Third Largest Corn Harvest

WASHINGTON Oct 12/23 - SNS -- Grain corn production in the United States is now forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, which if realized would be the third highest production for grain on record for the United States, according to the USDA.

Based on conditions as of October 1, the yield is forecast at 173.0 bushels per acre, down 0.4 bushel from last year's final estimate of 173.4 bushels. Record high yields are forecast in Alabama, Indiana, Ohio, and South Carolina.

The 2023 area harvested for grain, forecast at 87.1 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but up 10% from last year.

The October 1 corn objective yield data indicate the 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: 2022 and
Forecasted October 1, 2023
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                 :  Area harvested   :          Yield per acre          :     Production
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      State      :         :         :          :         2023          :          :
                 :  2022   :  2023   :   2022   :-----------------------:   2022   :   2023
                 :         :         :          :September 1: October 1 :          :
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                 :    1,000 acres       ---------- bushels ----------    --- 1,000 bushels ---
                 :
Alabama .........:    290       335     118.0       166.0       167.0        34,220     55,945
Arkansas ........:    695       830     173.0       180.0       180.0       120,235    149,400
California ......:     20        40     177.0       178.0       174.0         3,540      6,960
Colorado ........:    980     1,070     121.0       130.0       128.0       118,580    136,960
Delaware ........:    166       172     170.0       184.0       186.0        28,220     31,992
Georgia .........:    385       450     175.0       177.0       177.0        67,375     79,650
Idaho ...........:    110       120     216.0       208.0       212.0        23,760     25,440
Illinois ........: 10,600    11,000     214.0       198.0       200.0     2,268,400  2,200,000
Indiana .........:  5,130     5,380     190.0       194.0       197.0       974,700  1,059,860
Iowa ............: 12,350    12,600     200.0       200.0       199.0     2,470,000  2,507,400
                 :
Kansas ..........:  4,440     5,330     115.0       127.0       122.0       510,600    650,260
Kentucky ........:  1,350     1,500     156.0       186.0       183.0       210,600    274,500
Louisiana .......:    435       680     170.0       175.0       175.0        73,950    119,000
Maryland ........:    380       420     165.0       160.0       158.0        62,700     66,360
Michigan ........:  1,990     2,050     168.0       173.0       170.0       334,320    348,500
Minnesota .......:  7,490     8,200     195.0       180.0       179.0     1,460,550  1,467,800
Mississippi .....:    565       770     165.0       182.0       182.0        93,225    140,140
Missouri ........:  3,110     3,670     161.0       145.0       141.0       500,710    517,470
Nebraska ........:  8,820     9,590     165.0       177.0       174.0     1,455,300  1,668,660
New York ........:    575       605     140.0       164.0       163.0        80,500     98,615
                 :
North Carolina ..:    785       900     126.0       147.0       147.0        98,910    132,300
North Dakota ....:  2,650     3,740     131.0       138.0       136.0       347,150    508,640
Ohio ............:  3,180     3,370     187.0       195.0       195.0       594,660    657,150
Oklahoma ........:    200       350     122.0       141.0       144.0        24,400     50,400
Pennsylvania ....:    830       840     140.0       156.0       154.0       116,200    129,360
South Carolina ..:    300       355     122.0       142.0       147.0        36,600     52,185
South Dakota ....:  5,010     5,590     132.0       146.0       147.0       661,320    821,730
Tennessee .......:    795       895     130.0       173.0       173.0       103,350    154,835
Texas ...........:  1,610     2,200      95.0       132.0       130.0       152,950    286,000
Virginia ........:    340       375     167.0       150.0       152.0        56,780     57,000
Washington ......:     80        90     220.0       220.0       230.0        17,600     20,700
Wisconsin .......:  3,030     3,100     180.0       165.0       165.0       545,400    511,500
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Other States 1/ .:    424       479     160.1       162.2       162.2        67,871     77,708
                 :
United States ...: 79,115    87,096     173.4       173.8       173.0    13,714,676 15,064,420
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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."