Illinois expected to plant more beans
- Kent Casson
- Mar 28, 2024
- 1 min read
Growers in Illinois intend to plant 10.9 million acres of corn in 2024, down 3 percent from the previous year, according to the Illinois Prospective Plantings information released by USDA Thursday.
Soybean planted area is expected to total 10.5 million acres, up a percent from 2023. Winter wheat area seeded last fall is estimated at 780,000 acres, down 7 percent from the year before.
The area planted to oats is expected to total 60,000 acres, up 9 percent from 2023.
Producers intend to harvest 470,000 acres of all hay in 2024, up 15 percent from last year.
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