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USDA Crop Production, Annual Crop Production, Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings Reports
USDA Crop Production, Annual Crop Production, Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings Reports
(USDA)

2023 U.S. Corn, Soybean and Cotton Production

                Corn     

 

Production
(bil. bu.)

Yield
(bu. per acre)

Harvested acres (mil.)

USDA

15.342

177.3

86.500

Average est.

15.226

174.9

87.036

USDA November

15.234

174.9

87.096

 

Soybeans

 

Production
(bil. bu.)

Yield
(bu. per acre)

Harvested acres (mil.)

USDA

4.165

50.6

82.400

Average est.

4.127

49.9

82.757

USDA November

4.129

49.9

82.791

 

Cotton

 

Production
(mil. bales)

Yield
(lbs. per acre)

Harvested acres (mil.)

USDA

12.430

845

7.06

Average est.

12.770

NA

NA

USDA December

12.776

765

8.021

 

 

Quarterly Grain Stocks Report

Corn – billion bu.

USDA Dec. 1, 2023

12.169

Average est.

12.050

USDA Sept. 1, 2023

1.361

USDA Dec. 1, 2022

10.821

 

Soybeans – billion bu.

USDA Dec. 1, 2023

3.000

Average est.

2.975

USDA Sept. 1, 2023

0.268

USDA Dec. 1, 2022

3.021

 

Wheat – billion bu.

USDA Dec. 1, 2023

1.410

Average est.

1.387

USDA Sept. 1, 2023

1.780

USDA Dec. 1, 2022

1.312

 

Winter Wheat Seedings

All winter wheat – million acres

USDA

34.400

Average est.

35.786

USDA final 2023

36.699

 

HRW wheat – million acres

USDA

24.00

Average est.

25.113

USDA final 2023

25.695

 

SRW wheat – million acres

USDA

6.860

Average est.

7.077

USDA final 2023

7.360

 

White winter wheat – million acres

USDA

3.540

Average est.

3.595

USDA final 2023

3.644

 

U.S. Carryover

Corn – billion bushels

 

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

NA

2.162

Average est.

NA

2.105

USDA Dec.

1.361

2.131

 

 

Soybeans – million bushels

 

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

NA

280

Average est.

NA

243

USDA Dec.

268

245

 

 

Wheat – million bushels

 

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

NA

648

Average est.

NA

658

USDA Dec.

580

659

 

 

Cotton – million bales

 

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

4.25

2.90

Average est.

NA

3.11

USDA Dec.

4.25

3.10

 

Global Carryover

Corn – MMT

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

300.56

325.22

Average est.

NA

313.03

USDA Dec.

300.10

315.22

Soybeans – MMT

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

101.87

114.60

Average est.

NA

111.58

USDA Dec.

101.92

114.21

Wheat – MMT

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

271.56

260.03

Average est.

NA

258.09

USDA Dec.

269.85

258.20

Cotton – million bales

 

2022-23

2023-24

USDA

83.22

84.38

Average est.

NA

82.41

USDA Dec.

82.83

82.40

 

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