# Illinois counties rank among best for crop output nationally | Profitability | farmweeknow.com

> Illinois counties ranked among the nation's best for corn and soybean output in 2020 according to USDA NASS county estimates. Iroquois County ranked second for corn and third for soybeans, and Illinois produced 2.13 billion bushels of corn, up 15% from 2019 despite weather setbacks.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47955-illinois-counties-rank-among-best-for-crop-output-nationally-profitability
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong 2020 yields in Illinois add to large existing supply, a mildly bearish backdrop for corn and soybean prices, though the article is retrospective and carries little new price information.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-11 | [Outside factors continue to dominate commodity markets \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54192-outside-factors-continue-to-dominate-commodity-markets-profitability.md) | -6.0% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2022-02-09 | [WASDE 'caught trade a little off guard' \| Profitability \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42676-wasde-caught-trade-a-little-off-guard-profitability-farmweeknow-com.md) | +0.5% | +15.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-07 | [FAO Food Price Index Climbs, While Some See Continued Strong Chinese Demand for Agricultural Commodities \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8637-fao-food-price-index-climbs-while-some-see-continued-strong-chinese-demand-for.md) | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-03 | [Brazilian crop prospects improve but bean harvest delayed \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48468-brazilian-crop-prospects-improve-but-bean-harvest-delayed-farm-online-act.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [Fertilizer Prices Remain “Considerably Higher” Than Last Year, as Hurricane Ian Could Worsen Outlook \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11905-fertilizer-prices-remain-considerably-higher-than-last-year-as-hurricane-ian.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2019-04-05 | [Rain makes grain: Why 3 Illinois counties led nation in soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59445-rain-makes-grain-why-3-illinois-counties-led-nation-in-soybeans.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2017-05-31 | [CROP PROGRESS: Corn doing well in Iowa but less so in Illinois, Indian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71026-crop-progress-corn-doing-well-in-iowa-but-less-so-in-illinois-indian.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2026-05-14 | [New-Crop Soybean Oil Export Projection Suggests Greater Price Volatility - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15029-new-crop-soybean-oil-export-projection-suggests-greater-price-volatility.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |

## Sources

- farmweeknow.com: https://www.farmweeknow.com/profitability/illinois-counties-rank-among-best-for-crop-output-nationally/article_77d3b492-7b91-11eb-ac70-dbe79624b942.html

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