McLean County Farm Bureau

ANALYSTS PREDICT LOWEST U.S. CORN YIELD IN 7 YEARS

This year’s crops will see the lowest corn yield in seven years and the lowest soybean yield in six years, according to AccuWeather’s latest analysis of crop production. AccuWeather analysts predict this year’s corn yield will be 13.07 billion bushels, a decline of 9.8 percent from last year’s yield and 5.8 percent lower than the USDA’s latest estimate for corn yields. That would be the lowest since 2012, when significant drought pushed corn yield down to 10.76 billion bushels. (Jacksonville Journal Courier)