Indiana farmers report record-high corn and soybean yeilds in 2023

INDIANA – Indiana farmers reported record-high corn and soybean yields in 2023, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician of USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office.

Indiana farmers reported record-high soybean yields

Indiana corn production in 2023 totaled 1.08 billion bushels, 11 percent above 2022. Corn acreage harvested for grain totaled 5.31 million, up 4 percent from 2022. The average yield of 203 bushels per acre was 13 bushels above 2022. Indiana soybean production totaled 334 million bushels, down slightly from 2022.

Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Crop – Indiana 2023

Corn, all ……………………………………………………………..5,450 acres
Planted …………………………………………. 1,000 acres
Corn, grain ………………………………………………………….
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 5,310 acres
Yield ……………………………………………………Bushels – 203.0 bushels
Production …………………………………………..1,000 bushels – 1,077,930 bushels
Corn, silage …………………………………………………………
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 120 acres
Yield ………………………………………………………..Tons – 22.0 tons
Production ……………………………………….. 1,000 tons – 2,640 tons
Hay, alfalfa ………………………………………………………….
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 270 acres
Yield ………………………………………………………..Tons – 2.50 tons
Production ……………………………………….. 1,000 tons – 675 tons
Hay, other …………………………………………………………..
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 260 acres
Yield ………………………………………………………..Tons – 2.30 tons
Production ……………………………………….. 1,000 tons – 598 tons
Peppermint …………………………………………………………
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 3.3 acres
Yield …………………………………………………….Pounds – 61 pounds
Production …………………………………………. 1,000 lbs – 201 lbs.
Spearmint …………………………………………………………..
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 1.7 acres
Yield …………………………………………………….Pounds – 59 pounds
Production …………………………………………. 1,000 lbs – 100 lbs.
Soybeans ……………………………………………………………
Planted …………………………………………. 1,000 acres – 5,500 acres
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 5,480 acres
Yield ……………………………………………………Bushels – 61.0 bushels
Production …………………………………………..1,000 bushels – 334,280 bushels
Winter Wheat ………………………………………………………
Planted …………………………………………. 1,000 acres – 405 acres
Harvested ……………………………………… 1,000 acres – 335 acres
Yield …………………………………………………… bushels – 92.0 bushels
Production …………………………………………..1,000 bushels – 30,820 bushels

Harvested acreage was 5.48 million, down 350 thousand from 2022. The average yield of 61 bushels per acre was 3.5 bushels above 2022.

Harvesting corn

Nationally, corn for grain production in the United States was estimated at a record high of 15.3 billion bushels, up 12 percent from the 2022 estimate. The average yield in the United States was estimated at a record high of 177.3 bushels per acre, 3.9 bushels above the 2022 yield of 173.4 bushels per acre.

Estimated yields in 2023 were up from the previous year across the Northern Plains. Record-high yields were estimated in Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, and Utah. Corn planted area, at 94.6 million acres, was up 7 percent from the 2022 estimate. The area harvested for grain was estimated at 86.5 million acres, up 10 percent from the 2022 estimate. Record high harvested for grain acres were estimated for North Dakota.

Harvesting soybeans

National soybean production 2023 totaled 4.16 billion bushels, down 2 percent from 2022. The average yield was estimated at 50.6 bushels per acre, 1.0 bushels above 2022. The planted area for the Nation, at 83.6 million acres, was down 4 percent from the 2022 planted acreage. Soybean growers harvested 82.4 million acres, down 4 percent from 2022. A record-high planted and harvested acreage was estimated in New York.

Record high yields occurred in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Record high productions were harvested in Mississippi and New York.