Lower Soybean Pod Counts
WASHINGTON - Sep 10/21 - SNS - Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.37 billion bushels, up 1% 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 50.6 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and up 0.4 bushel from 2020.
Total planted area, at 87.2 million acres, is down less than 1% from the previous estimate but up 5% from the previous year. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.4 million acres, down less than 1% from the previous forecast but up 5% from 2020. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
The September objective yield data for the combined 11 major soybean-producing States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) indicate a lower pod count compared with the previous year. Compared with final counts for 2020, pod counts are down in 9 of the 11 published States. North Dakota showed the greatest decrease, down 387 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year.
Soybeans for Beans Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2020 and 2021
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ..........: 280 310 275 305
Arkansas .........: 2,820 3,050 2,780 3,010
Delaware .........: 150 155 148 153
Georgia ..........: 100 140 95 130
Illinois .........: 10,300 10,600 10,250 10,550
Indiana ..........: 5,700 5,700 5,680 5,690
Iowa .............: 9,400 10,100 9,320 10,020
Kansas ...........: 4,750 4,850 4,700 4,800
Kentucky .........: 1,850 1,800 1,840 1,790
Louisiana ........: 1,050 1,080 1,020 1,050
:
Maryland .........: 485 490 465 480
Michigan .........: 2,200 2,150 2,190 2,140
Minnesota ........: 7,400 7,700 7,330 7,630
Mississippi ......: 2,090 2,230 2,060 2,190
Missouri .........: 5,850 5,700 5,810 5,650
Nebraska .........: 5,200 5,600 5,160 5,550
New Jersey .......: 94 100 93 98
New York .........: 315 325 312 320
North Carolina ...: 1,600 1,650 1,570 1,630
North Dakota .....: 5,750 7,300 5,700 7,250
:
Ohio .............: 4,900 4,850 4,870 4,830
Oklahoma .........: 560 575 540 550
Pennsylvania .....: 640 580 630 570
South Carolina ...: 310 390 300 370
South Dakota .....: 4,950 5,500 4,920 5,450
Tennessee ........: 1,650 1,500 1,620 1,470
Texas ............: 120 110 110 100
Virginia .........: 570 600 560 590
Wisconsin ........: 2,000 2,100 1,970 2,070
:
United States ....: 83,084 87,235 82,318 86,436
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1/ Forecasted.
Soybeans for Beans 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
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : : 2021 : :
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-----------------------: 2020 : 2021
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels --
:
Alabama .........: 275 305 41.0 43.0 44.0 11,275 13,420
Arkansas ........: 2,780 3,010 50.0 49.0 50.0 139,000 150,500
Delaware ........: 148 153 49.0 49.0 49.0 7,252 7,497
Georgia .........: 95 130 41.0 42.0 42.0 3,895 5,460
Illinois ........: 10,250 10,550 59.0 64.0 64.0 604,750 675,200
Indiana .........: 5,680 5,690 58.0 60.0 60.0 329,440 341,400
Iowa ............: 9,320 10,020 53.0 58.0 59.0 493,960 591,180
Kansas ..........: 4,700 4,800 40.5 41.0 40.0 190,350 192,000
Kentucky ........: 1,840 1,790 55.0 54.0 55.0 101,200 98,450
Louisiana .......: 1,020 1,050 53.0 52.0 55.0 54,060 57,750
:
Maryland ........: 465 480 47.0 51.0 51.0 21,855 24,480
Michigan ........: 2,190 2,140 47.0 48.0 50.0 102,930 107,000
Minnesota .......: 7,330 7,630 49.0 43.0 47.0 359,170 358,610
Mississippi .....: 2,060 2,190 54.0 54.0 56.0 111,240 122,640
Missouri ........: 5,810 5,650 50.0 50.0 51.0 290,500 288,150
Nebraska ........: 5,160 5,550 57.0 60.0 59.0 294,120 327,450
New Jersey ......: 93 98 46.0 42.0 40.0 4,278 3,920
New York ........: 312 320 51.0 54.0 53.0 15,912 16,960
North Carolina ..: 1,570 1,630 37.0 39.0 39.0 58,090 63,570
North Dakota ....: 5,700 7,250 33.5 24.0 25.0 190,950 181,250
:
Ohio ............: 4,870 4,830 54.0 58.0 58.0 262,980 280,140
Oklahoma ........: 540 550 30.0 28.0 30.0 16,200 16,500
Pennsylvania ....: 630 570 46.0 53.0 52.0 28,980 29,640
South Carolina ..: 300 370 35.0 33.0 33.0 10,500 12,210
South Dakota ....: 4,920 5,450 45.5 39.0 38.0 223,860 207,100
Tennessee .......: 1,620 1,470 50.0 49.0 48.0 81,000 70,560
Texas ...........: 110 100 34.0 40.0 35.0 3,740 3,500
Virginia ........: 560 590 42.0 43.0 44.0 23,520 25,960
Wisconsin .......: 1,970 2,070 51.0 49.0 49.0 100,470 101,430
:
United States ...: 82,318 86,436 50.2 50.0 50.6 4,135,477 4,373,927
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