : 1975 933.0 pounds 1988 786,010 pounds 1975 58,157 1989
: high : 1,625.0 pounds 2015 7,296,110 pounds 1979 784,142 2005
: :
Tobacco, all .......: low : 1866 575.0 pounds 1874 217,340 pounds 1874 (NA) (NA)
: high : 2,359.0 pounds 1994 2,343,799 pounds 1963 (NA) (NA)
: :
Wheat, all .........: low : 1866 10.9 bushels 1876 169,703 bushels 1866 83,167 1936
: high : 47.1 bushels 2013 2,785,357 bushels 1981 1,904,981 1985
: :
Winter ...........: low : 1909 12.5 bushels 1925 378,283 bushels 1933 (NA) (NA)
: high : 47.8 bushels 1999 2,097,057 bushels 1981 (NA) (NA)
: :
Durum ............: low : 1919 3.8 bushels 1954 4,982 bushels 1954 8,288 2007
: high : 44.0 bushels 2009 183,040 bushels 1981 135,957 1982
: :
Other spring .....: low : 1919 8.4 bushels 1931 81,134 bushels 1934 (NA) (NA)
: high : 47.1 bushels 2013 757,608 bushels 1992 (NA) (NA)
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Planted acres data series began in 1926.
2/ Area planted for all purposes.
3/ Planted acres data series began in 1909.
4/ Planted acres data series began in 1919.
5/ Planted acres data series began in 1929.
6/ Planted acres data series began in 1931.
7/ Planted acres data series began in 1913.
8/ Units for ending stocks are the same as units for production for each commodity.
9/ Estimates began in 1943 for all stocks.
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