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Source: NCDA&CS, 9/12/13 For the full report, click here.
Corn for grain
• Yield is forecast at 132 bushels per acre, unchanged from the August 1 forecast.
• Production is forecast to total 116.2 million bushels, 21% more than last year’s production of 95.9 million.
• Harvested acres are forecast at 880,000 acres, up 60,000 acres from 2012.
Cotton
• Yield is forecast at 699 pounds per acre, down 76 pounds from the August 1 forecast of 775 pounds per acre.
• Production is forecast at 670,000 bales, down 45% from last year’s production of 1.2 million bales.
• Harvested acres are expected to total 460,000 acres compared with 580,000 acres harvested in 2012.
Peanuts
• Yield per acre is forecast at 3,600 pounds, unchanged from the August 1 estimate.
• Production is forecast at 288 million pounds, down 34% from last year’s production.
• Harvested acres are projected at 80,000 acres, down 26,000 acres from 2012.
Soybeans
• Yield is forecast to average 30 bushels per acre, unchanged from the August 1 estimate.
• Production is forecast to total 47.4 million bushels, down 23% from last year.
• Harvested acres are projected at 1.58 million acres, unchanged from 2012.
Flue-cured tobacco
• Yield per acre is forecast at 2,000 pounds, unchanged from the August 1 estimate.
• Production is forecast at 340 million pounds, 10% lower than the 377 million pounds produced in 2012.
• Acres for harvest are estimated at 170,000 up 6,000 acres from last year.
Burley Tobacco
• Yield per acre is forecast at 1,550 pounds, up 100 pounds from the August 1 estimate.
• Production is forecast at 3.57 million pounds, 11% lower than the 3.99 million pounds produced in 2012.
• Acres for harvest are estimated at 2,300, up 200 acres from last year.
August Weather Summary: The state received above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures for most of August. Farmers completed small grain harvest as field crops progressed according to conditions. As of August 26, statewide soil moisture was rated at 5% short, 68% adequate, and 27% surplus.
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