USA: these 13 States Had Record Corn and Soybean Yields in 2021

Despite many challenges in 2021, U.S. corn and soybean yields topped those of 2020.

Last year, total corn production was 15.1 billion bushels, up 7% the 2020 estimate, per USDA’s latest report. The average U.S. yield was a record-high 177 bu. per acre, 5.6 bu. above the 2020 yield.

In soybeans, total production hit a record 4.44 billion bushels, up 5% from 2020. The average yield per acre was estimated at 51.4 bu., up 0.4 bu. from 2020.

“U.S. farmers were able to grow a record crop last year despite the fact we had problems in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Missouri and some of the southern Plains,” says Joe Vaclavik, Standard Grain president. “We had a new record for soybean production, barely eclipsing 2018. We also saw the second-best U.S. corn crop, which barely missed 2016.”

For 2021, 12 states had record corn and soybean yields.

Just in corn, record yields occurred in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.

For soybeans, record high yields occurred in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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