Record Corn Crop in Making
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/20 - SNS -- Corn production for grain is forecast at a record high 15.3 billion bushels, up 12% from 2019, according to the latest USDA crop production forecast.
Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average a record high 181.8 bushels per harvested acre, up 14.4 bushels from last year.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 84.0 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast, but up 3 percent from the previous year.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted August 1, 2020
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020
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: --- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels ---- ---- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama ............: 305 355 147.0 165.0 44,835 58,575
Arkansas ...........: 725 625 175.0 181.0 126,875 113,125
California .........: 60 50 168.0 164.0 10,080 8,200
Colorado ...........: 1,300 1,300 123.0 117.0 159,900 152,100
Delaware ...........: 180 170 161.0 170.0 28,980 28,900
Georgia ............: 350 345 160.0 181.0 56,000 62,445
Idaho ..............: 148 130 205.0 203.0 30,340 26,390
Illinois ...........: 10,200 10,700 181.0 207.0 1,846,200 2,214,900
Indiana ............: 4,820 5,250 169.0 188.0 814,580 987,000
Iowa ...............: 13,050 13,550 198.0 202.0 2,583,900 2,737,100
:
Kansas .............: 6,020 5,750 133.0 143.0 800,660 822,250
Kentucky ...........: 1,450 1,430 169.0 181.0 245,050 258,830
Louisiana ..........: 545 565 165.0 180.0 89,925 101,700
Maryland ...........: 460 455 161.0 160.0 74,060 72,800
Michigan ...........: 1,610 1,940 147.0 168.0 236,670 325,920
Minnesota ..........: 7,250 7,650 173.0 197.0 1,254,250 1,507,050
Mississippi ........: 620 530 174.0 180.0 107,880 95,400
Missouri ...........: 2,990 3,350 155.0 175.0 463,450 586,250
Nebraska ...........: 9,810 9,450 182.0 191.0 1,785,420 1,804,950
New York ...........: 545 495 158.0 167.0 86,110 82,665
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North Carolina .....: 930 960 111.0 131.0 103,230 125,760
North Dakota .......: 3,130 2,200 131.0 155.0 410,030 341,000
Ohio ...............: 2,570 3,400 164.0 175.0 421,480 595,000
Oklahoma ...........: 330 370 137.0 130.0 45,210 48,100
Pennsylvania .......: 1,060 1,000 153.0 144.0 162,180 144,000
South Carolina .....: 350 360 106.0 136.0 37,100 48,960
South Dakota .......: 3,870 4,920 144.0 167.0 557,280 821,640
Tennessee ..........: 910 900 177.0 178.0 161,070 160,200
Texas ..............: 2,150 2,000 133.0 138.0 285,950 276,000
Virginia ...........: 380 375 144.0 132.0 54,720 49,500
Washington .........: 90 115 237.0 240.0 21,330 27,600
Wisconsin ..........: 2,670 2,900 166.0 181.0 443,220 524,900
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Other States 1/ ....: 444 433 156.1 159.3 69,296 68,992
:
United States ......: 81,322 84,023 167.4 181.8 13,617,261 15,278,202
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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 2020 Summary."
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