Indiana Aug. 1 crop forecast released – Seymour Tribune

Indiana farmers anticipate report soybean yields this yr.

That’s in accordance with Nathanial Warenski, state statistician for the Indiana subject workplace of the U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Nationwide Agricultural Statistics Service.

Hoosier farmers anticipate harvesting 4.95 million acres of corn, down 320,000 acres from final yr, and 5.83 million acres of soybeans, up 190,000 acres from final yr, in accordance with Warenski’s report.

After a delay in planting as a consequence of chilly, moist situations, farmers have been capable of start planting closely in mid-Could. Supreme planting situations in mid- to late Could allowed farmers to make wonderful progress, and each corn and soybeans have been practically all planted by the second week of June.

Climate up to now has been dry, and a few areas have skilled drier than regular situations, although rains in most areas have been ample to maintain crops.

Highlights of the Aug. 1 crop manufacturing report comply with:

-Indiana’s common corn yield is forecast at 189 bushels per acre, down 6 bushels from the earlier yr. Whole manufacturing is forecast at 936 million bushels, down 9% from final yr on each decrease yields and fewer acres planted.

-Soybean yield is forecast at 60 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushels from 2021. If realized, it will set a brand new sate report by 0.5 bushels per acre. Whole manufacturing is forecast at 350 million bushels, up 4% from final yr as a consequence of bigger yields and extra acres planted.

-Winter wheat yield is estimated at 82 bushels per acre, unchanged from the earlier forecast and three bushels under final yr. Winter wheat manufacturing is forecast at 20.5 million bushels, down 11% from final yr as a consequence of smaller yields and fewer acres planted.