IT WAS A COOL WEEK FOR ILLINOIS CROPS AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
TEMPERATURES WERE NEARLY FIVE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THIS PAST WEEK…AND RAINFALL VARIED ACROSS THE STATE. CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER GIVES AN UPDATE ON CROP PROGRESS:
54 PERCENT OF CORN IS IN THE DENT STAGE AND TWO PERCENT IS MATURE.
52 PERCENT OF THE CORN CROP IS RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE STANDS AT 11 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 37 PERCENT SHORT, 51 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND ONE PERCENT SURPLUS.
