In this paper, historical corn acre changes are examined to provide evidence on how Illinois farmers may change acres as a result of higher relative corn prices projected for 2007.

If recent historical relationships continue, corn acres will increase more in northern Illinois than in central Illinois. Crop response in southern Illinois likely will be weather driven but increases are not likely to be as large as in northern Illinois. Furthermore, larger farms will increase corn acres more than smaller farms. While corn acres may increase in total, a significant portion of farms will decrease corn acres in 2007.

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