USDA forecast: New York corn production rose 6 percent this year

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasts that New York farmers produced 77.9 million bushels of grain corn in 2017, up nearly 6 percent from 73.5 million bushels in 2016. The agency made the forecast on Oct. 1.

The increase is a rebound following a 13 percent production decline last year and a 16 percent drop in 2015, according to past NASS data on corn production.

Nationally, the USDA reported that U.S. grain-corn production totaled nearly 14.3 billion bushels in 2017, down almost 6 percent from 15.15 million bushels in the prior year.

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasts that New York farmers produced 77.9 million bushels of grain corn in 2017, up nearly 6 percent from 73.5 million bushels in 2016. The agency made the forecast on Oct. 1.

The increase is a rebound following a 13 percent production decline last year and a 16 percent drop in 2015, according to past NASS data on corn production.

Nationally, the USDA reported that U.S. grain-corn production totaled nearly 14.3 billion bushels in 2017, down almost 6 percent from 15.15 million bushels in the prior year.