NASS Summarizes 2011 Crop Year
Planting and growing conditions led to smaller crops.
Compiled by staff
Published: Jan 13, 2012
The Department of Agriculture released its Crop Production 2011 summary on Thursday. According to the summary, U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop than the previous year because of unfavorable planting and growing conditions. Depending on location, producers in the United States battled everything from drought and above normal temperatures to heavy rains and lowland flooding which led to decreased production of corn, soybeans, cotton and wheat – the first time such a year-to-year decrease has occurred in all four commodities since the 2002 crop year.
Corn production totaled 12.4 billion bushels, down 1% from 2010. Corn yield in 2011 is estimated at 147.2 bushels per acre, 5.6 bushels below last year’s average yield. Area harvested, at 84.0 million acres, is up 3% from 2010.
Soybean production for 2011 totaled 3.06 billion bushels, down 8% 2010. The average soybean yield is estimated at 41.5 bushels per acre, 2.0 bushels below last year’s yield. Harvested area for soybeans in 2011, at 73.6 million acres, is down 4% from 2010.
For 2011, all cotton production is down 13% from 2010, at 15.7 million 480-pound bales. The U.S. yield is estimated at 772 pounds per acre, down 40 pounds from last year’s yield. Harvested area, at 9.75 million acres, is down 9% from last year.
NASS estimates the 2011 all wheat production at 2.00 billion bushels, down 9% from 2010. The all wheat yield is estimated at 43.7 bushels per acre, down 2.6 bushels from last year. Harvested area, at 45.7 million acres, is down 4% from the 2010 crop.
Sorghum grain production in 2011 is estimated at 214 million bushels, 38% down from 2010. Sorghum average yield was 54.6 bushels per acre, down 17.2 bushel from last year. Area planted for sorghum, at 5.48 million acres, is up 1% from last year. Harvested area, at 3.93 million acres, is down 18% from 2010.
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