USDA crop production reports

South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS — Based on November 1 conditions South Dakota’s corn crop is forecast at a record high 815 million bushels, up 1 percent from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Acreage harvested for grain is estimated at 5.40 million acres, down 8 percent from last year. Average yield is forecast at 151 bushels per acre, up 13.0 bushels from 2013, and tying the 2009 record high.

Soybean production in South Dakota is forecast at 230 million bushels, 24 percent above last year, and the highest of record. Acres for harvest, at 5.11 million acres, are up 12 percent, from the record high set in 2013. Yield is forecast at 45.0 bushels per acre, up 4.5 bushels from last year, and a new record high.

Sorghum production is forecast at 10.7 million bushels, down 52 percent from 2013. Yield at 71.0 bushels per acre, is down 9.0 bushels from last year, but still the second highest on record.

North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. — Based on November 1 conditions, North Dakota’s 2014 soybean production is forecast at a record 201 million bushels, up 42 percent from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average yield is forecast at 34.0 bushels per acre up 3.5 bushels from 2013.

Corn production is forecast at 352 million bushels, down 11 percent from last year. Average yield is forecast at 128 bushels per acre, up 18.0 bushels from last year.

Sugarbeet production is forecast at 4.98 million tons, 13 percent below last year’s crop. Average yield is forecast at 23.6 tons per acre, down 1.70 tons from 2013.

Dry pea planted acres at 265,000, down 10 percent, and harvested acres at 245,000, were down 13 percent. Production is forecast at 5.15 million hundredweight, down 10 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at, 2,100 pounds per acres, up 50 pounds, from 2013.

Lentils were planted on 75,000 acres, down 42 percent from 2013, and acres for harvest are estimated at 64,000, down 49 percent. Production is forecast at 864,000 hundredweight, down 51 percent from one year ago. Yield is forecast at 1,350 pounds per acre, down 50 pounds from last year.

Potato production is estimated at 24.3 million hundredweight, up 7 percent from 2013. Yield is estimated at 315 hundredweight per acre, up 25 hundredweight from last year. Acres harvested are estimated at 77,000 acres, down 1,000 acres a year ago. Planted acres at 79,000 acres, were down 2,000 acres.

Survey respondents who reported barley, oats, Durum wheat, or other spring wheat acreage as not yet harvested in North Dakota during surveys conducted in preparation for the Small Grains 2014 Summary, released September 30, 2014, were re-contacted in late October to determine how many of those acres were actually harvested and record the actual production from those acres. Based on this information, several changes were made to the estimates published in the Small Grains 2014 Summary. Because unharvested production is a component of on-farm stocks, changes were made to the September 1 on-farm stocks levels comparable with the production adjustments.

Updated from Small Grains 2014 Summary released September 30, 2014:

Other spring wheat acreage harvested is down 50,000, to 6.14 million acres. Yield is unchanged, at 47.5 bushels per acre, but production is down 2.38 million bushels to 292 million bushels.

Durum wheat production is estimated at 28.2 million bushels, down 2.53 million bushels. Harvested acreage, at 795,000, is down 25,000 acres. Yield was lowered to 35.5 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels.

Barley acreage harvested at 535,000 acres, down 5,000 acres. Yield, 67.0 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels, and production 35.8 million bushels, down 4 percent.

Oat production is estimated 7.67 million bushels, down 730,000 bushels. Harvested acreage, at 105,000 acres, is down 10,000 acres, and yield was unchanged at 73.0 bushels per acre.

Minnesota

Minnesota corn production is forecast at 1.29 billion bushels, 1 percent below last year’s production and 3 percent below the October forecast according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Production report. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 165 bushels per acre, up 5 bushels from 2013 but 5 bushels below the October forecast. Corn planted acreage is estimated at 8.3 million acres and acres to be harvested for grain is estimated at 7.8 million.

Minnesota soybean production is forecast at 305 million bushels, a 10 percent increase from the previous year, but unchanged from the October forecast. The November 1 yield forecast of 42.0 bushels per acre is unchanged from October. Soybean planted acreage is estimated at 7.35 million acres with 7.27 million acres to be harvested.

