Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Ohio & US November 1st Crop Report


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/09/11
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: WAYNE MATTHEWS REYNOLDSBURG, OH (614) 728-2100

Based on conditions as of November 1, Ohio's average corn yield is forecast at 159 bushels per acre, up 5 bushels from the previous month's forecast, but 4 bushels below the 2010 average yield. Total grain production is forecast at 512.0 million bushels, down 4 percent from last year's State total. Corn growers expect to harvest 3.22 million acres in 2011 down 50,000 acres from one year ago.


The 2011 average soybean yield for Ohio is forecast at 46 bushels per acre, unchanged from last month's forecast and 2 bushels”N below the 2010 average State yield. Total State production is forecast at 208.8 million bushels, down 5 percent from 2010. Harvested acreage is forecast at 4.54million acres, down 50,000 acres from last year.


U.S. Corn production is forecast at 12.3 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the October forecast and down 1 percent from 2010. If realized, this will be the fourth largest production total on record for the United States. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 146.7 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from the October forecast and down 6.1 bushels from 2010. If realized, this will be the lowest average yield since 2003. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 83.9 million acres, unchanged from the October forecast.


U.S. Soybean production is forecast at 3.05 billion bushels, down slightly from the October forecast and down 9 percent from last year. Based on November 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 41.3 bushels per acre, down 0.2 bushel from last month and down 2.2 bushels from last year. If realized, the average yield will be the second lowest since 2003. Area for harvest is forecast at 73.7 million acres, unchanged from October but down 4 percent from 2010. 

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