USDA: American farmers should see record high yields in corn and soybeans this year

Jeff Ishee
Nov 16, 2025
2 min read

Updated: Nov 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - After 6 weeks of the federal government being shut down, the National Agricultural Statistics Service released a new crop production report on Friday, November 14th. The report indicates that American farmers should see record-high corn and soybean yields this fall.

Corn production for grain is forecast at 16.8 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast but up 12 percent from 2024. If realized, this would be the highest grain production on record for the United States. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average a record high 186.0 bushels per acre, down 0.7 bushel from the previous forecast but up 6.7 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 90.0 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 8 percent from the previous year.

Notable estimated yields for corn in the Eastern U.S. are as follows:

Alabama - 157 bpa

Delaware - 162 bpa

Georgia - 182 bpa

Illinois - 227 bpa

Indiana - 206 bpa

Iowa - 216 bpa

Kentucky - 164 bpa

Maryland - 167 bpa

Michigan - 178 bpa

New York - 135 bpa

North Carolina - 139 bpa

Ohio - 194 bpa

Pennsylvania - 150 bpa

Tennessee - 160 bpa

Virginia - 175 bpa

Soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.25 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast and down 3 percent from 2024. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average a record high 53.0 bushels per acre, down 0.5 bushel from the previous forecast but up 2.3 bushels from 2024. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 80.3 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 7 percent from 2024.

Notable estimated yields for soybeans in the Eastern U.S. are as follows:

Alabama - 39 bpa

Delaware - 40 bpa

Georgia - 45 bpa

Illinois - 65 bpa

Indiana - 59 bpa

Iowa - 65 bpa

Kentucky - 36 bpa

Maryland - 46 bpa

Michigan - 50 bpa

New York - 38 bpa

North Carolina - 34 bpa