WASHINGTON - Aug 12/19 - SNS -- Farmers in the United States planted 90.0 million acres of corn, down 2% from the previous estimate, but up 1% from 2018, according to the USDA's latest crop production report.
At a forecast 13.9 billion bushels, 2019 corn production for grain will be the fifth highest production on record for the United States. The forecasted yield, at 169.5 bushels per acre, is down 4% from last year's final estimate of 176.4 bushels per acre. Record high yields are forecast for Kentucky and Tennessee.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted August 1, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels ---- ---- 1,000 bushels --- : Alabama ............: 250 305 156.0 161.0 39,000 49,105 Arkansas ...........: 645 750 181.0 180.0 116,745 135,000 California .........: 65 70 173.0 166.0 11,245 11,620 Colorado ...........: 1,200 1,220 130.0 150.0 156,000 183,000 Delaware ...........: 166 180 145.0 165.0 24,070 29,700 Georgia ............: 285 335 176.0 170.0 50,160 56,950 Idaho ..............: 135 120 213.0 210.0 28,755 25,200 Illinois ...........: 10,850 10,450 210.0 181.0 2,278,500 1,891,450 Indiana ............: 5,200 4,900 189.0 166.0 982,800 813,400 Iowa ...............: 12,800 13,200 196.0 191.0 2,508,800 2,521,200 : Kansas .............: 5,000 6,000 129.0 135.0 645,000 810,000 Kentucky ...........: 1,230 1,500 175.0 181.0 215,250 271,500 Louisiana ..........: 450 550 173.0 181.0 77,850 99,550 Maryland ...........: 390 430 146.0 170.0 56,940 73,100 Michigan ...........: 1,940 1,700 153.0 155.0 296,820 263,500 Minnesota ..........: 7,490 7,400 182.0 173.0 1,363,180 1,280,200 Mississippi ........: 465 615 185.0 176.0 86,025 108,240 Missouri ...........: 3,330 3,060 140.0 160.0 466,200 489,600 Nebraska ...........: 9,310 9,650 192.0 186.0 1,787,520 1,794,900 New York ...........: 645 510 159.0 154.0 102,555 78,540 : North Carolina .....: 830 890 113.0 110.0 93,790 97,900 North Dakota .......: 2,930 3,270 153.0 146.0 448,290 477,420 Ohio ...............: 3,300 2,590 187.0 160.0 617,100 414,400 Oklahoma ...........: 280 315 134.0 145.0 37,520 45,675 Pennsylvania .......: 950 960 140.0 149.0 133,000 143,040 South Carolina .....: 310 345 127.0 109.0 39,370 37,605 South Dakota .......: 4,860 4,010 160.0 157.0 777,600 629,570 Tennessee ..........: 690 920 168.0 174.0 115,920 160,080 Texas ..............: 1,750 2,050 108.0 145.0 189,000 297,250 Virginia ...........: 325 375 146.0 147.0 47,450 55,125 Washington .........: 85 80 220.0 210.0 18,700 16,800 Wisconsin ..........: 3,170 2,840 172.0 165.0 545,240 468,600 : Other States 1/ ....: 414 427 153.9 167.3 63,706 71,431 : United States ......: 81,740 82,017 176.4 169.5 14,420,101 13,900,651 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 Summary."
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