Corn for silage production decreased in 2021, while sorghum silage increased.
The USDA says corn silage production of 130.317 million tons was 5% below 2020, with the yield 0.4 lower at 20.1 tons per acre and harvested area 230,000 acres lower at 6.481 million acres.
Sorghum silage was 5.083 million tons, with a 2.3 ton per acre rise in the average yield to 15.4 tons per acre and 92,000 acre jump for harvested area.
