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: 2016-2020 [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 1,459 :: November ......: 2,123 2,253 1,948 1,898 2,036 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 2,170 :: November ......: 2,074 1,853 2,174 1,722 1,980 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 1,963 :: November ......: 1,442 1,465 1,515 1,253 1,442 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 1,927 :: November ......: 1,782 1,828 2,210 1,587 1,983 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 1,629 :: November ......: 1,709 1,457 1,822 1,331 1,696 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 1,751 :: November ......: 1,862 1,751 1,938 1,582 1,866 Final .........: 1,658 1,480 1,569 1,458 :: Final .........: 1,870 1,752 1,938 1,586 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2016-2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas ...............2016: 5 31 46 36 73 2017: 9 25 42 39 79 2018: 9 36 47 36 83 2019: - 14 13 21 25 2020: 5 14 14 36 49 : Illinois ...............2016: 1 15 105 57 1 2017: 2 10 109 59 2 2018: 3 11 118 58 - 2019: 2 5 82 33 1 2020: - 11 91 44 - : Indiana ................2016: 1 27 91 17 2 2017: 3 28 101 12 - 2018: 1 19 110 14 - 2019: - 5 57 9 1 2020: 1 11 87 8 - : Iowa ...................2016: 1 6 73 100 2 2017: 1 3 80 94 1 2018: 1 11 77 88 3 2019: 1 9 51 66 - 2020: 1 8 63 85 3 : Kansas .................2016: 6 8 38 57 - 2017: 10 14 32 43 2 2018: 2 17 35 54 1 2019: - 10 23 16 - 2020: 1 9 19 27 - : Minnesota ..............2016: 5 8 40 36 1 2017: 1 9 38 42 - 2018: 3 8 34 45 2 2019: 3 5 26 28 1 2020: 3 5 35 51 1 : Missouri ...............2016: - 14 71 19 5 2017: 1 10 70 21 4 2018: 1 15 65 31 4 2019: 1 5 38 10 1 2020: - 13 63 20 11 : Nebraska ...............2016: - 10 36 46 3 2017: 1 4 38 51 8 2018: 3 7 35 49 8 2019: - 6 37 49 5 2020: - 8 39 58 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2016-2020 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : North Dakota ...........2016: 8 17 55 15 - 2017: 5 16 56 7 1 2018: 4 31 49 12 - 2019: 3 11 28 6 - 2020: 7 27 48 11 - : Ohio ...................2016: 3 41 84 7 - 2017: 2 38 83 8 - 2018: 4 31 98 1 - 2019: 2 11 42 1 - 2020: 3 30 82 5 - : South Dakota ...........2016: 3 4 27 59 2 2017: 1 4 27 63 1 2018: 2 4 27 61 1 2019: 4 - 18 30 - 2020: - - 43 44 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes broadcast soybeans. 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 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes soybeans with brown pods and are considered mature or almost mature. Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2016-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :--------------------------------------------:Average : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number ---------------- percent --------------- inches : Arkansas ...............2016: 189 14.6 24.1 4.0 21.2 36.1 26.0 2017: 197 16.3 24.2 2.3 19.8 37.4 26.4 2018: 208 18.3 18.3 6.7 14.7 42.0 26.5 2019: 73 19.2 15.1 5.5 23.3 36.9 26.6 2020: 121 12.8 11.2 3.3 25.6 47.1 29.9 : Illinois ...............2016: 177 7.9 56.5 5.6 29.4 0.6 19.6 2017: 181 6.1 50.6 5.0 37.7 0.6 20.8 2018: 185 5.7 57.6 5.9 30.8 - 19.9 2019: 119 4.6 58.0 10.9 26.5 - 19.4 2020: 147 7.2 49.4 10.6 32.1 0.7 20.3 : Indiana ................2016: 137 14.7 62.3 8.4 13.9 0.7 17.0 2017: 141 14.6 68.3 9.3 7.8 - 15.8 2018: 150 10.1 74.8 5.7 9.4 - 16.2 2019: 74 4.1 74.7 11.6 9.6 - 17.3 2020: 108 8.3 77.3 6.5 7.9 - 16.2 : Iowa ...................2016: 179 2.2 34.4 11.2 50.5 1.7 23.7 2017: 180 1.1 34.4 12.8 50.6 1.1 23.7 2018: 177 4.8 36.5 10.1 45.8 2.8 22.8 2019: 124 4.9 36.0 9.7 48.6 0.8 23.1 2020: 162 3.4 32.4 10.8 52.2 1.2 23.8 : Kansas .................2016: 109 5.5 34.6 4.6 54.4 0.9 23.5 2017: 105 9.0 38.1 5.7 47.2 - 21.8 2018: 106 8.1 39.3 6.6 45.1 0.9 22.0 2019: 49 9.2 47.0 7.1 36.7 - 20.4 2020: 57 5.3 50.9 2.6 37.7 3.5 21.1 : Minnesota ..............2016: 84 11.3 28.0 23.8 36.9 - 21.6 2017: 88 7.4 23.3 18.8 50.5 - 23.5 2018: 85 10.0 28.8 14.7 46.5 - 22.6 2019: 59 11.9 18.6 26.3 41.5 1.7 23.0 2020: 93 7.5 19.9 15.6 54.8 2.2 24.5 : Missouri ...............2016: 104 3.8 70.7 2.4 16.8 6.3 18.9 2017: 106 9.4 63.7 5.7 19.3 1.9 18.3 2018: 113 12.8 52.7 8.0 23.0 3.5 19.2 2019: 51 7.8 68.7 7.8 15.7 - 17.8 2020: 110 13.6 50.5 10.0 19.5 6.4 19.3 : Nebraska ...............2016: 94 7.4 35.6 5.9 46.8 4.3 22.8 2017: 100 4.0 31.0 10.5 47.0 7.5 24.2 2018: 101 5.9 27.2 10.9 48.1 7.9 24.3 2019: 98 4.6 32.1 11.2 47.0 5.1 23.9 2020: 107 5.2 32.4 10.8 50.7 0.9 22.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2016-2020 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :--------------------------------------------:Average : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number --------------- percent --------------- inches : North Dakota ...........2016: 95 20.1 42.9 20.1 16.9 - 17.7 2017: 84 17.3 55.3 17.9 8.3 1.2 16.2 2018: 96 21.9 45.3 22.9 7.3 2.6 16.4 2019: 48 17.7 49.0 22.9 10.4 - 17.1 2020: 92 21.7 48.9 17.4 12.0 - 16.1 : Ohio ...................2016: 137 32.1 60.3 1.8 5.8 - 13.7 2017: 134 25.4 66.4 2.6 5.6 - 14.1 2018: 134 20.9 76.5 2.6 - - 13.7 2019: 57 22.8 77.2 - - - 13.6 2020: 121 25.6 67.0 3.3 4.1 - 14.1 : South Dakota ...........2016: 96 1.6 23.0 17.3 53.4 4.7 25.1 2017: 93 2.7 17.8 16.2 61.7 1.6 25.9 2018: 94 4.3 15.4 17.6 62.2 0.5 25.7 2019: 43 2.3 10.5 27.9 59.3 - 26.6 2020: 88 - 24.6 27.4 46.3 1.7 24.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Broadcast soybeans included as "10.0 inches or less" but excluded in computation of average width.
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