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Average corn
yields were pegged at 171.64 bushels per acre, 5.3 percent
bigger than the tour's three-year average of 163.01. A year ago,
scouts on the tour calculated the average Illinois corn yield at
196.96 bushels per acre.
Soybean pod counts in a 3-by-3 foot area were calculated at a
statewide average of 1,190.47. That compares with average pod
counts of 1299.17 in 2014 and the three-year average of 1119.73.
Scouts surveyed 180 corn fields and 180 soybean fields in the
state.
The U.S. Agriculture Department has estimated that Illinois corn
yields will average 172 bushels per acre. It also predicted that
Illinois would be the biggest soybean production state in the
country, with a harvest of 534,240 bushels. (Reporting by Mark
Weinraub; Editing by Ken Wills)
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