U.S. Objective Soybean Yields for 2021
Soybean Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted an objective yield survey in 11 soybean producing States during 2021. Randomly selected plots in soybean fields were visited monthly from September through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are actual field counts from this survey. Soybean Pods with Beans per 18 Square Feet - Selected States: 2017-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 :: and month : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Arkansas : :: Missouri : September .....: 1,992 1,841 1,759 1,630 1,449 :: September .....: 2,041 1,777 1,719 1,977 1,925 October .......: 1,898 1,795 1,731 1,527 1,501 :: October .......: 2,172 1,899 1,754 2,093 1,886 November ......: 2,039 1,943 1,717 1,459 1,583 :: November ......: 2,253 1,948 1,898 2,036 2,047 Final .........: 2,075 1,973 1,828 1,418 1,623 :: Final .........: 2,239 1,961 1,921 2,041 2,121 : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 1,917 2,132 1,696 2,019 2,080 :: September .....: 1,653 1,736 1,669 1,943 1,887 October .......: 1,886 2,225 1,683 2,127 2,120 :: October .......: 1,795 2,071 1,777 2,002 2,069 November ......: 1,947 2,249 1,601 2,170 2,222 :: November ......: 1,853 2,174 1,722 1,980 2,148 Final .........: 1,947 2,264 1,603 2,170 2,227 :: Final .........: 1,853 2,174 1,722 1,980 2,148 : :: : Indiana : :: North Dakota : September .....: 1,795 1,880 1,496 2,056 1,846 :: September .....: 1,406 1,418 1,147 1,242 1,055 October .......: 1,772 2,001 1,501 1,994 1,811 :: October .......: 1,430 1,485 1,246 1,439 1,014 November ......: 1,774 2,054 1,569 1,963 1,822 :: November ......: 1,465 1,515 1,253 1,442 1,009 Final .........: 1,774 2,052 1,561 1,959 1,836 :: Final .........: 1,451 1,514 1,195 1,442 1,009 : :: : Iowa : :: Ohio : September .....: 1,644 1,823 1,601 1,675 1,732 :: September .....: 1,765 2,019 1,563 1,811 2,060 October .......: 1,670 1,984 1,642 1,933 1,800 :: October .......: 1,714 2,180 1,760 1,972 1,989 November ......: 1,717 2,082 1,660 1,927 1,894 :: November ......: 1,828 2,210 1,587 1,983 2,074 Final .........: 1,735 2,097 1,682 1,927 1,890 :: Final .........: 1,823 2,210 1,587 1,981 2,116 : :: : Kansas : :: South Dakota : September .....: 1,487 1,552 1,561 1,650 1,404 :: September .....: 1,511 1,649 1,504 1,688 1,626 October .......: 1,472 1,456 1,604 1,699 1,480 :: October .......: 1,472 1,867 1,316 1,720 1,526 November ......: 1,561 1,548 1,596 1,629 1,551 :: November ......: 1,457 1,822 1,331 1,696 1,512 Final .........: 1,561 1,558 1,583 1,629 1,514 :: Final .........: 1,457 1,724 1,353 1,696 1,522 : :: : Minnesota : :: 11-State : September .....: 1,359 1,605 1,465 1,607 1,603 :: September .....: 1,678 1,786 1,561 1,780 1,717 October .......: 1,407 1,616 1,474 1,782 1,545 :: October .......: 1,692 1,895 1,593 1,882 1,725 November ......: 1,480 1,569 1,458 1,751 1,557 :: November ......: 1,751 1,938 1,582 1,866 1,788 Final .........: 1,480 1,569 1,458 1,751 1,557 :: Final .........: 1,752 1,938 1,586 1,865 1,798 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This page intentionally left blank. Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2017-2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Arkansas ...............2017: 9 25 42 39 79 2018: 9 36 47 36 83 2019: - 14 13 21 25 2020: 5 14 14 36 49 2021: 2 13 16 29 42 : Illinois ...............2017: 2 10 109 59 2 2018: 3 11 118 58 - 2019: 2 5 82 33 1 2020: - 11 91 44 - 2021: 2 7 80 38 - : Indiana ................2017: 3 28 101 12 - 2018: 1 19 110 14 - 2019: - 5 57 9 1 2020: 1 11 87 8 - 2021: 1 14 60 8 - : Iowa ...................2017: 1 3 80 94 1 2018: 1 11 77 88 3 2019: 1 9 51 66 - 2020: 1 8 63 85 3 2021: 2 3 61 69 1 : Kansas .................2017: 10 14 32 43 2 2018: 2 17 35 54 1 2019: - 10 23 16 - 2020: 1 9 19 27 - 2021: 1 12 15 16 1 : Minnesota ..............2017: 1 9 38 42 - 2018: 3 8 34 45 2 2019: 3 5 26 28 1 2020: 3 5 35 51 1 2021: 1 2 22 38 - : Missouri ...............2017: 1 10 70 21 4 2018: 1 15 65 31 4 2019: 1 5 38 10 1 2020: - 13 63 20 11 