Soybean Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted an objective yield survey in 11 soybean producing States during 2018. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields were 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: 2014-2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 :: and month : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Arkansas : :: Missouri : September .....: 1,925 1,729 1,884 1,992 1,841 :: September .....: 2,050 1,612 1,881 2,041 1,777 October .......: 1,960 1,737 1,805 1,898 1,795 :: October .......: 1,969 1,755 2,006 2,172 1,899 November ......: 1,999 1,813 1,820 2,039 1,943 :: November ......: 2,055 1,869 2,123 2,253 1,948 Final .........: 1,999 1,818 1,826 2,075 1,973 :: Final .........: 2,043 1,899 2,164 2,239 1,961 : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 1,922 1,980 1,969 1,917 2,132 :: September .....: 1,634 1,816 1,947 1,653 1,736 October .......: 1,913 2,052 2,109 1,886 2,225 :: October .......: 1,707 1,863 2,036 1,795 2,071 November ......: 1,964 2,086 2,193 1,947 2,249 :: November ......: 1,743 1,884 2,074 1,853 2,174 Final .........: 1,968 2,079 2,197 1,947 2,264 :: Final .........: 1,743 1,884 2,074 1,853 2,174 : :: : Indiana : :: North Dakota : September .....: 1,518 1,641 1,683 1,795 1,880 :: September .....: 1,281 1,321 1,395 1,406 1,418 October .......: 1,634 1,703 1,775 1,772 2,001 :: October .......: 1,266 1,330 1,444 1,430 1,485 November ......: 1,661 1,691 1,873 1,774 2,054 :: November ......: 1,454 1,337 1,442 1,465 1,515 Final .........: 1,660 1,691 1,873 1,774 2,052 :: Final .........: 1,459 1,337 1,470 1,451 1,514 : :: : Iowa : :: Ohio : September .....: 1,621 1,779 1,808 1,644 1,823 :: September .....: 1,882 1,621 1,773 1,765 2,019 October .......: 1,690 1,805 1,801 1,670 1,984 :: October .......: 1,835 1,691 1,715 1,714 2,180 November ......: 1,772 1,834 1,861 1,717 2,082 :: November ......: 1,796 1,776 1,782 1,828 2,210 Final .........: 1,768 1,834 1,890 1,735 2,097 :: Final .........: 1,796 1,776 1,782 1,823 2,210 : :: : Kansas : :: South Dakota : September .....: 1,303 1,285 1,467 1,487 1,552 :: September .....: 1,533 1,541 1,561 1,511 1,649 October .......: 1,384 1,602 1,643 1,472 1,456 :: October .......: 1,485 1,557 1,639 1,472 1,867 November ......: 1,428 1,715 1,720 1,561 1,548 :: November ......: 1,498 1,563 1,709 1,457 1,822 Final .........: 1,453 1,715 1,737 1,561 1,558 :: Final .........: 1,501 1,563 1,665 1,457 1,724 : :: : Minnesota : :: 11-State : September .....: 1,414 1,637 1,614 1,359 1,605 :: September .....: 1,651 1,672 1,741 1,678 1,786 October .......: 1,431 1,644 1,625 1,407 1,616 :: October .......: 1,667 1,731 1,800 1,692 1,895 November ......: 1,434 1,612 1,658 1,480 1,569 :: November ......: 1,719 1,763 1,862 1,751 1,938 Final .........: 1,434 1,612 1,658 1,480 1,569 :: Final .........: 1,720 1,764 1,870 1,752 1,938 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This page intentionally left blank. Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2014-2018 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas ...............2014: 10 53 50 27 65 2015: 8 41 34 32 77 2016: 5 31 46 36 73 2017: 9 25 42 39 79 2018: 9 36 47 36 83 : Illinois ...............2014: 6 15 102 60 - 2015: 2 15 111 52 1 2016: 1 15 105 57 1 2017: 2 10 109 59 2 2018: 3 11 118 58 - : Indiana ................2014: 2 21 110 13 2 2015: 2 17 103 15 - 2016: 1 27 91 17 2 2017: 3 28 101 12 - 2018: 1 19 110 14 - : Iowa ...................2014: 1 3 74 104 2 2015: 4 4 76 92 4 2016: 1 6 73 100 2 2017: 1 3 80 94 1 2018: 1 11 77 88 3 : Kansas .................2014: 6 18 35 53 - 2015: 5 13 38 56 - 2016: 6 8 38 57 - 2017: 10 14 32 43 2 2018: 2 17 35 54 1 : Minnesota ..............2014: 6 8 32 36 1 2015: 4 7 42 50 1 2016: 5 8 40 36 1 2017: 1 9 38 42 - 2018: 3 8 34 45 2 : Missouri ...............2014: 