Record Corn Harvest
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/23 - SNS --Corn for grain production in 2023 was estimated at a record high 15.3 billion bushels, up 12% from the 2022 estimate, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2023.
The average yield in the United States was estimated at a record high 177.3 bushels per acre, 3.9 bushels above the 2022 yield of 173.4 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 86.5 million acres, up 10% from the 2022 estimate.
The 2023 corn objective yield data indicated the highest number of ears per acre for the combined 10 objective yield States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin).
Corn silage production was estimated at 130 million tons for 2023, up 1% from the 2022 estimate. The United States silage yield was estimated at 20.1 tons per acre, up 1.4 tons from 2022. Record high silage yields were estimated in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, and Rhode Island. Area harvested for silage was estimated at 6.47 million acres, down 6% from the 2022 estimate. Record low acres harvested for silage were estimated in Alabama, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. Record high acres harvested for silage were estimated in Texas.
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2021-2023
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: Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: 1,000 acres
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Alabama .........: 330 300 330 320 290 320
Arizona .........: 95 90 105 18 45 38
Arkansas ........: 850 710 850 830 695 830
California ......: 400 360 400 50 20 40
Colorado ........: 1,370 1,340 1,330 1,140 970 1,015
Connecticut 1/ ..: 24 24 24 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 170 160 175 167 156 172
Florida .........: 95 85 90 66 56 62
Georgia .........: 470 415 485 435 375 440
Idaho ...........: 380 310 360 115 105 115
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Illinois ........: 11,000 10,800 11,200 10,850 10,600 11,050
Indiana .........: 5,400 5,250 5,450 5,270 5,130 5,310
Iowa ............: 12,900 12,900 13,100 12,450 12,350 12,550
Kansas ..........: 5,700 5,500 5,750 5,400 4,440 5,150
Kentucky ........: 1,530 1,420 1,600 1,420 1,330 1,500
Louisiana .......: 580 450 700 565 435 680
Maine 1/ ........: 30 29 28 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 460 420 480 415 360 440
Massachusetts 1/ : 14 14 14 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 2,350 2,300 2,400 1,990 1,940 2,060
:
Minnesota .......: 8,350 8,000 8,600 7,790 7,490 8,180
Mississippi .....: 730 580 790 700 565 770
Missouri ........: 3,600 3,350 3,850 3,430 3,110 3,670
Montana .........: 120 130 135 60 69 68
Nebraska ........: 9,900 9,600 9,950 9,560 8,820 9,500
Nevada 1/ .......: 13 12 13 (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 1/ : 13 13 13 (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 75 68 74 69 58 65
New Mexico ......: 120 100 125 39 36 47
New York ........: 1,030 1,010 1,040 575 565 600
:
North Carolina ..: 960 820 950 905 775 900
North Dakota ....: 4,100 2,950 4,050 3,630 2,650 3,800
Ohio ............: 3,550 3,400 3,600 3,340 3,180 3,400
Oklahoma ........: 340 350 390 295 200 340
Oregon ..........: 95 80 95 55 45 55
Pennsylvania ....: 1,180 1,020 1,040 850 645 680
Rhode Island 1/ .: 2 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 390 320 365 370 300 350
South Dakota ....: 6,150 5,750 6,300 5,480 5,010 5,620
Tennessee .......: 990 830 940 930 785 890
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Texas ...........: 2,150 2,150 2,500 1,850 1,610 2,100
