Stevie White
Oklahoma Farm Report
OKLAHOMA CITY – Troy Marshall, a state statistician with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Oklahoma Field Office, recently discussed the USDA’s latest Crop Production report.
“We didn’t see a whole lot of revisions to acres,” he said of the Oct. 11 report, “so the main focus is looking at those yields and production.”
In Oklahoma, Marshall noted what many other reports have: deteriorating conditions. Cotton yields and overall production decreased 17% this month to 442 pounds per acre. Corn harvest is nearly complete, but it also shows a decrease in yield from 139 bushels to 136 bushels per acre – a 2.2% drop in the overall production of corn. Sorghum yields decreased from 43 bushels per acre to 38 bushels per acre which caused an 11.6% decrease in overall production. Soybeans share a similar story with 26 bushels per acre in September dropping to 25 bushels per acre this month which resulted in a 3.8% reduction in overall production.
Marshall brushed over hay production as well, saying, “For all hay in Oklahoma, we saw a slight uptick in yield, rounding up to almost a full 0.1 ton per acre which resulted in a 5% increase in the overall production of all hay types in October.”
He hopes the good responses he got from producers in October continues in November.
Marshall also reviewed October Crop Production numbers for Kansas and Texas.
U.S. Crop Production: Special Note: Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26, 2024, as a Category 4 hurricane. After passing through parts of Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, it degenerated to a post-tropical cyclone on Sept. 27 over Tennessee.
Survey work for the field crop and pecan forecasts in this report occurred primarily from Sept. 28 to Oct. 7. Although much of the survey work occurred after the most severe weather had subsided, the full impact of the storm may not be reflected until future reports.
Corn production for grain is forecast at 15.2 billion bushels, up less than 1% from the previous forecast but down 1% from 2023. Based on conditions as of Oct. 1, yields are expected to average 183.8 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.2 bushel from the previous forecast and up 6.5 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.7 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 4% from the previous year.
Soybean production for beans is forecast at a record high 4.58 billion bushels, down slightly from the previous forecast but up 10% from 2023. Based on conditions as of Oct. 1, yields are expected to average a record high 53.1 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from the previous forecast but up 2.5 bushels from 2023. Area harvested for beans in the U.S. is forecast at 86.3 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 5% from 2023.
All cotton production is forecast at 14.2 million 480-pound bales, down 2% from the previous forecast but up 18% from 2023. Based on conditions as of Oct. 1, yields are expected to average 789 pounds per harvested acre, down 18 pounds from the previous forecast and down 110 pounds from 2023. Upland cotton production is forecast at 13.7 million 480-pound bales, down 2% from the previous forecast but up 16% from 2023. Pima cotton production is forecast at 516,000 bales, down 6% from the previous forecast but up 63% from 2023. All cotton area harvested is forecast at 8.63 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 34% from 2023. Oklahoma Crop Production: Oklahoma upland cotton production is forecast at 290,000 bales, 38% higher than 2023. Yield averaged 442 pounds per acre, compared with 560 pounds last year. Acreage harvested, at 315,000 acres, is up 75% from last year.
Oklahoma corn production is forecast at 53 million bushels, up 5% from the previous year. Statewide yields averaged 136 bushels per acre, 13 bushels lower than 2023. Acres harvested for grain, at 390,000, is up 15% from last year.
Oklahoma sorghum production is forecast at 10.8 million bushels, down 34% from last year. Yield averaged 38 bushels per acre, down nine bushels from the previous year. Acres harvested, at 285,000 acres, is 19% less than 2023.
Oklahoma soybean production is forecast at 11.4 million bushels, up 9% from last year. Yield is expected to average 25 bushels per acre, compared with 26 bushels in 2023. Harvested acreage, at 455,000 acres, is 14% higher than last year. Texas Crop Production: Texas upland cotton production is forecast at 4.4 million bales, 63% higher than 2023. Yield averaged 579 pounds per acre, compared with 618 pounds last year. Acreage harvested, at 3.65 million acres, is up 74% from last year.
Texas corn production is forecast at 215 million bushels, down 16% from the previous year. Statewide yields averaged 121 bushels per acre, one bushel lower than 2023. Acres harvested for grain, at 1.78 million, is down 15% from last year.
Texas sorghum production is forecast at 72.9 million bushels, down 4% from last year. Yield averaged 54 bushels per acre, up five bushels from the previous year. Acres harvested, at 1.35 million acres, is 13% lower than 2023.
Texas soybean production is forecast at 3.2 million bushels, up 51% from last year. Yield is expected to average 40 bushels per acre, compared with 25 bushels in 2023. Harvested acreage, at 80,000 acres, is 6% lower than last year. Kansas Crop Production: Kansas Cotton production is forecast at 190,000 bales, up 28% from last year. Acreage for harvest, at 120,000 acres, is up 26,000 acres from 2023. Yield is forecast at 760 pounds per acre, down one pound per acre from a year ago.
Kansas Sorghum for grain is forecast at 165 million bushels, down 3% from last year. Area for harvest, at 2.70 million acres, is down 17% from 2023. Yield is forecast at 61 bushels per acre, up nine bushels from last year.
Kansas Soybean production is forecast at 175 million bushels, up 69% from last year. Area for harvest, at 4.48 million acres, is 13% above 2023. Yield is forecast at 39 bushels per acre, up 13 bushels from last year.