But it's often nearly impossible to distinguish between accurate information and low-quality or false content. The Crop Production report is published monthly and is available online at rise of the internet and the advent of social media have fundamentally changed the information ecosystem, giving the public direct access to more information than ever before. NASS surveyed more than 7,000 producers across the country and conducted objective yield surveys for corn, cotton, and soybeans in preparation for this report. Area planted to all cotton is estimated at 13.8 million acres, up 23% from last year. Yield is expected to average 843 pounds per harvested acre, down 3 pounds from last month’s forecast but up 24 pounds from 2021. NASS forecasts all cotton area to be harvested at 7.88 million acres, 10% above last month’s forecast but 23% fewer acres than were harvested last season. If realized, the forecasted yields in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, and Mississippi will be record high. Soybean yields are expected to average 50.5 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from last month’s forecast and down 0.9 bushel from 2021. Planted area for the nation, estimated at 87.5 million acres, is up less than 1% from last year. 28, 54% of this year’s corn crop was reported in good or excellent condition, 6 percentage points below the same time last year.Īrea for soybean harvest is forecast at 86.6 million acres, down 1% from last month but less than 1% more than was harvested last year. Area to be harvested for grain is forecast at 80.8 million acres, down 1% from last month and 5% less than was harvested last year. Acres planted to corn, at 88.6 million, are down 5% from 2021. ![]() NASS forecasts record high yields in California, Virginia, and Wisconsin. ![]() corn yield is forecast at 172.5 bushels per acre, down 2.9 bushels from last month’s forecast and down 4.5 bushels from last year. As a result, area planted to corn is estimated at 88.6 million acres, down 1% from the previous estimate area planted to soybeans is estimated at 87.5 million acres, down 1% from the previous estimate and area planted to cotton is estimated at 13.8 million acres, up 11% from the previous estimate. Because of the completeness of the data, corn and soybean acreage were also reviewed for this report, a month earlier than usual. Corn production is down 8% from last year, forecast at 13.9 billion bushels soybean growers are expected to decrease their production 1% from 2021, forecast at 4.38 billion bushels cotton production is down 21% from 2021 at 13.8 million 480-pound bales.Īs is done every year in September, planted and harvested acreage estimates for cotton were reviewed based on all available data, including the latest certified acreage data from the Farm Service Agency. 12, 2022 – Corn, soybean, and cotton production is down from 2021, according to the Crop Production report issued today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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