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Feed Grains Database: Yearbook Tables

Note. Data are reported on a marketing-year basis: corn and sorghum, September-August; barley and oats, June-May; hay, May-April; and processed feed products, October-September.

Missing values indicate unreported values, discontinued series, or not yet released data.

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Table 1--Corn, sorghum, barley, and oats: Planted acreage, harvested acreage, production, yield, and farm price
Mkt yr 1/	Planted acreage (million acres)	Harvested for grain (million acres)	Production (million bushels)	Yield per harvested acre (bushels)	Weighted-average farm price ($ per bushel) 2/	Loan rate ($ per bushel)
Corn
2000	79.55	72.44	9,915.05	136.90	1.85	1.89
2001	75.70	68.77	9,502.58	138.20	1.97	1.89
2002	78.89	69.33	8,966.79	129.30	2.32	1.98
2003	78.60	70.94	10,089.22	142.20	2.42	1.98
2004	80.93	73.63	11,807.09	160.40	2.06	1.95
2005	81.78	75.12	11,114.08	148.00	2	1.95
2006	78.33	70.65	10,534.87	149.10	3.04	1.95
2007	93.60	86.54	13,073.89	151.10	4.2	1.95
2008	86.98	79.29	12,072.37	152.30	5-6
Sorghum
2000	9.20	7.73	470.53	60.90	1.89	1.71
2001	10.25	8.58	514.04	59.90	1.94	1.71
2002	9.59	7.13	360.71	50.60	2.32	1.98
2003	9.42	7.80	411.24	52.70	2.39	1.98
2004	7.49	6.52	453.65	69.60	1.79	1.95
2005	6.45	5.74	392.93	68.50	1.86	1.95
2006	6.52	4.94	277.54	56.20	3.29	1.95
2007	7.72	6.81	504.99	74.20	4.1	1.95
2008	7.30	6.44	425.57	66.10	4.45-5.45
Barley
2000	5.80	5.20	317.80	61.10	2.11	1.62
2001	4.95	4.27	248.33	58.10	2.22	1.65
2002	5.01	4.12	226.91	55.00	2.72	1.88
2003	5.35	4.73	278.28	58.90	2.83	1.88
2004	4.53	4.02	279.74	69.60	2.48	1.85
2005	3.88	3.27	211.90	64.80	2.53	1.85
2006	3.45	2.95	180.17	61.10	2.85	1.85
2007	4.02	3.51	211.83	60.40	4.02	1.85
2008	4.13	3.64	217.98	59.90	5.15-6.15
Oats
2000	4.47	2.33	149.17	64.20	1.1	1.16
2001	4.40	1.91	117.60	61.50	1.59	1.21
2002	5.00	2.06	116.00	56.40	1.81	1.35
2003	4.60	2.22	144.38	65.00	1.48	1.35
2004	4.09	1.79	115.70	64.70	1.48	1.33
2005	4.25	1.82	114.88	63.00	1.63	1.33
2006	4.17	1.57	93.64	59.80	1.87	1.33
2007	3.76	1.51	91.60	60.90	2.63	1.33
2008	3.47	1.44	89.90	62.30	3.1-3.8
1/ Corn and sorghum, September-August; barley and oats, June-May. Latest data may be preliminary or projected. 2/ U.S. season-average price based on monthly prices weighted by monthly marketings. Prices do not include an allowance for loans outstanding and government purchases. Latest data are from World Supply and Demand Estimates. Sources: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production and Agricultural Prices; and USDA, World Agricultural Outlook Board, World Supply and Demand Estimates.

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Updated date: September 29, 2008