Top 10 corn and soybean producing states

Here are the top 10 corn and soybean producing states and the forecast production for 2009 compared to 2008:

CORN 2009 2008

Iowa 2.5 billion bushels 2.2 billion bushels

Illinois 2.11 billion bushels 2.13 billion bushels

Nebraska 1.6 billion bushels 1.4 billion bushels

Minnesota 1.2 billion bushels 1.18 billion bushels

Indiana 903 million bushels 873 million bushels

South Dakota 690 million bushels 585 million bushels

Kansas 561 million bushels 486 million bushels

Ohio 518 million bushels 421 million bushels

Missouri 437 million bushels 381 million bushels

Wisconsin 417 million bushels 394 million bushels

SOYBEANS 2009 2008

Iowa 495 million bushels 450 million bushels

Illinois 411 million bushels 428 million bushels

Minnesota 284 million bushels 265 million bushels

Nebraska 247 million bushels 226 million bushels

Indiana 233 million bushels 244 million bushels

Missouri 223 million bushels 191 million bushels

Ohio 210 million bushels 161 million bushels

South Dakota 168 million bushels 138 million bushels

Kansas 146 million bushels 120 million bushels

Arkansas 131 million bushels 124 million bushels

Information from the National Agricultural Statistics Service: http://www.nass.usda.gov/