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ILLINOIS CROPS CONTINUE TO PROGRESS WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

CORN EMERGENCE NOW STANDS AT 99 PERCENT SAYS CHIEF STATE CROP STATISTICIAN BRAD SCHWAB.

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AS FOR SOYBEANS…98 PERCENT HAS BEEN PLANTED.

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FOUR PERCENT OF OATS ARE TURNING YELLOW AND SEVEN PERCENT OF WHEAT HAS BEEN HARVESTED. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IMPROVED TO ONE PERCENT SURPLUS…45 PERCENT ADEQUATE…40 PERCENT SHORT…AND 14 PERCENT VERY SHORT.

THE FIRST CUTTING OF ALFALFA IS 95 PERCENT COMPLETE…AND SEVEN PERCENT OF WHEAT HAS BEEN HARVESTED. FOUR PERCENT OF OATS ARE TURNING YELLOW…AND 73 PERCENT OF SORGHUM HAS BEEN PLANTED.

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