N.Y. soybean production rose more than 7 percent in 2024

Farms in New York state produced more than 18.6 million bushels of soybeans last year, up almost 7.4 percent from more than 17.3 million bushels in 2023. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop-production report issued on Jan. 10. The total soybean yield per acre in New York state averaged 51 bushels per acre in 2024, unchanged from the prior year, the USDA NASS said. Area harvested for soybeans totaled 370,000 acres last year, up 5.7 percent from 350,000 acres in 2023. U.S. soybean production rose nearly 5 percent to almost 4.37 billion bushels in 2024 from 4.16 billion bushels the previous year, the USDA reported.