mi-press-releases News Release NR-12-63 September 12, 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 September Crop Production The start of August found much of the Nation’s corn crop past the critical pollination stage, as warm, sunny weather throughout the growing season promoted rapid phenological development according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. This report is based on conditions as of September 1, 2012. Some highlights of the Crop Production Report are as follows: * Michigan corn farmers expect a yield of 114 bushels per acre, down 39 bushels from 2011. * Soybean production in the State is expected to total 73.6 million bushels down 14 percent from a year earlier. The yield forecast, 37 bushels per acre, down 7 bushel from 2011. * Sugarbeet producers estimate a yield of 28 tons per acre, up 4 tons from 2011. * Nationally, corn production is forecast at 10.7 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the August forecast and down 13 percent from 2011. This represents the lowest production in the United States since 2006. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 122.8 bushels per acre, down 0.6 bushel from the August forecast and 24.4 bushels below the 2011 average. If realized, this will be the lowest average yield since 1995. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 87.4 million acres, unchanged from the August forecast but up 4 percent from 2011. * U.S. Soybean production is forecast at 2.63 billion bushels, down 2 percent from August and down 14 percent from last year. Based on September 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 35.3 bushels per acre, down 0.8 bushel from last month and down 6.2 bushels from last year. Compared with last month, yield forecasts are lower or unchanged across the Great Plains and most of the Corn Belt as lingering drought conditions continued to hamper yield expectations. Area for harvest in the United States is forecast at 74.6 million acres, unchanged from August but up 1 percent from last year. * U.S. production of Sugarbeets: Production of sugarbeets for the 2012 crop year is forecast at 35.6 million tons, up 23 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 1.22 million acres, down slightly from the previous forecast. Expected yield is forecast at 29.3 tons per acre, an increase of 0.2 ton from last year. If realized, this will be a record yield for the United States. Crop summary, September 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : : : : Record : Year : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : high : set : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 152.8 147.2 122.8 Production :1,000 bu :315,000 335,070 261,060 335,070 2011 12,446,865 12,358,412 10,727,364 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 37.0 46.0 2006 43.5 41.5 35.3 Production :1,000 bu : 88,740 85,360 73,630 91,540 2006 3,329,181 3,056,032 2,634,310 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 1,215.0 Yield :Tons : 26.0 24.0 28.0 28.7 2008 27.7 23.8 29.3 Production :1,000 tons : 3,822 3,672 4,270 3,903 2008 32,034 28,828 35,583 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------