Utah ............: 65 60 75 17 14 27
Vermont 1/ ......: 85 90 89 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 490 430 495 345 325 375
Washington ......: 165 135 160 85 80 75
West Virginia ...: 45 40 44 33 30 32
Wisconsin .......: 3,950 3,900 4,000 3,000 2,990 3,140
Wyoming .........: 95 95 85 79 56 57
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United States ...: 92,901 88,162 94,641 84,988 78,705 86,513
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Corn Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production -
States and United States: 2021-2023 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: ----------- bushels ---------- ---------- 1,000 bushels ---------
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Alabama .........: 163.0 118.0 164.0 52,160 34,220 52,480
Arizona .........: 181.0 220.0 206.0 3,258 9,900 7,828
Arkansas ........: 184.0 173.0 183.0 152,720 120,235 151,890
California ......: 188.0 177.0 178.0 9,400 3,540 7,120
Colorado ........: 129.0 121.0 122.0 147,060 117,370 123,830
Connecticut 1/ ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Delaware ........: 184.0 170.0 189.0 30,728 26,520 32,508
Florida .........: 176.0 164.0 158.0 11,616 9,184 9,796
Georgia .........: 182.0 175.0 174.0 79,170 65,625 76,560
Idaho ...........: 210.0 216.0 203.0 24,150 22,680 23,345
:
Illinois ........: 202.0 214.0 206.0 2,191,700 2,268,400 2,276,300
Indiana .........: 195.0 190.0 203.0 1,027,650 974,700 1,077,930
Iowa ............: 204.0 200.0 201.0 2,539,800 2,470,000 2,522,550
Kansas ..........: 139.0 115.0 119.0 750,600 510,600 612,850
Kentucky ........: 192.0 156.0 187.0 272,640 207,480 280,500
Louisiana .......: 183.0 170.0 175.0 103,395 73,950 119,000
Maine 1/ ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Maryland ........: 175.0 165.0 165.0 72,625 59,400 72,600
Massachusetts 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Michigan ........: 174.0 168.0 168.0 346,260 325,920 346,080
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Minnesota .......: 177.0 195.0 185.0 1,378,830 1,460,550 1,513,300
Mississippi .....: 181.0 165.0 181.0 126,700 93,225 139,370
Missouri ........: 159.0 161.0 153.0 545,370 500,710 561,510
Montana .........: 100.0 112.0 129.0 6,000 7,728 8,772
Nebraska ........: 194.0 165.0 182.0 1,854,640 1,455,300 1,729,000
Nevada 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Hampshire 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey ......: 163.0 114.0 168.0 11,247 6,612 10,920
New Mexico ......: 184.0 149.0 155.0 7,176 5,364 7,285
New York ........: 167.0 142.0 159.0 96,025 80,230 95,400
:
North Carolina ..: 149.0 126.0 147.0 134,845 97,650 132,300
North Dakota ....: 105.0 130.0 143.0 381,150 344,500 543,400
Ohio ............: 193.0 187.0 198.0 644,620 594,660 673,200
Oklahoma ........: 150.0 122.0 149.0 44,250 24,400 50,660
Oregon ..........: 240.0 237.0 214.0 13,200 10,665 11,770
Pennsylvania ....: 169.0 140.0 157.0 143,650 90,300 106,760
Rhode Island 1/ .: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
South Carolina ..: 139.0 122.0 150.0 51,430 36,600 52,500
South Dakota ....: 134.0 132.0 152.0 734,320 661,320 854,240
Tennessee .......: 170.0 130.0 173.0 158,100 102,050 153,970
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Texas ...........: 128.0 95.0 122.0 236,800 152,950 256,200
Utah ............: 179.0 165.0 185.0 3,043 2,310 4,995
Vermont 1/ ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Virginia ........: 160.0 167.0 157.0 55,200 54,275 58,875
