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Indiana Expects Disappointing Corn, Soybean Yields
Indiana Ag Connection - 11/11/2019

Indiana producers expect disappointing corn and soybean yields this year, according to Greg Matli, state statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. The November Crop Production Report is based upon conditions as of November 1, 2019. Some highlights of the report follow:

- Indiana corn yield is anticipated to be 165 bushels per acre, down 24 bushels from last year. Total production is expected to be 809 million bushels, down 18 percent from 2018. The Indiana corn crop was only 57 percent harvested as of November 3, down 20 percentage points from the 5-year average.

- Indiana soybean production is expected to total 263 million bushels, down 23 percent from a year earlier. The yield is forecast at 49 bushels per acre, down 8.5 bushels from 2018. The Indiana soybean crop was 79 percent harvested as of November 3, down 7 points from the 5-year average.

- U.S. corn production for grain is forecast at 13.7 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 5 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 167.0 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.4 bushels from the previous forecast and down 9.4 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up slightly from 2018.

- U.S. soybean production for beans is forecast at 3.55 billion bushels, down slightly from the previous forecast and down 20 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 46.9 bushels per acre, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 3.7 bushels from 2018. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 75.6 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 14 percent from 2018.


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