Michigan September 1 Crop Forecast

Warmer weather during early August combined with timely rainfall during the middle of the month have resulted in a more positive outlook for Michigan crops, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. This report is based on conditions as of September 1, 2015. Some highlights of the Crop Production Report are as follows:

• The average corn yield in Michigan is expected to be 164 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from 2014. If realized, this would be a new record yield for Michigan.
• For soybeans , a yield of 47 bushels per acre is expected, a 1 bushel increase from last month’s estimate.
• Sugarbeet producers expect a yield of 31.5 tons per acre, up 2.2 tons from 2014.
• Nationally, corn production is forecast at 14.4 billion bushels, down 4 percent fr om last year’s record production and down less than 1 percent from the August forecast. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 167.5 bushels per acre, down 1.3 bushels from the August forecast and 3.5 bushels from 2014 averag e. If realized, this will be the second highest yield and third largest production on record for the United States. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.1 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast but down 2 percent from 2014.
• U.S. soybean p roduction is forecast at 3.94 billion bushels, up slightly from August but down 1 percent from last year. Based on September 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 47.1 bushels per acre, up 0.2 bushels from last month but down 0.7 bushels from last y ear. Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at a record 83.5 million acres, unchanged from August but up less than 1 percent from last year.
• National production of sugarbeets for the 2015 crop year in the ten major producing states is forecast a t 35.6 million tons, up 23 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 1.22 million acres, down slightly from the previous forecast. Expected yield is forecast at 29.3 tons per acre, an increase of 0.2 ton from last year. If realized, this will be a record yield for the United States.

Source:usda.gov