Wisconsin corn production is forecast at 537 million bushels, down 1 percent from the previous year, according to the latest crop production report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Based on conditions as of Oct. 1, yields are expected to average a record 182 bushels per acre, up 2 bushels from last year.
Corn planted acreage is estimated at 3.95 million acres. An estimated 2.95 million of the acres planted will be harvested for grain.
Soybean production is forecast at 115 million bushels, up 1 percent from the previous year. The yield is forecast at 54 bushels per acre, 1 bushel lower than 2021. Soybean planted acreage is estimated at 2.16 million acres with 2.13 million acres to be harvested.
Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay is forecast at 2.23 million tons, down 24 percent from the previous year. Yield is expected to average 2.5 tons per acre, down 0.7 tons per acre from last year. Production of other hay is forecast at 1.03 million tons, up 69 percent from last year. Yield for other hay is expected to average 2.1 tons per acre, up 0.2 tons per acre from last year.
The forecasts in this report are based on Oct. 1 conditions and do not reflect weather effects since that time.
Looking at the U.S. as a whole — corn production for grain is forecast at 13.9 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 8 percent from 2021. Yields are expected to average 171.9 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and down 4.8 bushels from last year.
After a thorough review of all available data, acreage estimates are unchanged from last month.
Total planted area, at 88.6 million acres, is unchanged from the previous estimate but down 5 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for grain, forecast at 80.8 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 5 percent from the previous year.
Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.31 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 3 percent from 2021. Yields are expected to average 49.8 bushels per acre, down 0.7 bushel from the previous forecast and down 1.9 bushels from 2021.
Acreage estimates are unchanged from last month.
Total planted area, at 87.5 million acres, is unchanged from the previous estimate but up less than 1 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 86.6 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up less than 1 percent from 2021.
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