Data from 2012 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum,
February 24, 2012.
2012/13 Forecast
U.S. Wheat
Planting 58 million acres
Production 2.165 billion bushels
Exports 975 million bushels
Yield 44.5 bushels/acre
Ending Stocks 957 million bushels
Average Price $6.30 a bushel
U.S. Corn
Planting 94 million acres
Production 14.27 billion bushels
Exports 1.9 billion bushels
Yield 164 bushels/acre
For Ethanol 4.95 billion bushels
Ending Stocks 1.616 billion bushels
Average Price $5 a bushel
U.S. Soybeans
Planting 75 million acres
Production 3.25 billion bushels
Exports 1.55 billion bushels
Yield 43.9 bushels/acre
Ending Stocks 205 million bushels
Average Price $11.50 a bushel
U.S. Cotton
Planting 13 million acres
Production 17 million bales
Exports 12 million bales
Mill Use 3.5 million bales
Ending Stocks 5.3 million bales
Average Price $0.80 a pound
U.S. Rice
Planting 2.8 million acres
Production 196 million hundredweight
Exports 95 million hundredweight
Ending Stocks 34.5 million hundredweight
Average Price $14.70 per hundredweight
U.S. Beet Sugar
Production 4.793 million short tons
U.S. Cane Sugar
Production 3.507 million short tons
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