Kansas corn production estimates continue to rise

September USDA-NASS Production Report

Today’s USDA/NASS Crop Production Report predicts Kansas corn production at a record 816 million bushels in 2019, a 26.5 percent increase from last year.  This production estimate increased from the August report by six million bushels. The report estimated Kansas farmers planted six million acres of corn for grain harvest, up 20 percent from last year and a modern-day record. This report also increased the predicted yield to 136 bushels per acre, up one bushel from the report released last month. Nationally, the corn crop is estimated to be down by four percent compared to last year.

“As harvest begins in Kansas we continue to hear reports of wildly varying yields from field to field, but that’s not unusual for our state,” Kansas Corn CEO Greg Krissek said. “Our farmers are growing a lot  of good corn on a record number of acres this year. That’s why we will continue our work to increase market demand for corn and corn-based products, such as ethanol. Kansas Corn will continue to be a key player in expanding higher-ethanol blends domestically and internationally through export markets, such as those strengthened through USMCA, which is why Congress must pass USMCA this fall.”

The report forecasts the average national corn production at 13.8 billion bushels, down one percent from the previous report. The national average yield is estimated at 168.2 bushels per acre, also a slight decrease from the report released in August. This month’s report continues to raise Kansas in rankings of corn-producing states moving them up to the fifth highest producing state if the NASS prediction is correct.

You can read the full report at the following link.