In 2007 the total of all economic costs per acre for growing corn in Illinois averaged $563 in the northern section, $554 in the central section for farmland with ?high? soil ratings, $526 in the central section for farmland with ?low? soil ratings, and $484 in the southern section. Soybean costs per acre were $441 in Northern Illinois, $427 in central Illinois (high productivity farmland), $394 in central Illinois (low productivity farmland) and $366 in southern Illinois.
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