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USDA releases the latest Crop Production numbers
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:06:29 CST
According to the latest USDA Crop Production numbers released January 11, 2013, corn for grain production is estimated at 10.8 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the November 1 forecast but 13 percent below 2011. The average yield in the United States is estimated at 123.4 bushels per acre.
Soybean production in 2012 totaled 3.01 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the November 1 forecast but down 3 percent from 2011.
All cotton production is estimated at 17.0 million 480-pound bales, down 1 percent from last month but up 9 percent from 2011. The United States yield is estimated at 866 pounds per acre, up 73 pounds from the December 1 forecast and up 76 pounds from last year. Harvested area, at 9.43 million acres, is down 10 percent from last month and down fractionally from last year.
Sorghum grain production in 2012 is estimated at 247 million bushels, down 4 percent from the November 1 forecast but up 15 percent from 2011.
You can read the entire USDA Crop Production report by clicking on the following link -
USDA Crop Production Report
USDA also released the latest Winter Wheat Seeding report showing Winter wheat seeded area for 2013 is expected to total 41.8 million acres, up 1 percent from 2012.
Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat seeded area is about 29.1 million acres, down 2 percent from 2012.
You can read the entire USDA Wheat Seeding report by clicking on the following link-
Winter Wheat Seedings
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