Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table A.8
Distribution of crop yield variability
Louisiana
British Columbia
Corn (bushels/acre)
Apples (1.000 tons/acre)
SD
CV
SD
CV
Minimum
6.05
0.14
89.33
0.02
Maximum
50.38
0.76
9494.32
0.56
Mean
23.46
0.3
2658.12
0.27
Standard deviation
9.21
0.12
3568.52
0.20
Observations
33
33
66
66
Louisiana
Louisiana
Wheat (bushels/acre)
Rice (tons/acre)
SD
CV
SD
CV
Minimum
3.3
0.1
2.44
0.06
Maximum
11.82
0.35
20.73
0.39
Mean
7.37
0.22
7.07
0.16
Standard deviation
2.12
0.07
4.2
0.08
Observations
37
37
29
29
Nebraska
South Dakota
Corn (bushels/acre)
Corn (bushels/acre)
SD
CV
SD
CV
Minimum
9.83
0.21
6.16
0.10
Maximum
28.08
0.75
19.41
0.40
Mean
17.53
0.28
13.14
0.23
Standard deviation
4.43
0.06
3.20
0.07
Observations
89
89
38
38
Wheat (bushels/acre)
Wheat (bushels/acre)
SD
CV
SD
CV
Minimum
3.03
0.09
4.33
0.14
Maximum
11.39
0.44
10.15
0.38
Mean
5.71
0.17
7.15
0.28
Standard deviation
1.53
0.05
1.32
0.06
Observations
89
89
65
65
Oats (bushels/acre)
Oats (tons/acre)
SD
CV
SD
CV
Minimum
4.99
0.1
4.81
0.17
Maximum
12.55
0.29
18.18
0.42
Mean
9.31
0.2
12.13
0.29
Standard deviation
1.65
0.03
2.49
0.06
Observations
88
88
66
66
Note:
Data for corn, oats, and wheat excludes irrigated acreage. Observations are counties for Nebraska and South
Dakota, parishes for Louisiana, and provincial regions for British Columbia.
