DOVER, DELAWARE (1/16/2015) Delaware farmers posted record corn and soybean harvests for 2014, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report.
Soybeans posted record yield numbers, and for the second year in a row corn raised for animal feed achieved record production and yield.
“Delaware’s corn and soybean harvests were simply outstanding,” said Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee in a written statement. “This record year is the direct result of the combination of excellent weather, modern applied science drawn from years of research and our farmers’ hard work. This is great news for our grain growers and the poultry industry, which uses the majority of Delaware’s grain for feed. We hope this trend will continue.”
DELAWARE CORN YIELD RECORDS
2014: 200 bushels/acre
2013: 166
2000: 162
2004: 152
2001: 146
2009: 145
2006: 145
2005: 143
1996: 143
2012: 135
DELAWARE CORN PRODUCTION RECORDS
2014: 33,600,000 bushels
2013: 28,884,000
2000: 25,110,000
2012: 24,030,000
2011: 23,660,000
2009: 23,635,000
2006: 23,345,000
2004: 23,256,000
2005: 22,022,000
1996: 22,022,000
DELAWARE SOYBEAN YIELD RECORDS
2014: 48 bushels/acre
2000: 43
2004: 42.5
2012: 42.5
2009: 42
2013: 40.5
2011: 39.5
2001: 39
1994: 36.5
2003: 36
DELAWARE SOYBEAN PRODUCTION RECORDS
2000: 9,159,000 bushels
2004: 8,840,000
2014: 8,784,000
1991: 8,750,000
1979: 8,250,000
1994: 8,030,000
2001: 7,839,000
2009: 7,686,000
1996: 7,595,000
1978: 7,540,000
(Data from U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service)