mi-press-releases News Release NR-13-03 January 11, 2013 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 Annual Crop Summary Drier than normal conditions hindered crop production in Michigan in 2012, according to Jay Johnson, director of the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. An earlier than normal spring allowed producers to complete planting much earlier than normal. Adequate rains followed planting aiding emergence. Hot, dry weather arrived in late June and persisted throughout the summer. Southern most areas of the State were affected most by lack of rain. Areas in mid-Michigan and the Thumb saw more rainfall which aided yields. Harvest weather was nearly ideal and most growers completed harvest in record time. Highlights of the Crop Production Summary follow: The corn for grain yield at 133, was down 20 bushels from last year's record of 153. Grain production was 335.1 million bushels. Silage yield at 15.0 tons per acre was down 3 tons per acre from last year. Corn for grain harvest began in late September and wrapped up by late November. Soybean yield, at 43 bushels per acre, was down 1 bushel per acre from last year. Soybean harvested acres at 1.99 million acres was up 50,000 acres from last year. Production at 85.6 million bushels was up fractionally from 2011. Sugarbeet yield, at 29 tons per acre, was up 5 tons per acre from 2011. Production at 4.4 million tons was up nearly 21 percent from last year. Both yield and production were record highs. Sugarbeet harvest began on an 'as needed' basis in mid-September and piling began in late October. Harvest was complete by mid-November. Dry bean production in the State was 3.5 million hundredweight, 4.9 percent higher than last year. Yield per acre at 1,790 pounds, was 210 pounds per acre less than 2011. Yields were harmed by the hot, dry summer weather and also by a very large storm in mid-August that brought excessive amounts of moisture. Some areas in the Saginaw Bay region received in excess of 6 inches of rain from this storm. Spearmint production in Michigan was 119,000 pounds, down 5.6 percent from the 2011 crop. Spearmint yields averaged 70 pounds per acre, unchanged from last year. Peppermint production was 48,000 pounds, up 4.3 percent from 2011. Peppermint yields averaged 60 pounds per acre, up 2 pounds from last year. All hay production was 1.85 million tons, down 32.7 percent from 2011. Hay yields were hindered substantially by lack of rain. Potato production was 15.9 million hundredweight, up 4.9 percent from 2011. The average yield was 350 hundredweight per acre, up 5 from last year. Crop summary, January 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Michigan : United States : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Unit : : : : Record : Year : : : : : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : high : set : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beans, dry : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 236 170 200 838 1926 1,911.4 1,217.9 1,742.5 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 235 168 197 690 1930 1,842.7 1,167.9 1,690.4 Yield : Pounds : 1,800 2,000 1,790 2,100 1999 1,726 1,703 1,889 Production : 1,000 cwt : 4,230 3,360 3,526 8,585 1963 31,801 19,890 31,925 Corn, all : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 2,400 2,500 2,650 3,200 1981 88,192 91,936 97,155 Corn, grain : : Harvested : 1,000 acres : 2,100 2,190 2,390 2,800 1981 81,446 83,989 87,375 Yield : Bushels : 150 153 133 153 2011 152.8 147.2 123.4 Production : 1,000 bu :315,000 335,070 317,870 335,070 2011 12,446,865 12,359,612 10,780,296 Corn, silage : : Harvested : 1,000 acres : 290 300 240 498 1971 5,567 5,935 7,379 Yield : Tons : 18.5 18.0 15.0 18.5 2010 19.3 18.4 15.4 Production : 1,000 tons : 5,365 5,400 3,600 5,565 1977 107,314 109,094 113,450 Hay, all : : Harvested : 1,000 acres : 1,000 1,000 970 2,947 1924 59,872 55,653 56,260 Yield : Tons : 2.73 2.75 1.91 3.84 1993 2.43 2.36 2.13 Production : 1,000 tons : 2,730 2,750 1,851 5,743 1986 145,624 131,216 119,878 Soybeans : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 2,050 1,950 2,000 2,150 2001 77,404 75,046 77,198 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 2,040 1,940 1,990 2,130 2001 76,610 73,776 76,104 Yield : Bushels : 43.5 44.0 43.0 46.0 2006 43.5 41.9 39.6 Production : 1,000 bu : 88,740 85,360 85,570 91,540 2006 3,329,181 3,093,524 3,014,998 Sugarbeets : : Planted : 1,000 acres : 147 153 154 195 1994 1,171.9 1,232.8 1,230.1 Harvested : 1,000 acres : 147 153 153 190 1999 1,156.1 1,213.2 1,204.2 Yield : Tons : 26.0 24.0 29.0 29.0 2012 27.7 23.8 29.3 Production : 1,000 tons : 3,822 3,672 4,437 4,437 2012 32,034 28,896 35,236 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------