Corn Harvest Estimate Slips 1%
WASHINGTON - Oct 10/19 - SNS --This year's corn harvest in the United States is expected to total 13.8 billion bushels, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 4% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 168.4 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.2 bushel from the previous forecast but down 8.0 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up slightly from 2018. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 89.9 million acres, is down slightly from the previous estimate. Acreage harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up slightly from 2018.
The October 1 corn objective yield data indicate the lowest number of ears since 2012 for the combined 10 objective yield States, (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).
Corn Area Planted for All Purpose and Harvested for Grain - States and United States:
2018 and 2019
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ..........: 260 320 250 305
Arizona ..........: 70 85 15 41
Arkansas .........: 660 770 645 740
California .......: 430 420 65 90
Colorado .........: 1,470 1,550 1,200 1,260
Connecticut 2/ ...: 23 24 (NA) (NA)
Delaware .........: 170 190 166 180
Florida ..........: 100 95 65 53
Georgia ..........: 325 390 285 345
Idaho ............: 360 385 135 125
:
Illinois .........: 11,000 10,500 10,850 10,250
Indiana ..........: 5,350 5,100 5,200 4,900
Iowa .............: 13,200 13,500 12,800 13,100
Kansas ...........: 5,450 6,400 5,000 6,000
Kentucky .........: 1,340 1,550 1,230 1,450
Louisiana ........: 460 570 450 550
Maine 2/ .........: 31 29 (NA) (NA)
Maryland .........: 450 510 390 440
Massachusetts 2/ .: 14 15 (NA) (NA)
Michigan .........: 2,300 2,050 1,940 1,740
:
Minnesota ........: 7,900 7,800 7,490 7,310
Mississippi ......: 480 660 465 625
Missouri .........: 3,500 3,250 3,330 3,050
Montana ..........: 115 115 68 62
Nebraska .........: 9,600 10,100 9,310 9,750
Nevada 2/ ........: 13 14 (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 2/ .: 13 13 (NA) (NA)
New Jersey .......: 72 77 61 63
New Mexico .......: 135 140 35 41
New York .........: 1,100 1,010 645 530
:
North Carolina ...: 910 990 830 910
North Dakota .....: 3,150 3,550 2,930 3,310
Ohio .............: 3,500 2,800 3,300 2,590
Oklahoma .........: 320 370 280 325
Oregon ...........: 80 80 45 52
Pennsylvania .....: 1,350 1,400 950 960
Rhode Island 2/ ..: 2 2 (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ...: 340 380 310 345
South Dakota .....: 5,300 4,400 4,860 3,920
Tennessee ........: 740 970 690 920
:
Texas ............: 2,200 2,500 1,750 2,050
Utah .............: 70 85 22 29
Vermont 2/ .......: 85 81 (NA) (NA)
Virginia .........: 485 540 325 375
Washington .......: 165 165 85 85
West Virginia ....: 46 52 33 39
Wisconsin ........: 3,900 3,850 3,170 2,840
Wyoming ..........: 95 95 70 65
:
United States ....: 89,129 89,942 81,740 81,815
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and
Forecasted October 1, 2019
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2019 : :
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019
: : : :September 1: October 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama .........: 250 305 156.0 161.0 151.0 39,000 46,055
Arkansas ........: 645 740 181.0 177.0 175.0 116,745 129,500
California ......: 65 90 173.0 161.0 165.0 11,245 14,850
Colorado ........: 1,200 1,260 130.0 148.0 144.0 156,000 181,440
Delaware ........: 166 180 145.0 160.0 150.0 24,070 27,000
Georgia .........: 285 345 176.0 166.0 168.0 50,160 57,960
Idaho ...........: 135 125 213.0 200.0 210.0 28,755 26,250
Illinois ........: 10,850 10,250 210.0 180.0 179.0 2,278,500 1,834,750
Indiana .........: 5,200 4,900 189.0 161.0 162.0 982,800 793,800
Iowa ............: 12,800 13,100 196.0 191.0 192.0 2,508,800 2,515,200
:
Kansas ..........: 5,000 6,000 129.0 136.0 136.0 645,000 816,000
Kentucky ........: 1,230 1,450 175.0 177.0 178.0 215,250 258,100
Louisiana .......: 450 550 173.0 166.0 166.0 77,850 91,300
Maryland ........: 390 440 146.0 165.0 167.0 56,940 73,480
Michigan ........: 1,940 1,740 153.0 148.0 155.0 296,820 269,700
Minnesota .......: 7,490 7,310 182.0 171.0 173.0 1,363,180 1,264,630
Mississippi .....: 465 625 185.0 176.0 174.0 86,025 108,750
Missouri ........: 3,330 3,050 140.0 160.0 155.0 466,200 472,750
Nebraska ........: 9,310 9,750 192.0 186.0 186.0 1,787,520 1,813,500
New York ........: 645 530 159.0 154.0 153.0 102,555 81,090
:
North Carolina ..: 830 910 113.0 110.0 110.0 93,790 100,100
North Dakota ....: 2,930 3,310 153.0 145.0 146.0 448,290 483,260
Ohio ............: 3,300 2,590 187.0 158.0 160.0 617,100 414,400
Oklahoma ........: 280 325 134.0 140.0 142.0 37,520 46,150
Pennsylvania ....: 950 960 140.0 155.0 160.0 133,000 153,600
South Carolina ..: 310 345 127.0 117.0 110.0 39,370 37,950
South Dakota ....: 4,860 3,920 160.0 156.0 154.0 777,600 603,680
Tennessee .......: 690 920 168.0 175.0 175.0 115,920 161,000
Texas ...........: 1,750 2,050 108.0 140.0 142.0 189,000 291,100
Virginia ........: 325 375 146.0 149.0 148.0 47,450 55,500
Washington ......: 85 85 220.0 200.0 210.0 18,700 17,850
Wisconsin .......: 3,170 2,840 172.0 163.0 163.0 545,240 462,920
:
Other States 1/ .: 414 445 153.9 166.4 170.2 63,706 75,720
:
United States ...: 81,740 81,815 176.4 168.2 168.4 14,420,101 13,779,335
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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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