LAST WEEK WAS A BUST FOR ILLINOIS FARMERS AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

RAIN OVER THE PAST WEEK AVERAGED MORE THAN TWO INCHES ABOVE NORMAL, KEEPING PRODUCERS OUT OF THE FIELDS SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHELEUSENER.

10 PERCENT OF CORN AND THREE PERCENT OF SOYBEANS HAVE BEEN PLANTED, WELL BEHIND LAST YEAR’S PACE AND THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE. 

NINE PERCENT OF THE WINTER WHEAT CROP HAS HEADED AND 38 PERCENT IS RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE STANDS AT 26 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 74 PERCENT SURPLUS.