| YIELD PER ACRE OF MAJOR CROPS | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska - 1992 to 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Crop | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | Irrigated | Non-Irrigated | 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 | 184.7 | 108.5 | 184.8 | 101.0 | 181.2 | 125.0 |
| Sorghum for Grain (Bu.) | 83.0 | 47.8 | 117.0 | 55.9 | 110.0 | 78.3 | 113.0 | 84.1 | 109.0 | 76.6 | 117.0 | 96.0 |
| Wheat (Bu.) 1 | 63.0 | 30.3 | 67.0 | 43.6 | 66.0 | 33.1 | 60.0 | 37.0 | 67.0 | 31.5 | 58.0 | 40.4 |
| Soybeans (Bu.) | 50.8 | 28.5 | 53.7 | 30.5 | 54.0 | 40.2 | 59.0 | 43.1 | 58.5 | 42.2 | 55.2 | 47.3 |
| Alfalfa Hay (Tons) | 4.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | NA | 2.4 | NA | 2.1 | NA | 2.4 |
| 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, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Last Updated: | 28-Oct-08 | |||||||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||||||||
| e-mail: | mike.lundeen@nebraska.gov | |||||||||||