The Latest Figures from the USDA Show That Wisconsin's Corn and Soybean Farmers Will Likey Break Some Records when the Crop
Sunday, November 15th, 2015 -- 2:06 PM
The Wisconsin Ag Connection reports, the latest figures from the USDA show that Wisconsin's corn and soybean farmers will likely break some records when the crops are all harvested.Based on November 1 conditions, soybean production in the Badger State is forecast at 93.0 million bushels, 18 percent above last year and four precent above the October forecast. If realized, this will be the highest soybean production on record 13 percent above the previous high set in 2010.
The forecast yield is 50 bushels per ace, six bushels above 2014 and two bushels above the October forecast. That would be the second highest on record for yield, trailing the 2010 harvest. Area harvested remains unchanged from October at 1.86 million acres.
Corn production is forecast at 505 million bushels. That is four percent more than last year and one percent above the October forecast. If realized, this will be the second largest corn crop on record. The corn yield is expected to average 165 bushels per acre, an increase of nine bushels per acre from last year and one bushel above the October estimate; and will be the highest yield ever recorded.
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