Nebraska’ 2009 crop was valued by the USDA Friday at $9.37 billion on the strengh of its record corn and soybean harvest.

All other Nebraska crops fell in value from the previous year.

The 2009 crop in Nebraska hit a milestone as corn for grain production in Nebraska based was estimated at 1.58 billion bushels, up 13 percent from last year and a record high, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Yield of 178 bushels per acre is 15 bushels above last year and highest of record.

On Friday, the USDA reported that the crop value for last year’s harvest in Nebraska was $9.376 billion. Corn and soybeans lead the way. Nebraska’s corn crop was valued at $5.82 billion and valued at $2.130 billion. Corn values were $184 million higher than the previous year and soybean values were $226 million higher than 2008.

Soybean production for 2009 totaled 259 million bushels, up 15 percent from last year and a record high. Yield, at 54.5 bushels per acre, is up 8 bushels from last year and highest of record.

Nebraska other two big crops, hay and wheat, were down in 2009, according to the USDA. Last year’s wheat crop was valued at $367.3 million, which was down in value by about $115 million compared to last year as fewer acres were harvested and wheat prices were lower. Last years hay crop was valued at $445 million, which was down $92 million from the previous year.

All other Nebraska, sorghum, proso millet, sunflowers, oats, dry edible beans and potatoes were down in value from the previous year.