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USDA pegs soybean yield below 50 bu. per acre

USDA’s Oct. WASDE revealed an additional cut to the national soybean yield to 49.8 bu. per acre (bpa), while pre-report estimates averaged 50.5 bpa. The corn yield landed slightly above the average estimate at 171.9 bpa.

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October 12, 2022 11:32 AM

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2022 U.S. Corn, Soybean and Cotton Production
Corn
	Production (bil. bu.)	Yield (bu. per acre)	Harvested acres (mil.)
USDA	13.895	171.9	80.8
Average est.	13.855	171.8	NA
USDA September	13.944	172.5	80.844

Soybeans
	Production (bil. bu.)	Yield (bu. per acre)	Harvested acres (mil.)
USDA	4.313	49.8	86.6
Average est.	4.381	50.5	NA
USDA September	4.378	50.5	86.631

Cotton
	Production (mil. bales)	Yield (lbs. per acre)	Harvested acres (mil.)
USDA	13.81	842	7.88
Average est.	13.34	NA	NA
USDA September	13.832	843	7.876

U.S. Carryover
Corn – billion bushels
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	1.377	1.172
Average est.	NA	1.217
USDA September	1.525	1.124
Soybeans – million bushels
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	274	200
Average est.	NA	248
USDA September	240	245
Wheat – million bushels
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	669	576
Average est.	NA	554
USDA September	660	610
Cotton – million bales
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	3.75	2.80
Average est.	NA	2.46
USDA September	3.75	2.70

Global Carryover
Corn – MMT
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	307.01	301.19
Average est.	NA	301.44
USDA September	312.14	304.53
Soybeans – MMT
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	92.38	100.52
Average est.	NA	100.03
USDA September	89.70	98.92
Wheat – MMT
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	276.01	267.54
Average est.	NA	267.49
USDA September	275.67	268.57
Cotton – million bales
	2021-22	2022-23
USDA	85.26	87.87
Average est.	NA	84.64
USDA September	84.79	84.75

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