average per acre corn production cost
In 2013, the total of all economic costs per acre for growing corn in Illinois averaged $1,033 in the northern section, $966 in the central section for farmland with high soil ratings, $951 in the central section for farmland with low soil ratings, and $872 in the southern section.he average soybean yield for all combined areas of the state was 56 bushels per acre resulting in a total cost of production of $12.45 per bushel. The average soybean yield was tied for the highest on record. The cost per bushel to raise soybeans the last five years averaged $11.24 per bushel.