WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Corn for grain production in 2017 was estimated at 14.6 billion bushels, down 4% from the 2016 estimate, according to the USDA's final crop estimates.
Estimated yields in 2017 are up from the previous year across most of the Corn Belt. Record yields are estimated in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
Corn planted area, at 90.2 million acres, was down 4% from 2016. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 82.7 million acres, down 5% from the 2016 estimate.
The 2017 corn objective yield data indicated the third highest number of ears per acre on record for the combined 10 objective yield States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). Record high ear counts were recorded in South Dakota.
Corn silage production was estimated at 128 million tons for 2017, up 2% from 2016. The United States silage yield was estimated at 19.9 tons per acre, down 0.4 ton from 2016. Area harvested for silage was estimated at 6.43 million acres, up 4% from a year ago.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015-2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 260 330 250 245 315 235 Arizona .........: 75 95 65 36 50 32 Arkansas ........: 460 760 620 445 745 595 California ......: 440 420 430 60 100 80 Colorado ........: 1,100 1,340 1,460 950 1,170 1,300 Connecticut 1/ ..: 26 25 24 (NA) (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 170 170 180 164 164 171 Florida .........: 80 80 75 50 40 37 Georgia .........: 330 410 290 285 340 245 Idaho ...........: 280 340 340 70 100 115 : Illinois ........: 11,700 11,600 11,200 11,500 11,450 10,950 Indiana .........: 5,650 5,600 5,350 5,480 5,470 5,190 Iowa ............: 13,500 13,900 13,300 13,050 13,500 12,900 Kansas ..........: 4,150 5,100 5,500 3,920 4,920 5,200 Kentucky ........: 1,400 1,500 1,320 1,310 1,400 1,220 Louisiana .......: 400 620 500 390 550 490 Maine 1/ ........: 31 31 31 (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 440 460 480 380 400 420 Massachusetts 1/ : 16 16 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 2,350 2,400 2,250 2,070 2,040 1,890 : Minnesota .......: 8,100 8,450 8,050 7,600 8,000 7,630 Mississippi .....: 510 750 520 490 720 500 Missouri ........: 3,250 3,650 3,400 3,080 3,500 3,250 Montana .........: 105 115 115 50 55 65 Nebraska ........: 9,400 9,850 9,550 9,150 9,550 9,300 Nevada 1/ .......: 2 11 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 1/ : 15 15 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 80 80 77 72 71 70 New Mexico ......: 125 120 125 40 41 43 New York ........: 1,080 1,100 1,000 590 570 485 : North Carolina ..: 790 1,000 890 730 940 840 North Dakota ....: 2,750 3,450 3,420 2,560 3,270 3,230 Ohio ............: 3,550 3,550 3,400 3,260 3,300 3,130 Oklahoma ........: 310 400 350 280 350 305 Oregon ..........: 65 80 85 30 39 44 Pennsylvania ....: 1,340 1,400 1,350 940 950 920 Rhode Island 1/ .: 2 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 295 375 350 260 350 325 South Dakota ....: 5,400 5,600 5,700 5,030 5,130 5,080 Tennessee .......: 780 880 750 730 830 710 : Texas ...........: 2,300 2,900 2,450 1,970 2,550 2,240 Utah ............: 65 80 80 17 29 20 Vermont 1/ ......: 92 90 