EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ohio corn and soybean production is expected to be down significantly from last year, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. The October Crop Production Report is based on conditions as of October 1, 2019. Some highlights of the report follow:
• Ohio expected corn yield is down 27 bushels from last year to 160 bushels per acre. Total production is forecast at 414 million bushels. If realized, this will be the lowest Ohio corn production since 2008.
• Ohio soybean production is expected to total 205 million bushels, down 27 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at 48 bushels per acre, down 8 bushels from last year. If realized, Ohio soybean production will be the lowest since 2008.
• United States corn for grain is forecast at 13.8 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 4 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 168.4 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.2 bushel from the previous forecast but down 8.0 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but up slightly from 2018.
• Nationally, soybean production for beans is forecast at 3.55 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the previous forecast and down 20 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 46.9 bushels per acre, down 1.0 bushel from the previous forecast and down 3.7 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 75.6 million acres, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 14 percent from 2018.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Ohio Field Office
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