Nebraska Irrigated Corn Averages 184.8 bu in 2006

Published before 2015

April 27, 2007

Dawson and Hall counties led the state in total corn production in 2006. This week USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released the report in its April 25, 2007 Nebraska Agri-Facts. Overall, state production was 1,178,000,000 bushels on approximately 7,750,000 acres, with per acre average yields of 184.8 (irrigated) and 101.0 (dryland).

Table 1. Nebraska's Top 10 Corn Producing Counties in 2006. (USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service)
County	Harvested for Grain	Yield per Harvested Acre (Irrigated)	Yield per Harvested Acre (Dryland)	Total Production
Dawson	185,900	185.4	66.0	33,769,400
Hall	178,900	192.0	93.0	33,309,300
York	190,400	185.0	73.0	32,480,000
Hamilton	176,100	192.0	91.0	32,346,700
Buffalo	178,800	192.0	94.0	32,144,200
Platte	189,800	190.0	117.0	31,382,700
Custer	196,300	187.0	46.0	31,039,900
Lincoln	174,800	180.0	46.0	28,489,200
Adams	157,200	182.0	96.0	26,701,200
Saunders	168,900	183.0	111.7	22,916,400

Table 2. Nebraska Harvested Corn, Yield and Production by District and State, 2006. (USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service)
District	Harvested for Grain	Yield per Harvested Acre (Irrigated)	Yield per Harvested Acre (Dryland)	Total Production
Northwest	275,500	165.1	36.6	42,859,500
North	294,000	186.0	45.1	49,482,900
Northeast	1,477,000	188.5	110.3	207,278,000
Central	1,1023,500	185.5	64.9	175,368,100
East	1,899,500	182.1	115.5	287,625,400
Southwest	849,000	191.6	48.3	129,120,800
South	794,500	186.9	71.7	126,916,700
Southeast	1,137,000	183.4	107.8	159,348,600

Nebraska	7,750,000	184.8	101.0	1,178,000,000

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