New York corn production increased more than 22 percent this year

New York farms are expected to have produced over 98.6 million bushels of corn for grain in 2023, up 22.5 percent from 80.5 million bushels last year. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast issued on Oct. 12, based on field conditions as of Oct. 1. 

The total yield per acre in the Empire State is expected to average 163 bushels per acre this year, up 23 bushels per acre, or more than 16 percent, from 140 bushels in 2022, the USDA NASS said. Area harvested for grain corn is forecast at 605,000 acres in 2023, up more than 5 percent from 575,000 acres a year prior.