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 |