2021: 1 6 48 21 5 : Nebraska ...............2017: 1 4 38 51 8 2018: 3 7 35 49 8 2019: - 6 37 49 5 2020: - 8 39 58 1 2021: 1 9 31 50 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2017-2021 (continued) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :---------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 7.5 1/ : 7.5 : 15 : 30 : 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : North Dakota ...........2017: 5 16 56 7 1 2018: 4 31 49 12 - 2019: 3 11 28 6 - 2020: 7 27 48 11 - 2021: - 16 55 13 - : Ohio ...................2017: 2 38 83 8 - 2018: 4 31 98 1 - 2019: 2 11 42 1 - 2020: 3 30 82 5 - 2021: 2 21 64 3 1 : South Dakota ...........2017: 1 4 27 63 1 2018: 2 4 27 61 1 2019: 4 - 18 30 - 2020: - - 43 44 - 2021: - 3 26 38 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes broadcast soybeans. Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2017-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :----------------------------------------------------- : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number ---------------- percent --------------- inches : Arkansas ...............2017: 197 16.3 24.2 2.3 19.8 37.4 26.4 2018: 208 18.3 18.3 6.7 14.7 42.0 26.5 2019: 73 19.2 15.1 5.5 23.3 36.9 26.6 2020: 121 12.8 11.2 3.3 25.6 47.1 29.9 2021: 105 11.9 15.2 6.2 30.5 36.2 27.9 : Illinois ...............2017: 181 6.1 50.6 5.0 37.7 0.6 20.8 2018: 185 5.7 57.6 5.9 30.8 - 19.9 2019: 119 4.6 58.0 10.9 26.5 - 19.4 2020: 147 7.2 49.4 10.6 32.1 0.7 20.3 2021: 128 5.5 56.9 5.5 31.3 0.8 19.9 : Indiana ................2017: 141 14.6 68.3 9.3 7.8 - 15.8 2018: 150 10.1 74.8 5.7 9.4 - 16.2 2019: 74 4.1 74.7 11.6 9.6 - 17.3 2020: 108 8.3 77.3 6.5 7.9 - 16.2 2021: 84 12.5 64.3 12.5 10.7 - 16.4 : Iowa ...................2017: 180 1.1 34.4 12.8 50.6 1.1 23.7 2018: 177 4.8 36.5 10.1 45.8 2.8 22.8 2019: 124 4.9 36.0 9.7 48.6 0.8 23.1 2020: 162 3.4 32.4 10.8 52.2 1.2 23.8 2021: 136 1.5 37.5 11.0 49.3 0.7 23.6 : Kansas .................2017: 105 9.0 38.1 5.7 47.2 - 21.8 2018: 106 8.1 39.3 6.6 45.1 0.9 22.0 2019: 49 9.2 47.0 7.1 36.7 - 20.4 2020: 57 5.3 50.9 2.6 37.7 3.5 21.1 2021: 49 12.2 46.0 7.1 34.7 - 19.8 : Minnesota ..............2017: 88 7.4 23.3 18.8 50.5 - 23.5 2018: 85 10.0 28.8 14.7 46.5 - 22.6 2019: 59 11.9 18.6 26.3 41.5 1.7 23.0 2020: 93 7.5 19.9 15.6 54.8 2.2 24.5 2021: 61 4.1 14.8 23.8 57.3 - 25.2 : Missouri ...............2017: 106 9.4 63.7 5.7 19.3 1.9 18.3 2018: 113 12.8 52.7 8.0 23.0 3.5 19.2 2019: 51 7.8 68.7 7.8 15.7 - 17.8 2020: 110 13.6 50.5 10.0 19.5 6.4 19.3 2021: 80 10.0 58.7 6.3 22.5 2.5 19.1 : Nebraska ...............2017: 100 4.0 31.0 10.5 47.0 7.5 24.2 2018: 101 5.9 27.2 10.9 48.1 7.9 24.3 2019: 98 4.6 32.1 11.2 47.0 5.1 23.9 2020: 107 5.2 32.4 10.8 50.7 0.9 22.9 2021: 96 7.3 30.7 8.3 48.5 5.2 23.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Soybean Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2017-2021 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :----------------------------------------------------- : :10.0 or : 10.1- : 18.6- : 28.6- :34.6 or : row : :less 1/ : 18.5 : 28.5 : 34.5 :greater :width 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number --------------- percent --------------- inches : North Dakota ...........2017: 84 17.3 55.3 17.9 8.3 1.2 16.2 2018: 96 21.9 45.3 22.9 7.3 2.6 16.4 2019: 48 17.7 49.0 22.9 10.4 - 17.1 2020: 92 21.7 48.9 17.4 12.0 - 16.1 2021: 85 18.2 44.1 27.1 10.6 - 17.2 : Ohio ...................2017: 134 25.4 66.4 2.6 5.6 - 14.1 2018: 134 20.9 76.5 2.6 - - 13.7 2019: 57 22.8 77.2 - - - 13.6 2020: 121 25.6 67.0 3.3 4.1 - 14.1 2021: 92 25.0 67.3 3.3 3.3 1.1 14.1 : South Dakota ...........2017: 93 2.7 17.8 16.2 61.7 1.6 25.9 2018: 94 4.3 15.4 17.6 62.2 0.5 25.7 2019: 43 2.3 10.5 27.9 59.3 - 26.6 2020: 88 - 24.6 27.4 46.3 1.7 24.2 2021: 64 3.1 14.8 33.6 46.2 2.3 24.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Broadcast soybeans included as "10.0 inches or less" but excluded in computation of average width.Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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