Illinois Crop Production report

USDA on Wednesday released the October information for Illinois crop production.

Corn: Planted area is estimated at 10.8 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.55 million acres, is down 3 percent from 2021. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois corn yield is forecast at a record 210 bushels per acre, up 8 bushels from 2021. Production is forecast at 2.22 billion bushels, up 1 percent from last year’s production.

Soybeans: Planted area is estimated at 10.8 million acres, up 2 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.7 million acres, is up 2 percent from 2021. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois soybean yield is forecast at 64 bushels per acre, down 1 bu/acre from last year. Production is forecast at a 685 million bushels, up less than 1 percent from 2021.

Alfalfa hay: Harvested area, forecast at 300,000 acres, is up 3 percent from 2021. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois alfalfa hay yield is forecast at 4.25 tons per acre, up 0.50 tons from the previous year. Production is forecast at 1.3 million tons, up 17 percent from 2021.

Other hay: Harvested area, forecast at 220,000 acres, is up 5 percent from 2021. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois other hay yield is forecast at 2.50 tons per acre, up 0.20 tons from the previous year. Production is estimated at 550,000 tons, up 14 percent from 2021.