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New York Corn Production Up 27 Percent
New York Ag Connection - 08/15/2018
New York corn grain production is forecast at 99.5 million bushels, up 27 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 158 bushels per acre, down 3 bushels from 2017. Area harvested for corn grain is expected to increase 30 percent to 630 thousand acres.
New York soybean production is forecast at 12.5 million bushels, up 5 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 47 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 266 thousand acres, up slightly from 265 thousand acres in 2017.
New York alfalfa hay production is forecast at 1.04 million tons, down 12 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 2.80 tons per acre, down from 2.95 tons per acre last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 370 thousand acres, down 8 percent from 2017.
New York all other hay production is forecast at 1.80 million tons, an increase of 12 percent from 2017. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 1.70 tons per acre, down from 1.75 tons per acre last year. Area for harvest is forecast at 1.06 million acres, an increase of 15 percent from 2017.
U.S. corn production is forecast at 14.6 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 178.4 bushels per acre, up 1.8 bushels from 2017. If realized, this will be the highest yield on record for the United States. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast, but down 1 percent from 2017.
U.S. soybean production is forecast at 4.59 billion bushels, up 4 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 51.6 bushels per acre, up 2.5 bushels from last year. Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at 88.9 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast, but down 1 percent from 2017.
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