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U.S. Corn, Soybean Production Still Ahead of 2020
USAgNet - 09/13/2021
Corn production for grain throughout the United States is forecast at 15.0 billion bushels, up 2 percent from the previous forecast and up 6 percent from 2020. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 176.3 bushels per harvested
acre, up 1.7 bushels from the previous forecast and up 4.3 bushels from last year.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 93.3 million acres, is up 1 percent from the previous estimate, and up 3 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at
85.1 million acres, up 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 3 percent from the previous year.
Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.37 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 6 percent from 2020. Yields are expected to average 50.6 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and up 0.4 bushel
from 2020. Total planted area, at 87.2 million acres, is down less than 1 percent from the previous estimate but up 5 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.4 million acres, down less than 1 percent from
the previous forecast but up 5 percent from 2020.
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