Total U.S. corn production was 13.9 billion bushels in 2013, 10.8 billion bushels in the drought year of 2012, and 12.3 billion bushels in 2011. The 2015 average U.S. corn yield is now estimated at 168.0 bushels per acre, which is a slight increase from the September estimate of 167.5 bushels per acre. The 2014 projected national average corn yield compares to the record U.S. corn yield of 171 bushels per acre in 2014, 158.8 bushels per acre in 2013, 123.4 bushels per acre in 2012, and 147.2 bushels per acre in 2011.