HARVEST SEASON CONTINUES ACROSS ILLINOIS AS WE HEAR IN THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.

DESPITE ABOVE-AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEK, THERE WERE NEARLY FIVE DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELDWORK SAYS STATISTICIAN MARK SCHLEUSENER. THAT INCLUDES CORN HARVESTING.

89 PERCENT OF SOYBEANS HAVE BEEN HARVESTED, AHEAD OF THE FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE. 

80 PERCENT OF WINTER WHEAT HAS BEEN PLANTED AND 26 PERCENT HAS EMERGED. 35 PERCENT OF THE WHEAT CROP IS RATED IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. AVERAGE STATEWIDE TOPSOIL MOISTURE INCREASED TO 13 PERCENT VERY SHORT, 26 PERCENT SHORT AND 61 PERCENT ADEQUATE.