2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Illinois
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Oct/06/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation375
Farm Operations - Number of Operations72,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated27,000,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )405,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )85,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )1,190,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )250,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )23,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )11,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )53,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )5,400,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head20,736
Milk - Production, Measured in $311,355,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,887,000,000
County outlines for ILLINOIS

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresHarvested AcresYieldProductionPrice per UnitValue of Production in Dollars
CORN
CORN, GRAIN10,800,000210 BU / ACRE2,268,000,000 BU3.62 $ / BU8,210,160,000
CORN, SILAGE100,00020 TONS / ACRE2,000,000 TONS
CORN11,000,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS10,800,00010,500,00063.5 BU / ACRE666,750,000 BU8.74 $ / BU5,827,395,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE485,0002.92 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,417,000 TONS, DRY BASIS210,761,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA55,000260,0003.47 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS902,000 TONS, DRY BASIS151,536,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)225,0002.29 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS515,000 TONS, DRY BASIS59,225,000
HAY
HAY470,0002.79 TONS / ACRE1,309,000 TONS153 $ / TON194,260,000
HAY, ALFALFA250,0003.3 TONS / ACRE825,000 TONS168 $ / TON138,600,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)220,0002.2 TONS / ACRE484,000 TONS115 $ / TON55,660,000
WHEAT
WHEAT600,000560,00066 BU / ACRE36,960,000 BU4.77 $ / BU176,299,000
WHEAT, WINTER600,000560,00066 BU / ACRE36,960,000 BU4.77 $ / BU176,299,000
POTATOES
POTATOES7,7007,600375 CWT / ACRE2,850,000 CWT9.01 $ / CWT25,679,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN15,00014,600125 CWT / ACRE1,825,000 CWT7.54 $ / CWT13,763,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET27 $ / CWT8,378,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING71.1 $ / TON5,385,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED1,825,000 CWT
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS12,00011,000470 CWT / ACRE5,170,000 CWT2.68 $ / CWT13,751,000
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING34.4 $ / TON8,279,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET16.8 $ / CWT5,472,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED5,139,000 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP9,0008,80091 CWT / ACRE800,800 CWT11.6 $ / CWT9,294,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET40.8 $ / CWT5,879,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING104 $ / TON3,415,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED800,800 CWT
OATS
OATS40,00025,00083 BU / ACRE2,075,000 BU3.12 $ / BU6,474,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN16,000111 BU / ACRE1,776,000 BU6.14 $ / CWT6,107,000
SORGHUM18,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE1,00014 TONS / ACRE14,000 TONS
PEAS
PEAS, GREEN4,4004,00042 CWT / ACRE168,000 CWT14.7 $ / CWT2,477,000
PEAS, GREEN, UTILIZED168,000 CWT
PEAS, GREEN, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
PEAS, GREEN, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)14,0004.4 TONS / ACRE62,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA24,0006.5 TONS / ACRE156,000 TONS
HAYLAGE38,0005.74 TONS / ACRE218,000 TONS
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit


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