Ohio's 2003 average corn yield is estimated at 156 bushels per acre, a new state record and nine bushels above the previous record of 147 bushels per acre. Producers have harvested 3.07 million acres for grain, compared to 2.87 million acres in 2002. Total state production of 478.9 million bushels is 90 percent above the previous tear's production which was reduced by a severe drought. Acreage for silage is estimated at 170,000 acres, down 100,000 acres from last year. The average silage yield is estimated at 19.0 tons.