State’s Corn Forecast Exceeds 500 Million Bushels

Wisconsin corn production is forecast at 534 million bushels according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop Production report. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 184 bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from the October 1 forecast but up 18 bushels per acre from last year. Corn planted acreage is estimated at 4.00 million acres. An estimated 2.90 million acres will be harvested
for grain.

Soybean production is forecast at 105 million bushels. The yield is forecast at 53.0 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels from the October 1 forecast but up 6.0 bushels per acre from last year. Soybean planted acreage is estimated at 2.00 million acres with 1.98 million acres to be harvested.

Potato production is forecast at 28.3 million hundredweight (cwt), down 1% from 2019. The potato yield is forecast at 410 cwt per acre, unchanged from 2019. Wisconsin potato growers expect to harvest 69,000 acres, down 1,000 acres from last year.

The forecasts in this report are based on November 1 conditions and do not reflect weather effects since that time. The next corn and soybean production estimates will be published in the Crop Production – Annual Summary report which will be released January 12, 2021.