Record-Setting Corn Production on the Horizon

Corn production is forecast to jump 28 percent to 13.8 billion bushels. If the forecast is met, it will be the largest corn production on record in the United States, according to the latest USDA Crop Production report released Aug. 12. Soybean production is expected to be up 8 percent from 2012 with 3.26 billion bushels. If met, that would be the third largest on record. All cotton and wheat production is expected to be down 25 percent and 7 percent, respectively, when compared to 2012. Read the August Crop Production Report.