WASHINGTON - Aug 12/21 - SNS -- Soybean production is forecast at 4.34 billion bushels, up 5% from last year, according to the USDA.
Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 50.0 bushels per acre, down 0.2 bushel from last year.
Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.7 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 5% from 2020.
If realized, the forecasted yield will be a record high in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020 and Forecasted August 1, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- ---- bushels --- --- 1,000 bushels --- : Alabama ............: 275 315 41.0 43.0 11,275 13,545 Arkansas ...........: 2,780 3,050 50.0 49.0 139,000 149,450 Delaware ...........: 148 158 49.0 49.0 7,252 7,742 Georgia ............: 95 120 41.0 42.0 3,895 5,040 Illinois ...........: 10,250 10,650 59.0 64.0 604,750 681,600 Indiana ............: 5,680 5,690 58.0 60.0 329,440 341,400 Iowa ...............: 9,320 9,820 53.0 58.0 493,960 569,560 Kansas .............: 4,700 4,550 40.5 41.0 190,350 186,550 Kentucky ...........: 1,840 1,940 55.0 54.0 101,200 104,760 Louisiana ..........: 1,020 1,060 53.0 52.0 54,060 55,120 : Maryland ...........: 465 480 47.0 51.0 21,855 24,480 Michigan ...........: 2,190 2,290 47.0 48.0 102,930 109,920 Minnesota ..........: 7,330 7,630 49.0 43.0 359,170 328,090 Mississippi ........: 2,060 2,220 54.0 54.0 111,240 119,880 Missouri ...........: 5,810 5,850 50.0 50.0 290,500 292,500 Nebraska ...........: 5,160 5,350 57.0 60.0 294,120 321,000 New Jersey .........: 93 98 46.0 42.0 4,278 4,116 New York ...........: 312 325 51.0 54.0 15,912 17,550 North Carolina .....: 1,570 1,580 37.0 39.0 58,090 61,620 North Dakota .......: 5,700 7,150 33.5 24.0 190,950 171,600 : Ohio ...............: 4,870 4,880 54.0 58.0 262,980 283,040 Oklahoma ...........: 540 530 30.0 28.0 16,200 14,840 Pennsylvania .......: 630 630 46.0 53.0 28,980 33,390 South Carolina .....: 300 370 35.0 33.0 10,500 12,210 South Dakota .......: 4,920 5,450 45.5 39.0 223,860 212,550 Tennessee ..........: 1,620 1,620 50.0 49.0 81,000 79,380 Texas ..............: 110 134 34.0 40.0 3,740 5,360 Virginia ...........: 560 610 42.0 43.0 23,520 26,230 Wisconsin ..........: 1,970 2,170 51.0 49.0 100,470 106,330 : United States ......: 82,318 86,720 50.2 50.0 4,135,477 4,338,853 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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