Big is the only way you can describe what the state’s farmers are witnessing when it comes to this year’s corn and soybean crop. On Wednesday, they got a clear picture of just how big this year’s harvest could be.
Wisconsin corn production is forecast at 525 million bushels according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop Production report. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 181.0 bushels per acre, an increase of 15.0 bushels per acre from last year. If realized, this would be a record high yield, surpassing the 178.0 bushels per acre in 2016. Planted area is estimated at 4.00 million acres. An estimated 2.90 million acres will be harvested for grain.
Soybean production is forecast at 110 million bushels, down 30.2 million from last year. If realized, this would be a record high soybean production for Wisconsin, surpassing the previous record of 107 million bushels in 2016. The yield is forecast at 54.0 bushels per acre, 7.0 bushels above 2019. If realized, this would be Wisconsin’s second highest yield on record,
behind the 55.0 bushels per acre yield in 2016. Soybean planted acreage is estimated at 2.05 million acres with 2.03 million acres expected to be harvested.
Winter wheat production is forecast at 8.52 million bushels, down 1.08 million bushels from 2019. Yields are expected to average 71.0 bushels per acre, up 1.0 bushel from the July forecast and up 7.0 bushels from last year. An estimated 120,000 acres will be harvested for grain.
Oat production is forecast at 7.38 million bushels, up 895,000 bushels from 2019. The yield is forecast at 59.0 bushels per acre, down 7.0 bushels from July but up 5.0 bushels from 2019. An estimated 125,000 acres will be harvested for grain.
Wisconsin hay yield for alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures is forecast at 2.60 tons per acre, with a total production of 1.92 million tons, down 188,000 tons from 2019. The forecasted yield for other hay is 2.10 tons per acre, with a production of 693,000 tons.
The forecasts in this report are based on August 1 conditions and do not reflect weather effects since that time. The next crop production forecasts, based on conditions as of September 1, will be released on September 11.
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