Based on Oct. 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2022 corn production is forecast at 1.60 billion bushels, down 14% from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 9.30 million acres, is down 3% from a year ago. Yield is forecast at 172 bushels per acre, down 22 bushels from last year.

Sorghum for grain is forecast at 14.8 million bushels, down 25% from last year. Area for harvest, at 265,000 acres, is up 15% from 2021. Yield is forecast at 56 bushels per acre, down 30 bushels from last year.

Soybean production is forecast at 279 million bushels, down 20% from last year. Area for harvest, at 5.70 million acres, is up 2% from 2021. Yield is forecast at 49 bushels per acre, down 14 bushels from last year.

Dry edible bean production is forecast at 2.53 million cwt, down 9% from 2021. Area for harvest, at 107,000 acres, is down 6% from last year. Yield is estimated at 2,360 pounds, down 80 pounds per acre from last year.

Sugarbeet production is forecast at 1.01 million tons, down 28% from 2021. Area for harvest, at 39,000 acres, is down 11% from last year. Yield is estimated at 25.8 tons per acre, down 6.1 tons per acre from a year ago.

All sunflower production is forecast at 80.9 million pounds, up 134% from last year. Acreage for harvest, at 53,500 acres, is up 14,000 acres from 2021. Yield is forecast at 1,512 pounds per acre, up 637 pounds per acre from a year ago. Of the acres for harvest, non-oil sunflowers account for 6,500 acres and oil sunflowers account for 47,000 acres.

Alfalfa hay production, at 2.92 million tons, is down 22% from last year. Area for harvest, at 810,000 acres, is down 11% from a year ago. Yield of 3.60 tons per acre is down 0.50 ton per acre from 2021. All other hay production, at 2.10 million tons, is down 18% from last year. Area for harvest, at 1.50 million acres, is down 9% from a year ago. Yield of 1.40 tons per acre is down 0.15 ton from 2021.