Sugarbeet production is forecast at 9.83 million tons for Minnesota, down 6 percent from the previous forecast and 11 percent below 2013. Yield is forecast at 22.6 tons per acre, down 1.5 tons from the previous forecast and 3.4 tons per acre below last year’s yield. Acres for harvest are up 9,000 acres from last year, at 435,000 acres.

Minnesota fall potato production is forecast at 16.8 million hundredweight (cwt), down 3 percent from 2013. Potato yield is forecast at 400 cwt per acre and an anticipated 42,000 acres will be harvested.

All crop forecasts in this report are based on November 1 conditions and do not reflect weather effects since that time. The next crop production estimates will be published in the Crop Production – 2014 Summary report which will be released on January 12, 2015.

Iowa

Iowa corn production is forecast at a record high 2.42 billion bushels according to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Production report. The previous record of 2.41 billion bushels was set in 2009. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 183 bushels per acre, an increase of 18 bushels per acre from last year, but down 2 bushels from the October forecast. If realized, this yield would be the highest on record, 2 bushels above the previous high set in 2004 and tied in 2009. Corn planted acreage is estimated at 13.6 million acres. An estimated 13.2 million acres will be harvested for grain, a 1 percent increase from 2013.

Iowa soybean production is forecast at 514 million bushels, a 22 percent increase from the previous year. If realized, this would be the second largest soybean crop on record for Iowa, 2 percent less than the record set in 2005. The November 1 yield forecast of 52.0 bushels per acre is up 6.5 bushels from 2013, and 1 bushel above the October forecast. This yield, if realized, would tie 2007 as the second highest yield on record, and would be only 0.5 bushel per acre under the record set in 2005. Soybean planted acreage is estimated at 9.95 million acres with 9.89 million acres to be harvested.

All crop forecasts in this report are based on November 1 conditions and do not reflect weather effects since that time. The next corn and soybean production estimates will be published in the Crop Production – 2014 Summary report which will be released on January 12, 2015.

Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. — Based on November 1 conditions, Nebraska’s 2014 corn crop is forecast at 1.58 billion bushels, down 2 percent from last year’s record high, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Acreage harvested for grain is estimated at 8.75 million acres, down 8 percent from a year ago. Average yield is forecast at a record high 181 bushels per acre, up 11 bushels from last year.

Sorghum for grain production of 9.24 million bushels is down 1 percent from a year ago. Area for grain harvest of 120,000 acres is down 14 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 77 bushels per acre, up 10 bushels from last year.

Soybean production in Nebraska is forecast at a record high 289 million bushels, 13 percent above last year. Area for harvest, at a record high 5.35 million acres, is up 12 percent from 2013. Yield is forecast at 54 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushel from a year ago.

Sugarbeet production is forecast at 1.33 million tons, up 2 percent from 2013. Area for harvest, at 46,000 acres, is up 4 percent from last year. Yield is estimated at 29.0 tons per acre, down from the 29.7 tons of a year ago.

Potato acres of 15,000 were planted in 2014, down 19 percent with harvested set at 14,800 acres, down 19 percent. Production is forecast at 6.36 million hundredweight, down 24 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 430 hundredweight per acre, down 30 hundredweight from 2013.

United States

Washington – According to the November Crop Production report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), corn production is expected to reach 14.4 billion bushels this year, up 3 percent from 2013. Soybean production is forecast at 3.96 billion bushels this year, up 18 percent from 2013. Both crops are on target for record-high yields and production. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields for corn are expected to average 173.4 bushels per acre, down 0.8 bushel from the October forecast, but 14.6 bushels above the 2013 average. As for soybeans, yields are expected to average a record high 47.5 bushels per acre, up 0.4 bushel from October and up 3.5 bushels from last year.

Based on the re-survey, several changes were made to the estimates published in the Small Grains 2014 Summary, including:

• Barley production estimated at 177 million bushels, is down 2 percent

• Oat production estimated at 69.7 million bushels, is down 1 percent

• Durum wheat production estimated at 53.1 million bushels, is down 7 percent

• Other spring wheat production estimated at 595 million bushels, is down 1 percent

• All wheat production estimated at 2.03 billion bushels, is down slightly