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Georgia corn, soybean, peanut crops forecast for gains in 2025
Posted on Aug 20, 2025 at 16:11 PM
Georgia farmers are forecast for a massive gain in corn production and more modest increases in peanuts and soybeans, according to the August Crop Production Report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Georgia corn growers are forecast to produce 86.8 million bushels in 2025, which would represent an increase of 37 million bushels (74.1%) over the 49.7 million bushels produced in 2024. The forecast production increase is based on an estimated 485,000 acres harvested – up from 305,000 in 2024 and an increased yield of 179 bushels per acre over 163 bushels/acres last year.
The state’s peanut crop is expected to grow by 429 million pounds according to NASS, from 3.211 billion pounds in 2024 to 3.64 billion in 2025, an increase of 13.4%. U.S. peanut production is forecast to reach a record high of 7.25 billion pounds, up 12% from 2024, with record high production in Georgia and North Carolina according to the USDA. Georgia peanut growers are expected to produce 4,000 lbs/acre, up from 3,800 lbs/acre last year. Georgia growers planted 915,00 acres of peanuts this year up from 850,000 in 2024. They are expected to harvest 910,000 acres up from 845,000 in 2024.
Soybean growers in Georgia are forecast to produce 8.36 million bushels in 2025, an increase of 746,000 bushels (9%) over 2024, when they produced 7.614 million bushels. If realized, the forecasted yield will be a record high for Georgia, according to USDA. The predicted production increase comes from an expected increase in yield per acre. Georgia's 2025 crop is expected to yield 55 bushels/acre compared to 47 bushels/acre last year.
Georgia cotton growers are expected to reduce their crop by 22% (430,000 bales), from 1.93 million bales in 2024 to 1.5 million bales in 2025. Growers planted 840,000 acres of cotton this year, 260,000 fewer acres than the 1.1 million they planted last year. Growers are expected to harvest 830,000 acres in 2025, down 250,000 acres, from the 1.08 million acres harvested in 2024. Yield per acre for Georgia is expected to be 867,000 lbs/acre up from 858,000 lbs/acre last year.
The state’s hay producers are expected to harvest 10,000 fewer acres in 2025 at 470,000 acres and the forecast production, 1.410 million tons in 2025, would represent at 2% decline from 2024, when Georgia produced 1.44 million tons of hay.
Georgia farmers are anticipated to produce 1.24 million bushels of oats in 2025, down 62,000 bushels (4.7%) from 2024, when they produced 1.302 million bushels. Harvested acres are down 1,000 acres from 2024, but expected yield per acre remains the same at 62 bushels per acre.
The state’s peach production declined by 7,200 tons, from 37,200 in 2024 to 30,000 in 2025, a decline of 19%.
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