Ohio farmers anticipate lower corn and soybean yields in 2022, according to Cheryl Turner, state statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Ohio farmers anticipate harvesting 3.12 million acres of corn for grain, 220,000 acres less than last year and 5.08 million acres of soybeans, up 200,000 acres from last year.
Ohio farmers anticipate smaller corn and soybean yields this month than they did last month. The Ohio corn crop is now forecast at 186 bushels per acre, down 4 bushels from last month's forecast. As of August 28, Ohio corn was 2 percent mature, on par with the 5-year average. Ohio soybean yield is forecasted at 56 bushels per acre, down 1 bushel from last month. As of August 28, two percent of Ohio soybeans were dropping leaves, 2 points less than the 5-year average.
Nationally, the forecasted 2022 U.S. corn crop, at 13.9 billion bushels, down 3 percent from the previous forecast and down 8 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 172.5 bushels per harvested acre, down 2.9 bushels from the previous forecast and down 4.5 bushels from last year. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data. Total planted area, at 88.6 million acres, is down 1 percent from the previous estimate and down 5 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 80.8 million acres, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 5 percent from the previous year.
The 2022 U.S. soybean crop is forecast at 4.38 billion bushels, down 3 percent from the previous forecast and down 1 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 50.5 bushels per acre, down 1.4 bushels from the previous forecast and down 0.9 bushel from 2021. Total planted area, at 87.5 million acres, is down 1 percent 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, down 1 percent from the previous forecast but up less than 1 percent from 2021.
Acreage updates were made in several States based on a thorough review of all available data.
Categories: Ohio, Crops, Corn, Soybeans