Bountiful Year for Corn and Soybeans

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, also known as NASS, has released its annual crop production summary.In Iowa, 2024 was a bountiful year for corn and soybeans. Corn production in the state was estimated at a remarkable 2.63 billion bushels, marking a 4% increase from the previous year. Iowa’s corn for grain yield reached a record-breaking 211 bushels per acre. Though the harvested area decreased slightly to 12.5 million acres, the impressive