ST. LOUIS — Illinois corn and soybean producers expect record yields this year, according to a report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regional Field Office. The October Crop Production Report is based on conditions as of October 1, 2021. Some highlights of the report follow:
Corn: Planted area is estimated at 11.0 million acres, down 3 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.8 million acres, is down 3 percent from 2020. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois corn yield is forecast at a record 210 bushels per acre, up 19 bushels from 2020. Production is forecast at 2.27 billion bushels, up 7 percent from last year’s production.
Soybeans: Planted area is estimated at 10.60 million acres, up 3 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.55 million acres, is up 3 percent from 2020. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois soybean yield is forecast at a record 64 bushels per acre, up 4 bushels from 2020. Production is forecast at a record 675 million bushels, up 10 percent from 2020.
Alfalfa hay: Harvested area, forecast at 180,000 acres, is down 18 percent from 2020. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois alfalfa hay yield is forecast at 3.50 tons per acre, down 0.40 tons from the previous year. Production is forecast at 630,000 tons, down 27 percent from 2020.
Other hay: Harvested area, forecast at 240,000 acres, is down 11 percent from 2020. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois other hay yield is forecast at 2.40 tons per acre, up 0.10 tons from the previous year. Production is estimated at 576,000 tons, down 7 percent from 2020.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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