Friday, January 21, 2022

Corn yields shatter records


Agricorp reports that corn yields shattered records and soybeans were well above average last year.

Corn averaged 200 bushels per acre; the previous record was 185 in 2017.


Soybeans averaged 53 bushels per acre; the 10-year average is 47.


The statistics are based on reports from 1.36 million acres of corn and 1.88 million acres of soybeans insured with Agricorp.