WASHINGTON - Nov 9/17 - SNS -- This year's corn drop is now estimate dat 14.6 billion bushels, down 4% from last year but up 2% from the October forecast, according to the latest crop estimates from the USDA.
Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 175.4 bushels per acre, up 3.6 bushels from the October forecast and up 0.8 bushel from 2016. If realized, this will be the highest yield on record for the United States. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 83.1 million acres, unchanged from the previous estimate but down 4% from 2016.
The November 1 corn objective yield data indicate the third 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).
At 14.6 billion bushels, 2017 corn production is forecast to be the second highest production on record for the United States. The forecasted yield, at 175.4 bushels per acre, is expected to be the highest yield on record for the United States. Record yields are forecast for Alabama, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Around 54% of this year's corn crop was harvested by October 29, well behind the previous year's 73% harvested and 5-year average of 72%. Harvest progress was behind normal on October 29 in all estimating States except Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Overall, 66% of the corn crop was reported in good to excellent condition on October 29, eight percentage points below the same time last year.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016 and Forecasted November 1, 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2017 : : : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 :-----------------------: 2016 : 2017 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels --- : Alabama .........: 315 235 120.0 170.0 165.0 37,800 38,775 Arkansas ........: 745 595 171.0 179.0 179.0 127,395 106,505 California ......: 100 100 185.0 184.0 184.0 18,500 18,400 Colorado ........: 1,170 1,270 137.0 145.0 148.0 160,290 187,960 Delaware ........: 164 170 170.0 190.0 186.0 27,880 31,620 Georgia .........: 340 250 165.0 184.0 179.0 56,100 44,750 Idaho ...........: 100 100 188.0 210.0 210.0 18,800 21,000 Illinois ........: 11,450 11,050 197.0 192.0 198.0 2,255,650 2,187,900 Indiana .........: 5,470 5,220 173.0 173.0 181.0 946,310 944,820 Iowa ............: 13,500 12,900 203.0 191.0 197.0 2,740,500 2,541,300 : Kansas ..........: 4,920 5,200 142.0 134.0 136.0 698,640 707,200 Kentucky ........: 1,400 1,240 159.0 174.0 177.0 222,600 219,480 Louisiana .......: 550 490 165.0 183.0 183.0 90,750 89,670 Maryland ........: 400 425 152.0 166.0 174.0 60,800 73,950 Michigan ........: 2,040 1,950 157.0 168.0 167.0 320,280 325,650 Minnesota .......: 8,000 7,650 193.0 184.0 190.0 1,544,000 1,453,500 Mississippi .....: 720 500 166.0 188.0 188.0 119,520 94,000 Missouri ........: 3,500 3,250 163.0 172.0 175.0 570,500 568,750 Nebraska ........: 9,550 9,300 178.0 181.0 179.0 1,699,900 1,664,700 New York ........: 570 530 129.0 147.0 147.0 73,530 77,910 : North Carolina ..: 940 830 129.0 138.0 140.0 121,260 116,200 North Dakota ....: 3,270 3,190 158.0 126.0 134.0 516,660 427,460 Ohio ............: 3,300 3,130 159.0 173.0 173.0 524,700 541,490 Oklahoma ........: 350 320 121.0 123.0 130.0 42,350 41,600 Pennsylvania ....: 950 960 129.0 163.0 163.0 122,550 156,480 South Carolina ..: 350 325 127.0 135.0 137.0 44,450 44,525 South Dakota ....: 5,130 5,250 161.0 147.0 150.0 825,930 787,500 Tennessee .......: 830 705 151.0 170.0 171.0 125,330 120,555 Texas ...........: 2,550 2,190 127.0 142.0 142.0 323,850 310,980 Virginia ........: 340 340 148.0 152.0 154.0 50,320 52,360 Washington ......: 85 80 235.0 230.0 225.0 19,975 18,000 Wisconsin .......: 3,220 2,950 178.0 164.0 168.0 573,160 495,600 : Other States 1/ .: 429 424 157.9 157.8 157.8 67,758 66,912 : United States ...: 86,748 83,119 174.6 171.8 175.4 15,148,038 14,577,502 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Arizona, Florida, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Individual State level estimates will be published in the "Crop Production 2017 Summary."
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