WASHINGTON - Feb 8/19 - SNS -- Corn for grain production in 2018 was estimated at 14.4 billion bushels, down 1% from the 2017 estimate, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2018.
The average yield in the United States was estimated at 176.4 bushels per acre, 0.2 bushel below the 2017 record yield of 176.6 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 81.7 million acres, down 1% from the 2017 estimate.
The 2018 corn objective yield data indicated the 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 Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Corn silage production was estimated at 121 million tons for 2018, down 5% from 2017. The United States silage yield was estimated at 19.9 tons per acre, down 0.1 ton from 2017. Area harvested for silage was estimated at 6.11 million acres, down 4% from a year ago.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 330 250 260 315 235 250 Arizona .........: 95 65 70 50 32 15 Arkansas ........: 760 620 660 745 595 645 California ......: 420 430 430 100 80 65 Colorado ........: 1,340 1,460 1,470 1,170 1,300 1,200 Connecticut 1/ ..: 25 24 23 (NA) (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 170 180 170 164 171 166 Florida .........: 80 75 100 40 37 65 Georgia .........: 410 290 325 340 245 285 Idaho ...........: 340 340 360 100 115 135 : Illinois ........: 11,600 11,200 11,000 11,450 10,950 10,850 Indiana .........: 5,600 5,350 5,350 5,470 5,200 5,200 Iowa ............: 13,900 13,300 13,200 13,500 12,900 12,800 Kansas ..........: 5,100 5,500 5,450 4,920 5,200 5,000 Kentucky ........: 1,500 1,320 1,340 1,400 1,220 1,230 Louisiana .......: 620 500 460 550 490 450 Maine 1/ ........: 31 31 31 (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 460 480 450 400 420 390 Massachusetts 1/ : 16 15 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 2,400 2,250 2,300 2,040 1,890 1,940 : Minnesota .......: 8,450 8,050 7,900 8,000 7,630 7,490 Mississippi .....: 750 520 480 720 500 465 Missouri ........: 3,650 3,400 3,500 3,500 3,250 3,330 Montana .........: 115 115 115 55 65 68 Nebraska ........: 9,850 9,550 9,600 9,550 9,300 9,310 Nevada 1/ .......: 11 12 13 (NA) (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 1/ : 15 14 13 (NA) (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 80 77 72 71 70 61 New Mexico ......: 120 125 135 41 43 35 New York ........: 1,100 1,000 1,100 570 485 645 : North Carolina ..: 1,000 890 910 940 840 830 North Dakota ....: 3,450 3,420 3,150 3,270 3,230 2,930 Ohio ............: 3,550 3,400 3,500 3,300 3,150 3,300 Oklahoma ........: 400 350 320 350 305 280 Oregon ..........: 80 85 80 39 44 45 Pennsylvania ....: 1,400 1,350 1,350 950 920 950 Rhode Island 1/ .: 2 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 375 350 340 350 325 310 South Dakota ....: 5,600 5,700 5,300 5,130 5,080 4,860 Tennessee .......: 880 750 740 830 710 690 : Texas ...........: 2,900 2,450 2,200 2,550 2,240 1,750 Utah ............: 80 80 70 29 20 22 Vermont 1/ ......: 90 82 85 (NA) (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 490 500 485 340 340 325 Washington ......: 170 170 165 85 80 85 West Virginia ...: 49 50 46 35 33 33 Wisconsin .......: 4,050 3,900 3,900 3,220 2,930 3,170 Wyoming .........: 100 95 95 69 63 70 : United States ...: 94,004 90,167 89,129 86,748 82,733 81,740 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2016-2018 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- bushels ---------- ---------- 1,000 bushels --------- : Alabama .........: 120.0 167.0 156.0 37,800 39,245 39,000 Arizona .........: 215.0 195.0 220.0 10,750 6,240 3,300 Arkansas ........: 171.0 183.0 181.0 127,395 108,885 116,745 California ......: 185.0 167.0 173.0 18,500 13,360 11,245 Colorado ........: 137.0 143.0 130.0 160,290 185,900 156,000 Connecticut 1/ ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 170.0 189.0 145.0 27,880 32,319 24,070 Florida .........: 145.0 161.0 157.0 5,800 5,957 10,205 Georgia .........: 165.0 176.0 176.0 56,100 43,120 50,160 Idaho ...........: 188.0 203.0 213.0 18,800 23,345 28,755 : Illinois ........: 197.0 201.0 210.0 2,255,650 2,200,950 2,278,500 Indiana .........: 173.0 180.0 189.0 946,310 936,000 982,800 Iowa ............: 203.0 202.0 196.0 2,740,500 2,605,800 2,508,800 Kansas ..........: 142.0 132.0 129.0 698,640 686,400 645,000 Kentucky ........: 159.0 178.0 175.0 222,600 217,160 215,250 Louisiana .......: 165.0 184.0 173.0 90,750 90,160 77,850 Maine 1/ ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 152.0 172.0 146.0 60,800 72,240 56,940 Massachusetts 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 157.0 159.0 153.0 320,280 300,510 296,820 : Minnesota .......: 193.0 194.0 182.0 1,544,000 1,480,220 1,363,180 Mississippi .....: 166.0 189.0 185.0 119,520 94,500 86,025 Missouri ........: 163.0 170.0 140.0 570,500 552,500 466,200 Montana .........: 100.0 70.0 85.0 5,500 4,550 5,780 Nebraska ........: 178.0 181.0 192.0 1,699,900 1,683,300 1,787,520 Nevada 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 145.0 167.0 141.0 10,295 11,690 8,601 New Mexico ......: 150.0 134.0 187.0 6,150 5,762 6,545 New York ........: 129.0 161.0 159.0 73,530 78,085 102,555 : North Carolina ..: 129.0 142.0 113.0 121,260 119,280 93,790 North Dakota ....: 158.0 139.0 153.0 516,660 448,970 448,290 Ohio ............: 159.0 177.0 187.0 524,700 557,550 617,100 Oklahoma ........: 121.0 126.0 134.0 42,350 38,430 37,520 Oregon ..........: 230.0 212.0 195.0 8,970 9,328 8,775 Pennsylvania ....: 129.0 161.0 140.0 122,550 148,120 133,000 Rhode Island 1/ .: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 127.0 136.0 127.0 44,450 44,200 39,370 South Dakota ....: 161.0 145.0 160.0 825,930 736,600 777,600 Tennessee .......: 151.0 171.0 168.0 125,330 121,410 115,920 : Texas ...........: 127.0 140.0 108.0 323,850 313,600 189,000 Utah ............: 175.0 176.0 182.0 5,075 3,520 4,004 Vermont 1/ ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 148.0 140.0 146.0 50,320 47,600 47,450 Washington ......: 235.0 225.0 220.0 19,975 18,000 18,700 West Virginia ...: 145.0 152.0 152.0 5,075 5,016 5,016 Wisconsin .......: 178.0 174.0 172.0 573,160 509,820 545,240 Wyoming .........: 147.0 155.0 164.0 10,143 9,765 11,480 : United States ...: 174.6 176.6 176.4 15,148,038 14,609,407 14,420,101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Area harvested for