Indiana farmers continue to anticipate record high corn and soybean yields this year, according to Nathanial Warenski, state statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. The October Crop Production Report is based on conditions as of Oct. 1.
Indiana corn yield is expected to be 194 bushels per acre, 7 bushels higher than last year's yield but 3 bushels lower than last month's forecast. Total production is expected to be 1.02 billion bushels, up 4 percent from 2020. If realized, this will be the highest Indiana corn yield on record.
Indiana soybean production is expected to total 341 million bushels, up 1 percent from a year earlier. The yield is forecast at 60 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from 2020 and unchanged from last month. If realized, this will be the highest yield on record.