According to a USDA report, McLean County is number one in the U.S. for corn and soybean production.

McLean County corn production in 2020 was 63 million bushels - with soybeans at 19.2 million bushels. Here’s Mike Doherty, Senior Economist and Policy Analyst with the Illinois Farm Bureau.

Iroquois County, just south of Kankakee, came in a close second at 5% less corn production, and soybeans were behind by about 13%.