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July crop report

ILLINOIS CROPS
WHEAT: The Illinois wheat yield for the 2011 crop is estimated to average 61 bushels per acre, based on the July 1 surveys, down one bushel per acre from the June forecast. Total production would be 43.9 million bushels, more than 2.5 times the 2010 production of 16.5 million bushels.
Acreage expected to be harvested for grain is 720,000, more than double the harvested acres in 2010. As of July 3, 75 percent of the wheat acres were harvested, compared to 82 percent last year and the five-year average of 70 percent.
OATS: Production of oats in Illinois for 2011 is estimated at 1.36 million bushels, 30 percent below 2010. Acreage to be harvested for grain, at 20,000, is down 10,000 acres from last year. The yield is estimated at 68 bushels per acre, three bushels above last year’s yield. By July 3, 4 percent of the crop was harvested.
PEACHES: The Illinois peach crop for 2011 is estimated at 10,500 tons, up 15 percent from last year.

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