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Illinois Farmers Planted More Corn, Soybeans This Year

FARMERS IN ILLINOIS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY PLANTED MORE CORN AND SOYBEANS THIS YEAR.

 

10 POINT FOUR MILLION ACRES OF SOYBEANS HAVE BEEN PLANTED...THAT'S AN INCREASE OF FIVE PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER. LOOKING AT CORN:

 

 

SCHLEUSENER LOOKS AT SOYBEANS.

 

 

AN ESTIMATED 490 THOUSAND ACRES OF HAY WILL BE HARVESTED IN ILLIOIS THIS YEAR...UP 17 PERCENT FROM 2019. THE WINTER WHEAT HARVEST IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN THIS YEAR.

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