Corn for Grain Objective Yield Data The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted objective yield surveys in 10 corn producing States during 2022. Randomly selected plots in corn for grain fields were visited monthly from September through harvest to obtain specific counts and measurements. Data in these tables are rounded actual field counts from this survey. Corn for Grain Plant Population per Acre - Selected States: 2018-2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 :: and month : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 32,000 31,100 30,600 31,550 32,050 :: All corn : October .......: 32,000 30,950 30,400 31,550 32,500 :: September ....: 27,100 25,850 27,450 26,750 26,450 November ......: 32,000 30,900 30,400 31,500 32,450 :: October ......: 26,750 25,850 27,450 26,650 26,250 Final .........: 32,000 30,900 30,400 31,500 32,450 :: November .....: 26,750 25,700 27,400 26,650 26,200 : :: Final ........: 26,750 25,700 27,400 26,650 26,200 Indiana : :: : September .....: 30,450 29,300 29,850 29,700 29,050 :: Irrigated : October .......: 30,400 29,050 29,800 29,650 28,550 :: September ....: 30,300 28,300 29,950 29,350 29,000 November ......: 30,400 29,000 29,850 29,750 28,600 :: October ......: 29,900 28,350 30,100 29,300 28,950 Final .........: 30,400 28,950 29,850 29,750 28,600 :: November .....: 29,900 28,300 30,100 29,300 28,850 : :: Final ........: 29,900 28,300 30,100 29,300 28,850 Iowa : :: : September .....: 31,350 30,850 31,050 31,850 31,750 :: Non-irrigated : October .......: 31,150 30,800 31,000 31,850 31,550 :: September ....: 23,350 23,300 24,950 24,050 23,850 November ......: 31,100 30,750 31,050 31,800 31,600 :: October ......: 23,100 23,250 24,750 24,000 23,500 Final .........: 31,100 30,750 31,050 31,800 31,600 :: November .....: 23,150 23,000 24,700 23,950 23,500 : :: Final ........: 23,150 23,000 24,700 23,950 23,500 Kansas : :: : September .....: 22,600 21,350 21,700 22,050 22,600 :: Ohio : October .......: 22,450 21,200 21,650 21,550 23,200 :: September .....: 30,550 30,050 29,800 30,400 29,400 November ......: 22,450 21,200 21,650 21,800 23,350 :: October .......: 30,400 30,100 29,900 30,050 29,350 Final .........: 22,450 21,200 21,650 21,800 23,350 :: November ......: 30,400 30,000 29,900 30,050 29,700 : :: Final .........: 30,400 30,000 29,850 30,050 29,700 Minnesota : :: : September .....: 30,950 30,700 31,750 30,750 31,300 :: South Dakota : October .......: 30,900 30,650 31,800 30,700 31,250 :: September .....: 27,000 26,400 25,450 26,150 26,400 November ......: 30,900 30,550 31,800 30,700 31,300 :: October .......: 26,750 26,100 25,400 26,100 26,200 Final .........: 30,900 30,650 31,800 30,700 31,300 :: November ......: 27,000 26,000 25,550 25,750 25,900 : :: Final .........: 27,000 25,900 25,550 25,750 25,900 Missouri : :: : September .....: 28,500 28,200 28,200 27,250 27,500 :: Wisconsin : October .......: 28,400 27,500 28,150 27,400 27,100 :: September .....: 31,000 30,250 30,300 29,900 30,700 November ......: 28,400 27,600 28,200 27,350 27,200 :: October .......: 30,600 30,150 30,400 29,550 30,300 Final .........: 28,400 27,600 28,200 27,350 27,200 :: November ......: 30,650 29,750 30,300 29,400 30,200 : :: Final .........: 30,650 29,850 30,300 29,400 30,200 : :: : : :: 10 State : : :: September .....: 29,500 28,650 29,000 29,100 29,250 : :: October .......: 29,350 28,500 28,950 29,000 