(BLOOMINGTON) Illinois wheat yield numbers from last year are out, showing record numbers throughout the state. The statewide average winter wheat yield in Illinois for the 2025 crop was 88 bushels per acre, surpassing the record 87 bushels set in 2023, plus Illinois farmers produced a total of 61.6 million bushels of wheat in 2025, up from 60.2 million the year before, in 2024. While the top five highest yielding counties in Illinois last year were Macon (112.3), Carroll (111.6), Edgar (110.2), Ogle (106.9), and Schuyler (104.6), the leading counties in winter wheat production last season were Washington (5.6 million), Randolph (3.3 million), Perry (2.6 million), St. Clair (2.16 million) and Wayne (2.11 million), all according to USDA numbers.
