Soybean Yields Slip Slightly
WASHINGTON - Nov 8/19 - SNS -- Soybean production for beans is forecast at 3.55 billion bushels, down slightly from the previous forecast and down 20% from last year, according to the USDA's latest crop report.
Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 46.9 bushels per acre, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 3.7 bushels from 2018.
Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 75.6 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 14% from 2018.
The November 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 from 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 200 pods per 18 square feet from the 2018 final pod count is expected in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018
and Forecasted November 1, 2019
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2019 : :
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 :-----------------------: 2018 : 2019
: : : : October 1 :November 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels --
:
Alabama .........: 335 265 40.0 40.0 37.0 13,400 9,805
Arkansas ........: 3,210 2,600 50.5 50.0 50.0 162,105 130,000
Delaware ........: 168 153 41.5 43.0 38.0 6,972 5,814
Florida 1/ ......: 12 (NA) 37.0 (NA) (NA) 444 (NA)
Georgia .........: 130 95 39.5 28.0 26.0 5,135 2,470
Illinois ........: 10,500 9,940 63.5 51.0 51.0 666,750 506,940
Indiana .........: 5,960 5,370 57.5 48.0 49.0 342,700 263,130
Iowa ............: 9,830 9,130 56.0 53.0 53.0 550,480 483,890
Kansas ..........: 4,690 4,540 43.0 43.0 44.0 201,670 199,760
Kentucky ........: 1,930 1,690 51.0 49.0 50.0 98,430 84,500
:
Louisiana .......: 1,190 860 51.5 48.0 48.0 61,285 41,280
Maryland ........: 515 475 47.5 45.0 45.0 24,463 21,375
Michigan ........: 2,310 1,720 47.5 44.0 42.0 109,725 72,240
Minnesota .......: 7,650 6,820 49.0 44.0 45.0 374,850 306,900
Mississippi .....: 2,190 1,620 54.0 51.0 50.0 118,260 81,000
Missouri ........: 5,780 5,030 44.5 46.0 46.0 257,210 231,380
Nebraska ........: 5,590 4,950 58.0 56.0 57.0 324,220 282,150
New Jersey ......: 107 95 39.5 41.0 41.0 4,227 3,895
New York ........: 325 230 52.0 46.0 46.0 16,900 10,580
North Carolina ..: 1,570 1,530 33.0 37.0 36.0 51,810 55,080
:
North Dakota ....: 6,840 5,550 35.0 35.0 33.0 239,400 183,150
Ohio ............: 5,020 4,270 56.0 48.0 48.0 281,120 204,960
Oklahoma ........: 600 440 28.0 28.0 26.0 16,800 11,440
Pennsylvania ....: 630 625 44.5 50.0 48.0 28,035 30,000
South Carolina ..: 330 330 29.0 29.0 29.0 9,570 9,570
South Dakota ....: 5,580 3,560 45.0 43.0 43.0 251,100 153,080
Tennessee .......: 1,670 1,380 45.5 47.0 47.0 75,985 64,860
Texas ...........: 135 68 31.5 29.0 31.0 4,253 2,108
Virginia ........: 590 560 42.0 38.0 34.0 24,780 19,040
West Virginia 1/ : 27 (NA) 53.0 (NA) (NA) 1,431 (NA)
Wisconsin .......: 2,180 1,730 48.0 46.0 46.0 104,640 79,580
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United States ...: 87,594 75,626 50.6 46.9 46.9 4,428,150 3,549,977
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1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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