EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Indiana corn yield is forecasted to be a record high in 2021, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. The November Crop Production Report is based on conditions as of November 1, 2021. Some highlights of the report follow:
- Indiana corn yield is expected to be 189 bushels per acre, 2 bushels higher than last year’s yield but down 5 bushels from last month’s forecast. Total production is expected to be 992 million bushels, up 1 percent from 2020. If realized, this will tie 2018 for the highest Indiana corn yield on record.
- Indiana soybean production is expected to total 324 million bushels, down 4 percent from a year earlier. The yield is forecast at 57 bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from 2020 and down 3 bushels from last month.
- Nationally, corn production for grain is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 7 percent from 2020. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 177.0 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.5 bushel from the previous forecast and up 5.6 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 85.1 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 3 percent from the previous year.
- U.S. soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.42 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast but up 5 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 51.2 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.3 bushel from the previous forecast but up 0.2 bushel from 2020. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.4 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 5 percent from the previous year.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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