COOL, WET WEATHER KEPT FARMERS OUT OF THE FIELDS FOR THE MOST PART AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

TEMPERATURES THIS PAST WEEK WERE BELOW NORMAL AND RAINFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE SAYS CROP STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER,

SCHLEUSENER GIVES AN UPDATE ON THE ILLINOIS WHEAT CROP:

AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE IS RATED AS FOUR PERCENT SHORT, 50 PERCENT ADEQUATE AND 46 PERCENT SURPLUS.