USDA expects record-high soybean yields in Ohio
USDA expects Ohio soybean yields to reach a record high
According to the US Department of Agriculture, soybean yields in Ohio this year are expected to reach a record high of 48 bushels per acre. By comparison, the previous record of 47 bushels was set in 2007, 2006 and 2004.
The USDA expects Ohio soybean production this year to total 219.8 million bushels, which would also be a record high and would be up 36% from a year earlier.
Soybean harvesting in Ohio has now caught up with the average pace, but corn harvesting is still behind.
As of November 8, Ohio's corn harvest was only 37% complete, compared with 81% a year earlier and a five-year average of 75%.
The USDA expects Ohio soybean production this year to total 219.8 million bushels, which would also be a record high and would be up 36% from a year earlier.
Soybean harvesting in Ohio has now caught up with the average pace, but corn harvesting is still behind.
As of November 8, Ohio's corn harvest was only 37% complete, compared with 81% a year earlier and a five-year average of 75%.