82 (NA) (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 450 490 500 300 340 340 Washington ......: 170 170 170 75 85 80 West Virginia ...: 50 49 50 35 35 33 Wisconsin .......: 4,000 4,050 3,900 3,000 3,220 2,930 Wyoming .........: 85 100 95 59 69 63 : United States ...: 88,019 94,004 90,167 80,753 86,748 82,703 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2015-2017 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- bushels ---------- ---------- 1,000 bushels --------- : Alabama .........: 147.0 120.0 167.0 36,015 37,800 39,245 Arizona .........: 210.0 215.0 195.0 7,560 10,750 6,240 Arkansas ........: 181.0 171.0 183.0 80,545 127,395 108,885 California ......: 157.0 185.0 167.0 9,420 18,500 13,360 Colorado ........: 142.0 137.0 143.0 134,900 160,290 185,900 Connecticut 1/ ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 192.0 170.0 189.0 31,488 27,880 32,319 Florida .........: 141.0 145.0 161.0 7,050 5,800 5,957 Georgia .........: 171.0 165.0 176.0 48,735 56,100 43,120 Idaho ...........: 207.0 188.0 203.0 14,490 18,800 23,345 : Illinois ........: 175.0 197.0 201.0 2,012,500 2,255,650 2,200,950 Indiana .........: 150.0 173.0 180.0 822,000 946,310 934,200 Iowa ............: 192.0 203.0 202.0 2,505,600 2,740,500 2,605,800 Kansas ..........: 148.0 142.0 132.0 580,160 698,640 686,400 Kentucky ........: 172.0 159.0 178.0 225,320 222,600 217,160 Louisiana .......: 171.0 165.0 184.0 66,690 90,750 90,160 Maine 1/ ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 164.0 152.0 172.0 62,320 60,800 72,240 Massachusetts 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 162.0 157.0 159.0 335,340 320,280 300,510 : Minnesota .......: 188.0 193.0 194.0 1,428,800 1,544,000 1,480,220 Mississippi .....: 175.0 166.0 189.0 85,750 119,520 94,500 Missouri ........: 142.0 163.0 170.0 437,360 570,500 552,500 Montana .........: 110.0 100.0 70.0 5,500 5,500 4,550 Nebraska ........: 185.0 178.0 181.0 1,692,750 1,699,900 1,683,300 Nevada 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 147.0 145.0 167.0 10,584 10,295 11,690 New Mexico ......: 180.0 150.0 134.0 7,200 6,150 5,762 New York ........: 143.0 129.0 161.0 84,370 73,530 78,085 : North Carolina ..: 113.0 129.0 142.0 82,490 121,260 119,280 North Dakota ....: 128.0 158.0 139.0 327,680 516,660 448,970 Ohio ............: 153.0 159.0 177.0 498,780 524,700 554,010 Oklahoma ........: 129.0 121.0 126.0 36,120 42,350 38,430 Oregon ..........: 188.0 230.0 212.0 5,640 8,970 9,328 Pennsylvania ....: 147.0 129.0 161.0 138,180 122,550 148,120 Rhode Island 1/ .: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 93.0 127.0 136.0 24,180 44,450 44,200 South Dakota ....: 159.0 161.0 145.0 799,770 825,930 736,600 Tennessee .......: 160.0 151.0 171.0 116,800 125,330 121,410 : Texas ...........: 135.0 127.0 140.0 265,950 323,850 313,600 Utah ............: 173.0 175.0 176.0 2,941 5,075 3,520 Vermont 1/ ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 161.0 148.0 140.0 48,300 50,320 47,600 Washington ......: 215.0 235.0 225.0 16,125 19,975 18,000 West Virginia ...: 148.0 145.0 152.0 5,180 5,075 5,016 Wisconsin .......: 164.0 178.0 174.0 492,000 573,160 509,820 Wyoming .........: 159.0 147.0 155.0 9,381 10,143 9,765 : United States ...: 168.4 174.6 