Did You Know?
Illinois producers lead the nation…
- 27 Million acres or 80% of Illinois land is in farmland
- $7.7 Billion in cash receipts is produced on 73,000 Illinois farms
- Illinois ranks #1 soybean, pumpkin, and ethanol production #2 corn, #4 hogs, #9 peaches, #11 cheese #12 wheat
- $6.6 Billion was purchased by Illinois farmers on production expenses including fertilizer, feed, fuel, labor, and ….interest
- Majority of farm sales are from the 27 thousand farms that
- produce $50 thousand to $500 thousand in sales
- 7,200 Illinois farms have been in the same family for 100+ years
Illinois agricultural industries lead the nation…
- Leading in soybean processing, meat packing, dairy manufacturing, feed milling, vegetable processing, machinery manufacturing, and foreign exports.
- Illinois Agriculture provides 1.8 million jobs or 24% of the total 7.4 million Illinois jobs
