Soybean Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service is conducting objective yield surveys in 11 soybean-producing States during 2020. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields are visited monthly from September through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are actual field counts from this survey. Soybean Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet - Selected States: 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 :: and month : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Arkansas : :: Missouri : September .....: 1,884 1,992 1,841 1,759 1,630 :: September .....: 1,881 2,041 1,777 1,719 1,977 October .......: 1,805 1,898 1,795 1,731 1,527 :: October .......: 2,006 2,172 1,899 1,754 2,093 November ......: 1,820 2,039 1,943 1,717 :: November ......: 2,123 2,253 1,948 1,898 Final .........: 1,826 2,075 1,973 1,828 :: Final .........: 2,164 2,239 1,961 1,921 : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 1,969 1,917 2,132 1,696 2,019 :: September .....: 1,947 1,653 1,736 1,669 1,943 October .......: 2,109 1,886 2,225 1,683 2,127 :: October .......: 2,036 1,795 2,071 1,777 2,002 November ......: 2,193 1,947 2,249 1,601 :: November ......: 2,074 1,853 2,174 1,722 Final .........: 2,197 1,947 2,264 1,603 :: Final .........: 2,074 1,853 2,174 1,722 : :: : Indiana : :: North Dakota : September .....: 1,683 1,795 1,880 1,496 2,056 :: September .....: 1,395 1,406 1,418 1,147 1,242 October .......: 1,775 1,772 2,001 1,501 1,994 :: October .......: 1,444 1,430 1,485 1,246 1,439 November ......: 1,873 1,774 2,054 1,569 :: November ......: 1,442 1,465 1,515 1,253 Final .........: 1,873 1,774 2,052 1,561 :: Final .........: 1,470 1,451 1,514 1,195 : :: : Iowa : :: Ohio : September .....: 1,808 1,644 1,823 1,601 1,675 :: September .....: 1,773 1,765 2,019 1,563 1,811 October .......: 1,801 1,670 1,984 1,642 1,933 :: October .......: 1,715 1,714 2,180 1,760 1,972 November ......: 1,861 1,717 2,082 1,660 :: November ......: 1,782 1,828 2,210 1,587 Final .........: 1,890 1,735 2,097 1,682 :: Final .........: 1,782 1,823 2,210 1,587 : :: : Kansas : :: South Dakota : September .....: 1,467 1,487 1,552 1,561 1,650 :: September .....: 1,561 1,511 1,649 1,504 1,688 October .......: 1,643 1,472 1,456 1,604 1,699 :: October .......: 1,639 1,472 1,867 1,316 1,720 November ......: 1,720 1,561 1,548 1,596 :: November ......: 1,709 1,457 1,822 1,331 Final .........: 1,737 1,561 1,558 1,583 :: Final .........: 1,665 1,457 1,724 1,353 : :: : Minnesota : :: 11-State : September .....: 1,614 1,359 1,605 1,465 1,607 :: September .....: 1,741 1,678 1,786 1,561 1,780 October .......: 1,625 1,407 1,616 1,474 1,782 :: October .......: 1,800 1,692 1,895 1,593 1,882 November ......: 1,658 1,480 1,569 1,458 :: November ......: 1,862 1,751 1,938 1,582 Final .........: 1,658 1,480 1,569 1,458 :: Final .........: 1,870 1,752 1,938 1,586 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybean Objective Yield Percent of Samples Processed in the Lab - United States: 2016-2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November Year :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mature 1/ : Mature 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : 2016 ..........: 53 93 2017 ..........: 49 93 2018 ..........: 57 93 2019 ..........: 25 91 2020 ..........: 64 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes soybeans with brown pods and are considered mature or almost mature.Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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