mi-press-releases News Release NR-12-54 August 10, 2012 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Michigan Department of Agriculture Post Office Box 30239 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 Phone: (517) 324-5300 Facsimile: (517) 324-5299 E-mail: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web site: www.nass.usda.gov Jay V. Johnson, Director Michigan August Crop Production Drought conditions across much of the major crop production areas in Michigan have caused sharp declines in the yields of most spring planted field crops, according to Jay Johnson, director of the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. Highlights of the Crop Production Report, which is based on conditions as of August 1, 2012, are as follows: * Michigan corn producers expect a yield of 114 bushels per acre, down 39 bushels from the previous year. If realized, this will be the lowest yield since 2001. * Soybean production in the State is expected to total 71.64 million bushels, down 16 percent from a year earlier. The yield is forecast at 36 bushels per acre, down 8 bushels from last year. * Sugarbeet growers estimate a yield of 28 tons per acre, up 4 tons from last year. * Winter wheat, in Michigan, is expected to total 39.96 million bushels, down 22 percent from last year. The yield is forecast at 74 bushels, down 1 bushel from the previous year. * Producers of dry beans are expecting their crop to yield 1,800 pounds per acre, down 200 pounds from last year. * Michigan’s all hay yield is forecast at 2.32 tons per acre, down 0.43 tons over last year. U.S. corn production is forecast at 10.8 billion bushels, down 13 percent from 2011 and the lowest production since 2006. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 123.4 bushels per acre, down 23.8 bushels from 2011. If realized, this will be the lowest average yield since 1995. Soybean production is forecast at 2.69 billion bushels, down 12 percent from last year. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 36.1 bushels per acre, down 5.4 bushels from last year. If realized, the average yield will be the lowest since 2003. Crop summary, August 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : : : : Record : Year : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : high : set : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beans, dry : : Planted :1,000 acres: 236 170 198 838 1926 1,911.4 1,205.9 1,714.7 Harvested :1,000 acres: 235 168 194 690 1930 1,842.7 1,155.9 1,673.5 Yield :Pounds : 1,800 2,000 1,800 2,100 1999 1,726 1,716 1,614 Production :1,000 cwt : 4,230 3,360 3,492 8,585 1963 31,801 19,833 27,016 Corn, all : : Planted :1,000 acres: 2,400 2,500 2,600 3,200 1981 88,192 91,921 96,405 Corn, grain : : Harvested :1,000 acres: 2,100 2,190 2,290 2,800 1981 81,446 83,981 87,361 Yield :Bushels : 150 153 114 153 2011 152.8 147.2 123.4 Production :1,000 bu :315,000 335,070 261,060 335,070 2011 12,446,865 12,358,412 10,778,589 Hay, all : : Harvested :1,000 acres: 1,000 1,000 970 2,947 1924 59,872 55,633 57,574 Yield :Tons : 2.73 2.75 2.32 3.84 1993 2.43 2.36 2.09 Production :1,000 tons : 2,730 2,750 2,251 5,743 1986 145,624 131,144 120,343 Oats : : Planted :1,000 acres: 75 40 50 NA NA 3,138 2,496 2,746 Harvested :1,000 acres: 60 30 35 1,658 1918 1,263 939 1,091 Yield :Bushels : 68 64 64 70 2003 64.3 57.1 59.8 Production :1,000 bu : 4,080 1,920 2,240 69,388 1946 81,190 53,649 66,519 Soybeans : : Planted :1,000 acres: 2,050 1,950 2,000 2,150 2001 77,404 74,976 76,080 Harvested :1,000 acres: 2,040 1,940 1,990 2,130 2001 76,610 73,636 74,635 Yield :Bushels : 43.5 44.0 36.0 46.0 2006 43.5 41.5 36.1 Production :1,000 bu : 88,740 85,360 71,640 91,540 2006 3,329,181 3,056,032 2,692,014 Sugarbeets : : Planted :1,000 acres: 147 153 154.0 195 1994 1,171.9 1,232.7 1,243.5 Harvested :1,000 acres: 147 153 152.5 190 1999 1,156.1 1,213.1 1,215.5 Yield :Tons : 26.0 24.0 28.0 28.7 2008 27.7 23.8 29.1 Production :1,000 tons : 3,822 3,672 4,270 3,903 2008 32,034 28,828 35,336 Wheat, winter : : Planted :1,000 acres: 530 700 570 1,524 1953 37,335 40,646 41,819 Harvested :1,000 acres: 510 680 540 1,515 1953 31,741 32,314 35,023 Yield :Bushels : 70 75 74 75 2011 46.8 46.2 48.0 Production :1,000 bu : 35,700 51,000 39,960 51,000 2011 1,484,861 1,493,677 1,682,726 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------