Doing More With Less

Arkansas soybean planted acreage vs. yield per acre, 1924–2025

1970s avg acreage

4.56M

peak era

2020s avg acreage

3.01M

66% of 1970s

Yield growth

6.5 → 55

bu/acre, 8.5x

Planted acres (millions) Yield (bushels per acre)

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service