SORGHUM: Acreage, yield, production and value, Illinois, 1988-97
| Year | Sorghum for grain | |||||
| Harvested acres |
Yield per acre | Production | Marketing
year average price per bushel |
Value of production | ||
| Total | Per acre harvested |
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| Thousand acres |
Bushels |
Thousand bushels |
Dollars |
Thousand dollars |
Dollars |
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| 1988 | 80 | 75 | 6,000 | 2.30 | 13,800 | 172.50 |
| 1989 | 140 | 83 | 11,620 | 2.13 | 24,751 | 176.79 |
| 1990 | 195 | 75 | 14,625 | 2.09 | 30,566 | 156.74 |
| 1991 | 173 | 80 | 13,840 | 2.32 | 32,109 | 185.60 |
| 1992 | 260 | 103 | 26,780 | 1.85 | 49,543 | 190.55 |
| 1993 | 210 | 83 | 17,430 | 2.23 | 38,869 | 185.09 |
| 1994 | 180 | 99 | 17,820 | 1.92 | 34,214 | 190.07 |
| 1995 | 170 | 69 | 11,730 | 3.27 | 38,357 | 225.62 |
| 1996 | 220 | 84 | 18,480 | 2.30 | 42,504 | 193.20 |
| 1997 | 155 | 91 | 14,105 | 2.4 1/ | 33,852 | 218.40 |
| Year | Sorghum for silage | All sorghum | |||
| Harvested acres | Yield per acre | Production | Planted | Harvested 2/ | |
| Thousand acres |
Tons |
Thousand tons |
Thousand acres |
Thousand acres |
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| 1988 | 3 | 8.0 | 24 | 90 | 83 |
| 1989 | 6 | 12.0 | 72 | 150 | 146 |
| 1990 | 6 | 10.0 | 60 | 210 | 201 |
| 1991 | 3 | 8.0 | 24 | 180 | 176 |
| 1992 | 5 | 15.0 | 75 | 270 | 265 |
| 1993 | 2 | 8.0 | 16 | 230 | 212 |
| 1994 | 2 | 13.0 | 26 | 190 | 182 |
| 1995 | 2 | 9.0 | 18 | 180 | 172 |
| 1996 | 1 | 11.0 | 11 | 230 | 221 |
| 1997 | 1 | 12.0 | 12 | 160 | 156 |
| 1/ Marketing year average price is preliminary for 1997. 2/ Includes sorghum for grain and silage. | |||||
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