September 17, 2013

Kansas corn forecast up 38% on-year

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast revealed that Kansas farmers are on track to harvest 38% more corn than a year ago.

The report from the NASS projects the state's corn crop to come in at 525 million bushels. The update comes as corn harvest gets underway across much of Kansas.

Farmers are cutting 4.2 million acres of corn this season, up 6% from last year. Yields are also far better at 125 bushels/acre. That is 29 bushels/acre more than a year ago.

Kansas will harvest more than twice as much sorghum as last year at 195 million bushels, according to the agency's forecast.

Soy production is up 58% from a year ago at a projected 133 million bushels.