WASHINGTON - Oct 10/19 - SNS -- Soybean production for beans is forecast at 3.55 billion bushels, down 2% from the previous forecast and down 20% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 46.9 bushels per acre, down 1.0 bushel from the previous forecast and down 3.7 bushels from 2018.
Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 75.6 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 14% 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. Planted area, at 76.5 million acres, is down less than 1% from the previous estimate. Harvested area is forecast at 75.6 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast and down 14% from 2018.
The October objective yield data for the combined 11 major soybean-producing States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) indicate a lower pod count compared to the previous year. Compared with final counts for 2018, pod counts are down in 10 of the 11 published States. A decrease of more than 400 pods per 18 square feet from 2018's final pod count is expected in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Soybeans for Beans Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019 [Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 acres : Alabama ..........: 345 270 335 265 Arkansas .........: 3,270 2,650 3,210 2,600 Delaware .........: 170 155 168 153 Florida 2/ .......: 18 (NA) 12 (NA) Georgia ..........: 145 100 130 95 Illinois .........: 10,800 10,000 10,500 9,940 Indiana ..........: 6,000 5,400 5,960 5,370 Iowa .............: 9,950 9,200 9,830 9,130 Kansas ...........: 4,750 4,600 4,690 4,540 Kentucky .........: 1,950 1,700 1,930 1,690 : Louisiana ........: 1,340 890 1,190 860 Maryland .........: 530 480 515 475 Michigan .........: 2,330 1,750 2,310 1,720 Minnesota ........: 7,750 6,900 7,650 6,820 Mississippi ......: 2,230 1,650 2,190 1,620 Missouri .........: 5,850 5,100 5,780 5,030 Nebraska .........: 5,650 5,000 5,590 4,950 New Jersey .......: 110 97 107 95 New York .........: 335 235 325 230 North Carolina ...: 1,650 1,550 1,570 1,530 : North Dakota .....: 6,900 5,600 6,840 5,550 Ohio .............: 5,050 4,300 5,020 4,270 Oklahoma .........: 640 460 600 440 Pennsylvania .....: 640 630 630 625 South Carolina ...: 390 340 330 330 South Dakota .....: 5,650 3,600 5,580 3,560 Tennessee ........: 1,700 1,400 1,670 1,380 Texas ............: 175 80 135 68 Virginia .........: 600 570 590 560 West Virginia 2/ .: 29 (NA) 27 (NA) Wisconsin ........: 2,220 1,750 2,180 1,730 : United States ....: 89,167 76,457 87,594 75,626 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Forecasted. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018 and Forecasted October 1, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2019 : : : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019 : : : :September 1: October 1 : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels -- : Alabama .........: 335 265 40.0 44.0 40.0 13,400 10,600 Arkansas ........: 3,210 2,600 50.5 50.0 50.0 162,105 130,000 Delaware ........: 168 153 41.5 45.0 43.0 6,972 6,579 Florida 1/ ......: 12 (NA) 37.0 (NA) (NA) 444 (NA) Georgia .........: 130 95 39.5 33.0 28.0 5,135 2,660 Illinois ........: 10,500 9,940 63.5 53.0 51.0 666,750 506,940 Indiana .........: 5,960 5,370 57.5 49.0 48.0 342,700 257,760 Iowa ............: 9,830 9,130 56.0 54.0 53.0 550,480 483,890 Kansas ..........: 4,690 4,540 43.0 44.0 43.0 201,670 195,220 Kentucky ........: 1,930 1,690 51.0 53.0 49.0 98,430 82,810 : Louisiana .......: 1,190 860 51.5 49.0 48.0 61,285 41,280 Maryland ........: 515 475 47.5 44.0 45.0 24,463 21,375 Michigan ........: 2,310 1,720 47.5 42.0 44.0 109,725 75,680 Minnesota .......: 7,650 6,820 49.0 45.0 44.0 374,850 300,080 Mississippi .....: 2,190 1,620 54.0 51.0 51.0 118,260 82,620 Missouri ........: 5,780 5,030 44.5 46.0 46.0 257,210 231,380 Nebraska ........: 5,590 4,950 58.0 58.0 56.0 324,220 277,200 New Jersey ......: 107 95 39.5 42.0 41.0 4,227 3,895 New York ........: 325 230 52.0 47.0 46.0 16,900 10,580 North Carolina ..: 1,570 1,530 33.0 38.0 37.0 51,810 56,610 : North Dakota ....: 6,840 5,550 35.0 35.0 35.0 239,400 194,250 Ohio ............: 5,020 4,270 56.0 48.0 48.0 281,120 204,960 Oklahoma ........: 600 440 28.0 26.0 28.0 16,800 12,320 Pennsylvania ....: 630 625 44.5 48.0 50.0 28,035 31,250 South Carolina ..: 330 330 29.0 34.0 29.0 9,570 9,570 South Dakota ....: 5,580 3,560 45.0 44.0 43.0 251,100 153,080 Tennessee .......: 1,670 1,380 45.5 50.0 47.0 75,985 64,860 Texas ...........: 135 68 31.5 29.0 29.0 4,253 1,972 Virginia ........: 590 560 42.0 38.0 38.0 24,780 21,280 West Virginia 1/ : 27 (NA) 53.0 (NA) (NA) 1,431 (NA) Wisconsin .......: 2,180 1,730 48.0 47.0 46.0 104,640 79,580 : United States ...: 87,594 75,626 50.6 47.9 46.9 4,428,150 3,550,281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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