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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The nation's worst drought in decades is expected to take a big bite out of Indiana's two main crops.
Federal crop projections released Friday show Indiana's corn production is expected to drop 28% from last year to 605 million bushels, while Indiana's soybean crop will fall 22% to 185 million bushels.
Although the government's estimates show Indiana's average per-acre corn yields will fall 32% from last year to 100 bushels, Purdue farm economist Chris Hurt says the actual drop will be 40% if compared with the 20-year yield average of 165 acres.
Indiana's soybean yields are projected to fall 1% from last year to 37 bushels, but Hurt says the actual drop will be 23% compared with the 20-year yield average of 48 bushels.
