Soybean yield hits record

LINCOLN —

While last year’s Logan County corn yield was down significantly from the 2008 and 2009 yield of 188 bushels per acre, the 2010 soybean yield of 57.6 bushes an acre established a new record.

The 57.6 bushels topped the previous 2004 yield of 56 bushels per acre. The prior year yield was 51 bushels for Logan County.

The Crop Reporting Service of the USDA released crop yields by county on Monday. They were released to the media by county Extension Service director John Fulton.

Logan County’s average of 155.7 bushels per acre for corn was below the state average of 157 bushels.

Yields for nearby counties include Sangamon at 154.5 bushels; DeWitt, 161.1; Macon, 168.5; Mason, 141; Tazewell, 163.4; and McLean 169.5.

The top counties in the state were Carroll at 189.8 bushels, Ogle at 183.4, Boone with 182.5, and Stephenson and DeKalb at 180.4.

The top-producing county for total production remained McLean County with 60,522,000 bushels of corn.

The record yield for Logan County is 197 bushels per acre achieved in 2007. This makes the 10-year corn average 172.47 bushels per acre.

Ten-year averages for Sangamon and Menard counties were 176.85 and 171.86 respectively. Information on all counties is available from the source files at the National Ag Statistics Service at http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Illinois/Publications/County_Estimates/2011main.htm

For soybeans, the state average yield was 51.5 bushels per acre. Logan County averaged 57.6, Sangamon, 60.4; DeWitt, 59.7; Macon, 60.4; Mason, 48.7; Tazewell, 58.1; and McLean, 58.5.

The top counties in the state were Piatt with 63.3 bushels per acre, Moultrie with 62.8, Christian at 60.5, and Sangamon and Macon tied at 60.4.

The top producing county for total production remained McLean County with 15,805,000 bushels of beans.
The Logan County yield of 57.6 established a new record for soybeans, besting the previous 2004 yield of 56 bushels per acre.

The prior year yield was 51 bushels for Logan, 53 for Sangamon, and 50 for Menard. Ten-year averages were Logan with 45.713, Sangamon at 47.093, and Menard with 48.52.  

County        Corn    Soybeans
Logan        155.7    57.6
Sangamon        154.5    60.4
Menard        145.6    54.2
Mason        141    48.7
Tazewell        163.4    58.1
McLean        169.5    58.5
DeWitt        161.1    59.7
Macon        168.5    60.4
(State Average)    157    51.5

(Source: http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/x1705418730/Soybean-yield-hits-record)