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Iowa corn production up, ag department reports
Michael Chevy Castranova
Aug. 11, 2011 12:30 pm
According to today's U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report, soybean production is forecast at 3.06 billion bushels, compared to 3.33 billion last year. Last month, total production was estimated at 3.22 billion bushels.
For Iowa, production is estimated at 473 million bushels, compared to 496 million in 2010. Iowa yield estimates are for an average of 52 bushels per acre; this is up 1 bushel per acre from 2010.
Total corn production for Iowa is estimated at 2.43 billion bushels, compared to 2.15 billion bushels in 2010. Iowa's average expected yield is estimated at 177 bushels per acre, compared to 165 bushels per acre in 2010.
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