SELECTED CROP PRODUCTION
In Thousands of Units
Nebraska - Selected Years
Crop	Unit	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Corn for Grain	Bu.	1,139,250	940,800	1,124,200	1,319,700	1,287,400
Wheat	Bu.	59,200	50,160	83,720	61,050	68,640
Oats	Bu.	3,660	2,365	6,570	3,400	4,380
Sorghum for Grain	Bu.	35,700	16,000	31,000	33,615	21,250
Sorghum for Silage	Tons	220	188	333	225	NA
Barley	Bu.	180	128	200	162	NA
Rye	Bu.	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Potatoes	Cwt.	8,512	8,611	9,744	9,288	7,913
Soybeans for Beans	Bu.	222,950	176,330	182,250	218,500	227,850
Sugar Beets	Bu.	840	760	861	1,050	941
Hay	Tons	7,578	5,750	7,600	6,143	NA
Dry Edible Beans	Cwt.	3,185	3,465	3,151	2,376	3,808
Sunflowers	Lbs.	83,350	25,700	57,900	53,900	114,750
Crop	Unit	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Corn for Grain	Bu.	1,186,900	1,135,200	1,239,750	1,153,700	1,014,300
Wheat	Bu.	73,500	70,300	82,800	81,600	59,400
Oats	Bu.	7,455	5,850	5,320	4,650	1,890
Sorghum for Grain	Bu.	97,850	60,750	56,400	42,770	35,000
Sorghum for Silage	Tons	810	420	385	250	220
Barley	Bu.	901	459	400	144	135
Rye	Bu.	418	240	288	360	NA
Potatoes	Cwt.	5,887	9,360	9,781	10,524	10,127
Soybeans for Beans	Bu.	135,450	143,775	165,000	180,625	173,850
Sugar Beets	Bu.	913	1,013	934	1,258	1,112
Hay	Tons	7,445	6,790	7,680	7,700	6,055
Dry Edible Beans	Cwt.	3,705	3,708	3,666	3,740	3,230
Sunflowers	Lbs.	48,400	58,920	81,020	115,950	64,770
		1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Corn for Grain	Bu.	990,600	1,066,500	785,200	1,153,700	854,700
Wheat	Bu.	67,200	55,500	73,500	71,400	86,100
Oats	Bu.	11,880	15,400	6,880	7,500	7,500
Sorghum for Grain	Bu.	90,450	143,820	73,750	122,500	56,840
Sorghum for Silage	Tons	800	1,170	840	600	600
Barley	Bu.	1,026	850	532	304	222
Rye	Bu.	1,000	1,040	500	546	480
Potatoes	Cwt.	3,100	3,298	3,638	5,404	4,934
Soybeans for Beans	Bu.	82,410	103,320	90,000	137,280	100,980
Sugar Beets	Bu.	1,572	1,387	1,473	1,504	1,186
Hay	Tons	7,473	7,793	7,323	7,415	7,200
Dry Edible Beans	Cwt.	4,009	2,525	2,100	3,572	3,588
Sunflowers	Lbs.	NA	NA	NA	73,200	82,040
		1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Corn for Grain	Bu.	95,489	241,560	333,438	367,275	603,500	934,400
Wheat	Bu.	34,725	88,482	85,712	97,204	108,300	85,500
Oats	Bu.	34,224	61,488	43,062	24,276	15,580	13,440
Sorghum for Grain	Bu.	5,104	4,850	90,698	76,449	121,800	108,570
Sorghum for Silage	Tons	2,811	603	898	890	665	920
Barley	Bu.	21,136	4,650	6,525	2,088	950	880
Rye	Bu.	2,812	2,464	2,975	5,460	666	750
Potatoes	Cwt.	6,804	6,707	2,638	2,163	2,136	3,499
Soybeans for Beans	Bu.	56	1,200	4,592	17,864	53,100	81,420
Sugar Beets	Bu.	933	812	1,226	1,376	1,777	1,491
Hay	Tons	2,437	5,563	6,685	6,237	7,083	7,205
Dry Edible Beans	Cwt.	297	862	1,065	1,548	2,730	5,004
Sunflowers	Lbs.	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Sources:  Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Agricultural Statistics, annual, and Nebraska Agri-Facts, January 2006.
Last Updated:		1/3/06
by Nebraska Databook
email:	michael.lundeen@ded.ne.gov