The production of Wisconsin's field and miscellaneous crops went up in value at $4.14 billion in 2020. That was a whopping 33 percent increase from the previous year, despite the fact that production was bountiful during the growing season.
The value of corn for grain production totaled $2.14 billion, up 41 percent for the year.
Wisconsin's corn price averaged $4.15 per bushel, an increase of 72-cents from the last marketing year.
With a 61 percent increase from 2019, the value of soybean production was $1.08 billion. The average price increased $2.28 from the previous year to $10.70 per bushel.
And the value of production increased from 2019 to 2020 for potatoes barley, alfalfa hay and oats. However, other hay, rye and winter wheat saw decreases last year.
Categories: Wisconsin, Crops, Corn, Soybeans, Alfalfa, Fruits and Vegetables