production vs yield

production and yield both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
production	Yes	No	No	No
yield	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, yield is a hyponym of production; that is, yield is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than production:

production: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
yield: production of a certain amount

As nouns, yield is a hyponym of production; that is, yield is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than production:

As nouns, production and yield are synonyms defined as:

production and yield: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

Other synonyms of production include output.

production (noun)	yield (noun)
the act or process of producing something	production of a certain amount
(law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law	an amount of a product
(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services	the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated
the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

production (verb)	yield (verb)
	end resistance, as under pressure or force
	consent reluctantly
	be willing to concede
	cease opposition; stop fighting
	be flexible under stress of physical force
	give or supply
	cause to happen or be responsible for
	move in order to make room for someone for something
	bring in
	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
	be the cause or source of
	give in, as to influence or pressure
	be fatally overwhelmed