Corn for grain production in Iowa for 2022 was estimated at 2.48 billion bushels, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop Production 2022 Summary. Current year production was down 2 percent from the previous year's 2.54 billion bushels. Iowa's corn for grain yield was estimated at 200 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain was estimated at 12.4 million acres, 50,000 acres below 2021. Corn planted for all purposes in 2022 was estimated at 12.9 million acres.
Corn for silage production was estimated at 8.40 million tons, up 18 percent from 2021. The silage yield estimate of 21.0 tons per acre was unchanged from 2021. Producers harvested 400,000 acres of corn for silage, up 18 percent from 2021.
Soybean production was estimated at 587 million bushels in 2022. This was down 7 percent from last year's 632 million bushels. The Iowa soybean crop yielded 58.5 bushels per acre in 2022. The harvested acreage of 10.0 million was unchanged from 2021. Soybean planted acreage, at 10.1 million, was unchanged from 2021.
All hay production for the state was estimated at 3.64 million tons, down 12 percent from the 4.13 million tons produced in 2021. Producers averaged 3.03 tons per acre, down 0.25 tons per acre from 2021. All hay harvested acres were estimated at 1.20 million acres, down 60,000 acres from 2021.
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay production was estimated at 2.70 million tons, down 15 percent from 2021. Producers averaged 3.70 tons per acre, up 0.20 tons per acre from 2021. Harvested acres were down 180,000 from last year, to 730,000 acres. Iowa producers seeded 75,000 acres of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures in 2022, up 15 percent from 2021.
Other hay production was estimated at 940,000 tons, down 1 percent from 2021. Producers averaged 2.00 tons per acre, down 0.70 tons from the 2021 yield. Harvested acres of other hay, at 470,000, were up 120,000 acres from 2021.
Categories: Iowa, Crops