Modest Improvement In Corn Forecast
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/23 - SNS -- Corn production for grain is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the previous forecast and up 10% from 2022, according to the latest USDA production estimates for 2023.
Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 173.8 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.3 bushels from the previous forecast but up 0.5 bushel from last year.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 94.9 million acres, is up 1% from the previous estimate and up 7% from the previous year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 87.1 million acres, up 1% from the previous forecast and up 10% from the previous year.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain - States and
United States: 2022 and 2023
[Includes updates to planted and harvested area previously published]
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :---------------------------------------------------------------
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ............: 300 345 290 335
Arizona ............: 80 105 40 45
Arkansas ...........: 710 850 695 830
California .........: 370 395 20 40
Colorado ...........: 1,350 1,340 980 1,070
Connecticut 2/ .....: 25 24 (NA) (NA)
Delaware ...........: 170 175 167 172
Florida ............: 85 100 56 60
Georgia ............: 425 500 385 450
Idaho ..............: 320 355 110 120
:
Illinois ...........: 10,800 11,200 10,600 11,000
Indiana ............: 5,250 5,500 5,130 5,380
Iowa ...............: 12,900 13,100 12,400 12,600
Kansas .............: 5,500 5,750 4,440 5,330
Kentucky ...........: 1,440 1,600 1,350 1,500
Louisiana ..........: 450 700 435 680
Maine 2/ ...........: 29 28 (NA) (NA)
Maryland ...........: 440 480 380 420
Massachusetts 2/ ...: 14 14 (NA) (NA)
Michigan ...........: 2,350 2,400 2,000 2,050
:
Minnesota ..........: 8,000 8,600 7,490 8,200
Mississippi ........: 580 790 565 770
Missouri ...........: 3,350 3,850 3,120 3,670
Montana ............: 130 135 69 69
Nebraska ...........: 9,600 9,950 8,820 9,590
Nevada 2/ ..........: 14 13 (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 2/ ...: 13 13 (NA) (NA)
New Jersey .........: 76 72 67 65
New Mexico .........: 100 125 36 60
New York ...........: 1,030 1,050 575 605
:
North Carolina .....: 830 950 785 900
North Dakota .......: 2,950 4,050 2,670 3,740
Ohio ...............: 3,400 3,600 3,180 3,370
Oklahoma ...........: 350 390 200 350
Oregon .............: 75 95 45 60
Pennsylvania .......: 1,180 1,150 840 840
Rhode Island 2/ ....: 2 2 (NA) (NA)
South Carolina .....: 320 375 300 355
South Dakota .......: 5,750 6,300 5,010 5,590
Tennessee ..........: 840 950 795 895
:
Texas ..............: 2,150 2,500 1,610 2,200
Utah ...............: 70 75 16 23
Vermont 2/ .........: 90 89 (NA) (NA)
Virginia ...........: 450 495 340 375
Washington .........: 130 155 75 90
West Virginia ......: 46 48 35 36
Wisconsin ..........: 3,950 4,000 3,030 3,100
Wyoming ............: 95 85 56 61
:
United States ......: 88,579 94,868 79,207 87,096
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
Corn for Grain Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022 and
Forecasted September 1, 2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
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State : : : : 2023 : :
: 2022 : 2023 : 2022 :-----------------------: 2022 : 2023
: : : : August 1 :September 1: :
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: 1,000 acres ---------- bushels ---------- --- 1,000 bushels ---
:
Alabama .........: 290 335 118.0 159.0 166.0 34,220 55,610
Arkansas ........: 695 830 173.0 180.0 180.0 120,235 149,400
California ......: 20 40 177.0 172.0 178.0 3,540 7,120
Colorado ........: 980 1,070 121.0 130.0 130.0 118,580 139,100
Delaware ........: 167 172 170.0 193.0 184.0 28,390 31,648
Georgia .........: 385 450 175.0 174.0 177.0 67,375 79,650
Idaho ...........: 110 120 216.0 204.0 208.0 23,760 24,960
Illinois ........: 10,600 11,000 214.0 201.0 198.0 2,268,400 2,178,000
Indiana .........: 5,130 5,380 190.0 195.0 194.0 974,700 1,043,720
Iowa ............: 12,400 12,600 200.0 203.0 200.0 2,480,000 2,520,000
:
Kansas ..........: 4,440 5,330 115.0 124.0 127.0 510,600 676,910
Kentucky ........: 1,350 1,500 156.0 186.0 186.0 210,600 279,000
Louisiana .......: 435 680 170.0 169.0 175.0 73,950 119,000
Maryland ........: 380 420 165.0 158.0 160.0 62,700 67,200
Michigan ........: 2,000 2,050 168.0 170.0 173.0 336,000 354,650
Minnesota .......: 7,490 8,200 195.0 183.0 180.0 1,460,550 1,476,000
Mississippi .....: 565 770 165.0 179.0 182.0 93,225 140,140
Missouri ........: 3,120 3,670 161.0 143.0 145.0 502,320 532,150
Nebraska ........: 8,820 9,590 165.0 184.0 177.0 1,455,300 1,697,430
New York ........: 575 605 140.0 160.0 164.0 80,500 99,220
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North Carolina ..: 785 900 126.0 147.0 147.0 98,910 132,300
North Dakota ....: 2,670 3,740 131.0 130.0 138.0 349,770 516,120
Ohio ............: 3,180 3,370 187.0 191.0 195.0 594,660 657,150
Oklahoma ........: 200 350 122.0 135.0 141.0 24,400 49,350
Pennsylvania ....: 840 840 140.0 153.0 156.0 117,600 131,040
South Carolina ..: 300 355 122.0 138.0 142.0 36,600 50,410
South Dakota ....: 5,010 5,590 132.0 145.0 146.0 661,320 816,140
Tennessee .......: 795 895 130.0 172.0 173.0 103,350 154,835
Texas ...........: 1,610 2,200 95.0 133.0 132.0 152,950 290,400
Virginia ........: 340 375 167.0 156.0 150.0 56,780 56,250
Washington ......: 75 90 220.0 210.0 220.0 16,500 19,800
Wisconsin .......: 3,030 3,100 180.0 166.0 165.0 545,400 511,500
:
Other States 1/ .: 420 479 158.4 162.4 162.2 66,534 77,708
:
United States ...: 79,207 87,096 173.3 175.1 173.8 13,729,719 15,133,911
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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 2023 Summary."
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