Source: NATIONAL ASSOC. OF STATE DEPTS. OF AGRICULTURE, 1/24/17


Ample rain and moderate temperatures across the Nation’s mid-section led to record-high yield and production for corn and soybeans, both key U.S. crops, in 2016, according to the Crop Production 2016 Summary released January 12 by USDA’s  National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).U.S. corn growers produced 15.1 billion bushels, up 11 percent from 2015. Corn yield in the U.S. is estimated at 174.6 bushels per acre, 6.2 bushels above last year’s average yield.

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