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Soybeans: yield: South Dakota
The average yield per acre of soybeans, from USDA's yearly crop production summary.
Up to dateYearly. USDA usually publishes in January. Last published Oct 9, 2026. Next expected January 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
South Dakota, 2026
42 bushels an acre
Down 10.6% from 47 bushels in 2025
United States, 2026
53.10 bushels an acre
Up 0.2% from 53 bushels in 2025
South DakotaUnited States
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What the numbers say
- South Dakota's yield is 0.8 times the US average.
- Since 1940 it has risen 250.0%, from 12 bushels to 42 bushels an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | South Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 53.1 |
| 2025 | 47 | 53 |
| 2024 | 43 | 50.7 |
| 2023 | 44 | 50.6 |
| 2022 | 38 | 49.6 |
| 2021 | 40 | 51.7 |
| 2020 | 46 | 51 |
| 2019 | 42.5 | 47.4 |
| 2018 | 45 | 50.6 |
| 2017 | 43 | 49.3 |
| 2016 | 49.5 | 51.9 |
| 2015 | 46 | 48 |
| 2014 | 45 | 47.5 |
| 2013 | 40.5 | 44 |
| 2012 | 30.5 | 40 |
| 2011 | 37 | 42 |
| 2010 | 38 | 43.5 |
| 2009 | 42 | 44 |
| 2008 | 34 | 39.7 |
| 2007 | 42 | 41.7 |
| 2006 | 34 | 42.9 |
| 2005 | 35 | 43.1 |
| 2004 | 34 | 42.2 |
| 2003 | 27.5 | 33.9 |
| 2002 | 31 | 38 |
| 2001 | 32 | 39.6 |
| 2000 | 35 | 38.1 |
| 1999 | 36 | 36.6 |
| 1998 | 39 | 38.9 |
| 1997 | 35 | 38.9 |
| 1996 | 34 | 37.6 |
| 1995 | 30 | 35.3 |
| 1994 | 38 | 41.4 |
| 1993 | 22 | 32.6 |
| 1992 | 28 | 37.6 |
| 1991 | 27 | 34.2 |
| 1990 | 28 | 34.1 |
| 1989 | 26 | 32.3 |
| 1988 | 24 | 27 |
| 1987 | 32.5 | 33.9 |
| 1986 | 30.5 | 33.3 |
| 1985 | 32 | 34.1 |
| 1984 | 23 | 28.1 |
| 1983 | 26.5 | 26.2 |
| 1982 | 30.5 | 31.5 |
| 1981 | 29 | 30.1 |
| 1980 | 26 | 26.5 |
| 1979 | 33 | 32.1 |
| 1978 | 30.5 | 29.4 |
| 1977 | 30.5 | 30.6 |
| 1976 | 17 | 26.1 |
| 1975 | 25 | 28.9 |
| 1974 | 20 | 23.7 |
| 1973 | 24 | 27.8 |
| 1972 | 28 | 27.8 |
| 1971 | 21 | 27.5 |
| 1970 | 17.5 | 26.7 |
| 1969 | 24 | 27.4 |
| 1968 | 17.5 | 26.7 |
| 1967 | 16.5 | 24.5 |
| 1966 | 20 | 25.4 |
| 1965 | 17 | 24.5 |
| 1964 | 16.5 | 22.8 |
| 1963 | 24 | 24.4 |
| 1962 | 20.5 | 24.2 |
| 1961 | 18 | 25.1 |
| 1960 | 17 | 23.5 |
| 1959 | 12 | 23.5 |
| 1958 | 11.5 | 24.2 |
| 1957 | 16.5 | 23.2 |
| 1956 | 11.5 | 21.8 |
| 1955 | 11.5 | 20.1 |
| 1954 | 18 | 20 |
| 1953 | 19 | 18.2 |
| 1952 | 15 | 20.7 |
| 1951 | 14.5 | 20.8 |
| 1950 | 12.5 | 21.7 |
| 1949 | 13 | 22.3 |
| 1948 | 18 | 21.3 |
| 1947 | 11.5 | 16.3 |
| 1946 | 14.5 | 20.5 |
| 1945 | 14 | 18 |
| 1944 | 17 | 18.8 |
| 1943 | 12 | 18.3 |
| 1942 | 16 | 19 |
| 1941 | 12 | 18.2 |
| 1940 | 12 | 16.2 |
| 1939 | No figure | 20.9 |
| 1938 | No figure | 20.4 |
| 1937 | No figure | 17.9 |
| 1936 | No figure | 14.3 |
| 1935 | No figure | 16.8 |
| 1934 | No figure | 14.9 |
| 1933 | No figure | 12.9 |
| 1932 | No figure | 15.1 |
| 1931 | No figure | 15.1 |
| 1930 | No figure | 13 |
| 1929 | No figure | 13.3 |
| 1928 | No figure | 13.6 |
| 1927 | No figure | 12.2 |
| 1926 | No figure | 11.2 |
| 1925 | No figure | 11.7 |
| 1924 | No figure | 11 |
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Crop Production Survey. State and US estimates released Oct 9, 2026. Quick Stats item "SOYBEANS - YIELD, MEASURED IN BU / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 23, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-23.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
It is the bushels of soybeans harvested from an acre, averaged over the acres harvested.