WASHINGTON - Jan 10/25 - SNS -- Grain corn for grain production in 2024 was estimated at 14.9 billion bushels, down 3% from the 2023 estimate, according to the USDA's final production estimates for 2024.
The average yield in the United States was estimated at a record high 179.3 bushels per acre, 2.0 bushels above the 2023 yield of 177.3 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 82.9 million acres, down 4% from the 2023 estimate.
Estimated yields in 2024 were up from the previous year across a majority of the Corn Belt. Record high yields were estimated in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, and South Dakota.
Corn planted area, at 90.6 million acres, was down 4% from the 2023 estimate. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 82.9 million acres, down 4% from the 2023 estimate.
The 2024 corn objective yield data indicated the second 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 Area Planted for All Purposes and Harvested for Grain, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2022-2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted for all purposes : Area harvested for grain State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alabama .........: 300 330 270 290 320 260 Arizona .........: 90 105 70 45 38 19 Arkansas ........: 710 850 500 695 830 480 California ......: 360 400 410 20 40 50 Colorado ........: 1,340 1,330 1,460 970 1,015 1,180 Connecticut 1/ ..: 24 24 24 (NA) (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 160 175 165 156 172 162 Florida .........: 85 90 85 56 62 47 Georgia .........: 415 485 375 375 440 305 Idaho ...........: 310 360 380 105 115 120 : Illinois ........: 10,800 11,200 10,800 10,600 11,050 10,650 Indiana .........: 5,250 5,450 5,200 5,130 5,310 5,050 Iowa ............: 12,900 13,100 12,900 12,350 12,550 12,450 Kansas ..........: 5,500 5,750 6,300 4,440 5,150 5,800 Kentucky ........: 1,420 1,600 1,370 1,330 1,500 1,280 Louisiana .......: 450 700 470 435 680 440 Maine 1/ ........: 29 28 30 (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 420 480 440 360 440 390 Massachusetts 1/ : 14 14 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 2,300 2,400 2,250 1,940 2,060 1,910 : Minnesota .......: 8,000 8,600 8,200 7,490 8,180 7,730 Mississippi .....: 580 790 490 565 770 470 Missouri ........: 3,350 3,850 3,450 3,110 3,670 3,300 Montana .........: 130 135 130 69 68 79 Nebraska ........: 9,600 9,950 10,050 8,820 9,500 9,590 Nevada 1/ .......: 12 13 20 (NA) (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 1/ : 13 13 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 68 74 72 58 65 61 New Mexico ......: 100 125 100 36 47 47 New York ........: 1,010 1,040 1,020 565 600 570 : North Carolina ..: 820 950 890 775 900 815 North Dakota ....: 2,950 4,050 3,950 2,650 3,800 3,640 Ohio ............: 3,400 3,600 3,400 3,180 3,400 3,200 Oklahoma ........: 350 390 450 200 340 410 Oregon ..........: 80 95 100 45 55 57 Pennsylvania ....: 1,020 1,040 990 645 680 660 Rhode Island 1/ .: 2 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 320 365 330 300 350 295 South Dakota ....: 5,750 6,300 5,900 5,010 5,620 5,390 Tennessee .......: 830 940 700 785 890 660 : Texas ...........: 2,150 2,500 2,150 1,610 2,100 1,860 Utah ............: 60 75 70 14 27 24 Vermont 1/ ......: 90 89 94 (NA) (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 430 495 460 325 370 305 Washington ......: 135 160 175 80 75 88 West Virginia ...: 40 44 41 30 30 26 Wisconsin .......: 3,900 4,000 3,750 2,990 3,140 2,960 Wyoming .........: 95 85 85 56 57 66 : United States ...: 88,162 94,641 90,594 78,705 86,506 82,896 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2022-2024 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 : 2022 : 2023 : 2024 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- bushels ---------- ---------- 1,000 bushels --------- : Alabama .........: 118.0 164.0 112.0 34,220 52,480 29,120 Arizona .........: 220.0 206.0 225.0 9,900 7,828 4,275 Arkansas ........: 173.0 183.0 187.0 120,235 151,890 89,760 California ......: 177.0 178.0 182.0 3,540 7,120 9,100 Colorado ........: 121.0 122.0 116.0 117,370 123,830 136,880 Connecticut 1/ ..: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Delaware ........: 170.0 189.0 171.0 26,520 32,508 27,702 Florida .........: 164.0 158.0 141.0 9,184 9,796 6,627 Georgia .........: 175.0 174.0 163.0 65,625 76,560 49,715 Idaho ...........: 216.0 203.0 206.0 22,680 23,345 24,720 : Illinois ........: 214.0 206.0 217.0 2,268,400 2,276,300 2,311,050 Indiana .........: 190.0 203.0 198.0 974,700 1,077,930 999,900 Iowa ............: 200.0 201.0 211.0 2,470,000 2,522,550 2,626,950 Kansas ..........: 115.0 119.0 129.0 510,600 612,850 748,200 Kentucky ........: 156.0 187.0 178.0 207,480 280,500 227,840 Louisiana .......: 170.0 175.0 185.0 73,950 119,000 81,400 Maine 1/ ........: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Maryland ........: 165.0 165.0 143.0 59,400 72,600 55,770 Massachusetts 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Michigan ........: 168.0 168.0 181.0 325,920 346,080 345,710 : Minnesota .......: 195.0 185.0 174.0 1,460,550 1,513,300 1,345,020 Mississippi .....: 165.0 181.0 186.0 93,225 139,370 87,420 Missouri ........: 161.0 153.0 183.0 500,710 561,510 603,900 Montana .........: 112.0 129.0 85.0 7,728 8,772 6,715 Nebraska ........: 165.0 182.0 188.0 1,455,300 1,729,000 1,802,920 Nevada 1/ .......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New Hampshire 1/ : (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New Jersey ......: 114.0 168.0 157.0 6,612 10,920 9,577 New Mexico ......: 149.0 155.0 157.0 5,364 7,285 7,379 New York ........: 142.0 159.0 169.0 80,230 95,400 96,330 : North Carolina ..: 126.0 147.0 87.0 97,650 132,300 70,905 North Dakota ....: 130.0 143.0 149.0 344,500 543,400 542,360 Ohio ............: 187.0 198.0 177.0 594,660 673,200 566,400 Oklahoma ........: 122.0 149.0 98.0 24,400 50,660 40,180 Oregon ..........: 237.0 214.0 208.0 10,665 11,770 11,856 Pennsylvania ....: 140.0 157.0 138.0 90,300 106,760 91,080 Rhode Island 1/ .: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) South Carolina ..: 122.0 150.0 101.0 36,600 52,500 29,795 South Dakota ....: 132.0 152.0 164.0 661,320 854,240 883,960 Tennessee .......: 130.0 173.0 152.0 102,050 153,970 100,320 : Texas ...........: 95.0 122.0 112.0 152,950 256,200 208,320 Utah ............: 165.0 185.0 167.0 2,310 4,995 4,008 Vermont 1/ ......: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Virginia ........: 167.0 157.0 114.0 54,275 58,090 34,770 Washington ......: 220.0 240.0 235.0 17,600 18,000 20,680 West Virginia ...: 168.0 145.0 110.0 5,040 4,350 2,860 Wisconsin .......: 180.0 176.0 174.0 538,200 552,640 515,040 Wyoming .........: 153.0 153.0 155.0 8,568 8,721 10,230 : United States ...: 173.4 177.3 179.3 13,650,531 15,340,520 14,866,744 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Area harvested for grain not estimated.
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