TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey farmers expect an average of 45 bushels per acre of soybeans in 2023, according to Bruce Eklund, state statistician of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New Jersey Field Office. Last year’s yield averaged 28 bushels per acre.  Expected acres harvested is 108 thousand acres.

Nationally soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.21 billion bushels, down 2% from 2022. Corn production for grain is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, up 10% from 2022.

New Jersey cranberry growers expect to harvest 550 thousand barrels, third highest Nationally. Peach producers expect to harvest 16.0 thousand tons, up from 9.00 thousand tons last year.

For the complete “Crop Production” report, go to:

https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/tm70mv177

The “Crop Production” and all other NASS reports are  available online at www.nass.usda.gov.

–USDA, NASS