FARMERS HAD PLENTY OF TIME IN THE FIELDS THIS PAST WEEK AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
IT WAS A HOT, DRY WEEK IN ILLINOIS…AND TOPSOIL MOISTURE LEVELS DECLINED TO 36 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 48 PERCENT SHORT AND 16 PERCENT SURPLUS. CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER SAYS 21 PERCENT OF CORN HAS BEEN HARVESTED.
30 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS HAVE BEEN HARVESTED.
59 PERCENT OF THE SOYBEAN CROP IS RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. 23 PERCENT OF SORGHUM HAS BEEN HARVESTED AND NINE PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT PLANTED.
