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Weekly Crop Report

IT WAS A COOL, DRY WEEK FOR ILLINOIS CROPS AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
 
THE TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEK WERE BOTH BELOW NORMAL. CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER SAYS 77 PERCENT OF CORN IS NOW IN THE DOUGH STAGE.
 
 
97 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS ARE BLOOMING AND 83 PERCENT ARE SETTING PODS. 63 PERCENT OF THE SOYBEAN CROP IS RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION…DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
 
 
THE THIRD CUTTING OF ALFALFA IS NOW 72 PERCENT COMPLETE AND FIVE PERCENT OF SORGHUM IS MATURE. 
 
AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE DROPPED TO SEVEN PERCENT VERY SHORT, 35 PERCENT SHORT AND 58 PERCENT ADEQUATE.

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