A new report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), shows producers surveyed across the U.S. intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year. But, according to the new Prospective Plantings Report, they intend to plant 86.5 million acres of soybeans this year, which is up 3% from last year. The report …
USDA Cotton Planting Intention
Growers intend to plant 10.7 million acres of all cotton across the United States, which is up 4 percent from the previous year. Cotton producers in Georgia expect to plant an estimated 1.1 million acres, down 1 percent from the previous year. Alabama forecasts a 13 percent increase in planting this year at 430,000 acres of cotton. In Florida, the cotton planting …
Several Categories in U.S. Cotton Balance Sheet Are Up
USDA’s forecast for cotton this marketing year reflects year-over-year rises in several categories. Rod Bain has more. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson and Rod Bain’s program here.
Number of U.S. Farms Falls Below Two Million
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says the number of U.S. farms has fallen under two million for the first time since before the Civil War. The numbers come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. In 2022, there were 1,900,487 farms in the country, a seven percent decline from the level in the 2017 Census. A farm is defined as …
New Numbers from the Census of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released their Census of Agriculture. Mark Oppold runs through some of the new numbers in this report.
North America 2023 Potato Production Data Released by USDA
Last week, the USDA released the 2023 North American Potatoes report. These are numbers from the Agriculture Departments in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada reveals the 2023 North American Potato harvest data. Potato production for the U.S. and Canada combined in 2023 is estimated at 570 million per hundredweight, up eight percent from the 2022 estimate. The U.S. potato production …
USDA to Survey Producers Planting Intentions for 2024
As the 2024 crop production season begins, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season. NASS is busy mailing the survey questionnaire, asking producers to provide information about the crops they intend to plant in 2024, how many acres they intend to plant, and the amounts of grain and oilseed …
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
Results from the new census of ag. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) this week announced the 2022 Census of Agriculture results. The information collected directly from producers shows a continued decline in the total number of U.S. farms. However, the data also show a rise in the number of new …
Final 2023 Crop Report Shows Jump in Corn Production
USDA released its final 2023 Crop Production Report showing a rise in corn production and a drop in soybean production. 2023 corn production hit a record 15.3 billion bushels, 12 percent above 2022. The average yield was a record-high 177.3 bushels per acre, 3.9 bushels above 2022. Soybean production in 2023 reached 4.16 billion bushels, two percent lower than in …
Release Date Set for 2022 Census of Agriculture
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release the 2022 Census of Agriculture in early 2024. Released once every five years, the updated Census will provide valuable new insight into various agricultural data points. Lance Honig, acting chairman of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Board shares more on the Census’ importance and where to find more information.