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**SOYBEAN VARIETY SUMMARY FOR 2007**

The Kentucky Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics
Service surveyed soybean varieties grown by Kentucky farmers for the
2007 crop year. The following survey results were based on 128,000
tabulated acres. The top variety of soybeans planted statewide in 2007
was Pioneer 94M80. This variety represented 8.0 percent of the 1,150,000
acres seeded in Kentucky. The second most planted variety was NK S49-Q9
making up 6.6 percent of the total. Asgrow AG4703 was third in
popularity with 4.9 percent. The fourth and fifth most utilized
varieties were Pioneer 94B73 with 4.1 percent and Pioneer 94M30 with 3.9
percent respectively. The top five varieties represented 27.5 percent of
the total acres planted.

In 2004 the top five varieties were Asgrow AG4403, Garst D484 RR/N,
Southern Cross Michael, Pioneer 94B73, and Southern Cross Silas. These
varieties accounted for 25.3 percent of the total acreage. There were
two matches in the top five varieties between both survey years -- NK
S49-Q9 and Pioneer 94B73. For 2007 there were 22 varieties that made up
1 percent or more of the tabulated acreage. Of this total 17 were new to
the table and 5 repeated from 2004. All other varieties reflected 36.4
percent of the tabulated acreage. This category included all unknown
varieties as well as varieties making up less than 1 percent of the
tabulated total.

**PERCENTAGE OF SOYBEAN ACREAGE SEEDED**

  ------------------ --- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
  Soybean Variety                        2007    2004    2001    1998    1995

  Pioneer - 94M80                        8.0                             

  NK - S49-Q9                            6.6     2.0                     

  Asgrow - AG4703                        4.9                             

  Pioneer - 94B73                        4.1     3.9                     

  Pioneer - 94M30                        3.9                             

  Southern Cross -                       3.5     4.6                     
  4.2 Michael                                                            
  N,RR,STS                                                               

  Asgrow - AG4903                        3.0                             

  Asgrow - AG3906                        2.9                             

  Vigoro - V48N7RS                       2.9                             

  Pioneer - 94M50                        2.6                             

  NK - S43-B1                            2.4                             

  Becks - 444NRR                         2.3                             

  Dekalb - DKB 46-51                     2.3     2.8                     

  Pioneer - 93M90                        2.3                             

  Asgrow - AG4404                        2.1                             

  Southern Cross -                       2.0                             
  4.7 Eli N,STS                                                          

  Becks - 476NRR                         1.7                             

  Southern Cross -                       1.5     3.4                     
  4.8 Titus N,R                                                          

  Vigoro - V42N3RR                       1.3                             

  LG - 4444                              1.2                             

  Vigoro - V44N7RR                       1.1                             

  Asgrow - AG4403                                7.5     1.4             

  Garst - D484 RR/N                              5.9     2.6             

  Southern Cross -                               3.4                     
  Silas                                                                  

  Pioneer - 94B13                                3.2                     

  Pioneer - 95B32                                2.6                     

  Dekalb - DKB 38-52                             2.5                     

  Asgrow - AG4603                                2.1                     

  Pioneer - 94M70                                1.9                     

  Pioneer - 94B74                                1.8                     

  Asgrow - AG4201                                1.7                     

  Garst - 4512 RR/N                              1.5                     

  CPS - 6482 NRR                                 1.3     1.1             

  Becks - RM 4.7-476                             1.2                     
  NRR                                                                    

  Southern States -                              1.2                     
  RT 446N                                                                

  Asgrow - AG5301                                1.1                     

  Asgrow - AG4702                                        11.7            

  Pioneer - 9492                                         5.0     2.1     

  Pioneer - 94B01                                        3.9             

  Hutcheson                                              2.8     3.7     10.7

  Pioneer - 94B53                                        2.5             

  Asgrow - AG3701                                        2.4             

  Southern States -                                      2.4     4.4     
  FFR439                                                                 

  Asgrow - A4715                                         2.2     5.0     21.5

  Asgrow - A5547                                         2.1     1.1     

  Asgrow - AG4301                                        1.9             

  Dekalb - CX 480                                        1.7             

  Pioneer - 93B82                                        1.7             

  Southern States -                                      1.6     2.8     
  SS446                                                                  

  Asgrow - AG5001                                        1.5             

  Asgrow - AG4902                                        1.4             

  Asgrow - AG5501                                        1.4             

  Pioneer - 9482                                         1.4     2.1     

  Callahan - 3484                                        1.2     2.0     

  Asgrow - AG4601                                        1.1     2.6     

  Asgrow - AG4701                                        1.1     3.6     

  Southern Cross -                                       1.1     3.5     
  Joshua                                                                 

  Crow - 48009 RN                                        1.0             

  All Other                              37.4    44.4    41.8    41.5    52.5
  [1]{.underline}/                                                       
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[1]{.underline}/Includes reported varieties which comprise less than 1
percent of Kentucky's total reported planted soybean acreage as

well as reports where the variety was unknown.

**SOYBEAN VARIETY RANKINGS, SELECTED KENTUCKY REGIONS,
2007[1]{.underline}/**

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  Region       First         \%     Second      \%     Third        \%    Fourth      \%

  Far Western  Pioneer 94M80 16.2   Asgrow      10.0   Pioneer      8.6   Asgrow      6.5
                                    AG4703             94B73              AG4903      

  Midwestern   NK S49-Q9     9.2    South.      4.2    Vigoro       4.2   Pioneer     4.1
                                    Cross              V48N7RS            94M80       
                                    Michael                                           

  Central      Southern      9.5    Pioneer     7.3    Pioneer      6.2   Pioneer     5.3
               Cross Michael        94B73              94M30              94M80       
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[1]{.underline}/These 3 regions (Agr\'l Districts 1, 2, & 3) made up
92.5 percent of Kentucky\'s soybean acreage planted in 2006.[Number
range CHAPTER]{.underline}