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FARM OUTLOOK
2013 county crop yields
From John
Fulton
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[April 12, 2014]
The National Agricultural
Statistics Service released 2013 corn and soybean yields by county
on Feb. 20. The state average corn yield was 178 bushels per acre,
compared with the 105-bushel average of the 2012 drought. Logan
County averaged 198.1 bushels per acre, and Sangamon County averaged
198.2. Menard and DeWitt counties were among a group not having
individual county numbers due to acreage being below reportable
numbers as an individual county.
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 Top corn yield counties were Carroll County with 200 bushels per
acre, Christian County at 199.8, Sangamon with 198.2, Logan 198.1
and Macon at 192.7. McLean had the top county production for corn
with 63,008,000. Production in Logan County was 41,005,000 from
207,000 acres, and Sangamon had 46,584,000 bushels on 235,000 acres
harvested.
The 198.1 Logan County yield represents a record yield,
surpassing the previous record of 197 set in 2007. These yields
represent a strong rebound from the drought-affected yields from
last year, when averages were 96.5 bushels of corn per acre in Logan
and 131.3 bushels in Sangamon County. The new 10-year average yields
are 169.97 for Logan and 175.67 for Sangamon.
The state soybean average yield was 49 bushels to the acre,
compared with the 2012 state average of 43. Top counties were DeKalb
with 58.4, Piatt at 57.1, Carroll County 56.8, Douglas 56.6, McLean
at 56.5, and Logan and Grundy tied at 56.4. The Logan County record
yield of 57.6 was established in 2010. Logan County production was
7,162,000 bushels on 126,900 acres. Sangamon County had 55.8 bushels
per acre for an average on 140,000 acres. McLean County again led
the state in production with 16,115,000 bushels. The new 10-year
average yield for soybeans is 52.79 in Logan County and 54.32 in
Sangamon County.
Soybean yields
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Year |
Logan |
Sangamon |
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2013 |
56.4 |
55.8 |
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2012 |
47.3 |
49.5 |
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2011 |
54.6 |
55.5 |
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2010 |
57.6 |
60.4 |
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2009 |
51 |
53 |
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2008 |
50 |
57 |
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2007 |
50 |
51 |
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2006 |
52 |
54 |
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2005 |
53 |
53 |
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2004 |
56 |
54 |
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10-year average |
52.79 |
54.32 |
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Corn yields
|
Year |
Logan |
Sangamon |
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2013 |
198.1 |
198.2 |
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2012 |
96.5 |
131.3 |
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2011 |
173.4 |
165.7 |
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2010 |
155.7 |
154.5 |
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2009 |
188 |
189 |
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2008 |
188 |
184 |
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2007 |
197 |
199 |
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2006 |
171 |
174 |
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2005 |
144 |
169 |
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2004 |
188 |
192 |
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10-year average |
169.97 |
175.67 |
For a full listing of reported counties, visit the website at:
http://www.nass.usda.gov/
Statistics_by_State/Illinois/Publications/
County_Estimates/2013main.htm. Select a crop report to see
county-level information.
[By
JOHN FULTON,
University of Illinois
Extension director for Logan, Menard and Sangamon counties]
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