Farms in New York state are projected to produce 15.5 million bushels of soybeans this year, down 16.7 percent from more than 18.6 million bushels of soybeans in 2024. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop-production forecast based on Aug. 1 field conditions. If realized, the decline in production would be […]
Farms in New York state are projected to produce 15.5 million bushels of soybeans this year, down 16.7 percent from more than 18.6 million bushels of soybeans in 2024.
That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop-production forecast based on Aug. 1 field conditions.
If realized, the decline in production would be a sharp reversal from the more than 7 percent increase in soybean production in the Empire State last year, compared to the 2023 production total, the NASS data shows.
The total soybean yield per acre in New York state is estimated to average 50 bushels per acre in 2025, down from 51 bushels per acre in 2024, the USDA NASS said. Area harvested for soybeans is pegged at 310,000 acres this year, down just over 15 percent from 365,000 acres in 2024.
U.S. soybean production is also expected to drop in 2025, but by a smaller amount than in New York. The USDA says national soybean production is forecast at 4.29 billion bushels this year, down 1.7 percent from nearly 4.37 billion bushels in 2024.
Accounting for less than 0.4 percent of expected total national production, New York is a relatively minor producer of soybeans compared to other states, especially the big producers in the Midwest such as Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota.
