The U.S.

Crop Progress - The Status of Soybean

by Eduardo Petazze
The NASS, a service dependent of USDA, releases weekly status and progress of crops (last report in pdf, 12 pages)
The September 12, 2013 will be issued monthly report estimating crop production, along with the WASDE report
The latest report by August 12 (see pdf, 45 pages), the estimated NASS increased US soybean production by 8% from 2012
The Soybean crop conditions have deteriorated since that estimate.
The following table sets the latest estimate NASS to new conditions.
US State
ALABAMA
ARKANSAS
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OTHER STATES
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
Total 2013
Year 2012
Change
Own estimate

2013 Sep. Forecast (estimate)

2013 Aug. Forecast
Acres
Yield
Production in
Acres
Yield
Production in
Harvested (bu/acre)
Bu
Harvested (bu/acre)
Bu
410,000
40.0
16,413,000
410,000
40.0
16,400,000
3,300,000
41.7
137,475,000
3,300,000
41.0
135,300,000
158,000
39.1
6,185,000
158,000
40.0
6,320,000
22,000
38.0
837,000
250,000
34.2
8,553,000
250,000
35.0
8,750,000
9,350,000
45.7
427,124,000
9,350,000
47.0
439,450,000
5,230,000
48.4
252,922,000
5,230,000
50.0
261,500,000
9,430,000
45.4
428,310,000
9,430,000
46.0
433,780,000
3,690,000
32.6
120,429,000
3,690,000
36.0
132,840,000
1,590,000
43.8
69,593,000
1,590,000
44.0
69,960,000
1,080,000
44.3
47,805,000
1,080,000
43.0
46,440,000
465,000
44.2
20,576,000
465,000
45.0
20,925,000
1,890,000
44.5
84,080,000
1,890,000
45.0
85,050,000
6,630,000
41.6
275,972,000
6,630,000
41.0
271,830,000
1,900,000
43.3
82,349,000
1,900,000
42.0
79,800,000
5,640,000
36.3
204,464,000
5,640,000
39.0
219,960,000
4,750,000
45.9
217,962,000
4,750,000
47.0
223,250,000
94,000
38.4
3,611,000
94,000
39.0
3,666,000
317,000
47.1
14,916,000
317,000
49.0
15,533,000
1,580,000
33.5
52,949,000
1,580,000
30.0
47,400,000
4,360,000
32.4
141,409,000
4,360,000
32.0
139,520,000
4,530,000
48.9
221,507,000
4,530,000
50.0
226,500,000
405,000
21.0
8,516,000
405,000
25.0
10,125,000
0
44,000
42.2
1,855,000
550,000
48.2
26,515,000
550,000
50.0
27,500,000
390,000
28.4
11,080,000
390,000
27.0
10,530,000
4,650,000
34.6
160,858,000
4,650,000
36.0
167,400,000
1,330,000
41.6
55,364,000
1,330,000
42.0
55,860,000
95,000
28.1
2,668,000
95,000
28.0
2,660,000
600,000
40.5
24,317,000
600,000
42.0
25,200,000
22,000
47.8
1,052,000
1,670,000
41.7
69,556,000
1,670,000
42.0
70,140,000
76,378,000
41.8 3,195,367,000 76,378,000
42.6 3,255,444,000
76,104,000
39.6 3,014,998,000 76,104,000
39.6 3,014,998,000
0.36%
5.60%
5.98%
0.36%
7.59%
7.97%