Corn production for grain is forecast at 14.4 billion bushels, down 5 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of August 1, yields are expected to average 175.4 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.6 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 81.8 million acres, down less than 1 percent from the June forecast and down 4 percent from the previous year.

Sorghum production is forecast at 286 million bushels, down 36 percent from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 5.38 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but down 17 percent from 2021. Based on August 1 conditions, yield is forecast at

53.2 bushels per acre, 15.8 bushels below the 2021 yield of 69.0 bushels per acre.

Barley production is forecast at 158 million bushels, up 34 percent from 2021. Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 66.3 bushels per acre, up 5.9 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 2.38 million acres is down 1 percent from the Acreage report released on June 30, 2022, but up 22 percent from 2021.

All wheat production for grain is forecast at 1.78 billion bushels, up less than 1 percent from the previous forecast and up 8 percent from 2021. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 47.5 bushels per harvested acre, up 0.2 bushel from the previous forecast and up 3.2 bushels from 2021. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 37.5 million acres, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast, but up 1 percent from 2021.

Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.20 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from the July 1 forecast and down 6 percent from 2021. As of August 1, the United States yield is forecast at 47.9 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from last month and down 2.3 bushels from last year’s average yield of 50.2 bushels per acre. Area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 25.0 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but down 2 percent from last year. Hard Red Winter production, at 576 million bushels, is down 2 percent from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 381 million bushels, is up 2 percent from the July forecast. White Winter, at 240 million bushels, is up slightly from last month. Of the White Winter production, 14.6 million bushels are Hard White and 226 million bushels are Soft White.

Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixture dry hay for 2022 is forecast at 49.1 million tons, down less than 1 percent from 2021. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 3.17 tons per acre, down 0.06 ton from last year. Harvested area is forecast at

15.5 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report, but up 1 percent from 2021. Production of other hay is forecast at 67.7 million tons, down 5 percent from 2021. Based on August 1 conditions, the United States yield is expected to average 1.88 tons per acre, down

0.12 ton from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 36.0 million acres, unchanged from the Acreage report, but up 2 percent from 2021.

Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 24.5 million cwt, up 8 percent from 2021. Area planted is estimated at 1.28 million acres, up slightly from the Acreage report but down 8 percent from 2021. Area harvested is forecast at 1.24 million acres, up slightly from the Acreage report but down 7 percent from 2021. The yield is forecast at 1,979 pounds per acre, an increase of 278 pounds from last season.

Production of sugarbeets for the 2022 crop year is forecast at 33.5 million tons, down 9 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 1.15 million acres up 3 percent from last year. Yield is forecast at 29.2 tons per acre, down 4.0 tons from last year.

United States peach total production for the 2022 season is forecast at 583,500 tons, is down 15 percent from 2021. In California, the largest growing State, production is forecast at 430,000 tons, is down 2 percent from the previous forecast and down 15 percent from 2021.