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County Estimates Highlights Indiana Production
Indiana Ag Connection - 03/19/2018
The National Agricultural Statistics Service released county acreage and production estimates for major row crops. These figures, combined with the small grain estimates released on December 14, 2017, constitute a map that depicts the variation among
counties for the major cash grains. These numbers are the direct result of an extensive data collection that included the September and December Agricultural Surveys and their corresponding County Agricultural Production Surveys. These surveys are the
product of sampling methodology that identifies sample sizes that can produce figures with a high level of accuracy while minimizing survey burden. Not every farmer will be contacted any given year. Though the sampling process produces a rotation of names, so
all growers are likely to be contacted at some point.
There are instances where some counties may not be published individually but are accounted for in a group of combined counties for a given district. This is the result of insufficient data collected for that county. While samples drawn are sufficient to produce a
publishable number, the surveys that collect data are voluntary. Low participation in the surveys prevent NASS from producing a statistically reliable estimate for that county.
Like most states in the region, variability was the theme for the year. Adverse conditions early in the season presented challenges for planting, fertilizing, and weed control. The southern part of the state seemed to fare the best for corn and soybeans in 2017.
While conditions in the south tended to be a little dry over the season, the region did not suffer the effect of the precipitation extremes of the spring and early summer. All three southern districts outperformed their respective yield trends by significant margins.
The northwestern district also beat its previous corn yield record by seven bushels. The top three corn producing counties were Jasper, with 26.1 million bushels; White, with 25.4 million bushels; and Benton, with 24.1 bushels. The three highest county average
yields were found in Warren, with 206 bushels per acre; Newton, with 203.9 bushels per acre; and Montgomery and Fulton Counties, tied with 200 bushels per acre. The top three soybean producing counties were Montgomery, with 7.6 million bushels; Knox,
with 6.7 million bushels; and White, with 6.6 million bushels. The three highest county average yields were found in Warren, with 64.9 bushels per acre; Dubois, with 63.6 bushels per acre; and Orange, with 63.2 bushels per acre. Those were new record yields
for all three counties. For Dubois, it was a 8.2 bushel leap, reflecting how 2017's growing conditions favored the southwestern portion of the state. The top three winter wheat producing counties were Posey, with 1.5 million bushels; Gibson, with 1.3 million
bushels; and Allen, with 871 thousand bushels. The three highest county average yields were found in White, with 86.5 bushels per acre; Montgomery, with 84.1 bushels per acre; and Steuben, with 83.3 bushels per acre.
The national figures illustrate how different regions of the country excel in different areas of crop production. The top three corn producing counties were McLean County, Illinois, with 68.3 million bushels; Iroquois County, Illinois, with 63.9 million bushels; and
Kossuth County, Iowa, with 63.3 million bushels. If McLean County were a state, it would rank 24th among the 41 states in the corn estimation program. The three highest county average yields were found in Warren County, Illinois, with 246.7 bushels per
acre; Mercer County, Illinois, with 238.7 bushels per acre; and Carroll County, Illinois, with 238 bushels per acre. The top three soybean producing counties were McLean County, Illinois, with 20.7 million bushels; Cass County, North Dakota, with 18.6
million bushels; and Mississippi County, Washington, with 17.0 million bushels. The three highest county average yields were found in Seward County, Kansas, with 72.1 bushels per acre; Meade County, Kansas, with 70.4 bushels per acre; and Sangamon
County, Illinois, with 70.3 bushels per acre. The top three winter wheat producing counties were Whitman County, Washington, with 28.8 million bushels; Umatilla County, Oregon, with 19.1 million bushels; and Lincoln County, Washington, with 18.0 million
bushels. The three highest county average yields were found in Ada County, Idaho, with 131.8 bushels per acre; Twin Falls County, Idaho, with 131.6 bushels per acre; and Fremont County, Idaho, with 131.0 bushels per acre.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service would like to thank all those who supported this project through their participation. Our survey respondents play a vital role in an important service to U.S. Agriculture.
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