IL HR0004

Urges corn to be declared the official State grain of Illinois in recognition of its economic importance to the state

Illinois is the second largest corn-producing state, with corn occupying over 12 million of the state's 27 million farmland acres (approximately one-third of all state land)

Illinois produced more than 130 billion pounds of corn in 2014 and accounts for 17% of all corn grown in the United States, with over 50% exported

Illinois farmers generated over $10 billion in corn sales in 2015

Recognizes the Pittsfield Future Farmers of America and local agricultural education community for initiating this proposal