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Crop Summary Released

published: January 13th 2011
source: KRVN

Despite less than ideal soil conditions and above normal temperatures during the 2010 growing season, U.S. corn growers harvested the third largest crop on record, 12.4 billion bushels, down 5 percent from the record high, set last year. In the Crop Production 2010 Summary released Wednesday, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated yield in 2010 of 152.8 bushels per acre, 11.9 bushels below last year’s record.

NASS also reported 2010 soybean production totaled 3.33 billion bushels, down only one percent from the record production, set in 2009. The average soybean yield in 2010 is estimated at 43.5 bushels per acre, 0.5 bushels below last year’s yield.

All cotton production is up 50 percent from 2009, at 18.3 million 480-pound bales. The U.S. yield is estimated at 821 pounds per acre, up 44 pounds from last year’s yield.

NASS estimates the 2010 all wheat production at 2.21 billion bushels, down less than one percent from 2009. The all wheat yield was a record high 46.4 bushels per acre, 1.9 bushels higher from 2009.

Grain sorghum production in 2010 is estimated at 345 million bushels, 10 percent down from 2009. Sorghum average yield was 71.8 bushels per acre.