Illinois Soybean and Winter Wheat Acres Up from 2021

USDA's National Ag Statistics Services on Thursday reported the following results for the Illinois crop acreage report:

• Corn: Planted area, at 10.70 million acres, is down 3 percent from 2021. Harvested area for grain, at 10.45 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year.
• Soybeans: Planted area, at 11.20 million acres, is up 6 percent from 2021. Harvested area, forecast at 11.10 million acres, is up 6 percent from the previous year.
• Winter wheat: Planted area for 2022, estimated at 750,000 acres, up 12 percent from the previous year. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 720,000 acres, up 18 percent from previous year.
• Hay: Harvested area of all hay is expected to total 520,000 acres, up 4 percent from 2021. This total includes 300,000 acres of alfalfa and 220,000 acres of all other hay.