WASHINGTON — The U.S. is projected to have a 2013 corn crop at 13.763 billion bushels, which would be a record crop, if realized, and a 2.98 billion bushel increase from 2012's drought-stricken crop, according to the latest USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
This incorporates farmer survey and field plot measurements to projected yield and production potential indicates a record crop.
"Up to this point, USDA has been using a statistical model for corn that predicts yield based on planting date, rainfall and temperature during the growing season," said Todd Davis, American Farm Bureau. . .
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