Indiana farmers continue to anticipate record soybean yields this year, according to Nathanial Warenski, state statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office.
Indiana farmers anticipate harvesting 5.05 million acres of corn, down 220,000 acres from last year and 5.83 million acres of soybeans, up 190,000 acres from last year. A dry August reduced anticipated Indiana corn yields. As of September 1, farmers anticipate Indiana corn to average 186 bushels per acre, down 3 bushels from last month's anticipated yield and down 9 bushels from last year. As of August 28, Indiana corn was 2 percent mature, five points lower than the 5-year average.
Indiana soybean yield is forecasted at 60 bushels per acre, unchanged from last month. If realized, this will be a record yield. As of August 28, 90 percent of Indiana soybeans were setting pods, one point more than the 5-year average.
Nationally, the forecasted 2022 U.S. corn crop, at 13.9 billion bushels, down 3 percent from the previous forecast and down 8 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 172.5 bushels per harvested acre, down 2.9 bushels from the previous forecast and down 4.5 bushels from last year. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 88.6 million acres, is down 1 percent from the previous estimate and down 5 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 80.8 million acres, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 5 percent from the previous year.
The 2022 U.S. soybean crop is forecast at 4.38 billion bushels, down 3 percent from the previous forecast and down 1 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 50.5 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from the previous forecast and down 0.9 bushel from 2021. Total planted area, at 87.5 million acres, is down 1 percent from the previous estimate but up less than 1 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.6 million acres, down 1 percent from the previous forecast but up less than 1 percent from 2021.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
Categories: Indiana, Crops