2021 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Illinois
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/19/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation374
Farm Operations - Number of Operations71,100
Farm Operations - Acres Operated26,600,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )329,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )81,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )990,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )200,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )23,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )8,400
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )53,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2021 )5,400,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,598
Milk - Production, Measured in $322,140,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,771,000,000
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, GRAIN10,850,000202 BU / ACRE2,191,700,000 BU5.96 $ / BU13,062,532,000
CORN, SILAGE80,00020 TONS / ACRE1,600,000 TONS
CORN11,000,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS10,600,00010,510,00065 BU / ACRE683,150,000 BU13.5 $ / BU9,222,525,000
WHEAT
WHEAT670,000610,00079 BU / ACRE48,190,000 BU6.43 $ / BU309,862,000
WHEAT, WINTER670,000610,00079 BU / ACRE48,190,000 BU6.43 $ / BU309,862,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE510,0003.29 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,679,000 TONS, DRY BASIS273,899,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA40,000310,0003.85 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,193,000 TONS, DRY BASIS208,775,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)200,0002.43 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS486,000 TONS, DRY BASIS65,124,000
HAY
HAY490,0003.16 TONS / ACRE1,548,000 TONS165 $ / TON252,040,000
HAY, ALFALFA290,0003.75 TONS / ACRE1,088,000 TONS175 $ / TON190,400,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)200,0002.3 TONS / ACRE460,000 TONS134 $ / TON61,640,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS17,40015,900410 CWT / ACRE6,519,000 CWT3.53 $ / CWT22,973,000
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING46.6 $ / TON13,351,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET12.3 $ / CWT9,622,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED6,512,500 CWT
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN8,6008,400105 CWT / ACRE882,000 CWT13.8 $ / CWT12,178,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED880,200 CWT
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP14,30014,10077 CWT / ACRE1,085,700 CWT10.4 $ / CWT11,255,000
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING143 $ / TON7,507,000
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET108 $ / CWT3,748,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED1,084,600 CWT
OATS
OATS60,00015,00083 BU / ACRE1,245,000 BU4.93 $ / BU6,138,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE40,0006.6 TONS / ACRE264,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)10,0005.2 TONS / ACRE52,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA30,0007.05 TONS / ACRE212,000 TONS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
(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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