Corn Yield Outlook Improves
WASHINGTON - Sep 10/21 - SNS -- Corn production for grain is forecast at 15.0 billion bushels, up 2% from the previous forecast and up 6% from 2020, according to the latest USDA production estimates.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 176.3 bushels per harvested acre, up 1.7 bushels from the previous forecast and up 4.3 bushels from last year.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 93.3 million acres, is up 1% from the previous estimate, and up 3% from the previous year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 85.1 million acres, up 1% from the previous forecast and up 3% from the previous year.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2020 - 2021
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ............: 330 350 320 340
Arizona ............: 75 95 29 34
Arkansas ...........: 620 850 605 830
California .........: 440 450 60 95
Colorado ...........: 1,420 1,390 1,060 1,110
Connecticut 2/ .....: 24 26 (NA) (NA)
Delaware ...........: 180 175 176 170
Florida ............: 100 100 61 60
Georgia ............: 420 480 390 440
Idaho ..............: 390 380 130 105
:
Illinois ...........: 11,300 11,000 11,100 10,800
Indiana ............: 5,400 5,400 5,250 5,250
Iowa ...............: 13,600 12,900 12,900 12,450
Kansas .............: 6,100 5,700 5,720 5,300
Kentucky ...........: 1,490 1,550 1,380 1,450
Louisiana ..........: 500 580 485 565
Maine 2/ ...........: 30 31 (NA) (NA)
Maryland ...........: 480 470 430 390
Massachusetts 2/ ...: 14 14 (NA) (NA)
Michigan ...........: 2,350 2,350 1,990 1,970
:
Minnesota ..........: 8,000 8,300 7,510 7,800
Mississippi ........: 510 730 490 700
Missouri ...........: 3,450 3,650 3,280 3,380
Montana ............: 115 120 61 68
Nebraska ...........: 10,200 9,900 9,890 9,600
Nevada 2/ ..........: 13 12 (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 2/ ...: 13 13 (NA) (NA)
New Jersey .........: 87 90 80 80
New Mexico .........: 125 115 37 36
New York ...........: 1,050 1,050 510 500
:
North Carolina .....: 1,000 960 950 910
North Dakota .......: 1,950 4,100 1,780 3,820
Ohio ...............: 3,550 3,600 3,300 3,380
Oklahoma ...........: 360 340 320 300
Oregon .............: 100 90 65 45
Pennsylvania .......: 1,500 1,330 1,000 870
Rhode Island 2/ ....: 2 2 (NA) (NA)
South Carolina .....: 400 420 380 390
South Dakota .......: 4,950 6,100 4,500 5,650
Tennessee ..........: 870 1,040 825 970
:
Texas ..............: 2,250 2,100 1,810 1,700
Utah ...............: 90 75 31 22
Vermont 2/ .........: 85 85 (NA) (NA)
Virginia ...........: 560 540 420 390
Washington .........: 180 160 80 75
West Virginia ......: 51 51 38 38
Wisconsin ..........: 4,000 3,950 2,970 2,940
Wyoming ............: 95 90 54 62
:
United States ......: 90,819 93,304 82,467 85,085
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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: 2020 and
Forecasted September 1, 2021
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2021 : :
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-----------------------: 2020 : 2021
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama .........: 320 340 158.0 165.0 166.0 50,560 56,440
Arkansas ........: 605 830 184.0 178.0 182.0 111,320 151,060
California ......: 60 95 187.0 200.0 195.0 11,220 18,525
Colorado ........: 1,060 1,110 116.0 130.0 132.0 122,960 146,520
Delaware ........: 176 170 160.0 160.0 163.0 28,160 27,710
Georgia .........: 390 440 180.0 170.0 172.0 70,200 75,680
Idaho ...........: 130 105 199.0 208.0 209.0 25,870 21,945
Illinois ........: 11,100 10,800 192.0 214.0 214.0 2,131,200 2,311,200
Indiana .........: 5,250 5,250 187.0 194.0 197.0 981,750 1,034,250
Iowa ............: 12,900 12,450 178.0 193.0 198.0 2,296,200 2,465,100
:
Kansas ..........: 5,720 5,300 134.0 138.0 138.0 766,480 731,400
Kentucky ........: 1,380 1,450 184.0 183.0 185.0 253,920 268,250
Louisiana .......: 485 565 181.0 173.0 179.0 87,785 101,135
Maryland ........: 430 390 155.0 164.0 162.0 66,650 63,180
Michigan ........: 1,990 1,970 154.0 169.0 174.0 306,460 342,780
Minnesota .......: 7,510 7,800 192.0 166.0 174.0 1,441,920 1,357,200
Mississippi .....: 490 700 180.0 182.0 187.0 88,200 130,900
Missouri ........: 3,280 3,380 171.0 171.0 169.0 560,880 571,220
Nebraska ........: 9,890 9,600 181.0 186.0 188.0 1,790,090 1,804,800
New York ........: 510 500 157.0 166.0 167.0 80,070 83,500
:
North Carolina ..: 950 910 113.0 141.0 142.0 107,350 129,220
North Dakota ....: 1,780 3,820 139.0 106.0 108.0 247,420 412,560
Ohio ............: 3,300 3,380 171.0 193.0 190.0 564,300 642,200
Oklahoma ........: 320 300 135.0 150.0 150.0 43,200 45,000
Pennsylvania ....: 1,000 870 138.0 164.0 167.0 138,000 145,290
South Carolina ..: 380 390 132.0 134.0 134.0 50,160 52,260
South Dakota ....: 4,500 5,650 162.0 133.0 133.0 729,000 751,450
Tennessee .......: 825 970 170.0 173.0 172.0 140,250 166,840
Texas ...........: 1,810 1,700 128.0 145.0 140.0 231,680 238,000
Virginia ........: 420 390 122.0 150.0 149.0 51,240 58,110
Washington ......: 80 75 228.0 225.0 215.0 18,240 16,125
Wisconsin .......: 2,970 2,940 174.0 167.0 172.0 516,780 505,680
:
Other States 1/ .: 456 445 160.0 161.4 159.3 72,964 70,887
:
United States ...: 82,467 85,085 172.0 174.6 176.3 14,182,479 14,996,417
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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 2021 Summary."
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