2020 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Illinois
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Apr/24/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation376
Farm Operations - Number of Operations71,200
Farm Operations - Acres Operated26,800,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )346,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )84,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )1,050,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )230,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )25,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )9,500
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )53,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2020 )5,400,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,321
Milk - Production, Measured in $321,660,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,791,000,000
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, GRAIN11,100,000191 BU / ACRE2,120,100,000 BU4.46 $ / BU9,455,646,000
CORN, SILAGE110,00020 TONS / ACRE2,200,000 TONS
CORN11,300,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS10,300,00010,250,00060 BU / ACRE615,000,000 BU10.9 $ / BU6,703,500,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE510,0003.2 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,630,000 TONS, DRY BASIS243,092,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA30,000235,0004.15 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS976,000 TONS, DRY BASIS165,920,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)275,0002.38 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS654,000 TONS, DRY BASIS77,172,000
HAY
HAY485,0003.03 TONS / ACRE1,468,000 TONS152 $ / TON217,840,000
HAY, ALFALFA220,0003.9 TONS / ACRE858,000 TONS170 $ / TON145,860,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)265,0002.3 TONS / ACRE610,000 TONS118 $ / TON71,980,000
WHEAT
WHEAT570,000520,00068 BU / ACRE35,360,000 BU5.39 $ / BU190,590,000
WHEAT, WINTER570,000520,00068 BU / ACRE35,360,000 BU5.39 $ / BU190,590,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN12,00011,600150 CWT / ACRE1,740,000 CWT13.5 $ / CWT23,479,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET29.7 $ / CWT20,671,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING53.8 $ / TON2,808,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED1,740,000 CWT
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS16,20015,700355 CWT / ACRE5,573,500 CWT3.76 $ / CWT20,954,000
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING48.4 $ / TON12,490,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET20.8 $ / CWT8,464,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED5,567,900 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP13,00012,60088 CWT / ACRE1,108,800 CWT7.52 $ / CWT8,316,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING138 $ / TON7,551,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET68.9 $ / CWT765,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED1,105,500 CWT
OATS
OATS60,00015,00058 BU / ACRE870,000 BU4.35 $ / BU3,785,000
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN(NA) $ / CWT
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA35,0006.8 TONS / ACRE238,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)19,0004.7 TONS / ACRE89,000 TONS
HAYLAGE54,0006.06 TONS / ACRE327,000 TONS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
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


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