New York corn grain production is forecast at 99.5 million bushels this year, up 27 percent from last year, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service New York Field Office. Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are expected to average 158 bushels per acre, down three bushels from 2017. Area harvested for […]
New York corn grain production is forecast at 99.5 million bushels this year, up 27 percent from last year, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service New York Field Office.
Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are expected to average 158 bushels per acre, down three bushels from 2017. Area harvested for corn grain is expected to increase 30 percent to 630,000 acres, the field office reported.
U.S. corn production is forecast at 14.6 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from last year, according to the USDA. Based on conditions as of Aug. 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 U.S., the USDA stated. Area harvested for grain corn is forecast at 81.8 million acres, down 1 percent from 2017.
