2026 Day 3 Crop Tour Results | Illinois

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 184.19 bu. per acre for Illinois. Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,430.37.

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2026 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:

Illinois Corn

DistrictEar Count in
60 ft of Row
Grain LengthKernel Rows
Around
Row SpacingYieldSamples
IL 1102.166.8515.7429.74185.8438
IL 2106.506.8016.5330.00197.5210
IL 3107.976.4715.9829.86187.0129
IL 4106.616.5215.7829.82183.3757
IL 5106.586.5215.6429.81181.9752
IL 699.577.0315.9829.29190.6514
IL 7103.006.4315.6630.00172.0917
IL Average105.266.6115.8129.80184.19217

2025 Illinois Corn Results

DistrictEar Count in
60 ft of Row
Grain LengthKernel Rows
Around
Row SpacingYieldSamples
IL 1108.627.2215.9329.89208.4837
IL 2105.096.8116.7430.00198.1611
IL 3105.467.0916.1929.58204.0024
IL 4104.736.9716.2129.64199.2856
IL 5106.026.7516.1730.00192.0449
IL 6108.807.2216.1330.00211.4915
IL 7106.076.2716.2429.29184.2414
IL Average106.236.9416.1729.79199.57206

Three-year Average for Illinois Corn (2023-2025)

DistrictEar Count in
60 ft of Row
Grain LengthKernel Rows
Around
Row SpacingYieldSamples
IL 1109.037.0616.0430.02204.9537.67
IL 2106.316.9416.0729.94197.9110.33
IL 3104.996.9616.2929.75199.9627.33
IL 4105.916.9216.1829.69199.9654.33
IL 5105.536.7516.1829.76193.6650.33
IL 6106.577.1616.0730.00204.8015.33
IL 7108.796.6015.9529.66193.8415.33
IL Average106.526.9116.1429.81199.15210.67

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2026 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data:

Illinois Soybeans

DistrictPod Count in 3’Soil MoistureGrowth StageRow SpacingPod Count in
3’X3’ Square
Samples
IL 1868.494.614.9223.751397.0536
IL 2772.104.704.9020.001424.1510
IL 3732.684.574.9319.291431.7228
IL 4889.274.554.8824.831344.8558
IL 5828.694.514.9220.881499.3551
IL 6843.654.364.9318.931655.3514
IL 7817.404.944.7820.561403.5418
IL Average836.594.584.9022.021430.37215

2025 Illinois Soybeans Results

DistrictPod Count
in 3’
Soil MoistureGrowth StageRow SpacingPod Count in 3’X3’ SquareSamples
IL 1897.414.065.1721.811561.9836
IL 2770.864.825.0020.681413.3511
IL 3944.793.174.9622.081542.2224
IL 4923.994.005.0223.251435.3157
IL 5768.404.465.0418.791485.5448
IL 6737.292.715.0019.181456.5414
IL 7883.152.674.8322.921375.0912
IL Average861.053.905.0321.351479.22202

Three-year Average for Illinois Soybeans (2023-2025)

DistrictPod Count
in 3 feet
Soil MoistureGrowth StageRow SpacingPod Count in
3’X3’ Square
Samples
IL 1892.403.895.0223.581417.6437.33
IL 2736.324.274.8521.211286.8510.33
IL 3843.763.454.9221.021465.8927.33
IL 4847.093.914.9222.361384.7055.00
IL 5717.353.984.9318.911383.6349.67
IL 6808.013.544.9821.241407.7615.00
IL 7723.253.214.9220.911272.9114.67
IL Average806.313.814.9421.331389.65209.33

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