grain not estimated. Corn for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2016-2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 :2016 :2017 :2018 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----- 1,000 acres ----- ----- tons ----- -------- 1,000 tons ------- : Alabama .......: 7 7 5 16.0 17.0 16.0 112 119 80 Arizona .......: 44 32 51 30.0 31.0 29.0 1,320 992 1,479 Arkansas ......: 2 2 3 15.0 19.0 21.0 30 38 63 California ....: 315 345 360 26.5 26.5 27.5 8,348 9,143 9,900 Colorado ......: 140 130 190 24.0 25.5 22.0 3,360 3,315 4,180 Connecticut ...: 21 20 20 18.5 19.5 19.0 389 390 380 Delaware ......: 5 7 3 18.0 19.5 24.0 90 137 72 Florida .......: 35 35 30 19.0 19.0 21.0 665 665 630 Georgia .......: 40 35 30 19.0 16.0 21.0 760 560 630 Idaho .........: 235 220 220 30.0 30.0 30.0 7,050 6,600 6,600 : Illinois ......: 80 190 100 21.0 17.0 20.0 1,680 3,230 2,000 Indiana .......: 100 110 100 22.0 21.0 21.0 2,200 2,310 2,100 Iowa ..........: 330 330 270 24.0 21.0 20.5 7,920 6,930 5,535 Kansas ........: 150 250 390 19.5 21.5 13.5 2,925 5,375 5,265 Kentucky ......: 80 85 90 19.5 20.0 21.0 1,560 1,700 1,890 Louisiana .....: 1 1 2 17.0 20.0 20.0 17 20 40 Maine .........: 28 27 27 19.0 18.0 20.0 532 486 540 Maryland ......: 50 50 45 18.0 20.5 19.0 900 1,025 855 Massachusetts .: 14 12 12 16.0 19.0 20.0 224 228 240 Michigan ......: 340 340 340 19.5 18.5 17.5 6,630 6,290 5,950 : Minnesota .....: 390 360 340 21.5 21.5 22.0 8,385 7,740 7,480 Mississippi ...: 10 7 7 14.0 18.0 15.0 140 126 105 Missouri ......: 80 70 100 15.0 15.0 13.0 1,200 1,050 1,300 Montana .......: 55 25 37 22.0 20.0 20.0 1,210 500 740 Nebraska ......: 240 210 220 19.5 19.5 21.0 4,680 4,095 4,620 Nevada ........: 7 10 7 24.0 24.0 26.0 168 240 182 New Hampshire .: 14 13 12 20.0 20.0 21.0 280 260 252 New Jersey ....: 5 6 6 16.0 19.5 19.0 80 117 114 New Mexico ....: 75 80 95 23.0 25.0 22.0 1,725 2,000 2,090 New York ......: 510 495 445 16.0 18.0 19.0 8,160 8,910 8,455 : North Carolina : 40 40 50 15.5 18.0 16.0 620 720 800 North Dakota ..: 150 160 170 17.5 10.0 15.0 2,625 1,600 2,550 Ohio ..........: 210 210 160 15.5 20.0 20.0 3,255 4,200 3,200 Oklahoma ......: 20 20 20 15.0 20.0 11.0 300 400 220 Oregon ........: 40 40 34 27.0 24.0 23.0 1,080 960 782 Pennsylvania ..: 440 420 390 17.5 21.5 19.0 7,700 9,030 7,410 Rhode Island ..: 2 2 2 18.5 18.0 21.0 37 36 42 South Carolina : 13 16 19 14.0 18.0 14.0 182 288 266 South Dakota ..: 420 510 360 17.5 12.5 16.5 7,350 6,375 5,940 Tennessee .....: 40 30 38 19.0 22.0 19.0 760 660 722 : Texas .........: 250 150 270 17.0 22.0 16.0 4,250 3,300 4,320 Utah ..........: 49 56 45 24.0 25.0 23.0 1,176 1,400 1,035 Vermont .......: 85 76 79 20.0 16.5 19.0 1,700 1,254 1,501 Virginia ......: 130 135 135 20.0 18.0 19.0 2,600 2,430 2,565 Washington ....: 85 90 80 26.0 27.0 26.0 2,210 2,430 2,080 West Virginia .: 13 16 11 19.0 20.0 19.0 247 320 209 Wisconsin .....: 790 880 670 21.0 19.0 20.0 16,590 16,720 13,400 Wyoming .......: 26 30 23 23.0 24.0 24.0 598 720 552 : United States .: 6,206 6,385 6,113 20.3 20.0 19.9 126,020 127,434 121,361 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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