Soybean Output Remains Above 2020
WASHINGTON - Nov 8/21 - SNS -- Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.42 billion bushels, down 1% from the previous forecast but up 5% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop report.
Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 51.2 bushels per acre, down 0.3 bushel from the previous forecast but up 0.2 bushel from last year. If realized, this would be the second highest yield and production on record for the United States.
Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.4 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 5% from 2020.
The November 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 6 of the 11 published States. North Dakota showed the greatest decrease, down 433 pods per 18 square feet from the previous year.
Soybeans for Beans Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020
and Forecasted November 1, 2021
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2021 : :
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 :-----------------------: 2020 : 2021
: : : : October 1 :November 1 : :
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: 1,000 acres --------- bushels --------- -- 1,000 bushels --
:
Alabama .........: 275 305 41.0 44.0 45.0 11,275 13,725
Arkansas ........: 2,800 3,010 51.5 50.0 50.0 144,200 150,500
Delaware ........: 148 153 49.0 49.0 51.0 7,252 7,803
Georgia .........: 95 130 41.0 43.0 46.0 3,895 5,980
Illinois ........: 10,250 10,550 60.0 64.0 64.0 615,000 675,200
Indiana .........: 5,730 5,690 59.0 60.0 57.0 338,070 324,330
Iowa ............: 9,370 10,020 54.0 61.0 60.0 505,980 601,200
Kansas ..........: 4,750 4,800 41.0 42.0 41.0 194,750 196,800
Kentucky ........: 1,840 1,790 55.0 55.0 56.0 101,200 100,240
Louisiana .......: 1,020 1,050 53.0 54.0 53.0 54,060 55,650
:
Maryland ........: 465 480 47.0 51.0 53.0 21,855 25,440
Michigan ........: 2,190 2,140 48.0 50.0 50.0 105,120 107,000
Minnesota .......: 7,380 7,630 50.0 49.0 49.0 369,000 373,870
Mississippi .....: 2,060 2,190 54.0 54.0 55.0 111,240 120,450
Missouri ........: 5,810 5,650 51.0 50.0 50.0 296,310 282,500
Nebraska ........: 5,160 5,550 58.0 61.0 62.0 299,280 344,100
New Jersey ......: 93 98 46.0 42.0 43.0 4,278 4,214
New York ........: 312 320 51.0 53.0 53.0 15,912 16,960
North Carolina ..: 1,570 1,630 38.0 39.0 40.0 59,660 65,200
North Dakota ....: 5,700 7,250 34.0 26.0 26.0 193,800 188,500
:
Ohio ............: 4,920 4,830 55.0 58.0 56.0 270,600 270,480
Oklahoma ........: 540 550 30.0 28.0 25.0 16,200 13,750
Pennsylvania ....: 630 570 46.0 52.0 52.0 28,980 29,640
South Carolina ..: 295 370 35.0 33.0 36.0 10,325 13,320
South Dakota ....: 4,920 5,450 46.0 40.0 41.0 226,320 223,450
Tennessee .......: 1,620 1,470 50.0 49.0 50.0 81,000 73,500
Texas ...........: 110 100 34.0 35.0 34.0 3,740 3,400
Virginia ........: 560 590 42.0 44.0 44.0 23,520 25,960
Wisconsin .......: 1,990 2,070 52.0 54.0 54.0 103,480 111,780
:
United States ...: 82,603 86,436 51.0 51.5 51.2 4,216,302 4,424,942
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