DES MOINES, Iowa – According to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office, corn for grain production in Iowa during 2014 is estimated at 2.37 billion bushels; the third largest production on record. The figure is also eleven percent above 2013’s production, and continues Iowa’s tradition of leading nation in corn production for 21 consecutive years and 36 of last 37 years.
Corn for grain yield is estimated at 178 bushels per acre, which is 5 bushels less than the November 1 forecast but 14 bushels above 2013. The area harvested for grain is estimated at 13.3 million acres, up 100,000 from the November 1 forecast and 250,000 acres above 2013. Corn planted for all purposes in 2014 is estimated at 13.7 million acres, up 100,000 from 2013.
Corn for silage production is estimated at 6.2 million tons, down 16 percent from 2013. The silage yield estimate of 20.0 tons per acre is 1.0 ton per acre higher than 2013. Producers harvested 310,000 acres of corn for silage, down 80,000 acres from 2013.
Soybean production is estimated at 506 million bushels in 2014, down 2 percent from the November 1 forecast, but up 20 percent from 2013. This is the highest production since 2006 and the third largest production on record. Iowa soybean growers averaged 51.5 bushels per acre in 2014. This is 0.5 bushel below the November 1 forecast, but 6.0 bushels above 2013. The harvested acreage of 9.82 million is 570,000 above the previous year. Soybean planted acreage, at 9.9 million, is up 600,000 from 2013.
You can check out the full 2014 Crop Production report for Iowa by clicking here.
To see national production numbers for the 2014 crop year, click here.
