VEGETABLES

PROCESSED VEGETABLES

Illinois commercial vegetable growers harvested 22,200 acres of sweet corn for processing in 1996. Production was 137,600 tons with a value of $14,315,000. Illinois ranks seventh in the nation for production of sweet corn for processing. Growers also harvested 18,900 acres of snap beans for processing in 1996. Production was 73,700 tons with a value of $14,963,000. Lima beans, cucumbers, green peas, and tomatoes are other crops grown for processing in Illinois but not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

VEGETABLES For Processing: Acreage, yield, production and value, Illinois, 1987-96
Year Planted Acreage
Harvested
Yield
Per Acre
Production Season
average price
per ton
Value of Production
Total Per Acre
Harvested
   Acres Acres Tons Thousand
Tons
Dollars Thousand
Dollars
Dollars
Sweet Corn
1987 30,700 27,600 5.41 149.3 62.90 9,392 340.29
1988 31,800 30,300 3.96 120.0 69.40 8,327 274.82
1989 40,200 36,100 5.61 202.5 66.50 13,468 373.07
1990 42,000 34,500 5.17 178.4 82.60 14,733 427.04
1991 48,400 44,000 4.90 215.6 90.00 19,404 441.00
1992 40,400 38,900 5.83 226.8 69.40 15,739 404.60
1993 36,800 35,800 5.11 182.9 88.00 16,099 449.69
1994 36,700 32,900 5.91 194.4 94.10 18,297 556.14
1995 29,200 26,300 5.10 134.1 95.00 12,742 484.49
1996 22,900 22,200 6.20 137.6 104.00 14,315 644.82
Snap Beans 1/
1988 9,800 9,500 3.25 30.9 181.00 5,589 588.32
1989 25,700 24,800 3.31 82.1 216.00 17,731 714.96
1990 25,500 24,600 2.41 59.3 223.00 13,222 537.48
1991 23,000 22,800 2.62 59.7 209.00 12,486 547.63
1992 14,200 13,900 3.54 49.2 194.00 9,547 686.83
1993 12,700 12,500 3.28 41.0 215.00 8,815 705.20
1994 15,800 14,000 3.40 47.6 220.00 10,472 748.00
1995 17,700 16,500 2.40 39.6 219.00 8,672 525.58
1996 19,600 18,900 3.90 73.7 203.00 14,963 791.69
1/ Estimates not published before 1988 to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

POTATOES: Acreage, yield, production and value, Illinois, 1987-96
Year Acreage Yield
Per Acre
Production Season
average price
per ton
Value of Production
Planted Harvested Total Per Acre
Harvested
   Thousand Acres Cwt. Thousand
Cwt.
Dollars Thousand
Dollars
Dollars
1987 3.4 3.1 260 806 4.45 3,587 1,157.10
1988 3.5 3.2 230 736 5.05 3,717 1,161.56
1989 3.4 3.3 260 858 6.05 5,191 1,573.03
1990 3.4 3.1 270 837 5.30 4,436 1,430.97
1991 4.5 4.2 240 1,008 5.45 5,494 1,308.10
1992 4.5 4.4 300 1,320 5.05 6,666 1,515.00
1993 5.1 4.5 260 1,170 5.15 6,026 1,339.11
1994 5.1 5.0 290 1,450 5.50 7,975 1,595.00
1995 5.6 5.5 270 1,485 5.60 8,316 1,512.00
1996 6.3 6.0 275 1,650 4.70 7,755 1,292.50

Illinois Agricultural Statistics Service
Annual Summary - 1997
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