29,200 : :: November ......: 29,400 28,450 28,950 29,000 29,200 : :: Final .........: 29,350 28,450 28,950 29,000 29,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain Number of Ears per Acre - Selected States: 2018-2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : : : :: State : : : : : and month : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 :: and month : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number :: : number : :: : Illinois : :: Nebraska : September .....: 31,550 30,300 29,900 31,100 31,500 :: All corn : October .......: 31,500 30,300 29,800 31,050 31,850 :: September ....: 27,100 25,850 26,800 26,650 25,850 November ......: 31,500 30,150 29,800 31,050 31,800 :: October ......: 26,750 25,950 26,850 26,950 25,000 Final .........: 31,500 30,150 29,800 31,050 31,800 :: November .....: 26,800 25,700 26,750 26,800 24,950 : :: Final ........: 26,800 25,700 26,750 26,800 24,950 Indiana : :: : September .....: 30,000 28,900 29,600 29,700 28,700 :: Irrigated : October .......: 29,800 28,700 29,600 29,750 28,400 :: September ....: 29,950 28,200 28,900 29,000 28,900 November ......: 29,750 28,650 29,600 29,900 28,500 :: October ......: 29,350 28,150 28,850 29,600 28,350 Final .........: 29,750 28,600 29,600 29,900 28,500 :: November .....: 29,300 28,000 28,800 29,500 28,300 : :: Final ........: 29,300 28,000 28,800 29,500 28,300 Iowa : :: : September .....: 31,150 30,250 30,600 31,750 30,850 :: Non-irrigated : October .......: 30,900 30,200 30,450 31,800 30,800 :: September ....: 23,850 23,500 24,650 24,250 22,700 November ......: 30,800 30,100 30,550 31,800 30,800 :: October ......: 23,650 23,700 24,800 24,200 21,600 Final .........: 30,800 30,100 30,550 31,800 30,800 :: November .....: 23,850 23,400 24,700 24,050 21,600 : :: Final ........: 23,850 23,400 24,700 24,050 21,600 Kansas : :: : September .....: 22,350 21,550 22,050 22,250 22,800 :: Ohio : October .......: 21,650 22,250 21,250 21,450 22,300 :: September .....: 30,750 29,850 29,350 30,650 29,250 November ......: 21,700 22,200 21,250 21,700 22,100 :: October .......: 30,300 29,750 29,700 30,350 29,250 Final .........: 21,700 22,200 21,250 21,700 22,100 :: November ......: 30,300 29,550 29,700 30,350 29,550 : :: Final .........: 30,300 29,550 29,650 30,350 29,500 Minnesota : :: : September .....: 30,850 30,050 31,750 30,800 31,200 :: South Dakota : October .......: 30,850 29,800 31,850 30,650 31,450 :: September .....: 28,100 26,450 25,550 26,250 25,300 November ......: 30,800 29,650 31,850 30,600 31,450 :: October .......: 27,750 25,300 25,550 26,150 24,700 Final .........: 30,800 29,700 31,850 30,600 31,450 :: November ......: 27,950 25,000 25,700 25,400 24,250 : :: Final .........: 28,050 24,900 25,700 25,400 24,250 Missouri : :: : September .....: 27,400 26,950 27,650 26,900 26,300 :: Wisconsin : October .......: 27,300 26,950 27,600 26,950 26,200 :: September .....: 30,700 29,850 30,050 30,100 29,900 November ......: 27,300 27,100 27,650 26,950 26,300 :: October .......: 30,450 30,250 30,400 29,500 29,550 Final .........: 27,300 27,100 27,650 26,950 26,300 :: November ......: 30,450 29,850 30,350 29,400 29,400 : :: Final .........: 30,450 29,950 30,350 29,400 29,400 : :: : : :: 10-State : : :: September .....: 29,350 28,200 28,650 29,050 28,650 : :: October .......: 29,100 28,200 28,600 28,950 28,500 : :: November ......: 29,100 28,050 28,600 28,850 28,450 : :: Final .........: 29,100 28,050 28,600 28,850 28,450 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn for Grain Percentage Distribution by Plant Population per Acre - Selected States: 2018-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Plant populations State and year :----------------------------------------------------------- :Less than: 20,000- : 22,501- : 25,001- : 27,501- :More than : 20,000 : 22,500 : 25,000 : 27,500 : 30,000 : 30,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Illinois ...............2018: - 0.9 1.4 6.6 15.6 75.5 2019: 0.9 2.8 3.7 9.3 18.7 64.6 2020: 0.6 1.9 5.8 13.5 16.0 62.2 2021: 1.6 0.8 1.6 7.1 19.0 69.9 2022: - - 1.6 6.5 14.6 77.3 : Indiana ................2018: 1.5 0.8 2.3 10.7 27.5 57.2 2019: 5.6 5.6 5.6 11.1 24.1 48.0 2020: 1.3 3.8 5.1 12.8 19.2 57.8 2021: 1.6 1.6 6.3 14.3 25.4 50.8 2022: 3.7 5.6 7.4 14.8 22.2 46.3 : Iowa ...................2018: 0.4 1.7 3.3 6.3 19.2 69.1 2019: 0.8 0.8 3.8 9.0 21.1 64.5 2020: - - 4.3 9.4 21.7 64.6 2021: - 1.6 2.4 5.5 12.6 77.9 2022: 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.3 17.6 77.0 : Kansas .................2018: 33.0 12.4 12.4 14.4 7.2 20.6 2019: 39.9 8.0 12.0 14.7 14.7 10.7 2020: 30.1 14.5 12.7 13.6 16.4 12.7 2021: 26.3 13.1 24.2 15.2 9.1 12.1 2022: 19.2 9.6 20.5 11.0 20.5 19.2 : Minnesota ..............2018: - 1.7 8.7 6.1 13.9 69.6 2019: 1.4 4.2 8.3 2.8 25.0 58.3 2020: - 0.8 2.3 3.8 19.5 73.6 2021: 1.1 4.3 2.2 4.3 28.3 59.8 2022: 1.8 2.6 1.8 7.0 14.9 71.9 : Missouri ...............2018: 2.2 6.5 8.6 20.4 28.0 34.3 2019: 2.8 8.3 16.7 22.2 16.7 33.3 2020: 2.7 0.9 10.9 22.7 32.8 30.0 2021: 2.6 5.3 14.5 18.4 44.7 14.5 2022: 6.4 9.0 17.9 10.3 28.2 28.2 : Nebraska ...............2018: 12.0 4.9 7.1 16.4 25.1 34.5 2019: 15.1 12.3 12.3 17.9 19.8 22.6 2020: 10.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 23.0 39.8 2021: 15.8 2.5 14.2 14.2 20.0 33.3 2022: 7.0 13.2 10.9 16.3 26.2 26.4 : Ohio ...................2018: 1.0 3.9 3.9 7.8 23.5 59.9 2019: - 4.3 4.3 12.8 19.1 59.5 2020: - - 14.4 13.6 26.3 45.7 2021: 2.3 1.1 4.6 9.2 32.2 50.6 2022: 2.4 3.5 3.5 15.3 28.2 47.1 : South Dakota ...........2018: 7.4 12.6 11.6 18.9 21.1 28.4 2019: 9.3 7.0 23.3 23.3 30.1 7.0 2020: 13.7 9.6 21.9 21.9 13.7 19.2 2021: 14.5 1.8 21.8 25.5 20.0 16.4 2022: 8.3 12.5 18.8 27.0 16.7 16.7 : Wisconsin ..............2018: 2.0 2.0 - 7.9 19.8 68.3 2019: - - 9.4 15.6 25.0 50.0 2020: 1.4 1.4 8.1 6.8 23.0 59.3 2021: 1.5 4.5 4.5 10.6 28.8 50.1 2022: 4.2 4.2 - 14.1 16.9 60.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Corn for Grain Frequency of Farmer Reported Row Widths - Selected States: 2018-2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Row width (inches) State and year :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Less than : : : : More than : 30 : 30 : 36 : 38 : 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number : Illinois ...............2018: 9 211 - - - 2019: 2 110 1 - - 2020: 8 148 2 - - 2021: 3 127 - - - 2022: 1 126 2 - - : Indiana ................2018: 9 126 1 1 - 2019: 4 53 1 - - 2020: 2 79 1 - - 2021: 1 63 - - - 2022: 1 57 - - - : Iowa ...................2018: 12 234 2 1 - 2019: 3 136 - 1 - 2020: 9 140 5 3 - 2021: 4 126 2 - - 2022: 6 149 - - - : Kansas .................2018: 10 91 - - - 2019: 9 70 - - - 2020: 2 110 - - - 2021: 14 91 - - - 2022: 4 85 - - - : Minnesota ..............2018: 21 97 3 2 - 2019: 15 63 3 1 - 2020: 25 109 - 1 - 2021: 22 