Nebraska Crop Production Report
LINCOLN, Neb. October 12, 2022 – Based on October 1 conditions, Nebraska’s 2022 corn production is forecast at 1.60 billion bushels, down 14% from last year’s production, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 9.30 million acres, is down 3% from a year ago. Yield is forecast at 172 bushels per acre, down 22 bushels from last year.
Sorghum for grain is forecast at 14.8 million bushels, down 25% from last year. Area for harvest, at 265,000 acres, is up 15% from 2021. Yield is forecast at 56 bushels per acre, down 30 bushels from last year.
Soybean production is forecast at 279 million bushels, down 20% from last year. Area for harvest, at 5.70 million acres, is up 2% from 2021. Yield is forecast at 49 bushels per acre, down 14 bushels from last year.
Dry edible bean production is forecast at 2.53 million cwt, down 9% from 2021. Area for harvest, at 107,000 acres, is down 6% from last year. Yield is estimated at 2,360 pounds, down 80 pounds per acre from last year.
Sugarbeet production is forecast at 1.01 million tons, down 28% from 2021. Area for harvest, at 39,000 acres, is down 11% from last year. Yield is estimated at 25.8 tons per acre, down 6.1 tons per acre from a year ago.
All sunflower production is forecast at 80.9 million pounds, up 134% from last year. Acreage for harvest, at 53,500 acres, is up 14,000 acres from 2021. Yield is forecast at 1,512 pounds per acre, up 637 pounds per acre from a year ago. Of the acres for harvest, non-oil sunflowers account for 6,500 acres and oil sunflowers account for 47,000 acres.
Alfalfa hay production, at 2.92 million tons, is down 22% from last year. Area for harvest, at 810,000 acres, is down 11% from a year ago. Yield of 3.60 tons per acre is down 0.50 ton per acre from 2021. All other hay production, at 2.10 million tons, is down 18% from last year. Area for harvest, at 1.50 million acres, is down 9% from a year ago. Yield of 1.40 tons per acre is down 0.15 ton from 2021.
Access the National publication for this release at:
https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/tm70mv177
Access the National Crop Production Executive Briefing at:
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Executive_Briefings/2022/10-12-2022.pdf
Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.nass.usda.gov
