ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Corn production in Illinois this year is forecasted to be up 18 percent from 2019, and soybean production up 12 percent, according to the Illinois Crop Production report released Nov. 10 by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regional Field Office.
Corn: Planted area is estimated at 11.4 million acres, up 9 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 11.2 million acres, is up 10 percent from 2019. Based on November 1 conditions, the Illinois corn yield is forecast at 195 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels from last month but up 14 bushels from 2019. Production is forecast at 2.18 billion bushels, up 18 percent from last year’s production.
Soybeans: Planted area is estimated at 10.30 million acres, up 4 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.25 million acres, is up 4 percent from 2019. Based on November 1 conditions, the Illinois soybean yield is forecast at 58 bushels per acre, up 4 bushels from 2019. Production is forecast at 595 million bushels, up 12 percent from 2019.
Nationally, Corn production for grain is forecast 14.5 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the previous forecast but up 7 percent from 2019. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 175.8 bushels per harvested acre, down 2.6 bushels from the previous forecast but up 8.3 bushels from last year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 82.5 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast, but up 1 percent from the previous year.
U.S. soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.17 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the previous forecast but up 17 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of November 1, yields are expected to average 50.7 bushels per harvested acre, down 1.2 bushels from the previous forecast but up 3.3 bushels from 2019. Area harvested for beans in the United States is forecast at 82.3 million acres, unchanged from the previous forecast but up 10 percent from 2019.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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