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ILLINOIS CROPS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE IN THE HOT…DRY WEATHER.

STATEWIDE AVERAGE TOPSOIL MOISTURE NOW STANDS AT JUST FOUR PERCENT ADEQUATE…29 PERCENT SHORT…AND 67 PERCENT VERY SHORT. CHIEF STATE CROP STATISTICIAN BRAD SCHWAB SAYS THE CORN DROP IS DEFINITELY THIRSTY.

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42 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS ARE BLOOMING…AND SIX PERCENT ARE SETTING PODS. JUST 20 PERCENT OF THE SOYBEAN CROP IS RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION.

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AS FOR OTHER CROPS…24 PERCENT OF OATS HAVE BEEN HARVESTED…AND THE SECOND CUTTING OF ALFALFA IS 94 PERCENT COMPLETE.

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