73 - 1 - 2022: 17 99 1 - - : Missouri ...............2018: 5 90 1 2 1 2019: 5 30 1 2 - 2020: 7 99 - 5 - 2021: 2 72 1 5 - 2022: 5 69 1 4 - : Nebraska ...............2018: 6 160 25 - - 2019: 3 98 15 - - 2020: 2 138 15 - - 2021: - 108 20 - - 2022: 1 134 14 - - : Ohio ...................2018: 3 100 - - - 2019: 2 45 1 - - 2020: 5 113 - - - 2021: 3 83 1 - - 2022: 5 86 - - - : South Dakota ...........2018: 8 92 2 2 - 2019: 5 45 - 1 - 2020: 11 62 2 2 - 2021: 3 55 2 - - 2022: 6 45 1 - - : Wisconsin ..............2018: 4 108 4 2 - 2019: 1 39 - - - 2020: 3 78 1 2 - 2021: 2 71 2 2 - 2022: 2 72 1 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Corn for Grain Percentage Distribution by Measured Row Width and Average Row Width - Selected States: 2018-2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Row width (inches) : State and year :Samples :-----------------------------------------------:Average : : 20.5 : 20.6- :30.6- :34.6- : 36.6- :38.6 or : row : :or less : 30.5 : 34.5 : 36.5 : 38.5 :greater : width ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number ----------------- percent ---------------- inches : Illinois ...............2018: 212 1.9 87.7 10.4 - - - 29.9 2019: 107 - 83.2 15.9 0.9 - - 30.2 2020: 156 2.6 85.2 10.9 - 1.3 - 29.8 2021: 126 1.6 80.1 18.3 - - - 30.0 2022: 123 - 82.1 16.3 1.6 - - 30.1 : Indiana ................2018: 131 6.1 71.7 19.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 29.8 2019: 54 1.9 77.7 18.5 - 1.9 - 30.2 2020: 78 1.3 80.7 16.7 - 1.3 - 30.2 2021: 63 1.6 79.4 19.0 - - - 30.1 2022: 54 - 72.2 27.8 - - - 30.3 : Iowa ...................2018: 239 3.8 77.4 17.2 0.8 0.8 - 29.9 2019: 133 1.5 78.1 18.8 0.8 0.8 - 30.0 2020: 138 2.9 79.7 11.6 2.9 2.9 - 30.1 2021: 127 3.9 82.7 12.6 0.8 - - 29.7 2022: 153 2.6 78.4 19.0 - - - 29.9 : Kansas .................2018: 97 3.1 76.3 20.6 - - - 29.7 2019: 75 4.0 81.3 14.7 - - - 29.9 2020: 110 1.8 78.2 20.0 - - - 29.7 2021: 99 3.0 83.9 13.1 - - - 29.9 2022: 73 4.1 78.1 17.8 - - - 29.5 : Minnesota ..............2018: 115 1.7 82.6 11.3 2.6 0.9 0.9 29.3 2019: 72 5.6 72.1 18.1 4.2 - - 29.0 2020: 133 - 84.9 14.3 - - 0.8 28.9 2021: 92 3.3 88.0 7.6 - 1.1 - 28.5 2022: 114 - 83.3 15.8 0.9 - - 29.2 : Missouri ...............2018: 93 1.1 76.2 18.3 2.2 1.1 1.1 30.1 2019: 36 2.8 74.9 13.9 2.8 5.6 - 30.2 2020: 110 5.5 80.9 10.9 - 2.7 - 29.6 2021: 76 2.6 76.3 13.2 1.3 6.6 - 30.5 2022: 78 3.8 69.2 19.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 30.8 : Nebraska ...............2018: 183 1.6 65.6 15.3 12.6 4.9 - 31.2 2019: 106 1.9 71.7 14.2 11.3 0.9 - 30.8 2020: 148 - 67.6 23.0 7.4 2.0 - 30.8 2021: 120 - 69.2 15.8 14.2 0.8 - 30.9 2022: 129 0.8 65.8 24.0 7.8 1.6 - 30.8 : Ohio ...................2018: 102 2.9 79.5 17.6 - - - 29.9 2019: 47 4.3 87.2 6.4 2.1 - - 29.8 2020: 118 1.7 88.1 10.2 - - - 29.9 2021: 87 3.4 82.9 12.6 1.1 - - 29.9 2022: 85 4.7 87.1 8.2 - - - 29.7 : South Dakota ...........2018: 95 5.3 69.4 20.0 2.1 2.1 1.1 30.0 2019: 43 4.7 67.4 25.6 - 2.3 - 30.0 2020: 73 5.5 72.6 15.1 2.7 1.4 2.7 29.8 2021: 55 1.8 76.4 14.5 1.8 5.5 - 30.2 2022: 48 6.3 79.1 10.4 2.1 2.1 - 29.3 : Wisconsin ..............2018: 101 0.0 75.2 21.8 - 3.0 - 30.2 2019: 32 3.1 84.4 12.5 - - - 29.6 2020: 74 0.0 75.6 18.9 2.7 1.4 1.4 30.4 2021: 66 - 71.3 22.7 1.5 4.5 - 30.5 2022: 71 - 63.4 31.0 2.8 1.4 1.4 30.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero.
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