Nebraska Crop Production Report for October 2023

October 12, 2023

Nebraska Crop Production Report for October 2023

By USDA NASS

Field of sorghum
Historical crop production reports for Nebraska are available at USDA.

Based on Oct. 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2023 corn production is forecast at 1.67 billion bushels, up 15% from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 9.59 million acres, is up 9% from a year ago. Yield is forecast at 174 bushels per acre, up 9 bushels from last year.

Sorghum for grain is forecast at 17.4 million bushels, up 153% from last year. Area for harvest, at 220,000 acres, is up 76% from 2022. Yield is forecast at 79 bushels per acre, up 24 bushels from last year.

Soybean production is forecast at 281 million bushels, up 1% from last year. Area for harvest, at 5.20 million acres, is down 8% from 2022. Yield is forecast at 54 bushels per acre, up 5.0 bushels from last year.

Dry edible bean production is forecast at 2.23 million cwt, down 10% from 2022. Area for harvest, at 93,000 acres, is down 14% from last year. Yield is estimated at 2,400 pounds, up 100 pounds per acre from last year.

Sugarbeet production is forecast at 1.31 million tons, up 36% from 2022. Area for harvest, at 46,000 acres, is up 16% from last year. Yield is estimated at 28.4 tons per acre, up 4.2 tons per acre from a year ago.

All sunflower production is forecast at 36.0 million pounds, down 23% from last year. Acreage for harvest, at 37,500 acres, is down 14,500 acres from 2022. Yield is forecast at 960 pounds per acre, up 59 pounds per acre from a year ago. Of the acres for harvest, non-oil sunflowers account for 7,500 acres and oil sunflowers account for 30,000 acres.

Alfalfa hay production, at 3.04 million tons, is up 24% from last year. Area for harvest, at 760,000 acres, is down 4% from a year ago. Yield of 4.00 tons per acre is up 0.90 ton per acre from 2022. All other hay production, at 3.20 million tons, is up 69% from last year. Area for harvest, at 1.60 million acres, is up 19% from a year ago. Yield of 2.00 tons per acre is up 0.60 ton from 2022.

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