EAST LANSING, Mich. — Dry weather during pollination and grain fill reduced the Michigan corn, soybean and sugarbeet crops, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. The November Crop Production Report is based on conditions as of November 1, 2022. Some highlights of the report follow:Â
- Michigan corn production is forecast at 323 million bushels, down 7 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at 164 bushels per acre, down 10 bushels from last year and down 2 bushels from last month.Â
- Michigan’s soybean yield is forecast at 46 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels from a year ago but unchanged from last month. Production is expected to be 103 million bushels, down 6 percent from 2021.Â
- Michigan sugarbeet growers anticipate a yield of 30.5 tons per acre, down 6.9 tons from last year. Production is forecast at 4.18 million tons.Â
- Nationally, corn production for grain is forecast at 13.9 billion bushels, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 8 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 172.3 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.4 bushel from the previous forecast but down 4.4 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain, forecast at 80.8 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 5 percent from the previous year.Â
- U.S. soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.35 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the previous forecast but down 3 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 50.2 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.4 bushel from the previous forecast but down 1.5 bushels from 2021. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.6 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up less than 1 percent from 2021
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service