Nebraska Corn, Soybean Harvests to Hit Record Highs
November 10, 2015
Based on November 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2015 corn crop is forecast at a record high 1.68 billion bushels, up 4% from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Acreage harvested for grain is estimated at 9.00 million acres, up 1% from a year ago. Average yield is forecast at a record high 187 bushels per acre, up 8 bushels from last year.
Nationally, corn production is forecast at 13.7 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the October forecast, but down 4% from last year’s record production. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 169.3 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from the October forecast but 1.7 bushels below the 2014 average. If realized, this will be the second highest yield and third largest production on record for the United States. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 80.7 million acres, unchanged from the October forecast but down 3% from 2014.
Soybean production in Nebraska is forecast at a record high 291 million bushels, 1% above last year. Area for harvest, at 5.20 million acres, is down 2% from 2014. Record yield is forecast at 56 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from a year ago.
Nationally, soybean production is forecast at a record 3.98 billion bushels, up 2% from October and up 1% from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 48.3 bushels per acre, up 1.1 bushels from last month and up 0.8 bushel from last year. Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at 82.4 million acres, unchanged from last month.
Sorghum production of 25.4 million bushels is up 94% from a year ago. Area for grain harvest of 240,000 acres is up 50% from last year. Record yield is forecast at 106 bushels per acre, up 24 bushels from last year.
Sugarbeet production is forecast at 1.35 million tons, up 1% from 2014. Area for harvest, at 47,000 acres, is up 2% from last year. Yield is estimated at 28.7 tons per acre, down from the 29.1 tons of a year ago.
Potato acres of 16,000 were planted in 2015, down 6% with harvested set at 15,800 acres, down 7%. Production is forecast at 6.64 million hundredweight, down 16% from last year. Yield is forecast at 420 hundredweight per acre, down 50 hundredweight from 2014.
Access the National publication for this release at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProd//2010s/2015/CropProd-11-10-2015.pdf
Nationally, corn production is forecast at 13.7 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the October forecast, but down 4% from last year’s record production. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 169.3 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from the October forecast but 1.7 bushels below the 2014 average. If realized, this will be the second highest yield and third largest production on record for the United States. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 80.7 million acres, unchanged from the October forecast but down 3% from 2014.
Soybean production in Nebraska is forecast at a record high 291 million bushels, 1% above last year. Area for harvest, at 5.20 million acres, is down 2% from 2014. Record yield is forecast at 56 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from a year ago.
Nationally, soybean production is forecast at a record 3.98 billion bushels, up 2% from October and up 1% from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 48.3 bushels per acre, up 1.1 bushels from last month and up 0.8 bushel from last year. Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at 82.4 million acres, unchanged from last month.
Sorghum production of 25.4 million bushels is up 94% from a year ago. Area for grain harvest of 240,000 acres is up 50% from last year. Record yield is forecast at 106 bushels per acre, up 24 bushels from last year.
Sugarbeet production is forecast at 1.35 million tons, up 1% from 2014. Area for harvest, at 47,000 acres, is up 2% from last year. Yield is estimated at 28.7 tons per acre, down from the 29.1 tons of a year ago.
Potato acres of 16,000 were planted in 2015, down 6% with harvested set at 15,800 acres, down 7%. Production is forecast at 6.64 million hundredweight, down 16% from last year. Yield is forecast at 420 hundredweight per acre, down 50 hundredweight from 2014.
Access the National publication for this release at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProd//2010s/2015/CropProd-11-10-2015.pdf
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