For the State of Illinois
Corn: Planted area is estimated at 10.50 million acres, down 5 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 10.25 million acres, is down 6 percent from 2018. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois corn yield is forecast at 179 bushels per acre, down 1 bushel from last month and down 31 bushels from 2018. Production is forecast at 1.83 billion bushels, down 19 percent from last years production.

Soybeans: Planted area is estimated at 10.0 million acres, down 7 percent from last year. Harvested area, forecast at 9.94 million acres, is down 5 percent from 2018. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois soybean yield is forecast at 51 bushels per acre, down 12.5 bushels from 2018. Production is forecast at 507 million bushels, down 24 percent from 2018.

Alfalfa hay: Harvested area, forecast at 240,000 acres, is down 4 percent from 2018. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois alfalfa hay yield is forecast at 3.60 tons per acre, up 0.30 ton from the previous year. Production is forecast at 864,000 tons, 5 percent above 2018.

Other hay: Harvested area, forecast at 230,000 acres, is up 5 percent from 2018. Based on October 1 conditions, the Illinois other hay yield is forecast at 2.20 tons per acre, unchanged from the previous year. Production is estimated at 506,000 tons, 5 percent above 2018.

For the United States:
Corn production for grain is forecast at 13.8 billion bushels, down less than a precentage from September's report, and down 4 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of October 1, yields are expeced to average 168.4 bu/acre for harvest up a 1/4 bushel from September's forecast, but down 8 bushel from last year. Area harvested for corn is expected to be 81.8 milion acres, down less than 1 percent from the previous forecast, but up slightly form 2018. Acreage updates were made in several States based on a review of all available data.

Soybean prodcution is forcasted to be 3.55 billion bushel, down 2 percent from September, and down 20 percent from last year. Based on October 1st, conditions, yield for soybeans is expected to be 47 bu/acre, down 1 bushel from the September forecast, and down 3 3/4 bushel from 2018. Area expected to be harvested in beans is expected to be 75.6 million acres, down less than a percent from last year, and down 14 percent from 2018. Updates on acreage were made in several States, based on review of available data.