Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/9/16

Corn for grain
• Yield is forecast at 144 bushels per acre, up 31 bushels from last year’s yield of 113 bushels per acre and topping the 2013 record. 
• Production is forecast to total 135.4 million bushels, up 64% from last year. 
• Harvested acres are forecast at 940,000 acres, up from 730,000 acres in 2015. 

Cotton
• Yield is forecast at 751 pounds per acre, down 157 pounds from October forecast and down 38 pounds from 2015. 
• Production is forecast at 430,000 bales, down 18% from last year’s production of 527,000 bales. 
• Harvested acres are expected to total 275,000 acres compared with 355,000 acres harvested in 2015. 


Peanuts
• Yield per acre is forecast at 3,800 pounds, up 320 pounds per acre from 2015. 
• Production is forecast at 383.8 million pounds, up 27% from last year’s production. 
• Harvested acres are projected at 101,000 acres, up 14,000 acres from 2015. 

Soybeans
• Yield is forecast to average 36 bushels per acre, up 4 bushels from last year. 
• Production is forecast to total 60.1 million bushels, up 9% from last year’s production of 55.4 million bushels. 
• Harvested acres are projected at 1.7 million acres, down over 3% from last year. 

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