New York soybean production forecast to have jumped nearly 16 percent this year

Farms in New York state are estimated to have produced nearly 20.1 million bushels of soybeans in 2024, up 15.8 percent from more than 17.3 million bushels the prior year. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop-production report issued on Nov. 8. The total soybean yield per acre in New York state averaged 55 bushels per acre this year, up 4 bushels, or nearly 8 percent, from 51 bushels in 2023, the USDA NASS said. Area harvested for soybeans totaled 365,000 acres in 2024, up almost 7.4 percent from 340,000 acres in the previous year. U.S. soybean production jumped more than 7 percent to 4.46 billion bushels this year from 4.16 billion bushels in 2023, the USDA reported.