PEORIA, ILL. (AP) -- Agriculture experts are expecting a record corn and soybean crop for the United States, but the crop in central Illinois might fall short of last year's yields.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates Illinois' corn crop is expected to yield 180 bushels an acre, up 6 bushels from last year.

And the state's soybean yields are expected to average 49 bushels an acre, or about 3 bushels more than last year.

But the outlook isn't so rosy everywhere.

Kim Craig works for Bell Enterprises, a grain elevator that's organized a plot tour for the past 15 years.

Craig says farmers who recently checked cornfields in Tazewell, Woodford and McLean counties reported conditions that look to fall short of last year's yield.

He says the tour found problem areas in most fields due to last season's wet fall.

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