Moderate Decline In Corn Yields

WASHINGTON - Nov 10/20 - SNS -- This year's corn harvest is now expected to reach 14.5 billion bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 7% from 2019, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates.

Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 175.8 bushels per harvested acre, down 2.6 bushels from the previous forecast but up 8.3 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.5 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but up 1% from the previous year. The 2020 corn area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.5 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but up 1% from last year.

The November 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 for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2019 and
Forecasted November 1, 2020
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                 :  Area harvested   :          Yield per acre          :     Production
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      State      :         :         :          :         2020          :          :
                 :  2019   :  2020   :   2019   :-----------------------:   2019   :   2020
                 :         :         :          : October 1 :November 1 :          :
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                 :    1,000 acres       ---------- bushels ----------    --- 1,000 bushels ---
                 :
Alabama .........:    305       325     147.0       166.0       166.0        44,835     53,950
Arkansas ........:    735       605     175.0       183.0       181.0       128,625    109,505
California ......:     60        50     168.0       155.0       155.0        10,080      7,750
Colorado ........:  1,300     1,160     123.0       125.0       122.0       159,900    141,520
Delaware ........:    180       170     161.0       181.0       181.0        28,980     30,770
Georgia .........:    350       380     160.0       182.0       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       200.0       195.0     1,846,200  2,184,000
Indiana .........:  4,820     5,250     169.0       189.0       189.0       814,580    992,250
Iowa ............: 13,050    12,700     198.0       186.0       184.0     2,583,900  2,336,800
                 :
Kansas ..........:  6,020     5,750     133.0       137.0       132.0       800,660    759,000
Kentucky ........:  1,450     1,360     169.0       181.0       181.0       245,050    246,160
Louisiana .......:    545       490     165.0       184.0       184.0        89,925     90,160
Maryland ........:    460       455     161.0       155.0       153.0        74,060     69,615
Michigan ........:  1,610     1,980     147.0       167.0       160.0       236,670    316,800
Minnesota .......:  7,250     7,550     173.0       202.0       202.0     1,254,250  1,525,100
Mississippi .....:    620       490     174.0       181.0       181.0       107,880     88,690
Missouri ........:  2,990     3,300     155.0       169.0       167.0       463,450    551,100
Nebraska ........:  9,810     9,830     182.0       187.0       185.0     1,785,420  1,818,550
New York ........:    545       520     158.0       167.0       166.0        86,110     86,320
                 :
North Carolina ..:    930       940     111.0       117.0       117.0       103,230    109,980
North Dakota ....:  3,130     1,790     131.0       160.0       145.0       410,030    259,550
Ohio ............:  2,570     3,300     164.0       173.0       168.0       421,480    554,400
Oklahoma ........:    330       320     137.0       135.0       138.0        45,210     44,160
Pennsylvania ....:  1,060     1,000     153.0       157.0       152.0       162,180    152,000
South Carolina ..:    350       370     106.0       136.0       136.0        37,100     50,320
South Dakota ....:  3,870     4,560     144.0       165.0       165.0       557,280    752,400
Tennessee .......:    910       820     177.0       169.0       165.0       161,070    135,300
Texas ...........:  2,150     1,870     133.0       139.0       139.0       285,950    259,930
Virginia ........:    380       410     144.0       136.0       131.0        54,720     53,710
Washington ......:     90       105     237.0       240.0       240.0        21,330     25,200
Wisconsin .......:  2,670     2,900     166.0       186.0       184.0       443,220    533,600
                 :
Other States 1/ .:    447       437     156.2       161.0       161.0        69,803     70,345
                 :
United States ...: 81,337    82,527     167.5       178.4       175.8    13,619,928 14,506,795
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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."