Ohio corn and soybean producers expect smaller yields this year, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician, USDA  NASS, Ohio Field Office.

The October Crop Production Report is based on conditions as of October 1, 2022. Some  highlights of the report follow: 

• Ohio expected corn yield is down 6 bushels from last year to 187 bushels per acre. Total production is forecast at 583  million bushels, down 10 percent from last year. 

• Ohio soybean production is expected to total 279 million bushels, up slightly from last year. The yield is forecast at 55  bushels per acre, down 2 bushels from last year 

• Nationally, 2022 corn production for grain is forecast at 13.9 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the previous  forecast and down 8 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 171.9 bushels  per harvested acre, down 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and down 4.8 bushels from last year. After a thorough  review of all available data, acreage estimates are unchanged from last month. Total planted area, at 88.6 million acres,  is unchanged from the previous estimate but down 5 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for grain, forecast at  80.8 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 5 percent from the previous year. 

• U.S. 2022 soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.31 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and  down 3 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expected to average 49.8 bushels per acre,  down 0.7 bushel from the previous forecast and down 1.9 bushels from 2021. After a thorough review of all available  data, acreage estimates are unchanged from last month. Total planted area, at 87.5 million acres, is unchanged from the  previous estimate but up less than 1 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for beans in the United States is  forecast at 86.6 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up less than 1 percent from 2021.