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USDA: corn, soybean production up in 2020
The USDA’s 2020 corn and soybean production totals were well below initial projections, but above 2019. Planted area was higher last year and yields did improve, but crops experienced widely variable weather during planting and development, with dry weather an issue in parts of the region and a derecho during August dramatically impacting Iowa and parts of surrounding states.
Corn totaled 14.183 billion bushels, up 4% from 2019’s total of 13.620 billion, but more than a billion bushels below the USDA’s first guess, with an average yield of 172 bushels per acre, up 4.5 on the year, and harvested area of 82.467 million acres, 1% above the prior year.
Soybeans were pegged at 4.136 million bushels, 16% larger than the year before total of 3.552 billion, but 289 million less than the first guess, with an average yield of 50.2 bushels per acre, an increase of 2.8, with harvested area of 82.318 million acres, a jump of 10%.
The USDA says 330,000 acres of the 2020 corn crop and 494,000 acres of beans were still unharvested as of mid-December.
The USDA’s 2021 prospective planting estimates are out March 31st.
Year to year comparisons for Brownfield states:
Arkansas: Corn: 111.32 million bushels, compared to 128.625 million in 2019; average yield of 184 bushels per acre, compared to 175 the previous year; Soybeans: 139 million bushels, compared to 127.89 million in 2019; average yield of 50 bushels per acre, compared to 49 the previous year
Illinois: Corn: 2.131 billion bushels, compared to 1.846 billion in 2019; average yield of 192 bushels per acre, compared to 181 the previous year; Soybeans: 604.75 million bushels, compared to 532.44 million in 2019; average yield of 59 bushels per acre, compared to 54 the previous year
Indiana: Corn: 981.75 million bushels, compared to 814.58 million in 2019; average yield of 187 bushels per acre, compared to 169 the previous year; Soybeans: 329.44 million bushels, compared to 273.36 million in 2019; record average yield of 58 bushels per acre, compared to 51 the previous year
Iowa: Corn: 2.296 billion bushels, compared to 2.584 billion in 2019; average yield of 178 bushels per acre, compared to 198 the previous year; Soybeans: 493.96 million bushels, compared to 501.6 million in 2019; average yield of 53 bushels per acre, compared to 55 the previous year
Michigan: Corn: 306.46 million bushels, compared to 236.67 million in 2019; average yield of 154 bushels per acre, compared to 147 the previous year; Soybeans: 102.93 million bushels, compared to 69.66 million in 2019; average yield of 47 bushels per acre, compared to 40.5 the previous year
Minnesota: Corn: 1.442 billion bushels, compared to 1.254 billion in 2019; average yield of 192 bushels per acre, compared to 173 the previous year; Soybeans: 359.17 million bushels, compared to 297.88 million in 2019; average yield of 49 bushels per acre, compared to 44 the previous year
Missouri: Corn: 560.88 million bushels, compared to 463.45 million in 2019; average yield of 171 bushels per acre, compared to 155 the previous year; Soybeans: 290.5 million bushels, compared to 230.46 million in 2019; record average yield of 50 bushels per acre, compared to 46 the previous year
Nebraska: Corn: 1.790 billion bushels, compared to 1.785 billion in 2019; average yield of 181 bushels per acre, compared to 182 the previous year; Soybeans: 294.12 million bushels, compared to 283.14 million in 2019; average yield of 57 bushels per acre, compared to 58.5 the previous year
Ohio: Corn: 564.3 million bushels, compared to 421.48 million in 2019; average yield of 171 bushels per acre, compared to 164 the previous year; Soybeans: 262.98 million bushels, compared to 209.23 million in 2019; average yield of 54 bushels per acre, compared to 49 the previous year
South Dakota: Corn: 729 million bushels, compared to 557.28 million in 2019; record average yield of 162 bushels per acre, compared to 144 the previous year; Soybeans: 223.86 million bushels, compared to 146.2 million in 2019; average yield of 45.5 bushels per acre, compared to 42.5 the previous year
Tennessee: Corn: 140.25 million bushels, compared to 161.07 million in 2019; average yield of 170 bushels per acre, compared to 177 the previous year; Soybeans: 81 million bushels, compared to 64.39 million in 2019; record average yield of 50 bushels per acre, compared to 47 the previous year
Wisconsin: Corn: 516.78 million bushels, compared to 443.22 million in 2019; average yield of 174 bushels per acre, compared to 166 the previous year; Soybeans: 100.47 million bushels, compared to 79.43 million in 2019; average yield of 51 bushels per acre, compared to 47 the previous year