2 14 74 17 6 2015: 1 17 50 15 8 2016: - 14 71 19 5 2017: 1 10 70 21 4 2018: 1 15 65 31 4 : Nebraska ...............2014: - 4 30 58 4 2015: 1 4 31 62 8 2016: - 10 36 46 3 2017: 1 4 38 51 8 2018: 3 7 35 49 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2014-2018 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : North Dakota ...........2014: 12 17 51 14 - 2015: 5 19 68 12 - 2016: 8 17 55 15 - 2017: 5 16 56 7 1 2018: 4 31 49 12 - : Ohio ...................2014: 6 47 72 8 - 2015: 2 45 76 9 - 2016: 3 41 84 7 - 2017: 2 38 83 8 - 2018: 4 31 98 1 - : South Dakota ...........2014: 8 3 23 47 1 2015: 2 3 12 65 1 2016: 3 4 27 59 2 2017: 1 4 27 63 1 2018: 2 4 27 61 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes broadcast soybeans. Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2014-2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :----------------------------------------------------- : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number ---------------- percent --------------- inches : Arkansas ...............2014: 208 20.7 24.1 29.9 12.8 12.5 20.1 2015: 199 19.1 16.8 23.6 14.6 25.9 23.1 2016: 189 14.6 24.1 4.0 21.2 36.1 26.0 2017: 197 16.3 24.2 2.3 19.8 37.4 26.4 2018: 208 18.3 18.3 6.7 14.7 42.0 26.5 : Illinois ...............2014: 185 10.3 52.7 3.8 33.2 - 19.7 2015: 178 7.1 63.0 2.3 26.8 0.8 19.0 2016: 177 7.9 56.5 5.6 29.4 0.6 19.6 2017: 181 6.1 50.6 5.0 37.7 0.6 20.8 2018: 185 5.7 57.6 5.9 30.8 - 19.9 : Indiana ................2014: 143 15.0 66.4 9.1 9.5 - 16.0 2015: 137 15.4 67.4 5.9 11.3 - 16.1 2016: 137 14.7 62.3 8.4 13.9 0.7 17.0 2017: 141 14.6 68.3 9.3 7.8 - 15.8 2018: 150 10.1 74.8 5.7 9.4 - 16.2 : Iowa ...................2014: 185 2.2 33.6 7.0 55.6 1.6 24.3 2015: 181 2.8 36.7 9.1 49.2 2.2 23.4 2016: 179 2.2 34.4 11.2 50.5 1.7 23.7 2017: 180 1.1 34.4 12.8 50.6 1.1 23.7 2018: 177 4.8 36.5 10.1 45.8 2.8 22.8 : Kansas .................2014: 113 9.3 41.1 5.8 43.8 - 21.2 2015: 111 11.7 38.3 4.5 45.5 - 21.5 2016: 109 5.5 34.6 4.6 54.4 0.9 23.5 2017: 105 9.0 38.1 5.7 47.2 - 21.8 2018: 106 8.1 39.3 6.6 45.1 0.9 22.0 : Minnesota ..............2014: 81 11.2 18.6 25.5 42.8 1.9 22.8 2015: 89 5.1 21.9 20.8 52.2 - 24.0 2016: 84 11.3 28.0 23.8 36.9 - 21.6 2017: 88 7.4 23.3 18.8 50.5 - 23.5 2018: 85 10.0 28.8 14.7 46.5 - 22.6 : Missouri ...............2014: 115 12.2 57.4 7.8 18.3 4.3 18.4 2015: 86 16.7 56.6 7.7 11.9 7.1 17.9 2016: 104 3.8 70.7 2.4 16.8 6.3 18.9 2017: 106 9.4 63.7 5.7 19.3 1.9 18.3 2018: 113 12.8 52.7 8.0 23.0 3.5 19.2 : Nebraska ...............2014: 95 2.6 28.4 7.9 55.8 5.3 24.8 2015: 105 2.4 29.5 6.3 54.1 7.7 24.5 2016: 94 7.4 35.6 5.9 46.8 4.3 22.8 2017: 100 4.0 31.0 10.5 47.0 7.5 24.2 2018: 101 5.9 27.2 10.9 48.1 7.9 24.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2014-2018 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :----------------------------------------------------- : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number --------------- percent --------------- inches : North Dakota ...........2014: 91 20.4 47.0 20.4 12.2 - 16.6 2015: 104 13.5 45.7 29.3 11.5 - 17.6 2016: 95 20.1 42.9 20.1 16.9 - 17.7 2017: 84 17.3 55.3 17.9 8.3 1.2 16.2 2018: 96 21.9 45.3 22.9 7.3 2.6 16.4 : Ohio ...................2014: 130 35.0 60.0 1.2 3.8 - 13.1 2015: 132 32.7 57.0 5.0 5.3 - 13.8 2016: 137 32.1 60.3 1.8 5.8 - 13.7 2017: 134 25.4 66.4 2.6 5.6 - 14.1 2018: 134 20.9 76.5 2.6 - - 13.7 : South Dakota ...........2014: 81 4.3 25.3 12.4 54.3 3.7 24.8 2015: 83 5.0 10.5 14.2 69.1 1.2 26.6 2016: 96 1.6 23.0 17.3 53.4 4.7 25.1 2017: 93 2.7 17.8 16.2 61.7 1.6 25.9 2018: 94 4.3 15.4 17.6 62.2 0.5 25.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Broadcast soybeans included as "10.0 inches or less" but excluded in computation of average width.Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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