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Ag stats: October 2021 Kansas crop production highlights

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Based on November 1 conditions, Kansas's 2021 corn crop is forecast at 737 million bushels, down 4% from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 5.30 million acres, is down 7% from a year ago. Yield is forecast at 139 bushels per acre, up 5 bushels from last year. 

Sorghum for grain is forecast at 271 million bushels, up 14% from last year. Area for harvest, at 3.35 million acres, is up 20% from 2020. Yield is forecast at 81 bushels per acre, down 4 bushels from last year. 

Soybean production is forecast at 197 million bushels, up 1% from last year. Area for harvest, at 4.80 million acres, is up 1% from 2020. Yield is forecast at 41 bushels per acre, unchanged from last year. 

Cotton production is forecast at 215,000 bales, down 28% from last year. Acreage for harvest, at 101,000 acres, is down 83,000 acres from 2020. Yield is forecast at 1,022 pounds per acre, up 239 pounds per acre from a year ago.