WASHINGTON - Nov 8/21 - SNS -- Corn production for grain is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the previous forecast and up 7% from 2020, according to the latest USDA crop report.
Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 177.0 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.5 bushel from the previous forecast and up 5.6 bushels from last year. Record high yields are forecast in California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
Area harvested for grain is forecast at 85.1 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 3% from the previous year
The November 1 corn objective yield data indicate the third highest number of ears on record for the combined 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: 2020 and Forecasted November 1, 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : 2021 : : : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-----------------------: 2020 : 2021 : : : : October 1 :November 1 : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels --- : Alabama .........: 320 340 158.0 162.0 162.0 50,560 55,080 Arkansas ........: 605 830 184.0 184.0 183.0 111,320 151,890 California ......: 60 95 187.0 195.0 195.0 11,220 18,525 Colorado ........: 1,060 1,110 116.0 134.0 136.0 122,960 150,960 Delaware ........: 176 170 160.0 170.0 175.0 28,160 29,750 Georgia .........: 390 440 180.0 176.0 180.0 70,200 79,200 Idaho ...........: 130 105 199.0 214.0 214.0 25,870 22,470 Illinois ........: 11,100 10,800 191.0 210.0 207.0 2,120,100 2,235,600 Indiana .........: 5,250 5,250 187.0 194.0 189.0 981,750 992,250 Iowa ............: 12,900 12,450 177.0 201.0 201.0 2,283,300 2,502,450 : Kansas ..........: 5,720 5,300 134.0 140.0 139.0 766,480 736,700 Kentucky ........: 1,360 1,450 184.0 185.0 189.0 250,240 274,050 Louisiana .......: 485 565 181.0 181.0 181.0 87,785 102,265 Maryland ........: 430 390 155.0 166.0 172.0 66,650 67,080 Michigan ........: 1,990 1,970 153.0 171.0 175.0 304,470 344,750 Minnesota .......: 7,510 7,800 191.0 178.0 186.0 1,434,410 1,450,800 Mississippi .....: 490 700 180.0 186.0 185.0 88,200 129,500 Missouri ........: 3,280 3,380 171.0 164.0 160.0 560,880 540,800 Nebraska ........: 9,890 9,600 180.0 190.0 191.0 1,780,200 1,833,600 New York ........: 500 500 157.0 167.0 170.0 78,500 85,000 : North Carolina ..: 940 910 113.0 146.0 146.0 106,220 132,860 North Dakota ....: 1,780 3,820 139.0 107.0 108.0 247,420 412,560 Ohio ............: 3,300 3,380 171.0 188.0 188.0 564,300 635,440 Oklahoma ........: 320 300 135.0 150.0 155.0 43,200 46,500 Pennsylvania ....: 1,000 870 138.0 169.0 169.0 138,000 147,030 South Carolina ..: 370 390 132.0 136.0 134.0 48,840 52,260 South Dakota ....: 4,450 5,650 162.0 133.0 137.0 720,900 774,050 Tennessee .......: 815 970 170.0 170.0 171.0 138,550 165,870 Texas ...........: 1,810 1,700 128.0 140.0 140.0 231,680 238,000 Virginia ........: 420 390 122.0 155.0 155.0 51,240 60,450 Washington ......: 85 75 228.0 225.0 225.0 19,380 16,875 Wisconsin .......: 2,930 2,940 173.0 172.0 172.0 506,890 505,680 : Other States 1/ .: 447 445 160.1 161.1 161.1 71,574 71,707 : United States ...: 82,313 85,085 171.4 176.5 177.0 14,111,449 15,062,002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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