Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The USDA’s annual vegetable report is out and Illinois is still tops when it comes to pumpkin production.
Nearly 18,000 acres were planted with pumpkins last year in Illinois, the most of any state.
Crop statistician Mark Schleusener says 97 percent of pumpkins grown were used for processing.
For other crops, Illinois farmers planted 65 hundred acres of sweet corn in 2022.
Schleusener says Illinois farmers planted 11,200 acres of snap beans last year, down 22% from the previous year.
Story courtesy of IOCI Radio
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