176.6 13,601,964 15,148,038 14,604,067 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Corn for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2015-2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 :2015 :2016 :2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 acres ----- ----- tons ----- -------- 1,000 tons ------- : Alabama .......: 9 7 7 15.0 16.0 17.0 135 112 119 Arizona .......: 38 44 32 31.0 30.0 31.0 1,178 1,320 992 Arkansas ......: 2 2 2 15.0 15.0 19.0 30 30 38 California ....: 375 315 345 25.5 26.5 26.5 9,563 8,348 9,143 Colorado ......: 120 140 130 25.5 24.0 25.5 3,060 3,360 3,315 Connecticut ...: 21 21 20 18.5 18.5 19.5 389 389 390 Delaware ......: 4 5 7 20.0 18.0 19.5 80 90 137 Florida .......: 25 35 35 17.0 19.0 19.0 425 665 665 Georgia .......: 40 40 35 22.0 19.0 16.0 880 760 560 Idaho .........: 205 235 220 29.0 30.0 30.0 5,945 7,050 6,600 : Illinois ......: 90 80 190 20.0 21.0 17.0 1,800 1,680 3,230 Indiana .......: 90 100 135 17.0 22.0 21.0 1,530 2,200 2,835 Iowa ..........: 340 330 330 24.0 24.0 21.0 8,160 7,920 6,930 Kansas ........: 170 150 250 18.5 19.5 21.5 3,145 2,925 5,375 Kentucky ......: 70 80 85 20.0 19.5 20.0 1,400 1,560 1,700 Louisiana .....: 1 1 1 14.0 17.0 20.0 14 17 20 Maine .........: 27 28 28 18.5 19.0 18.0 500 532 504 Maryland ......: 45 50 50 22.0 18.0 20.5 990 900 1,025 Massachusetts .: 13 14 12 19.0 16.0 19.0 247 224 228 Michigan ......: 260 340 340 19.0 19.5 18.5 4,940 6,630 6,290 : Minnesota .....: 450 390 360 21.5 21.5 21.5 9,675 8,385 7,740 Mississippi ...: 10 10 10 16.0 14.0 18.0 160 140 180 Missouri ......: 100 80 70 14.0 15.0 15.0 1,400 1,200 1,050 Montana .......: 50 55 25 23.0 22.0 20.0 1,150 1,210 500 Nebraska ......: 220 240 210 20.0 19.5 19.5 4,400 4,680 4,095 Nevada ........: 2 7 10 24.0 24.0 24.0 48 168 240 New Hampshire .: 14 14 13 20.0 20.0 20.0 280 280 260 New Jersey ....: 7 5 6 21.0 16.0 19.5 147 80 117 New Mexico ....: 83 75 80 25.0 23.0 25.0 2,075 1,725 2,000 New York ......: 480 510 495 17.0 16.0 18.0 8,160 8,160 8,910 : North Carolina : 50 40 40 16.0 15.5 18.0 800 620 720 North Dakota ..: 150 150 160 14.0 17.5 10.0 2,100 2,625 1,600 Ohio ..........: 240 210 220 20.0 15.5 20.0 4,800 3,255 4,400 Oklahoma ......: 15 20 20 17.0 15.0 20.0 255 300 400 Oregon ........: 34 40 40 24.0 27.0 24.0 816 1,080 960 Pennsylvania ..: 390 440 420 20.0 17.5 21.5 7,800 7,700 9,030 Rhode Island ..: 2 2 2 17.0 18.5 18.0 34 37 36 South Carolina : 13 13 16 14.0 14.0 18.0 182 182 288 South Dakota ..: 330 400 520 16.0 17.5 12.5 5,280 7,000 6,500 Tennessee .....: 40 40 30 18.0 19.0 22.0 720 760 660 : Texas .........: 250 250 150 21.0 17.0 22.0 5,250 4,250 3,300 Utah ..........: 45 49 56 23.0 24.0 25.0 1,035 1,176 1,400 Vermont .......: 88 85 76 17.0 20.0 16.5 1,496 1,700 1,254 Virginia ......: 125 130 135 21.0 20.0 18.0 2,625 2,600 2,430 Washington ....: 95 85 90 26.0 26.0 27.0 2,470 2,210 2,430 West Virginia .: 14 13 16 18.0 19.0 20.0 252 247 320 Wisconsin .....: 970 790 880 19.5 21.0 19.0 18,915 16,590 16,720 Wyoming .......: 25 26 30 23.0 23.0 24.0 575 598 720 : United States .: 6,237 6,186 6,434 20.4 20.3 19.9 127,311 125,670 128,356 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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