Source: KFGO
North Dakota corn and sugarbeet production is expected to be down slightly this year, while the soybean crop is forecast to be up just a bit.
The USDA's latest estimates put the state's sugarbeet crop at 6.43 million tons, down just slightly from last year, and the corn crop at 426 million bushels, down 5 percent. The soybean crop is projected to be 247 million bushels, up 1 percent.
Sunflower production is pegged at down 3 percent and the dry bean crop down 11 percent, while canola production is projected to be up 19 percent to a record 3 billion pounds.
Alfalfa hay production is forecast at up 43 percent from last year's drought-plagued season, with other hay production up 33 percent.