In Thursday’s crop report, USDA said North Dakota soybean production will be up 15 percent and corn production will drop two percent from last year. The average soybean yield is estimated at 38 bushels per acre, up 2.5 bushels from last year. Corn is expected to average 146 bushels per acre, up three bushels per acre from last year. North Dakota’s average sugarbeet yield is forecast at 29.9 tons per acre.
