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 Top corn yield counties were Macon with 236 bushels per acre
average, Piatt yielding 235.2, Logan 230.8, Sangamon 226.8, and
Tazewell with 224.4. McLean had the top county production for
corn with 70,408,000 bushels for the county. Production in Logan
County was 46,156,000 from 200,000 acres, Menard had 18,240
bushels from 81,900 acres, and Sangamon had 51,138,000 bushels
on 225,500 acres harvested.
The Logan County yield represents a record yield, surpassing the
previous record of 198.1 set in 2013. The Sangamon County yield
also blew by the former record yield of 199 set in 2007. Menard
also represents a new record. The new 10 year average yields are
174.25 for Logan and 179.15 for Sangamon. Menard County won’t
have a history for a while, as they didn’t have enough
respondents to last year’s survey. This led to Menard County
yields being combined with other counties with a similar
situation.
The state soybean average yield was 56 bushels to the acre,
compared to the 2013 state average of 49. Top counties were
Piatt at 69.2, Macon yielding 67.4 bushels per acre, Champaign
at 63.9, Logan with 63.7, and Moultrie with 63.6. This
establishes a new Logan County record yield, passing the 57.6
established in 2010, while the Sangamon County record yield of
63.3 passes the 60.4 set also in 2010. The Menard County yield
is also a record with 60.2 bushels per acre. Logan County
production was 8,682,000 bushels on 136,300 acres. Sangamon
County had production of 9.699,000 on 153,300 acres. McLean
County again led the state in production with 18,603,000
bushels. The new 10 year average yield for soybeans is 53.56 in
Logan County and 55.25 in Sangamon County.
Charts showing corn and soybean 10 yield averages
for Logan and Sangamon Counties follow.
CORN YIELD RECORDS
| YEAR |
LOGAN |
SANGAMON |
| 2014 |
230.80 |
226.80 |
| 2013 |
198.10 |
198.20 |
| 2012 |
96.50 |
131.30 |
| 2011 |
173.40 |
165.70 |
| 2010 |
155.70 |
154.50 |
| 2009 |
188.00 |
189.00 |
| 2008 |
188.00 |
184.00 |
| 2007 |
197.00 |
199.00 |
| 206 |
171.00 |
174.00 |
| 2005 |
144.00 |
169.00 |
| 10 YR. AVG. |
174.25 |
179.15 |
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SOYBEAN YIELD RECORDS
| YEAR |
LOGAN |
SANGAMON |
| 2014 |
63.70 |
63.30 |
| 2013 |
56.40 |
55.80 |
| 2012 |
47.30 |
49.50 |
| 2011 |
54.60 |
55.50 |
| 2010 |
57.60 |
60.40 |
| 2009 |
51.00 |
53.00 |
| 2008 |
50.00 |
57.00 |
| 2007 |
50.00 |
51.00 |
| 206 |
52.00 |
54.00 |
| 2005 |
53.00 |
53.00 |
| 10 YR. AVG. |
53.56 |
55.25 |
For a full listing of reported counties, you may visit the
website at:
http://www.nass.usda.gov/ Statistics_by_State/Illinois/Publications
/County_Estimates/2014main.htm Select the crop you would
like to see county level information for.
[John Fulton, Logan County Extension]
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