| YIELD PER ACRE OF MAJOR CROPS | ||||||||||
| Nebraska - 1992 to 2004 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||||
| Crop | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | ||||
| Corn for Grain (Bu.) | 166.2 | 62.0 | 185.5 | 82.0 | 186.1 | 134.0 | ||||
| Sorghum for Grain (Bu.) | 83.0 | 47.8 | 117.0 | 55.9 | 110.0 | 78.3 | ||||
| Wheat (Bu.) 1 | 63.0 | 30.3 | 67.0 | 43.6 | 66.0 | 33.1 | ||||
| Soybeans (Bu.) | 50.8 | 28.5 | 53.7 | 30.5 | 54.0 | 40.2 | ||||
| Alfalfa Hay (Tons) | 4.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | ||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | ||||||
| Crop | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated |
| Corn for Grain (Bu.) | 151.1 | 99.0 | 161.3 | 119.0 | 159.4 | 111.0 | 154.4 | 84.0 | 173.0 | 110.0 |
| Sorghum for Grain (Bu.) | 101.0 | 80.2 | 104.0 | 93.6 | 102.0 | 90.5 | 98.0 | 68.8 | 106.0 | 82.5 |
| Wheat (Bu.) 1 | 48.0 | 36.3 | 68.0 | 44.5 | 66.0 | 46.9 | 63.0 | 33.9 | 59.0 | 34.9 |
| Soybeans (Bu.) | 50.5 | 36.5 | 51.1 | 40.9 | 51.0 | 37.5 | 49.5 | 29.7 | 53.0 | 39.4 |
| Alfalfa Hay (Tons) | 4.5 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | ||||||
| Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | |
| Corn for Grain (Bu.) | 143.5 | 117.2 | 110.9 | 90.0 | 152.6 | 113.0 | 130.1 | 73.0 | 156.4 | 115.0 |
| Sorghum for Grain (Bu.) | 101.0 | 93.3 | 70.0 | 58.3 | 109.0 | 97.4 | 74.0 | 57.0 | 106.0 | 94.3 |
| Wheat (Bu.) 1 | 49.0 | 29.0 | 56.0 | 28.0 | 55.0 | 34.0 | 62.0 | 40.0 | 53.0 | 35.0 |
| Soybeans (Bu.) | 45.0 | 40.8 | 40.5 | 34.1 | 53.0 | 44.6 | 41.5 | 29.1 | 50.0 | 42.9 |
| Alfalfa Hay (Tons) | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 Non-Irrigated average is an average for all wheat, including irrigated. | ||||||||||
| Sources: Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Agricultural Statistics, January 2005, and USDA, NASS, Quick Stats, 2005. | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: | 03-Aug-05 | |||||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||||||
| e-mail: | mike.lundeen@neded.org | |||||||||