Second Biggest Corn Crop
WASHINGTON - Oct 9/20 - SNS -- Corn production for grain is forecast at 14.7 billion bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 8% from 2019 but the second largest crop on record, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimate.
Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average a record high 178.4 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.1 bushel from the previous forecast but up 10.9 bushels from last year.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.5 million acres, down 1% from the previous forecast, but up 1% from the previous year. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
The October 1 corn objective yield data indicate the fourth highest number of ears on record for the combined 10 objective yield States, (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2019 - 2020
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ............: 320 340 305 325
Arizona ............: 90 70 37 26
Arkansas ...........: 770 620 735 605
California .........: 480 400 60 50
Colorado ...........: 1,550 1,430 1,300 1,160
Connecticut 2/ .....: 23 23 (NA) (NA)
Delaware ...........: 185 175 180 170
Florida ............: 95 100 54 56
Georgia ............: 395 430 350 380
Idaho ..............: 390 380 150 140
:
Illinois ...........: 10,500 11,400 10,200 11,200
Indiana ............: 5,000 5,400 4,820 5,250
Iowa ...............: 13,500 13,700 13,050 12,700
Kansas .............: 6,400 6,100 6,020 5,750
Kentucky ...........: 1,550 1,480 1,450 1,360
Louisiana ..........: 570 500 545 490
Maine 2/ ...........: 29 30 (NA) (NA)
Maryland ...........: 510 500 460 455
Massachusetts 2/ ...: 14 14 (NA) (NA)
Michigan ...........: 2,000 2,350 1,610 1,980
:
Minnesota ..........: 7,800 8,000 7,250 7,550
Mississippi ........: 660 510 620 490
Missouri ...........: 3,200 3,450 2,990 3,300
Montana ............: 115 115 60 66
Nebraska ...........: 10,100 10,200 9,810 9,830
Nevada 2/ ..........: 15 17 (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 2/ ...: 12 13 (NA) (NA)
New Jersey .........: 77 86 68 80
New Mexico .........: 150 125 48 29
New York ...........: 1,020 1,050 545 520
:
North Carolina .....: 990 1,000 930 940
North Dakota .......: 3,500 1,950 3,130 1,790
Ohio ...............: 2,800 3,500 2,570 3,300
Oklahoma ...........: 370 360 330 320
Oregon .............: 85 100 49 53
Pennsylvania .......: 1,450 1,470 1,060 1,000
Rhode Island 2/ ....: 2 2 (NA) (NA)
South Carolina .....: 380 400 350 370
South Dakota .......: 4,350 5,000 3,870 4,560
Tennessee ..........: 970 870 910 820
:
Texas ..............: 2,500 2,250 2,150 1,870
Utah ...............: 85 90 26 28
Vermont 2/ .........: 81 83 (NA) (NA)
Virginia ...........: 540 570 380 410
Washington .........: 175 180 90 105
West Virginia ......: 52 50 38 35
Wisconsin ..........: 3,800 4,000 2,670 2,900
Wyoming ............: 95 95 67 64
:
United States ......: 89,745 90,978 81,337 82,527
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted October 1, 2020
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2020 : :
: 2019 : 2020 : 2019 :-----------------------: 2019 : 2020
: : : :September 1: October 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama .........: 305 325 147.0 163.0 166.0 44,835 53,950
Arkansas ........: 735 605 175.0 181.0 183.0 128,625 110,715
California ......: 60 50 168.0 160.0 155.0 10,080 7,750
Colorado ........: 1,300 1,160 123.0 117.0 125.0 159,900 145,000
Delaware ........: 180 170 161.0 170.0 181.0 28,980 30,770
Georgia .........: 350 380 160.0 181.0 182.0 56,000 69,160
Idaho ...........: 150 140 205.0 205.0 205.0 30,750 28,700
Illinois ........: 10,200 11,200 181.0 203.0 200.0 1,846,200 2,240,000
Indiana .........: 4,820 5,250 169.0 186.0 189.0 814,580 992,250
Iowa ............: 13,050 12,700 198.0 191.0 186.0 2,583,900 2,362,200
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Kansas ..........: 6,020 5,750 133.0 136.0 137.0 800,660 787,750
Kentucky ........: 1,450 1,360 169.0 181.0 181.0 245,050 246,160
Louisiana .......: 545 490 165.0 180.0 184.0 89,925 90,160
Maryland ........: 460 455 161.0 163.0 155.0 74,060 70,525
Michigan ........: 1,610 1,980 147.0 162.0 167.0 236,670 330,660
Minnesota .......: 7,250 7,550 173.0 200.0 202.0 1,254,250 1,525,100
Mississippi .....: 620 490 174.0 180.0 181.0 107,880 88,690
Missouri ........: 2,990 3,300 155.0 169.0 169.0 463,450 557,700
Nebraska ........: 9,810 9,830 182.0 188.0 187.0 1,785,420 1,838,210
New York ........: 545 520 158.0 167.0 167.0 86,110 86,840
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North Carolina ..: 930 940 111.0 127.0 117.0 103,230 109,980
North Dakota ....: 3,130 1,790 131.0 157.0 160.0 410,030 286,400
Ohio ............: 2,570 3,300 164.0 172.0 173.0 421,480 570,900
Oklahoma ........: 330 320 137.0 135.0 135.0 45,210 43,200
Pennsylvania ....: 1,060 1,000 153.0 153.0 157.0 162,180 157,000
South Carolina ..: 350 370 106.0 136.0 136.0 37,100 50,320
South Dakota ....: 3,870 4,560 144.0 168.0 165.0 557,280 752,400
Tennessee .......: 910 820 177.0 174.0 169.0 161,070 138,580
Texas ...........: 2,150 1,870 133.0 138.0 139.0 285,950 259,930
Virginia ........: 380 410 144.0 132.0 136.0 54,720 55,760
Washington ......: 90 105 237.0 240.0 240.0 21,330 25,200
Wisconsin .......: 2,670 2,900 166.0 182.0 186.0 443,220 539,400
:
Other States 1/ .: 447 437 156.2 159.3 161.0 69,803 70,345
:
United States ...: 81,337 82,527 167.5 178.5 178.4 13,619,928 14,721,705
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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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