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What is the #1 agricultural crop for Ohio?
1. Soybeans. In 2019, Ohio farmers harvested 4.27 million acres of soybeans, which resulted in a production of more than 209 million bushels of the crop. Soybeans brought the state $2.4 billion in annual cash receipts.
What is the largest crop in Ohio?
Sandusky’s annual cabbage harvest is by far the largest in Ohio. Thirteen farmers grew 464 acres of cabbage in 2012, 418 acres more than the county that grows the second-most cabbage in Ohio, Lucas.
What is Ohio’s main crop?
Ohio’s main cash crops are soybeans and corn. Also important are wheat, oats, hay, fruit, feed, vegetables, livestock, poultry, and dairy products. Tobacco is grown in the Tuscarawas, Muskingum, and Ohio river valleys in the southeastern part of the state.
What is the average soybean yield per acre in Ohio?
58.0 bushels per acre
The State soybean yield estimate for Ohio is 58.0 bushels per acre with a total production estimate at 2.88 million bushels. The Ohio county estimates are valuable to farmers, crop insurance, economists, and USDA.
How many acres of soybeans are planted in Illinois?
In 2019, 76.1 million acres of soybeans were planted in the United States, as shown below. Of that 67.1 million planted acres of soybean in 2019, Illinois planted the greatest acreage at just under 10 million acres or 13% of the national total.
How many bushels of soybeans does Ohio produce?
At 288 million bushels, Ohio produced about 6 percent of the nation’s soybeans in 2018. Total U.S. soybean production in 2018 was about 4.5 billion bushels. To learn more about production and yield in the U.S., visit SoyStats.com
Where are most soybeans grown in the United States?
Soybeans are grown primarily for processing into meal and oil. Where are soybeans commonly grown? The main soybean-producing area is in the Corn Belt and lower Mississippi Valley. At 288 million bushels, Ohio produced about 6 percent of the nation’s soybeans in 2018.
When is the best time to plant soybeans in Ohio?
The bushy, green soybean plant is a legume, related to clover, peas and alfalfa. In Ohio, soybeans typically are planted in April-June then harvested in October. When they flower in the summer, they can produce up to 80 pods per plant.