If predictions are correct, South Dakota is one of nearly a dozen states that could break their current record for average corn yield per acre.
The August Crop Production report issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (Aug. 12, 2024) puts the average corn yield for the entire U.S. at a record high 183.1 bushels per acre. That’s up 5.8 bushels from last year.
Along with South Dakota, U-S-D-A NASS (nass) also forecasts record high corn yields in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Washington and Wisconsin.
Soybean yields are expected to average 53.2 bushels per acre, up 2.6 bushels from 2023. If realized, the forecasted yields in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio would be record highs.
The August Crop Production report also shows overall U.S. corn production to be lower than last year, while the overall soybean production is expected to be up from 2023. The corn production estimate is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, down 1% from last year; soybean growers are expected to increase their production by 10%, forecast at a record high 4.59 billion bushels.
All wheat production is forecast at 1.98 billion bushels, up 9% from 2023. Growers are expected to produce 1.36 billion bushels of winter wheat this year, up 1% from the previous forecast and up 9% from last year. Durum wheat production is forecast at 76.9 million bushels, up 30% from 2023. All other spring wheat production is forecast at 544 million bushels, up 8% from last year. Based on Aug. 1, 2024, conditions, the U.S. all wheat yield is forecast at 52.2 bushels per acre, up 3.6 bushels from 2023.
NASS interviewed approximately 14,200 producers across the country in preparation for this report. NASS is now gearing up to conduct its September Agricultural Survey, which will collect final acreage, yield, and production information for wheat, barley, oats, and rye as well as grains and oilseeds stored on farms across the nation. That survey will take place during the first two weeks of September.
The Crop Production report is published monthly and is available online at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
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