2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Illinois
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/27/2025
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 371 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 72,700 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 27,000,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 397,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 93,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 1,150,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 220,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 25,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 10,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 ) | 55,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 ) | 5,400,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 20,742 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 353,007,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 1,929,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
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 | 10,950,000 | 201 BU / ACRE | 2,200,950,000 BU | 3.41 $ / BU | 7,505,240,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 190,000 | 17 TONS / ACRE | 3,230,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 11,200,000 | |||||
| SOYBEANS | ||||||
| SOYBEANS | 10,600,000 | 10,550,000 | 58 BU / ACRE | 611,900,000 BU | 9.6 $ / BU | 5,874,240,000 |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 515,000 | 3.46 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 1,783,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 226,267,000 | ||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 20,000 | 245,000 | 4.45 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 1,090,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 164,590,000 | |
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 270,000 | 2.57 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 693,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 61,677,000 | ||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 490,000 | 3.25 TONS / ACRE | 1,593,000 TONS | 129 $ / TON | 200,243,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 230,000 | 4.1 TONS / ACRE | 943,000 TONS | 151 $ / TON | 142,393,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 260,000 | 2.5 TONS / ACRE | 650,000 TONS | 89 $ / TON | 57,850,000 | |
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 500,000 | 470,000 | 76 BU / ACRE | 35,720,000 BU | 4.59 $ / BU | 163,955,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 500,000 | 470,000 | 76 BU / ACRE | 35,720,000 BU | 4.59 $ / BU | 163,955,000 |
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 8,600 | 8,100 | 410 CWT / ACRE | 3,321,000 CWT | 10 $ / CWT | 33,210,000 |
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 17,900 | 17,400 | 370 CWT / ACRE | 6,438,000 CWT | 3.87 $ / CWT | 24,421,000 |
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 6,302,800 CWT | |||||
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PUMPKINS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| APPLES | ||||||
| APPLES, UTILIZED | 21,400,000 LB | 13,840,000 | ||||
| APPLES | 1,700 | 13,200 LB / ACRE | 22,400,000 LB | 0.647 $ / LB | ||
| APPLES, PROCESSING | (D) LB | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| APPLES, FRESH MARKET | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| SWEET CORN | ||||||
| SWEET CORN | 15,000 | 14,200 | 135 CWT / ACRE | 1,917,000 CWT | 6.15 $ / CWT | 11,792,000 |
| SWEET CORN, PROCESSING | 74.2 $ / TON | 6,330,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET | 25.9 $ / CWT | 5,462,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, UTILIZED | 1,917,000 CWT | |||||
| PEACHES | ||||||
| PEACHES, UTILIZED | 5,880 TONS | 8,588,000 | ||||
| PEACHES | 1,000 | 6.03 TONS / ACRE | 6,030 TONS | 1,460 $ / TON | ||
| PEACHES, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| PEACHES, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 35,000 | 20,000 | 79 BU / ACRE | 1,580,000 BU | 3.39 $ / BU | 5,356,000 |
| SORGHUM | ||||||
| SORGHUM, GRAIN | 15,000 | 83 BU / ACRE | 1,245,000 BU | 6.37 $ / CWT | 4,441,000 | |
| SORGHUM, SILAGE | 1,000 | 12 TONS / ACRE | 12,000 TONS | |||
| SORGHUM | 17,000 | |||||
| BEANS | ||||||
| BEANS, SNAP | 8,000 | 7,500 | 80 CWT / ACRE | 600,000 CWT | 6.25 $ / CWT | 3,750,000 |
| BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING | 113 $ / TON | 3,356,000 | ||||
| BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET | 65.6 $ / CWT | 394,000 | ||||
| BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED | 600,000 CWT | |||||
| PEAS | ||||||
| PEAS, GREEN | 6,400 | 5,600 | 37 CWT / ACRE | 207,200 CWT | 10.7 $ / CWT | 2,223,000 |
| PEAS, GREEN, UTILIZED | 207,200 CWT | |||||
| PEAS, GREEN, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PEAS, GREEN, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 33,000 | 9 TONS / ACRE | 297,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE | 53,000 | 7.23 TONS / ACRE | 383,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 20,000 | 4.3 TONS / ACRE | 86,000 TONS | |||
(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
(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