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Agrinet announcers are saying the 1983 Virginia corn crop is the worst ever. Worse even than during the drought and depression of 1930. The corn yield that year was 50 percent, says Ray Shriner; in 1983 it was only 48 percent.
The most recent crop report from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services projected average yields of 50 bushels per acre compared to 105 bushels in 1982. The state’s farmers will harvest 375,000 acres this year, compared to 595,000 last year. Participation in the PIK program accounts for most of the acreage reduction and further contributes to higher food prices this year.
Shenandoah Valley corn prices in late September ranged from $3.90 per bushel to $4.15.
But extension agents in Blacksburg predict a drop in
82.8%