Washington ......: 248.0 220.0 240.0 21,080 17,600 18,000
West Virginia ...: 144.0 168.0 145.0 4,752 5,040 4,640
Wisconsin .......: 180.0 180.0 176.0 540,000 538,200 552,640
Wyoming .........: 132.0 153.0 153.0 10,428 8,568 8,721
:
United States ...: 176.7 173.4 177.3 15,017,788 13,650,531 15,341,595
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
Corn for Silage Area Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2021-2023
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: Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2021 : 2022 : 2023 :2021 :2022 :2023 : 2021 : 2022 : 2023
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: ----- 1,000 acres ----- ----- tons ----- -------- 1,000 tons -------
:
Alabama .......: 5 4 4 18.0 15.0 16.0 90 60 64
Arizona .......: 76 44 66 28.0 28.0 27.0 2,128 1,232 1,782
Arkansas ......: 5 5 5 20.0 16.0 16.0 100 80 80
California ....: 345 335 350 28.0 26.0 26.0 9,660 8,710 9,100
Colorado ......: 180 190 235 24.5 19.5 24.5 4,410 3,705 5,758
Connecticut ...: 22 23 20 17.0 20.0 17.0 374 460 340
Delaware ......: 3 3 2 21.0 19.0 25.0 63 57 50
Florida .......: 25 25 25 24.0 17.0 19.0 600 425 475
Georgia .......: 25 30 35 22.0 22.0 23.0 550 660 805
Idaho .........: 260 205 240 29.0 29.0 28.0 7,540 5,945 6,720
:
Illinois ......: 80 120 90 20.0 23.0 20.0 1,600 2,760 1,800
Indiana .......: 110 100 120 22.0 22.0 22.0 2,420 2,200 2,640
Iowa ..........: 340 390 380 21.0 21.0 20.0 7,140 8,190 7,600
Kansas ........: 240 420 330 18.0 11.0 15.0 4,320 4,620 4,950
Kentucky ......: 90 70 80 19.0 18.0 22.0 1,710 1,260 1,760
Louisiana .....: 3 3 3 16.0 15.0 15.0 48 45 45
Maine .........: 25 24 23 21.0 17.0 15.0 525 408 345
Maryland ......: 35 40 30 20.0 19.0 17.0 700 760 510
Massachusetts .: 11 11 11 17.0 15.0 16.0 187 165 176
Michigan ......: 340 330 320 20.5 20.0 20.0 6,970 6,600 6,400
:
Minnesota .....: 450 450 350 19.0 21.5 18.5 8,550 9,675 6,475
Mississippi ...: 8 5 6 17.0 15.0 15.0 136 75 90
Missouri ......: 70 150 110 15.0 11.0 14.0 1,050 1,650 1,540
Montana .......: 47 54 62 18.0 21.0 23.0 846 1,134 1,426
Nebraska ......: 260 430 280 19.5 12.5 17.0 5,070 5,375 4,760
Nevada ........: 13 11 11 26.0 22.0 21.0 338 242 231
New Hampshire .: 11 11 12 21.0 19.0 18.0 231 209 216
New Jersey ....: 5 6 6 20.0 16.0 18.0 100 96 108
New Mexico ....: 80 55 69 26.0 24.0 21.0 2,080 1,320 1,449
New York ......: 440 425 430 19.0 17.0 20.0 8,360 7,225 8,600
:
North Carolina : 35 30 30 18.0 14.0 18.0 630 420 540
North Dakota ..: 250 230 200 7.5 15.0 17.5 1,875 3,450 3,500
Ohio ..........: 160 170 160 20.0 22.0 21.0 3,200 3,740 3,360
Oklahoma ......: 25 35 30 12.0 11.0 14.0 300 385 420
Oregon ........: 39 34 39 23.0 28.0 26.0 897 952 1,014
Pennsylvania ..: 310 340 345 21.0 18.0 20.0 6,510 6,120 6,900
Rhode Island ..: 2 1 1 21.0 16.0 21.0 42 16 21
South Carolina : 12 8 8 19.0 14.0 19.0 228 112 152
South Dakota ..: 500 550 520 12.0 12.0 17.0 6,000 6,600 8,840
Tennessee .....: 35 30 30 19.0 16.0 20.0 665 480 600
:
Texas .........: 250 260 280 21.0 15.0 18.0 5,250 3,900 5,040
Utah ..........: 45 45 46 24.0 24.0 25.0 1,080 1,080 1,150
Vermont .......: 77 82 80 19.0 19.0 17.0 1,463 1,558 1,360
Virginia ......: 125 100 100 17.0 22.0 17.0 2,125 2,200 1,700
Washington ....: 80 55 85 25.0 25.0 24.0 2,000 1,375 2,040
West Virginia .: 10 9 9 18.0 21.0 17.0 180 189 153
Wisconsin .....: 880 870 780 21.5 22.5 21.0 18,920 19,575 16,380
Wyoming .......: 12 33 23 23.0 24.0 23.0 276 792 529
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United States .: 6,451 6,851 6,471 20.1 18.7 20.1 129,537 128,287 129,994
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