Production of Wisconsin's Field and Miscellaneous Crops for 2019
Thursday, March 5th, 2020 -- 11:44 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -The production of Wisconsin's field and miscellaneous crops was valued at $3.28 billion in 2019.That was a 10 percent decrease from the previous year, despite the fact that corn and soybean production was lower than the 2018 growing season. The value of corn for grain production totaled $1.67 billion, down 13 percent for the year, with production down 17 percent. Wisconsin's corn price averaged $3.70 per bushel, an increase of 18-cents from the last marketing year.
Down 23 percent from 2018, the value of soybean production was $683 million, with production down 24 percent. The average price increased six cents from the previous year to $8.55 per bushel. And the value of production increased from 2018 to 2019 for potatoes, oats, barley, alfalfa hay, and all forage. However, winter wheat and other hay saw decreases last year.
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