New York corn production projected to rise slightly this year

New York farms are forecast to produce 95.76 million bushels of corn for grain in 2024, up 0.4 percent from 95.4 million bushels last year. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop-production forecast based on Sept. 1 field conditions. The total yield per acre in the Empire State is estimated to average 168 bushels this year, up 9 bushels per acre, or nearly 6 percent, from 159 bushels in 2023, the USDA NASS said. Area harvested for grain corn is projected at 570,000 acres in 2024, down 5 percent from 600,000 acres a year prior. U.S. corn production is estimated to decline just over 1 percent to nearly 15.19 billion bushels this year from 15.34 billion bushels in 2023, the USDA reported.