Based on October 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2019 corn production is a record forecast at 1.81 billion bushels, up 1% from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 9.75 million acres, is up 5% from a year ago. Yield is forecast at 186 bushels per acre, down 6 bushels from last year.
Sorghum for grain is forecast at 13.0 million bushels, down 19% from last year. Area for harvest, at 140,000 acres, is down 18% from 2018. Yield is forecast at 93 bushels per acre, down 1 bushel from last year.
Soybean production is forecast at 277 million bushels, down 15% from last year. Area for harvest, at 4.95 million acres, is 11% below 2018. Yield is forecast at 56 bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from last year.
Dry edible bean production is forecast at 2.22 million cwt, down 32% from 2018. Area for harvest, at 110,000 acres, is down 16% from last year. Yield is estimated at 2,020 pounds per acre, down 460 pounds per acre from last year. Beginning in 2019, chickpeas were excluded from the dry edible bean program.
Sugarbeet production is forecast at 1.20 million tons, down 14% from 2018. Area for harvest, at 43,600 acres, is down 1% from last year. Yield is estimated at 27.6 tons per acre, down 4.3 tons per acre from a year ago.
All sunflower production is forecast at 51.8 million pounds, up 9% from last year. Acreage for harvest, at 36,000 acres, is up 2,500 acres from 2018. Yield is forecast at 1,438 pounds per acre, up 24 pounds per acre from a year ago. Of the acres for harvest, non-oil sunflowers account for 9,000 acres and oil sunflowers account for 27,000 acres.
Alfalfa hay production, at 3.51 million tons, is down 4% from last year. Area for harvest, at 900,000 acres, is up 6% from a year ago. Yield of 3.9 tons per acre, is down 0.4 ton from 2018. All other hay production, at 2.72 million tons, is down 18% from last year. Area for harvest, at 1.60 million acres, is down 14% from a year ago. Yield of 1.7 tons per acre, is down 0.1 ton from 2018.
