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Page 40 March 22, 2018 2018 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Logan County corn and soybean 2017 crop yields Year Logan 2017 172.8 213.0 10 year average 2016 219.4 2015 2014 230.8 2013 198.1 2012 96.5 2010 2011 173.4 155.7 2009 188 2008 188 183.57 Corn Year Logan 2016 2017 64.7 66.6 2015 56.6 2012 2014 63.7 2013 56.4 47.3 2011 54.6 2008 57.6 2010 2009 51 50 10 year average 56.85 Soybean The National Ag Statistics Office has released 2017 corn and soybean yields by county on February 23. The state average corn yield was 201 bushels per acre, compared to the 197 bushel per acre average of the 2016 season. The 2017 yield average for Logan was 213.0 bushels per acre. By comparison, last year Logan County averaged 219.4. The record yield was the 2014 yield of 230.8 bushels per acre for Logan. Top corn yield counties were Warren at 246.7, Mercer with 238.7, Carroll at 238, Marshall yielding 230.7, and Stark with a yield of 230.4. McLean had the top county production for corn with 68,276,000 bushels for the county. Production in Logan County was 38,830,000 bushels on 182,300 acres harvested. The new 10 year average corn yield is 183.57 for Logan County. The state soybean average yield was 58 bushels to the acre, falling just shy of the 2016 average of 59. Top counties were Sangamon with 70.3, Piatt yielding 69.4, McLean and Tazewell averaging 66.8, and Moultrie at 66.4. Logan County averaged 64.7 bushels per acre, falling short of the established record of 66.6 achieved in 2016. Logan County production was 10,087,000 bushels from a harvested acreage of 155,800. The new 10 year average yield for soybeans is 56.85 in Logan County. [John Fulton] 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/ Select the year and crop you would like to see county level information for. Charts showing corn and soybean 10 yield averages for Logan County follow.