2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Illinois

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jun/20/2019

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	375
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	72,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	27,000,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	415,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	85,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	1,200,000
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 )	5,300,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	20,867
Milk - Production, Measured in $	309,870,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	1,878,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	Price per Unit	Value of Production in Dollars
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		10,850,000	210 BU / ACRE	2,278,500,000 BU	3.6 $ / BU	8,202,600,000
CORN	11,000,000
CORN, SILAGE		100,000	20 TONS / ACRE	2,000,000 TONS
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS	10,800,000	10,750,000	65 BU / ACRE	698,750,000 BU	8.95 $ / BU	6,253,813,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		485,000	2.92 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	1,417,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		206,876,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	55,000	260,000	3.47 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	902,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		225,000	2.29 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	515,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY
HAY		470,000	2.79 TONS / ACRE	1,309,000 TONS	148 $ / TON	190,674,000
HAY, ALFALFA		250,000	3.3 TONS / ACRE	825,000 TONS	166 $ / TON	136,950,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		220,000	2.2 TONS / ACRE	484,000 TONS	111 $ / TON	53,724,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER	600,000	560,000	66 BU / ACRE	36,960,000 BU	4.75 $ / BU	175,560,000
WHEAT	600,000	560,000	66 BU / ACRE	36,960,000 BU	4.75 $ / BU	175,560,000
POTATOES
POTATOES	7,700	7,600	375 CWT / ACRE	2,850,000 CWT	9.01 $ / CWT	25,679,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	15,000	14,600	125 CWT / ACRE	1,825,000 CWT	7.54 $ / CWT	13,763,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					27 $ / CWT	8,378,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING					71.1 $ / TON	5,385,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				1,825,000 CWT
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	12,000	11,000	470 CWT / ACRE	5,170,000 CWT	2.68 $ / CWT	13,751,000
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING					34.4 $ / TON	8,279,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					16.8 $ / CWT	5,472,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				5,139,000 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	9,000	8,800	91 CWT / ACRE	800,800 CWT	11.6 $ / CWT	9,294,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					40.8 $ / CWT	5,879,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					104 $ / TON	3,415,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				800,800 CWT
OATS
OATS	40,000	25,000	83 BU / ACRE	2,075,000 BU	2.8 $ / BU	5,810,000
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN		16,000	111 BU / ACRE	1,776,000 BU	5.6 $ / CWT	5,570,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE		1,000	14 TONS / ACRE	14,000 TONS
SORGHUM	18,000
PEAS
PEAS, GREEN	4,400	4,000	42 CWT / ACRE	168,000 CWT	14.7 $ / CWT	2,477,000
PEAS, GREEN, UTILIZED				168,000 CWT
PEAS, GREEN, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEAS, GREEN, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		24,000	6.5 TONS / ACRE	156,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		14,000	4.4 TONS / ACRE	62,000 TONS
HAYLAGE		38,000	5.74 TONS / ACRE	218,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES				3,000 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				23,600,000 LB
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE

(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

Census State Profile: Illinois

Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012

Item	Quantity	U.S. Rank	Universe ¹
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold	17,187,052	7	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	14,144,740	3	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	3,042,312	23	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	13,589,230	2	50
Tobacco	1,397	14	19
Cotton and cottonseed	-	-	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	127,592	20	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	19,535	32	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	322,104	12	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	2,613	19	49
Other crops and hay	82,268	36	50
Poultry and eggs	136,876	31	50
Cattle and calves	984,466	18	50
Milk from cows	347,339	21	50
Hogs and pigs	1,519,514	4	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	10,716	24	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	24,638	13	50
Aquaculture	5,425	32	50
Other animals and other animal products	13,338	25	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Corn for grain	12,263,259	2	49
Soybeans for beans	8,933,457	2	45
Wheat for grain, all	645,829	15	49
Winter wheat for grain	645,829	14	48
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	514,024	33	50

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Hogs and pigs	4,630,796	4	50
Layers	4,327,311	20	50
Cattle and calves	1,127,630	29	50
Turkeys	739,660	18	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	371,531	34	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	21,076
$1,000 to $2,499	3,949
$2,500 to $4,999	4,256
$5,000 to $9,999	4,860
$10,000 to $19,999	4,440
$20,000 to $24,999	1,468
$25,000 to $39,999	3,015
$40,000 to $49,999	1,548
$50,000 to $99,999	5,666
$100,000 to $249,999	8,637
$250,000 to $499,999	6,652
$500,000 or more	9,520

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	13,459,269
Average per farm ($)	179,249

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	5,949,076
Average per farm ($)	79,229

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	37,835
Other	37,252

Principal operators by sex
Male	68,196
Female	6,891

Average age of principal operator	57.8

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	141
Asian	171
Black or African American	172
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24
White	106,554
More than one race	222

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	777

Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
   ¹ Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
   ² Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
  (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
   - Represents zero.