The following are analysts' estimates in billions of bushels for 2012 U.S. corn and soybean production based on conditions as of Novembber 1, as compiled by Dow Jones Newswires.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is scheduled to release updated production at 8:30 a.m. EST Friday. Parentheses denote the number of estimates in that average and range.

                                           Oct   2011 
                  Average      Range      USDA  Production 
   Corn (21)      10.629   10.100-10.881 10.706 12.358 
   Soybeans (21)   2.891    2.720-2.959   2.860  3.094 
   Yield                              Oct   2011 
                  Average    Range    USDA  Yield 
   Corn (21)      122.1   120.9-124.0 122.0 147.2 
   Soybeans (21)   38.2    37.1-39.1   37.8  41.9 
                                      

                                    Corn       Corn   Soy        Soy

Production Yield Production Yield

ABN Amro                              10.612     121.0  2.877      38.0 
   AgriSource                         10.600     122.2  2.907      38.4 
   Agrivisor                          10.789     123.0  2.846      37.6 
   Allendale                          10.618     123.2  2.869      37.9 
   Alpari                             10.695     122.0  2.890      38.0 
   Citigroup                          10.610     121.4  2.905      38.4 
   Doane Advisory                     10.650     121.4  2.900      38.3 
   Farm Futures                       10.433     120.9  2.873      37.9 
   Futures INTL                       10.650     121.4  2.869      37.9 
   Global Commodity Analytics         10.690     122.6  2.915      38.5 
   INTL FC Stone                      10.881     124.0  2.959      39.1 
   *Informa                           10.738     122.4  2.925      38.6 
   Jeffries Bache                     10.763     122.7  2.902      38.4 
   Kropf and Love                     10.675     122.0  2.899      38.3 
   Newedge                            10.700     122.0  2.941      38.9 
   Prime Ag                           10.706     122.0  2.952      39.0 
   Rice Dairy                         10.635     121.8  2.890      38.2 
   Risk Mgmt Comm                     10.100     121.0  2.720      37.1 
   RJ O'Brien                         10.746     122.5  2.910      38.4 
   U.S. Commodities                   10.708     122.1  2.884      38.1 
   Water Street Solutions             10.206     121.6  2.884      38.1

*From Trade Sources

-Write to Andrew Johnson Jr. at andrew.johnsonjr@dowjones.com.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 05, 2012 15:44 ET (20:44 GMT)