CROP PLANTING CONTINUES IN ILLINOIS AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
CROP STATISTICIAN STEVE PARN LOOKS AT CORN:
TURNING TO SOYBEANS:
RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE THIS PAST WEEK, LEAVING AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE AT ONE PERCENT VERY SHORT, EIGHT PERCENT SHORT, 69 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 22 PERCENT SURPLUS.