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August 22, 2014
The Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour estimates that Illinois' cornyield will reach a record of 196.96 bushels per acre (bpa), up from the average of 170.48 last year and the three-year average of 149.36 bpa, reported Reuters.
The estimate is significantly higher than the estimate of 188 bpa by the USDA. It also was the third straight record corn yield forecast by Pro Farmer after tour estimates earlier this week in Indiana and Ohio.
Illinois is the second-largest corn and soybean producing state behind Iowa.