Take Our Poll: How Are Your Yields Shaping Up This Year?

As harvest approaches in the Midwest, yield potential is definitely top of mind. Please share how your corn and soybean crops look this year versus 2023.

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How do your average corn and soybean yields this year compare to 2023?
(Farm Journal, Lori Hays)

As harvest approaches in the Midwest, yield potential is definitely top of mind.

As of the Aug. 12 Crop Production Report, USDA tallies the average corn yield at 183.1 bu. per acre versus Pro Farmer’s 181.1 bu. estimate, released as part of Pro Farmer’s National Production Estimates.

Here’s a breakdown of how Pro Farmer’s corn yield estimates compare to USDA’s numbers for a seven-state area.

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2024 Pro Farmer Crop Estimates
(Pro Farmer)

When it comes to soybeans, USDA is projecting 53.2 bu. per acre while Pro Farmer’s number comes in at 54.9 bu.

Based on Pro Farmer’s National Production Estimates, soybeans are on track to yield higher than USDA’s projections in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and South Dakota.

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2024 Pro Farmer Crop Estimates
(Pro Farmer)

If you have a quick minute, would you share how your corn and soybean yields are shaping up this year versus 2023? You can take the poll here.

It’s always interesting to compare and contrast yield estimates in the final stretch of the season. Do you think they’ll be up, down or about the same? Let us know.

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