(SPRINGFIELD) In Monday’s USDA Illinois Crop Production Report : the planted area for corn is estimated at 10.8 million acres, down 4% from last year – the harvested area for corn is forecast at 10.65 million acres, also down 4% from 2023 – based on August 1st conditions, the Illinois corn yield is forecast at 225 bushels per acre, up 19 bushels from a year ago – the corn production number is forecast at 2.4 billion bushels, up 5% from last year : the area planted to soybeans is estimated at 10.8 million acres, up 4% from 2023 – the harvested area for soybeans is forecast at 10.75 million acres, also up 4% from last year – based on August 1st conditions, the Illinois soybean yield is forecast at 66 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels per acre from a year ago – bean production is forecast at 710 million bushels, up 9% from 2023.
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