2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Illinois
Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/14/2024

Farms Operations

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation372
Farm Operations - Number of Operations70,700
Farm Operations - Acres Operated26,300,000

Livestock Inventory

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )331,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )79,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )1,000,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )230,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )23,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )8,800
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )55,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )5,500,000

Milk Production

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head21,620
Milk - Production, Measured in $350,140,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb1,708,000,000
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, GRAIN11,050,000206 BU / ACRE2,276,300,000 BU4.46 $ / BU10,812,425,000
CORN, SILAGE90,00020 TONS / ACRE1,800,000 TONS
CORN11,200,000
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS10,350,00010,300,00063 BU / ACRE648,900,000 BU12.4 $ / BU8,241,030,000
WHEAT
WHEAT840,000780,00087 BU / ACRE67,860,000 BU6.31 $ / BU427,518,000
WHEAT, WINTER840,000780,00087 BU / ACRE67,860,000 BU6.31 $ / BU427,518,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE420,0003.04 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS1,275,000 TONS, DRY BASIS205,950,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA25,000190,0004.08 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS775,000 TONS, DRY BASIS137,950,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)230,0002.17 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS500,000 TONS, DRY BASIS68,000,000
HAY
HAY410,0002.85 TONS / ACRE1,167,000 TONS168 $ / TON187,440,000
HAY, ALFALFA180,0003.8 TONS / ACRE684,000 TONS182 $ / TON121,752,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)230,0002.1 TONS / ACRE483,000 TONS141 $ / TON65,688,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS16,50015,400450 CWT / ACRE6,930,000 CWT4.98 $ / CWT34,458,000
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING63.5 $ / TON20,507,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET30.5 $ / CWT13,951,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED6,916,100 CWT
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN8,0007,700150 CWT / ACRE1,155,000 CWT14.1 $ / CWT16,233,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED1,151,500 CWT
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
OATS
OATS55,00017,00090 BU / ACRE1,530,000 BU5.04 $ / BU7,191,000
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP7,0006,90040 CWT / ACRE276,000 CWT24.1 $ / CWT6,625,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED275,200 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)10,0003.5 TONS / ACRE35,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA27,0006.8 TONS / ACRE184,000 TONS
HAYLAGE37,0005.92 TONS / ACRE219,000 TONS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
(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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