# Central Illinois leads corn and soybean production as numbers decline across state | Capitol News Illinois

> Capitol News Illinois reports that central Illinois counties led the state in corn and soybean production in 2019 after USDA estimates showed declines in nearly every county. McLean County produced over 61 million bushels of corn and 18 million of soybeans, and Sangamon County led in yields at 206.3 bushels per acre.

- Date: 2020-02-27 · published 2020-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54451-central-illinois-leads-corn-and-soybean-production-as-numbers-decline-across
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Broad county-level production declines confirm the shortfall in the 2019 Illinois crop, reinforcing tight old-crop feed supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-11 | [Illinois corn, soybean production drops by roughly 20 percent \| Capitol News Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54938-illinois-corn-soybean-production-drops-by-roughly-20-percent-capitol-news.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-08-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields and Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12250-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields-and-production.md) | -1.6% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-10-09 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50491-u-s-corn-and-soybean-production-down-from-september.md) | +3.7% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-12 | [USDA: corn, soybean production up in 2020 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49002-usda-corn-soybean-production-up-in-2020-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.8% | +11.6% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [USDA Bumps Corn and Soybean Production, Drops Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63997-usda-bumps-corn-and-soybean-production-drops-soybean-exports.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2020-01-11 | [Illinois corn, soybean production drops by roughly 20 percent \| Capitol News Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54938-illinois-corn-soybean-production-drops-by-roughly-20-percent-capitol-news.md) | -0.6% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2023-08-11 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Yields and Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12250-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-yields-and-production.md) | -5.3% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2019-09-12 | [USDA Lowers Corn, Soybean Production and Yield - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9896-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-production-and-yield-proag.md) | +4.1% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- capitolnewsillinois.com: https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/central-illinois-leads-corn-and-soybean-production-as-numbers-decline-across-state/

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