Press Release - Indiana Popcorn Production

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Great Lakes Region

NR-23-05

News Release

January 12, 2023

2022 Indiana Popcorn Production
Popcorn acreage dropped from last year’s record high, while prices and value of production rose, according to Nathanial
Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Indiana growers planted 86,000 acres of popcorn in 2022,
down 11,000 acres from 2021. A total of 85,000 acres were harvested, down 11,000 acres from last year. The 2022 average
yield was 51.0 cwt per acre, down 1 cwt/acre from the previous year. Total production was 4.34 million cwt, down 13
percent from a year ago. The average price was $25.00 per cwt, an increase of $3.90 from the previous year’s revised price.
The crop value of production was a record high $108 million, up 3 percent from last year.

Popcorn Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - Indiana: 2018-2022
Area planted
(acres)
2018
79,000
2019
75,000
2020
94,000
2021
97,000
2022
86,000
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Marketing year average.
Year

Area harvested Yield per acre
(acres)
(cwt)
78,000
48.0
74,000
46.0
94,000
49.0
96,000
52.0
85,000
51.0

Production
(1,000 cwt)
3,744
3,404
4,606
4,992
4,335

Price per cwt
(dollars)
16.30
15.80
15.90
21.10
25.00

Media Contact: Nathanial Warenski ∙ 765-494-8371
3001 Coolidge Rd., Suite 400 ∙ East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 324-5300 ∙ (855) 270-2709 FAX ∙ www.nass.usda.gov
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Value of production
(1,000 dollars)
61,027
53,783
73,235
105,331
108,375