WASHINGTON - Sep 13/18 - SNS -- This year's corn harvest is now expected to total 14.8 billion bushels, up 2% from August and up 2% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 181.3 bushels per acre, up 2.9 bushels from the August forecast and up 4.7 bushels from 2017. If realized, this will be the highest yield on record for the United States. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast, but down 1% from 2017.
The 2018 area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, unchanged from August but down 1% from last year.
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).
At 14.8 billion bushels, 2018 corn production is forecast to be the second highest production on record for the United States. The forecasted yield, at 181.3 bushels per acre is forecast to be the highest yield on record for the United States. Record high yields are forecast for Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2017 and Forecasted September 1, 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2018 : : : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 :-----------------------: 2017 : 2018 : : : : August 1 :September 1: : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels --- : Alabama .........: 235 235 167.0 170.0 173.0 39,245 40,655 Arkansas ........: 595 640 183.0 182.0 182.0 108,885 116,480 California ......: 80 75 167.0 182.0 175.0 13,360 13,125 Colorado ........: 1,300 1,340 143.0 133.0 130.0 185,900 174,200 Delaware ........: 171 140 189.0 186.0 175.0 32,319 24,500 Georgia .........: 245 305 176.0 173.0 170.0 43,120 51,850 Idaho ...........: 115 125 203.0 190.0 195.0 23,345 24,375 Illinois ........: 10,950 10,850 201.0 207.0 214.0 2,200,950 2,321,900 Indiana .........: 5,190 4,920 180.0 186.0 192.0 934,200 944,640 Iowa ............: 12,900 12,850 202.0 202.0 206.0 2,605,800 2,647,100 : Kansas ..........: 5,200 5,100 132.0 129.0 131.0 686,400 668,100 Kentucky ........: 1,220 1,210 178.0 175.0 177.0 217,160 214,170 Louisiana .......: 490 420 184.0 174.0 170.0 90,160 71,400 Maryland ........: 420 410 172.0 168.0 175.0 72,240 71,750 Michigan ........: 1,890 1,850 159.0 158.0 165.0 300,510 305,250 Minnesota .......: 7,630 7,400 194.0 191.0 191.0 1,480,220 1,413,400 Mississippi .....: 500 470 189.0 185.0 185.0 94,500 86,950 Missouri ........: 3,250 3,250 170.0 131.0 138.0 552,500 448,500 Nebraska ........: 9,300 9,350 181.0 196.0 198.0 1,683,300 1,851,300 New York ........: 485 630 161.0 158.0 163.0 78,085 102,690 : North Carolina ..: 840 870 142.0 120.0 122.0 119,280 106,140 North Dakota ....: 3,230 3,100 139.0 148.0 142.0 448,970 440,200 Ohio ............: 3,130 3,310 177.0 180.0 188.0 554,010 622,280 Oklahoma ........: 305 270 126.0 120.0 125.0 38,430 33,750 Pennsylvania ....: 920 920 161.0 154.0 160.0 148,120 147,200 South Carolina ..: 325 310 136.0 127.0 124.0 44,200 38,440 South Dakota ....: 5,080 4,850 145.0 170.0 173.0 736,600 839,050 Tennessee .......: 710 730 171.0 174.0 174.0 121,410 127,020 Texas ...........: 2,240 2,000 140.0 115.0 105.0 313,600 210,000 Virginia ........: 340 330 140.0 148.0 148.0 47,600 48,840 Washington ......: 80 80 225.0 210.0 225.0 18,000 18,000 Wisconsin .......: 2,930 3,000 174.0 177.0 179.0 509,820 537,000 : Other States 1/ .: 407 430 151.9 153.7 154.5 61,828 66,435 : United States ...: 82,703 81,770 176.6 178.4 181.3 14,604,067 14,826,690 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2018 Summary."
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