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2007 corn production second highest on recordMinnesota Minnesota corn production is estimated at 1.14 billion bushels, down 4 percent from the Nov. 1, 2007 forecast, but up 3 percent from last year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Minnesota Field Office. Record corn production is 1.19 billion bushels set in 2005. The final yield is estimated at 146.0 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels from November 2007 and down 15 bushels from last year. Corn harvested acres, at 7.80 million acres, are up 14 percent or 950,000 acres from last year. This is the highest harvested acre total on record. Soybean production, estimated at 252 million bushels, is down 2 percent from November 2007 and down 21 percent from the record production in 2006. The estimated yield is 41.0 bushels per acre, down 1 bushel from November 2007 and down 4 bushels from the record high yield set in 2005. Soybean harvested acres, at 6.15 million acres, are down 15 percent or 1.10 million acres from a year ago. Spring wheat production is estimated at 77.6 million bushels, unchanged from last year. Acres harvested for grain at 1.65 million acres, is also unchanged from last year. The estimated yield at 47 bushels per acre is the same as a year ago. The Sugarbeet production of 11.4 million tons is down 4 percent from last year's record production of 11.9 million tons. Yield is estimated at 23.8 tons per acre, down 1.1 tons per acre from last year's record yield of 24.9 tons per acre. Sugarbeet harvested acres are 481,000 acres, up 4,000 from last year. All alfalfa forage production of 4.32 million tons is down 21 percent from last year. Yield is estimated at 3.32 tons per acre, down from 3.64 tons per acre last year. Forage harvested acres are 1.3 million acres, down 200,000 acres from last year. 1/21/08 Date: 1/15/08
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